The Roswell Gun Club

T The Roswell Gun Club Incorporated 1961 www.roswellgunclub.com Range Owners since January 28, 2005 Post Office Box 1482 Roswell, N. M. 88202 Newsletter JUNE/JULY 2010 8 pigs, 8 turkeys, and 6 rams. Bill Hamilton, from Carlsbad, shot both matches and won AAA class in both, scoring 29 in this one. I 8 pigs, 8 turkeys, and 6 rams. Bill Hamilton, from Carlsbad, shot both matches and won AAA class in both, scoring 29 in this one. I won AA Class with 28 and Marty Tressell, our Clovis shooter for today, won A Class with 18. Bob Beeson won the Cowboy 22 Match with the score of 30, 9 chickens, all 10 pigs, 7 turkeys and 4 rams. Bill Hamilton s AAA class winning score was 25 in this one, and Janet Bloomer won A Class with 23. Other shooters out today included Scotty Davis, Randy Dana, Alan Bloomer, John Hudson, and Mike Russo. REGULAR LOW POWER MATCH 04-03-10 Reported by Scott Davis This month s match consisted of ten Iron sight and fourteen Scope sight shooters. Ernie Edmonston won overall in the Iron sight category with a score of 32 by taking 9 chickens, 7 pigs, 8 turkeys and 8 rams. Ernie s equipment consisted of a T. C. Contender carbine chambered for.218 Bee with a W-W 55 grain FMJBT bullet ahead of 14.0 grains of AA-2200. Scott Davis won Master class with a score of 22, Jim Pruett won AAA class with a score of 27, John Hudson won AA class with a score of 25, and Sonny Odell won A class with a score of 19. In the Scope sight category Randy Dana won overall with a score of 31. Randy used a Savage model 25 chambered for the.223 Remington shooting a 60-grain cast bullet ahead of 14.5 grains of AA-2200. Randy managed to topple 9 chickens, 10 pigs, 6 turkeys and 6 rams. Kenny Padilla won Master class with a score of 29, Bob Beeson won AAA class (after a shoot-off with Tim Price) with a score of 28, so this caused Tim to win 2 nd AAA with a score of 28 also. Keith Odell won AA class with a score of 24, and Jim Montgomery won A class with a score of 22. Also, Troy Christensen won unclassified with a score of 23. This puts him in AA class. COWBOY 22/ LOW POWER 04-04-10 By James Cravener, Match Director Easter Sunday, April 04, 2010. Winner of the Cowboy Low Power Match was Ernie Edmonston with the score of 30, 8 chickens, High Power Rifle Silhouette Match 4-10-10 By Bill Kennedy, Match Director The weather was really nice for this months match. I was really surprised that we did not have more shooters come out to shoot, but the regular five came out and we had a good match. The over all winner was Randy Dana with an impressive 15 taking 6 chickens, 3 pigs, 2 turkeys, and 4 rams. Randy shot his score with a Savage model 12 BVSS chambered in 308 shooting a 155-grain Nosler bullet and 40.5 grains of 4064. The A class winner was Carroll Hargrove with 4 pigs, 2 turkeys and 2 rams for a score of 8. James Cravener took the b class win with 1 chicken, 2 pigs, 3 turkeys, and 2 rams scoring 8. This month we saw the return of John Hudson welcome back. John was in the running until a broken scope ring ended his run. I was the odd man out. Hopefully some more brave shooters will come out and try this humbling match next time. Thank you to all the people that shot the match and the guys who came out to watch. 200 Meter Cast Bullet Military Rifle Match 11 April 2010 by Juan Paco Today s match was won by Ernie Edmonston with a score of 28. He took it with 9 chickens, 10 pigs, 3 turkeys and 6 rams. He was using an 03A3 Springfield. His bullet was a Lyman 311332 180 grain and backed by 25 grains of Reloader #7. AAA was won by Alan Bloomer with a score of 25. AA was taken by Bill Hamilton with a 27. There were enough AA shooters to award a second place award which went to John Thoesen with a 25. All shooters from match winner to the lowest score were within 10 points of each other which could have made this any ones match. Thanks for all that showed and hope to see you next month.

