N E W S L E T T E R. November 2015

Transcription

1 Club meetings are every third Tuesday of the month at 7:00 p.m. All members are welcome to attend. Officers President Skip Klinger (day), (evening) or Vice President Dick Wallace Treasurer Deb Light Recording Secretary Rod Beyerle Financial Secretary Bruce Fair Board Members Steve Angeli, Scott Garrison, Erin Gestl, Byron Light, Jeff Lutz, Jim Machinga, N E W S L E T T E R November 2015 Sportsman Road P.O. Box 142 Palmyra, PA Clubhouse Phone: psa@nbn.net OUTDOOR RANGE HOURS 8 A.M. TO ½ HOUR AFTER SUNSET Children should be closely supervised at all times on all ranges. Our new sign at the top of the hill has the starting and ending times. Members: Please remember to display your card when using any range at the Club. Available in the club house are either PSA Lanyards for $5.00 or free clips. Range Information Archery Scott Garrison BB Gun Frank Pulli CMP High Power Adam Jones Pistol Jeff Lutz Smallbore/Air Rifle Erin Gestl Sporting Clays Sam Fry Trap Shooting Dave Sassaman ************************************************************************************************************ President s Message The days of winter lay before us and I am dreaming of the coming grouse, woodcock and pheasant hunting. I hope you are also excited about the coming change of seasons when the woods turn into brilliant colors for our eyes to see. Welcome to all the new members this past three months and we hope to see you at the club. By the time you read this our 52 nd Annual Field Day will be history. I want to thank everyone who bought tickets, came to our Field Day and to those that helped make it a great day by volunteering to help run the show. It takes everyone pulling in the same direction to make that day a success and I appreciate it from the bottom of my heart! I expect 2016 to be another good year and I would like to engage you, our members in two ways. First, if you would like to volunteer some time to help us, those efforts, regardless of the amount of time, are always appreciated. Sometimes, the little things go a long way and it doesn t have to be hours upon hours. The best way to let me know if and when you are available and willing to help is to or call me and I will put you on my volunteer list. Second, I would like to engage all members in a membership drive and ask you to bring a friend to the club to show them our outstanding facility. We will call this our each one reach one campaign in In closing, I will remind you that the 2016 NRA Great American Outdoor Show in Harrisburg is from February 6 to 14. This will be our third year that we will have a booth at the show. I need volunteers to help us run our booth. Anyone that is interested, please give me a call and I will be glad to share the details with you. I hope everyone has a very Happy Thanksgiving and a very Merry Christmas. I wish to thank everyone for being a member of Palmyra Sportsmen and we appreciate your support! Skip NRA Basic Pistol (Handgun) Class If you are interested in attending or would like additional information on this Class, please visit our Web site at or call the clubhouse at Sporting Clays By Sam Fry Our winter hours are 9am to 1pm and we will be shooting all winter "weather permitting." If any club members are interested in helping with Sporting Clays on a Saturday, please contact Skip Klinger at We are looking for a commitment of one Saturday per month.

