Outdoorsman hosting military match

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MIDDLE POINT — The Van Wert County Outdoorsmen Association will host a CMP sanctioned modern military match this Saturday, July 11, at the Van Wert County Outdoorsmen Club, 9093 Ringwald Rd., Middle Point. It is the annual D-Day match, honoring veterans both past and present.

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. You may use iron sights or scoped rifles. 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 $30 for 35 rounds. The AR-15 ammo is $18 for 40 rounds which includes the target fee.