THE PHARR RIFLE & PISTOL CLUB, Inc.

A.K.A. THE PHARR GUN CLUB

P. O. Box 3551

McAllen, Texas 78502

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pharrgunclub@gmail.com

Road and parking lot construction is set to begin!

Scheduling changes has the

work beginning as early as Feb. 7th.

Please be advised that parking may

be difficult during this time.

Once the work is done

you will be very happy with the results.

Membership sessions in FEBRUARY.

New Members or Renewals

Click HERE to print membership form

1:00PM

Sunday, Feb. 19th

at the range

Anyone arriving after 1:00PM will not be allowed to participate.

We have very strict rules.

Rule #1: Be on time.

Need directions to the range?

...see below.

Membership session also at 7:30PM

at the Pharr Kiwanis Club

corner of Bluebonnet and W. Park

(across street from Pharr Post Office)

on Tuesday, February 7th.

The Pharr Rifle & Pistol Club, Inc.

is now an official NRA recruiter.

We can now offer NRA memberships at a discount.

New or renewing one year NRA memberships

can be obtained for $25 instead of $35.

Three year NRA memberships

can be obtained for $70 instead of $85.

Five year NRA memberships

can be obtained for $100 instead of $125.

NRA Life memberships

can be obtained for $750 instead of $1000.

We can take care of NRA memberships

at any Club membership session.

About a dozen boy scouts from McAllen's Troop 76 visited the range on Saturday, Jan. 28th.

They were there for a merit badge qualification and a safety orientation.

The scout session took place on the 25 yard range.

The boys received a safety briefing from instructors from the Pharr Gun Club

before Scoutmaster, Steve Walker carefully explained their course of fire for the day.

The scouts shot in relays of four shooters each.

Personal instruction was offered by Scoutmasters such as Mike Key in the photo on the right.

Pharr Gun Club rifle instructor, Joe Kertesz took charge of the event,

running each relay and offering clear and easy to understand range commands.

Each scout fired three shots at five small targets at a range of 25 feet. .22 rimfire rifles were used.

Scores that qualified were submitted for merit badges.

As you can see from the photo on the left the small targets looked even smaller from the firing point.

Each scout was very well behaved and patiently waited their turn.

Troop 76 provided plenty of assistant instructors.

It was a day of fun, a little bit of stress and lots of education.

We'd like to thank McAllen's Boy Scout Troop 76 for helping to spread

firearms education to our community's youth.

They are using care, a firm hand and the truth.

There is no better way.

25 Yard Range is Open!

The bullet catcher is finished.

You may now shoot

on the 25 yard range

provided that you don't hit

the yellow support poles.

These are not targets. These are support poles holding up the bullet catcher system.

DO NOT place targets in front of these poles!

Here you see a Club member using the 25 yard range with the newly completed bullet catcher in the background.

S C H E D U L E:

From Jan. 25 through about Feb. 10th: Fabrication of parts for the 100 yd.

range bullet catcher will take place

off site. During this time we will

improve the road and parking area

if work crews can be scheduled.

We wish to get rid of the ruts in the

road and bring the general public area

up to ADA standards. This means

smooth enough for a wheelchair to

have easy access.

From about Feb. 10th - 25th: Bullet catcher construction on the 100 yard range.

There will be NO shooting on the 100 yard

during this time. Don't call and ask for exceptions.

Accessibility to shooting on the 100 yard will be

determined by conditions at the time. When the

range is posted CLOSED, it will be closed. Shooting

will continue as usual on the 25 and 200 ranges.

Sometime in March: Construction to begin on bullet baffles on all three ranges.

Details on range closures forthcoming.

Here's the view of the completed structure.

You can see that each side mates up with the protective dirt bullet stop.

Here's a shot of the top of the 25 yard bullet catcher during construction.

It is solid pea gravel.

On the left we see some of the machinery used to build the 25 yard bullet catcher.

