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* KSA Club News * 2024 01.17.24
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05.17.23 New By-Laws are currently posted at the Club House and under 2023 By Laws Draft. Please review before June 21st. 05.17.23 We found someone to run Steel Challenge. Please see updates on Steel's webpage. 05.17.23 03.28.23 We are currently seeking a new Match Director for Steel Challenge. Match Directors must an existing member within good standing. Please contact our secretary Matt at secretary@keystonesportsmenassociation.com, or spot by our April meeting on April 19th @ 7pm. 03.19.23 Come out to KSA for Big Game Dinner on April 8th. $8 a person. Featuring Wild Boar 2022 08.02.22 Come out to KSA for the Open-To-Public shoots.Tueday nights for open pistol shoot & Thrursday nights for open trap, dm 2021 03.04.21 The next monthly club meeting will be Wed., March 17th. Election of Officers will take place at this meeting. dm 01.30.21 --Meeting Cancelled due to weather--Next Club Meeting will be February 17th 7:00pm. Final round of 2021 Officer nominations, then Election of Officers for 2021. Try to make this meeting and vote. dm 2020 12.26.20 PISTOL SHOOTERS...If you would like to ring in 2021 with a 8-stage Steel Challenge match, head over to Buffalo Valley Sportsmens Assoc. on Saturday Jan 2nd. Four stages in the morning & another four in the afternoon. Visit BVSA facebook page for addtl details and Practiscore to sign up. dm 11.30.20 Next club meeting will be Jan 20, 2021, 7:00pm. dm 11.18.20 All remaining trap events & clubhouse rentals scheduled for 2020 are cancelled. Trap events to resume 2021. dm 06.15.20 No club meeting on June 17 due to many members attending a shoot in Elysburg. See you in July. 05.31.20 Thanks for waiting - WE ARE OPEN. 03.30.20 Events are suspended until further notice due to COVID-19.
11.21.19 Thanks for a great year. No more club meetings until January 15, 2020. See you in the new year. No Open trap on November 28 for Thanksgiving or December 5 for Deer season. 11.20.19 Now Available!!!! 2020 Trap Dates 06.28.19 Welcome Letterman Outdoors as a new sponsor. 06.19.19 Sorry for the late notice. There will be no Club Meeting tonight (June 19, 2019) due to lack of officer quorum. Don't forget to follow our twitter account for late-breaking news: https://twitter.com/KsaUpdate. 03.20.19 Club meeting tonight at 7:00 PM. Nominations/Voting for your 2019 Club Officers. 03.08.19 March 9 3Gun and March 10 Steel Challenge matches are cancelled. Range conditions are not permissible for a safe match. Ice and significant snowfall persist in the bays and access road. ANNUAL GAME DINNER Get your tickets for the 2019 Annual Game Dinner and Shoot. The dinner starts at 11 AM on Saturday March 30th. Contact Terry Little, Lester Ott, or Ron Wertman for Tickets. If you have game meat you would like to donate, please contact Terry or Ron. 02.20.19 Due to inclimate weather and road advisories, club meeting tonight is CANCELLED. Nominations and election will occur in March. 02.01.19 No Steel Challenge match this month. Looking to start up again in March. 01.16.19 Club meeting tonight at 7:00 PM. Nominations are open for your 2019 Club Officers. 2018 08.15.18 - August Monthly Club Meeting Canceled The August meeting is canceled due to officer's inability to quorum. Next monthly meeting is Sept. 19. 08.09.18 - 50th Anniversary Celebration Open House Please consider joining us for our 50th Anniversary Celebration on August 11th from 11:00-3:00 with a free pig roast being served at 1:00 PM. Check out our flyer! The Rifle, Pistol, Trap ranges will be CLOSED during this event with the exception of shooting events currently on the schedule (weather and pit conditions permitting). There was an article in the Milton Standard Journal on Saturday, July 21st if you're interested in it. There will be a few community groups coming to the event so please take the time to see what they have to offer. As a retrospective, there is a double-sided picture display set up inside the clubhouse. Take time to come and look at memories from the past 50 years and share any pictures or memories you have with the members in attendance. Please Check in / Sign in at the main table to receive your meal ticket. Don't forget to check out the BIG 50th-year raffle! If you have not purchased your tickets yet, please come out and support us with either a direct purchase or a gladly appreciated donation. We look forward to seeing everyone on August 11th for our celebration. 