O. F. COWBOY 30-30 MATCH 04-14-10 Reported by Scott Davis Six shooters braved the elements (wind & threatening rain) to shoot this month s match. Ernie Lewis took top honors with a score of 29. Ernie used a Rossi.357 Magnum rifle shooting a 158 gr. jacketed bullet ahead of 16.5 gr. H-110. He was successful in taking 9 chickens, 9pigs, 3 turkeys, and 5 rams. Ernie Edmonston won AAA Class with a score of 22. After a three-way tie (sudden death shoot-off) for AA Class between Carroll Hargrove, Bob Beeson and Mike Russo, Carroll won with a score of 20. Saturday, April 17, 2010 Sorry guys rained out, but April showers bring May flowers (weeds?) COWBOY 30-30 MATCH, 4-18-10 Following a day of wind and rain where other matches were cancelled today showed up as a shooters dream. We had 16 shooters on hand including 6 from Clovis and 1 from Carlsbad. Bill Hamilton, the one from Carlsbad, shot both rifle and pistol although he was the only pistol shooter. In the end, Bill out shot all the rifle shooters, including his self, scoring 33 with his pistol. Not only did Bill Hamilton win his private pistol match, he beat me out in a tie for Over All Winner with a rifle, both having scored 31. Bill used a Marlin model 336 in 30-30 caliber, a Lyman #311291 bullet of about 180 gr. and 20.0 gr. of AA2230. This combination took 9 chickens, 9 pigs, 5 turkeys, and 8 rams. Turkeys are bad enough on the best of days, but seemed to make trouble for nearly everyone today. Getting beat in the shoot off, I took Master Class by default. Alan Bloomer won AAA Class with 30 with his Marlin carbine in.357. 1 st AA Class was won by Randy Dana with 26 while 2 nd AA went to Don Upham with 24. A Class went to Ernie Lewis with another.357 rifle and the score of 30. We had two junior shooters, both from Clovis. Garrett Ford was 1 st Junior Class shooter with 12 while Ethan Baldock was 2 nd with 4. Hopefully, the weather will continue to cooperate with us and more people will dig out their old trusty lever guns and come out to give this match a try. I wondered why the baseball kept getting bigger: then it hit me. O.F. Cast Bullet Match 4-21-10 We had a gorgeous day and 13 shooters show-up for our monthly O.F. Cast Bullet match. In the Iron Sight category, we had a tie between me and Bobby Beeson with a 28. After an arduous shoot off, I managed to squeeze into overall winner. I was shooting a Model 1895 Chilean Mauser in 7.62X51 NATO with a 190 gr. SAECO cast bullet in front of 12 Gr. Unique. Master Class went to Ernie Edmonston with a 22, AAA-class went to Scotty Davis with a 23, AA-class went to Jim Byrd with a 22, and A-class went to Bobby Beeson with a 28. We had two unclassified shooters in John and Paula Thoeson, who finished with a score of 23 and 19 respectively. Other Iron Sight shooters included Tony Nunez, Manuel Lucero, Roy Vargas, and Sonny Odell, In the Scope Category, the Hargrove s walked away with all the honors. Tom Hargrove took Overall Winner with a 35. Tom was shooting a Remington Model 700 in.308 Winchester with a 150 gr., cast bullet and 22 gr. IMR-4198 powder. AAA-class went to Carroll Hargrove with a 28. DENNIS SULLIVAN 22 MATCH 4-24-10 For the 2 nd month in a row we had some very high winds on this 4 th Saturday. Last month we did have a free match for the few shooters that braved the weather, but today we threw in the towel. We couldn t have kept the targets on the stands if we had had a good crowd. Maybe next month?? Cast Bullet Any Gun 4-25-10 By Bill Kennedy, Match Director I was really surprised with how nice the weather was for the match. Considering how much wind we had the days before I was expecting more wind, but it held off for most of the match. This nice weather brought out a crowed of 19 shooters. There were 12 iron sight shooters and 7 scope shooters. Alan Bloomer took the Iron sight overall win using a Ruger M77 chambered in 308 shooting a 150-grain bullet and 12 grains of Unique. Alan shot 10 chickens, 10 pigs, 9 turkeys and 7 rams for