STRAIGHT SHOOTER Wyoming Antelope Club Florida Chapter, Inc. A Non-Profit Organization Member of National Rifle Association Member of Florida Sport Shooting Association www.wyomingantelopeclub.org MAILING ADDRESS: PO Box 22352, St. Petersburg, FL 33742-2352 JANUARY 2017 RANGE OFFICER SCHEDULE - 2016 ON-LINE www.wyomingantelopeclub.org Questions: Call Mike Smith at 727-278-7226 or Paul Williams 727-789-0155 ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING WEDNESDAY JANUARY 25, 2017 7:00pm DINNER There will be no election this year as all directors and Officers are running unoposed. We will have a short business meeting and usual reports. Please be sure to set that night aside so you can be there to join in the fun. Test your knowledge with the quiz that will take place, the winners will recieve a $25 gift certificate. Don t forget we have a 50/50 drawing as well. Dan Price - Secretary Time for the annual range officer updates. Two meetings are scheduled for February. If you are a range officer, please make sure to attend one of the two mandatory range officer meetings. Monday February 13th at 6:30pm at the club house Saturday February 18th at 8:00am at the club house New Range Officer Class is scheduled for Monday March 20th at 6:30pm at the club house GENERAL MEETING WEDNESDAY 7:00pm JANUARY 25th, 2017 WORK PARTY FIRST SATURDAY FEBRUARY 4th
EXECUTIVE BOARD THRU JANUARY 2017 PRESIDENT ADMINISTRATION Mike Smith H: 727-278-7226 FIRST VICE PRESIDENT BUDGET/FINANCE CHAIRMAN Frank Gaughen H: 727-781-1791 SECOND VICE PRESIDENT RANGE CHAIRMAN Paul Williams C: 727-492-6113 3RD VICE PRESIDENT CLUBHOUSE CHAIRMAN Bill Oalmann H:727-545-5488 EXECUTIVE SECRETARY Dan Price H: 727-528-1830 MEMBERSHIP ASSISTANT Barbara Price H: 727-798-8791 TREASURER Chuck Hayworth H:727-527-2656 PAST PRESIDENTS Frank Marciano John Gluck Kent Dils David Tadder Chuck Hayworth Dan Price Mike Benson Mike Smith Paul Williams Paul Larson 2016 Board Members Al Blackwood H: 727-898-1036 Dan Bernard H: 813-908-3639 Joe Zawacki H: 727-525-5627 Greg Scott H: 727-214-8741 Larry Pomeroy C: 727-798-3721Dave Fessenden H: 727-492-0951 Paul Desocio H: 727-397-7219 Gary Swaney H: 727-463-6671 Gerald Keller H: 727-734-3467 Mark Walker H: 813-926-9062 Lindsey Peters H: 727-771-7611 Skeeter Rumsey H: 727-647-2117 Jack Chonsky H: 727-525-7722 Rick Gaylard H: 727-535-2153 John Bolle 727-639-0716 COMMITTEES and CHAIRPERSONS BUDGET & FINANCE ORIENTATION Dave Tadder H: 727-525-8916 Paul Desocio H: 727-397-7219 RANGE MANAGERS Mike Smith H: 727-547-5244 Al Blackwood H: 727-898-1036 Frank Gaughen H: 727-781-1791 NEW MEMBERSHIPS AND RENEWALS Once you have become a W.A.C. Member or have renewed you will receive a New Membership Packet or a renewed membership card in the mail within 60 days. If you just joined you will receive a temporary card so you can use the range for the member price. The clips for the Membership Cards are available at the Range Shack. R.O. TRAINING INSTRUCTOR Paul Williams H: 727-492-6113 Mike Benson H: 727-532-0426 R. O. SCHEDULING NEWSLETTER Dan Price O: 727-528-1830 LONG RANGE PLANNING Paul Williams H: 727-492-6113 Gary Swaney H: 727-463-6671 Dan Price H: 727-528-1830 PUBLIC RELATIONS John Gluck H:727-399-9135 COMPETITION Gary Swaney H: 727-463-6671 Dave Tadder H: 727-525-8916 PURCHASING AGENT/POLE BARN EVENT SCHEDULING Lindsey Peters H: 727-771-7611 SHOOTING GALLERY INSURANCE Chuck Hayworth H: 727-527-2656 CONTRACT COMMITTEE Paul Williams H: 727-492-6113 Dave Tadder H: 727-525-8916 Al Blackwood H: 727-898-1036 Paul DeSocio H: 727-397-7219 TRAINING AND EDUCATION John Gluck H: 727-399-9135 Jim Troiano H: 727-360-4846 ACTIVE HUNTERS Rick Gaylard H: 727-535-2153 Frank Marciano H: 727-867-7101 Frank Dipple H: 727-527-0509 GROUNDS & MAINTENANCE Paul Williams H: 727-492-6113 Al Blackwood H: 727-898-1036 JUNIOR SHOOTER PROGRAM COMPETITION Bill Gagne H: 727-480-4028 Gene Dara H: 727-536-7498 Tom Young H:727-742-5352 BYLAWS Dan Price 727-528-1830 Joe Zawacki H: 727-525-5627 CLUBHOUSE Bill Oalmann H: 727-545-5488 Al Blackwood H: 727-898-1036 3
