Tri-State Gun Club Newsletter P. O. Box 231 Daleville, AL 36322-0231 Web-site:  tristategunclub.org Contact:  Sharon at:  334-300-2374 E-mail address:  fiestysharon@aol.com

AUGUST 2009 NEWS LETTER

REGULAR CLUB MEETING

            We had 39 people present at this months meeting.  12 of them are new members!  We now have 311 general members and 75 life members for a total of 386 members!  Our club is growing fast!

            We have hats and shirts of all sizes and colors.  Prices are as follows:   ball-caps are $ 10.00., Hat with neck protectors are $15.00, t-shirts are $15.00, and polo shirts are $18.00.  These are available at club meetings.

FINANCIAL REPORT: 

Club/Range Fund:                            $11,822.59

Building Fund:                                  $28,810.33

OLD BUISNESS

1.  Election for officer is at the September 6^th meeting.  Anyone wishing to hold an office needs to be nominated at the September meetings  .  Nominations will remain open until the time of the actual vote.  Nominations to date stand as follows:  President:  Bob Lynch, Vice President:  Ron Wagner, Secretary/Treasurer:  Sharon Goding.

2.  October is the month for renewals for membership.  Lets start getting your renewal fees in.  Just mail your membership form along with your membership fee.  If  your NRA dues are up you can include $25.00 and I will renew them for you through the club.  Combinations to the gates will be changed in October.  I will mail you the new combination when you renew your membership.

3.  We are again looking for a new Range Master.  Due to health problems our Range Master, Al Vine has given his notice.    Thank you Al, for giving it your all!

4.  Tickets to the Friends of NRA Banquet and Auction on September 24, 2009 at 6:00 p.m. are on sale now.  The banquet will be held at the VFW in Daleville.  Get your tickets now and support your FNRA!

5.  Women on Target will be held on Saturday, September 19, 2009.  Sign-in begins at 8:00 a.m.  There will be an orientation/safety briefing between 9:00 and 9:30 a.m.  Ladies can try out rifles, pistols, and shotguns.  You may try one or all.  Chili/hot dogs, chips and coke will be provided.  There will be door prizes given out to include a Smith & Wesson pistol.  There is no cost to participate in this event.   Women on Target is for first time shooters thru advanced shooters.  Please tell all your lady friends to come and participate.

6.  Building committee:  The 40’ x 70’ cement pad has been started.  Projected date the training facility should be complete October 1, 2009.  Once the building is done we will need people with special talents to finish off the inside.  We had a lot of items that have been donated, ie:  industrial stainless steel sink, 24 foot work counter and garbage disposal. 

We are still taking donations and Bonds.  Any amount of gift would be appreciated.

7.  The next scheduled work day is Saturday, August 29, 2009, at 8:00 a.m.  There is a great deal of work to be done so come out and join the fun.

RANGE REPORT:

STEEL CHALLENGE:   August 2 Match

The Sunday Steel Challenge Match went really well.  We had 27 paid strings which brought in $135.00 for the club.  Best of all, I think everyone had a great time.  There is a lot of talent and I think this discipline could really catch on.  As I said in the club meeting, this is a great forum for new shooters and a good place for younger shooters to get into competition.  There is no running, targets are fairly easy to hit, and feedback is immediate.  We ran several divisions: Stock Service Pistol, Revolver, Single Action Cowboy, .22 Rimfire, Pistol Caliber Carbine, and Western Carbine. Here are the results: Place Name Division Time 1 Tony Ely SSP 17.12 2 Tony Ely SSP 18.11 3 Henry Rowe SSP 22.70 4 Henry Rowe SSP 23.10 5 Daniel Koren SSP 24.23 6 Greg Schroll SSP 25.66 7 Norm Stellner SSP 26.42 8 Greg Schroll SSP 27.04 9 Henry Rowe SSP 27.27 10 Jason Evans SSP 27.54 11 Tom Wos SSP 28.58 12 Daniel Koren SSP 28.92 13 Bill Stokes SSP 29.21 14 Daniel Koren SSP 30.02 15 Jason Evans SSP 31.00 16 Tom Wos SSP 37.13 1 Tony Ely .22 Rimfire 14.08 2 Greg Schroll .22 Rimfire 16.77 3 Greg Schroll .22 Rimfire 19.58 4 Tom Iten .22 Rimfire 24.64 1 Greg Schroll Revolver 23.86 2 Greg Schroll Revolver 27.30 3 Bill Stokes Revolver 35.05 1 Norm Stellner SA Revolver 44.7 1 Tony Ely Pistol Caliber Carbine 16.25 2 Tom Iten Pistol Caliber Carbine 23.33 1 Norm Stellner Western Carbine 42.64

