Buccaneer Gun Club JANUARY 2008 NEWSLETTER CLUB MEETING. Upcoming Events. January February P.O. BOX Wilmington, NC 28402

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1 Buccaneer Gun Club P.O. BOX Wilmington, NC President John Scott (H) (cell) scottaa410@aol.com Vice President Jerry Fipps (H) (cell) jfipps@ec.rr.com Secretary Dick Brame (W) (cell) ccaasmfc@cs.com Treasurer Don Pelling Pellingdm@prodigy.net JANUARY 2008 NEWSLETTER CLUB MEETING MONDAY, January 14, :00 P.M. Carolina BBQ Restaurant Upcoming Events Club Store Jeff DeSantis Benchrest Rifle Don Sloop (H) Wilt Leeuwenburg (H) nhhs60@ec.rr.com Big Bore Silhouette Tom Mix (H) Cowboy Action Ray Campbell (H) (Cell) dhc@ec.rr.com Field Pistol/Rimfire Silhouette Louis Stanley (H) Legislative Ron Hearn (H) rdhgun@bellsouth.net NRA Action Pistol Sholar Powell Jr (H) powellsh1@earthlink.net Skeet/Trap Lewis Carlton lcc28@hotmail.com Training Harold Lange (H) Dave Miller (H) Millerk5@aol.com January 2008 Sat. 12 Dog Trials Sat. 12 Cowboy Action Match 9:00 am Sun. 13 Mid-Winter Open, Skeet 1:00 pm Mon. 14 Club Meeting 7:00 pm Sat. 27 David Miller Deer Rifle Challenge February 2008 Sat. 9 Cowboy Action Match 9:00 am Sun. 10 Valentine Open, Skeet 1:00 pm Mon. 11 Club Meeting 7:00 pm Sat. 16 New Member Orientation 8:00 am Sat. 23 Big Bore Silhouette Match 10:00 am Ransom Rest & Chronograph Wayne Aycock Jwayne_a@bellsouth.net BUCCANEER GUN CLUB WEB SITE: OTHER WEB SITES OF INTEREST: www: packing.org; www:ccowboys.com

2 WE NEED YOUR ADDRESS: Please send your address to the Secretary it is cheaper to send the newsletter that way, plus you will get club notices and For Sale items faster. In addition, I have about 2 dozen addresses that are now undeliverable, if you used to get your newsletter via and do not now, please send in your new address. START OF UNAPPROVED MINUTES for the 12/10/07 Meeting: Meeting convened at 7:00 pm (37 present, 26 members, 6 probationary and 5 guests). The November Minutes and Treasurer s report were approved. Unfinished and Old Business: The club voted to increase the membership by 25 starting in This amendment to the bylaws will be run in the November, December and January newsletters per the club bylaws. The webpage will be updated in 2008, David Rose has volunteered to lead that effort. New Business: The 2007 slate of officers is almost the same as last years, with Jerry Fipps taking over as Vice President for Dave Morgan. Many thanks to Dave for his work as VP, especially handling the work day details. Once again the slate of officers was chosen by default, not by design. There was discussion of not allowing any workdays after the final annual workday in November, due to the burden it places on the Vice President and Treasurer. It was felt that 4 scheduled workdays over 10 months was plenty of time to get in the 2 workdays. No action was taken. Meeting adjourned at 7:45 PM. END OF UNAPPROVED MINUTES for the 12/10/07 Meeting. BGC MEMBER PASSES AWAY BGC member Jonathan Shook passed away just before Christmas after a car accident. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family. BGC FOR SALE FOR SALE: Guns for sale. Dave Marguccio Benelli R1 comfort tech in.300 win mag with Burris Laser range finding/ballistic plex scope. Over $2300 new for $1750. Will sell scope only for $ Remington 1100 sporting 28g $ Remington 11/87 12g $ Beretta g NIB NRA gun of the year $ Colt 1911 series 80 mkiv (9x23 winchseter) $ Les baer premier II.45 $ sks $250 wood with bayonet. 8. PRE-BAN shotgun. Winchester SX2 mkii practical 9-shot form factory with eotech 552 $1,000 gun or $1,500 both. FOR SALE: Free, 1 new RCI 6 pin mic for CB NEW Not Free, one scope & mount for Ruger BlackHawk 44mag or 45LC Scope is Tasco Pro class like new Dan Esmiol

