BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:25@mifflincosportsmens.com DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250726T070000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250726T170000 DTSTAMP:20250602T195858Z URL:https://mifflincosportsmens.com/events/ghs-3/ SUMMARY:Ground Hog Shoot DESCRIPTION:This event is on the Rifle Range (1\,000-500). Range Closed.  Event open to the public.  The range is closed until the range master rel eases the range at the end of the match.\n\nRegistration: 7:15 to 8:15. Fe e $20 for GHS $5 for closest to eye @ 300 yds. (optional) 100% Payout Cust om/Factory Classes.\n\n\nSAFETY\, SAFETY\, SAFETY\, SAFETY\, SAFETY\, SAFE TY\, SAFETY––THE NUMBER ONE PRIORITY AT ALL TIMES! DURING A MATCH!!!!\ n\nWhile on Association property for a match\, bolt-action firearms will h ave bolts remove. Slide\, lever or hinged action firearms will have their actions open\, and a piece of cloth inserted into the action so it can be seen\, and the action cannot be closed. Please keep the action of your fir earm open\, the magazine or clip (s) empty and carry your firearm with the muzzle pointed skywards until you are on the firing line. Once you are gi ven the command by the “range master” to install bolts you may load yo ur firearm\, magazines\, clips\, etc. Once you have completed a relay\, pl ease be sure your firearm\, magazine and/or magazine or clips are again ma de safe.\nYou may clean or work on your firearm during a match. These acti vities shall be done behind the firing line.\n\nIf\, during your relay\, y ou should have a problem with your firearm or other equipment on the bench \, you may request and will receive help from the “range master” or so meone he designates to help you. However you must complete your record str ing for that relay in the allotted time period. After the “cease fire” command for that relay is given the relay is final.\n\nIn the case of an “emergency cease fire” command\, all shooters will immediately make th eir firearms safe and step behind the orange line which is behind their be nch. Once the problem is solved the “range master” will order the rela y back to their benches and the remaining time and if necessary additional time may be given to complete the relay.\nAll youth shooters MUST have a parent or legal guardian (18 years of age or older) with them while they a re at the shooting bench or handling a firearm on the Associations propert y.\n\n\nALL persons on the range should have and utilize eye and ear prote ction during a “Commence Fire” period. This is each person’s respons ibility.\nAGE GROUPING\n1. Youth – 15 years of age and under. 2. Adult – 16 years of age and over.\n\nCALIBERS\nNOTE: Only metallic cartridge f irearms and ammunition legal to hunt groundhogs in Pennsylvania\, up to an d including .45 cal.\, will be permitted to compete.\nFIREARMS DIVISIONS\n NOTE: Weights of firearms are “as fired” during the match. Anything ma y be removed from the rifle or handgun to make weight\, and the rifle or h andgun will have to be fired with those items removed. Firearms will be we ighted at time of registration for each match. Spot checks may be made dur ing each match. The weights reported by the scales of the Association will be final.\nA. Factory Sporter/Varmint Class:\n\n A FACTORY RIFLE is one that has its entire original factory or the manufacturing factor replaced components and of a caliber that FACTORY produced ammunition can be purcha sed. “Any caliber that an individual can buy from the ammunition compani es of Federal\, Remington\, Winchester\, Norma\, Hornady\, or Nosler is pe rmitted in the “FACTORY SPORTER/VARMINT CLASS”. All other calibers wil l need to shoot in the Custom Class. 200\, 300 and 500 yds.\nDistances to be shot in that order\, using the same targets as other classes. Targets w ill be the same for all classes. Targets used at all distances will be the same as 2008.\n For this class the only modifications to the firearm tha t will be accepted are as follows:\n a. Re-crowning of the barrel.\nb. Re bluing.\nc. Refinishing the stock as long as the basic factory shape has n ot been altered to fit your front and back rests etc.\nd. Bedding of the a ction and barrel.\ne. Any triggers with safety and there is no weight limi t. After market triggers allowed.\nf. NO OTHER CHANGES WILL BE ACCEPTED FO R THE “FACTORY SPORTER/VARMIT CLASS. ANY OTHER CHANGES WILL PUT THE RIFL E IN THE “CUSTOM CLASS”!  MATCH DIRECTOR HAS FINAL SAY IN ANY QUESTI ONS OF "WHAT IS A FACTORY RIFLE"\n\n\n\nB. Custom Limited Class: - Custom built rifles weighting up to and including 17 lbs. -200\, 300 and 500 yds. Distances to be shot in that order\, using the same targets as other clas ses. Targets will be the same for all classes. Targets used at all distanc es will be the same as 2008.