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Osage Orange
Sharpshooters
News February
2004
2004 Updated
Schedule
- Online at www.swampworks.com/OsageOrange.html
Feb 21 Sat 8 AM - Fun Shoot
Mar 27 8 Sat 8 AM - Shooting Clinic
Apr 17 Sat 8 AM - Club Match
May 8 Sat 8 AM - John C. Garand Match
May 29 Sat 8 AM - Club Match
Jun 26 Sat 8 AM - Club Match
Jul 24 Sat 8 AM - Club Match - Carbine Rattle Battle
Aug 21 Sat 8 AM - Club Match
Sep 18 Sat 8 AM - Club Match
Oct 16 Sat 8 AM - John C. Garand Match
Marshfield
Range Announcements
We need chainsaws at the Marshfield Range Saturday February 14
and Sunday the 15th. If you can make it please call or email
Bill Corcoran (417) 862-8618 wtc928f@smsu.edu. One last weekend
of cutting and burning will get the firing lane opened to 100
yards.
Bill Baldwin and Gary Lindsay are ready
to do the fencing and hang the gates. Tom Mastellar, the landowner
reports that the gates are ready to be installed. Pat Worley
and John Hannon are building a firing pad and shelter. Dale
Hite showed up with his tractor and augur and drilled us a bunch
of holes for large posts. Weather permitting, we can have a
range ready to rock 'n roll in about 2 weekends of work.
On the downside, the locals seem to have
taken our 2 big Osage orange posts that we were going to use
for the gate. Oh well, there are other trees out there to use,
and I'm sure the hedge will keep somebody warm next winter.
Stay tuned for further announcements on
range membership and operation.
Camp Perry
Les Welch is getting ready to make the arrangements for the Osage
Orange Sharpshooters Camp Perry Team. In particular, he needs
to make the reservations for huts (sleeping accommodations).
Les and I would like everyone to consider going. The matches
are the first week in August. Small Arms Firing School begins
Saturday July 31, and the Garand Match is on August 7 (Saturday).
There are matches every day in between. Go to the CMP website
for more information. Cost is $11 per night per person to stay
in the huts. Each hut sleeps 4 people, and Les has to reserve
the correct number of huts. Last year he got 2 huts for us;
how about we make it 3 this year? If you want to go, contact
Les at moreorles_66725@yahoo.com
Fun Shoot
Our next meeting is the Fun Shoot (Feb. 21) For those of you
who have never attended, this is SUPPOSED to be a good time.
It consists of a bunch of shooting games that nobody in their
right mind would ever practice. It is the match director's chance
to throw you curve balls simply to have a little fun. The weather
in February is too unpredictable to schedule a regular match,
so we try to do something where we can talk and laugh a little
bit, get to know new members, and do a little bit of shooting
too. Please bring a prize for the prize table. . We try to
make this like a swap-meet where you can bring that one shooting-related
thing that's been kicking around your basement for the last 10
years that you just can't seem to use…like the box of 16
gauge shotgun shells, a bullet swager, a can of bullet lube,
some old powder for loading the elephant gun…whatever.
Oh, and if you've got an International Harvester, all original
including stock, M1 Garand, you can throw that in too (just kidding).
Since this February has been so cold and
snowy, we'll plan on doing most of our shooting in the booths,
both sitting and standing. We will shoot some .22 rifle, and
if you don't have one, you can borrow one. Got a .17 HMR? Use
it. We'll also shoot M1 Garand, and you can always borrow those
at our club. If you have a deer rifle or other rifle you want
to shoot, bring it along…we'll allow you to shoot anything
in the center-fire category. There will be a rapid fire event,
and we will have .30-06 and Carbine ammo for sale. The balloons
we will shoot at will be bigger this year. And we will have
a couple of hit-the-dollar-bill matches. Some of us go out to
lunch at Fred's Fish House in Ash Grove, and all are welcome
to join us
Reloading
Supplies
Do you need surplus powder for reloading? I am getting together
an order. IMR 4895 pulldown powder is $90 per 8 lb jug. WC
844 is $64 for 8lb (similar to H335), and WC 846 (similar to
BL-C 2) is also $64. Please add $5 per jug to the prices above
to account for shipping. For other powders, see www.gibrass.com,
and let me know what you want.
See you soon. I can't wait to shoot.
Questions or comments????
Contact Bill Corcoran
Phone: (417) 862-8618
E-Mail: wtc928f@smsu.edu |