June 2009 Newsletter

The June shoot is Sun. the 28^th. 0900-1130 Practice, 1130-1230 Lunch, 1230 Shoot.

>>>>>> Bring Your Muskets for the June Shoot! <<<<<<

June Range Officer: Rick Buxton

May’s Top Aggregate Rifle Shooters:

Master – John Mouzon 130

Expert – Rick Buxton 106

May’s Top Pistol Shooters:

Master – John Mouzon 182 -2X

Expert – Mike Arthur 152 -1X

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

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

The topic of our last meeting was the 2010 South Carolina State Shoot. Yep, it’s that time again. Plaques and prizes are being considered; make sure your suggestions and ideas are communicated to the club. We will be scheduling a day for range repairs once the weather cools down. Stay tuned for further developments.

25^th Annual Independent Mountain Man Rendezvous: June 25-28 in Emlenton PA. This looks like a big one! Contact Tony Lattanze, 724-586-5048, lattanze@cs.cmu.edu.

Western Carolina Offhand Championship: (Note the date correction) July 10-12 hosted by the French Broad Rifles. Contact Harry Chadwick, HChadw1932@aol.com.

Other matches upcoming:

Jun 27: Fr Broad Rifles Silhouette match, FBR range near Marshall, NC

Jun 28: PML monthly shoot, PML range, near Gray Court, SC. Contact G. MacDonald, 963-9498, gtmacd13@aol.com .

Sep 4-6: NMLRA Territorial Matches – GA, BRMM range, Near Baldwin, GA

For Sale:

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

Our last shipment of black powder is now exhausted except for one can of FF. Contact the Secretary with your requirements.

Our supply of #11 CCI standard percussion caps is now exhausted.

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.

May 2009 Newsletter

The May shoot is Sun. the 31^st. 0900-1130 Practice, 1130-1230 Lunch, 1230 Shoot.

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

May Range Officer: John Kincaid

April’s Top Aggregate Rifle Shooters:

Master – Ryan Thomas 126 – 1X

Expert – John Kincaid 100

April’s Top Musket Shooters:

Master – John Mouzon 162

Expert – Mike Arthur 172

Next Business Meeting: 7:30PM Thursday, 4 June 2009, to be held at Dennis Darling’s home. All members and interested parties are encouraged to attend.

The BLANKET SHOOT was a roaring success with some great items placed on the blanket. Roy provided a unique and difficult target for the event. You had to shoot it to believe it. Congrats to John Mouzon (Master,53), Ryan Thomas (Master, 51), Rocky Thomas (Master, 46), and Jim Rozelle (Expert, 42).

The June shoot will be Sunday the 28^th. The following business meeting will be Thursday, July 2^nd.

The topic of our last meeting was the 2010 South Carolina State Shoot. Yep, it’s that time again. Stay tuned for further developments.

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 to early Feb., therefore prompt remittance is appreciated.

25^th Annual Independent Mountain Man Rendezvous: June 25-28 in Emlenton PA. This looks like a big one! Contact Tony Lattanze, 724-586-5048, lattanze@cs.cmu.edu.

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

Our last shipment of black powder is now exhausted except for one can of FF. Contact the Secretary with your requirements.

We still have some #11 CCI standard 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, by leaving a comment here on the blog.

April 2009 Newsletter

The April shoot is Sun. the 26^th. 0900-1130 Practice, 1130-1230 Lunch, 1230 Shoot.

>>>>>> Bring Your Muskets for the April Shoot! <<<<<<

April Range Officer: Roy Dossat

March’s Top Aggregate Rifle Shooters:

Master – Dennis Darling 120

Expert – Rick Buxton 116

March’s Top Pistol Shooters:

Master – Dennis Darling 166

Expert – Jim Rozelle 168 - 2X

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

Don’t forget the BLANKET SHOOT this month! Items for the blanket should be valued at approximately $15 to $25, preferably hand made, and be black powder era related. Please, no Boys 2 Men CDs!

The May shoot will be Sunday the 31^st. The following business meeting will be Thursday, June 4^th.

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 NC Territorial has been canceled and is now the Bob Williams Memorial Shoot. The Crosse Creek Longrifles will be holding their shoot April 23-26^th near Fayetteville, NC. Contact Buck Buchanan, Match Director, 910-977-6200, Buck100-10x@nc.rr.com, www.crossecreekrifleandpistolclub.com

25^th Annual Independent Mountain Man Rendezvous: June 25-28 in Emlenton PA. This looks like a big one! Contact Tony Lattanze, 724-586-5048, lattanze@cs.cmu.edu.

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

Our last shipment of black powder is now exhausted except for one can of FF. Contact the Secretary with your requirements.

We still have some #11 CCI standard 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.

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.