\n\nC. Custom Unlimited Class: - Custom built rifles weighting 17.01 lbs. or more. -200\, 300 and 500 yds. Distances to be shot in that order\, using the same targets as other classes. Targets will be the same for all classes. Targets used at all distances will be th e same as 2008.\n\n\n\n\nD. AR 15 Class Unlimited (Class AR) * - May be a ny AR configuration\, including the receiver\, barrel\, and stock.\nAny Ca liber smaller than 50cal. Bipod and forend adapters are permitted. Front a nd rear rest use is the same as the other classes.\nMaximum scope magnific ation is unlimited.\nTrigger may be altered.\nCompetitor must provide a br ass deflector either attached to the Rifle or to the Bench. Open chamber i ndicators required.\nNoncompliance will result in disqualification.\n\nREG ISTRATION\nRegistration will be from 7:00 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. Registration e nds after everyone has finished the first relay. Once registered there wil l be NO refunds unless match is canceled. However\, the monies may be desi gnated toward another scheduled match during the same year. NOTE: Each sho oter must be present to register him or herself at each match. No one can register another shooter.\nYou will pick your relay and bench at the time you register. NOTE: The Groundhog Shoot Committee may\, at its discretion\ , place shooters so that relays are full thus alleviating excess time for the match.\nThe first relay will begin at approximately 9 a.m.\nBring your firearm to the registration area so it can be checked (Factory Sporter) o r weighted (Custom Limited) except for those who are shooting in an unlimi ted class.\nFor safety purposes:\nBolt-action firearms will have bolts rem ove. Slide\, lever or hinged action firearms will have their actions open and a piece of cloth inserted into the action so it can be seen and the ac tion cannot be closed. If two or more shooters are using the same equipmen t but not the same firearm\, it will be their responsibility to notify the GHS committee so provisions can be made to allow both participants to sho ot. This will be the only time shooters may switch relays/benches with oth er shooters. The scorekeeper must be notified of any and all changes befor e 9:00 a.m. so the target personnel can make the proper adjustments. FIREA RM MAY BE SHARED WITH SHOOTERS 15 YEARS OF AGE AND UNDER.\nCosts per firea rm used during the match: Youth - Free\, Adult – Adult $15.00 per gun.\n NOTE: The last match of the year will cost $20.00/gun. The club will get $ 6.00 per gun. The other $14.00/per gun goes to the payout of the class win ners. There will be no discounts for additional guns this match.\n\nNOTE: The range will NOT be open for practice on the morning of the match. It is your responsibility to have your equipment ready to compete upon arrival! \n\nEQUIPMENT\nOur shoots shall be fired using a sandbag or sandbags to su pport the fore end of the firearm. The sandbag or sandbags may be supporte d on a pedestal. NOTE: The new front rests that have rollers may be used. Bipods may be used. Whichever front rest (excluding the bipods) a shooter chooses to use\, the firearm must be able to be picked up without the rest moving in any direction.  Neither sandbags nor rests may be attached to the bench. Hart type “Accuracy Asset” devices may be used on the firea rm. NO ONE PIECE RESTS WILL BE ALLOWED!\n\nEQUIPMENT RULES APPLICABLE TO B OTH HEAVY &\; LIGHT GUN COMPETITION:\n43.0 A sandbag is a bag with a co ver that can be easily flexed by the fingers\, the contents of which shall  be a finely divided\,\ngranular\, nonmetallic substance\, such as sand\, gravel\, or grain\, each without additive\, and packed loosely enough so that\nthe bag with contents can be easily deformed by pressure of the fin gers.\n\n44.0 All sandbags on front pedestals must be a minimum of 1-1/2 i nches wide by 4 inches long.\n\n44.1 Neither the front nor rear rest may b e attached to the rifle\, or to each other\; both shall be independent of each other.\n\n45.0 Any gunstock or accessories thereon must maintain a m inimum of 1/2 inch from the top of any retainer or container holding the sandbag on which the stock or part thereof rests.\n\n45.1 This sandbag upo n which the stock or part thereof rests on is permitted to wrap upward aro und the sides of the rifle\, for no more than 1/2-inch\, maximum.\n\n45.2 Rules 45.0 and 45.1 need not apply to any sandbag not supported by a reta iner and that permits movement without restraint.\n\n46.0 All new rest ch anges must be shown to and accepted by the Rules Committee and the Board o f Directors.