Press Advisory: Illinois State Rifle Association Annual 'Sight-in Day' Scheduled For October 24

KANKAKEE, Ill., Oct. 22, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following was released today by the Illinois State Rifle Association (ISRA):

WHAT:  2015 Edition of ISRA's Annual "Sight-in Day"

WHEN:  Saturday, October 24, 2015, 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM

WHERE:  ISRA Rifle Range located at 1589 N 7000 W Road (Warner Bridge Road), Bonfield IL.  The Range Facility is about midway between Routes 113 and 17

WHO:  ISRA Executive Director Richard Pearson and Rangemasters will be available to the press to discuss Illinois hunting regulations and answer technical questions on how to sight-in various types of hunting firearms.

INFORMATION:  Before taking to the field this hunting season, Illinois sportsmen will head out to ranges across the state to sight-in their hunting rifles, pistols and shotguns.  The ISRA rifle range is proud to play a role in this annual ritual by opening its gates to members of the general public who wish to sight-in their firearms and/or bows.  Fees for the day are $10 per firearm or bow.  Attendees must bring their own ammunition.  All sight-in activities are strictly supervised by experienced range officers.

Members of the media wishing to cover the event should call the ISRA office at (815) 635-3198 for further information.

The ISRA is the state's leading advocate of safe, lawful and responsible firearms ownership.  For more than a century, the ISRA has represented the interests of millions of law-abiding Illinois firearm owners.

SOURCE Illinois State Rifle Association

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