08.08.18 - This weekend's 3Gun (Aug 11th) and Steel Challenge (Aug 12th) matches are cancelled. Due to the amount of rain sustained over the past few weeks, our access road and pit areas are washed out and in need of repair. Please bear with us as we develop a plan to restore the facilities to shoot worthy. Please check with the match directors or this news page for any further developments. 07.15.18 - Sunday's Steel Challenge Gun Match on July 15, 2018 is Cancelled. Due to the number of withdrawal requests and direct messages citing the rain, we are cancelling the match because of a severe front moving through our area and the duration of the predicted rain. We apologize to those shooters willing to share your time with us and hopefully, we will see you in August. 05.11.18 - Saturday's 3 Gun Match on May 12, 2018 is Cancelled. Due to the severe front moving through our area and the duration of the predicted rain, the pit areas will not be ideal/safe to perform the type of movement required for this designed match and its challenges. We would rather err on the side of safety and provide a fun enjoyable match for all. I'd rather make the decision now so that you may make alternative plans for your Saturday. I appreciate you wanting to share your time with us and hopefully, we will see you next month. 03.05.18 - Match Links for this weekend. See you at the range. • 3Gun - Saturday, March 10 @9:00 AM • Steel Challenge - Sunday, March 11 @1:00 PM (Don't forget to set your clocks ahead) 03.02.18 - Legislation Alert --- NRA-ILA | Pennsylvania: Semi-Auto Ban Legislation to be Introduced. -Gary Hoy 02.08.18 - The Steel Challenge match scheduled for Sunday Feb 11th is canceled. The pits are inaccessible. Next matches are scheduled for March, weather permitting. 01.16.18 - The KSA Annual Game Dinner will take place on Saturday, March 31. Start time is 11:00am. Bring your appetite and some shotgun shells and enjoy the day. The sign-up sheet is in the clubhouse. -mince 01.12.18 - Now available --- 2018 KSA ATA Booklet. See you at the next ATA shoot. -mince 1.3.18 - With regrets we are cancelling the ATA event for Saturday January 6th. 1.1.18 - Happy New Year! We look forward to seeing you at the club as we celebrate 50 years. 11.17.17 - With regrets we are cancelling the IDPA event for Saturday November 18th. This was our last scheduled IDPA match for 2017, so be sure to keep an eye on your emails in the spring of 2018 for our first match announcement. If the weather cooperates and we have access to the pits we will try to start up again in March. 09.20.17 - It's time to renew your KSA annual memberships. Click here or go to bottom of page to print out your 2018 membership application forms. - mince 05.12.17 - With regrets we are cancelling the scheduled events for Saturday May 13th. This includes: • FN 3 Gun • NRA High Power Rifle Sunday's Steel Challenge match should continue provided winds and rain leave the pits usable. Please pre-register at: https://practiscore.com/ksa-may-2017-steel-challenge-scsa219/register to ensure you receive any cancellation notices. You may also follow @ksaupdate on twitter. Stay safe, stay dry, and hug your mom!
03.20.17 - REMINDER!!!! MARK YOUR CALENDARS!!!! Come out Saturday, April 1st, for the KSA Annual Game Dinner. Enjoy some good food & a few rounds of trap. 11:00am-5:00pm, Dinner @ 3:00pm. Limit 60 people. Sign-up in the clubhouse.$5.00/person -mince 03.16.17 CANCELED: KSA Open Trap for March 16. The trap houses are currently buried. 03.15.17 We don't think it will be a surprise to anyone that Saturday's IDPA match has been cancelled due to snowfall. There is just no way we will have accessible shooting bays on Saturday. Our next match is scheduled for April 15th. Hopefully the weather will be a little kinder by then. Please note that IDPA matches will now begin registration at 9:00 with hammer down at 10:00. 03.11.17 We can't seem to catch a break with the weather. Wind chill temps will be between 10 and 13 degrees tomorrow. Trigger control works best when you can feel your fingers and we cannot set up enough portable heat stations to ensure the health and safety of shooters and staff. After consulting today's brave 3Gunners and the match staff, it's in the best interest to CANCEL Sunday's match. This is a disappointment as we have canceled several this winter. We look forward to shooting with everyone in April. 03.10.17The NRA High Power Match is CANCELED due to weather. See you in April. 