OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!

Come on down to HRGC Saturday August 10th for our RC Crawler & Short Course Event! Two courses to enjoy - short course track and a rock crawling portion. 

Event will be 10AM - 5PM and will be $10 per adult, kids 17 & under get in free!

Food & drinks will be available for purchase so come enjoy a day of fun with the family whether you have RC cars or not!

The first Saltwater Corner event is scheduled for Sunday August 18, the plan is:

We presently have two boats available for the day, we will launch at Bard Island and either fish from boats or shuttle people out onto the island and from there people can shore fish, picnic, swim, etc. So, with two boats we will have limited boat space for fishing from the boats.

If anyone with a boat is available would like to join in on the trip that would be great. Email Don Taft to be added to event

We will meet at the HRG parking lot and trailer the boats, caravan and/or convoy down to Stonington Ct (about 90-minute travel time) at Bard Island boat ramp.

We will offer two separate departure times. One group will leave the Club at 8:00 am. The second group will depart the Club at 10:00 am. By offering two departure times some people may prefer to fish morning and into the afternoon and some may wish to fish the afternoon up until evening.

You should plan on bringing your own fishing gear, bait, equipment along with your choice of food and drink.

It is expected that all attendees will help the boat captains with gas and travel expenses.

If you are interested in joining in, please let me know (Don @ 508-274-9492 or via return Email) so that we can coordinate our trip.

 

The Saltwater Corner would also like to support the Deep-Sea fishing charter trip that Pete LaPiere has organized. The date is October 4^th and will be out of Eastman’s fishing charters from Seabrook, NH. The cost is $100, and you can sign up at any HRG general membership meeting and or at the HRG bar.

If you have any questions, you can reach out to Pete. 

Don't forget about our biggest event of the year!
Milltown Car Show August 2-3 @ HRGC

All of us are looking for volunteers for this event! The Bar needs volunteers in the following areas if you can lend a hand.

ID checkers
- Friday from 3PM - 9PM outside the pavilion
- Saturday from 10AM - 5PM outside the pavilion
- Saturday from 5PM to 9PM outside the pavilion

We also need additional Roamers - someone to wander around the car show looking for outside alcohol and reporting it to security (no direct contact with the individuals involved). Times vary for this.
- Friday from 4PM -10PM, Saturday 11AM - 10PM.

Please let Larry know if any of these above times fit your schedule. It's a great way to see the show! Thank you in advance for your assistance with volunteering!

Additionally, Kevin Soucie needs help with the food. Please contact Kevin if you are interested/able to help out with cooking, running food, etc.

Whitetails Unlimited Dinner on Friday August 16th, 2024! OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!

Tickets are selling fast so buy them soon before they're gone!

Tickets are $55 each and you can add a spouse for $45 (must have same address). Tickets will include dinner (chicken leg quarter, beans, corn on the cob, salad and a dinner roll) and a 1 year Whitetails Unlimited membership. There will also be appetizers and a personal sized pie for dessert!

Come on down Friday 8/16 and enjoy dinner & a chance to win $14,000 worth of guns! Doors open at 5PM with games/raffles and social hour, dinner at 6:30PM. More raffles, live and silent auctions following dinner.

We expect all firearms available for raffle to be in compliance with the bill recently signed into law. The number of raffles available has not changed. 

Tickets just $55 or add a spouse for just $45 more. Tickets include dinner and a 1 year Whitetails Unlimited membership. Tickets must be purchased online using the below link:

https://www.whitetailsunlimited.com/events/banquets/sturbridge-ma-hamilton-rod-and-gun-chapter-banquet/

Open to HRGC Members & Public!

The Rifle and Pistol Committees are pleased to announce that we are resuming training classes at HRGC! We will be offering the USCCA Basic Handgun classes on Thursday nights from 6-10PM on the following dates: 8/8/24, 9/12/24 and 10/10/24.

The classroom and live fire portions will be held at the pistol range. This is a co-ed class. Anyone can attend and non-members are welcome!

This class is very similar to the Women's Basic pistol class; but it is open to everyone. It is designed to teach someone who has never shot a pistol to safely handle and fire the pistol. You do not need a LTC to take this class.

