Category Archives: Upcoming Events

Cowboy Action Shoot

Mar 18, 2015
1:00 PM
Custer Rod and Gun Club Rifle Range

The Custer County Stranglers SASS club will be holding its monthly Cowboy Action Shoot at the CR&GC rifle range. This match is held in the pistol bays between the two rifle ranges.

This is a monthly match that is held the third Saturday of every month. For more info see the: Cowboy Action Shooting Home Page

For more information contact:
Randy or Penny Hart (406) 232-0727

Introduction to Concealed Carry Class – April 11th

Saturday, April 11th 2015
Custer Rod and Gun Club’s Sunday Creek Rifle and Pistol Range
Cost: $100

Custer Rod and Gun Club will be holding a class on Saturday April 11th in Miles City. This will be an Introduction to Concealed Carry Class, taught by EDC Training LLC. This class is for the individual that may or may not hold a Montana Concealed Carry Permit and is wanting to learn more about the Defensive use of a handgun.

This course addresses the effective concealed carry and use of the handguns popular today. The course will address the advantages and disadvantages of the various types, models, configurations and calibers of such Handguns, as well as the most effective support equipment and methods of concealed carry. The program consists of both classroom discussion, and live fire drills on the range. This course introduces the student to techniques applicable to defensive use of the handgun. Emphasis is put on shooting skill development for application in real-life circumstances. The fundamentals of Mindset, Gun-handling, and Marksmanship are covered in lecture while the practical aspects are taught on the range. Other course topics include Situational Awareness, equipment selection, safety, handling, loading, unloading, malfunction clearance, drawing and firing techniques. Cost of this class will be $100.00

Required equipment list:

Centerfire Handgun in a minimum defensive caliber (generally, 9mm or .38spl or larger)
Ammunition 100 rounds.
Spare magazines or speed loaders
Spare ammunition pouches, carrier, or magazine holster
Method of carrying the handgun (i.e.- suitable belt and belt holster, Shoulder holsters generally not acceptable- you “sweep” others when drawing the firearm)
Ear protection
Eye protection
Clothing suitable for the weather
Cap with a brim
Rugged shoes or boots
Lunch and hydration fluid(water sports drink etc for the day)

Board of Directors Meeting Agenda

Custer Rod and Gun Club Board of Directors Meeting Agenda
17 Mar 2015 VFW 7:00 PM

1) Call to order and Roll call of officers

2) Reading of previous meeting minutes

3) Reading of current financial report

4) President report
a) .22 kids shoot
b) Kids shotgun shoot

5) Reports of Boards and Standing/Special Committees.
a) Rifle range
1) Steel target Special Committee
2) NRA grant
b) Shotgun
1) Parts
2) Targets?

6) Old business
a) Pheasants Forever donation?
b) Clubhouse Access

7) New business
a) Spotted Eagle Bathroom (Cheri)
b) Security cameras for Rifle Range

(8) Nomination and election of officers and board of directors
(N/A)

9) Good and welfare

10) Adjourn

2015 Annual Club Meeting and Banquet – Jan. 17th

Dear Custer Rod and Gun Club member,
The annual CR&GC membership meeting and potluck/ banquet will be held at 6:00 pm on January 17th, 2015 at the VFW (Post 1579) 119 North 6th St. in Miles City. In traditional CR&GC style, the club will provide either pulled pork or roast beef and dinner rolls. Attendees A thru M are asked to bring a dish and N thru Z a salad or desert.

With your 2015 CR&GC membership you will be eligible for a door prize of a $500 gift certificate to Red Rock Sporting Goods, there will also be multiple other prizes and drawings available including a Smith and Wesson M&P Shield. More prizes are accumulating as we speak and may include additional firearms. Eligible members must be present to win and legally eligible to own/possess a firearm if applicable. All prize and raffle availability is terminated at the conclusion of the annual club meeting.

Please consider helping with preparation and cleaning after, you may contact any of the board members or the banquet committee chair CJ Truesdale. Also consider nominees for various board and officer positions that will be filled during the meeting. (see positions up for election below)

Please take a moment to thank the local businesses that have helped us out this past year: Car Quest, Cenex CHS, Doeden Const. Glader Electric, Dr. Jeff Williams, Kenny Boschee, MDU, Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks, Pacific, Red Rock, Reynolds Grocery, Western Powders Inc. and Big Sky Components.