03.10.17The crazy 3Gunners are still holding thier match and will now use the rifle range too. Sign up here: Practiscore March 3Gun Signup 02.11.17 - The printable 2017 calendar is available. Download from the site calendar or from this link: Printable 2017 Event Calendar 02.11.17 - The STEEL CHALLENGE match scheduled for Sunday Feb 12 is CANCELLED due to range conditions. We've been checking it over the past few days and it would be unsafe to conduct a match in the pits. The road to the pits is covered in ice, and the pits are one big skating rink. The thaw and refreezing is only going to make it worse for Sunday. We will try again in March. In the meantime - someone take out that groundhog. 02.10.17 - KSA is hosting a Hunter's Safety Instructor Course presented by the PA Game Commission on Tuesday Feb 28 from 7-10 PM. Contact Lester Ott or Nick Hesman for more information. 01.15.17 - MARK YOUR CALENDARS!!!! Come out Saturday, April 1st, for the KSA Annual Game Dinner. Enjoy some good food & a few rounds of trap. 11:00am-5:00pm, Dinner @ 3:00pm. Limit 60 people. Sign-up in the clubhouse.$5.00/person -mince 12.16.16 The 2017 ATA Registered Trap Program is available now. -mince 12.14.16 Pistol events for Dec 17 and Dec 18 are cancelled due to weather. 10.06.16 USPSA Night Shoot results are posted. Results are posted on our website: http://keystonesportsmenassociation.com/USPSA/2016/10-02/index.html As well as on Practiscore: https://practiscore.com/results/new/26763 What Fun! 09.14.16 FNH 3Gun and Steel Challenge results from this past weekend are posted. IDPA this Saturday Sept. 17. Register here: https://practiscore.com/ksa-idpa-september-17-2016/register. 08.03.16 Just a reminder that the FNH 3 Gun match has moived to August 13. Steel Challenge will be on August 14. 06.30.16 Just a reminder that the Clubhouse, Upper Pistol Range, and Rifle Range are closed today for the training event. Open Trap will proceed at 5PM as scheduled. 06.21.16 Join us for a small USPSA match tonight: https://practiscore.com/ksa-uspsa-longest-day-2016/register. Hammer down at 5:30 PM, $10 to all shooters. 06.19.16 Keystone Cup Results: https://sites.google.com/site/thekeystonecup/results2016. 06.08.16 Wednesday shoot for June 8 is cancelled due to weather, upper pistol range is still OPEN. Attendance is not at the point to justify volunteers standing out in bad weather for 5 hours Next Wednesday shoot is June 22nd. 05.18.16 There have been some recent changes to the club calendar that you should be aware of. GENERAL - Wednesday Pistol Shoots: These are currently cancelled until further notice. We are working on establishing some back up resources for these dates since there is an interest. Tuesday night open pistol continues to run weekly. Stay tuned for a revised Wednesday schedule. MAY 22nd Youth Event: This youth event has been cancelled due to limited interest. The Youth group will restructure the event for later in the summer. MAY 30th - ATA: ATA will not shoot on Memorial Day. The shoot that weekend is only Saturday May 28 and Sunday May 29. Reminder for those shooting at the club the weekend of May 20-22. There is a private event at the clubhouse on May 20 and 21. IDPA will hold event registration outside of the clubhouse (eiuther on the porch or in the pits). The IDPA match this weekend is the annual classifier. This is your last opportunity to shoot a required classifier match (without alternative arrangements) prior to the Keystone Cup in June. 04.05.16 - Come out this Saturday, April 09th, for the KSA Annual Game Dinner. Enjoy some good food & a few rounds of trap. -mince 03.07.16 - FNH 3 GUN (March 12, 9:00 AM) Its the beginning of the season... you want to lug ALL of your gear to the range. We have an excuse to do it... The first FNH 3 Gun match of the Season! Here is the link: https://practiscore.com/ksa-3-gun-march-12th-2016/register Plan on bringing the following amounts of ammunition:
You read that correctly, That's what Derek says you need. It's going to be a nice, compact four (4) stage hose-fest of lead. From what I hear, you will see the Texas Star. Cost: $20 for KSA Club Members / $25 for non-KSA Club Members. Direct all questions to Derek Steward. 03.07.16 - Cold Steel Winter League Match #3 (March 13, 10:00 AM) We will run two relays again. One at 10:00 and one at 1:00. We will have the whole range to play on and play we will. There will be 4 Steel Challenge stages including Outer Limits and Speed Challenge. These two stages are rarities because of the space required. We'll shoot these on the rifle range. In the pits, we'll have two more Steel Challenge stages and a USPSA Classifier. Meet at the clubhouse for logistics and squadding. League members shoot free (since you already paid for it), USPSA Classifier is $3.00 if you would like it sent in. Walk-ons are welcome. Cost is $10.00 for your first gun and $5.00 for additional guns (subject to squad availability). 