Re: Anyone from upstate NY area?
There a group of us in Central NY from the Syracuse, Rochester, Ithaca triangle who get together several times a month at Odessa, which is about 15 minutes East and South of Watkins Glen. Our club range goes to 250yd, and we shoot 200yd sorta F Class first Saturday, and Sunday two weeks later each month, weather permitting. There's a roofed concrete slab with 6 wide shooting bays. At the peak this past Summer, we had 'round 16 shooters for some of the matches. Three guys showed up this past Sunday in 20 degrees. Good thing we have a clubhouse with wood stove and flush johns.
STP runs the matches, shoot him a PM to see if he's doing any more before Spring, and watch the SH Tactical Competitions Forum for announcements. Bring 40 rounds for score, plus unlimited sighters (I bring between 10-20 spare/sighter/fouler rounds), and a scoped rifle configured in accordance with regular F Class rules, except we tolerate muzzle brakes. The Club gets $10.
I'm packing for Florida, so I'm pretty done until late April myself.
The atmosphere is non-official/club match; meant as practice and training for beginners and older hands alike. Mostly it's about bringing averybody along to being better shooters. There's a lot of coaching going on, and mainly we're there for fun.
Greg