General Work Day
Range Construction
General Workday Schedule 2026
| Saturday, April 4 — 7am – 3:30pm | |
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The first General Work Day at the Beloit Rifle Club for 2026 is scheduled for Saturday April 4th from 7:00 am until 3:30 pm. Scheduled work includes but is not limited to: 1) Pick up trash on Philhower Rd
2) Build shelves in the equipment room of the new Indoor Range.
3) Build target frames for the Defense Range, East Bay Range and 500M Ranges out back.
4) Install wash stations in the three outhouses on the Front Range.
5) Pickup brush and cleanup snow plow damage on the Front Range.
6) Re-hang the rain gutters on the Main Range cover next to the Range Shed.
7) Clean out lead in the new Indoor range.
8) Repair frames and replace target boards on the Black Powder Range.
9) Replace / repair target boards and frames on the Main Range.
10) Repair target on the back 500M Range as necessary.
If you have your own Cordless drills / saws for you to use please bring them as the club only has a limited number of tools. If you can’t make the entire day, come for whatever you can.
Lunch will be provided for those members who work the entire 8 hours.
Contact Brad Mueller – Range Construction Director at 815-218-2944 or reply to this post if you have any questions. Early signup for the Work Day is not necessary.
Lunch will be provided for all workers who plan on working all day. As usual, the club will provide all tools necessary for the Work Day, but if you have personal cordless hand tools that you could bring, that would be helpful and appreciated. No advance signup for the Work Day is necessary. We will have a sign-in sheet in the clubhouse that morning to sign-in. Any questions, leave a message here or call Brad Mueller – Range Construction Director at 815-218-2944. |
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| Saturday, May 2 — 7am – 3:30pm | |
| TBD | |
| Saturday, June 6 — 7am – 3:30pm | |
| TBD | |
| Saturday, July 11 — 7am – 3:30pm | |
| TBD | |
| Saturday, August 1 — 7am – 3:30pm | |
| TBD | |
| Saturday, Sept. 12 — 7am – 3:30pm | |
| TBD | |
| Saturday, Oct 3 — 7am – 3:30pm | |
| TBD |
Work items may be changed/updated due to weather and other needs.
Personal tools and equipment are always welcome.
Individual ranges will be closed based on work schedule.
Special Work Days
| Indoor Range Lead Cleanout — Friday, Feb 20 — 9:00 am – 1 pm | |
| Remove lead from the indoor range | |
| Main Range – NRA Youth Sport Fest Set-up — Friday, May 8 — 8am – 1pm | |
| Setting up tables and chairs, working on the Ranges, placement of temporary fences and targets | |
| Main Range – Sight In Days Set-up — Friday, Nov 6 — 8am – 2pm | |
| Replacing targets and backboards on Main Range, install numbers for target frames, clean the Clubhouse and set up for Sight In Days |
This listing is the main projects set for work days. Each work date will also have a variety of other small projects for everyone.
The 2026 Range Construction Team
Brad Mueller, Bruce Nygren, Robert Sobucki, Reggie James, Sean Clark, Walt Weber