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Welcome to the Director's Official OSC Web Site!

Next Meeting:   7 pm, September 21, 2010

[Upcoming Events    Key Personnel     External Links]

 

Welcome to the Director's OSC web site, hosted by the Web Space Outlet in State College, Pa.

Many thanks for the numerous fine comments I've received about this web site!

This page is always under construction!

                                                                                                                      © Copyright Eric Hilbert 2000

Please note the following announcements and upcoming events:

  We want to buy back your indoor range key fob.  

Safety Notice:
         
Owners of Smith & Wesson M&P15 and M&P15-22 Rifles
Should Read This

 

Security Reminders:

Lock your unattended vehicle while at the club!

And keep the clubhouse door LOCKED if you are alone in the clubhouse or using the indoor range.

 Si vis pacem, para bellum. 

 

Join, Renew, or Give a Gift 

The Summer PPC League has ended, and it was a great summer!  The league banquet will be held on September 2.

Fall Indoor Bullseye begins September 9 and runs through November 18 in the Warren F. Witzig Memorial Indoor Shooting Range.  60 rounds, slow, timed, and rapid fire.  Relays start at 5:30 pm,  6:15 pm, and 7:00 pm.  All positions for the entire season are reserved, but open positions are frequently available for walk-on shooters.  $52.25 will reserve your position.  The walk-on/refire fee is $5.00 per relay.  Contact Randy for additional information.

Thursday night bullseye shooters can check their shooting position and  review their scores and season average (as soon as this information becomes available!)

Effective September 1:  All centerfire handgun shooters must use designated centerfire backers.  Since .22 ONLY backers are in place on a day-by-day basis, those desiring to shoot centerfire will need to swap their backer for a centerfire backer, then replace the .22 ONLY backer when they are finished.  Shooters wishing to fire both .22 and centerfire during one session can fire both on a centerfire backer.
This rule has been published in the June, July, and August issues of The Chariot and is posted at the entrance to the range.  Consult The Chariot for the precise text to this rule.

The 16- and 27-yard Trap Range is operational.  It's not quite ready for full-time activity, but those members who provided financial backing via the target pre-buy offer now have opportunities for range orientation and receiving their "bird cards".  There is a $10 fee to obtain a trap access card, and targets can be purchased at the standard rate of $20 per 100.

This is Phase 1 of a major shotgun shooting/training facility which will eventually include 5-Stand.  All shooting positions will eventually be covered.  The discounted target pre-buy offer netted $7000!  That's 41,575 targets!  
Contact Mark for more information.

All shooters will want to check the Range Reservations page (now updated through October) when planning your visits to the ranges this summer.  We're having a busy and exciting year!

Inactive indoor range users and former members have an opportunity to return their access key fobs for a full refund of their range orientation fee.  Check the key fob buyback page or contact Eric for additional information.

Effective January 1:
The Outdoor Range User Fee for guests increased to $5 .  
        (This is the fee which each of your guests must pay when they sign in at the kiosk.)  
        OSC members have free and unlimited daytime access to the outdoor ranges.  
The Indoor Range Hourly Rate is $17 for individual users (members with access fobs) and $22 for groups.
        Guests of indoor range users must pay for 1 hour of range time at the current hourly rate ($17 ).

Empty Chamber Indicators are available on the indoor range for use during weekly organized pistol and rifle events.  Please do not take the club's flags which are marked "Property of OSC".

Empty chamber flags are available for sale to OSC members on the indoor range during weekly events.  (They're in a plastic bag; $1 each.)   New shooters (and anyone else who needs a replacement or a few extra) are encouraged to acquire their own flags -- consider them as accessories essential for any organized event.  I recommend one for every firearm you use in competition; pack it with the firearm so, like your magazines, you always have it when you need one.  OSC members can order empty chamber flags here.  Two styles are available.

The scheduled dates of Range Reservations (and closings) has been updated through October.

Enrollment is available for the next NRA Basic Metallic Cartridge Reloading and the NRA Basic Shotgun Shell Reloading courses.  When enough students enroll and agree on a class meeting time, we'll run.   These courses are for beginners.  The metallic cartridge course will cost $60 ; the shot shell course will cost $45 .  ($10 discount if taking both courses.)  Prospective students should visit the course information page to learn more and to submit an enrollment form.  Students should also submit the registration survey.  Contact Eric if you have questions not addressed on the course information page.  Note that the course schedule is adapted to the needs of the students.  We are likely to meet for classroom sessions either 3 times in one week or 1 evening over three consecutive weeks.  Class sizes are limited.  When all spots are full, we start!







The Buckeye Firearms Association offers a free Gun Facts e-book.  Help debunk gun control myths and win any debate with this excellent 102-page reference.  Download the .PDF format document (807 kb) by clicking on the image.




Executive Committee Members:  A copy of the Accounts Receivable/Payable Worksheet is available here.  This form must be used with all financial transactions.  No more excuses for the perpetual shortage of paper forms at the clubhouse!  You can download the .PDF format document (41 kb) by right-clicking the link above.

Visit the Rifle Committee's web site for scores and the latest information on OSC rifle events: www.freewebs.com/oscrifle.

The Pistol Committee 2010 Schedule of Events is a work in progress.  The listing also includes select rifle, shotgun, and training events.

Find something wrong at the club?  Report a Problem to Building & Grounds.

All members are reminded that their guests must sign in (print their full name and sign) at the membership information center and sign-in kiosk before shooting and hunting.   
Each guest must pay the $5 guest fee.  
Follow the instructions on the sign-in form: print and sign names, one name per block, list ranges used, indicate fees paid.  Guests must be escorted at all times.  Failure to comply with this requirement is a serious infraction of your membership agreement and is subject to severe sanction.  (For your privacy and security, members need only sign in using their Member Number and first name, BUT GUESTS MUST USE THEIR COMPLETE NAME.)

To join the OSC you must apply in person.  The best way to join is to become active in an OSC shooting or training program.  You'll need membership sponsors anyhow, so show up, get acquainted, and get active.  Have your sponsor obtain the application for you, or come to a club meeting to apply in person.

Visit the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General Firearms Reciprocity Agreements web site for current information on carrying firearms into other states.

Note: In an effort to reduce clutter, announcements which are more than 3 months old but may still be applicable have been move to a separate page.  Go to Old Announcements to read the old stuff.

OSC is a National Rifle Association affiliated club and a 100% NRA Member club.  Membership in the NRA is required for OSC membership.

The NRA-ILA's FrontLines program is comprised of the most dedicated and active volunteers who are willing to work vigorously with NRA-ILA, especially with your local NRA-ILA Election Volunteer Coordinator, to advance ILA's legislative and political agendas.

FrontLines is not for the faint of heart.  We are looking only for those willing and prepared to actively answer the call to defend our rights!  If you can't pledge a few hours of your time to defend our rights, then NRA-ILA FrontLines isn't for you.

Key Personnel:

External Links:

National Rifle Association
Second Amemdment Sisters

ARRL - The National Association for Amateur Radio
Heavens Above
Intellicast National Radar Map
Sky & Telescope Online

A Plea from the Director:  
Please, everyone, install anti-virus software, keep it updated (daily), and scan your systems frequently.

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Last Modified: Friday, August 27, 2010 10:30 PM