September
2002 Newsletter
CLUB MEETING
MONDAY September 9, 2002 - 7:00 P.M. at the GUN CLUB
Upcoming Events
Sunday, September 8 Back-to-School Open, Skeet - 1:00 P.M.
Monday, September 9 Club Meeting - 7:00 P.M. at the clubhouse
Sunday, September 22 Action Pistol Match - 12 Noon
Saturday, September 28 Cowboy Action Match - 9:00 A.M.
Upcoming Events in October 2002
Sunday, October 13 Dove Season Open, Skeet - 1:00 P.M.
Monday, October 14 Club Meeting - 7:00 P.M. at Sweetwater Café
Saturday, October 26 Cowboy Action Match - 9:00 A.M.
Sunday, October 27 Action Pistol Match - 12 Noon
BUCCANEER GUN CLUB WEB SITE: www.buccaneergunclub.org
OTHER WEB SITES OF INTEREST: www:packing.org; www:nccowboys.com
START OF UNAPPROVED MINUTES for 8/12/02 Meeting
The meeting was called to order at the clubhouse by Vice President Tom McGongial
at 7:10 P.M.
The minutes of the July 8, 2002 meeting, as appearing in the August 2002
newsletter, were approved.
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
Skeet Ray Campbell advised there were 18 shooters at yesterdays match.
Action Pistol They had 6 shooters at the last match including a visitor from
Duplin County. The next match will be the 4th Sunday in August.
Cowboy They had 12 shooters at the last match which was a 4 stage shoot.
Training They held a Basic Pistol Course the first part of the month for 2
people. One finished the course. If anyone wants a course taught let
Tom or Harold know and they will schedule the course.
OLD BUSINESS:
Don Sloop He has not found a logger moving into the club's area. He will
continue to work on this.
Vice President Our NRA insurance is obtained because our club has 100% NRA
Membership. Therefore annual NRA members must keep their membership up to
date without a lapse. A member allowing their membership to lapse could
cause the club to lose our NRA insurance.
Sholar Powell - He would like to reserve both skeet fields on Thursday, October
10th from 4 P.M. to 11 P.M. Discussion. nothing scheduled for that
date on the club calendar. No objection.
NEW BUSINESS:
Tom Mix He had to purchase a new battery, total cost $27, for the lawn mower.
Someone stole the rope used to pull up the chicken targets and replacement was
$9. All money to cover the costs were taken from match receipts.
Tom Morrison BSA Troop 215 would like to camp out at the club on Friday,
September 6th and Saturday the 7th. They also want to shoot rifle for
Merit Badges. MGySgt David Miller volunteered to be the required certified
NRA rifle instructor for the shooting. He will provide the rifles and
ammunition. He advised they need one adult per BSA shooter to comply with
the requirements. Discussion. No events scheduled for those dates.
They can not have open fires at the club. They can use the clubhouse.
No objection.
David Morgan The Friends of the NRA Banquet is in September. Ray Campbell
and MGySgt Miller have tickets available at $25.00 each for the function on
Saturday, September 14th at the BPOE (Elks) Club.
MGySgt Miller advised that an example of where the money from the banquet goes
was The Hoggard Challenge, held prior to the meeting, in which everything use at
the shoot was bought with money from the banquet.
Ray advised that some money from the event goes to the National NRA to pay for
education materials and the rest goes for youth shooting.
MGySgt Miller Col. Johnson has written a letter to the club regarding the 2002
North Carolina Civilian Marksmanship Program camp just held. The Col. gave
another $500.00 out of his own pocket plus the Instructors chipped in $172.00
each to cover the monetary shortfall.
The National Air Rifle Competition will be held at the Convention Center in
Wilmington next year.
He identified and introduced the winners of The Hoggard Challenge shoot.
Both team trophies were taken by Hoggard NJROTC Unit shooters. Sholar
Powell placed 2nd. Brian Grow took 1st place and Allison Bean took 3rd
place. He would like to challenge the club on an annual basis for
this Official Whistler Boy Competition Shoot. David Morgan will provide a
write up of the event for the newsletter.
David Morgan Club purchase of a Friends of the NRA Sponsorship Package.
Discussion. Motion by Bill Murrell, 2nd by Don Sloop, that the club
purchase a sponsorship package and as in the past donate the tickets back to Ray
to sell. Motion: Passed.
Vice President The last workday is scheduled for Saturday November 2nd.
Discussion.
ATTENDANCE: 20 including 1 Complimentary Member and 1 Probationary
Member.
ADJOURNMENT: Meeting was adjourned at 7:45 P.M.
END OF UNAPPROVED MINUTES for 8/12/02 Meeting.
FRIENDS OF THE NRA - 2002 EVENT INFORMATION: (Ray Campbell)
This years NRA Event at the Elks Club promises to be the biggest and best ever.
Ticket sales and event sponsor package sales have exceeded any other event we've
had by a big margin. If you have not gotten your ticket early please let me know
at 520-4822 and I'll get tickets to you. We normally purchase extra guns etc. to
supplement the package we buy from NRA however this year we're going to have
more guns than ever and again we plan to give a gun as a door prize. This years
door prize gun is a Norinco 22 auto which is the same little automatic that
Browning use to manufacture. By the way, this neat little rifle was donated to
the committee by Shooters Choice Indoor Range on Gordon Road. Just a
reminder--6:00 p.m. the Elks Club 5102 Oleander Drive September14th. See you
there......Ray
THE HOGGARD CHALLENGE: (David Morgan)
The Hoggard Challenge between Buccaneer Gun Club Members and Hoggard High
School's highly ranked NJROTC rifle team was shot on 12 August 2002 at the club.
It was a "Whistler Boy" competition which is 100 shots from 3
positions using small bore U.S. manufactured rifles, with iron sights, from 50
and 100 yard firing lines. Hoggard NJROTC provided all the ammo, kneeling
rolls and mats for prone position shooting.
Eight lanes were readied for the contest. On the left were four fine young
shooters from Hoggard High School NJROTC who quietly and methodically set
about their task. On the right were four middle aged Buccaneer Gun Club
members who with groans, moans and noisy bones got into position to start the
contest. The first round was set up on the 50 yard firing line where
twenty shots prone, twenty shots kneeling and twenty shots standing were fired.
Then the second round started with twenty more prone shots being fired from the
50 yard line. When the time limit had ended the targets were gathered,
identified by signature and scored. Then the shooters picked up their mats and
set up on the 100 yard firing line where twenty rounds fired from the prone
position finished the match.
Hats off to the Hoggard NJROTC shooters whose two teams took first and second
place. Sgt. David Miller has done a fine job training these young folks who
showed poise, skill, safety knowledge and courtesy.
We expect this to become an annual event and look forward to seeing many more
fine young shooters from Hoggard NJROTC. If any of you club members
have an interest in this type of shooting please come to a meeting and let us
know.
The Teams: Hoggard High School NJROTC: Brian Grow, Allison
Bean, Jason Donald and Brad Butchello
Buccaneer Gun Club: Sholar Powell, Ray Campbell, David Morgan,
Richard Crouch
Top Shooters:
Hoggard: Brian Crow
BGC: Sholar Powell
MGySgt Miller advised the club Secretary that the 2 Hoggard teams were gracious
enough to leave their trophies in our trophy case just in case somebody wants to
know what a first place trophy looks like.
AFTER ACTION REPORT ON NC-CMP SUMMER CAMP: (MGySgt David Miller)
The North Carolina Civilian Marksmanship Program Summer Camp was conducted July
22nd thru the 27th. A total of 53 campers came from across NC. Their
stay at the UNC-W showed they were excellent guest. Participants were able
to visit some of our shopping malls, the beaches and the Aquarium in the
evenings.
Future funding, after the final small monetary shortfall this year, seems to be
in place with possible help from the NJROTC Headquarters and the Friends of the
NRA. A huge thanks to the BGC for all their monetary help. It is
safe to say that we could not have had the camp without the generosity of your
members. BCG members Harold Lange, Tom Mix, Don Sloop and some other had
the opportunity to come by and visit.
The team from Cary had a precision squad of 4 shooters who were very impressive
shooters. They all shot just about perfect scores. One of their
shooters took the gold. They left here, went home, re-packed and went to
Richmond, VA for the NRA nationals where they came in 2nd in the nation!
Two North Brunswick High School shooters took the gold and silver in the sporter
class of competition.
Overall, the camp was a huge success. We had hoped for a 70% success rate
in improvement but were very pleasantly surprised to find out that 100% of the
cadets shot a personal best in one or more of the three shooting positions.
About a third shot a personal best total during the camp.
AUGUST COWBOY MATCH: (Ray Campbell)
Regulator Gazette
August 10th, 1897
Cat Fight Breaks Out Among Cowgirl Posse Members
Well it had to happen someday and I guess the August posse was the place that
things finally came to a head. What I'm referring to is the long standing feud
between Slowpoke Sal and her childhood enemy Missalot Missy. It is said that the
feud started back in grammar school when both girls thought that they were the
true love of Little Willie Johnson (Big Johnson's youngest son). Who was later
proved to be a two or three timing scoundrel and back shooter. When the cowgirls
saw each other at the posse both had blood in their eyes. After stage one
Slowpoke Sal had the advantage but didn't keep it for long as Missalot Missy
took stage two and also the lead. Stage three went to Slowpoke Sal due to some
fancy shooting and also the fact that Missalot Missy's Model 97 gave up the
ghost. Slowpoke also took stage four by a very slim margin and managed to squeak
out a match win by only 17 seconds. After the posse both cowgirls figured out
that a "Little Willie" was not worth fighting over and now both are
now friends.
When It rains It Pours
Seems like the August posse was the time for everyone gun to quit or give major
problems. Killer Karl's model 92 in 32-20 went from a lever action to a jam-a-matic
as soon as the clock started. Ain't it funny how things never give trouble in
practice but just let the buzzer go off and see what happens. Gunsmoke and
Missalot Missy's model 97 shotgun quit when all the pins fell out at once. A big
bug was seen in the pile of parts that fell out and Chief A.J. Parlatore the
resident gunsmith determined that the bug was the engineer of the machine and he
had evidently died of old age. If you see an old model 97 at Jim's you better
leave it lay or at least call Gunsmoke and make sure it ain't his. Slowhand's
rifle shoot'n ended when one of his reloads came apart in the chamber and all
the kings men couldn't get it out.......
Order of finish for all the posse went something like this:
First Flight: Dick Holliday, Gunsmoke, Mad Dog....
Second Flight: Little Mix, Slowhand, Killer Karl,
Senior Cowboys: Roberdel, Idaho Spud, Black Smith
Cowgirls: Slowpoke Sal, Missalot Missy
I was surprise that we had such a good turnout since the last match was only two
weeks ago so thanks to all the cowboys and girls that came out to shoot. As you
can see from the above it was a very good match and we got to shoot four stages
and lots of ammo so be sure to check the schedule at www.buccaneergunclub.org or
www.northcarolinacowboys.com to see what we are up to for September.
Dick Holliday has been working full time on the Friends of NRA dinner/auction so
he may not have enough shells to shoot the next match so if you see him give him
some 44's. But for sure make sure you go to this years dinner/auction as it is
shaping up to be the biggest and best yet......with lots of cowboy gear on the
block to win and bid on....one of the Limited Edition Guns is a Big Loop
Winchester Rifle just like Lucas McCain used to use and the Gun of the Year is a
45-70 Browning......So be there or be square......
As always.........Take a kid shooting........Respectfully Submitted......Ned
Bluntline
AUGUST NRA ACTION PISTOL MATCH: (Sholar Powell):
The August match was another hot one, but we had a few shooters turn out for the
event, and ended up with a fun time had by all. Jeff Baker showed up with
his better half, Iris, and we discovered that she's the math wizard of this
crowd. Jeff and the Match Director were doing Chinese calculations on the
scores, and Iris had to straighten out the mathematics they were performing.
Tried to get Iris to shoot the plates, but she decided to wait on a future
match; something about the holster and belt she was going to borrow had to be
wrapped around her waist three times to fit. Since it was a small match,
we decided to have a shoot off with two ties in different classes. Tom Mix
put heavy pressure on Powell, who eked out the win 23-17 on plates. The
September match goes back to the 12:00 noon start time. I'll be out of
town the day of the match, so call Ray Campbell to confirm that the match will
take place. October will be the last match of the year, and we'll have a
cookout in conjunction with that match. Winners in August were:
FALLING PLATE MATCH
Semi-Auto Sharpshooter Sholar Powell 360/36x
Marksman Tom Mix 360/36x
Revolver Marksman Jon Mix 260/26x
MOVING TARGET MATCH
Semi-Auto Sharpshooter Sholar Powell 439/10x
Marksman Jeff Baker 228/5x
Revolver Marksman Jon Mix 329/9x
Remember:
The AP match in September will be run by Ray Campbell. Shooters need to
call Ray (520-4822 or 686-7339) to confirm the match which is scheduled for the
28th the 4th Sunday in September.
BUCCANEER GUN CLUB
2002 CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Nov 2 Club Workday
10 Smoked Turkey Open, Skeet
11 Club Meeting
23 Cowboy Action Match
Dec 8 Ho-Ho-H open, Skeet
9 Club Meeting
Big Bore, Skeet, Action Pistol and Field Pistol Matches are open to the public.
Call Match Directors listed in the Club Newsletter for information on matches.
Skeet Matches start at 1:00 PM
Cowboy Action Matches start at 9:00 AM
Action Pistol Matches start at 12 Noon (except July and August when start time
is 9:00 AM)
Big Bore Matches start at 10:00 AM
.22 Field Pistol Matches start at 10:00 AM
Two (2) workdays are mandatory for all Club Members under 60 years old.
For additions or corrections call Dale Lear at 686-2418 or E-mail at
DELSNOOP@aol.com
ATTENTION ALL CLUB MEMBERS/SHOOTERS:
PLEASE - DO NOT PLACE ANY TYPE TARGET ON TOP OF A BERM AND THEN SHOOT AT IT!
PLEASE - IF YOU TAKE TARGETS OUT OF THE SHED YOU SHOULD PUT THEM BACK WHEN YOU
ARE FINISHED SHOOTING.
NO LOADED CONCEALED WEAPONS ARE TO BE CARRIED TO THE FIRING LINE AS WE ARE A
COLD RANGE CLUB.
PLEASE - DO NOT SHOOT CENTER FIRE RIFLES AT SILHOUETTE TARGETS NOR ANY FIREARM
AT THE ACTION PISTOL BARRICADES ON WHICH ARE SIGNS STATING "DO NOT SHOOT
BARRICADES."
TO
PREVENT OTHERS FROM SHOOTING CENTER FIRE RIFLES AT THE SILHOUETTE TARGETS WE ARE
REQUESTING YOU DROP THE SILHOUETTE TARGETS WHEN YOU ARE DONE SHOOTING.