NWI INGO Meet & Shoot: SAT 30 APR 2011

[jedi]

Where:
Winamac Fish and Wildlife Area
Rifle/Shotgun/Handgun Range @ the 25' yard Range
CR 200W, Winamac, Pulaski, IN 46996
.25 mile north of CR 500N
(574) 946-4422

Shooting and shotgun range hours:
(Eastern Standard Time Hours)
September - March
8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
(7:00 AM to 4:00 PM Central Standard Time, ie. Chicago time)

April - August
8:00 AM to 7:00 PM
(7:00 AM to 6:00 PM Central Standard Time, ie. Chicago time)

PDF Map: http://www.in.gov/dnr/fishwild/files/fw_Winamac_map.pdf
The range is right above circle #4 on the map.
You can see it from the side of the road. DO NOT follow the sign for the SKEET RANGE that goes EAST INTO the park.

How To Get There:
From the Griffith/Highland, IN area
1) Take US 30 EAST
2) Take RT 39 SOUTH
3) Take RT 10 EAST

Now either
4) Take Co. Rd 800 N (gravel road) which will become Co. Rd. N. 200 W SOUTH & you will see the range on your left hand side
or
4) Take US 35 SOUTH
5) Take C. Rd 500 N WEST
6) Take Co. Rd. 200 W NORTH (gravel road) & you will see the range on your right hand side.


When:
SAT 30 APRIL 2011
Time: 10AM CST (Chicago Time)

For those of you who have not been to Winamac range please see these AAR:
https://www.indianagunowners.com/forums/943648-post67.html
and
https://www.indianagunowners.com/forums/ingo_e...on_report.html
and
https://www.indianagunowners.com/forums/ingo_e...d_shoot-8.html

Here is an image of what the 25' yard looks like:
http://www.majhost.com/gallery/jediagh/guns/nwi-ingo/nwi-ingo_05-outing_001.jpg

Attendance: NUMBER ATTENDING AS OF 29 APR 11 = 23
Jediagh + 1 (new shooter co-worker)
geronimojoe85 + 1 (gf)
Bill B + Ms. Bill B
[STRIKE]
garagegunmaker
[/STRIKE]nosrettab
revsaxon
melensdad
woodrow
gunwh + 1
Brian S
evilblackrifle + 2
CombatACP
M2A2
joz86 + 1
Ness2k
Jeff W + Son
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MAYBYE
Andy219
clif45
LocustsOfSteel

Equipment:
Handguns
1911 5" Barrel [.45 ACP] (Jediagh: Please bring ammo)
1911s [.45 ACP] (Woodrow: ammo status )
Ruger MK III [.22LR] (Jediagh will have ammo)
S&W Revolver [.22LR] (Jediagh will have ammo)
Smith & Wesson Bodyguard [38 special] (geronimojoe85 will have LIMITED ammo)
Smith & Wesson Model 66 [38/357 magnum] (geronimojoe85 will have LIMITED ammo)
Colt Huntsman [.22lr] (geronimojoe85 will have ammo)
Charter Arms - Off Duty [.38 Speical] (LocustOfSteel will have ammo)
GLOCK 23 [.40] (nosrettab will have ammo)
Colt 1991 Compact [.45 ACP] (gunwh says to please bring ammo)
Glock 36 [.45 ACP] (gunwh says to please bring ammo)
XD 45 [.45 ACP] (gunwh says to please bring ammo)
Ruger Security Six stainless [.357 mag] (Brian S says to please bring ammo)
HK USP Compact stainless [.40] (Brian S will have LIMITED ammo)
HK USP [.40] (evilblackrifle says please bring AMMO)
FNP [.45 ACP] (evilblackrifle says please bring AMMO)
Desert Eagle [.357] (combat45acp will have ammo)
Handgun with silencer [.22 lr] (combat45acp will have ammo)
Tokarev TT-33 [7.62x25] (joz86 will have ammo)
Glock 22 [.40 S&W] (joz86 will have ammo)
Detonics Combat Masters [.45 ACP] (melensdad will have LIMITED ammo)

