March 2009 Newsletter

The March shoot is Sun. the 29^th. 0900-1130 Practice, 1130-1230 Lunch, 1230 Shoot.

>>>>>> Bring Your Pistols for the March Shoot! <<<<<<

March Range Officer: Mike Arthur

February’s Top Aggregate Rifle Shooters:

Master – John Mouzon 119

Expert – Jim Rozelle 110

February’s Top Musket Shooters:

Master – John Mouzon 162 - 4X

Expert – Roy Dossat 116

Next Business Meeting: 7:30PM Thursday, 2 April 2009, to be held at Jim Rozelle’s home. All members and interested parties are encouraged to attend.

The April shoot will be Sunday the 26^th. The following business meeting will be Thursday, April 30^th.

Oyster Roast: If you missed this you missed some good eating. Jim and his lovely young bride did a wonderful job hosting this event. Much thanks to the Rozelles.

Notice: Annual club fees of $75 are now overdue. A large portion of the club’s yearly expenses, lease and insurance, are paid in late Jan – early Feb., therefore prompt remittance is appreciated.

The club is also planning to hold a blanket shoot during the April shoot. Items for the blanket should be valued at approximately $15 to $25, preferably hand made, and be black powder era related. Please, no Britney Spears CDs!

DATE Change! 2009 State Shoot: The SC Po’ Boys is hosting the 2009 State Shoot on April 17-19. Visit their website at http://scpoboys.googlepages.com/ for more information.

White Oak River Longrifles Spring Rendevous: WORL is hosting a shoot April 17-19 near Hubert, NC. Contact James, 910-326-1893 or Bob, 910-743-0476 for more information.

Jim informs me that the NC Territorial has been canceled. The NC club (?) will be holding a memorial shoot on the same date using the same schedule but without NMLRA sponsorship. Contact Jim Rozelle for further information.

Western Carolina Offhand Championship: July 11-13 hosted by the French Broad Rifles. Contact Harry Chadwick, HChadw1932@aol.com.

For Sale:

2008 South Carolina State Shoot Shirts! S, M, & L only. $10 ea

If you require any black powder (GOEX FFg-FFFg $13.50/lb) please contact the Club Secretary. We have a new shipment in hand.

We also have some #11 CCI percussion caps. $4.60/tin of 100. Contact the Club Secretary.

If you have items for sale that you would like included in the newsletter, contact the Club Secretary.

If you would prefer to receive the newsletter by E-mail, please contact the Club Secretary by E-mail. I would like to encourage those of you who can use this method of delivery to do so; mailing costs are now nearly $10 per member per year.

Please bring all newsletter, shooting schedule, and membership list corrections, additions, or deletions to the attention of the Secretary, Dennis Darling.