Gunsmoke. The Official Newsletter of the Ohio Rifle & Pistol Association October-November You are invited to the

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1 Gunsmoke ORPA s The Official Newsletter of the Ohio Rifle & Pistol Association October-November 2015 You are invited to the Ohio Rifle and Pistol Association s 2015 Annual Meeting Saturday, November 8, 2015 AMVETS Post # 2256 Circleville, Ohio 818 Tarlton Road, Circleville, OH Luncheon 11:30 Annual Membership Meeting 1:00 pm Reservations for lunch requested. Call Mary Sacco, Secretary at or at secretary@orpa.net to reserve your spot. Please identify entre preference of ham or boneless chicken breast. Lunch is $15.00 per person. Children under 12 eat free. Please make your reservations by October 30, 2015

2 2 Coach Engle and the Akron Zips Rifle Team Get Your ORPA Patches & Pins! FREE Youth Airgun Marksmanship Practice Sundays Starting at Noon South Cuyahoga Sportsmens Association Ridge Road North Royalton, Ohio All youth 10 to 18 years old are invited to this free SCSA weekly marksmanship practice. Certifies firearms instructors will be teaching gun safety and marksmanship on provided championship airguns. Bring all kids, we provide everything free. See our website or call Ken Large patch (3.5 ) - 1/$4.00 or 2/$7.00 Small patch (2.5 ) - 1/$3.00 or 2/5.00 Lapel pin - 1/$5.00 or 2/$9.00 Sticker - $1.00 Life Member Sticker - $1.00 Inside Window Decal - $1.00 total enclosed: Mail this form along with a check made payable to the Ohio Rifle and Pistol Association to: ORPA P.O. Box Morehead, KY

3 Contents 3 ORPA Annual Meeting... 1 Akron Rifle Youth Air Gun... 2 Long Range Championship... 4 ORPA Junior Pistol... 7 Sweepstakes... 8 Guns of August... 9 NRA Membership Form ORPA Membership Form Member Clubs Trustees & Officers Like us on Facebook. Search: Ohio Rifle & Pistol Association. CLUBS ADD YOUR EVENTS TO GUNSMOKE Please submit your events calendars to ORPA for inclusion in Gunsmoke and on Send your dates to gunsmoke@orpa.net. Gunsmoke Deadline November 10 If you have a story or photo that would be of interest to other members of the Ohio Rifle and Pistol Association, please submit them to te editor via at: gunsmoke@ orpa.net. NRA Ohio Contacts Regional Director Bryan Hoover 185 Dur Mel Drive, Zanesville, OH - (740) bhoover@nrahq.org Northern Ohio Field Rep. Marc Peugeot County Road G., Bryan, OH mpeugeot@nrahq.org Southern Ohio Field Rep. Andrew Root P.O. Box 274, Carroll, OH aroot@nrahq.org Gunsmoke is published six times a year by the Ohio Rifle and Pistol Association, P.O. Box 1201, Morehead, KY , Robert Sacco, President. The Ohio Rifle and Pistol Association (ORPA) is a not-for-profit organization, incorporated under the laws of the State of Ohio as an educational group. Affiliated with the National Rifle Association of America, ORPA promotes safety in the use of firearms, and encourages interest and support of the many and various shooting disciplines. Reprint permission is granted to those who make the request to the editor in writing. All opinions expressed are those of the by-lined authors and not necessarily those of ORPA or Gunsmoke. CAUTION: All technical data in this publication, especially hand loading, reflects the limited experience of individuals using specific tools, products, equipment, and components under specific conditions and circumstances not necessarily reported in the article and over which ORPA has no control. The data has not otherwise been tested or verified by ORPA. The ORPA, its agents, officers, and employees accept no responsibility for the results obtained by persons using such data and disclaim all liability for any consequential injurieor damages, gunsmoke@orpa.net.

