New Ontario Shooters Association (NOSA)
Upcoming Activities or Events

Here find details of the upcoming shooting activities and related events at NOSA, the family-friendly Thunder Bay rifle and pistol shooting club.

There will be more club shoots or activities announced here during the year as arrangements are finalized, so check this page periodically for updates.

NOSA Adult Shooters' Indoors Friday Evening Shoots

The indoor shooting for Adult NOSA Members who are also Members of F&G continues at the F&G Ranges every Friday evening from about 6:30 p.m. (Yes this Friday evening shooting is year round; so this is just a reminder.)

NOSA Members (and any guests) while on the F&G grounds shall obey all rules and regulations issued by the TBFG Executive for conduct at this facility. NOSA Members who are also Members of F&G will gain admission using their F&G electronic key fob.

Indoor shooting for rimfire rifles will take place from the building at Range 1 and indoor pistol shooting will take place from the building at Range 8.

A map for the F&G Facility at 260 Pento Road showing the location of its numbered ranges will be found in a link near the bottom of the NOSA website's Range Rules page, and further details for use of the F&G Facility will also be found there.

Junior Shooters in 2026

Juniors will resume regular evening shooting on Wednesday, 16 September.

NOSA Club Annual Appreciation Shoot and BBQ at Nolalu Range -- Sunday, 27 Sep 2026

This event is for all NOSA Club Members, including Junior Shooters and young family members, and will begin at 10:00 a.m. with the shooting events. There will be a free BBQ at lunch time. This shoot and BBQ are in appreciation for another year of club volunteer work and fellowship supporting our shooters and activities. Activities will end by about 3:00 p.m. with the presentation of prizes for the shooting events.

Members of the Thunder Bay Combat Club (but who are not NOSA club members) are welcome to join us at lunch for some delicious free food and refreshments, but regrettably not for participation in our members' shooting events this day.

NOSA Member shooting events are free to participate and include rimfire (RF) and centerfire (CF) handguns and rifles. There is also a bingo pistol rimfire event where the added element of luck can even the competition for newer shooters. Black Powder (BP) firearms can also participate in appropriate centerfire events.

Shooting Events Planned
Centerfire Pistol 10 rounds Score @ 20 yards;
Rimfire Pistol 10 rounds Score @ 20 yards;
Rimfire Pistol 5 rounds Bingo @ 20 yards;
Rimfire Rifle 10 rounds Score @ 20 yards;
Centerfire Rifle Scoped 3 rounds Group @ 100 yards;
Centerfire Rifle Iron Sights 3 rounds Group @ 100 yards

Rules on Rests for Rifle Events
Recently NOSA has tried to make these events more equitable for our members by eliminating the use of sometimes very expensive benchrest devices -- that to various degrees lock the rifle into a shooting position. Bipods can similarly be expensive and (likely) give an unfair advantage here over simple rests like padded bags or sandbags. Consequently only a front supportive bag rest is permitted, but no rear rest. If someone does not have a bag rest, one will be provided by NOSA to use in the competition.

Weather can often surprise us in September so do bring along something warm to wear if needed, and perhaps rain gear.

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