01.02.16 - Keystone would like to thank all the members for their help & support during 2015. We hope to see everyone in 2016 for another successful year. - mince 12.09.15 - NRA Basic Range Safety Officer Course. We now have the registration link for the January 30th NRA Basic Safety Officer Course hosted by KSA. Use the following link to register: NRA Basic Range Safety Officer Course (Jan. 30, 2016). Click here for the instructor flyer. 12.08.15 - There is a known bug with older versions of the Mozilla Firefox browser displaying the KSA calendar. We are working on a resolution to correct the issue for the small number of users with this browser. 10.22.15 - Please note, the Steel Challenge Match has moved from Nov 7 to Sunday Nov 15. This will be the last steel match in the pit area for the season. We hope to see you there. Four stages, multiple guns allowed. 10.20.15 - Attention Pistol Shooters, There is a 6:00 PM meeting before the regular 7:00 monthly KSA meeting on 10/22, please attend. 10.08.15 - Due to the cancelled High-Power Match on Oct 3rd, there will be a make-up match on Sunday, Oct 18th @ 11:00am. 09.08.15 - Attn: Multi-Gun Shooters!!! Derek Steward will be running a Multi-Gun / 3Gun match on Sept 12th at 9:00 am. Registration opens at 8:00 am in the clubhouse. The match will utilize all three gun type in accordance with the FNH 3 Gun rules. For a copy of the rule set, click here This link was inaccurate when the match announcement was sent. Come and try it out!” 09.08.15 - Attn: Steel Shooters!!! Sunday Steel returns in September. Come on out on Sept 20th at 1:00 PM for four stages of bell-ringing bliss 08.15.15 - Reminder that there is a steel shoot on Saturday August 15th. This will be a Steel Challenge oriented format of four stages (two classifiers). Multiple guns are welcome (including rimfire rifles). We are looking to add some Sunday matches in Sept/Oct. We will also start a winter season on Saturday November 7th. Come on out for some fast shooting fun. 08.15.15 - Good News: KSA is extending the 3-Gun season through October. We’ll have FNH rules based matches on Sept 12 and Oct 10. These will be of the shorter, sport-oriented format you have seen recently. Hope to see you there! We are also making plans to add this as a regular match during the 2016 season 07.19.15 - Saturday July 25th join Aaron Loreman for an NRA Highpower match. He’s hot off the fields at Camp Perry and has lots of stories to share. The match will be standard match with a Mini Palma side match to follow. M2 ball ammo for Garand shooters is available ($10 bucks will get you an entire match worth). Ammo is in limited supply. 07.19.15 - Sunday July 26th is a club work day. We’ll be starting at 8:20 in the pistol pits clearing brush and performing general cleanup. We’ll also be relocating one of the wood piles at the clubhouse area to provide more room for upcoming classes and events. Our focus will shift in the afternoon as we regrade the pit road and install water diverters. Come and give a hand. 07.12.15 - Attention Shooters! Big Weekend for Events. IDPA match on Saturday July 18th at 9:00am. Christmas in July match Steel Challenge on Sunday July 19th at 1:00 PM. Hope to see you there! 07.05.15 - Attn: Multi-Gun Shooters!!!Derek Steward will be running a Multi-Gun / 3Gun match on July 11th at 9:00 am. Registration opens at 8:00 am in the lower pits. The match will utilize all three gun type in accordance with the FNH 3 Gun rules. Please consult the following link for a direct copy of the ruleset: http://www.lchico5u.com/fnh3g/rules.pdf -mince 06.18.15 - Come out Sunday August 2nd for the1st Annual KSA Open House Shoot-Out. Reg starts at 8:00am & shooting at 10:00am. Click here for more info. -mince 06.09.15 - This Sunday 6/14 is KSA's 1st KSA SCSA Pistol Match. This steel match is open to any pistol & begins at 1:00. -mince 03.26.15 - KSA Annual Game Dinner is being held April 4th. The sign-up sheet is in the clubhouse. -mince 02.21.15 - The Sunday, Feb 22, ATA Shoot has been cancelled due to bad weather. -mince 01.24.15 - Attention !!! Just a reminder, our "2015 Election of Officers" will be held at the Feb 18th Monthly Club Meeting. Be sure to attend this important meeting. -mince 12.21.14 |