VW Outdoorsmen to have military match

VW independent/submitted information

The Van Wert County Outdoorsmen Association will be hosting a modern military match on Saturday, July 11, at its clubhouse, 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 may be used, such as an M-1 Garand, AR-15, and other, similar rifles. Participants may use iron sights or scoped rifles.  

Once participants shoot in the match, they are 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 participants that 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 ammo, the club has 30.06 ammo at $23 for 40 rounds. AR-15 ammo is $18 for 40 rounds, which includes the target fee.

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