Arty Bartlett What a great season of fun, fellowship, and competitions in the PC Gun Club! There were six competitions ranging from just good-ol’-shootin’ to some rather quirky timed contests and yes, dueling. The competitions are fierce with a lot of trash–talking and joking! We had some amazing winning scores, so read on and check…
Vicki Ray Members of PebbleCreek’s Gun Club competed in various shooting competitions throughout the fall, winter, and spring. Trophies were awarded to the top three finishers for each competition at the club’s annual awards dinner April 3. New this season was the dueling tree contest. Two members stand side-by-side, shooting at the same time at…
Vicki Ray About 25 rifle enthusiasts competed in the Gun Club’s first competition of the season held Oct. 28 at Joe Foss shooting range near Buckeye. Shooters chose up to two events for which they were eligible to demonstrate their short-range skills. The top shooters in each category received cash prizes. The club awards trophies…
Vicki Ray Members of PebbleCreek’s Gun Club kicked off their first shooting competition of the season on Nov. 5. Shooters competed in three categories; two were based on the type of ammunition, and the third was exclusively for members 80 years or older. Members with the top five scores in each contest won cash prizes. Scores…
Susan Knox Wilson “Our first ever outing to Shooters World was really a blast,” revealed Dan Borchers, PebbleCreek Gun Club Vice President. “The virtual range was especially fun and quite a challenge.” The outing included two hours of range time, six private shooting lanes, a range safety officer to assist the group, gun rental, targets,…
Susan Knox Wilson On a beautiful fall day, in a field of alfalfa several miles south of PebbleCreek, five hunters dressed in their finest, most brilliant orange, set out with a guide and two wonderful hunting dogs. And, just few hours later, emerged with a lot of grins and 20 plump, beautiful pheasants. PebbleCreek Gun…
Susan Knox Wilson Some of us leave PebbleCreek in the summer to simply escape the heat, but not PebbleCreek Gun Club shooter Gael DeRouin. Gael turned up the heat and spent his summer collecting trophies, gold medals, and cash prizes from shooting competitions across the country! In May, Gael attended the 2019 U.S. Open Sporting Clays…
Susan Knox Wilson Vaughn McDonald, owner, manager, and degreed gunsmith at Near & Far Gunsmithing and Chris Miller, the previous owner of Near & Far Gunsmithing and Firearms, will be the guest speakers at the PebbleCreek Gun Club meeting on Monday, Oct. 7, at 4:00 p.m. in the Chianti Room. The meeting is open to all residents…
Susan Knox Wilson Beginning this September, the PebbleCreek Gun Club has reserved space at the Joe Foss Shooting Complex every Friday for club members who shoot pistols or rifles. “Members who have been shooting with us for a while know having these extra days is a huge deal,” declared Jerry Younker, gun club president. “In…
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