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KR Gun Club kicks off another season |
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November 8, 2016 |
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Junior Rifle club members (l-r) James Leach,
Josh Gallegly, Nick Westbrook and Spencer Wells. |
The Kootenai Valley Rifle Clubs are starting a
new season. Rifle shooting is not just for
hunting or plinking, to some it is a serious
sport of precision. A group of dedicated
Boundary County residents meet weekly from
October to May to participate in the sport of
small-bore target shooting.
Using .22 caliber rifles and shooting at a
distance of 50 feet, they aim for a ten ring not
much bigger than the period at the end of this
sentence. Senior shooters, age 21 on up, use a
scoped rifle and shoot from prone, sitting,
kneeling and standing positions while junior
shooters, age 12 to 20, learn Olympic style
three position shooting with open sights.
The teams compete from their home range on
Highway 2, and also travel to Sandpoint,
Spokane, Davenport, Washington, and Missoula,
Montana.
The last few years the senior team has been
making its mark at the national level. Breaking
into the top 10 nationally, team member Walker
Mead placed third in the Master class, while Tom
Daniel was ninth. In the Expert class, Bill
Leach placed 11th.
Proving that some of the best shots in
small-bore shooting can be found in Idaho, two
of the top three teams were from our state
several years ago. The National Champions were
from Nampa and only eight points behind and
placing third was our local team from the
Kootenai Valley Rifle Club.
The senior team meets on Wednesday night at 6:30
and the junior team on Thursday at the same
time. If you would like to learn more about the
sport, stop by the rifle range located on
Highway 2 three miles east of Three Mile
Junction and see what it is all about. Men,
women, boys and girls are welcome.
To learn more, call Don Jordan, (208) 267-4801. |
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