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Osage Orange
Sharpshooters
News January
2004
2004 Updated
Schedule -
Online at www.swampworks.com/OsageOrange.html
Osage Orange Sharpshooters Events - Andy
Dalton Range, Bois D'Arc
Jan 10 Sat 5:30 PM Club Annual Dinner
- Meeting-Heritage Cafeteria
Jan 17 Sat 8:30 AM - Reloading Clinic -- Classroom
Feb 21 Sat 8 AM - Fun Shoot
Mar 27 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
OOS ANNUAL
DINNER-MEETING
Our annual business meeting is Saturday, January 10, 5:30 at
the Heritage Cafeteria , southwest corner of Fremont and Battlefield,
in the shopping center; email or call me if you need directions.
We will have a review of 2003, discuss plans for 2004, elect
officers, and approve expenditures. Go through the line, buy
your supper, and go to rooms 1 and 2 to eat and meet. See you
there!
RELOADING
CLINIC
The reloading clinic will be a very low-key discussion of reloading
techniques and ammunition in general. We will have all the equipment
there to do reloading, and numerous members will offer their
collective wisdom on the things you should know. A number of
questions have come up about surplus ammunition, especially the
Korean stuff, and this will be a good time to have a discussion
about it. Please note the time for this clinic is 8:30 am, in
the classroom at the Dalton Range.
JOHN C. GARAND
MATCH
I have taken the liberty of moving the Spring John C. Garand
Match to our first May meeting. We sometimes get new competitors
at the clinic, and I thought maybe we would give the new folks
a chance to try a match before throwing them to the lions in
the big one. If there are strong opinions, we can always move
it back to the April meeting.
OTHER MATCHES
Joplin has high power matches the 3rd Sunday of each month starting
in March. At the last match, in October, Osage Orange Sharpshooters
outnumbered the local club members, so if you've never shot a
match outside of the Osage Orange, this is a good one to start
with. You'll feel right at home.
The Missouri High Power Regional is usually
the first weekend in May in Marshall (near Sedalia). There are
matches on both Saturday and Sunday. Some of us will be going
there too, so if you'd like to try a full-course event (200,
300, 600 yards, with pits), get in touch with me, Les Welch [moreorles_66725@yahoo.com],
or Steve Milholland.
Also, the Missouri High Power Championship
is at Marshal on the last weekend in May. Broaden your horizons
and shoot other matches.
Les Welch got me going to the matches at
the Mill Creek Rifle Club in De Soto, KS. This is a super nice
group of people, and new shooters are always welcomed warmly.
They hold some Garand matches in conjunction with their big
shoots, so this is always a nice weekend of shooting. Mike and
James Thorn attended the September match and had a great time.
AMMO FOR 2004
We have Danish .30-06 on Garand clips in bandoleers. This is
Berdan primed, so it is not reloadable. The Danish ammo is
reputed to be some of the most accurate around. Club members
may purchase as much of this as they want at the following prices:
$3.00 per clip (8 rounds) or $15 per bandoleer (6 clips of ammo).
We will be purchasing ammunition this year
for use during club activities. Of course, the reason we purchase
ammo as a club is to have it on hand for people who just want
to buy enough to shoot a match. But the Danish ammo may be purchased
by club members in whatever amounts are desired.
CMP has acquired 12 million rounds of LC
72 .30-06. It is for sale to individuals, and they expect the
supply to last for a couple of years. Cost is $192 plus $38.50
shipping for a case of 960 rounds. That's about 24 cents a round.
The supply of GI .30 Carbine has dwindled
to the point where CMP is reserving it for sales to clubs only.
Allocation is based on junior participation. We have purchased
2 cans each year, and I expect that will be our allocation this
year.
.30 CARBINES,
M1
A number of people were hoping to get a Carbine purchased. Latest
word is that the CMP will not be selling any in the next 6 months
or more. They simply don't have anything to sell.
CLUB MATCHES
AND AWARDS
In the past we have given awards for the John C. Garand matches
and our League Matches. When the Sharpshooters started, we only
had 5-10 people on the line at any one match, and putting awards
off until the end of the year made sense. Now, however, we can
count on 15-20 people every match and sometimes more. We also
have people shooting different types of rifles, sometimes at
different types of targets. Given this complexity, determining
awards at the end of the season has become a problem. So I would
like to go to a "cash and carry" basis, where each
meeting we hand out cash prizes to the winners. Furthermore,
in the interest of fostering competition, we will have winners
for different levels of competition. This will all be based
on the NRA High Power system of classifications, but we will
try to keep it simple and fair
So here is what I propose we do.
