Club News Updates and Events

UPCOMING CLUB EVENTS

10/30/24 - General Membership Meeting, 7PM

11/6/24 - Board of Directors Meeting, 7PM

11/10/24 - Pistol range closed 1-4PM

NO NOVEMBER GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING

12/4/24 - Board of Directors Meeting, 7PM

12/22/24 - Pistol range closed 1-4PM

NO DECEMBER GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING

1/8/25 - Board of Directors Meeting, 7PM

1/29/25 - General Membership Meeting and

Board of Directors Elections, 7PM

4/12 - 4/13/25 - Syracuse Gun Show Tentative Dates

5/18/25 - Sportsman’s Day @ 11AM

CLUB MEETING DATE CHANGES

Typically, the board of directors meets on the first Wednesday of the month and new member meetings are on the last Wednesday of the month. However, due to three of those dates falling on the same days as Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day, please be aware of the above date changes. We will likely have any new members simply come for orientation at the board meeting.

THE BOWLING PIN AND BBQ WAS A SUCCESS!

We had many club members come out for our first bowling pin shoot and barbeque on September 15th, 2024. We had a great BBQ from Salt City Smokehouse. We raised enough money to buy a new dueling tree target for the pistol range! 🎯

SAVE OUR CLUB FROM BEING SHUT DOWN!

WRITE YOUR ELECTED OFFICIALS:

SAY NO TO S8461B!

The board wishes to alert you to pending legislation that could potentially close down our shooting range forever, the deceivingly named “Sporting Range Good Neighbor Act”, New York S8461B. You can read it at: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/ S8461/amendment/B

This law would implement stringent regulations on the locations and potential size of shooting ranges if they are in close proximity to waterways, marshes, wetlands and open water sources. It also would require (impossible!) lead abatement. As the law is currently worded, it would put heavy-handed restrictions on our range. We believe that this law is at best a misguided attempt to protect the environment, and at worst a thinly veiled attempt to overregulate and subsequently shut down shooting ranges like ours. 

With all this in mind, we ask that you write your state legislators, namely, Governor Kathy Hochul, and your local state senator and assembly members to voice your opposition to S8461B, and say no to the baseless overregulation of shooting ranges like ours.

You can find pre-written letters to your elected officials for download on our website, FMOutdoorsClub.com, or you can email us at FMRodandGunClub@gmail.com.

BOARD MEMBER ELECTIONS

At the January 29, 2025 general membership meeting, there will be open elections for positions on the club’s board of directors. You must be a current member in good standing in order to run. 

The following positions are available:

President (one year term)

Vice President (one year term)

Secretary (one year term)

Treasurer (one year term)

Board Member at Large, three available

If you are interested in joining the board, please come to that meeting. Any questions, please email us ahead of time.

UPCOMING CLASSES FROM

ROCHESTER PERSONAL DEFENSE

The club will be entering into a strategic partnership with Rochester Personal Defense / LionsPride

(https://safeinrochester.com/). We plan on having them host their NYS Concealed Carry 18-Hour Mandatory Course at our club in the future. We believe this will benefit members looking for training in addition to getting the word out about our club to non-members attending their classes. Please check our website, emails, and Google calendar for the times and dates of these courses.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETINGS

Board of Directors meeting every FIRST Wednesday of the month starting at 7PM (unless otherwise specified). The meeting is open to the public. However, if club members wish to be on the agenda, one must submit a request via email to be added to the agenda no later than the Friday before the meeting. There will be a public comment period for general club members during each meeting, but we ask that club members hold any comments during the meeting for the public comment period.

GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS

General membership and new member orientation meetings are the LAST Wednesday of the month starting at 7PM (unless otherwise specified). In addition to initiating new members, it is open to existing members who want to come who need help cleaning or troubleshooting equipment.

RANGE SAFETY IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY!

Our club does not have a 24/7 range officer like a commercial rental range. Therefore, each member functions as his/her own range safety officer and as safety officer to other members present at the range. If you see something unsafe (see: four rules of firearm safety), SAY SOMETHING. If you do, the best thing to do is to email us at fmrodandgunclub@gmail.com if you see someone/something unsafe. We have created a system for remediation of range rule violations. If members are noted to be using suboptimal safety techniques, they may be asked to meet (privately) with the board to discuss remediation, which may include taking a safety class or possible revocation of membership.

THE FOUR RULES OF FIREARM SAFETY

1. Treat all guns as if they are loaded.
2. Never point the muzzle of a gun at anything you do not intend to kill or destroy.
3. Keep your finger off the trigger until your sights are on target.
4. Know your target and what is beyond it.

THE SECOND AMENDMENT

A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Matt C., president - Lee W., vice president

Andrew S., secretary - Mike P., treasurer

Brian G., Chairman of the Board

Paul S., Scott S., Walter A., Larry C., 

Ben G., at-large members

Fayetteville-Manlius Rod and Gun Club

d.b.a. Fayetteville-Manlius Outdoors Club

4545 Whetstone Road, Manlius, NY 13104

fmrodandgunclub@gmail.com

(315) 682-8962

Dear Future Member,

Thank you for your interest in joining Fayetteville Manlius Outdoors Club, also known as Fayetteville Manlius Rod and Gun Club! Please see the following documents. Please review and sign the club rules, complete the membership application and the attached waiver form, and bring all completed forms to the next new member orientation meeting on the LAST Wednesday of the month at 7PM at the club house.