2 Land Fund Pledge By Skip Klinger We would like to thank all the members who participated in donations to the Land Fund. Due to your generosity and focus on making PSA a better facility we now have the first bonds paid and we are working on getting the other $120,000 paid off in the next two years. Please consider continuing your tax deductible donation this year or contributing for the first time. As always, we appreciate everyone s participation! Yes Skip, you can count on me. Land Fund Pledge Card Name Address Phone Number Check one: $20.00 $50.00 $ Other Amount Please return your pledge and check to PSA at PO Box 142, Palmyra, PA as soon as possible or drop it off at the club house. If you have questions, I will be glad to answer them. Please call me at the club at Thank you in advance to your prompt attention to this very important matter. ******************************************************************************************************************* Junior Rifle Team By Erin Gestl about their various teams and schools. Overall, it was a great 13-day trip. The Junior Rifle Team had a busy summer competing at numerous local matches, 1 State Championship, 3 National Championships, and an International Competition. During our annual Mid-Atlantic Prone 6400, which is a 4-day prone match hosted by our club, we had the highest level of competitors in the 21-year history of the match. The conditions were terrific with 4 people dropping 1 point or less. The winner of the match was one of our own junior team coaches, Steve Angeli firing a perfect 6400, only the third 6400 in the history of the sport. The last one was fired in To make this more impressive, although optical scopes are allowed for the last two days, Steve fired this score with all iron or open sights. Shortly, after our prone match a group of 5 juniors, Grace Nelson, Karly Potts, Alexa Potts, Erika Laws, and Kyle Ordille, went to the CMP 3-positon air rifle Nationals in Anniston, Alabama. The competition went fine with several people firing personal bests and the team finishing in the top third of the field. While at the match, the team members also had a training session at the new CMP outdoor range facility at Talladega to help prepare them for the next match, the USA Shooting Championships, which was just 2 hours away at Ft. Benning, Georgia. In Georgia, the team members were joined with Luke Johnson and Megan Waidelich and competed in the following events, smallbore (.22) prone, smallbore position, and air rifle standing. Personal bests were fired by all of our team members in at least one event. Kyle ended up winning a class award in the Men s 3-position event. In the same event, Luke won the Junior title, which earned him a spot on the Junior National Team for the upcoming year. This will give Luke additional opportunities for training and possible international competitions. In addition to competing at the championships, many of our team members are high school seniors and had the opportunity to interact with team members from various collegiate programs from Alaska, Kentucky, Memphis, University of North Carolina, and Morehead State 2 In July, a team of 6 juniors attended the NRA National Championships in Bristol, Indiana. The team members included Lisa Crum, Mica Harr, Michelle Kurtz, Alex Schrecengost, David Sheffey, and Evan Laws. Competing at the NRA Nationals has been a tradition for the Palmyra team since 1998 and has continued with personal bests by several of the team members, Lisa, Mica and Alex. This was also the first year at the nationals for Mica, Michelle, and Evan. The team members also met team alumnus and Olympic Gold medalist, Jamie Corkish (Beyerle). At the end of July we held a 3-day minicamp at the club, where the juniors trained about 6 hours a day in part to prepare for those traveling to England to compete in a Junior International match. Alyssa Gestl, a junior team alumnus, was also there to help coach the team. In addition to the live firing, the team also learned about wind reading and other training techniques. The minicamp also served as a team building experience. Several days later, 7 of the Palmyra team and 3 others that train with the team left for Bisley, England. The team members included Alexa, Karly, Lisa, Erika, Grace, Megan, David, Alex Gestl, Tony Jackson, and William Dixon. We arrived several days early to overcome jetlag and do some sight-seeing. We had spent two days in London seeing sights such as Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abby, the London Eye, and Churchhill s War room. In addition, we attended the 500 th year anniversary of Hampton Court, another Royal palace. The competitions went well with several highlights including Tony Jackson winning the Men s Smallbore 3-position event and Alexa Potts receiving the Bronze in the Women s event. In the team events, medals were won in 3-position air rifle, women s prone, and men s smallbore position. In the men s prone event, the team of Alex, Tony, and William won the Gold and in the process set a new tournament record beating the old one by over 10 points. The summer ended with some of the juniors heading back to colleges. Those are Cullen Wargo attending the University of