4 4 Results of the 2015 Team Long Range National Champions By Edward Shank, Long Range Team Coordinator As always, Camp Perry proved itself to be full of surprises that challenged even the best of shooters. This year the rain held out for the long range championships, but the absence of rain brought temperatures in the 90 s with sweltering humidity levels. Normally windy days are welcomed with hot weather, but in the case of shooting at targets 1000 yards away, it is not. This year, shooters encountered 20 mph sustained winds with gust up to 30 mph, making the challenge of putting a hole in the X-ring 1000 yards away even more difficult. To make matters even more interesting, Camp Perry this year was the host for not only the National Championships, but also the World Championships. Among the countries represented in the World Championships were countries such as South Africa, Britain, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Japan and of course the USA. The United States military was in full force from all of the armed forces in both the individual and team events. This mix of personnel brought the best of the best shooters from around the world which added to the competitive nature of the National Championships. Among this mix were a number of Ohio civilian shooters firing numerous types of rifles such as the service rifle, Palma rifle and match rifle by utilizing either iron sights or using scopes. In the team matches for the National Championship, the Ohio Rifle and Pistol Association had four teams of shooters who overcame the hurdles throw at them by the weather by excelling in the individual matches and then again in the Herrick and Roumanian 1000 yard team matches and two teams firing in the Palma Team match. During the World Fullbore Championships, ORPA again had four teams representing Ohio sponsored by the Ohio Rifle and Pistol Association. In general, the ORPA teams performance in the National Championships landed them in the top three of their division and classification while in the World Championships ORPA had two teams that placed in 9th and 10th place. Good shooting to all. The breakdown of the four ORPA teams were three ORPA match rifle teams and one service rifle team for both the Roumanian and Herrick team matches. ORPA also had two teams firing in the Palma Team match. One Palma Rifle team and one service rifle team. The National Championships consists of the first day having two 1000 yard matches, the second and third day has one 1000 yard match and the fourth, which is the last day, has the Palma individual match. The first three days of shooting is entered into depending on what type of rifle and sights you use. This rifle can be a number of combinations that include a match rifle of any caliber, iron or rifle scope and or the service rifle. The Canadian Cup Trophy is the same deal, except that the first day of the National Championships which fires the two 1000 yard matches are not included in your total point aggregate. The team 1000 yard matches are fired in the afternoon of the second and third day. The Palma Team Match is fired on the last day or the fifth day of the National Championships. The first of three ORPA match rifle teams was ORPA Gold. ORPA Gold comprised of Charles Rowe (team captain & firing member), along with Andrew Wesel, Tim Kerns and Matt Kellgreen, all did well in the individual matches and brought highly tuned skills to the National Championship team matches. Since competing from the start of the CMP matches, Charles Rowe brought to the team matches this year, a Bronze medal, third overall in the midrange championship, and a 1st Master and 5th overall in the Remington 1000 yard trophy match. Matt Kellgreen, Drew Wesel and Tim Kerns, and Eric Eilberg (firing member on ORPA Bronze) all placed in the top 100 of the High Master class. Not a bad finish given the company they were in had shooters from around the world including some notable names such as Nancy Tompkins, Brandon Greene, Norman Houle, David Tubb, Michelle Gallenger, John Whidden and Ohio s own. Dan Altman who placed 15th overall in the High Master award category of the National Championships. With the talents of Chuck Rowe, Tim Kerns, Drew Wesel and Matt Kellgreen, ORPA Gold took 2nd place in the Herrick Team match of the combined local and state association High Master category. If you think X s don t count, ORPA Gold needed only one point more from their team score of X to have beaten the first place

