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The Berwyn Rod & Gun Club

8311 Laurel Bowie Road

Bowie, Maryland 20715

Established in 1938

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Armistice & Veterans Day Rifle Shoot

  • 11 Nov 2022
  • 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
  • 100 Yard Range

Shoot to commemorate Armistice / Remembrance / Veterans Day.  

On this day, at the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, the Great War (World War I) ends.

At 5 a.m. that morning, Germany, bereft of manpower and supplies and faced with imminent invasion, signed an armistice agreement with the Allies in a railroad car outside Compiegne, France. The First World War left nine million soldiers dead and 21 million wounded, with Germany, Russia, Austria-Hungary, France, and Great Britain each losing nearly a million or more lives. In addition, at least five million civilians died from disease, starvation, or exposure.

UPDATE - in addition to the below course of fire, we will have several machineguns available for people to shoot.  You must bring your own ammunition in one or more of the following:  .22lr, 9mm Para, .45 ACP (brass case only), .223/5.56mm (brass case only)

  • Rifle of your choice
  • Rimfire at 50 yards
  • Centerfire 100 yards
  • Scopes allowed

COURSE OF FIRE:

  • 10 Bench
  • 10 Standing

Top 20 shots count

Rules and Course of Fire subject to adjustment depending on the number of participants.

Any War Period Firearms are requested for show-and-tell

Guests are allowed

100 rounds of both rimfire and centerfire ammo is recommended – be prepared


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