Outdoorsman Association to host match

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The Van Wert County Outdoorsmen Association will hosting a modern military match Saturday, March 26, at the Van Wert County Outdoorsmen Club at 9093 Ringwald Road. 

The safety briefing will be held at 9:15 a.m. and the match will start at 9:45 a.m. 

Any modern military rifle may be used such as an M-1 Garand, AR 15, and other such rifles. Iron sights or scoped rifles may be used as well. 

Once you shoot in the match, you will be eligible to purchase an M-1 Garand from the CMP. If you 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 participants that might wish to try it out. However, any military rifle may be used. 

The cost to participate is $5, which is a target fee. If you need to purchase ammo, the club has 30.06 ammo at $23.00 for 35 rounds and for the AR-15 the ammo is $18.00 for 35 rounds, which includes the target fee. 

For more information, go to www.vwoutdoorsmen.info or call 419.203.8662.