3 FOR SALE: O/U Browning Citori XS Sporting 12 ga. 30" Barrel Receiver- Steel, Silver Nitrite finish, Gold accented, high relief engraving. Barrel-Ventalated top and side ribs, Tapered, floating top rib, Ported. Action- Single selective trigger. Hammer ejectors, Top tang barrel selector/safety. Stock-Satin finish Grade II/III walnut stock with right hand palm swell, Schnabel forearm, Triple Trigger System, HIViz Pro Comp fiber optic sight. with custom work. Two Browning chokes, IMP. CYC./ MOD. and original box. Gun and case in excellent condition (98%), cleaned after every use. Gun $ (Jim's Pawn) Bought New, Adjustable comb and adjustable butt plate with Kick-ezz pad ($475.00) Work done by Todd Nelson); Forcing cones extended ($80.00) Work done by Pylinski Arms; Briley Chokes - 2-Invector Plus Spectrum Black Skeet/ 2- Invector Plus Spectrum Black Cylinder ($219.80); Americase Premium Skeet Tube Case with green velvet ($403.00) and custom embroidering (Browning Logo/Gold)($27.00) Total Invested $3, Asking $2, OBO Three Skeet Shooting Videos Insight Into Shooting Doubles and Competing DVD(Todd Bender) $59.99) Sell for $30.00 Insight Into Championship Skeet DVD (Todd Bender) $59.99) Sell for $30.00 Building a Perfect Game of Skeet VHS (Gabby Hulgan) $49.99) Sell for $25.00 If you want all 3 videos $70.00 James Ward HAPPY NEW YEAR From The President John Scott Well another year has come and gone and it has been a good year for the Gun Club. Lots of good things were accomplished in 2005 thru 2007, starting with the new rifle and pistol sheds, the club house was painted with a new roof and vinyl applied and a new pump house was built and a water conditioner installed. A new front entrance and gate has been completed and will be put into service soon.(gate provided by Paul Burton) The new and existing property on the east side has been cleared and graded with a dirt berm built on the south and east property to discourage un-authorized vehicles. The skeet and trap fields will be relocated to this eastern property and the cowboys ranges will be built at the existing skeet location. As you can see it has been very busy thru 2007 with several unfinished projects to be completed in I would like to thank the many dedicated club members that stuck with me through out the past few years, they are the reason our club will become one of the best in North Carolina. I m sure to leave out some deserving people so forgive me if I do. First thanks to Lewis Carlton and Jeff DeSantis, you guys have put in many hours with equipment made available to us by Bill Poteat, Jimmy McSwain and Tom Kaedig. John Gallagher was the major force behind the rifle and pistol sheds and club house vinyl job, John Brantley and Greg Taylor furnished equipment to build the rifle and pistol sheds. A special thanks to Jack Kuske, Don Sloop, Greg Taylor and David Rose for their untiring efforts in leading the way when we purchased additional property. Greg has agreed to construct the new skeet houses with the labor cost on him and the club will furnish the materials. (that s a biggie) Jack has helped me with anything I have ask and used his contacts with his former engineering firm to represent the gun club in obtaining a special use permit to build our new skeet and trap fields. Thanks to our resident surveyors Bobby McHenry, Howard Hoadly and Tom Morgan, they have kept us working on the right piece of dirt. We all should say thanks to the executive committee (which no one else seems to want) for the day by day operation of the club, Jerry Fipps as the new VP, Don Pelling treasury, Dick Brame secretary, Sholar Powell membership chairman and the chair persons of the different shooting interests. These people deserve your thanks for working many hours every year to maintain our gun club. I would like to challenge another contractor to build a shelter and wooden fences at the new skeet fields, under the same agreement as Taylor Construction Company. Scott Electric Company will wire the new facility for material cost only The help keeps rolling in thanks Walter Craven for providing the metal doors and frames for the new skeet houses. So with our membership of 300 plus lets make 2008 an even better year for the Buccaneer Gun Club. As Ned Bluntline would say..take a kid shooting.john Scott, president 3