Rifle
Ruger 10/22 [.22LR] with TechSights (Jediagh will have ammo)
Ruger 10/22 [.22LR] with TechSights (Jediagh will have ammo)
WASR-10 AK-47 [6.39x39] (Jediagh will have LIMITED ammo)
M1 garand [30-06] (geronimojoe85 will have some ammo)
Mauser 98 [7.92x57] (geronimojoe85 will have ammo, go nuts)
Marlin model 60 [.22lr] (geronimojoe85 will have ammo)
[STRIKE]Zastava -M59/66 [7.62x39mm] (LocustsOfSteel will have ammo)[/STRIKE]
Marlin [.22lr] (Bill B)
[STRIKE]
AK47 [7.62x39] (garaegunmaker will have some ammo)
AMD-65 [7.62x39] (garaegunmaker will have some ammo)
chinese sks [7.62x39] (garaegunmaker will have some ammo)
mak90 [7.62x39] (garaegunmaker will have some ammo)
mosin m91/30 [7.62x54r] (garaegunmaker will have some ammo)
glenfield mod 60-.22lr (garaegunmaker will have ammo)
[/STRIKE]AR [5.45x39] (nosrettab will have ammo)
Mosin [7.62x54r] (nosrettab will have ammo)
Ruger 10/22s [.22lr] (Woodrow: ammo status )
AK-47 [7.62x39] (Woodrow: ammo status )
AR [5.56] (gunwh will have ammo)
AR15 [.223] (evilblackrifle says please bring AMMO)
Savage Model 10 [.308 LE] (evilblackrifle says please bring AMMO)
Savage Model 12 [22-250] (evilblackrifle says please bring AMMO)
M91/30 [7.62x54r] (joz86 will have ammo)
M38 [7.62x54r] (joz86 will have ammo)
S&W M&P15R [5.45x39] (joz86 will have ammo)
CZ75 [7.62x39] (melensdad will have LIMITED ammo)

Shotgun
Please note we can only use #4 or smaller shells on the 25' yard range. Birdshot is OK as well. You can use other loads on the 50', 100' and 200' yard range.

Moss 500 [12g] (Bill B)
[STRIKE]
Saiga [12g] (garaegunmaker will have some ammo)
[/STRIKE]
Remmington 870 [12g] (evilblackrifle says please bring AMMO)
Moss 500 w/ Knoxx Stock [12g] (Jediagh)

Food:
NWI INGO Food Committee Chair #1:

We are allowed to bring food (i.e. small gas grills) onto the range and use them in the grassy area behind the 50 yard or 25 yard range. Please only bring "finger food" as there are no tables or chairs on the range.

Donations of plates, napkins and cups are always welcomed. Our typical food items consist of Hot Dogs, Hamburgers, Brauts, Chips, Soda/Lemonade and Sweets (Cookies, Brownies, etc.)

Food Items Coming
Meats
16 Burgers & 16 Buns (Jediagh)
8 Hot dogs & 8 buns (melensdad)
16 Burgers & 16 Buns (Jeff W)
20 Hot dogs & 20 buns (Jeff W)

Sides
Bag of Chips (Onion flavor)* [Jediagh]
Bag of Chips (Bill B)

Drinks
Case of water* [Jediagh]
Purple Kool-Aid 2 gallons [Jediagh]
Case of Water [Bill B]

Misc
Paper Plates* [Jediagh]
Napkins [Jediagh]
Paper Plates [Jeff W]
Ketchup [Jeff W]
Mustard [Jeff W]
Relish [Jeff W]


Specialty Items
Grill (melensdad)
Cigars (melensdad)

* Items from prior meet that were donated by others and not taken home with them.

Plywood Donation for the Range:
DNR can only put new plywood up on Mondays. Our group typically leaves the plywood HEAVILY damaged once we are done. (Tons of shooting ).

