In August we celebrated the 30th anniversary of Cowboy Action Shooting in Western Canada. While the 30th competition was last year (the sport originally began in May of 1992), August marked 30 years and 3 months of Headquarters. The event was a vibrant celebration with more participants than either 2020 or 2021. For the […]
The BAMM event had slightly fewer entries than usual owing to vacation travellers and medical issues, however, there were participants from the mainland and one from Ontario. A number of attendees wore some great military uniforms from the past. There were also some excellent Partisan outfits. Certificates were awarded for Marksmanship and costuming. Top Gun: […]
by Don Senft, VP Operations With all of the excellent weather this summer has delivered for us, our facilities have seen regular and intense use by our nearly 5,000 members. Throughout the summer, we have hosted a number of Discipline events on both the RP and MP ranges, and when the RP is booked up, […]
by Cheryl Henley, South Island Action Shooters On August 13th and 14th, SIAS hosted 2 IPSC (International Practical Shooting Confederation) Level 2 sanctioned Matches at the Multi Purpose Range. We spent the 3 days leading up to the Matches doing Range maintenance, building the Stages and making sure that all the small details were taken […]
The BC Day Razzle Dazzle Trap Shoot took place on August 1st. The shoot commenced at 9am consisting of 132 targets thrown as singles, wobble, doubles and skeet. With many different targets thrown, some were difficult and unfamiliar to the shooters on the field. The Black Powder Group was great to us and had cleared […]
On Tuesday, our club’s very own Billy Sanderson was interviewed by CTV News and CBC Radio. Billy spoke about the sport of Archery, and the World Archery 3D Championships. Links to each interview can be found below. CTV News Vancouver Island: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/vancouver-island-archer-heading-to-italy-for-world-championships-1.6039558 CBC Radio: https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-48-on-the-island/clip/15932632-victoria-archer-competing-italy-world-championship
This weekend, our club is hosting an IPSC BC qualifier match! Several of our members and match participants were interviewed by CTV News Vancouver Island on Friday, August 12th. Dawne Deeley, Jurgen Brandemeier, and Don Senft spoke about IPSC, the community, and the danger that future legislation presents to the sport. You can watch the […]
During the summer months, it is common for the BC Coastal Fire Centre to place bans on open burning. Whenever conditions are extreme enough to warrant a ban on campfires, we also place a temporary ban on the use of steel core ammunition at our range. This is because steel projectiles create sparks when hitting […]
By Cheryl Henley Hello from the Action shooting discipline of the VFGPA! Action shooting can be done with handguns, shotgun or rifle, or a combination of 2 or all three! We do hold two or three 3 Gun Matches each Season. The majority of the Matches that SIAS holds are with handguns, so either Revolver […]
Stories of the past are always interesting to read, especially when you have a mixture that is both nostalgic, relatable, and inconceivable today! Courtesy of Perry Chow, the Newsletter was able to take a few scans of the January 1908 copy of Rod and Gun and Motor Sports in Canada. Alongside the ads for travel […]