5 5 team s score of X. Fine job of shooting indeed. The next day of shooting landed ORPA Gold in 1st. place firing the Roumanian Team match in the High Master State Association category. ORPA Silver comprised of Kim Rowe (team captain & firing member), Tom Colston, Tom Bonner, and Dennis Zavatsky. Continuing the determination they had to excel from the Individual matches of the National Championships to the team matches was Kim Rowe placing 16th Master in the leech Cup, Tom Colston placing in 2nd place Expert for the National Championships and 1st place Expert in the Canadian Cup Trophy with Tom Bonner placing in 3rd place Expert in the National Championships. Both Tom Colston and Tom Bonner received awards for their placement in the National Championships as well as placing 1st and 3rd Expert of the Sierra Trophy match respectively. Dennis Zavatsky placing 17th Master in the Leech cup and 11th Master in the Wimbledon Cup match. ORPA Silver Rifle team in the State Association and local club category took 3rd place in the Herrick Team match and again repeated for a 3rd. place in the Roumanian Team Match. The third match rifle team was ORPA Bronze with four shooters and one coach, all from Lima. Included in this team was Joe Bakies as team captain and firing member, James Schieltz, Dave Myers placing 10th Master in the Leech Cup and Eric Eilberg(top 100 of National Championships) with Jack Baker as the coach calling the wind. In the Herrick match ORPA Bronze placed 4th in the State Association, Master category. Things seemed to come together on the second day of shooting in the Roumanian team match, ORPA Bronze brought home a First place in the Master class of the State Association category. The ORPA service rifle team had Ed Shank as (team captain & firing member), Ed Agle, Bob Johnson and Doug Lab. Ed Agle and Ed Shank and in the Master class of the National Championship-Tomkins Trophy Match. Ed Agle placed 7th and Ed Shank placed 12th. in the list of service rifle shooters in the Individual matches of the National Championships. Ed Agle and Ed Shank placed 1st and 2nd overall in the senior category as well as 1st and 2nd civilian shooters with the service rifle among the list of military personnel shooting the service rifle. Bob Johnson took first place Grand Senior in the Expert class with the service rifle. Doug Lab with his AR-10, made in 11th place of the Master class of the Canadian Cup Trophy. The ORPA Service Rifle team placed 2nd in the Roumanian team match of the Master class of the combined military, local club and state association categories. Their score was good enough to beat USMC Gold and the US Army Reserve team, but not enough to keep the AMU team out of first place. The firing line of service rifles had a mix of AR-10s and M1A/M14s. The AMU and Army reserve both went for the AR-10, while the US Marine Corp. still used the tried and true M14. The ORPA Gold Service Rifle team had two M1As with Doug Lab firing his AR10 and then a blast from the past was Bob Johnson firing and doing quite well, considering the winds, was his veritable AR-15. That s not a typo. It really was an AR-15. In the Herrick Match, ORPA Service Rifle team placed third. The Palma Team match was represented by two ORPA teams. One Palma Rifle team and one Service Rifle team. ORPA Bronze firing Palma rifles had four firing members. These members were Tom Colston, Tom Bonner, Matt Kellgreen and Drew Wesel as team captain and firing member. The ORPA Service Rifle team firing members were Doug Lab, Ed Agle, Bob Johnson and Ed Shank as captain and also a firing member. After some time speaking and investigating the Palma Team event with the Match Director Sherri Judd and the National Match Coordinator, Dennis Willing, Dennis Willing told me that the unofficial results showed ORPA Service Gold behind the AMU and the US Army reserve service rifle teams. Per Dennis Willing, since there were only three service rifle teams that fired the match and five teams were needed as a minimum for a division, the three service rifle team scores were added in among the other Palma Rifle team scores. In the World Full bore Championship matches, ORPA had two teams firing in Director s match, match 638. The teams were ORPA Gold and ORPA Silver. In the NRA President s match, match 687, ORPA also had two teams, ORPA Gold and OPRA Silver. The Directors match, match 638 was fired at 300,600, 900 and 1000 yards with a team of five team members. The NRA President s match, match 687, was also fired at 300,600, 900 and 1000