This is a Basic Handgun class covering the following topics

• Self defense firearm basics
• Defensive shooting fundamentals
• Gear/Gadgets
• Basic and Advanced Skills

Class is broken down into 2 hours classroom and 2 hours range. If you do not have a firearm, we will supply a .22LR pistol and ammo.

We are capping the class at 14 students. Cost of the class is $80.

Registration Link:

https://training.usconcealedcarry.com/.../63c6c482-9de7...

Instructors:

• Marc French - MFrench@productsecuritygroup.com
• Armand Lafleche - Laflecheusmc@protonmail.com
• Joe Pastier – Jpastier1@gmail.com
• Cheryl LaFleche

We would like to thank everyone who participated in the Rifle Range work parties on 6/6, 6/8, and 6/9.  We had 22 individuals and a total of 116 work hours over the 3 days.

Some important information regarding the new reconfiguration of the Rifle Range - 

• New target rails were installed at the 150, 200, and 250 yard positions.  
• Berms 1 and 2 were dug out, rear of the range cleaned up, brush cut, and some debris removed. 
• The 150 yard position requires a much taller target stand due to the location of the berms.
• Please refrain from shooting the rails and/or shot blockers for the rails.
• Position the targets accordingly.  Please position steel targets away from the rails in a spot where the berm is present and rail is not.

We are happy to announce that Hamilton is partnering with Whitetails Unlimited to host a Whitetails Unlimited Dinner on Friday August 16th, 2024! 

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!

Tickets are $55 each and you can add a spouse for $45 (must have same address). Tickets will include dinner and a 1 year Whitetails Unlimited membership. 

Come on down Friday 8/16 and enjoy dinner & a chance to win $14,000 worth of guns! Doors open at 5PM with games/raffles and social hour, dinner at 6:30PM. More raffles, live and silent auctions following dinner.

Tickets just $55 or add a spouse for just $45 more. Tickets include dinner and a 1 year Whitetails Unlimited membership. Tickets must be purchased online using the below link:

https://www.whitetailsunlimited.com/events/banquets/sturbridge-ma-hamilton-rod-and-gun-chapter-banquet/

We will be shooting 3D archery on Tuesday nights. Starting time is around 5PM. It takes about 1 hour & 30 minutes to shoot. The meeting place is the back of the pavilion. There is a $2 cost to shoot each week and we shoot 12 weeks. There are 18 targets to shoot.

Hot dogs and beverages are available each week after the shoot. Please reach out to Dan K., Archery Chairman, if there are any questions or would like additional information! Or just show up and come shoot!

In support of Hamilton’s mission to educate the membership on the safe use of firearms,  the Hamilton Rifle Committee is happy to announce the 2024 season of Downrange Training (DRT). DRT is a member-only program held on the 4^th Friday of the month from April – October. Each session will focus on a specific firearms platform and will be led by certified instructors. The program will start at 5:30PM at the Rifle Range (rain or shine) and the cost is $10 to cover the expenses of the shoot. Members are encouraged to bring their own firearms, but a limited amount of loaner firearms will be available for folks that do not possess the platform that is being covered. The instruction team has decided to change up the program for 2024 and introduce a new set of platforms to the program Here is the schedule for the season along with the required gear/ammunition.

• June 28^th – Carbine/Pistol – Rifle & Pistol, 3 magazines each, Sling for rifle, 200 rounds of both rifle & pistol
• July 26^th – Tactical Shotgun-  Pump/Semi shotgun, shell holder/pouch, Sling ( recommended ), 50rds of bird shot, 50rds of 00 buck, 25 rifled slugs
• Aug 23^rd – Precision Rifle ( centerfire or .22LR, scope, sling, shooting bags, 40 rounds ammo )
• Sept 27^th – Precision Rifle (centerfire or .22LR, scope, sling, shooting bags, 40 rounds ammo )
• Oct 25^th – Low-light training ( Rile, Pistol, 3 magazines for each, 150 rounds per, sturdy handheld flashlight )

Please note – All participants will be required to provide a valid MA-LTC and your HRGC Member # on the first night of attendance.

Thank you and we look forward to seeing you all at the range!

Trap will be running again on Friday nights on the 2nd and 4th Friday nights of each month. We will be starting a bit earlier at 5:30PM and go until we run out of daylight around 7PM. 

Any questions, please contact Bert regarding Friday Night Trap Shooting!