Sunday, November 15, 2009

November 2009 Newsletter


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The November shoot is Sat & Sun. the 21st & 22nd
>>>>>> Bring Your Pistols for the November Shoot! <<<<<<
November Range Officers: Sat: Roy Dossat Sun: Mike Arthur
October’s Top Aggregate Rifle Shooters:
Master – Dennis Darling 123
Expert – Rick Buxton 111
October’s Top Overall Rifle Shooters:
Master – Dennis Darling 229
Expert – John Kincaid 135 - 1X
October’s Top Musket Shooters:
Master – John Mouzon 162 - 1X (solo in class)
Expert – Mike Arthur 156 - 1X
Next Business Meeting: 7:30PM Thursday, 3 Dec 2009, venue to be announced at the shoot. Call the Secretary if needed. All members and interested parties are encouraged to attend.
The December shoot will be on the 20th and the meeting following will be the 7th of Jan 2010.
November Blanket Shoot and “Turkey” Shoot: The November shoot will be Saturday & Sunday the 21st & 22nd. Saturday will be a fun shoot and blanket shoot from 1 PM until 4 PM. We will have (no charge) BBQ, beans, coleslaw, sweet tea, etc. at about 5 PM. If some of you could bring dessert; pie, cake, ice cream? that would be great. Those who wish to stay overnight at the range are encouraged to do so.
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: See last month’s newsletter or the blog site. Or call/email the club Secretary.
SC State Shoot 2010: Tentative dates are 9 - 11 April as Easter is the 4th 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 materialWe have 1x4’s, will probably need some 4x4 for posts and 2x4 for general use.
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. 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, Buck100-10x@nc.rr.com, 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.

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

October 2009 Newsletter


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The October shoot is Sun. the 25th. 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 21st & 22nd. The following business meeting will be Thursday, December 3rd. 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 4th 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.

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

September 2009 Newsletter


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The September shoot is Sun. the 27th. 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 25th. The following business meeting will be Thursday, October 29th.
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.

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

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.

Sunday, June 21, 2009

June 2009 Newsletter

The June shoot is Sun. the 28th. 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 26th. The following business meeting will be Thursday, July 30th.

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.

25th 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.

Thursday, May 28, 2009

May 2009 Newsletter

The May shoot is Sun. the 31st. 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 28th. The following business meeting will be Thursday, July 2nd.

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.

25th 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.

Sunday, April 19, 2009

April 2009 Newsletter

The April shoot is Sun. the 26th. 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 31st. The following business meeting will be Thursday, June 4th.

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 23-26th near Fayetteville, NC. Contact Buck Buchanan, Match Director, 910-977-6200, Buck100-10x@nc.rr.com, www.crossecreekrifleandpistolclub.com

25th 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.

Sunday, March 22, 2009

March 2009 Newsletter

The March shoot is Sun. the 29th. 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 26th. The following business meeting will be Thursday, April 30th.

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.

Sunday, February 15, 2009

February 2009 Newsletter

The February shoot is Sun. the 22nd. 0900-1130 Practice, 1130-1230 Lunch, 1230 Shoot.

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

2008 Top Master: John Mouzon

2008 Top Expert: Jim Rozelle

February Range Officer: Roy Dossat

January’s Top Aggregate Rifle Shooters:

Master John Mouzon 125 - 2X

Expert Jim Rozelle 118

January’s Top Pistol Shooters:

Master John Mouzon 172 - 2X

Expert Jim Rozelle 145 - 1X

Next Business Meeting: 7:30PM Thursday, 26 February 2009, to be held at Roy Dossat’s home. All members and interested parties are encouraged to attend.

The March shoot will be Sunday the 29th. The following business meeting will be Thursday, April 2nd.

Oyster Roast: Our annual club get-together is scheduled for Saturday, March 7th at Jim Rozelle’s home. All members, spouses, and kids invited. Bring a covered dish and your favorite drinks. Time has not been decide yet so come to the shoot, the meeting, or give Jim a call.

2009 Officer Elections: New Officers for 2009 have been elected. See the contact list on the left.

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.

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

The club newsletter is now available online: http://charlestownelongrifles.blogspot.com/

Have to include a picture of James Taylor’s 100 yd aggregate off-hand rifle target from the January shoot, Total of 41 and look at the group! Good shootin’ James.

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.