MODIFIEND SPORTING CLAYS:   Match Results 12 July 2009 

Despite the rather warm weather we did manage to have a small match. We utilized the "Sporting Clays" booths that Brent Underwood made. Greg Swim allowed all who wanted a shot or two with his 20 gauge flintlock flowler. Much FUN! Check the Forums before next months match: We may try a morning match or cancel due to the heat. Shooter First Round Second Round Bill Stokes 17 17 Bill Cantlin 10 11 Brent Underwood 6 14 Richard Seymour 5 11

USPSA/IPSA  July 11, 2009

We had a good match. Temp in my truck was 85 after the match. The first 3 stages were shaded and actually comfortable. The stages were simple but still challenging. I think that most people made a few extra shots to get through the stages. We had a good crew of new shooters, who shot really well. Those guys shot a lot of A's.

Thanks for the help setting up and tearing down.    

Daniel and Sheryl

Place Name	Division	Stg %
1 Mueller, Dave	Limited	100.00%
2 Gibson, Don	Limited	79.07%
3 Fordyce, Michael	Limited	75.51%
4 Fordyce, Cheryl	Limited	63.15%
Place Name	Division	Stg %
1 Koren, Daniel	Limited 10	100.00%
Place Name	Division	Stg %
1 Mitchell, Dan	Open	100.00%
Place Name	Division	Stg %
1 Walton, Matt	Productionn	100.00%
2 Carmody, Kenner	Productionn	86.65%
Place Name	Division	Stg %
1 Carmody, Harrisonn	Single Stackack	100.00%
2 Schroll, Garrett	Single Stackack	93.05%
3 Schroll, Greg	Single Stackack	88.28%

SPECIALTY MATCH:  July 19, 2009

The  Sunday Steel Challenge match was a big success.  The weather cooperated and the shade on Bay 3 made a very comfortable shoot.  We ran 4 separate divisions, Open, Stock Service Pistol, Revolver and .22 rimfire.  As with most of the specialty matches, competitors could shoot multiple divisions.  Best of all, we made $145.00 for the club.  Here are the results: Division Place Name Time Open 1 Dave Turner 20.11   2 Ray Dillon 26.69   3 Tom Iten 35.16 Stock Service Pistol 1 Dave Turner 22.90   2 Bill Stokes 25.81   3 Ray Dillon 28.56   4 Jason Evans 31.18   4 Norm Stellner 31.18   6     John Dolan 36.40 SSP 2nd run   Norm Stellner 30.29 SSP 2nd run   John Dolan 32.73 SSP 3rd run   John Dolan 33.43 Revolver 1 Ray Dillon 24.66   2 Bill Stokes 39.48   3 Norm Stellner 43.03 .22 rimfire 1 Tom Iten 30.08   2 Dave Turner 33.73   3 Dennis Kiplinger 37.71 SSP 2nd run   Dennis Kiplinger 58.61 SSP 2nd  run   Jason Evans 27.18