a final score of 36. Ernie Edmonston got AAA with 10 chickens, 10 pigs, 5 turkeys and 6 rams totaling 31. AA class winner was Ronnie Gould with a 29 having taken 8 chickens, 9 pigs, 8 turkeys, and 4 rams. The A class winner was Joel Mosher with a score of 28 having taken 7 chickens, 7 pigs, 6 turkeys, 8 rams. Joel was here from California visiting family, but has been a long time club member. Thanks for coming out and have a safe trip home. We had 7 scope shooters Bill Hamilton was the Over All Winner. Bill won using a Remington 700 chambered in 308 shooting a 185- grain Lyman 311291 bullet with 25 grains of 2230C. This combination took down 9 chickens, 10 pigs, 9 turkeys and 8 rams for a score of 36. Master class winner was Tom Hargrove who switched places with Bill Hamilton this month. Tom took the win with a 30 have taken down 8 chickens, 9 pigs, 7 turkeys, and 6 rams. Next came Ernie Lewis winning AAA with a 35 having taken 9 chickens, 10 pigs, 7 turkeys, and 9 rams. Randy Dana won AA with 9 chickens, 9 pigs, 8 turkeys, and 6 rams totaling 32 and a promotion to AAA. 2

The rest of us did our best, but just fell a little short. Better luck next time. Thank you to all the people that shot the match. Please come out and join us next time. O. F. LOW POWER MATCH, 4-28-10 We had 14 shooters show-up for our monthly O.F. Low Power match. In the Iron Sight category, Ernie Edmonston was overall winner with a score of 27. Ernie was shooting a Ruger #3 in.22 Hornet, a R- P 45 gr. bullet, and 13.0 gr. AA2200. AAA-Class went to Scotty Davis with a 24. AA-class was a tie between Carroll Hargrove and Sonny Odell with a 20. After a heartstopping shoot-off, AA-Class went to Carroll. There were no A-class shooters, but B-Class went to Mike Borum with a 17. The other Iron Sight shooter was Tony Nunez. In the Scope Category, I managed top score with a 29. I was shooting a BSA Martini Cadet chambered for.218 Mashburn Bee with a 40 gr. Sierra soft point bullet and 14.5 gr. IMR-4198. Ernie Lewis took AAA-Class with a 28, AA-class went to Bob Elder with a 26, A-Class went to Jim Montgomery with a 15, and B-Class went to Virdis Isler with a 22. We had one unclassified shooter in Bill Jones, who shot a 23. He is no longer Unclassified. Other scope shooters included Lee Jensen and Bill Newman. to wind free summer matches. REGULAR LOW POWER MATCH 05-01-10 Reported by Scott Davis Nineteen shooters; eight iron sight shooters and eleven scope shooters attended this month s match. Ernie Edmonston took top honors in the iron sight category with a score of 32. Ernie used a TC- Carbine chambered in.30 U. S. Carbine with a Lyman 311410 cast bullet of about 130 gr. ahead of 13.0 grains of H-116. He downed 9 chickens, 8 pigs, 8 turkeys and 7 rams. Scott Davis won Master with a score of 29. Mike Russo won AAA with a score of 27. Sonny Odell won A (after a shoot-off with Dara Dana) with a score of 13, and a new shooter, Joel Castelo, won unclassified with a score of 11. In the scope category Ernie Lewis won top honors with a score of 32. Ernie used a 700 Remington chambered in.221 Fireball shooting a 55 grain Dogtown bullet ahead of 12.9 grains of H-4198. Ernie managed to topple 10 chickens, 9 pigs, 6 turkeys and 7 rams. Other winners were John Thoesen- Master class with a score of 29. Randy Dana won AAA with a score of 30. Jim Byrd won 2 nd AAA (after a shoot-off with Alan Bloomer) with a score of 29. Keith Odell won AA with a score of 30. And Jim Montgomery won A with a score of 11. COWBOY 22/LOW POWER, 5-2-10 By James Cravener, Match Director In the Low Power Match, Ernie Edmonston won Overall with the score of 31 including 7 chickens, all 10 pigs, 9 turkeys, and 5 rams. Scotty Davis won AAA Class with 18, I won AA Class with 30, and Marty Tressell (shooting both matches) won A Class with 17. Others out today were Susan and Sonny Odell, Alan Bloomer, Mike Russo, and John Hudson. I might add that it was rather windy today which didn t make for really good attendance. High