VW Outdoorsmen to host military match

VW independent/submitted information

MIDDLE POINT — The Van Wert County Outdoorsmen Association will be hosting a Modern Military match on Saturday, March 21, at the Van Wert County Outdoorsmen Club, 9093 Ringwald Road.  

The safety briefing will be held at 9:15 a.m. and the match will start at 9:30 that morning. Any modern military rifle, such as an M-1 Garand, AR-15, etc., may be used, and participants may use iron sights or scoped rifles. 

Once people shoot in the match, they will be eligible to purchase an M-1 Garand from the CMP. For those who do not have a rifle, the club has M-1 rifles to loan out to the public to use in this match. The club also has a National Match AR-15 for those who might want to try it out. However, any military rifle may be used.  The cost to participate is $5, which is a target fee. For those who need to purchase ammunition, the club has 30.06 ammo at $23 for 40 rounds. The AR-15 ammo is $18 for 40 rounds, which includes the target fee.

For more information, check out the association’s website at www.vwoutdoorsmen.info or call 419.203.8662.