SPECIALTY MATCH POINTS:  AFTER JULY 2009 MATCH NAME Nov 08 Man-On-Man Dec 08 Glock Style Jan 09 Cowboy Rifle Feb 09 Bullseye Mar 09 Police Qual. Apr 09 Tactical Rifle May 09 Mod. Trap Jul 09 Steel Challenge Aug 09 Bench Rest Sep 09 Garand Total Gerald Bonds 9 26 0 9 0 6 2 0     52 David Turner 12 24 0 0 0 0 0 11     47 Bill Schroll 0 24 0 8 0 0 0 0     32 Ray Dillon 12 8 0 4 0 6 2 9     41 Bill Stokes 0 21 0 7 0 0 4 7     39 Greg Schroll 9 16 0 2 0 0 0 0     27 Steve Schroll 0 12 0 6 0 0 0 0     18 Norman Stellner 11 6 0 0 0 0 0 3     20 Gregory Schroll 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 0     17 Garrett Schroll 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0     16 Tony Ely 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0     14 Jason Evans 6 7 0 0 0 0 0 3     16 Tom Iten 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 4     14 Reagen Baker 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0     9 Willie Ward 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0     8 Mike Marler 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0     7 Kris 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0     7 Mark Williams 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0     7 Lindy Bailey 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0     7 Henry Rowe 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0     7 Sherry Bonds 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0     6 Frank Stoneking 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0     6 Jim Edgington 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0     5 Peter Veneziano Sr. 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0     4 Dennis Keplinger 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 1     7 Peter Veneziano Jr. 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0     2 Tom Kerfoot 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0     2 Butch Swift 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0     1 Sharon Goding 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0     1 Al Vines 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0     5 John Dolan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1     1 TOTAL FUNDS $183 $210 0 $90 0 $125 $55 $145     $ 808.00

WOMEN’S TACTICAL SHOOTING:   July 25, 2009

John Johnson designed the LTS stages this month and ran the match.  I think it was an enlightening experience for John.  Since we have had such small turnouts for the past few months, we are going to postpone all matches until October.  Maybe by then the weather will be more appealing for more people and we will evaluate the turnout then to see if we will have future matches.

LADIES TACTICAL SHOOTERS  July 25, 2009
SHARPSHOOTER
Sharon Goding	77.89
Sherry Bonds	86.20
MARKSMAN
Ramona Cobb	97.65
Cindy O’Bryant	115.15

IDPA MATCH RESULTS:  July 26, 2009

This month's stages were designed and set up by John Johnson, with the assistance of Barry Walker and Dan Mitchell.  Thanks also to all who helped tear down the stages and put away the props.  It turned out to be a little warm, but bearable.  We had a small turnout so we stayed with one squad, but I think that everyone had a good time, especially on the Hogan's Alley stage. 

The August IDPA Match will be Multi-Gun, but three of the five stages will be the IDPA Classifier for all who need it.  The other two stages will be pistol and shotgun.  Hope to see you there, especially if you need the classifier.  After August the IDPA matches are uncertain.  Watch for future postings.

IDPA MONTHLY MATCH   July 26, 2009
STOCK SERVICE PISTOL
MASTER
A.J. McCartney	49.06	1st
EXPERT
Gerald Bonds	54.47	1st
SHARPSHOOTER
Lindy Bailey	77.55	1st
UNCLASSIFIED
Joshua Scott	61.40	1st
Barry Walker	90.52	2nd
Sharon Goding	128.08	3rd
CUSTOM DEFENSE PISTOL
EXPERT
Dan Mitchell	77.74	1st
SHARPSHOOTER
Daniel Koren	74.90	1st
John Johnson	92.94	2nd
MARKSMAN
Jim Edgington	103.06	1st

MILITARY BOLT PRONE MATCH:  July 26, 2009

Robert Hutchison               DNF               DNF               199-12               200-16               399-28x* Ricky Farnsworth               DNF               DNF               199-16               200-9                 399-25x* REMinder                          193-1              190-2              199-12               200-9                 782-24x* Lowell Weeks                    198-7              199-12            200-15               200-13               797-47x*

THE 300 Yard Memorial High Power Match:  July 12, 2009

Dave Wheller               65-0               94-4            91-0               174-2               424-6 REMinder                    91-1               98-2            93-0               188-1               470-4

HAPPY SHOOTING! ! !

Tri-State Gun Club

P.O. Box 231

Daleville, AL 36322-0231

TriState Gun Club is an NRA and CMP affiliated organization dedicated to the promotion of the shooting sports and the appreciation of America’s heritage of armed citizens. We do this by providing facilities for the legal, safe and proper use of firearms in an atmosphere of comradery and sportsmanship. TriState Prospective members must attend one monthly club meeting held on our range on the 1 st Sunday of each month at 3:00 pm.  Annual dues are $150.  New member dues are prorated throughout the fiscal year. New members must have, or apply for, an NRA membership. NRA membership can be done through the club for $10 off the normal price of $35.

Point of Contact:  Sharon Goding, Secretary/Treasurer:  E-Mail:  fiestysharon@aol.com., Phone 334-300-2374