\n\n47.0 Rifles having a magazine shall be loaded and fired s ingle shot only. No auto loading rifles are permitted.\n\nEQUIPMENT RULES UNIQUE TO HEAVY GUN CLASS COMPETITION:\n48.0 In the Heavy Gun class there are no restrictions concerning the rifles weight.\n\n49.0 In the Heavy Gu n class there are no restrictions concerning the type of sights permitted. \n\n50.0 There are no restrictions as to the width of the rifle stock fore arm. This includes those areas that actually\, contact the front sandbag rest.\n\n51.0 There are no restrictions as to the width of the rifle's but tstock.\n\n52.0 Shots shall be fired with sandbag front rests which may be supported on a pedestal which may not co-act with the sandbag to restrai n recoil or form a return to battery guiding means.\n\n52.1 A single sandb ag rear rest must be used to support the rifles buttstock. This sandbag mu st only support the buttstock between the rear of the pistol grip and the toe of the buttstock.\n\n52.2 This sandbag must be a minimum of 1 1/2 inc hes wide and 3 inches long.\n\n52.3 This sandbag may be used alone or may be supported on a fixed pedestal or a mechanically adjusted pedestal.\n\n 53.0 Attachments to the rifles barrel are permitted.\n\n54.0 There should be no device present that stops rearward and/or upward movement of the rif le.\n\n54.1 In the Heavy Gun class muzzle brakes are permitted\, provided there is no rearward discharge of gasses. The muzzle brake must be of a r adial port (round hole) design. No oval or clamshell style ports are perm itted\, regardless of direction of expended gasses. Muzzle brakes can be r emovable or integral to the barrel provided they meet the round hole\, ra dial port requirements.\n\nEQUIPMENT RULES UNIQUE TO LIGHT GUN CLASS COMPE TITION:\n55.0 Weight of the rifle as fired shall not exceed 17.00 pounds.\ n\n55.1 In the Light Gun class there are no restrictions concerning the ty pe of sights permitted.\n\n56.0 There are no restrictions to the width of the stock.\n\n57.0 Attachments to the stock are permitted.\n\n58.0 Muzzle brakes are allowed to reduce recoil\, provided there is no rearward discha rge of gasses. The muzzle brake must be of a radial port (round hole) des ign. No oval or clamshell style ports are permitted\, regardless of direc tion of expended gasses. Muzzle brakes can be removable or integral to th e barrel provided they meet the round hole\, radial port requirements.\n\n 59.0 Other than a muzzle brake\, there should be no device present of any kind that would restrict rearward and/or upward movement of the rifle.\n\ n60.0 There are no barrel restrictions.\n\n61.0 Matches will be fired usin g a sandbag front rest. This may be supported on a pedestal which may not react with any sandbag to stop recoil or form a return to battery guiding means.\n\n61.1 Mechanically adjustable rear rests are not permitted\; onl y a single sandbag is permitted. Use of a spacer and/or sheet of rubberiz ed shelf liner material is also allowed directly under the rear bag only.  No abrasive or adhesive material is permitted.\n\n61.2 No material may b e used on or under any rest which connects\, attaches\, or otherwise allow s the separated rest components to be manipulated\, shifted\, or moved in conjunction with each other. Each rest must be separate and independent of each other. An intervening device may be used to align the rests\, whi ch must then be removed prior to shooting.\n\nFACTORY – Any normal facto ry produced rifle. No semi or auto type actions.\nCUSTOM – Any rifle spe cially made by a factory or otherwise. No semi or auto type actions. Facto ry &\; Custom - Any sights and action which are legal to hunt with in P ennsylvania may be used. Spotting scopes\, binoculars etc. may be used by the shooters and those who will assist during the setup period\, sighter a nd record shots.\nMATCH\nEach match will consist of three distances for ea ch competitor. You will maintain your relay and bench number for each of t he three distances. You will be permitted 2 minutes of set-up time once yo u are given the command to take your seat.\nYou will be permitted unlimite d\, spotted sighter shots at each distance but ONLY five shots on your rec ord target. Relay time limits are as follows: Closest distance – 6 minut es. Intermediate distances – 7 minutes. Longest distance – 9 minutes. It is the responsibility of each competitor to watch their own target. No penalty will be accessed for admitting to an accidental crossfire.\nIn the case of crossfire or any other discrepancies the decision of the target c ommittee is final. If there is no identifiable crossfire the lowest five s hots on the target will count towards the score.