Power Rifle Silhouette Match 5-8-10 By Bill Kennedy Carroll Hargrove, Match Director The weather was really nice for this months match or so I heard I was out of town for the match. The over all winner Alan Bloomer using his Remington model 700 chamber in 30-06 loaded with a 150 BTSP and 49.5 grains of IMR4895 to win the match with 16. He took 3 chickens, 4 pigs, 5 turkeys, and 4 rams. John Wostal was the A class winner with 2 chickens, 6 pigs, 1 turkeys, and 2 ram for a score of 11. James Cravener took 2 chickens, 4 pigs, 1 turkey, and 3 rams for a final score of 10. Hopefully some more brave shooters will come out and try this humbling match next time. Thank you to all the people that shot the match and the guys who came out to watch. 200 Meter Cast Bullet Military Rifle Match 9 May 2010 by Juan Paco Today we had 12 shooters out and top shooter was John Thoesen with a score of 34. Very nice. He shot 9 chickens, 10 pigs, 5 turkeys and all 10 rams. He was using his 03A3 and using a combination of 150 and 200 grain bullets. Powder choice was 4198 in the amount of 25 grains per charge. Master was taken by Ernie Edmonston with a score of 24. He was experimenting with his SKS and a cast bullet load. AAA went to John Wostal with a score of 26, AA to Bob Beeson with a 26 also after a grueling 1 shot shoot-off with Bill Hamilton. B class went to Jim Byrd and we had an unclassified shooter, Todd Davis, with a score of 22. John Thoesen was promoted to AAA class with his score. In the Cowboy 22 Match, Marty Tressell from Clovis took top honors with the score of 23, 7 chickens, 6 pigs, 6 turkeys, and 4 rams. Janet Bloomer won AA Class with 13, and Keith Odell won A Class with 18. 3

O.F. Cowboy Rifle Match 5-12-10 On the prettiest day so far this year to shoot, we had eight shooters show-up on for our monthly O.F. Cowboy Rifle match. Ernie Edmonston was overall winner with a score of 29. Ernie was shooting a Model 1894 Winchester in.25-35 WECF with RCBS 120 gr. cast bullets and 17 gr. IMR-4198 powder. AAA-Class went to Scotty Davis with a 19, AA-class was a tie between me and Mike Russo with a 24. After a brief shoot-off, I managed to prevail. A-class went to Tony Nunez with a 17. We had a new unclassified shooter in Tom Hargrove, and Tom managed a 15 for his first time out and he was instantly promoted to A-class. Other shooters included Sonny Odell. Thanks to everyone who showed-up to shoot, and we look Forward to summer matches. SOUTHEASTERN NM HI POWER RIFLE LEAGUE, May 15, 2010 By Jerry King When I arrived at the range at 6:55A.M., it was a very misty and overcast morning. Shooters started showing up after 7:30 A.M. We got the targets and everything set up and then I started signing everybody up. By the time we started shooting, it had stopped misting and there was no wind. It was a great morning to shoot. We had a fair turn out. We only had 8 shooters. We finish around 12:45 PM. The weather was great for shooting and there was a slight breeze with about 3-8 mph wind back at the 600 yard line. MATCH WINNERS Bill Rodolph Match Winner 772 23 Bill Lamb Expert class winner 770-15 MATCH SCORES 1. Bill Rodolph 772 23 2. Bill Lamb 770 15 3. Dave Crider 748 15 4. Gary Shaver 743 13 5. Steve Jones 738 12 6. Phil Overly 697 5 7. Scott Landry 680-8 8. Jarrod Shaner 661-8 RGC Bowling Pin Match 5/15/10 By Randy Dana For the past two months the weather prevented us from having the bowling pin match and today was questionable because of rain but Ernie pulled the steel tables out of the mud hole they were in and we decided to give it a go. Seven shooters came out but only four signed up for the Auto Pistol. Scott Davis had a malfunction and couldn t finish. Ernie Edmonston and I were trying but we couldn t keep up with Caveman Patterson who finished with a total time of 25.5 seconds. I finished second with a total time of 43.8 seconds. Alan Bloomer was giving Kevin Patterson some competition in the Revolver class but Kevin still got the job done and finished