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Happy New Year Cowboys and Cowgirls,

 

Before you hang that new calendar on your wall or refrigerator, you may want to mark some important dates on your shooting schedule for 2025.

 

The RO2 class by Redrider Slim is scheduled for February 8th at the Rivanna Ranger Co range near Charlottesville.  Contact Captain R. Hugh Kidnme (CaptRHK@gmail.com) for registration.

 

The WPGC will have its annual Gathering on the Mattaponi match on March 15-16.  Let’s hope Spring comes a week or two early this year.

 

If you haven’t heard, the Blue Ridge Roundup will return this year and will be held on April 11-12-13.  Look for the Blue Ridge Regulators on Facebook for details or contact ‘The Old Salt’ at theoldsalt8375@yahoo.com.

 

Dates for other special matches are: May 17-18 for Thunder in the Brush, June 28 for the SASS VA State Blackpowder Shootout (Smoke on the Mattaponi), August 29-30-31 for the SASS VA State Championship, October 19 for the Pat Graves Memorial Shoot for a Cure, and October 24-25-26 for the Sussex County Range War.

 

We hope to see lots of you at our monthly matches as well.  Our full schedule for 2025 and years to come is posted on our website www.westpointgunclub.com.  Click ‘Range Calendar’ on the menu bar for an interactive monthly calendar.  Also, annual Mattaponi Sundowners PDF calendars can be found under Shooting Programs >= SASS Cowboy Action >= Schedules, Stages, and Scores.

 

-Swifty McDraw

Again?

The forecast (Weather Channel) is calling for rain to begin in the morning and continue all day getting heavy around noon. 

With regrets, the match is CANCELLED.

WPGC is planning on holding the DA match on Thursday, April, 11, 2024. Again, the forecast is iffy, but it looks like rain will begin around 13:30. If that holds we will go ahead with the match. Please let me know if you plan to attend. I will send a notification between 17:00 and 19:00 on Wednesday, April 10. Please respond to:

 

 

Thanks, Leo

It appears we are in for another all day soaker. The match for April is cancelled.

 

Shinbone

I would like to wish everyone a Happy Easter Weekend.

 

WPGC will be holding our monthly Rimfire Challenge match on Wednesday, April 3, 2024. Slim will be recuperating from chemo over the next few months and feels like it is a bit much for him at the moment. I spoke with his wife, Phy yesterday and she says he is doing pretty well.

 

I will send out another reminder next week in the usual time slot and announce the schedule. The forecast for next Wednesday is, of course, rain, all day. I will wait until the day gets closer before making a decision on the match. 

 

Please forward your blessings and prayers to Slim and Phy for his speedy recovery.

 

Shinbone

 

Today’s cowboy match at WPGC has been cancelled.  The forecast is for steady rain with 15 kt wind from the South.

 

Our April matches will be on Sunday April 21 and Saturday April 27th.

 

-Swifty McDraw

The West Point Gun Club Rimfire Steel match for March 6 is canceled. I was going to start again in March but the weather for Wed is 100% rain so will try in April.

 

Asher Shrieves

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Unfortunately, we don’t have enough for a match tomorrow. We only have 3 participants and I would have made four. We will try again next month. For me, I will continue with reloading and gun cleaning. Thanks to everyone who responded. 

 

Leo. 

 

We had great weather today at the range, a little cool but sunny.  Inita Shoot (Mrs Wistful) joined us for the first time in several years and Walker Colt made the trip with Arizona Anzie to shoot with us.

 

Congratulations to Walker Colt for the win and the clean match.  Others shooting clean were: Ripsaw, Potter County Kid, Swifty McDraw, and Kidd At Heart.  If we had a dagnabbit award, it would go to Dakota Rambler, closely followed by Inita Shoot who only missed 2 all day.

 

Scores attached.

 

Don’t forget that next Sunday is our Christmas match followed by a gift exchange at Nicks.

 

-Swifty McDraw