AT THE HILLSIDE ROD AND GUN CLUB’S PISTOL RANGE WEATHER PERMITTING AND FIRST TRIP TO NATIONAL INDOOR RANGE IN WILLIAMSPORT IS THIS SATURDAY, OCT. 28

The Tioga County Women’s Shooting Society’s last outdoor practice and meeting in 2023 is from 4 p.m. until dusk this Thursday, Oct. 26 at the Hillside Rod and Gun Club’s pistol range, weather permitting. The first trip to the indoor National Range and Armory in Williamsport is this Saturday, Oct. 28.

“Women interested in joining our organization and attending the Oct. 26 meeting can call me for directions to the Hillside Rod and Gun Club in Blossburg and the pistol range, which is just a few tenths of a mile further down the road,” said Marilyn Jones, president. 

“If the weather is bad, the Oct. 26 meeting will be cancelled,” Jones said.  

“Our six-month indoor season for shooting practice at the National Range starts this Saturday, Oct. 28 and continues on Saturday, Dec. 16, Sunday, Jan. 14, Saturday, Feb. 10, Sunday, March 3, and Saturday, April 13. 2024. On those dates, we will carpool to the National Range and Armory at 31 Washington Boulevard, Williamsport, PA 17701,” said Jones.

“We decided not to go to the National Range on Saturday, Nov. 25 because of the Thanksgiving holiday,” Jones said.

“On all National Range shooting dates, we will meet at 9:45 a.m. at the CVS Plaza parking lot at 197 North Main Street in Mansfield 16933 and leave at 10 a.m. sharp to carpool to Williamsport so we arrive by 11 a.m.,” Jones said.  “We ask the ladies to help with gas for the car they ride in.”

Those attending shooting practices at the National Range and Armory will pay a lane rental fee and for anything they buy. Available are ammunition, targets and rental firearms.

TCWSS is hosting a shooting contest for members from October 2023 through September 2024 at monthly practice shoots. Contest Guidelines are: Each contestant must submit a target received from Marilyn Jones at each month’s practice shoot and place her best 20-round grouping in the middle of the target or the 10-ring; Shoot 20 rounds total at any contest target using only pistols and revolvers of any caliber at a distance of 10 yards or more with the distance verified by a Range Safety Officer  or a Leadership Committee Member in writing on the target; Judging on distance level of difficulty is based on the farthest the contestant can shoot with accuracy; Judging on 10-ring accuracy is based on the grouping and grouping size; The TCWSS Leadership Committee asks contestants to each submit one target per month to Marilyn Jones if they believe it to be one of their best. Jones will compile all of the targets submitted over the next year and present them to an impartial committee in October 2024. This committee will select the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Place Best Target winners. The awards will be presented to the winners at the group’s annual Christmas Party and Dinner at a location to be determined in 2024.

Women who want to become a member of the Tioga County Women’s Shooting Society can attend two meetings without joining but are required to become a member before attending a third time. 

To become a member, women are required to fill out a hold harmless waiver and a membership and medical form and pay dues of $15 once per year in addition to the range fee of $10 per meeting.

For more information, contact Marilyn Jones at 570-244-7989 or at jones_mk@yahoo.com.