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.