Talking Turkey The Pitt County Wildlife Club Newsletter March 2017

Talking Turkey The Pitt County Wildlife Club Newsletter March 2017 1 Welcome to the March 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, March 16 The March General Membership Meeting will be held at Rock Springs Center. Dinner is served at 7:00 PM. After dinner program will hunter safety area specialist Chase Luker on hunter safety education. Field Notes...From Club President, Lee Grubb It's a great time to be a member out at the Pitt County Wildlife Club. This is one of my favorite months of the year as we spring forward and get some additional hours of sunshine for our conservation and shooting pleasure. The Board met just the other day to discuss club matters and as I mentioned in a previous email to the club, we have postponed the raising of the clubhouse and are starting immediately to restore the clubhouse. This was not an easy decision but financially, and for the future of the club, I believe that it is a wise choice. Unfortunately because of the damage to the building we were unable to host a Spring Youth Day. We are however going to have Ladies Day during the first weekend in May and we need your help. I would like to see us come back and make this one of the biggest Ladies Days we have had. We will have a place for everyone who would like to volunteer and I promise that everyone will leave with a smile on their face. Please contact Rick Brixon to volunteer and learn more about Ladies Day. You can reach him at (252)752-1256. If you would like to catch up with me and if there is anything I can do to help, I can be reached at grubb3g@gmail.com or at (252) 367-1373. Work Day Work Day is scheduled for Saturday, March 18, 8:00 AM. Activities will include continued cleanup of the club grounds and structures in the wake of the destruction of Hurricane Matthew's subsequent flooding. We will also be changing backer boards, picking up trash, emptying garbage cans, etc. This month s workday coordinator will be Woody Andrews. PCWC on Facebook PCWC has a MEMBER ONLY Facebook page. It can be found by going to Facebook and searching "PITT COUNTY WILDLIFE CLUB-MEMBERS FORUM". This is another place to stay in touch with the club, current events and events that are coming up. It was set up just for current members to share their own pictures and experiences and the club. Check it out if you are a Facebooker. If you have questions please contact Louis Weaver (621-0405), Staci Rubio or Justin Smith. Club Ammo Sale For information and sales, contact Lenn Norment, (252) 341-2690. 1

PCWC CONCEALED CARRY FORMAT SHOOT Concealed Carry Shoot will be Saturday, March 18, 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) 2 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) 752-1256 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. 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). Range Attention Needed Recently, we have noticed a significant increase in the amount of spent center fire shell casings left on the ranges. This seems to be a problem on the new ranges as well as the old ranges. Please make sure that you clean up after yourself. Leaving the spent shell casings is a safety hazard and a violation of the Club SOPs. We have also seen an increase in the number of unfired bullets left on the ranges. We all need to make sure that we leave the range in a clean and safe condition for other members to enjoy. I presume that the overwhelming majority of you do clean up after yourself and we all appreciate your efforts. If you notice people not cleaning up, please remind them in a friendly and professional way. The range we clean up is after all, our own range. 2

First Aid Boxes All members should have keys to the first aid boxes on the ranges. We ask that you check your key copy to 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, contact Rick Brixon (252) 752-1256, or rbrixon@yahoo.com. Also be reminded that AED boxes are on Range 6 and inside the clubhouse. 3 Standard Operating Procedures: A Reminder Please remember that eye and ear protection must be worn at all times on the ranges when firearms are in use. Please remember that firearms and ammo cannot be handled when others are downrange. Do not affix or prop up any type of target to the vertical backer board posts. The posts may not be used to hold up any type of target, paper or steel. Calendar of Events Board Meeting Thursday, March 2, 7:00 PM. Garand Shoot Saturday, March 4. Registration at 8:00 AM. New Shooters Clinic Sunday, March 5, 2 PM, Range 4. Trap Shoot Sunday, March 12 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) 375-1700, or Jim Hart at (919) 606-5163. (Trap Range only). Membership Meeting Thursday, March 16. Work Day Saturday, March 18 at 8:00 AM. Immediately following workday activities there will be the monthly Concealed Carry Pistol Match, set-up at 12:30. Match begins at 1:00. For more information contact Bill Young (252) 531-8962. 3D Archery Tournament Sunday, March 19. There will be a 3D archery shoot and it will shut down the facility for the day. ALL RANGES CLOSED. USPSA Match Saturday, March 25, 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, March 24 at 8:30 AM to set up the stages. Contact Matt Mainwaring at (252) 671-5834 for questions or more info. NOTE: Ranges 7 & 8 will be open for members subject to weather. Trap Shoot Sunday, March 26 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) 375-1700, or Jim Hart at (919) 606-5163. (Trap Range only). Garand Shoot Saturday, April 1. Registration at 8:00 AM. Board Meeting Thursday, April 6, 7:00 PM. Welcome to Our New Members: Jana & Jamie Bullard, Shannon McKinnon, Bob Keim, Julian Vainright, Daniel Drake, Wesley Earley 3