3 North Carolina as a freshman, Luke Johnson going back to the University of Alaska at Fairbanks, and Alex, Alyssa, and Josh Martin returning to the US Military Academy. Also, because of his performance at the Junior Olympics in April, Josh Martin was named to the National Junior Team, making two members of the Palmyra team that are currently on this team. Our prone state championship was held in September at the Seitzland club and we had a good contingent of about 10 juniors at the match including two adults. The State Championship went to coach Erin Gestl with a score of 3195 while Steve Angeli won the Senior Any Sight aggregate. September also marked the junior program s 22 nd year. We are planning a Palmyra Junior Rifle team alumni match at the club on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, November 28. If you are interested in any information about this event, please contact Erin Gestl. This season started with at least 12 new juniors which filled the program to capacity. If you have any questions about the junior rifle team, please contact Erin Gestl at or Byron Light at You can also "Like" us on Facebook; just search for Palmyra Junior Rifle Team. Junior Rifle Team Fundraising Junior International Competition. Bisley, England. From left to right: Tony, David, Erika, Alexa, Grace, Megan, Lisa, Karly, Alex, William The Junior Rifle team is currently doing two fundraisers. The first is a raffle for a.223 M4 rifle. The rifle has the PSA logo and American flag laser etched on the side of the stock and will be drawn at the end of the November club meeting. Tickets are available from any junior rifle team member or at the club office. The funds from the raffle will go towards the electronic targets used for competitions and its integration and upgrades. The second one is partnered with Texas Roadhouse. Texas Roadhouse over the past few years has donated salads for our spaghetti dinner and our 4-day prone match, which helps our program with these events. So it s time that we help them out by selling the gift cards and the junior rifle team will get a part of each of the sales. Gift cards are available in any dollar amount from $5 to $100 and would be a great gift for the upcoming Holidays. Name:.223 Caliber M4 rifle Address: by Windham Weaponry, MSRP $1080 Donated Vincent Pestilli & Associates Phone: Drawing on November 17, 2015 $5 per ticket, 3 tickets for $10 Benefits Electronic Targets for the Palmyra Jr. Rifle Team Texas Roadhouse Fundraising Name: Phone: Gift Card amount: $ Number of Gift Cards: Contact: Shelley Gestl at or sgestl@comcast.net by Friday, November 13th Gift Cards will be available for pick-up at club meeting, November 17, 2015 Winter Youth Archery By Scott Garrison We are still taking registrations. Forms and schedule are available on the PSA's Website. Winter Archery League By Scott Garrison Please watch for a brochure in the Archery room. Averages due by January 1. Everyone welcome. 3 JOAD By Dick Wallace New JOAD shooters start November 11 and 13 and must be there both nights for qualification. Shooters from last year will start Wednesday, November 18 at 6pm and Friday, November 20 at 6pm.

4 Palmyra Indoor Archery Invitational By Scott Garrison This will be held on January 1, 2, and 3, Contact Wendy Garrison for registration at Indoor Archery Range will be closed for this event. Friday shoot time is 7:30pm, Saturday and Sunday shoot times are 9am and 1pm. PSAA Indoor Archery Regional By Scott Garrison This will be held on March 11, 12, and 13, Contact Wendy Garrison for registration at ************************************************************************************************************************************************* Action Handgun The Pit Steel Plate Range Absolutely NO gun handling when anyone is down range. Eye and ear protection are mandatory for all shooters and spectators on the Action Handgun Range/Pit. Stand back 10 yards minimum when shooting steel plates to avoid the possibility of being hit by lead and bullet jacket fragments. Do not use magnum calibers or their equivalent when shooting steel plates. They damage the mechanisms and plate surfaces. Use paper targets when shooting magnum calibers. Do not use centerfire rifles, carbines or shotguns. They damage the mechanisms and plate surfaces. Do not use handguns that fire centerfire rifle cartridges. They damage the mechanisms and plate surfaces. Do not use shotguns on the Action Handgun Range. They damage the mechanisms and plate surfaces. Help keep your Action Handgun Range clean. Police your brass and deposit it in the receptacle at the rear of the range marked BRASS. Do not move targets from their current positions. If you move tables, please return them to where you found them. Trash barrels are provided at the rear of the range. Please make sure all your trash is placed in these barrels when you leave the range. Do not move steel targets or backer frames from pit to pit, they are placed in these pits for a specific reason and are not meant to be moved. Please note: Targets and wood pieces or any other items that are stored at the rear of the range are not meant to be put on the range and used as targets. The shooting tables are not meant to be used as a place to set cans or any other targets. Remember as a club member you are part owner of the PSA club and any damage you may cause is like taking money out of your own pocket. ************************************************************************************************************************************************** Rimfire Sunday Shoots Location: Action Hand Gun- Pit #4 Time: 9am to 2pm every Sunday. Help to Set up and Tear down would be appreciated. Dates: April 12 November 22 (Weather Permitting). Costs: $3.00 for members, $6.00 non-members to shoot for the day and to help defray the costs involving in making.22 steel targets and paint. Our falling plate targets are specific to.22 Rimfire and this is the only time they are set up. Caliber:.22 Long Rifle Rimfire only (no hyper velocity or magnums). This type of.22 shooting favors semi-auto handguns and rifles, but bolt, lever or pump actions are acceptable. Check YouTube under PSA Rimfire Shoot or PSA Rimfire Challenge to see videos of.22 action shooting. EYE AND EAR PROTECTION IS REQUIRED FOR SHOOTERS AND ALL SPECTATORS!!!!!! All firearms must be kept in a gun case with a chamber flag, unless shooting or at the safe gun handling table, chamber flags will be available at the shoots. Special events: Sunday Nov. 1 - Halloween Pumpkins and Plates For special events, food will be available, $5.00 per person to eat. ($5.00 to eat does NOT include the price to shoot.) Menu for special events will be posted 1 month prior to event at Sunday shoots in pit #4. CONTACT INFO : Rod: RKMJB@aol.com info@palmyrasportmens.com Tigie, Mike or Donna at the Sunday Shoots Rimfire Sunday Shoot description: Target Size- 1 1/2 to 8, Distance min. 10 yds. Max 20 yds. Approx Targets. All skill levels welcome. ********************************************************************************************************************************************************** Club Policies Target Ranges No exploding targets No self-sealing cube or square targets No bump firing or slide fire/ bump fire stocks These policies were passed by the membership at a club meeting due to safety concerns. The most important factor is to keep ALL shots on the back stop. No rounds can leave the range; keep this in mind when you are using any of the ranges. Please remember that gun safety and range safety is your responsibility. Do NOT move or readjust targets or frames that are on the shooting ranges. Please leave them where they are set. We have recently experienced considerable damage to targets, frames and stands that were not PSA's property and they will have to be replaced at the clubs expense. Use only targets and backers that are provided by Palmyra Sportsmen's Association on any range. 4