JOHN C. GARAND
AWARDS
Awards for first, second, and third place, as well as gold, silver,
and bronze medals for achieving certain pre-determined scores.
MATCH AWARDS
(Other than JCGarand)
1. Awards by shooter's classification (see below) as well as
a High Over All (first place) award.
2. For every 4 shooters in a class, we will give an award (e.g.,
if 4-7 shooters, first place award; if 8-11 shooters, first and
second place, etc.)
3. If less than 4 shooters in a class, the class will be combined
with the next higher class.
4. If fewer than 4 High Masters, they compete only for the High
Over All award.
5. All awards will be for John C. Garand match rules and equipment,
but foreign military rifles and hunting rifles will also qualify.
6. Competitors using the AR-15 or other match-conditioned rifles
must fire on NRA targets SR-1 for the standing and sitting phases,
SR-21 for the rapid fire prone phase, and MR-31 for the slow
prone phase in order to be considered for prizes.
7. The match director may add additional prize categories based
on age (e.g., junior, senior), or rifle type (e.g., AR-15, bolt
action) at his discretion or at the request of the competitors,
as long as there are at least 4 competitors in the category.
SHOOTER CLASSIFICATION
Based on the previous year's average score, each OOS member will
be given a classification. Please consult the web page of 2003
scores to determine your average. If you didn't shoot 3 matches
in 2003, your classification will be based on the average of
whatever scores you fired.. In some cases we will look back
at 2002 scores to make the classification. Classes are based
on 90%, 80%, 70%, and 60%.
|
CLASS |
PERCENT |
50 SHOTS |
30 SHOTS |
|
High Master |
90 + |
450 and up |
270 and up |
|
Master |
80 to 89.99 |
400 - 449 |
240 - 269 |
|
Expert |
70 to 79.99 |
350 - 399 |
210 - 239 |
|
Sharpshooter |
60 to 69.99 |
300 - 349 |
180 - 209 |
|
Marksman |
Up to 59.99 |
Less than 300 |
Less than 180 |
Shooters with no Osage Orange Sharpshooters experience will have
the option of firing in the Master class or accepting a classification
assigned by the match director.
A shooter will receive a temporary classification upon firing
one match with the Osage Orange Sharpshooters. After firing
3 matches, the average of all 3 will be used to determine the
shooter's classification.
Shooters may be reclassified upwards or downwards only after
the end of the season and only if the shooter has competed in
4 or more matches during the season. Scores posted on the web
page will be definitive in deciding a shooter's classification.
NEW MATCH
IDEAS
We're always looking for new match ideas. Les Welch suggested
two activities for 2004 that involve charitable contributions.
First, we could run a charity shoot in the Fall, and contribute
the proceeds to a needy charity or family around Thanksgiving.
This would be sort of like a turkey shoot in reverse…we
shoot to buy a turkey for someone else. Second, we could have
a charity shoot in the Christmas season, using the proceeds from
a match to donate to the Toys for Tots campaign. Both of these
matches would require an entry fee and coordination with media
and charities. Anyone interested in helping out on this?
Besides charity shoots, maybe we could
try some other shooting sports during our regular matches. Two
years ago we tried to run the .22 Sporter matches after our regular
club match, but they were poorly attended and too hectic to fit
into the time remaining. How about taking one of our other matches
and turning it into a .22 Sporter match as the main event? We
might even recruit a few new juniors this way.
MEMBERSHIP
FOR 2004
After some discussion of dues, we think it might be best to keep
the annual dues at $30. Any input you have on dues, including
proposals for changing them, will be discussed at the business
meeting, January 10. Bring any ideas you have to the meeting,
please!
MEMBERS ANNOUNCEMENTS
From Kent Ward: "I am looking to buy an M1 Carbine
Also, I have a .32 S&W caliber little revolver Charter Arms?
($100 w/ partial box of ammo) and a Glock 23 (new style, night
sights, titanium guide rod, 3.5# trigger) I am wanting to sell."
Questions or comments????
Contact Bill Corcoran (417) 862-8618 wtc928f@smsu.edu |