6 6 yards, but had a team of four team members. ORPA would not had one team in the World Full Bore Championships if it were not for the efforts of Charles and Kim Rowe who organized and ran a full bore match at the Alliance Rifle club rifle range at Malvern, Ohio earlier this year. Chuck and Kim also got the match certified with the NRA, made sure enough rounds were fired in the match for the competitors to get a Full Bore classification card. Another round of thanks goes to the Alliance Rifle Club Executive Board and the Ohio-Penn league at Malvern, Ohio who provided the range time for the match. Again, very much appreciated and a grateful thankyou to all. ORPA s first of two teams firing in the Director s match was ORPA Gold had five team members in which the team captain was Eric Eilberg who was also a firing team member; the other firing team members were Tim Kerns, Dan Altman, Johnathan Zimmerman and Terry Paul. ORPA Gold placed in 10th place overall. ORPA s second team firing in the Director s match was ORPA Silver having also five team members in which the team captain was Charles Rowe who was also a firing team member, the other firing team members were Drew Wesel, Kimberly Rowe, Tom Colston and Tom Bonner. All had also shot on ORPA teams during this year s National Team Championships. ORPA Silver placed in 9th place overall. The NRA President s match, match 687, had two ORPA teams. ORPA Gold and ORPA Silver. Firing team members for ORPA Gold were Tim Kerns, Dan Altman, Terry Paul and Eric Eilberg who was a firing member and also team captain. ORPA Gold finished in 11th. place among the cast of international hard holders.orpa Silver firing in the NRA Presidents match had Chuck Rowe as the team captain and a firing member with Kimberly Rowe, Tom Colston and Tom Bonner as the other three firing members. ORPA Silver placed in 23rd place among the teams representing South Africa, New Zealand and Australia to name a few.the World full bore team matches can be truly defined as the World team championships proven by the international mix of teams on the firing line. It also is important to note and with pride that next to each of the ORPA team members name on the official scoring record were three letters, USA, (United States of America). Congratulations on a great job everyone for representing ORPA, the State of Ohio and the United States of America. I would like to thank everyone who used vacation days, spent monies that could have been used elsewhere and most importantly the time away from home and family to put forward the effort to shoot on an ORPA team. Hope to see you next year. I also want to thank The Ohio Rifle and Pistol Association for sponsoring and paying half of the match fees. Especially this year, as the total match fees doubled due to the World Championships. As an Organization, the Ohio Rifle and Pistol Association placed well. Keep in mind, although you do not think you are doing your best, others on the same firing line are having the same problems and shooting in the same conditions. Also take note that the competitors on the line had a mix of international shooters that for the most part were in the upper percentage bracket of the High Master class. These international teams that arrived at Camp Perry brought exceptional shooters which raised the bar of excellence to yet another level. This year is in the history books and we should already be planning for next year. As for any of you hearing rumors about scopes on service rifles, one of the conversations I had with Dennis Willing was that on November 7th, The NRA and the CMP will have a vote as to whether or not they will allow the use of scopes on service rifles. The restriction will be no greater than a four(4) power scope and at the moment it appears to be limited to just across the course matches. No conversation at this time is there any thought for scopes on long range 1000 yard service rifle shooting. We should be able to find out the results of this vote via the article Dennis Willing writes in USA Shooting this winter. That s all for now and thank you for your interest and involvement in this great sport. Gunshow At the Lowellville Rod & Gun Club Off Route 244, 1.5 Miles from PA State Line April 18 & 19-9 am to 4 pm The Mahoning Valley Gun Collectors For more information, call Bill:

7 7 For the picture, left to right, is: Zoe Gibson, Coach Fred Totts, Mason Poole, Glenn Zimmerman, Jessica Syme, Cody Poole, Brett Tucker, Robert Delagrange, and Bryce Tucker. ORPA Junior Pistol Team at Camp Perry By Junior Team Member Jessica Syme Welcome Shooters to the Camp Perry National Matches, the banner just inside Camp Perry read. I couldn t help but break into a smile. It was Tuesday afternoon, July 7th, and what would turn out to be an incredible week for the ORPA Junior Pistol Team at the NRA National Bullseye Pistol Championships was just getting started. All of the members shot well individually during the week, some scoring personal bests. Glenn Zimmerman scored a 2558 with 82x, earning him the title of Junior Champion. Brett Tucker finished with a score of 2468 with 54x, and his brother Bryce Tucker shot a 2429 with 48x. Rob Delagrange scored a 2321 with 39x, I (Jessica Syme) shot a 2308 with 35x, and Cody Poole shot a 2224 with 27x. Shooting the.22 caliber only 2700, Zoe Gibson finished with a 2189 with 21x, and Mason Poole shot a 2185 with 22x. The ORPA Juniors, coached by Fred Totts, finished first in the team matches, winning the High Junior Team for.22 Team Match with a score of 1127 with 32x, Centerfire Team Match with a score of 1092 with 31x, and.45 Team Match with a score of 1073 with 24x. The firing team members for the.22 Team Match were Robert Delagrange, Brett Tucker, Bryce Tucker, and Glenn Zimmerman. The firing team members for the Centerfire and.45 Team Matches were Jessica Syme, Brett Tucker, Bryce Tucker, and Glenn Zimmerman. The team broke 2 National Junior records with their scores from the Centerfire and.45 Team Matches. In the Aggregate Team Match, the ORPA Junior Pistol Team claimed the title for 2015 as the High Junior Team. After breaking two national records and claiming another National Championship title, the ORPA Junior Pistol Team did indeed have an excellent week of competition, friendship, and Visit Gary at every OGCA Meeting, Table S7. fun.