DNR advised that the State of Indiana has tighten their funds so they (range) can not always put fresh plywood up. In 2010 NWI INGO was able to donated plywood in JUL, AUG, SEP, OCT and NOV. In 2011 NWI INGO has donated in wooden post in MAR. The range master has been very thankful for it. (Suspect this has helped with us having a "food area" on the 25 and 50 yard range.) As such I would like us as a group to be able to do this again. The plywood must be full size 4'x8' in size ANY thickness. Wooden post should be 3" to 5" diameter and 6' in length.

NWI INGO Plywood/Post Person:
This person will be in charge of taking the plywood/post to the event. Jediagh will either meet with the person before hand to provide the funds to purchase the items or reimburse the person at the event.

Current Pot: $79.13 (jediagh)

List of Current Donors
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FAQ:
What should I bring?
Your firearms and some ammo, off course! No full-autos are allowed on the range but everything else (handgun, rifle, shotgun) is.

What should I bring (Non Firearm Related)?
Here is what some members bring in addition to their firearms to help them during the day.
- Folding/Camping Chairs (there is only one two-person bench on the 25' yard range)
- Shooting mat
- Binoculars/Spotting Scope
- Small tool kit to adjust sights/quick fix firearm
- Eye and Hearing protection
- Staple gun to hang the targets to the wooden boards

I see member "John Doe" is bringing his 1911, can I shoot it?
Most members bring their guns to shot and allow others to shoot them as well. If you see a gun on the list you would like to shoot, ask the owner (post it) what type of ammo brand they like so you could use it. Some members supply the ammo. Be considerate of others and bring some more if you can so everyone can try the firearm.

What about safety after all this is a public range? I have heard bad stuff about public ranges.
While the range is open to everyone typically what occurs when we go has been that we (NWI INGO) end up taking over the 25 and 50 yard ranges. This in turn has helped us to police ourselves and ensured our own safety. We setup a table with the "NWI INGO Range Rules" and just ensure that any new shooters we have with us are being supervised.

Do I have to shoot only from the bench sitting down?
There are no rules for "how" to shoot at the range.
You can shoot by...
- sitting from the bench
- standing from the bench
- sitting cross-leg from the bench
- laying on the floor from the bench

We have even shot the boards CLOSER than the 25 yards (ie. we walk up about 15 yards from the boards) as well when we control the full 25 yard range. We keep a few people at teh benches to ensure that no one is touching any of the firearms there while we have shooters downrange shooting.

What size plywood can we donate?
The range can only take full sheet 4'x8' plywood in ANY thickness due to how it is nailed to the wooden post they have.

What size wooden post can we donate?
The plywood is nailed to two 3" to 5" diameter and 6' in length post to keep them up. The 25 yard range uses a total of 6 post, the 50 yard range uses a total of 12 post, 100 yard range uses a total of 8 post and the 200 yard range uses a total of 2 post.


What is the cost to come?
The range is FREE as it is a public Indiana range. The cost you will incur is for the ammo you shoot (most people bring their own) and for the targets you bring to shoot. FREE targets can be downloaded from the internet (see below). A couple people usually bring staple guns and are willing to share so there is no cost to hang the targets.

Bring eye/ear protection. If you can bring some snacks to share, if not that is OK too. If you have an odd caliber toy then its generally considered good form to bring extra ammo for that gun and share that but its reasonable to limit the amount of shooting if the ammo is expensive.

The group (INGO NWI) as a whole gives a donation of plywood to the range each time we go. The chairperson for the plywood pays for the plywood and brings it and takes donations from others for it.

I live in IL and would like to attend the event. Can I bring my guns as well?
Everyone is welcome to attend. Winamac is a free Indiana public range. Please note that non-Indiana residents must have a license or permit to carry a handgun from either Indiana or another state that Indiana recognizes (see here for more info) in order to bring their handguns to the range. The IL FOID card DOES NOT count to meet this requirement. You CAN bring a long guns (rifles and shotguns) WITHOUT a license/permit.
This is a rule of the Indiana DNR as they have been posted on the range.