Vice President (currently held by CJ Truesdale)
Secretary (currently held by Jesse Smith)
Director (currently held by Randy Anderson)
Director (currently held by Ken Hess)
Director (formally held by Ron Hurr, resigned)
Director (formally held by Jeff Williams, resigned)

2nd Annual Action Pistol Jackpot Shoot

Thank you everyone who participated in the 2014 Jackpot Shoot! You can find the results here. We hope to see you back at next year’s match!

Click to view or print flyer

Scenarios: (in no particular order)
•   Bugging Out
•   Clearing the Officer
•   Unlucky Horeshoe
•   Hostage Rescue
•   Steel Challenge No-1
•   Steel Challenge No-2

General Information:
•   Registration will open at 8:30 AM, with a Safety Meeting to be held at 9:45 AM, and competition starting approx. 10:00 AM.

•   There will be food and drinks available for purchase, with all proceeds going to improving and expanding our Action Pistol Shooting program.

•   We will shoot 3 scenarios, then take an approximately one hour lunch break, followed by shooting 3 more stages. While the Range Officers are changing the stages out, lunch will be available, as well as additional pistol side games, for anyone interested in participating. Cost to participate in the side games will be in the couple of dollar range, and there will be some great prizes donated by local business to be awarded to the winners.

•   Stages will be posted here as soon as they are complete.

Range Location:
The match will be located at Custer Rod and Gun Club’s range, known as The Sunday Creek Rifle Range, approx. 6 miles outside of Miles City, MT. on Hwy. 489.
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Cold Range Rules:
Please arrive at the match with your firearm unloaded and either in a holster or in a range bag. Firearms can ONLY be removed from the holster or range bag in the designated safe area. NO FIREARM SHALL BE LOADED UNTIL THE LOAD AND MAKE READY COMMAND IS GIVEN BY A RANGE OFFICER!

Division Requirements

All Divisions:
•   Eye and ear protection is required by all shooters, and spectators.
•   All firearms must be between 9mm (9×19) and .45 (.452″) caliber
•   Firearms equipped with a manual safety, must start with the safety engaged.
•   Firearms with a decocking lever or button will be decocked using the lever or button.
•   Selective DA/SA firearms will start hammer down unless it is equipped with a manual safety that can be engaged when cocked.
•   Firearms designed for cocked and locked carry will start cocked and locked (hammer cocked, safety engaged).
•   Shooters may only start a stage with 3 magazines, speed loaders, or other ammunition feeding devices. (One in the firearm, and two on their waist.)
•   Extra ammunition feeding devices (magazines, speed loaders, moon clips, etc.) must be carried in such a way that they are within 1″ of the shooter’s body, except in the Race Pistol division.
•   If a holster or magazine pouch has a retention device such as a thumb break, strap, etc. it must be engaged before the shooter starts a stage.
•   Ammunition may be lead or jacketed, and may be factory or handloads. Incendiary, steel core, or armor piercing ammunition is not allowed.
•   There will be no distinction between major or minor power factors in scoring.
•   Reactive steel targets will be calibrated to be actuated by a hit in the scoring area by a cartridge/gun combination producing a power factor of 125, or greater. If a shooter feels that a reactive target failed to operate properly, immediately upon completing the stage, and after unloading and showing clear, the shooter may request that the target be tested by a match official. If the target proves to be calibrated correctly the shooter’s time will stand. If the target is indeed out of calibration, it will be corrected and the shooter may reshoot the stage.
•   If a reactive target actuates without being hit (eg. from the wind or from the target stand/frame being shot) the Range Officer will stop the shooter and the shooter will be required to shoot the stage from the beginning. Please bring enough ammunition to allow for this.

Holsters
•   Holsters must be of types commonly used for daily carry, and must not be “competition” or “race” type holster type, except in the Race Pistol division. Holsters with open fronts that allow the pistol to be canted forward before the muzzle clears the top of the holster are only permited in the Race Pistol division.
•   The following are not permitted in any division: Cross-draw carry, Shoulder holsters, Small of the back carry, Appendix carry, Pocket carry.

Stock Pistol Division:
•   Firearm must be semi-automatic.
•   Sights may be changed to another notch and post type but slides may not be machined to accept different style sights.
•   Shooters must start each stage with 10 rounds in each magazines (or to magazine capacity, whichever is less), and one additional round loaded in the barrel/chamber.
•   Firearms may have reasonably sized add-on magazine well openings. They must be sized small enough to be generally accepted as reasonable for daily concealed carry. Over sized ‘competition style’ magwells will be moved to the Race Pistol division. Final determination of concealable vs race equipment will be made my the match director.
•   Compensated firearms with or without compensated barrels installed, are not permitted.
•   Aftermarket slides are not permitted.
•   Internal enhancements such as trigger jobs and aftermarket guide rods are permitted, as well as aftermarket barrels provided the barrels are the same length as the original barrel. Minor enhancements such as skateboard tape, cross-hatching or dimpling of the grip areas are also acceptable.
•   In order to level the playing field among firearms in this division, extended magazines which will allow a firearm to be loaded with up to 10+1 rounds, are specifically approved.

