Shoot cancelled due to Rifle Championship and painting. Nathan Ghole has costed, made schedule and contracts to replace Trap #1 with a new Pat Trap. Will take 3-5 days. Night practice May 5,4, 4, 4, 6. If the trap is replaced before June 16 we will continue with Club trophies, if not they will [...]
The IPSC Competition Season is now in full swing. Pitt Meadows hosted Qualifier #9 a Level III, two day, 15 stage Match. Trail hosted Qualifiers #10 and #11. As always Abbotsford IPSC members were there to compete and represent our Club. The Abbotsford IPSC competitors results for Qualifier #9 are as follows: Production: 1st [...]
Attendance at Drop in sessions is falling off with the good weather, but is still reasonably well attended. We start at 7 for all ages. Our 6-week Beginners Rifle Course is continuing to an end at the end of the month, to be restarted in September. We hosted the BC Target Sports Provincials for [...]
The first Sunday in May was our second nationally registered CPCA (Canadian Police Combat Association) match for the 2019 shooting season with 14 competitors including two competitors from Vancouver Island. The other two registered CPCA matches for the 2019 season will be held on the first Sundays of August and October followed up with [...]
May had very steady drop in nights. The weather has been great and we've been able to utilize our our door range as well as our 3d trail. Please note. You MUST be a Sagittarius Archers member to shoot the 3d trail. NO drop ins. Sagittarius Archers Memberships are what pay for the upkeep [...]
Due to some travel schedule conflicts, an abbreviated ATS day was run on May 26- a big ‘thanks’ to Igor R., for running the condensed group through its paces. June’s shoot is Sunday the 23rd. Range 3, 0930, for the regular shoot (set up and safety brief); RSVP, if you plan on attending. Standard round count, [...]
Local Rivers Fraser River: with freshette and the snow pack melting the river is up but anglers are still enjoying great Sturgeon outings. This month anchoring will be a chore, so pick slower moving water as the livathons will come to you! Fresh bloody baits are important as water is getting stained! Successful fishermen and guides are [...]
On the May Long Weekend, AFGC hosted the Provincial Target Shooting Championships. Many expert shooters from all over BC joined in events including 10 M Air, Smallbore (.22 Caliber) and Center Fire Pistol. On Saturday, we had both 10 M Air Rifle, 10 M Air Pistol competitions. Smallbore Sporting Rifle events occurred on Sunday. [...]
Members please note that Trap is cancelled this Sunday May 19th. Sorry for the inconvenience.
ATS is Sunday, 26 May. Range 3, 1030, for the regular shoot; pistol, carbine, shotgun. $20 drop in fee. Standard round count, 250 rnds per platform (birdshot for the shotguns). Ensure your rig supports the suggested 4-5 mags per platform (pistol/carbine, and shotgun, if mag fed, though you won’t require them all, for this [...]
AFGC is hosting the BC Target Sports Provincials this coming May Long Weekend. We need a few volunteers for: 1 person for Record Keeping (Sat, Sun, Mon) 3-4 people for Scoring (Air Rifle, Air Pistol) on Saturday 1-2 Runners (Sat, Sun, Mon) Instruction provided. Work Bee credits. Come for 1/2 day or more. Contact [...]
As part of the 2019 budget, AFGC has approved an allocation of funds to support like-minded community organizations. The Board of Directors has agreed that the Wild Sheep Society of British Columbia would be a great non-profit organization to help support our conservation ideals. We have contributed $5,000 towards their initiative in studying the [...]