Need free printable targets? Try this post:
https://www.indianagunowners.com/forums/general_firearms_discussion/79176-free_targets.html

 

[jedi]

This one is going to be a tough one for me as I'm not available on the following dates.

SAT 09 APR - Retirement & double birthday party of aunt & uncle
SUN 10 APR - Church event already committed to
SAT 16 APR - Birthday of daughter (6 yrs old); Party same day

Note that I did not include SUN 24 APR 2011 as that is EASTER.
Happy voting!

 

[bigworm]

i am in

 

[sadclownwp]

come on guys, just once, have it during the week and not on a weekend.

 

[combat45acp]

Would love to make one of these, hope the date workouts with my schedule. 1911's. 9mm and .45's with silencers, AR with silencer, etc, etc. All are welcome to shoot them.

 

[jedi]

come on guys, just once, have it during the week and not on a weekend.

Sorry but the NWI INGO MEET & SHOOTs will always be either a SAT or SUN since that is when the majority of NWI INGO members can take the entire day to drive all the way to Winamac & bring all the gear (guns, food, cigars, etc...)

We have started an NWI INGO SHOOT which is at the various DNR ranges and during the week. See this thread for more info.
https://www.indianagunowners.com/forums/general_firearms_discussion/136884-nwi_ingo_members.html

The 1st one will be at DNR Kingsbury on Thursday, March 24th @ 10AM.
Wild Duece is organizing these BTW.

 

[Joz86]

I should be able to attend if the shoot is on one of the days later in the month. Jediagh, I ordered the spotter scope you posted in the last NWI Meet and Shoot thread. We were using a 42x scope at the 100yard range, but it was nearly impossible to see 5.45x39 AR holes on a black target that far away.

 

[nosrettab]

I should be able to attend if the shoot is on one of the days later in the month. Jediagh, I ordered the spotter scope you posted in the last NWI Meet and Shoot thread. We were using a 42x scope at the 100yard range, but it was nearly impossible to see 5.45x39 AR holes on a black target that far away.

no you had a hard time i was able to tell. and well just use something other than a black target should be easier to spot.

 

[jedi]

If you do vote also please SUBSCRIBE to this thread as once the voting is done I will have the thread moved into the EVENTS section and I don't plan on respaming the NWI INGO social group about it. 180 members is a lot of PMs.

 

[Armed-N-Ready]

Sounds like fun.

I will try to make it if on either of the last two saturdays of the month. I have a variety of rifles, shotguns and pistols. Will decide which to bring when the date gets closer.

 

[Dawall]

April will be a hectic month to commit a day to yet alone to vote on. Enjoy and hope I can just stop by. Thanks to all.

 

[cumminspwrd02]

can't make any of the dates in april, just too busy with work and family stuff.

 

[jedi]

can't make any of the dates in april, just too busy with work and family stuff.

Well make sure you going the NWI INGO social group
INGunOwners - Northwest Indiana

so you can find out when the MAY event will occur then.

 

[garagegunmaker]

Hoping to make it depending on date. Would be bringing tacicool AK's and if the LTCH gets here in time some XD's and mil surp handguns.

 

[HmDBrian]

If it happens to fall on a saturday, you can count me in. If its a sunday i'll have a 50 percent chance of making it. Depends if wife can take off work to stay home with the kid.

 

[JollyTrooper]

Fingers crossed, I'll be able to make this one.

 

[INyooper]

Depending on the date, I'd be there. Saturdays are good, Sundays ...not so much. Might try to convince some friends to ride along (again).

 

[jedi]

Only hours left to vote! Pick the date you think the next meet & shoot should be on. Sometime tomorrow once the poll closes this thread will be moved into the offical events thread BTW.

At that point ya can begin to "sign up" and post what you will be bringing.

 

[jedi]

The date is set for SAT 30 APR 2011.
Go ahead and begin to sign up and list what you will be bringing please so I can update the OP.

 

[melensdad]

I think I should be able to make this one. So far my daughter is scheduled for a couple different fencing tournaments in April but this date is still free and clear. If it remains that way then I'll be showing up.