The Crack Shot Newsletter of the Four Corners Rifle and Pistol Club, Inc

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1 4CRP "A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed." The Crack Shot Newsletter of the Four Corners Rifle and Pistol Club, Inc Issue 5 of 6 October and November / Anita Mayhew Editor mayhewanita@gmail.com President: Kelly Ellis Vice President: Marty Robbins Secretary: Luann Meyer Treasurer: Mike Upchurch Club Directors: Chuck Story Range Officers: Hal Shepherd Indoor Range: Joe Butterfield Anita Mayhew Outdoor Range: Earl Moore Jr. Shooting Dir: Norm Bowie Monthly Club Meetings Meetings are held on the last Tuesday of each month at the Indoor Pistol Range on Lebanon Road. Next Club Meetings September 29, 2015 at 6:30 pm October 27, 2015 at 6:30 pm November 24, 2015 at 6:30 pm President s Message Greetings to all. Fall is here and many members are concentrating on upcoming hunting seasons and holidays. Most of the Outdoor Range events are winding down and Jr. Shooters and Pistol League are preparing for events to be held at the Indoor Range on Lebanon Road. If anyone is interested in either of these events I would encourage you to contact either the Indoor Range Director and or the Jr. Shooters Director for more information. Hunter Sight-In begins in October at the Outdoor Range prior to each of the rifle big game seasons, as listed on the attached calendars. If interested in helping by being a Range Officer please contact the Outdoor Range Officer. I would encourage any members that are interested in helping with, or participating in these events to contact the Directors or myself for more information (contact information listed above). As always please be diligent and aware of any vandalism of any club property. Highest Regards Kelly Ellis

2 Important Announcements ACTION ITEMS: (These items are important to Club Members or require votes) HUNTER SITE-IN 9 am 4 pm on October 8,9,15,16,29,30 and November 10 th as shown on calendars below. CLUB NEWS Annual BBQ Many thanks to all those who were able to attend and those who made it happen! The Club Officers appreciate your continued support, suggestions, and assistance in the many shooting opportunities we try to provide. Club Web Page New, Improved, and UPDATED Web Page is currently in the works!! Meeting Ideas - We are discussing how to increase participation in Our Club, how to improve volunteerism, the need for fee changes, etc. If you have concerns or ideas please attend the monthly meetings (last Tuesday of each month) or contact one of the officers to pass along your thoughts! DATE FOR 2016 Women On Target Clinic June 4, 2016 DATES FOR 2016 GUN SHOW. April 15 17, 2016 **** We are always in need of anyone who is interested in helping out with Our Club please contact Kelly Ellis for more information **** Outdoor Range Notes Long Range Shooters Contact Mike Upchurch marinevet66@hotmail.com if you are interested and for more information on dates and times. 3-Gun Shoot (Second Saturday every month) - Tim needs an Assistant Match Coordinator. Please contact him if you are interested in helping out, hunter@frontier.net ***PLINK-OFF and 4-H PRACTICE DATE HAVE CHANGES *** Please check the calendars attached for date changes for these events!!

Do NOT shoot targets/target stands with SHOTGUNS only hanging targets in the tactical range!!!! We are working toward a shotgun area, but do not destroy our rifle/pistol target stands in the meantime!

These rounds destroy metal targets and can cause fires. Your Club membership depends upon your cooperation. Ricochet Danger - NO shooting at ground targets on the pistol or rifle ranges.