Our club has a lot to offer to our members! Our ranges are open every day from 9AM until 30 minutes before sunset or 8PM, whichever comes first. We have a 25 yard shooting range for rimfire and pistol caliber firearms, a 100 yard rifle range, a manually operated clay thrower for shotgun target practice, and several individual backstops (butts) to practice archery. We also have a 30+ acre Nature Trail for hiking, bird watching, and the enjoyment of all things outdoors. We regularly hold events at our clubhouse as well.

New member dues include a $25 new member fee, a $110 per calendar year membership fee (good through December 31st, 2024) for a total of $135, payable by cash or check only. Please bring your payment along with the completed application including a signed copy of the acknowledged range rules and waiver form to the next monthly new member meeting. 

The club is located at 4545 Whetstone Road, Manlius, NY. You will turn onto the club’s road off of Whetstone, go down a straight road for about a quarter mile, the road will gradually bend left (don’t go up the road that says ‘wrong way’, it’s a one way road!) and you will pass the shooting ranges on your right. It will again bend left and you will come to a fork in the road. Bear right at the fork to park in the upper parking lot. Go down the steps and the clubhouse will be directly ahead of you. Of the two buildings you see, it will be the one on the left from the parking lot. Please come a little early to allow for introductions and questions.

Thank you, and we look forward to meeting you! If you have any questions, please email FMRodAndGunClub@Gmail.com.

Sincerely,

The Board of Directors

FMRGC cover letter updated 2/26/2024

1. Treat all guns as if they are loaded. ___ 
2. Never point a gun at anything you aren't willing to kill or destroy. ___ 
3. Keep your finger off the trigger until your sights are on the target. ___
4. Be certain of your target and what is around and behind it.____ 
5. The Fayetteville-Manlius Rod & Gun Club is for the use of its members and guests ONLY, unless otherwise specified at special events.___
6. Alcoholic beverages or mind altering substances are NOT permitted on range._______ 
7. Members are allowed to bring a guest to use the facility. Members are responsible for their guests. The guest will remain with the host member during their visit. Members are responsible for the supervision and conduct of their guests at all times. ___ 
8. Members are to post their membership cards at the designated locations when using the firing ranges. ___ 
9. For your safety, hearing and eye protection should be worn while shooting or near the range, this means hearing protection should be in place after exiting your vehicle before reaching the range if the range is occupied._______
10. No persons are to go beyond the firing line (down range) until ALL shooters have agreed and all firearms have been placed on the bench with actions open, placed in the gun rack, safely stored in cases or holstered. When members are down range, remaining members at the firing line or at the clay thrower WILL NOT handle any firearms or ammunition until everyone is back on the line and the line is safe to go hot. ___ 
11. Shooting will be confined to the designated shooting ranges only, specifically at the clay thrower, the 100 yard range, and the 25 yard range. ___ 
12. Shooters will stay in control of their firearms at all times and are responsible for every round that leaves the barrel. No uncontrolled/rapid fire. ___ 
13. Shooters should not bring to the range any movable targets from home, including but not limited to: rolling or bouncing ground targets, glass or metal containers, steel targets, explosive and fragmentation targets. The exceptions to this rule are spinner targets placed at the base of each berm, or paper/cardboard targets/clay pigeons on the plywood target backers or on the berm directly.  ___ 
14. The 25 yard range, also known as the pistol range, is generally for the use of pistols. It may also be used by those with rimfire or pistol-caliber rifles, but not shotguns nor rifle-caliber rifles (i.e. no .223/5.56, no 7.62mm, etc.). ___ 
15. Shooters may stand closer to the berms for the purpose of practice, training, or drills as long as it is not disruptive to other shooters wishing to shoot from the bench at either the 100 yard or 25 yard range. Those who are down range must be conscientious of those who are up range (at the bench) and should keep the muzzles of their firearms pointed in a safe direction as they walk to and from the bench, i.e. directly down at the ground, slung across the back, or holstered. ___
16. We specifically wish for shotgun users NOT to shoot at the plywood target holders as it is rather destructive. We recommend you use the club provided movable 2x4” target holders and affix your cardboard as a backer, and use these for shotgun.  ___ 
17. Do not fire at the wooden upright (vertical) posts that retain the plywood target backers. As well, do not place targets i.e. clay pigeons on the tops of the posts.___ 
18. Every member, upon viewing a violation of the range safety rules or an occurrence of "unsafe firearm handling", should bring such violations to the attention of the board of directors via an email to fmrodandgunclub@gmail.com. ________ 
19. Carrying of loaded firearms is welcomed on club grounds. All loaded firearms carried on one’s person shall remain holstered or slung at all times, unless at the firing line or in case of an emergency. ___
20. Please dispose of unfired faulty ammunition in the disposal boxed at reach range.____
21. All equipment shall be in compliance with federal and state regulations. ___