8 2015 ORPA Sweepstakes to Benefit Junior Shooters Winner s Choice of Prize in Order of Draw. Drawing at ORPA Annual Meeting Nov. 7 Donation: One Ticket for $10.00, Three Tickets for $20.00, Six Tickets for $40.00 S&W Model M&P 15 Sport Rifle.223 Caliber Supplied by The Alliance Rifle Club alliancerifleclub.us Remington R-1 Commander Model 1911 Pistol Donated by Ohio Ordnance Works Visit their table at all OGCA Meetings! M1 Garand Rifle Supplied by the Civilian Marksmanship Program. Custom Hunting Knife Donated by Gary G. Smith (937) gsmith71@cinci.rr.com OGCA Meeting Table S Rounds 40 S&W FMJ Ammunition Anonymous Donor 500 Rounds.223, 55 Grain FMJ/BT Ammunition Anonymous Donor When you purchase sweepstakes tickets, all proceeds go directly to support our junior shooting programs. Please visit our sweepstakes sponsors. Their generosity has provided six great prizes. To obtain additional tickets contact: ORPA, PO Box 1201, Morehead, KY , or membership@orpa.net.

9 Cowboy Corner BY COL. FLETCH O DUBOIS III (ORPA Cowboy Director Bill Knall) Guns of August Mideast Regional Championship August 5-8, 2015 Well folks, this year s Guns of August continued in the fine tradition and lived up to its billing as the premier Cowboy Action Shooting (CAS) event of the year and one of the biggest events in Ohio. For newcomers, the Guns of August is the Regional Single Action Shooting Society (SASS) competition which has been held the second week of August every year for the past 17 years. Contestants come from around the country - Michigan, California and Florida to name a few and even a contingent of our Canadian neighbors as well. Your ORPA was well represented with 18 shooters in attendance. Unfortunately this old buckaroo wasn t able to attend due to health issues but I ll give you a rundown best I can recollect. If you are not a SASS member or haven t seen a cowboy match, CAS is a multi-faceted shooting sport where contestants compete with firearms like those used in the taming of the Old West, or seen in the B Western movies of the 50 s and 60 s. But now shot with single action revolvers, pistol caliber lever action rifles, and old time shotguns. The competition is a timed sport in which shooters compete on a course of different shooting stages which are timed separately. Each missed target is a five second penalty and there are additional penalties if you fail to follow course of fire instructions or do something unsafe. Unlike some competitions where times are simply added at the end and the fastest time wins, at SASS recognized events, a system called Rank Scoring is used for each stage for your place of finish. The fastest shooter gets one rank point; the second gets two and so on. Rank points are totaled at the end of the match and the shooter with the lowest number of rank points wins. Over 150 shooters amassed at the Middletown Sportsman Club in Middletown Ohio for this event. It kicked off on the 5th of August with early registration, a Range Officer shooting school put on by none other than our very own Wilbur Rexroat. Day two was all the side matches which ranged from the SASS Scholarship Challenge that went on all day, to Pocket pistol (single and double action ) Derringer, rifle, pistol (duelist, GF & traditional) Shotgun (pump, lever, double & hammer double). There was also a Ladies side match, a black powder side match and long range events. The Quigley Pail event - I assume by now that everyone has seen the Tom Selleck movie Quigley Down Under and remembers the scene where our hero has to prove his shooting skill by shooting a pail at a very long distance. Buffalo single shot, Long range lever action pistol caliber and of course the big bore Long range single shot were challenging but fun. I d say that the Wild Bunch mini match and Warm Up mini matches were well attended as well. Wild Bunch is supposed to resemble the old Sam Peckenpaugh cowboy classic, The Wild Bunch competitors use a.45 ACP model 1911 pistol, a Model 97 or Model 12 Winchester shotgun and a lever action rifle of.40 caliber or larger. It s great fun for those who like shooting the classics and we had a lot of competitors dress in old Rough Rider costumes too. For all details on the Wild Bunch check out the following web site: RO/SASSWBHandbook_OCTOBER_2010_final.pdf Days 3 and 4 were the main competition days and they were action packed! Lassiter, the range officer, had