RANGE FACILITIES: Pistol: 25 & 50 yards ActionPistol Smallbore Rifle: 100 yards Rifle: 50 & 100 yards HighPowerRifle: 100yards FieldArchery NRAApprovedMatches BlackPowder ActionShotgun AirRifle AirPistol ActionCowboy Pistol League Stewart Bierbower 727-576-8537 NRA Approved Dave Tadder 727-525-8916 USPSA & Action Dan Bernard 813-908-3639 Mark Walker 813-926-9062 Action Shotgun Bob Seyler 727-522-2003 Adrian Dommisse 727-251-4964 Paul Badalucco 727-531-6599 High Power Gary Swaney 727-463-6671 High Power Sporter Frank Dipple 727-527-0509 Friday Fun Shoot Mike Smith 727-278-7226 Al Blackwood 727-898-1036 Gun Safety Class John Gluck 727-399-9135 Jim Troiano 727-360-4846 John Bolle 727-639-0716 Offs Training & Education John Bolle 727-639-0716 Two Gun Pistol Match Tony Copperill 727-725-5374 Senior Bullseye Tony Copperill 727-725-5374 3D Archery Rick Clemens 727-432-3826 Gerald Keller 727-734-3467 Dave Fessenden 727-492-0951 Paul Badalucco 727-531-6599 Defensive Pistol Joe Zawacki 727-525-5627 Greg Scott 727-214-8741 Action Cowboy Keith Sontag 727-742-2434 Cowboy Fast Draw Skip Lester 727-522-5068 Pistol Instruction Coach Tom Young 727-742-5352 ARA Rimfire Benchrest Dave Smith 941-748-8815 Hunters Group Richard Gaylard 727-535-2153 WOW - Women of the WAC Debbie Gaylard 727-422-0061 4 CRACKER BOYS OUTDOORS Frank & Mary Ball 4508 62ND AVENUE NORTH PINELLAS PARK, FL 33781 PHONE (727) 520-7799 FAX (727) 520-7796
Cowboy Fast Draw Challenge your friend (or better yet, your enemy) to a showdown, with real six-guns and wax bullets on elect-tronically timed targets. Starting January 3rd it will be on the first Sunday of the month. Skip Lester 727-522-5068 CONCEALED WEAPONS PERMIT CWP Class on the Third Saturday at the W.A.C. South Classroom. -by Reservation only- Call John Gluck H:727-399-9135 - Jim Troiano H:727-360-4846 John Bolle 727-639-0716. ACTION COWBOY SHOOT Join us and shoot action cowboy,it s a lot of fun and excitement for all ages. We play on Friday Evenings beginning at 6:30pm. Log on to see all about cowboy at www.sassnet.com. Hope to see you soon. Paul Desocio H: 727-397-7219 OFFs TRAINING & EDUCATION NRA Personal Protection Outside the Home ( 2 Day Course ) is $225.00 WOW Next Steps Defensive Pistol is $100.00.the other 4 classes are$125.00 *** See Training & Education Tab on Wyomingantelopeclub.org website for OFFS Training Course Descriptions and contact offstraining@gmail.com *** And/or John Bolle 727-639-0716. 5
ARCHER CHERY Y NOW A YEAR ROUND ACTIVITY There is now a new schedule and place for archery. Shooting will be on Tuesday evenings starting at 6:00 PM. We will now shoot year round and not take a break during hunting season. The new location for the archery range is on the 100 competition rifle range. (east of the public line) We start shooting at 6:00 but your help in getting set up before that is appreciated. 3-D targets and bag or block targets will be available to shoot. You must pass a shooting proficiency test to shoot at the 3-D targets. The fee is $5.00 and shooters under 18 are free. Any type of bow can be used but the arrows must be tipped with field or target points (no broadheads). If you are a club member, and wish to shoot your bow during the time the range is open to the public, contact one of the discipline leaders for information. Rick Clemens 727-432-3826 Dave Fessenden 727-492-0951 Gerald Keller 727-734-3467 Paul Badaluca 727-531-6599 6
