Welcome back to the fun all!

2026 is off to a great start with us maintaining our participation levels seen at the end of 2025.

The deaf youth that started coming in November have continued into January and I feel that the integration of their accessibility needs into the club has been very successful. We’re going to be working with them more in the coming months to add some additional notification strobes that will help both them and the rest of our participants moving forward.

Thank you as always to my regulars who are always willing to help out with new athletes, keep another set of eyes on the range and assisting in dealing with all the little things than come up during the course of fire. Your efforts are seen and much appreciated!

On a less positive note, we are starting to see a restriction in the availability of low-cost, reliable .22 ammunition. We’re working with some of the local shops to see what we might be able to do, however as with all things we may need to increase our drop-in fees if we continue to trend in this direction.

Reminders:

  • The only entrance to Range 1 is around the side across from the archery range. Look for the sign in the parking lot.
  • There will be no club running on any holiday Mondays
  • We welcome anyone interested in shooting, although we do ask that parents initially provide 1:1 supervision for anyone under 10 years old.
  • The mandatory safety briefing starts sharply at 7pm.
  • You do not require your PAL, as you can shoot under our supervision, so if you have friends interested in giving it a try, bring them along.
  • We provide everything including eye and ear protection for all participants.
  • Drop-in fees are changing!
    • CASH payments are $5 for AFGC Members and $10 for non-members.
    • CREDIT CARD or DEBIT CARD payments are $5.25 for members and $10.50 for non members to cover service fees.
    • This may change, so please keep an eye on this report. We’re testing this out, so hopefully it can stick around.

Looking forward to seeing all of you out Monday nights!

Russ Smalley
.22 Club
22club@afgc.ca