4 2007 Membership Application List (as of 1/3/2007) Applicant BGC Sponsor 1. John McCoy Ray Campbell 2. Frank Zito* Jim Caison 3. Ronald Gregoire* Jim Shaw 4. Jim Cushing* Rayford Marrett 5. Larry Coble* Charles Gambino 6. Andy Bessellieu* Jerry Rouse 7. Wayne Varner* Vic Grose 8. Tom Craven Walter Craven 9. Kevin Croom Don Alercia 10. Ron Waidlich* Robert McHenry 11. Bill Fortune, Jr.* Jerry Fipps 12. Hermon Smith Ray Campbell 13. Keith Lane Greg Taylor 14. Justin Marsh* Mike Marsh 15. Robert Hansard Danny Buck 16. Alan Jones Jim Caison 17. Edward Mitchell Jim Caison 18. Norfleet Jones Jerry Fipps 19. Harold Klick Don Pelling 20. Martin Sevek Bill Harding 21. Phillip Denardo Andrew Barton 22. Ron Baggett Bill Harding 23. David Miller* Chris Benedict 24. Jack Phillips Kevin Hill 25. Steven Croom Ed Weingart 26. Mitch Lamm Dick Brame 27. Patrick Kite* Sholar Powell 28. Joe Mayfield Ed Weingart 29. Eric Leo Ray Campbell 30. Mickey Embler Don Pelling 31. Joel Joyce Scott Jamison 32. Tom Dixon Ray Campbell 33. Barry Rhody Richard Dunlea 34. Robert White Ed Weingart 35. Archie Barringer II Robert McHenry 36. Cory Williams Richard Thompson 37. Richard Blalock Jerry Fipps 38. Alton Herndon* Brad Phillips 39. James Longley Jerry Fipps 40. Howard Stein* Jack Kilbourne 41. Cobern Peterson Charlie Ruppe 42. Arthur Umbricht Jeff DeSantis 43. James Larson Doug Hewett 44. Jerry Blanchard Ray Campbell 45. Timothy Sudol Jay Della Bella 46. Bob Moseman* Ron Prince 47. Kenneth Hooks Lee Morgan 48. Dennis Davis Jim Caison 49. Dave Blankenship Tom Morgan 50. John Andrade Darris Ehrenfeld 51. Thomas Baldwin John Scott 52. Dick McLaughlin Dick Brame Alford Webster, Jr. Tom Mix 54. Randall Wilkins David Rose 55. Reggie Hucks Ray Campbell 56. Steve White* David Nance 57. David Thomas David Nance 58. Travis White Tom Morgan 59. Ted Haigler Tom Morgan 60. Stephen Gregory Ray Campbell 61. Brian Germick Hap Fatzinger 62. Bob Rockwell* Mark Bradler 63. Will Parham Don Sloop 64. Glen Lamancusa Richard Wallace 65. Vic Venters David Nance 66. John Klein Howard Hoadley 67. John Anders Dick Brame * - denotes applicant from 2007 Waiting List

5 Deer Rifle Challenge Where: Buccaneer Gun Club When: January Course of fire: Modern Category Rifles, 5 shots each at 50/100/200/300 yards (total 20 shots) Traditional Category: 5 shots each at 25/50/ yards (total 20 shots) Positions: Standing/Kneel or sit/prone/bench Targets: Standard NRA 8 inch bull target Safety Briefing: Traditional 08:00 Modern 09:00 Match Director: Jonathan Mix Rules: 1. At each position the shooter will have 5 minutes to get in position and shoot his/her shots 2. Safety rules 1, 2, and 3 will be strictly adhered to by one and all. 3. Any rifle, any sight as long as the rifle is what would be considered a deer rifle. Military rifles are excluded. Caliber selection is open as long as the caliber is authorized for hunting deer in NC. 4. Traditional category includes 30-30, 45-70, shotgun slugs, 44 mag., black powder rifles etc. Modern category usually includes most bottleneck cartridges. Match director will make the final call on borderline rifle categories. 5. Spotters & coaches are ok and encouraged. 6. Slings, shooting jackets, and shooting gloves are authorized. 7. For those folks who can not get into a particular position, the match director will decided on an alternate position commensurate with the shooters ability and predicament. No whining about being old or out of shape. 