5 Calendar of Events (Not inclusive see calendar at clubhouse) November 2015 Sun Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat 1 GWMR-NRA Basic Pistol Course 8am- IPR-NRA Basic Pistol Course 1pm-4pm Club Mtg. 7pm GWMR-NRA Basic Pistol Course 8am- IPR-NRA Basic Pistol Course 1pm-4pm IRR-Inter-Co. Rifle League 5:30pm- 10:30pm IRR-Inter-Co. Rifle League 5:30pm- 10:30pm 27 7 IPR-Air Pistol Match 12pm Alumni Match 8am- 4pm Legend for Calendar of Events ASP Action Shooting Pit GWMR George Weaver Meeting Room IAR Indoor Archery Range IPR Indoor Pistol Range Basement IRR Indoor Rifle Range 22 Rimfire OAHC Outdoor Archery Hunter Course OAPR Outdoor Archery Practice Range OBR Outdoor Bullseye Range OCR Outdoor Competition Range OHTR Outdoor Hand Trap Range ORR Outdoor Rifle Range SCF Sporting Clays Field TR Trap Range Club Meeting All members are welcome to attend in GWMR at 7:00pm Membership Renewals and Changes REMINDER - You will receive a post card in the mail approximately 60 days before your membership is due for renewal. Please fill out the card, completely whether you have a change of address or not. If you do not receive a post card to renew your membership, please use the application in the Newsletter or the Website. We have quite a few Life members and even some regular members who have evidently moved and have not provided us with a new address. If any member has an address, telephone number or address change, please call the club at Range Closures IPR Nov. 1 & 12 1pm-4pm Nov. 7-12pm or rkmjb@psa1.comcastbiz.net with your changes. We also have members who were informed to stop in the office with their membership cards to have the front replaced. If you are one of these members, we would appreciate if you would please call us at so we can set up a time for you to come and have this done. Some of these fronts have been sitting in the office for 1-3 years and we would like to clear everything up as soon as possible. If something comes up and you cannot make it, please call us and let us know so we aren't waiting for you show up. Thank you for your cooperation. If you renew and want a sticker, please stop in the office for one; we are not mailing these out. 5