On the right we see the work crew working on the top cover after the gravel was installed.

On the left we see the work crew installing the galvanized aluminum top cover.

The gravel sits on top of thick plastic sheeting.

Underneath the plastic is a sheet steel.

On the right we see the crew laying down individual sheets of aluminum.

Earlier in the process you could see the east wing of the frame taking shape.

On the right was the open space where the west wing flap was soon to be built.

In an earlier photo you can see the front poles will support the weight of the top cover.

When finished the top cover will look similar to the eyebrow catchers on the firing line.

The color of the bullet catchers complement the colors on the firing line.

Vertical poles are yellow and the horizontal beams are blue.

Work started on the 25 yard range on Jan. 3rd.

Above we see concrete being poured to anchor the supports for the

bullet catcher system on the 25 yard range.

In the background are the eyebrow catchers and shade covers

on the 25 and 100 yard ranges.

Above you see a worker shoveling the initial groove It was a bit of intense hand work. The support for the

for the upper support structure for the bullet catcher. bullet catcher system is similar to an awning. The

structure is held up by support poles and by the bullet stop

dirt mound itself.

Here's a close up of one of the holes which was filled with concrete.

The concrete base will support a pole to support the weight of the new structure.

This is the main frame of the 200 yard bullet catcher.

As you can see the construction is very similar to the eyebrow catchers

found on all of the firing lines.

We are using square steel tubing for support poles

and steel "I" beams for the bullet catcher frame.

The frame that you see here will contain

the same gravel filler as the eyebrow catchers.

The open gap seen to the left will be closed off when the project is completed.

As you can see care has been taken to make sure the bullet catcher also

extends over the gaps that might be found

to the right and left of the target area.

This same procedure will be used for the bullet catchers

on the 25 yard and 100 yard ranges.

Current gate/membership cards will

expire on Sept. 30, 2012.

REMEMBER!!!!

Your current gate/membership card will remain

good as long as you keep up your membership.

The system has been worked out so that

you can keep your current

card for years.

Cowboy Action Shooting Match
Sunday Feb. 12, 2011
10:00 AM

Okay, pardner...time to mosey on down to the ol' corral!
Time to dress up as a TV or movie cowboy (or cowgirl)

and just have fun with those shootin' irons.
We shoot at paper and steel targets.
We use firearms designed before 1900.
Yep, that's right. Real, old-fashioned Cowboy guns!

Modern remakes are okay to use.

Each shooter uses two handguns, one shotgun

and a rifle or carbine chambered in a straight wall pistol cartridge.

We're in it just for the fun.

You will need about 50 rounds of ammo for the handguns and rifle

and one box of shells for the shotgun.
and don't forget eye and ear protection...
and maybe drinking water and sunscreen.

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The new front gate card access system is on!

The system was rebuilt during January.

Your access card is the key

to enter and leave the range.

The process is easy.

* Drive up to the gate, just as in the past.

* Get out of your vehicle, just as in the past.

* Walk up to the gate, just as in the past.

* But DON'T use the metal key.

* Instead hold your new access card up next to the card reader.

* The reader is on the post with the latch.

* It looks kind of like a black cell phone inside a metal housing.

* You can see the body of the reader between two thick red stripes.

* Hold your card between the two red stripes.

* Hold the card close to the black card reader inside.

* You may have to move your card sideways a couple of times.

* You will hear a click as the gate lock unlatches.

* Then swing the gate open, just as in the past.

* Drive in, just as in the past.

* Then close the gate, just as in the past.

* Simply push the hasp into the jaws of the lock and it will do the rest.

* Leave the range the very same way.

N E W:

Gun Myths...click it

Questions & Answers

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What about the new keys?

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N O W

Please study this photo !

DO NOT use any of the portable target stands on the 100 or 200 yard ranges.

People have NOT been careful using these stands and that has changed the rules for everybody.