The intent is for this class to be limited to firearms that would be commonly accepted as a factory configuration carry gun, with only minor enhancements. If the match director feels that a firearm violates this intent by having features that are commonly excepted as “Race Gun” or Competition only” enhancements, the director may at his discretion require the shooter to be moved to the Race Pistol division.

Race Pistol:
•   Firearm must be semi-automatic.
•   Shooters must start each stage with 3 magazines (one in the gun, and two on the shooter) loaded with 10 rounds (or to magazine capacity, whichever is less), and one additional round loaded in the barrel/chamber.
•   Compensated firearms, aftermarket slides, slide releases, safeties, hammers, barrels, and add-on magazine well openings may all be used.
•   Extra ammunition magazines must be carried in such a way that they are within 2″ of the shooter’s body.

Revolver Division:
•   Revolvers may be loaded to the division capacity of six (6) rounds in the cylinder. Seven (7) and eight (8) shot revolvers are permitted, but may only load six (6) rounds.
•   Have a barrel length of 6.25” or less (as measured from the front of the cylinder).

Ladies Division:
•   The Ladies division is the same as the Stock Pistol division, but limited to female competitors only. Female competitors must choose to enter either the Stock Pistol division, or the Ladies division when they register.

Action Pistol Shooting

Don’t miss it, this will be our final weakly shoot of the year!

Come join us for Action Pistol Shooting Thursday 6:00 PM at the Custer Rod and Gun Club’s rifle range. Everyone is welcome, regardless of skill level. Please bring eye and ear protection, a semi-auto or revolver between 9mm/38spl. and .45 Cal. a holster, 3 magazines or speed loaders, and mag pouches. (If you don’t have any of that, bring what you do have and we’ll work around it.

We will be shooting the following scenarios this week…

Stage # 1 One Handed Escape
Stage # 2 Home Defense
Stage # 3 3 Sixes

To learn more about Action Pistol Shooting, please visit the Action Pistol Home Page. You can find weather cancellations and Action Pistol news there.

Action Pistol Shooting

Come join us for Action Pistol Shooting Thursday Aug. 21st, 6:00 PM at the Custer Rod and Gun Club’s rifle range. Everyone is welcome, regardless of skill level. Please bring eye and ear protection, a semi-auto or revolver between 9mm/38spl. and .45 Cal. a holster, 3 magazines or speed loaders, and mag pouches. (If you don’t have any of that, bring what you do have and we’ll work around it.

We will be shooting the following scenarios…

Stage # 1 Behind Door Number 1
Stage # 2 Taking Off The Gloves
Stage # 3 A Lot Of Steel

To learn more about Action Pistol Shooting, please visit the Action Pistol Home Page. You can find weather cancellations and Action Pistol news there.

CANCELED – Action Pistol Shooting scenarios 7-24 – CANCELED

WE’RE CANCELING THIS SHOOT DUE TO HIGH WINDS, AND PREDICTED THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT! WE’LL SHOOT THESE SCENARIOS NEXT WEEK INSTEAD.

Here’s the scenarios we’ll be shooting July 17th, 6 PM…

Stage # 1 Windows
Stage # 2 Corners
Stage # 3 Dog Fight

To learn more about Action Pistol Shooting, please visit the Action Pistol Home Page. You can find weather cancellations and Action Pistol news there.

“Introduction To Concealed Carry” class by EDC Training, LLC.

Saturday, July 26, 2014
CR&GC Rifle Range
Cost: $100

Custer Rod and Gun Club will be holding a class on Saturday July 26th in Miles City. This will be an Introduction to Concealed Carry Class, taught by EDC Training LLC. This class is for the individual that may or may not hold a Montana Concealed Carry Permit and is wanting to learn more about the Defensive use of a handgun.