10 9 12 stages set up and competitors shot 6 stages each day. They were challenging, they were fun and they were quick! After the smoke had cleared and the last bullet went down range, the winners emerged. Lead Ringer was the top men's shooter and Sage Chick, The Ohio State champion, was again the top ladies shooter. The goal of every competitor is to shoot the match clean---no misses and ORPA members Fancy Free Spirit, and Wilbur Rexroat achieved this honor! ORPA Competitors included: 7 Mile Tom (finished 3rd in Senior Duelist category) Blastin Brad (finished 4th in the Cowboy category!) C.J. (finished 2nd in Cowgirl category) Clementine Valentine (finished 1st in the Ladies Gunfighter category!) Fancy Free Spirit (finished 1st in the Ladies Frontier Cartridge category!) Lead Slinger Lee (finished 4th in Young Gun Boys category!) Loco Leadslinger (finished 2nd in Classic Cowboy category!) Mad River Merv Mean Gun Mark Not So Quick Nick (finished 4th in the Pale Rider Gunfighter category!) Rodent Rose Louise Reasoner (finished 3rd in the ladies gunfighter category!) Ruger Ray Shana Sureshot (finished 4th in Cowgirl category!) Slow Poke Smith (finished 3rd in the Frontier Cartridge Duelist category!) Two Bit Drifter (finished second in the 49 r category!) Wilbur Green Rexroat Wild Wyatt Wolf 7Mile Tom

11 10 The Guns of August also helps out in many other ways. It raises money for the SASS Scholarship Foundation as well as money for the local Boy Scout Troop D. During the banquet, there was a costume contest and folks were attired in duds reminiscent of that period. All the side match awards as well as main match awards were given out. The crowd was entertained by the cowboy songs of Frederick Jackson Turner. I hear all had a mighty fine time! The future of our CAS shooting sport lies with the youngsters, and there are several categories for our younger shooters - there is the Buckaroo and Buckerette for those age 13 and under and Young Guns age I highly encourage folk to get these youngsters involved. Sage Chick, the State and Regional Champion, was once a buckerette! Blastin Brad If you want to see how all of our ORPA members fared please check out the Middletown Sportsman's Club in Middletown, OH. The website for additional information is If you are interested in competing in the next Guns of August or any cowboy event in Ohio, please check out or you can contact the Middletown Sportsman s club as follows: Middletown Sportsman s Club Michael Rd Middletown OH Wilbur Rexroat and Rose Louise Reasoner Want to be a BETTER pistol shooter? Come try the Knox County Air Pistol League League meets on Tuesdays 5 to 7pm Basement of 4H building Junior and Adult Loaner Equipment and Training Available Tuesday Evenings, 4H building 401 West High street Inexpensive family fun Air Pistol Shooting an Olympic Sport for Everyone! Seniors, Juniors, Adults, Ladies We meet every Tuesday from 5 pm to 7 pm at 401 West High Street, Mount Vernon OH Contact Dan Pauley: or dan.pauley@siemens-adgt.com The Civilian Marksmanship Program To Promote Firearm Safety and Marksmanship Training with an Emphasis on Youth. Bring this ad for a FREE Trap Round at Hilltop Sportsman Club Darby Creek Road, Orient, Ohio For FREE lessons call Dale: (614)

