10-19-2024 8:04am

Sidney Paul Gordon Shooting Range Monthly Update

Chris Edwards Editor

The Sidney Paul Gordon Shooting Range reports that the Women on Target clinic was another success. Out of the 50+ participants, 30 stated that this was the first time they had handled and fired a handgun. Another first is that we changed up the format and held the academic & lunch portion at the La Luz Volunteer Fire Department. It went very well in the new location and we have been offer the use of the LLVFD facilities for the next clinic in April. The FOLLR Foundation provided lunch, everybody was fed, and there was even enough leftovers to leave for the Fire Department staff who assisted us in cleaning up after the effect.

Kudos to the LLVFD and FOLLR.

The range just finished the New Mexico Sectional Championship match last weekend. Here are three podcasts from two national champions that attended the event. A full report of the event will be in the October monthly report.

Low Port 0004 - Double Header Weekend (youtube.com) - This podcast was from February 2024. Josh Zellweg [on the left] and Tim Heron spoke highly about the range with the new bays. Start at the video at the 8:55 minute mark to the 15:00 minute mark.

2024 High Desert New Mexico Sectional Championship - Alamogordo NM (youtube.com) This is the video of Josh Zollweg shooting all the stages at the event held at the SPG shooting range on October 12th & 13th. The video is 4 to 5 minutes in duration.

Low Port 0020 - The Prodigal Tim (youtube.com) This video [50 minutes] discusses the event at the range and issues with shooting USPSA matches. Both agree that the range was fantastic and that if the range could increase in the number of bays by a few more, then larger events could be held .

The Range safely served 1,211 persons in the month of September. This includes 17 Individuals in two competitions sponsored by the Otero Practical Shooting Association plus law enforcement.

The Labor Day weekend was great, the range generated $1,200 with over 187 shooters over the three day weekend. Averaging about 60 shooters per day.

The weekend of the 14th set a record number of shooters at the range with a total of 80 shooters.

On Saturday the 21st. The range had 57 shooters, this included one CCW class by a new independent instructor, Dewey Hoffmon of Mesa gunwork with 7 students plus 2 instructors. The Muzzle loading club had 7 participants and the shooting gun, OPSA had 13 shooters for their fun match and 20 shooters for their competition match. They spent the majority of their time preparing for sectional match coming to the range October 9th through the 13th. the : 7, OPSA fun match 13 shooters. Big OPSA match on Sunday with 20 something shooters

By the end of the month the range team was able to install shade canopies to further enhance guest experience.

Highlighted submitted by Mark Douglas Range Director Sidney Paul Gordon Shooting Range La Luz, NM 88337