8. Shooters will be given an assignment number. The shooter with number 1 will begin. When he/she concludes a position, shooter number 2 will move up and replace him. Shooters will not move ahead or get out of number sequence. Each position location will have a timekeeper to ensure that the 5-minute time limit is adhered to. Shooters will not be allowed extra time. There are no alibi relays. 9. Bring a smile and good attitude. Remember this is the most fun match of the year. AWARDS: 1 st 2 nd and 3 rd in Standing, Kneeling, Prone, Bench and Overall Match fees: None, the match is free to one and all and the general public is invited. Jonathan Mix DECEMBER SKEET SHOOT The December skeet was well attended with 16 shooters grinding up some targets. The weather was great and the excuses even better. Come shoot with us, it s a lot of fun and great way to improve your wingshooting skills. Here are the scores: Class A. Dick Brame 48 Class B. Ron Waidlich 49 Class C. Lewis Carlton 46 Class D. Frank Zito 40 Class E. Larry Coble 39 BGC COMES OUT ON TOP AGAIN AT SKEET AND TRAP The BGC skeet and trap shooters once again bested the crew from Camp LeJeune on a cold, very windy day. The targets were hopping, but the camaraderie was fun and Debbie Carlton s spaghetti was delicious. The scores went like this: BGC Camp LeJeune Dick Brame 94 Chuck Passwater 90 John Scott 90 Brian Hill 87 David Rose 88 Jim Hill 85 Jennings Rose 87 Merf 85 Richard Wallace 86 Ron Waidlich / /500 BGC now leads Camp LeJeune by 17 targets with 2 shoots to go. If you like to shoot clay targets you should come out and participate. It s a lot of fun and the food is great. The next event will be Sunday, January 13 at Camp LeJeune. 5

6 BUCCANEER RANGE REGULATOR GAZETTE January 1897 Headline: Ten Reason you don't want to mess with "Wanted" #1. Guns don't kill people, Wanted does. #2. Wanted never hides, he only seeks. #3. Wanted once killed a raging Apache by pointing his finger and yelling "Bang." #4. If you can see Wanted, he can see you. If you can't, you may be only seconds from death. #5. Wanted's dog is trained to clean up his own poop because Wanted does not take S**T from anyone. #6. If Wanted had a dollar and you had a dollar, Wanted would kick your butt and take your dollar. #7. If Wanted had a dime for every man that survived a gunfight with him, he would have no dimes. #8. The National Funeral Directors Assn voted to make Wanted their honorary president after he personally increased their business by 300%. #9. At Wanted's bachelor party he ate an entire cake before his friends could tell him that there was a dancing girl inside. #10. There are three ways to do things: The right way, the wrong way, and Wanted's way...wanted's way is the same as the wrong way but with more gunshots. #11. Wanted had seven children...three became doctors...the others were delicious... #12. When Wanted gives you "The Finger"...it means you have one second to live... Last months event was a lot of fun, the scores went like this: High Noon Henry T 1 Top Gun Ben Mommicked* 49er 2 49er Winner Ragtime Kid SS 3 Silver Senior Winner Castle Hayne Kid BW 4 B Western Winner Dick Holliday S 5 Senior Winner Carolina Rose LS 6 Ladies Senior Winner Wanted S Saloon Keeper* SS Tiger Kid T 9 Traditional Winner Range Raider S Rober Del SS Tightwad S Mad Dog T Mopar Kid S Dodge City Dude ES 15 Elder Statesman Winner Shady Shyster* S Stalker S Bullseye Mike 49er Patti MacGarrett D 19 Dualist Winner Billy Byrd T Idaho Spud ES Sunny* SD 22 Senior Dualist Winner Kid Jallao 49er Stubby Steve D Irish Lace LT 25 Ladies Tradl Winner Wolverine Woman LS Brunswick Kid** J 27 Junior Winner Sassy Brass LT E Town Marshall SS 29 Did not finish * Clean Shot * First time shooter ** Thanks to all who participated and helped us run the match and make it a fun time for all...be with us on the second Saturday in February when we'll do it all over again...till then don't forget to..."take a kid shooting"... Respectfully submitted... Ned Bluntline...

