October 2009 Newsletter

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The October shoot is Sun. the 25^th. 0900-1130 Practice, 1130-1230 Lunch, 1230 Shoot.

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

October Range Officer: Mike Arthur

September’s Top Aggregate Rifle Shooters:

Master – Dennis Darling 116 -2X

Expert – Rick Buxton 106

September’s Top Pistol Shooters:

Master – Dennis Darling 156 (solo in class)

Expert – Rick Buxton 151 -1X (solo in class)

Next Business Meeting: 7:30PM Thursday, 29 Oct 2009, venue to be announced at the shoot. Call the Secretary if needed. All members and interested parties are encouraged to attend.

It was good to see Carl Hanneken and Lou Valli out at the range last month. Come see us again real soon!

November “Turkey” and Blanket Shoot: The November shoot will be Saturday & Sunday the 21^st & 22^nd. The following business meeting will be Thursday, December 3^rd. Saturday will be a fun shoot and blanket shoot from 1 PM until 4 PM. Those who wish to stay overnight at the range are encouraged to do so, just don’t look for Rick or me. Sunday’s Turkey shoot will have $20 gift certificates for top shooters and $10 certificates for all others. A $5 range fee will apply.

Blanket Shoot Basics: Items for the blanket shoot should be: appropriate for the black powder era, preferably shooting related, hand crafted if possible, with an approximate value of $10 to $25. Each shooter will place one appropriate item on the “blanket” as an entry fee for the shoot. High shooters will get the first picks from the blanket as their prize.

SC State Shoot 2010: Tentative dates are 9 – 11 April as Easter is the 4^th of April next year. We are still checking for other conflicting events so dates not set in stone just yet.

The topic of our last meeting was, again, the 2010 South Carolina State Shoot. Rick Buxton has volunteered to measure up the range, inventory our supplies, and compile a list of needed materials. We have 1x4’s, will probably need some 4x4 for posts and 2x4 for general use.

Plaques and prizes (possibility of a Hucks or Rocky knife came up) 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. We will be organizing a scoring committee and calling for registration volunteers. Stay tuned for further developments.

Other Shoots: NMLRA/NC Territorials scheduled for 29 April - 2 May 2010. Contact Buck Buchanan for more details.

For Sale:

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

Our last shipment of black powder is now exhausted. Lee Hoffecker has procured some bulk powder (Goex Rifle 3F) for us at a good price, about $11.25/lb. You will need to provide an empty can or cans to trade. We should have this at the October shoot. Contact the Secretary with your requirements.

Our supply of #11 CCI standard percussion caps is now exhausted. Jim Rozelle will be bringing us some from MidSouth if there are any to be had. Price will be about $4.25 - $4.50/100. They should be available for the November shoot. Contact the Secretary with your requirements.

If you have items for sale that you would like to include 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.

September 2009 Newsletter

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The September shoot is Sun. the 27^th. 0900-1130 Practice, 1130-1230 Lunch, 1230 Shoot.

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

September Range Officer: Dennis Darling

August’s Top Aggregate Rifle Shooters:

Master – Ryan Thomas 127 -1X

Expert – Rick Buxton 123

August’s Top Musket Shooters:

Master – John Mouzon 162

Expert – Jim Rozelle 172 -1X

Next Business Meeting: 7:30PM Thursday, 1 Oct 2009, to be held at Roy Dossat’s home. All members and interested parties are encouraged to attend.

The October shoot will be Sunday the 25^th. The following business meeting will be Thursday, October 29^th.

The topic of our last meeting was the 2010 South Carolina State Shoot. Yep, it’s that time again. Rick Buxton has volunteered to measure up the range, inventory our supplies, and compile a list of needed material

Plaques and prizes (possibility of a Hucks or Rocky knife came up) 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. We will be updating the registration forms to be more useful and Rocky is watching the prices of OSB and treated lumber for target stands. We will be organizing a scoring committee and calling for registration volunteers. Stay tuned for further developments.

For Sale:

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

Our last shipment of black powder is now exhausted. We may be able to take advantage of an offer to procure some from up north. 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 to include 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.

August 2009 Newsletter

The August shoot is Sun. the 30th. 0900-1130 Practice, 1130-1230 Lunch, 1230 Shoot.
>>>>>> Bring Your Muskets for the August Shoot! <<<<<<

August Range Officer: Mike Arthur

June’s Top Aggregate Rifle Shooters:
Master – Rocky Thomas 122 -1X
Expert – Rick Buxton 113

June’s Top Musket Shooters:
Master – Ryan Thomas 152
Expert – Mike Arthur 154 -1X

July’s Top Aggregate Rifle Shooters:
Master – Ryan Thomas 124
Expert – Paul Fish 104

July’s Top Pistol Shooters:
Master – Dennis Darling 173 -2X (Sole shooter)
Expert – No Shooters

Next Business Meeting: 7:30PM Thursday, 3 Sept 2009, to be held at Rocky Thomas’ home. All members and interested parties are encouraged to attend.

The September shoot will be Sunday the 27th. The following business meeting will be Thursday, October 1st.

Chuck Hudspeth was approved as a new member at the July shoot. Be sure to welcome him to the club. Chuck, welcome and keep your powder dry!

The topic of our last meeting was the 2010 South Carolina State Shoot. Yep, it’s that time again. Plaques and prizes (possibility of a Hucks or Rocky knife came up) 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. We will be updating the registration forms to be more useful and Rocky is watching the prices of OSB and treated lumber for target stands. We will be organizing a scoring committee and calling for registration volunteers. Stay tuned for further developments.

Other matches upcoming:
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. 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 to include 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.

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.