This course addresses the effective concealed carry and use of the handguns popular today. The course will address the advantages and disadvantages of the various types, models, configurations and calibers of such Handguns, as well as the most effective support equipment and methods of concealed carry. The program consists of both classroom discussion, and live fire drills on the range. This course introduces the student to techniques applicable to defensive use of the handgun. Emphasis is put on shooting skill development for application in real-life circumstances. The fundamentals of Mindset, Gun-handling, and Marksmanship are covered in lecture while the practical aspects are taught on the range. Other course topics include Situational Awareness, equipment selection, safety, handling, loading, unloading, malfunction clearance, drawing and firing techniques. Cost of this class will be $100.00

Required equipment list:

Centerfire Handgun in a minimum defensive caliber (generally, 9mm or .38spl or larger)
Ammunition 100 rounds.
Spare magazines or speedloaders
Spare ammunition pouches, carrier, or magazine holster
Method of carrying the handgun (i.e.- suitable belt and belt holster, Shoulder holsters generally not acceptable- you “sweep” others when drawing the firearm)
Ear protection
Eye protection
Clothing suitable for the weather
Cap with a brim
Rugged shoes or boots
Lunch and hydration fluid(water sports drink etc for the day)

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Action Pistol Shooting Results 7-3-14

I hope everyone had a safe and happy Independence Day! Here’s the results from this weeks shoot…

07/03/14 Columns of Fire Tunnel of Doom Hiking Alaska Wolf Attack Total Time
Ty Rainey 19.80 27.30 32.32 79.42
Marty Scheid 24.88 29.26 29.54 83.68
John Olsen 31.62 26.07 29.32 87.01
Jesse Smith 40.11 40.52 32.84 113.47
Roudy Olsen 34.23 45.27 36.18 115.68
Tracy Olsen 41.78 40.13 38.77 120.68
Lee Wankel 29.77 42.12 52.99 124.88
Steve Jacobs 34.61 57.29 53.44 145.34
Richard Pitel 51.82 73.82 52.79 178.43
BethAnn Rainey 53.27 78.97 62.89 195.13
John Reed 85.04 130.32 48.33 263.69
Debi Smith 58.04 94.42 156.03 308.49

Action Pistol Shooting 6/26 CANCELED!

I’ve debated all day about this, but I’m going to go ahead and cancel tonight’s Action Pistol shoot.

Depending on which weather source you look at it’s a 50% – 90% chance of severe thunderstorms with heavy down pours and hail starting around the same time we start shooting. I don’t want to set everything up just to abandon it if we all have to go running for cover.

Sorry about that. Please pass on the word to anyone you know who may have been planning on shooting tonight, as they may not have gotten notified any other way, and I hate for someone to drive all the way out to the range to find out we’re not shooting.

Ray Maves memorial Shoot and D-Day Shoot June 7th & 8th

 

RAY MAVES MEMORIAL SHOOT  

June 7th 2014 – Registration begins at 8:30 a. m.

D-DAY SHOOT

June 8th 2014 – Registration begins at 8:30 a. m.

 

Memorial Shoot

There will be seven classes shot at SR-21 Target.

1) Any rack grade military bolt-action rifle using jacketed bullets (as-issued sights)

2) Any rack grade military bolt-action using lead bullets (as-issued sights)

3) Any rack grade Garand (as-issued sights)

4) Any sporter/hunting rifle with any scope or iron sights

5) Any rifle chambered in .22 Long Rifle

6) Any other rimfire rifle

7) Any rack grade military rifle (as-issued sights) surplus ammo

Entry fee is $10 per class

This will be shot off the bench or prone at 100 yards with any rest.  Twenty shots, ten on each target for group.  Thirty shots, ten on each target for score.  The thirty shots for score will also be added for an aggregate winner.  There will also be a pot shoot for rifle and pistol.  Please bring any portable benches, rests, and sandbags you have, as these are a precious commodity for this shoot!

D-Day Shoot

You may use any rifle or pistol you could have found on the battlefield at that time.  Period dress encouraged but not required.  Bring a helmet if you have one.  Be prepared to shoot and move.  We will shoot twelve rounds with pistol at 50 yards.  The remainder of the course will be shot with a rifle:  ten rounds at 300 yards prone, ten rounds sitting or kneeling at 200 yards, ten rounds standing at 100 yards.  Bring bayonets and bandoleers.

A sniper class match will be held following the D-Day shoot for an additional $10 entry fee.  Any sniper rifle, any scope (or iron sights) set to a magnification consistent with those of that period.  It will be ten shots prone at 200 yards and ten shots prone at 300 yards.  No bipods or adjustable rests will be allowed (packs, helmets, or similar equipment may be utilized as a rest however).

Eye and ear protection and open bolt indicators (obi’s available at shoot) are required.  Safety is of utmost importance.

Entry fee is $10 per individual and $20 per

Lunch will be served at the range both days.  Donations will be accepted.

LOCATION:  Olmstead Range in Glendive, MT  For more information call Ed Curtiss, 377-9612