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13 ORPA Member Clubs 13 The Ohio Rifle and Pistol Association offers memberships to clubs as well as individuals. Member clubs enjoy the benefit of having their news and events published in Gunsmoke. Clubs also receive two free individual memberships that they may either gift or raffle to their members. The following is a brief list of contact information for ORPA member clubs, for more detailed information including mailing addresses and Facebook links, please visit If your club is not listed, please contact ORPA VIP of Operations Alan Joseph at membership@orpa.net or by phone at (513) Alliance Rifle Club P.O. Box Tallmadge, Ohio (330) Adams Conservation Club 240 South King Road - Holland, Ohio (419) Ashland Lake Gun Club 206 US Route 42 - West Salem, Ohio Beallsville Sportsman s Club Beallsville,Ohio beallsvillesportsmansclub.blogspot.com Brokenlock Longrifles 3893 Hametown Road - Norton Ohio (330) Butler County Sportsmen 1910 Layhigh Road - Hamilton, Ohio butlercountysportsmen.com/ - (513) Cairo Sportsman s Club 668 Wentz Road - Cairo Ohio (419) Canton McKinley Rifle & Pistol Club 5527 Tyro Street - Canton, Ohio (330) Chippewa Rifle Club 1290 Meadowbrook Blvd. - Stow, Ohio (330) Cincinnati Revolver Club 4951 Winton Ridge Lane - Cincinnati, Ohio (513) Clinton County Farmers & Sportsmen s Club 301 Batson Road - Wilmington, Ohio ccfsa.com/ - (937) Coshocton Gun Club State Route 83 - Coshocton, Ohio (740) Crooked Creek Conservation Club 4323 State Route Hartsgrove, Ohio (440) Erie County Conservation League 815 Mason Road East - Milan, Ohio eriecountycl.com/ - (419) Fairfield Sportsmen s Association 6501 River Road - Harrison, Ohio (513) Fish & Game Club of Vienna 1508 Youngstown Kingsville Rd. NE - Vienna, Ohio fishandgameclubofvienna.webs.com - (330) Fitchville Conservation League 2623 Jennings Road - Fitchville, Ohio Fort Harmar Rifle Club 2951 Waterford Road - Marietta, Ohio (740) Great Trail Musketeers Lincoln Street East - Minerva, Ohio (330) Greene County Fish & Game Association 1538 Union Road - Xenia, Ohio (937) Greenport Tactical Association 5169 Greenport Avenue SE - Canton, Ohio gta.diablops.com Hilltop Sportsman s Club Darby Creek Road - Orient, Ohio Holmes County 4-H Shooting Sports Club 6356 County Road 51 - Big Prairie, Ohio Lakewood Gun Club 2806 Commonwealth Drive - Parma, Ohio (440)

14 Lancaster Pistol & Rifle Club 3000 Brook Road - Lancaster, Ohio ShaneLester2@gmail.com Lima Sabres Shooting Association 5090 Hanthorn Road - Lima, Ohio Lorain Rifle & Pistol Club, Inc North Ridge Road - Amherst, Ohio dotsmedia.com/lrpc/Home/tabid/2627/Default.aspx (440) Lowellville Rod & Gun Club, Inc Quarry Road - Lowellville, Ohio (330) Mahoning Valley Gun Collectors Association (330) Meeker Sportsman Club, Inc Agosta-Meeker Road - Marion, Ohio (740) Miami Rifle & Pistol Club 5462 Stonelick-Williams Corner Rd. Batavia, Ohio Miami Valley Cowboys 9344 Spiker Road - Piqua, Ohio (937) Miamisburg Sportsmen s Club 6300 South Union Road - Miamisburg, Ohio miamisburgsportsmensclub.net - (937) Middletown Sportsmen s Club 6943 Michael Road - Middletown, Ohio (513) New Carlisle Sportsman s Club 1475 Folk Ream Road - Springfield, Ohio (937) New Pittsburg Sportsmen s Club Myers Road - West Salem, Ohio (330) New Sportsman Club - Millbury 1420 Woodville Road - Millbury, Ohio (419) North Lawrence Fish & Game Lawmont St. NW - North Lawrence, Ohio (330) North Olmstead Sportsman s Club 5743 Bradley Road - North Olmsted, Ohio (440) Oak Harbor Conservation Club 975 Gordon Road - Oak Harbor, Ohio (419) Ohio Gun Collectors Association - (330) Ohio-Penn Rifle League, Inc Rick Dr - Clinton, Ohio (330) ORCO Sportsman s Association 5929 North Ridge Road W - Geneva, Ohio (440) Pickaway County Sportsmen, Inc US Route 22 - Circleville, Ohio (740) Portage Summit Field & Stream 8504 State Route Deerfield, Ohio psfsclub.org/ - (330) Richwood Gun & Game Club Turner Road - Richwood, Ohio (937) Rochester Rod & Gun 204 Eagle Street - Rochester, Ohio (440) Salem Hunting Club 549 Indiana Avenue - Salem, Ohio (330) Sandusky County Sportsman s Club 3950 State Route Gibsonburg, Ohio scsclub.org/ - (419) Scioto Territory Desperados 1470 Hartwood Road - Chillicothe, Ohio (740) Shelby County Deer Hunters Association 7988 Johnston-Slagle Road - Sidney, Ohio (937)

