It is time to renew your annual membership. Dues amounts remain the same, $75 single/ $90 family. You can mail in your checks to the Club at 6560 Trenton Road, Utica, NY 13502. The deadline to pay your dues is December 31st to avoid incurring a new initiation fee of $100. The club emailed the notices out in lieu of sending them via mail.
If you have any questions, please contact me.
Greg Benincasa, President (gregb@beebeconstruction.com)
The winter Plate League will begin on Wednesday October 22nd from 5:00-7:00 and the Bullseye League will begin in Thursday October 23rd from 5:00 – 7:00.
The leagues are open to all shooters including those who are not Paris Gun Club members.
The annual League fees are $5 for PGC members and $10 for non-members. The nightly fees will be the same as last year.
Contact Greg Benincasa (gregb@beebeconstruction.com) of Ken Friot (kenfriot@yahoo.com) for more information.
The 2025-2026 Sporterifle league begins September 15th. Relays are at 4:00, 5:00 and possibly 6:00. There will be a practice night on September 8th. The league is open to all shooters 12 and older. Non-club members are welcome.
NYS Sporterifle is a postal target competition using 22 cal. rimfire rifles. The shooting position is off-hand standing with the target at 50 feet. The sport is designed so that expensive special equipment is not required. It is possible to be competitive with equipment you may already own. There is a maximum weight limit on scope/gun of 7.5 pounds. Slings or other devices that provide artificial support are not allowed.
Matches are held weekly thoughout the season. A match consists of 3 completed targets with 10 shots per target. Shooters are given 10 minutes to complete each target. The target used is the NRA Official 50 ft. Light Rifle Target A-32. The maximum score per target is 100. A perfect match score is 300 (it does happen!).
Contact Mike Burline, <mburline@hotmail.com> for more information.
Here are some pictures from around the club plus some extras that are “interesting”. Enjoy.
Here is the link to the NYSP web site for recertification of your pistol license as required under the SAFE Act. If your license was issued before January 15, 2013, you are required to complete your recertification before January 31, 2018.
https://troopers.ny.gov/Firearms/
The State Police began mailing out notification letters on January 3rd. There is, however, no guarantee that they have a valid address for all licensees. Even if you do not receive notification, you are still ultimately responsible for completing the recertification process. You will have to repeat this process every 5 years. Upon completion of the certification procedure, you will be given your next “due date.” You can submit your information on line or print out a paper document and submit it by mail. Paper forms are also available at all NYSP locations. While local licensing authorities are not directly involved in the process, they may have the forms available.
PLEASE NOTE: This system does not handle Westchester County, Nassau County, Suffolk County or New York City issued licenses. Each of these jurisdiction’s current procedures still apply.
