Talking Turkey The Pitt County Wildlife Club Newsletter July 2016

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1 Talking Turkey The Pitt County Wildlife Club Newsletter July Welcome to the July edition of Talking Turkey. Please take a moment to read our newsletter and stay informed of the various events and opportunities awaiting you at the club this month. Membership Meeting 7:00 PM, Thursday, July 21 The July General Membership Meeting will be the presentation of the upcoming election, nominations from the floor and discussion of improvements to the ranges. Dinner will be served at 7:00 PM and will be Salisbury steak Steak, potatoes, green beans, salad, and assorted deserts. Field Notes...From Club President, Lee Grubb I hope everyone had a great Independence Day. The weather may be a little hot but it s still a great time to come out and celebrate our freedoms and join other members in fellowship. Please come out to the membership meeting this month as the coming months are very important for our club s governance. During the July membership meeting members will have the opportunity to nominate members to run for elected positions within the club and in the August meeting we will have the general elections. In addition, I will share some ideas the board has been discussing regarding club improvements and I am interested in your opinion.so, come on out and be heard. I look forward to talking with you and if I can be of any assistance then please contact me at grubb3g@gmail.com or (252) Board of Directors Election Our annual elections will be held at the August Membership Meeting. Candidates put forth by the Nominating Committee will be announced in the July Talking Turkey. Nominations from the floor will be taken during the July Membership Meeting. A valid ID (club badge or drivers license) will be required to vote so that we can match ballots with our active membership list. Absentee ballots must be requested in writing to the Secretary of the Pitt County Wildlife Club. Requests for absentee ballots must be received at least 21 days in advance of the August Election. To receive your absentee ballot, please mail your request to: Dan Martin, Secretary Pitt County Wildlife Club PO Box 101 Greenville, NC Work Day Work Day is scheduled for Saturday, July 16, 8:00 AM. Activities will include cleaning the club house; regular work around the property; replacing backer boards; general grounds cleanup, and roadway trash pickup. This month s workday coordinator will be Mark Harrington. 1

2 Club Ammo Sale The Pitt County Wildlife Club has acquired more surplus ammo through the Civilian Marksmanship Program. This ammo will be sold at our club membership meeting on Thursday, July 21. This ammo is Greek military surplus. It is boxer primed, non-corrosive, and brass cased M2 ball surplus. There are mixed dates on the cans. Cans are approximately 200 rounds each, usually a couple over. Price is $130 per can. Sales will only be to PCWC club members. Special Instruction for Beginning or New Shooters On the first Sunday of each month, beginning at 2:00 PM, special instruction for new shooters will be offered at the club. Bring your bagged, unloaded handgun to Range 4; if you do not have a handgun don't worry, we will furnish firearms. Please call Rick Brixon at (252) if you plan to attend. This is a free service open to the public. Please bring factory ammunition for whatever caliber firearm you are bringing or are interested in shooting. Usually we provide handguns chambered in.22lr,.380, 38 special, 9mm, and 45acp. Handguns provided include a mix of revolvers and semi automatic pistols. NRA Certified Range Officers and Pistol Instructors will be on hand to assist at all levels. A great opportunity to improve your handgun techniques! Safety First At PCWC, we allow members to carry concealed and open carry firearms while at the club. Along with this privilege comes personal responsibility. Loaded handguns should only be unholstered or handled at the firing line. Unloaded handguns may be unholstered, holstered, or handled at either a firing line or one of the four (4) marked Safety Areas on the club grounds. Do not handle unholstered handguns at your personal vehicle. No handling of ammunition (including snap-caps) is allowed in the designated Safety Areas. Please remember, it is the responsibility of all club members to report egregious safety violations when they witness them by notifying the club President Lee Grubb, any Board Member, Chief Range Safety Officer, or Range safety Officer. 2 Special Reminder Membership and Guest Badges Please make sure that you and your guests prominently display membership and guest badges at all times when you are on the club grounds. The badges are needed to help us identify members and guests alike to ensure that all persons on the club grounds are members or guests. In addition, if you bring a guest to the club, please make sure you both complete the liability waiver form located in the box on Range 7 when signing in your guest(s). A Clean Range is a Happy Range Properly dispose of all trash. Please do not fill the trashcans with large items such as cardboard targets, boxes, large plastic containers, etc., and do not put cardboard targets under the trashcans. If the trashcans are full or if you have generated a large amount of trash, please make a trip to our red dumpster located in the main parking lot. Please remember to police up all centerfire brass even if it is steel or aluminum case. Keeping our ranges/grounds clean and litter free is the responsibility of every member and guest. Parking on New Ranges 1, 2 & 3 The new ranges are open for parking. Members are requested to park as close to the berm as possible to ensure that emergency vehicles will have access in case of an emergency. To facilitate this, members are asked to park with the pasenger s side door facing the rear berm. This will entail driving down to the end of Range One, doing a three-point turn, and then parking facing Range Four. We thank you for your cooperation in this. 2