3 Do NOT shoot targets/target stands with SHOTGUNS only hanging targets in the tactical range!!!! We are working toward a shotgun area, but do not destroy our rifle/pistol target stands in the meantime!! Call Kelly Ellis to volunteer to help setting up a Shotgun area. Do not shoot 50 BMG or armor piercing rounds at gongs or metal targets. Do not shoot incendiary or tracer rounds. These rounds destroy metal targets and can cause fires. Your Club membership depends upon your cooperation. Ricochet Danger - NO shooting at ground targets on the pistol or rifle ranges. Tactical Range - Do not shoot knock-down or hanging targets with rifles. Use non-magnum pistols and Shotguns ONLY! Using rifles destroys our targets. Indoor Range Notes FALL PISTOL LEAGUE All you pistol shooters get you guns cleaned, sighted in and ammo reloaded, the Fall Pistol League is coming soon. Wednesday, November 11 will be our first practice from 3:00 PM until 7:30 PM. We will also start our Saturday practices on November 14 th 10:00 AM until noon. Qualification will Wednesday, November 18 th starting at 3:00 PM with no one beginning after 7:00 PM. First league night will be Wednesday, November 25 and running thru January 13 t, also 3:00 PM 7:00 PM. League is open to all club members, fee is $20.00, non-member fee is $ Here is what you need: Centerfire &.22 rimfire pistols. They can be iron sight or non-magnifying Red Dots. No magnum loads allowed. Eye & hearing protection required. Shooters will be shooting Red Dot or Iron Sight Category. We will try and get everyone's shooting category setup with shooters of the same skill level as much as possible. The Fall League will run for 8 weeks and the Spring league will follow for another 8 weeks. No shooters under 18 years of age. If you have questions call me at or Good Shooting Roger Lawrence, League Manager Classifieds For Sale.. New in the box Glock 26 Gen 4 9mm pistol complete with three 10 round magazines, magazine loader, cleaning rod and brush, and interchangeable backstraps. I hold an FFL so there is no transfer fee. Price is $ plus 2.9% tax

FREE.. Front Sight Diamond memberships FREE to the first 20 people that call Jack Robbins at 970-882- 1444 Front Sight Nevada (about an hour from Las Vegas near Pahrump) is the premier firearms

4 FREE.. Front Sight Diamond memberships FREE to the first 20 people that call Jack Robbins at Front Sight Nevada (about an hour from Las Vegas near Pahrump) is the premier firearms academy in the world. A Diamond membership allows you to take any course offered free of charge as many times as you wish in your lifetime. Courses include, handgun, rifle, shotgun, edged weapon defense, empty hand defense, machine gun, rope and rappel, and more The membership also allows you to buy ammo at 20% above cost and to buy firearms at dealer cost For Sale.. Rifle RCBS Improved - (28 degree shoulder). Mauser action -military Model 1935, by FN, 24 inch Douglas Supreme bbl. Barreled by the Fred Huntington Store. Custom fitted, glass bedded, Mark X stock with cheek piece and Rosewood fore-end tip. Adjustable trigger with side safety. Leupold VariXIII X-40, AO. On Leupold bridge mount and rings. Has custom Premier reticle calibrated to the ballistics for the 225 grain bullet. RCBS dies, 54 loaded, 17 prepped, 20 fired cases. $ OBO Contact Merl For Sale.. Rifle RCBS Improved-(28 degree shoulder). Mark X Mauser action, 24 inch Shilen bbl. Barreled by the Fred Huntington Store. Adjustable trigger with side safety. Custom fitted, glass bedded, McMillan black fiberglass composite stock with cheek piece (now costs over $500.) Leupold VariX III X-40, AO. On Redfield mounts and rings. Hornady dies, 28 loaded, 17 prepped, and 12 fired cases. $ OBO Contact Merl For Sale.. M-1 Garand Very VERY Good $ Mini-G "tanker" new barrel, new cylinder, new stock, complete Parkerized 12x8-shot en blocs, 3x5-shot en blocs(loaded), 3 bandoliers of ammo (not shown) 12 pocket pouch, Bayonet, USMC case, 3 Garand manuals or Built by Schuff s Parkerizing at $1600 Shuff charges I have $1800 in it For Sale Egyptian Helwan 9 mm semi auto pistol in new condition. This is a copy of the Beretta Has some feeding problems-fires a mag of 4 rounds OK, but full mag of 8 causes rounds to nosedive. Comes with 2 mags. $ For Sale Rifle- 300 Win Mag -Browning A-Bolt Medallion with 26 inch bbl. Beautiful wood checkered stock, glass bedded. Trigger has been improved by a professional gunsmith. Leupold Vari XII 4 to 12X-40 on Redfield mounts and rings. RCBS dies, 22 loaded, 61 prepped, and 18 fired cases. $ OBO Contact Merl

