As mentioned in last month’s report June was a very active for our IPSC members with matches in Victoria, Kamloops, Fort St John and Pitt Meadows. We had a fantastic turn out with lots of trophies going to Abbotsford IPSC competitors. The following results list the 1st , 2nd and 3rd overall finishers in each division. [...]
We are gearing up for our upcoming 3d shoot. Our first ever Canucks Cares for kids shoot takes place in 2 weeks. So far the response has incredible! We have Archers coming from all over the province. Just a heads up the club will be shut down for firearms shooting. July 12th at 4pm till [...]
June's ATS day was a attended by 8 shooters- all had a good time. The weather was certainly deceptive; a reminder to stay hydrated, through this time of the year! The Veritac SFTP 3 Course was well attended, with 14 shooters on the line. Course content and instructional goals were achieved. Friday nights ‘Stop the Bleed’ [...]
July 7th is our regular monthly practice/training match. Our regular training/practice matches for the rest of the year will be held on the first Sunday of September, and November and with our special Christmas match being held on the first Sunday of December. The Christmas match will have a turkey shoot and other fun shoots [...]
Attendance at Drop in sessions has fallen off with the good weather, but is still reasonably well attended. We start at 7 for all ages. Our Beginners courses are finished until school restarts in September. Curt is now officially licensed to teach and examine CFSC/CRFSC. We expect to be offering combined PAL and RPAL [...]
Local rivers: Fraser River: tidal and non-tidal - even with high water and cloudy visibility the Fraser is still providing large numbers of big Sturgeon. DFO biologists are claiming, with lower than average precipitation and warmer water, the Sturgeon and Trout are being kept active this year! The lower river is producing just as many record virgins as [...]
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, [...]