3 3 First Aid Boxes All members should have keys to the first aid boxes on the ranges. We ask that you check your key copy so make sure that it does in fact open the padlock. Checking the padlock on one range should suffice. If your key does not work the lock, contach Rick Brixon (252) , or Also be reminded that AED boxes are on Range 6 and inside the clubhouse. Standard Operating Procedures for Range Usage and Match Set-up Times Members, please be aware that match directors need access to the following ranges for set up for the following club-sponsored matches on the following days at the following times; do your best to accommodate them and the job they have to do, as they do their best to accommodate you. PISTOL (USPSA) Range 1 After 1:00 PM Thursday prior to match Range 2 After 1:00 PM Thursday prior to match Range 3 After 1:00 PM Thursday prior to match Range 4 After 1:00 PM Friday prior to match Range 5 Unused by USPSA Range 6 After 2:00 PM Friday prior to match Range 7 After 2:00 PM Friday prior to match, if ranges 1, 2, and 3 are unusable Range 8 After 2:00 PM Friday prior to match, if ranges 1, 2, and 3 are unusable THREE GUN Range 1 After 1:00 PM Thursday prior to match Range 2 After 1:00 PM Thursday prior to match Range 3 After 1:00 PM Thursday prior to match Range 4 After 1:00 PM Friday prior to match Range 5 After 1:00 PM Friday prior to match Range 6 Not Used by Three Gun Range 7 Not Used by Three Gun Range 8 After 2:00 PM Friday prior to match M1 GARAND Range 8 after 8:00 AM on match day TRAP Range 5 Friday prior to match ARCHERY All Ranges Friday prior to match All times subject to change at the discretion of the Club President and the Board of Directors. Welcome to Our New Members James Horner, Joshua Pemberton, Michael Kachman, Christopher Roebuck, Jerome & Susan, Mark Lee Stamper, Tom & LeAnne Brown, Eric O. Lindbeck 3

4 4 Calendar of Events New Shooters Clinic Sunday, July 3 at 2:00 PM, Range 4 Board Meeting Thursday, July 7, 7:00 PM. Garand Shoot Saturday, July 9. Registration at 8:00 AM. Trap Shoot Sunday, July 10 at 12:30 PM. Open to the public. $5 per round. If you need a shotgun to try out your Trap skill or for more information, please contact Joe Cavanaugh at (252) , or Jim Hart at (919) (Trap Range only). Membership Meeting Thursday, July 21. Dinner is served at 7:00 PM. Round before dinner and plate rack shooting at 5:00. Work Day Saturday, July 16 at 8:00 AM. USPSA Match Saturday, July 23, beginning with set-up at 8:00 AM. Registration opens at 9:00 AM. Match begins at 10:00 AM. Additional help is needed Friday, July 24 at 8:30 AM to set up the stages. Contact Rick Dean at (252) for questions or more info. NOTE: Ranges 7 & 8 will be open for members subject to weather availability. Trap Shoot Sunday, July 24 at 12:30 PM. Open to the public. $5 per round. If you need a shotgun to try out your Trap skill or for more information, please contact Joe Cavanaugh at (252) , or Jim Hart at (919) (Trap Range only). 3 Gun Match Saturday, July 30, beginning with set-up at 8:00 AM. Registration opens at 9:00 AM. Match begins at 10:00 AM. Additional help is needed Friday, July 29 to set up the stages. Contact Louis Weaver at (252) for questions or more info. Board Meeting Thursday, August 4, 7:00 PM. PCWC Asset Exchange: Advertise Items for Sale or Trade Here To place an ad in (or have one removed from) the Talking Turkey please contact Steve Cerutti at stevencerutti@yahoo.com For Sale: 2015 Kimber M84 7mm-08 NIB- walnut stock, 22 inch barrel, 1:9 twist. Kimber scope mount included. Asking $800; 2014 Howa , Hogue adult and youth stocks. Nikko-Sterling 3-9 x42 scope included. Asking $425; 13' Gheenoe boat with 5 HP Mercury motor, trailer, Hummingbird depth/fishfinder. Color is blue, 2014 model, comes with fire extinguisher and paddle. Asking $2200; 1 box of 50 of vintage Western grain, plus some loose Remington Kleanbore rounds of same caliber. Asking $50. Contact Kenny Kendall For Sale: 2002 Honda Harmony self propelled mower, 21" cut. Well maintained, used as back up only. Bagger and mulch attachments, extra air filters and owners manual. $ Contact Randy Osburn at For Sale: Colt Model MT6700. Purchased new 11/21/98. Fired approximately 300 rounds, all from the bench. No rapid fire mag dumps. Original box and papers. $1000. Contact Frank Bertok at (252) , Rocky Mount. 4

