Come knock plates and have some fun with fellow members. Setup starts around 9:00 AM, with a safety meeting before we shoot.

Details

• Pistols, PCCs & .22 LR
• Lead-core bullets only (no magnums)
• $5 entry fee per firearm
• Bring 80–100 rounds per gun

Match contact: Steve Gschwend 360-320-5248
More match info: Falling Plate

See you at the range.

Think you’re fast? Come prove it!

Join us Saturday, July 11 for our popular Falling Plate Match at Holmes Harbor Rod & Gun Club.

Setup: 9:00 AM
Safety Meeting: Immediately following setup
Match Begins: 10:00 AM

Compete head-to-head on the steel plate racks with:
Centerfire pistols & PCCs
.22 LR pistols & rifles
Any sights welcome
10-round magazines (standard match)
Lead-core bullets only (no magnums)

Bring 80–100 rounds per gun and get ready for fast-paced, friendly competition. Most shooters enter both a pistol and rifle class!

Entry Fee: $5 per firearm
Cash payouts based on entries.

Whether you’re a seasoned competitor or trying your first steel match, this is one of the most fun and welcoming events on our shooting calendar.

Complete match rules and details:
https://www.hhrodandgun.com/shooting/match-class-and-event-details/pistol-matches-info/falling-plate-match-event-details/

Tag a shooting buddy and we’ll see you on the range!

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I attribute this to fading interest over time of traditional pistol matches with more folks showing up to steel shoots and falling plate these days.

Note – this does not mean we are cancelling Falling Plate and Steel Shoot matches, both which remain popular.

I will work with the Rangemaster and Range Committee to follow up on how we move forward with our 3rd Saturday dates. I may replace September’s match with another Flyswatter 22 BR match or another variant as those seem to be popular.

More to com…

Brian Hanson, RSO and Pistol Match Director

A variety of fun pistol matches are scheduled throughout the calendar – generally on the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Saturday’s of the month. The match rules and formats will be posted on the website under the Matches menu, and in the Target newsletter before the match. They will also be posted around the club when possible.

These matches generally require a .22 rimfire semi-auto pistol or rifle, a centerfire handgun, and/or a pistol caliber carbine and 50-200 rounds of ammo. The centerfire matches offer a chance for precision and speed and utilize paper and steel targets.

Expect to need 100-200 rounds for these depending on formats. We now sell ammo at the club, so you should be able to purchase the day of the match – talk with the match director when you arrive.

Match Formats

• 2nd Saturday: Falling Plate – CF pistol/PCC and .22 pistol/rifle – Rifle Range
• 3rd Saturday: Pistol stage match that may involve up to 4 stages and include steel, 15 or 25 yd Bullseye, IDPA or other “fun” targets – Pistol Range
• 4th Saturday: Speed Steel – CF pistol/PCC and .22 pistol/rifle – Speed Bays

2025 Remaining Pistol Matches

• August
  • Falling Plate – Pistol/PCC
  • Carry Skills – Pistol Match
  • Speed Steel – Pistol/PCC
• September
  • Falling Plate – Pistol/PCC
  • Mojo – Pistol Match (CANCELED – replaced with 22/centerfire BR on Rifle Range)
  • Speed Steel – Pistol/PCC
• October, November, December
  • Falling Plate – Pistol/PCC

Saturday July 19, 2025
9:30 am Registration

$10 entry – Nice prizes!

• You will need an iron sighted revolver or semi-auto: .4o cal.
  minimum.
• You will also need a “back-up piece” or “snubby” that is,
  any revolver or semi-auto in any centerfire caliber with a barrel
  length no more than 3.5 inches.
• If you want to shoot the DH but are lacking in firepower…let
  one of the shoot directors know prior to the shoot. You supply the appropriate ammo, we will find a gun for you to use.

1. 25 yard bullseye target. 10 shots .40 cal or greater 5 minutes.
2. 15 yd one- hand bullseye. 10 shots .40 cal or >. 5 minutes.
3. Combat: Primary and back-up are loaded & staged at the start table. 6 rds in primary, 5 rds in back-up.
   – At buzzer engage 3 plates with 2 shots each with
   primary. Put empty primary on table and take up your snubby.
   – Engage 2 additional plates with 2 shots each. Each plate
   hit scores 10 points, Fastest time will break scoring ties.
   – Any plates missed with primary must be hit with snubby before
   engaging snubby plates.
4. Snubbies only: 15 yd. Bullseye. On the buzzer Shoot 5 shots in 1
   minute. Reload then shoot 5 shots on the same target in 10 secs
5. Hostage rescue: post 1 hostage target set at 15 and 1 target
   set at 25 yds. 5 shots on each target. Hits on the bad guy = 10
   each ….but lose half your points for every host hostage hit.
   Example: 8 bad guy hits = 80 points, 1st hostage minus 1/2 (-40)
   second hostage hit minus1/2 (of what’s left (-20) total score 20

Rounds:
Primary 36 rounds
Snubby 15 rounds

Shoot directors:
Tom McCaffrey 707-494-7396.
Dave Shupe 206-251-6090
Michael McInerney 360-221-7574

Speed Steel – April 26

PractiScore Results

Plinker’s Picnic – 22 rimfire Pistol Match

Speed Steel – July 26th

Speed Steel – August 23rd

FlySwatter Challenge – August 30th

Rifle Benchrest – September 20th

A variety of fun pistol matches are scheduled throughout the calendar – generally on the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Saturday’s of the month. The match rules and formats will be posted here, and in the Target newsletter before the match.

These matches generally require a .22 rimfire pistol, a centerfire handgun, and/or a pistol caliber carbine and 50-200 rounds of ammo. The centerfire shoots offer a chance for precision and speed and utilize paper and steel targets. Expect to need 100-200 rounds for these depending on formats

Match Formats

• 2nd Saturday: Falling Plate – CF pistol/PCC and .22 pistol/rifle – Rifle Range
• 3rd Saturday: Pistol stage match that may involve up to 4 stages and include steel, 15 or 25 yd Bullseye, IDPA or other “fun” targets – Pistol Range
• 4th Saturday: Speed Steel – CF pistol/PCC and .22 pistol/rifle – Speed Bays

2025 Remaining Matches

• August
  • Falling Plate – Pistol/PCC
  • Carry Skills – Pistol Match
  • Speed Steel – Pistol/PCC
• September
  • Falling Plate – Pistol/PCC
  • Mojo – Pistol Match
  • Speed Steel – Pistol/PCC
• October, November, December
  • Falling Plate – Pistol/PCC

July Speed Steel Results:

Dirty Harry – July 13 2024

Dirty Mojo Finale – September 14 2024