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 4 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) 442-5177, Rocky Mount. For Sale: Live animal trap 32" X 12" X 10" - trap & release raccoons, 'possums, armadillos, feral cats (?), etc. Brand new, $18. Call Ben Bankard @ 252/ 756-3140. 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) 341-2690. For Sale: Leupold Vari-X 2, 12x fixed power. Fine crosshair. Excellent cond. $300. Contact Wayland mcglohon @ 252-916-9270. For Sale: Remington 700 Sendero in.300 WinMag. Comes with Leupold 30mm scope rings and base but no scope. Very clean, only shot from the bench. $750.00. Interested parties should have NC CCW or be willing to pay for gun shop background check. Send email to captainlou300@aol.com for more information. For Sale: Ruger Bisley Vanquero 45 Colt 5.5 barrel Stainless - $475.00 LNIB; American Classic 45 ACP style 1911 - $450.00 LNIB; Kimber Crimson Pro Carry II (Crimson Trace Grips); Glock 37 45 GAP 4 mags - $425.00 LNIB; Springfield 1884 Trapdoor 70% - $900.00; Springfield Trapdoor Carbine 60% - 450.00. All Offers Are Subject to Negotiations. Call either Rick Brixon 752-1256 or Bill Young 531-8962. For Sale: Beretta 302-22 barrel 12 g - $395.00 soft shooter; Remington 700 ADL -.308 20 barrel 2 lb trigger - $450.00 very accurate; Glock 22 -.40 and.357 sig 2 guns in one 3 mags - $575.00; Rock Island (1911) 45 ACP - $475.00; Competition Ready Rock Island 1911 in 38 Super - $1250.00 Custom Built. Call Rick Brixon 752-1256 or text. For Sale: Grendell, P-10, 380 ACP, blue, pistol, S/N-23320, 80%, $100.00; Kahr Arms, MK40, 40 S&W, pistol, stainless steel, S/N-HA1864, 95%, $325.00; Taurus, PT145, 45 ACP, pistol, blue-stainless, with 4 magazines, S/N-NUF56950, 70%, $200.00; Jennings, pistol, 380 ACP, blue, S/N-441262, 80%, $50.00; Mossberg, 46M-B, 22 LR, 23" barrel, tube fed, bolt action, S/N- none, 60%, $100.00; Harrington & Richardson, Topper, 30-30 Win, single shot rifle, 22" barrel, blue, S/N-AX422950, 75%, $75.00; Winchester, Model 04, 22LR, single shot bolt action rifle, 21" barrel, blue, 60%, S/N- none, $75.00; Universal Sporting, double barrel (side by side), 12 Gauge, 20" barrel, black, S/N- unknown, $80%, $200.00; Intratec, pistol, 9mm, blue, S/N-03502, 80%, $125.00; Taurus, PT740, 40 S&W, pistol, blue, S/N-SFY64337, LNIB, $250.00; EAA/Astra, A-100 (Sig Sauer copy), 45 ACP, pistol, matte nickel, 9 shot, S/N-8704E, 90%, $250.00; EAA/Astra, A75, 45 ACP, pistol, matte nickel, 7 shot, S/N-25337-95A, 90%, $250.00; Taurus, PT945, 45 ACP, pistol, stainless steel, 4" barrel, S/N-NNK17887, 90%, $350.00; Cobray, Model D, 45 Colt-410 Bore, S/N-4528586, 95%, $50.00; Cobray, Model D, 45 Colt-410 Bore, 3" barrel, S/N- C00000465, 95%, $60.00; French MAS 1936, bolt action rifle, 7.5x54 French, 18" barrel, parkerized, S/N- FG81103, 65%, $125.00; Mosin Nagant, 50 Alaskan, bolt action, blue, S/N-112586, 60%, $200.00; Enfield, India, 7.62 Nato/308 Win, bolt action rifle, blue, S/N-W3670, 60%, $300.00; Mossberg, 395KB, 12 Gauge, clip fed-bolt action shotgun, blue, 28" barrel, S/N-698729, 80%, $100.00; Enfield, India, 7.62 Nato/308 Win, bolt action rifle, blue, S/N-M957, 60%, $300.00; British Enfield, No 1 MK 3, 303 British, bolt action, blue, made 1950, S/N-79663K, 65%, $300.00; 1917 Enfield, 303 British, bolt action rifle, blue, S/N-W239094, 4