7 BGC 2008 Calendar of Events Jan Sat. 12 Cowboy Action Match 9:00 am Sun. 13 Mid-Winter Open, Skeet 1:00 pm Sat Dog Trials Mon. 14 Club Meeting 7:00 pm Sat Boy Scout Sat. 26 BGC Deer Rifle Challenge 9:00 am Feb Sat. 9 Cowboy Action Match 9:00 am Sun. 10 Valentine Open, Skeet 1:00 pm Mon. 11 Club Meeting 7:00 pm Sat. 16 New Member Orientation 8:00 am Mar Sat. 1 Big Bore Silhouette Match 10:00 am Sat. 8 Cowboy Action Match 9:00 am Sun. 9 Springtime Open, Skeet 1:00 pm Mon. 10 Club Meeting 7:00 pm Sat. 15 Club Workday 8:00 am Sat & Field Pistol 10:00 am Sat. & Sun March Winds Open, NSSA Skeet, Skeet Fields Reserved Apr Sat. 5 Big Bore Silhouette Match 10:00 am Sun. 6 Tax Break Open Skeet 1:00 pm Mon. 7 Club Meeting 7:00 pm Sat. 12 Cowboy Action Match 9:00 am Sat & Field Pistol 10:00 am Sun. 27 Action Pistol Match 12:00 pm May Sat. 3 Big Bore Silhouette Match 10:00 am Sat. 10 Cowboy Action Match 9:00 am Sun. 11 Summer WarmUp Open, Skeet 1:00 pm Mon. 12 Club Meeting 7:00 pm Sat. 17 Club Workday 8:00 am Sat & Field Pistol 10:00 am Sun. 25 Action Pistol Match 12:00 pm Sat. 31 Club All Around Match 10:00 am June Sat. 7 Big Bore Silhouette Match 10:00 am Sun. 8 School s Out Open, Skeet 1:00 pm Mon. 9 Club Meeting 7:00 pm Sat. 14 Cowboy Action Match 9:00 am Sun. 22 Action Pistol Match 12:00 pm Sat & Field Pistol 10:00 am July Sat. 5 Big Bore Silhouette Match 10:00 am Sat. 12 Cowboy Action Match 9:00 am Sun. 13 Independence Open, Skeet 1:00 pm Mon. 14 Club Meeting 7:00 pm Sat & Field Pistol 10:00 am Sun. 27 Action Pistol Match 12:00 pm Aug Sat. 2 Big Bore Silhouette Match 10:00 am Sat. 9 Cowboy Action Match 9:00 am Sun 10 Summertime Open, Skeet 1:00 pm Mon. 11 Club Meeting 7:00 pm Sat. 16 Club Workday 8:00 am Sat & Field Pistol 10:00 am Sun. 24 Action Pistol Match 12:00 pm Sept Sun. Mon. 7 8 Back-to-School Open, Skeet Club Meeting 1:00 pm 7:00 pm Sat. Sun Cowboy Action Match Action Pistol Match 9:00 am 12:00 pm Oct Sat. 11 Cowboy Action Match 9:00 am Sun. 12 Dove Season Open, Skeet 1:00pm Mon. 13 Club Meeting 7:00 pm Sun. 26 Action Pistol Match 12:00 pm Nov Sat. 1 Club Workday 8:00 am Sat. 8 Cowboy Action Match 9:00am Sun. 9 Smoked Turkey Open, Skeet 1:00 pm Mon. 10 Club Meeting 7:00 pm Dec Sun. 7 Ho-Ho-Ho Open, Skeet 1:00 pm Mon. 8 Club Meeting 7:00 pm Sat. 13 Cowboy Action Match 9:00am Matches are open to the public. Call Match Directors listed in the Club Newsletter for information on matches. EVENT START TIME DATE Big Bore Matches 10:00 AM. 1 st Saturday Club Meetings 7:00 P.M. 2 nd Monday Cowboy Action Matches 9:00 A.M. 2 nd Saturday Skeet Matches 1:00 PM. 2 nd Sunday 22 Field Pistol Matches 10:00 A.M. 4 th Saturday Action Pistol Matches 12 Noon 4 th Sunday Two (2) workdays are mandatory for all Club Members under 60 years old. Workdays start at 8:00 A.M. For additions or corrections contact the Club Secretary.

8 ** WHEN YOU USE THE CLUB, PLEASE LEAVE IT IN BETTER SHAPE THAN YOU FOUND IT. ** TAKE YOUR PAPER TARGETS DOWN AFTER YOU USE THEM, DON T LEAVE THEM UP TO GET WET AND BLOWN ALL OVER THE FIELD. ** PICK UP YOUR BRASS AFTER SHOOTING. ** PICK UP YOUR SHOTGUN SHELLS WHEN DONE AND RELOAD THE MACHINES. 8