15 Sim Trainer 2031 Dryden Road - Moraine, Ohio sim-trainer.com/index.shtml - (937) West Branch Rifle & Pistol Club Avon Belden Road - Grafton, Ohio (440) Solon Sportsmen Association 5426 Footville-Richmond Rd.- Richmond Tshp, Ohio solonsportsmen.org/ - (330) South Cuyahoga Sportsmen Ridge Road - North Royalton, Ohio Erhart Road - Medina, Ohio Southern Ohio Dog and Game Protective Association East Miami River Road - Cincinnati, Ohio (513) Southwestern Ohio Conservation Club 6084 Morgan Road - Cleves, Ohio swocc.angelfire.com/ - (513) Steubenville Rifle & Pistol Club 213 Meadowbrook Drive - Wintersville, Ohio ) Streetsboro Sportsmen Association Bloom Road - Garrettsville, Ohio (440) Sycamore Hill Gun Club Lynn Drive - North Royalton, Ohio (440) Tiffin/Seneca Izaak Walton League 3570 North County Road 33 - Tiffin, Ohio sites.google.com/site/tiffinsenecacountychapter/ (419) Tusco Rifle Club, Inc Midvale Mine Road SE - Dennison, Ohio (330) Van Wert County Outdoorsmen Association 9065 Ringwald Road - Middle Point, Ohio vwoutdoorsmen.info/ - (419) Warren Gun Club 2450 Parkman Road NW - Warren, Ohio warrengunclub.com/ - (330) Waverly Hunt Club, Inc. Townline Road Wakeman, Ohio waverleyhuntclub.org/ - (440) Willard Conservation League 4676 Willard West Road - Willard, Ohio Youngstown Rifle & Pistol Club 8920 Shaffer Road - North Jackson, Ohio (330) Zanesville Rifle Club 7380 Sugar Grove Rd. - Chandlersville, Ohio (740) Zeppelin Rifle Club 197 South Seiberling Street - Akron, Ohio zeppelinrifleclub.com/ - (330) ORPA Officers & Trustees President Robert P. Sacco - president@orpa.net V.P. G. Martin Capito, Sr. - vice_president.01@orpa.net V.P. Larry Dan Smith - vice_president.02@orpa.net V.P. Gwendolyn Bailey - vice_president.03@orpa.net Secretary Mary Sacco - secretary@orpa.net Treasurer Jim Scofield - treasurer@orpa.net Smallbore Director Rick Sarver - adult_smallbore@orpa.net Collegiate Director Newt Engle - collegiate@orpa.net Cowboy Director William Knall - cowboy@orpa.net Gunsmoke Editor Rachel Scofield- gunsmoke@orpa.net Highpower Director Gwen Bailey - highpower@orpa.net Hunting Director Don Hunter - hunting@orpa.net Jr. Pistol Director Fred Totts - jr_pistol@orpa.net Jr. Director Shannon Cherry - jr_programs@orpa.net Jr. Smallbore Director Russ Evans - jr_smallbore@orpa.net Jr. Highp. Direct. J.J. Ohlinger - jr_highpower@orpa.net Long Range Coord. Edward Shank - long_range@orpa.net Membership Director Alan Joseph - membership@orpa.net Nominating Direct. Marlene Miller - nominating@orpa.net Pistol Director Rick Pozo - pistol@orpa.net Technology Director Doug Utsch - technology@orpa.net Trustee James Huntsberger - trustee.05@orpa.net Trustee Richard E. Martin - trustee.01@orpa.net Trustee Leonard R. Richileau - trustee.03@orpa.net Trustee Michael E. Cornell - trustee.04@orpa.net Trustee Yvonne Smith - trustee.06@orpa.net

16 Ohio Rifle and Pistol Association PO Box 1201 Morehead, KY Gunsmoke April-May 2014 PRSRT STD U.S. POSTAGE PAID Marion, OH PERMIT NO. 23 Change Service Requested Attention ORPA Member Clubs - Submit Your Events Now! Once you have compiled your 2015 schedule of events, please submit the list to the Gunsmoke Editor for inclusion in ORPA s newsletter and website. The deadline for the June-July edition of Gunsmoke is May 10. You may submit the information by at gunsmoke@orpa.net. If your club is not yet a member of ORPA, please visit the membership page of to sign-up. ORPA Club members benefit by receiving two free individual memberships, free inclusion of club events into ORPA s calendar and free publication of event stories and photographs in Gunsmoke. Sweepstakes Time! Information inside on the 2015 prizes. All proceeds benefit ORPA s Junior Shooting Programs!