August 2008 Newsletter

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

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

August Range Officer: Paul Fish

July’s Top Aggregate Rifle Shooters:

Master – Ryan Thomas 123

Expert – Paul Fish 107

July’s Top Pistol Shooters:

Master – Dennis Darling 147 -2X

Expert – Rick Buxton 126

Next Business Meeting: 7:30PM Thursday, 4 September 2008, at Rocky Thomas’ home. All members and interested parties are encouraged to attend.

The Sept. shoot will be Sunday the 28^th and the following business meeting will be Thursday, October 2^nd.

We had a terrific meeting last month. John Mouzon presented a talk about building, tuning, and shooting the flintlock rifle that was very well received. Lots of questions and discussion followed.

During the meeting Mike Arthur and Rick Buxton were voted into membership. Welcome to the club and remember to keep your powder dry and your flints well napped!

Also continued discussing an overnight camping event/cookout prior to the November meat shoot and some fun shoots on Sat. & Sun, including a blanket prize shoot. Jim Rozelle and Roy Dossat may be marshalling these plans, Jim will head up the food prep and Roy will be the range officer. Lots of ideas passed around but there is always room for more suggestions. Have any thoughts on the matter? Talk to one of the Club officers or come to the next meeting.

New Shoot Schedule: At each shoot we will schedule 6-7 targets; 3 Aggregate, 1-2 Animal or non-standard (Hunters, NGNG, etc), and 2 Pistol or Musket. The relays will be held to a strict 20 minute limit. Targets may be shot in any order and more than one target may be shot during a relay. Marked targets may be shot for more than one relay. Shooters may shoot any or all of the targets as they wish, in any order.

For Sale:

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

If you require any black powder (GOEX FFg-FFFFg $12.50/lb) please contact the Club Secretary. Currently we have 2 cans of FFFg.

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 nearly $8⁵⁰ 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.

Powder Shipment has arrived

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Our shipment of powder has arrived. Club members can get their powder at the shoot this Sunday (27th) or by contacting the Secretary by leaving a comment here or by phone or e-mail.
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July 2008 Newsletter

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

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

Fans will be setup for heat relief

July Range Officer: Jim Rozelle

June’s Top Aggregate Rifle Shooters:

Master – Rocky Thomas 111 - 2X

Expert – Jim Rozelle 120 - 2X

June’s Top Musket Shooters:

Master – John Mouzon 219

Expert – Jim Rozelle 193

Next Business Meeting: 7:30PM Thursday, 31 July 2008, at John Mouzon’s home. All members and interested parties are encouraged to attend. John plans on holding a Flintlock class for those interested in the basics (rescheduled from last month).

The August shoot will be Sunday the 31^st and the following business meeting will be Thursday, September 4^th.

Correction: Last month's auxiliary scores were for a PISTOL match vice Musket.

Also continued discussing an overnight camping event/cookout prior to a Sunday shoot and some fun shoots on Sat. & Sun. Jim Rozelle and Roy Dossat may be marshalling these plans. Lots of ideas passed around but no consensus reached. Have any thoughts on the matter? Talk to one of the Club officers or come to the next meeting.

New Shoot Schedule: At each shoot we will schedule 6-7 targets; 3 Aggregate, 1-2 Animal or non-standard (Hunters, NGNG, etc), and 2 Pistol or Musket. The relays will be held to a strict 20 minute limit. Targets may be shot in any order and more than one target may be shot during a relay. Marked targets may be shot for more than one relay. Shooters may shoot any or all of the targets as they wish, in any order.

For Sale:

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

If you require any black powder (GOEX FFg-FFFFg $12.50/lb) please contact the Club Secretary. Currently we have no powder on hand but are expecting a shipment before the July shoot.

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 nearly $8⁵⁰ 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 2008 Newsletter

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

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

Fans will be setup for heat relief

June Range Officer: John Mouzon

May’s Top Aggregate Rifle Shooters:

Master – John Mouzon 122

Expert – Jim Rozelle 114

May’s Top Pistol Shooters:

Master – Rocky Thomas 172 - 5x

Expert – Jim Rozelle 180

Next Business Meeting: 7:30PM Thursday, 3 July 2008, at John Mouzon’s home. All members and interested parties are encouraged to attend. John plans on holding a Flintlock class for those interested in the basics.

The July shoot will be Sunday the 27^th and the following business meeting will be Thursday, July 31^st.

From the May Meeting: Treasurer reports club cash assets at $4100⁰⁰. Thinking far ahead, there was much discussion on when to hold the 2010 State Championship Shoot (our expected next date) to avoid the gnats and the weather and ensure we can get an announcement into Muzzle Blasts.

Also discussed was an overnight camping event/cookout prior to a Sunday shoot. Lots of ideas passed around but no consensus reached. Have any thoughts on the matter? Talk to one of the Club officers or come to the next meeting.

New Shoot Schedule: At each shoot we will schedule 6-7 targets; 3 Aggregate, 1-2 Animal or non-standard (Hunters, NGNG, etc), and 2 Pistol or Musket. The relays will be held to a strict 20 minute limit. Targets may be shot in any order and more than one target may be shot during a relay. Marked targets may be shot for more than one relay. Shooters may shoot any or all of the targets as they wish, in any order.

For Sale:

Jim Rozelle has 4 (or more) boxes of .490 Hornady Swaged Round Balls, $500 each box.

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

If you require any black powder (GOEX FFg-FFFFg $12.50/lb) please contact the Club Secretary. Currently we have no powder on hand; when the hew and cry becomes great enough, we will order more.

CLUB DUES: There are still a few members who have not paid their 2008 dues. $75 is needed by the first shoot of the year (Jan 27^th) to remain in good standing.

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 nearly $8⁵⁰ per member per year.

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