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Hello Range and CVOA Members,
Weekly 5 Stand Shoots every Saturday 9am to noon, rain or shine. Trap Shoots every Sunday 9am to noon, weather permitting. Come early to get a spot! The public and guests are welcome. These are a non-competitive shoots for fun and practice. If you are new to these sports, this is a perfect way to learn!
CVOA Range and the Neal Trask fund hosted Carrabassett Valley Students for a Trap shoot last Sunday. The Range waived guest fees and the cost of clays for the shoot, and members loaned out their shotguns and help supervise the shooters. It was a beautiful day and the group were very attentive students and broke quite a few clays! They also jumped right in to help load the Trap machine and clean up after the shoot.
The new Women's Shooting Group will meet on Tuesday, June 13th and 27th from 4pm to 6pm. We will explore a different shooting sport at each meeting. Trap, Archery, Pistol, and Rifle. Even if you don't have the equipment, we'll share. On June 13th we'll start off with Trap Shooting, which is a shotgun sport where we try to break clays thrown from a Trap House. Typically shooters use 12 gauge shotguns, but 20 gauge will also work. One round is 25 shots and costs $6 to cover the cost of the clays. Hearing and eye protection is required. The Range has loaned eyewear and hearing protection if needed. On June 27th we will explore Archery. We'll start with close,10yard shots and work our way back to the 30 yard shots. There is no additional fee for the archery. The Range has some youth bows and arrows that can be loaned out if you do not have your own. Drop me an email if you'd like to attend, but don't have the right equipment so I can make sure we have enough to share. Bring a friend. Guests welcome for a $10/day fee. (remember: is it only $40 to join, or $30 if your guest is already a member of CVOA, but not the range)
The Range Cleanup Day was a huge success! Thank you all for your help in keeping the range beautiful. The Crew got the whole 5 Stand building stained in 3 hrs!!! Bill O'Brien and the Coburn Gore Boarder Patrol Crew replaced the 100yrd Range targets and brackets, including digging up the old mounting boards. Folks also stained the shooting benches, replaced targets on the Pistol Range, set up the Archery Range, raked, swept, washed windows, and manned the BBQ to feed the hungry crew.
The new Electric Gate and concrete shooting stands for the Trap Field is under way. A special thanks to Harvey Packard, Chuck Gerry, and Bill O'Brien for the last minute help in setting up the forms for the concrete pad. These projects will improve access to the Range for folks with mobility issues. We were not able to do our improvements to the Rifle and Pistol Ranges last year. If you are interested in helping us design and build wheelchair accessible shooting stands for the 100yd and 50yd Ranges please contact me at the email below.
We still have 4 slots for this June's Introduction to Handgun and 6 slots for Concealed Carry Handgun. Non-Range members may also join the class!
Signup for our two offered June courses has begun. Contact for sign up should be directed to Diane Stone CVOA.range@gmail.com.
Introduction to Handgun
Saturday, June 24th
This class is designed for new shooters interested in exploring handguns and learning good basic gun handling skills.
This course will build new shooters from the ground up. Emphasis will be placed on solid fundamentals of safe handling as well as grip, stance, sight alignment, shot placement and clearing malfunctions.
The class will be approximately 7 hours in length and will be conducted in both the classroom as well as on range.
Required equipment:
A well working center fire handgun. Recommended caliburs- .380, 9mm, .40 or .45. This class is not designed for revolvers or rimfire (.22) handguns.
Ammunition: 100 rounds of standard manufacturer ammunition. Ammunition will be in original manufacturers boxes and no reloaded ammunition will be allowed for safety reasons.
Long pants and long sleeve shirt recommended. Neck should be high. Closed toe shoes required. Brimmed hat, safety glasses and ear protection required. We will be working from the bench. No holsters.
Additional supplies: lunch and snacks, ample supply of water or fluids, bug spray and sunscreen.
We will supply targets, dummy rounds, blue guns and all necessary range equipment to provide a safe and fun day at the range.
USCCA
Concealed Carry
Sunday, June 25
This course is designed for those who are new to the world of self-defense and concealed carry. If you are thinking about carrying a firearm for self-defense this class is the perfect place to start.
Over the course of six hours, you will learn about the mental, physical and legal realities of self-defense as well as the legal realities of a self-defense incident and how to navigate the aftermath successfully.
There will be a shooting qualification conducted at the end of class. Successful candidates will need to demonstrate safe gun handling skills and shooting proficiency.
A certificate will be awarded at the end of the class and shooting qualification which will enable the candidate to apply for their Maine Concealed Carry Permit.
Each course costs $150 and will offer a full day of invaluable education into firearm use. To register for these courses, please contact Diane Stone.
As always, your help and participation is greatly appreciated! If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact me.
Diane Stone
Range Secretary
CVOA.range@gmail.com
207-240-4752
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