Rupert Pistol Club

06/08/2026

06/01/2026

Which part of the rule that says don’t drive on the range when it’s soggy didn’t you understand.

05/26/2026

Was so pretty after the match Sunday and did a little circut around the mountain

05/25/2026

Just a reminder that renewal invoices will be going out soon. Memberships run July 1st to July 1st.

05/24/2026

The weather forecast was wrong (as usual) and once the fog burned off we had about as perfect a day for our monthly Long Range Precision Rimfire competition as I can recall. We had 8 regulars to the game and 1 newbie to give it a try. 30 targets ranging from 3/8 inch at 25 yards to 8 inches at 232 with various shapes and sizes to make it challenging. Shooters shoot in rounds of 10 shots at a time and the shooter who finishes with the least misses is the winner.
Clear blue skies, big puffy clouds and light winds gave shooters unusual conditions for our range and the scores showed it. For the first time in recent history almost all the shooters finished the 30 target course of fire in under 50 rounds showing what a .22 rimfire is capable of when the winds are in our favor. Isaac Dasher and Will Evans were neck and neck till the very last when Isaac pulled away by one shot to tie the course record with a 32/30 for the win. Will was right on his heels with a 33/30 to take second place.
Isaac also edged out Ed Ranck by a hair in the one shot closest to the bullseye that all shooters take after they finish the course of fire to take home the $90 kitty.
Next months match will take place June 28th. Come on out and give it a try

05/17/2026

Last month we froze, today we burned up. We had a great turnout for our monthly Long Gong match with 16 shooters and 18 entries. The weather forecast was for calm winds, but apparently, no one told that to the mountain gods, as the wind sock at 300 yards looked like a child's pinwheel, spinning first one way and then the other, making wind calls frustrating at best. Round one found three shooters with double-digit scores, and I thought we were in for some high scores today. Bill Manifold had the early hot hand, as he knocked out a 15 to lead all scorers. Neil McMillion, Isaac Dasher, and Ed Ranck all were in double digits, but as the day progressed, the temperatures were the only thing to rise along with wind speeds. Will Evans shot a 16 in the second round, which ended up as the highest round of the day. But it was all downhill from there, as the scores fell as the day progressed. By round 4, an 11 by Isaac and an 11 by Neil had pushed them into the lead. In the end, it was Isaac Dasher with a 44 for the win and Neil McMillion had a 39 for 2nd place. Will Evans took the third-place tiebreaker, as 4 shooters had identical scores of 35, and Will's high round gave him third place. With three matches finished and three different winners, the series race is wide open. Series Champion will be crowned at the end of the October match. Next month's match will be June 21st with the start time moving back to 10 am. Hope to see you there.

05/12/2026

Forecast for 3 mph winds...I dont believe it

04/29/2026

Realized I won’t be back from vacation in time to run Speed Steel in May so match is cancelled.

04/26/2026

Had another good turnout for our Monthly long range precision rimfire series benchrest match. It was chilly at the start with light winds but no sooner than we got started that the wind reared its ugly head. The 3/8 inch target at 65 yards seemed to be a trouble maker early on for everyone but Will Evans who breezed thru the early stages going 10/10 in his first round. Isaac Dasher went 9/10 his first round, showing he might be the only serious competition. Will made it thru the first 24 targets with only one miss to pad his lead. Isaac ran into some trouble mid course but made a strong run at the end missing only 1 shot on the last 10 targets.
In the end it was Will Evans with a great score of 35/30 in first place over Isaac Dasher’s 39/30 for second place. Eddie Bridges was the only other shooter to finish the course of fire with a 49/30 to take third place.
Will also managed a near bullseye to take the closest to the center contest at 100 yards. He took the $120 pot for that 1 shot.
To say the range is shooting different since they have stripped the land west of the range would be an understatement. With no trees to break up the wind currents our little 40 grain bullets seem to get pushed around much to the frustration of the rest of the entrants. We are just going to have to improve our wind reading abilities if we want to be competitive with the match winners.
Next months match will take place May 24th. Hope to see everyone there.
Thanks to Mac Brackenrich for the photos

04/21/2026

And as usual the weather forecast sucks. Notice we are gonna shoot for the usual start time of 10am but thats not set in stone