BULLSEYE Although there are few articles in the newsletter about Bullseye at WAC, there is nevertheless an active bullseye program. For those who do not know, bullseye, also called precision pistol shooting, is the traditional one-handed pistol program that has been in effect since the 1940s. The National Pistol Championship is conducted at Camp Perry, Ohio, in July, along with Smallbore and High Power Rifle Championships. A Bullseye match consists of 90 shots, comprised of 30 shots each, of slow fire, timed fire, and rapid fire, for a total possible score of 900 (which no one has ever shot). Slow fire can be fired either at 50 yards or 25 yards (depending on the range and match rules) and timed and rapid fire are fired at 25 yards. In slow fire, 10 shots are fired in 10 minutes. In timed and rapid fire, strings of five shots are fired in 20 and 10 seconds, respectively. Targets are scored after 10 rounds. All of the participants shoot at the same time (subject to range capacity) and shooters score the other shooters. A bullseye 900 takes 1 1/2 to 2 hours to complete. In order to shoot well, shooters must exercise excellent sight alignment and trigger control, both at the same time! Trigger control is important because the gun is held in one hand, at the end of an outstretched arm, and and fault in trigger control can easily cause a perfectly aimed shot to miss the target center by a substantial margin. The bullseye league at WAC meets every Thursday evening at the bullseye range, where a 60-shot course of fire is completed - 20 shots each of slow, timed, and rapid fire. On the first, second, and (sometimes) the third Sunday of the month, an 1800, consisting of two 900s, is fired, typically with a.22 and a centerfire pistol, often.45 caliber. There is also bullseye training for juniors, on the first and third Thursdays of the month (check the monthly calendar), on the Public Line, immediately after the regular bullseye league. (Although the club calendar includes a senior bullseye league, that is not in operation). There is no need for new participants to worry about their score, because no scoring is done, except that shooters might keep a record of their own scores. For this reason, there are no scores reported in this newsletter, even though many people participate! We invite you to come and see what shooters are doing when they shoot bullseye. In order to shoot, you must be qualified, meaning that you have previously participated successfully in bullseye at WAC, or else you must become qualified by demonstrating that you can keep all of your shots in the bullseye scoring rings in slow, timed, and rapid fire. If you want to qualifiy, contact bullseye league chairman Stewart Bierbower at (727) 576-8537, or email sabierbower@yahoo.com. 7 Owner: Dan Boyles Auto Repair Foreign & Domestic Dan s Corner Garage 3521 62nd Ave. N ASE Certified Pinellas Par ark, FL 33781 (727) 522-DANS (3267)
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3 10 17 24 31 TUESDAY RANGE EVENTS - JANUARY 2017 WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY 1 MONTHLY COWBOY FAST DRAW Skip Lester 727-522-5068 4 5 6 Board Meeting 7pm 18 Senior Bullseye Match 9:00 AM Bullseye League 630PM Defensive Pistol Action Shotgun Benchrest.22 9:30AM Fun Shoot Shotgun Action Cowboy Fun Shoot Shotgun Action Cowboy 11 12 13 14 15 Senior Bullseye Match 9:00 AM Senior Bullseye Match 9:00 AM 25 Senior Bullseye Match 9:00 AM GENERAL DINNER MEETING 7:00PM Bullseye League 630PM Defensive Pistol Action Shotgun Benchrest.22 9:30AM Bullseye League 630PM Defensive Pistol Action Shotgun Benchrest.22 9:30AM 19 20 26 Bullseye League 630PM Defensive Pistol Action Shotgun Benchrest.22 