65%, $500.00; New England Firearms, 20 Gauge, pump action shotgun, parkerized, 26" barrel, S/N- NX520953, 90%, $125.00; Intratec, pistol, 45 ACP, black, S/N-000309, 95%, $125.00; Kahr, P45, 45 ACP, polymer/stainless pistol, S/N-SA0458, 90%, $375.00; Zastava Serbia, pistol, 9mm, blue, S/N-ZM70A- 0002673, LNIB, $250.00; Stoeger, Luger copy, 22 LR, blue, S/N-12460, 80%, $150.00; EAA, Witness, 45 ACP, blue, S/N-EA09655, 90%, $325.00; Savage, Model 1907, 32 ACP, pistol, blue, S/N- none, 80%, $200.00; Russian bolt action rifle, M91/30, 7.62x54R, w/scope, S/N-018385, $200.00; Mauser 98 Sporter, 8mm?, w/weaver scope 3x9x40AO steel tube, S/N-887, 60%, $250.00; Norinco SKS, 7.62x39, 16" barrel, S/N-10304528, 80%, $300.00; Mosin Nagant Sporter, 7.62x54R, S/N-26055, 60%, $ 175.00; Century Arms Int., PW87 (1887 Winchester copy), lever action shotgun, 12 Gauge, blue, 20" barrel, S/N-PW87-000103, 95%, $250.00; Intratec Arms, Ithaca 37 copy, 12 Gauge, blue, rifle sights, pump action, S/N- 9805246, $150.00; Winchester, Model 67, 22 LR, single shot rifle, S/N- none, 60%, $100.00; Remington, Model 510 Target-master, 22 LR, single shot-bolt action rifle, S/N- none, 70%, $100.00; Hanover Arms, side by side double, 12 Gauge, exposed hammers, blue, 28" barrels, S/N- none, 60%...wall hanger, $100.00; Mossberg, 46M(b), 22 LR, bolt action rifle, S/N- none, 75%, $100.00 Any interested members should contact Jim Marsal, 252-378-5184 (marsal2424@hotmail.com). Numerous M1A/M14, AR15, HK91/G3 and SKS magazines are also for sale. I've tried to be more than fair in grading of condition. Values should be at, or below wholesale market price. A copy of your Concealed Carry, Pistol Purchase permit, or FFL, will be needed for transfer. 5 Wanted:.45 cal. brass. Contact Steve Cerutti at 252-341-1940 or stevencerutti@yahoo.com Wanted: Spotting scope stand for rifle competition. Contact Joe McMillan @ 252-902-9806 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) 341-1940 and email at stevencerutti@yahoo.com. 5

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