6 December 2015 Sun Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Club Mtg. 7pm Legend for Calendar of Events 3 10 GWMR-NRA Basic Pistol Course 8am- IPR-NRA Basic Pistol Course 1pm-4pm IRR-Pistol Match 6pm-8pm IPR-Jr. Pistol Match. 9am-3pm IRR Pistol Match 7am-6pm Rifle 6pm- 26 ASP Action Shooting Pit GWMR George Weaver Meeting Room IAR Indoor Archery Range IPR Indoor Pistol Range Basement IRR Indoor Rifle Range 22 Rimfire OAHC Outdoor Archery Hunter Course OAPR Outdoor Archery Practice Range OBR Outdoor Bullseye Range OCR Outdoor Competition Range OHTR Outdoor Hand Trap Range ORR Outdoor Rifle Range SCF Sporting Clays Field TR Trap Range Club Meeting All members are welcome to attend in GWMR at 7:00pm Range Closures IPR Dec. 10-1pm-4pm Please notice the sign at the top of the hill when entering Palmyra Sportsmen s Association. It lists the start and stop times of the outdoor ranges. 6

7 January 2016 Sun Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat 3 IAR-Indoor Archery Inv. 6am- IPR-CLOSED 6am- 10 GWMR-NRA Shotgun Coach School-All Day IRR-Palmyra Rifle Inv. 8am-3pm IPR-Palmyra Rifle Inv. 8am-11am IRR, GWMR-Palmyra Rifle Inv. IPR-Palmyra Rifle Inv. 8am-5:30pm Club Mtg. 7pm Legend for Calendar of Events IAR-Indoor Archery Inv. -11:30pm IPR CLOSED - 11pm 8 IPR-Low Light Qual. 8am-10am 15 IPR-Low Light Qual. 8am-10am IAR-Indoor Archery Inv. 6am- IPR-CLOSED 6am- IPR-Jr. Olympic Pistol 9 GWMR-NRA Shotgun Coach School-All Day IRR-HS AR League Match 10am- IAR- HS Rifle 12pm- 16 IAR-Youth Archery 7am-12pm IAR-Youth Archery 7am-12pm ASP Action Shooting Pit GWMR George Weaver Meeting Room IAR Indoor Archery Range IPR Indoor Pistol Range Basement IRR Indoor Rifle Range 22 Rimfire OAHC Outdoor Archery Hunter Course OAPR Outdoor Archery Practice Range OBR Outdoor Bullseye Range OCR Outdoor Competition Range OHTR Outdoor Hand Trap Range ORR Outdoor Rifle Range SCF Sporting Clays Field TR Trap Range Club Meeting All members are welcome to attend in GWMR at 7:00pm Range Closures IPR IAR IPR, IRR, GWMR Jan pm Jan. 9-12pm- Jan. 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 30, 31 - Jan. 2 & 3-6am- Jan. 8 & 15-8am-10am IRR Jan. 10-8am-11am Jan. 10-8am-3pm 7

8 PALMYRA SPORTSMEN S ASSOCIATION PO BOX 142 PALMYRA PA Application for New or Renewal of Membership PALMYRA SPORTSMEN S ASSOCIATION, INC. Office use only PO Box 142 PALMYRA, PA Please Print Legibly RENEWALS, CHECK HERE IF THIS IS A CHANGE OF ADDRESS Card No.: Office use only Ck.#: Ck. Date: Date Processed: Due Date: Name DOB / Month Mailing Address Year City State Zip Phone - Area code Telephone No. Address NEW ONLY: Have you ever been convicted of a felony? Yes No Our newsletter is available in November, February, May and August and will be posted on our Web site at Please check only ONE block to let us know how you want to receive your newsletter: I will access my newsletter on my own on the Web site I do not have access to a computer and would like to receive my newsletter by postal mail I want a reminder when my newsletter is on the Web site (must provide address above) Please check appropriate block (Renewals due by the last day of the month you joined. If not paid by the end of the month, add late fee of $10.00.) Adult (16-64): New $ Renewal $ Renewal with late fee $ Senior (65+): New $70.00 Renewal $55.00 Renewal with late fee $65.00 New Adult Life membership: $1, Senior Life membership (65+) (if member for 5 years prior): $ rev. 08/2013 Membership includes spouse and all children in your household under the age of 16. New members must watch the orientation video to receive their membership card. **Members who joined after October 2010, your memberships expire the first day of the month after you joined. All others are October 31.** You will receive a post card reminding you of your renewal approximately 60 days before it is due.