\n1. If another competitor admits to cross firing\, and at that time the range officer positively id entifies the shot the crossfire will not count.\n2. If the crossfire can b e identified by a clear difference in bullet diameter it will not count.\n 3. Any crossfire that can be positively identified by entry hole colors wh en the same calibers are used will not count towards the score.\nIf your f irst sighter shot goes on the score target let the “Range Master” know before you shoot another shot\, if you don’t\, that shot will be counte d as a score shot.\n\nTo preclude any problems:\nHave five rounds laid out on a clean cloth to be shot at your record target and shoot your sighter shots from your ammo box or block.\nPositively identify your target before pulling the trigger. (RELAY AND BENCH NO.)\nShooters may have help settin g up equipment and for spotting their sighter and record shots at each dis tance. No one is to fire until given the command by the “Range Master” .\nImmediately after you finish your record string (five shots)\; make you r firearm safe. Keep the muzzle pointed in a safe direction. Then remove y our equipment from the bench. Once all equipment is removed take your rifl e to a rifle rack\, your vehicle or a cleaning station.\nAs soon as all sh ooters on a relay are finished shooting and have removed all of their equi pment from the bench\, the shooters for the next relay WILL start setting up their equipment\, minus the firearm. Firearms may not be brought to the bench or handled near the firing line until ordered by the “Range Maste r”\; he or she is responsible for the safety of the target personnel. Al l actions must remain open until the “Range Master” gives the order to “install bolts”!\nSCORING\nNO ONE IS PERMITTED IN THE BUILDING WHILE THE TARGETS ARE BEING SCORED!\nThe “scorer” will not know whose target he/she is scoring. Once scored\, it will be given to the “score keeper ” who will record and post the scores.\nThe scores for each competitor w ill be posted and targets may be reviewed but NOT REMOVED until the entire match is completed.\nHow to protest a score:\nContact the “score keeper ” and inform him/her of the objection. But do not bring your target to t hem. Pay $5.00 to the “score keeper”. The monies will be returned and the score adjusted accordingly if the objection is up-held by the target r eview committee.\nTarget review committee:\nBefore the final awards are ta llied the “score keeper” will have the “range master” and two comp etitors review the protested target (s). They will not know whose target ( s) is being reviewed. Their decision will be final.\nThe next higher scori ng line must be broken to receive that score.\nIn case of a “tie score ” in a match (per firearms classification and age grouping):\n“X’s ” will be counted first. “\nThere can be a tie in a match if “X’s ” and scores match. However in case of a match tie we will start at the longest distance with score and “X’s” and work backwards with score and “X’s” until the tie is broken. If it is still tied then we will combine the prizes and split it equally.\nAWARDS\nLongest distance group: The competitor who has the smallest group\, “five shots only on the targ et” and “entirely within the scoring rings”\, in their respective cl ass and age grouping will receive $10.00.\nEach match: Depending on the nu mber of competitors per class and age grouping cash awards will be paid.\n Any class or age grouping with less than 3 competitors in a given match wi ll automatically be moved to the next higher class or age grouping for pay out purposes only. Aggregate scores and groups will remain in the class i n which you registered.\nPayouts per class and age grouping will be as fol lows: 3 competitors = 1 place\; 4-5 competitors = 2 places\; 6 or more com petitors =3 places.\nA minimum of one half (1/2) of the monies per match i n the class and age groupings will be returned to the shooters.\nThere wil l be a four-match aggregate award given\, this will be based on the first seven (7) matches only\, in each firearms class and age grouping if three or more competitors have competed in the classifications.\nFACILITIES\nPor t-a-potties at the range and clean restrooms at the clubhouse. Breakfast\, lunch and snacks available.\n\n LOCATION:Mifflin County Sportsmen's Association Facility\, 401 Ellen Chapel Road\, Lewistown\, PA\, 17044\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=401 Ellen Chapel Road\, Lew istown\, PA\, 17044\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Mifflin Cou nty Sportsmen's Association Facility:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250309T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR