Chillicothe Sportsmen’s

Club News JUNE 2010

WEB PAGE  http://www.chillisportsmen.org/

Chillicothe Sportsmen’s Club, Inc.

PO Box 13, Chillicothe, IL. 61523-0013

NOTICES & INFORMATION

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PLEASE NOTE!!!

 

 Until further notice—the Clubhouse Deck & the stairs are CLOSED to all traffic & occupancy!

 

SAFETY NOTE:

                          *PLEASE READ CAREFULLY*

It is warming up & outdoor shooting is taking off. REMEMBER—all shots must impact in the berm, not the ground.  Safety—Safety—Safety—AT ALL TIMES.  This is a must.

 

2010 WORK HOURS:

Indoor Range:   NOTE:  NO INDOOR WORK PARTY SCHEDULED FOR JUNE !!!!!!!!                                                                                

 

Grounds:  NOTE:  NO OUTDOOR WORK PARTY SCHEDULED FOR JUNE !!!!!!!!

 

Please pickup targets, bottles, cans, hulls when you are done shooting as per range rules # 9 and 12.

 

NRA &/OR ISRA MEMBERSHIP.  Are you a member of either or both of these organizations?  IF NOT, WHY NOT?  These are the only Organizations that are continually fighting for your rights that allow to own and use firearms for target shooting, plinking, and hunting!  Anti-gun legislators on both the Federal & State levels are constantly introducing legislation to VOID your 2nd AMENDMENT Rights!  Join or renew in either or both of these organizations today!  Their websites are: www.nrahq.org/ and www.isra.org/ 

ORIENTATION 

NEW MEMBER ORIENTATION (NMO):  An (**) in your middle initial area of your address means you need to attend to obtain your current year’s membership card & gate key.  Check the enclosed calendars for dates & times.  ADVANCE RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED OR NO INSTRUCTOR WILL BE AT THE CLUB FOR THE CLASS.  To make your class attendance reservation or to ask any questions - Contact Charles Varnold at (309) 697-6766 or via e-mail at tunaot1@sbcglobal.net

 

TEMPORARILY AWAY/NEW ADDRESS/NEW E-MAIL ADDRESS

ALL MEMBERS:  It is YOUR responsibility to make sure that the Club has your current home address, telephone number, e-mail address, etc.  If you leave town, bulk mail is not forwarded.  If you don’t ask us to mail to an alternate address or to suspend your mailings until you return, & we get ‘failure to deliver’ notices on you (& return postage fees), we will drop you from the mailings until you let us know your current info or status.

CLUB WEB SITE

The newsletter and calendar are available for viewing on-line at www.chillisportsmen.org  The website also lists all Club ACTIVIITIES, events, and contains periodically updated general information as well as the current CSC Membership Application. Tim Vik is the CLUB WEBMASTER and E-MAIL coordinator.  His E-MAIL ADDRESS is webmaster@chillisportsmen.org


If you have any questions or concerns about your Club you may contact any Club Officer

listed below or any board member.

 

President            Vice-President             Secretary            Treasurer

Charles Varnold      Jerry Oglesby              Donald Clemens       Lowell Bennett

(309) 697-6766       (309) 274-5413             (309) 274-6870       (309) 274-5586

A Second Raffle—Back by Popular Demand

NOTE**NOTE**NOTE**NOTE**NOTE

***NOTE  RM1ASAAP CMP M1 GARAND RAFFLE   NOTE***                          

Springfield Armory Service Grade Special

Chillicothe Sportsmen’s Club is raffling off an M1 Garand. It is a CMP unit,SA collector grade metal in excellent to new condition. Walnut stock and handguard and associated hardware are new manufacture—not original SSA manufacture.

Drawing to be held when last ticket is sold (no later than Oct. 16, 2010)—Peoria, IL.

Winner need not be present to win.

ONLY 100 CHANCES SOLD--$20 each

Get yours today—see Chris Bach (309) 256-1712

or Steve Schneckenburger (309) 692-7807

 

MAUSER MATCH RESULTS:

Mauser Matches: Results from the April 10th match:

High Raw Score: 190-4X Martin Lehman - M48 Yugo Mauser

First: 230-2X Vince Stubbs - M1903 Springfield

Second: 199-0X Brian Cox - M38 

Third: 197-4X Martin Lehman - M48 Yugo Mauser

The 8mm Ball Ammo challenge went to Brian Cox  who shot

a 197-0X with his Turk Mauser.  Ray Ellington and Justin

Howeler were runners up.

 

Mauser Matches

Results from the May 8th match:

High Raw Score: Paul Bishop used a Czech VZ24 Mauser to fire 196-5X 

First: Bob Killion, 201-4X - K31 Schmidt-Rubin

Second: Paul Bishop, 198-5X - Czech VZ24 Mauser

Third: Keith Kohler, 197-3X - Chinese SKS

The $100 Rifle challenge went to Keith Kohler who shot a 197-3X with his Chinese SKS. 

Next match is June 26th.  The special challenge is "Cast Bullets".  Mauser Matches are shot with centerfire rifles with open sights and with unimproved pre-1964 military bolt action repeaters on the SR-1 target from standing at 50 meters.  Call Max Koehl at 385-1033 with any questions.

 

Respectfully submitted by Paul Bishop for Max Koehl

 

 

Sister Club Activity:  Put this event on your calendar

 

The Annual King's Shoot, Bird Shoot and Speed Shoot will be held on August 15th on Range #1 at 10 AM.  You'll need a few bucks and a .22 caliber rifle, preferably with a 50-meter zero.  Direct any questions to Paul Bishop at 243-9323.


Acronyms - What the heck do they mean!!???!!?!?

Wonder what all the acronyms used out on the range and in this newsletter mean? This area of the newsletter is dedicated to helping explain these. If I forget some or misidentify them, please let me know.

SASS          Single Action Shooting Society

USPSA         United States Practical Shooting Association – Club Number #IL-08

DCM           Department of Civilian Marksmanship (old designation)

CMP           Civilian Marksmanship Program (new designation) - Club Number #52084

NMO           New Member Orientation

NRA           National Rifle Association - Club Affiliation Number  #R0570

ISRA          Illinois State Rifle Association – Club Affiliation Number  #00282

Contact Tim Vik via e-mail at webmaster@chillisportsmen.org if you would like to receive the CSC Newsletter and calendar of events via e-mail at no cost to you.