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KELSEYVILLE – On Sunday, April 20, Lake County 4-H and the Konocti Rod and Gun Club (KRGC) held their third free Family Fun Shoot at the KRGC Range on Highland Springs Road.
The event lasted five hours and was attended by approximately 200 people.
There was a variety of firearms available for the public to shoot for free. There were three educational displays by the KRGC. A popular display was the "Safari in a Box" granted to the KRGC by Safari Club International. The Safari in a Box had the pelts of eight different animals you would find in the area and could be handled for a closeup look.
The other two displays were antique black powder rifles and accessories and a display of vintage military firearms that had been beautifully restored. There were brochures for the 4-H program and safety information from National Shooting Sports Foundation on safe home firearms storage.
Participants were given safety and marksmanship instruction for each different firearm. Younger participants enjoyed Crosman semi-automatic air rifles and shortened .22 caliber rifles. There were single shot and semi-automatic 22 caliber rifles at six positions for shooting at a variety of targets, as well as steel plate spinning targets, paper targets and flour filled reactive targets.
In addition, there were two vintage, 125-year-old original Winchester rifles on the line and many people took advantage of shooting a piece of history.
The black powder rifles were very popular as they watched the rifle being loaded, powder, patch, ball and watch as it is rammed down the barrel. Then they got to shoot it at a large steel bell. When the .58 caliber ball was shot, you know by the sound you hit the mark long before the huge cloud of smoke cleared.
The shooter could choose semi-auto pistol or revolver, or come back and shoot both before the day was done. A single-shot .223 caliber rifle with a scope was on the line for shooting out to 100 yards at steel plate hanging targets. The most reactive targets of the day were the shotgun targets, nine one-gallon tin cans hanging on a cable that would spin around when hit.
There were about 20 volunteers from 4-H and the KRGC through out the day, including seven experienced teens from the combined 4-H/KRGC Youth Shooting Sports Program. The teens helped coach shooters on the line under the supervision of adult shooting instructors.
Everyone who attended had a great time and there were many positive comments about how great this type of event is for the community as a whole. Everyone agreed kids need to know firearms safety. The event coordinator and 4-H plus NRA firearms instructor, Rick Walker, gets his message out as often as possible, "You may not keep firearms in your home but there is a good chance there are firearms in the homes where your children visit and play. How are they stored? Loaded, unloaded, locked up? Have you ever asked? Every child needs to know safe gun handling so they will recognize unsafe gun handling and know it is time to leave and tell an adult.”
The next free Family Fun Shoot is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 13, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. More information on this and other events are available on the calendar at www.krgc.org.
4-H Youth Development is a program of the University of California Cooperative Extension. For more information on the 4-H program contact U.C. Cooperative Extension, 883 Lakeport Blvd., Lakeport, CA 95453, 263-6838.
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