5 For Sale: Sealed cases of USGI MREs (meals ready to eat). Cases are $40 each, and there are 12 meals per case. Contact Lenn Norment, (252) Wanted:.40 &.45 cal. brass. Buy or trade 9 mm. Contact Steve Cerutti (252) Talking Turkey Lost & Found People leave all kinds of personal things behind when they come to use the ranges, from eyeglasses to earmuffs. A new feature of our newsletter will now include a forum where members who have found personal items, and where members who have lost or left personal items on the ranges or elsewhere at the club, can contact the membership. If you have lost, or found something, and want to advertise it here, please contact Steve Cerutti (252) and at stevencerutti@yahoo.com. On Monday a staple gun was found at the range. If you recently lost your staple gun then please call Ben Bankard at (252) or him at bkbankard@yahoo.com Found: One blue Midway ammo box with about 40 rds of.223 handloads. Contact Steve Cerutti. USPSA NATIONAL RANGE OFFICER INSTITUTE CLASS We want to have more club members who shoot USPSA to become certified NROI Officers. This is your chance to help improve the safety of the club, as well as your own knowledge of the sport. If you are interested in becoming certified as a USPSA Range Safety Officer contact Rick Dean at (252) We need 20 people for the class to go. Cost to you may be reimbursed. PCWC CONCEALED CARRY FORMAT SHOOT Concealed Carry Shoot will be Saturday, July 16, at 1:00 PM. This will be a shooting event for members only (and their guests), and is designed to be enjoyable for shooters of all skill levels. Participation in the concealed carry shoot requires use of handguns, holsters, and other equipment suitable for concealed carry/self-defense. With that in mind, equipment is based on commonly available firearms and gear. This will allow individuals the opportunity to shoot with minimal expenditure, and get some time with equipment that they have chosen for defense of themselves and loved ones. Price: $10 (members), $15 (guests) Safety: 1. The Four Basics of Safe Gun Handling: *Treat all guns as if they are loaded. *Never point a gun at anything you are not willing to destroy. *Keep finger off trigger until you are ready to shoot. *Identify your target and know what is behind it. 2. We will use the safety guidelines of USPSA. Range Commands: 1. We will use USPSA Range Commands. Shooting Rules: 1. A concealment garment may be required based on stage briefing. 5

6 2. If cover is available it must be used when engaging targets. 3. Reloads must be made from behind cover if available. 4. Have a good time. 5. Above all, be safe! 6 Scoring: 1. All scoring will be under the guidelines of IDPA, which is designed to reward a balance of speed and accuracy. Everything is converted to time score and the lowest time is the best score. Firearm Divisions: 1. Semi-auto: starts with a maximum of 11 rounds loaded at the start, all following magazines will hold 10 rounds each. 2. Revolver: starts with a maximum of 6 rounds, all following speed loaders will hold 6 rounds maximum. 3. Back-up Guns (BUGs): starts with a maximum of 5 rounds, all following magazines/speed loaders will hold 5 rounds maximum. All BUGs must have a barrel length of no more than 3 inches. Ammunition: 1. Metal-piercing, incendiary, and tracer ammunition is prohibited on PCWC ranges. 2. Full metal jacket, hollow point, and cast bullets are allowed. 3. Minimum power factor of 125 for all divisions except BUGs. Holsters: 1. All holsters and magazine carriers must be suitable for concealed carry, and holster must cover trigger. 2. All holsters and magazine carriers must be worn behind hipbone and trigger guard must be behind the centerline of the body. Equipment Needed: Handgun of choice Holster (trigger must be covered) 2 magazine carriers or 3 speed loaders Eye and ear protection Cover garment (shirt, vest, t-shirt) rounds of ammunition 3-4 hours of your time We hope to see you at our first Concealed Carry Shoot, July 16. Start time will be 1:00 PM, following Work Day. Set up for the shoot will begin at 10:00 AM, anyone interested in helping out with the set-up is welcome. We need all the help we can get. This is a shoot just for you, our members. If you have any ideas for stages please let me know or just draw one up and we will use it. If you have any questions, contact Bill Young at (252)