9:30AM Fun Shoot Shotgun Action Cowboy 27 Fun Shoot Shotgun Action Cowboy 7 21 28 GUN SAFETY CLASS (12 Noon to 6PM) McNamara / Gluck / Troiano 8 22 29 Two - Gun 1800 Bullseye Match Three - Gun 2700 Bullseye Match Black Powder Match 8:30am NEW MEMBERSHIPS AND RENEWALS Once you have become a W.A.C. Member or have renewed you will receive a New Membership Packet or a renewed membership card in the mail within 60 days. If you just joined you will receive a temporary card so you can use the range for the member price. The clips for the Membership Cards are available at the Range Shack. 9
Events at the WAC Want to Shoot your handgun fast and accurately? Want to learn how to safely draw and shoot on the move? If so, come check out! We have divisions for every gun, from revolver through to open guns. We shoot using USPSA rules and divisions. (www.uspsa.org for details.) Monthly Schedule of events- Every Tuesday night: 5 Stages, all divisions. Setup is at 5 pm, sign up at 6 pm, and walkthrough at 6:30 pm. Every Friday night: 3 Stages, all divisions. Setup is at 5 pm, sign up at 6 pm, and walkthrough at 6:30 pm. 3 rd Saturday- Steel Challenge: 5 Stages of Steel match shooting, using Steel Challenge rules. 7:30 am, sign up at 9 am, and walkthrough at 9:30 am 3rd Sunday- 2 Gun match: 5 Stages of shotgun/pistol or rifle/pistol (rotates each month) Setup is at 7:30 am, sign up at 9 am, and walkthrough at 9:30 am 4 th Sunday- Gulf Coast Lead Slingers Monthly USPSA match: 6 USPSA stages including a classifier. Setup is at 8 am, sign up at 9:30 am, and walkthrough at 10 am 5 th Saturday- WAC Practical Shooters USPSA match: 6 USPSA stages including a classifier. Setup is at 8 am, sign up at 9:30 am, and walkthrough at 10 am You need: A handgun in good working order, a safe and secure holster, at least 4 magazines and magazine carriers. Bring 150 rounds to the weeknight matches and 200 to weekend matches. For more information go to http://www.wacactionshooting.com/ or contact Dan Bernard 813-908-3639 Youth and Family Marksmanship and Safety The Family & Youth Gun Safety and Marksmanship Class takes place on an as-needed and as-requested basis, for anyone interested in learning the basics of Gun Safety & Marksmanship. Call Tom Young at 727-742-5352 to schedule a class. The class is FREE and Guns & Ammo are provided by the W.A.C. Black Powder Matches will start on January 22nd and continue every fourth Sunday. Match starts at 08:30 on the Bullseye Range Hunters Wanted Come out and join us for our monthly meeting 3rd Wednesday each month. Except November & December we re in the woods. Gun Drawing, Fun Shoots, High Power, 3D Archery, Food and Fun Call: Rick Gaylard (727) 535-2153 10
WOW WOMEN OF WAC UPCOMING EVENTS Wednesday January 11, 6-8pmFun Shoot Time to Try Out Your New Christmas Present More Information to Follow Ladies, we do Pot Luck dinner at our get-to-gethers. If you can bring something, we appreciate it, no worries if you can t. Life & Work gets in the way sometimes and we ALWAYS have enough!! For more information, please call Debbie cell 727-422-0061. ROs NEEDED Please download your Newsletter from our website: wyomingantelopeclub.org Mail: Wyoming Antelope Club, Florida Chapter, Inc. P.O. Box 22352 St. Petersburg, FL 33742-2352 or email: bprice@gatorprinting.net NO NEWSLETTER DELIVERY Dan Price - Executive Secretary 688 Ulmerton Rd. U.S. 19 49th St. * 126th Ave. N. 34th St.N. 118th Ave.N. Bob Evan sroosevelt Restaurant Scherer Dr. 28th St. N. RANGE LOCATION: 3700 126th Avenue North Clearwater, FL 34622 Phone: 727-573-3006 (Answered during range hours; leave message other times.) RANGE HOURS Open: Close: TUES WED THURS FRI SAT SUN 9am 9am 9am 9am 9am 9am 1pm 1pm 1pm 8pm 5pm 5pm 12