The portable stands are now restricted for use on the 25 yard range.

N O T I C E !

The suggested list of newly revised Club safety rules were debated, amended and accepted

by a majority vote of members present at the April business meeting. All members should

have received a copy of the suggested safety rules revision inside their Spring 2010

newsletter. For a complete listing of what was passed and the changes made to the

mailing, click the link below.

Two changes were also made to the club By-Laws. A third possible change is pending.

Language on the third change is included in the document below. This language may

change over the next few days.

Click here for the newly accepted PRPC safety rules

NOW

We have finally solved the problem of where to shoot at 50 yards on our range.

We have newly installed 50 yard target holders located

on the left side of the 100 yard range.

The 50 yard target holders look like this:

And here are the rules!

* You sit on any of the four shooting tables which are found directly in front of the new 50 yard target holders.

* Place cardboard ONLY on the upper portion of the new 50 yard target holders.

* Place your target on this cardboard.

* Then fire a shot to make sure that your round does two things:

1) hits the intended paper target

2) lands in the dirt in the bullet stop in the back

* Then you continue to enjoy shooting at 50 yards.

* DO NOT PLACE TARGETS IN THE LOWER PORTION OF THESE NEW TARGET HOLDERS.

* Shooting through a target placed in the lower portion may cause a ricochet.

* Ricochets are not allowed under any circumstances.

* If you are caught doing this, your card and key will be taken away from you on the spot.

Here's another photo!

As you can see the upper portion of the new 50 yard target holders

lines up perfectly with allowing a bullet to pass through the

paper target and continue it's way to be safely contained in the bullet stop.

Cardboard can be found on the 25 yard range

or you may bring some with you.

A staple gun is really helpful.

Don't leave home without it.

Members Area

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RENEWAL INFORMATION!!

* Our business and membership years go from October to September.

* Every year we change the lock on the gate on the date of the Oct. meeting.

* This year the gate lock was changed on October 6th.

* We will also have a monthly Club meeting that night. At 7:30PM at the Pharr Kiwanis Club building at the corner of Bluebonnet and W. Park. At this meeting we will offer the yearly required short safety course in addition to the new member orientation.

* If you have paid your renewal fee for next year and have taken the yearly required short safety course, then your new card and key SHOULD have arrived with the Autumn newsletter sometime close to Oct. 1st.

* Those who had not paid their renewal fee by the newsletter mailing date received a membership renewal form with their newsletter.

* If you would like to download a membership renewal form, click this line .

* We will offer the yearly short safety course at the following times:

Every 1st Sunday at the range at 1:00PM.

Every 3rd Sunday at the range at 1:00PM.

Every 1st Tuesday at the Club monthly meeting at 7:30PM at the Pharr Kiwanis Club at the corner of W. Park and Bluebonnet in Pharr.

* Our membership fee for the 2010 - 2011 Club year has been set at $84. Yes, this is double what it has been for the past several years. We are in the middle of rebuilding the range. We need the money. The new fee structure was adopted by the membership at a Club meeting.

* If you haven't been able to drop by the range over the summer, click on this line to see photos of the construction process.

About the Pharr Rifle and Pistol Club, Inc.

The Pharr Rifle & Pistol Club is also known as the Pharr Gun Club. We come from all walks of life and both sexes. We have organized for the purpose of enjoying and fostering the shooting sports. Putting SAFETY FIRST, we get together to enjoy the sport of competition as well. There has yet to be a case when a new shooter hasn't also become a new friend. We prefer not to be political and are definitely not militant. Our sport is spectator oriented so we can be in the public eye. For this reason please be advised that we will need your help in keeping language, dress, and demeanor respectable when at the range or at a match. The Pharr Gun Club range remains a family setting.
Club business meetings are on the first Tuesday of every month. The meetings are held at 7:30 pm at the Kiwanis Meeting Hall at the corner of Bluebonnet and Park in Pharr (location map).