5 For Sale Rifle Remington 700 BDL-VARMINT-Hvy 24 inch bbl., Leupold VX III X 50 Long Range scope on Leupold bridge mount base and rings. Dates from about 1970, great quality and little used. VG bore. Very accurate, have targets to show. Have developed a load this rifle really likes. RCBS dies, including neck size. 31 loaded, 131 prepped, and 10 fired cases. $ OBO Contact Merl For Sale Rifle-270 Winchester- Remington 721- made about 1956, but little used. (I have the story). Adjustable trigger. Glass bedded original stock. Excellent bore.-accurate. Weaver V9-II (AO) 3-9X on Leupold base and rings. Total of 15 boxes of ammo and shells included. 140 rounds loaded, 160 rounds sized, primed, ready to load. (That s about $ if ordered from, like, Midway, not including shipping.) $ OBO Contact Merl For Sale Rifle on Mauser commercial action-adjustable trigger w/ side safety. Little used, excellent bore in 24 inch bbl. Weaver Micro-Trac K 4-1 on Leupold bridge mount and rings. Deluxe glass bedded stock. RCBS dies, inc. Neck Size. Includes 11 loaded, 60 prepped and primed, and 11 fired cases. With 2 partial boxes of bullets, 80 of 100 grain, and 80 of 120 grain Speer Hot-Cor. $ OBO Contact Merl ARTICLES SUBMITTED BY 4CRP CLUB MEMBERS 4CRP assumes no liability for reloading data of any submitted article. Red Dot, Powder Measures, and Digital Scales Submitted by 4CRP Club Member Larry Ott Here is a short note on using Red Dot. This is a popular powder, particularly for the pistol league folks as it performs just as well as time-tested Bullseye. Red Dot is a very useful powder it is great for pistol target competition and very useful in reduced rifle loads. Particularly if you cast your own rifle bullets and want to shoot these with good accuracy at 100 to 200 yards. It is 'fluffy' and fills up both pistol and rifle cases, and in rifle cases, does not seem to be very position sensitive. So a great powder. I purchased a digital scale last year, in part because I wanted one, and in part because Hal Shepard, Howard Kantor and Dale Donohue kept beating me in the indoor pistol league competition. I had too many fliers. The digital scale has been great I can quickly weigh out bullets and powder charges. Weighing bullets has not been worth the time. What I cast from wheel weights are generally consistent within 0.5 to 1.0 grain, which is better than I can shoot. Weighing out Red Dot powder has been illuminating. Using the #9 Rotor on my RCBS Little Dandy pistol powder measure, I expected around 3.5 grains of Red Dot to push out 148 grain hollow base wad cutters at around 800 fps. What I found using my digital powder measure was that the powder charge varied from 1.6 grains to 4.2 grains. The trend in variation was fairly consistent: several charges at 3.0 to 3.5 grains, followed by several charges at less than 3.0 grains (down to 1.6 grains), followed by several charges at greater than 4.0 grains (up to 4.8 grains). I attribute this to the 'fluffy' nature of Red Dot and a tendency for it to form a 'bridge' over the powder rotor, creating unacceptable lightweight charges, and then the 'bridge' collapsing, creating unacceptable heavyweight charges. I consider Red Dot to be one of the most useful powders available, but I have determined that a person needs to be careful and do a lot of cross checking with a powder scale when using this powder. I fully intend to put Howard, Dale and Hal through their paces in pistol league later this year, although I think that Don Cook shooting his 44 special might just clean our clocks. Note by Editor: 4CRP Pistol League begins in November. Contact Roger Lawrence for early sign-up or information

6 Application for Membership The NRA Pledge: I certify that I am a citizen of the United States of America and that I am not a member of any organization or group which has in any part of its programs-the attempt to overthrow the Government of the USA or any of its political subdivisions by force or violence; that I have never been convicted of a crime of violence, and if admitted to membership, I will faithfully endeavor to fulfill the obligations of good sportsmanship and good citizenship. Four Corners R&P Club Pledge: I further declare that I support the Constitution of the USA and swear not to support any movement that would close shooting facilities, deny access to public lands, restrict hunting sports, or in any way limit the rights of honest citizens to own firearms in a legal manner. Range Safety Rules Treat every weapon as if it were loaded. Never point a weapon at anything you do not intend to destroy. Keep your finger straight and off the trigger until you are ready to fire. Keep the weapon on safe until you intend to fire. All Federal State, and Local firearm laws must be obeyed. Safety is of paramount importance to everyone on the range and it is our top priority. All personnel utilizing the range complex for recreational firing will adhere to the safe storage, handling, and use of firearms and ammunition. All firearms not on the firing line will be unloaded and racked with actions opened and magazines removed. 1. All junior members and shooters under eighteen years of age will shoot/fire under the supervision of a qualified adult. 2. Fully automatic weapons fire, and Tracer and/or AP ammunition is prohibited unless a training event or demonstration is scheduled with the Outdoor Range Officer prior to the event. 3. Firearms will be un-cased and cased at the firing line only with the actions open/safe, muzzle pointed downrange and in a safe direction at all times. Weapons that are carried to the range UN-cased will have their actions opened and/or flagged, unloaded magazines, and with the weapon s safety placed on safe. 4. IF A CEASE FIRE IS CALLED FOR ANY REASON - Stop Shooting IMMEDIATELY and remove your finger from the trigger. Depending on the reason for the cease fire, all firearms shall then be unloaded, magazines removed, actions open, and/or chamber flags placed into the open action and pointed in a safe direction downrange if it is not feasible to physically rack the firearm. 5. Shooters are not permitted forward of the red line or to handle their firearms, scopes, or anything on the bench while a cease-fire is in force and people are downrange. 6. Any person not complying with the above safety rules or who becomes disruptive will be removed from the range and will be banned from the use of the range until the matter is brought before the Club Executive Committee for adjudication. 7. Members are totally responsible for the conduct and actions of their guests. Members will ensure that their guests comply with these and all other Club rules while at the range. 9. ABOVE ALL PLEASE BE COURTEOUS WE ARE ALL RESPONSIBLE FOR EACH OTHER S SAFETY ALL WEAPONS MUST BE MADE SAFE PRIOR TO GOING DOWNRANGE BY OPENING AND/OR FLAGGING ACTIONS, REMOVING THE BOLT, OR RACKING THE FIREARM IF FEASIBLE. REMEMBER - EVERYONE AROUND YOU HAS A LOADED WEAPON USE COMMON SENSE AND ESPECIALLY COMMON COURTESY AT ALL TIMES. Personal Protective Equipment Hearing and Eye protection will be worn at all times by all personnel on the firing line and in the immediate area of a shooter

7 Renew Regular Member: Any person who meets the above requirements $30.00 Y / N ** Dues are NOT pro-rated ** and is over the age of 17. An Active Regular Member shall be entitled to hold office, vote and enjoy all benefits & privileges offered by the Club. Associate Member: A spouse of a Regular Member and meets $7.00 the above criteria. Junior member: A child, under the age of 17, of a Regular $7.00 Member or a member of the Club s Junior Shooting Program and meets the above criteria. One fee for family includes all Juniors. VIP Member: A person or entity who has provided valuable goods, services or goodwill to the Club and/or its members and shall include Active Military personnel. This type of membership carries no rights or privilege except to receive The Crack Shot newsletter. NRA Membership: One year s NRA Membership. $35.00 Key Deposit: Charge for personal-key-access to the outdoor range. $15.00 (old key must be turned in by 6-15 or TOTAL AMOUNT PAID $ pay this fee again each year) If you are a current NRA Member Mem# Exp Date FOUR CORNERS RIFLE & PISTOL CLUB Would you like to volunteer for any of the following? INDOOR RANGE OUTDOOR RANGE HUNTER SIGHT IN CLEAN UP Y / N Y / N Y / N Y / N *These areas must be filled out: * * * (PRINT NAME) (DATE OF BIRTH) (PHONE) * * * * (MAILING ADDRESS) (CITY) (STATE) (ZIP) (ASSOCIATE MEM NAME) (RELATION) (DOB) (2 ND PHONE#) (JUNIOR MEMBER NAMES(S)) (DATE OF BIRTH) ( ADDRESS) By signing, I agree to the above pledges: * Date* (SIGNATURE OF APPLICANT) KEY NUMBER CARDED SEC SIGNATURE Submit application at Shooter s World must turn in your old key or pay $30 for lost key. Or mail (with key) to: Four Corners Rifle and Pistol Club PO Box 101 Cortez CO 81321

The Crack Shot Newsletter of the Four Corners Rifle and Pistol Club, Inc

4CRP "A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed." The Crack Shot Newsletter of the Four Corners Rifle