first with a total time of 41.6 seconds. Alan s total time with his monster gun was 49.1 seconds. Janet Bloomer, Kevin Patterson and I had a pretty tight race going in the.22 Auto class but someone had to stop the runaway train called Kevin. I pulled ahead on my second round and Kevin finished a close second place with 17.5 seconds total. My total time was 13.6 seconds. This was the first time we tried the.22 Revolver class and it was a character building experience to say the least. Kevin Patterson not only shot all his pins down faster than the rest of us but he also shot some dirt clods, some clay pigeons and then had to shoot two of my pins just so we could finish before the sun went down. Good shooting Kevin and maybe next month you ll have some better competition. Hope to see everyone next month, weather permitting! We start practice at 8:00 and the match starts around 9ish. Just ask Ernie about that! COWBOY 30-30 MATCH, 5-16-10 The berms were wet and muddy from the rain we had the last couple of days, but it was a fine day for shooting otherwise. There were 16 shooters out today, including some of our regulars from Clovis and Carlsbad. Bill Hamilton also shot his pistol just for the fun of it, but was unopposed and easily won. Alan Bloomer was in rare form today and won the Match with a pistol caliber rifle, a Marlin model 1894 in.357 Magnum. Alan scored on all 10 chickens, 9 pigs, 7 turkeys, and 8 rams for a total of 34. His load was a Lyman 358156 of about 158 gr. and 14.0 gr. of H108. Bill Hamilton won 1 st AAA Class with 31, and James Cravener won 2 nd AAA Class with 30. 1 st AA Class went to Randy Dana win the score of 30 while 2 nd AA was determined between Don Upham and John Hudson by a shoot off, both having socred 29. Don won. Ernie Lewis won A Class with the score of 29 and was also using a.357 Magnum rifle. The rest of us sure didn t break any records and we are going to say that we are too used to shooting in the wind! 4

A bit of spring cleaning... 1) Puma M92 16" SRC. Has large lever loop & round barrel. Will grade between 95 & 98%. Basically been a safe queen, but I'm sending her out to earn her keep. Hopefully one of the SASS shooters will fall in love with her & they'll live happily ever after. A nice shooter. $600/Partial trades okay. 2) Brno ZKM611,.22 Magnum autoloader, checkered walnut stock, 20.5" bbl, AK sling & swivels, 4x32 Simmons scope, 98%. A real tack driver with any ammo I've ever put through it. to I have five 10 shot mags, and two six shot mags, which should carry you through this lifetime. Last I could find them for sale, the 10's were a whopping $150 apiece & the six rounders commanding $75 each. Package deal, $1250. Once again, partial trades accepted. Still looking for a correct bayonet for the FN 35/46 & 50 Short Rifle. Call Norm (575)637-2202 or email ktp2008@msn.com O.F. Cast Bullet Match 5-20-10 After being blown out by spring winds on Wednesday, we postponed our monthly O.F. Cast Bullet Match until Thursday, May 20, 2010. Eight shooters showed-up on the best weather day we have had so far this year. Ernie Edmonston was overall winner in the Iron Sight Class with a score of 30. Ernie was shooting a Chilean Model 1912 Mauser made by Steyr in 7.62 NATO with a Cramer 49A 160 gr. cast bullets and 18 gr. 4759 powder. There were no AAA-Class shooters, and AA-class went to Jim Pruett with a 24, and A-class went to John Thoeson with a 23. Other Iron Sight shooters included Sonny Odell, Tony Nunez, and yours truly. We had two Scope Class shooters, and Ernie Lewis took overall with a 31. AAA-Class went to Scotty Davis with a 21. Ernie s winning equipment consisted of a Remington model 700 in 308 Win. caliber, a Saeco 150 gr. bullet, and 22.0 gr. IMR 4198. to more great summer matches. In the 60 s people took acid to make the world weird, now the world is weird and people take Prozac to make it normal. 5 22 Bench Rest 1 st & 3 rd Fridays Jim Pruett, Match Director Both March matches were cancelled due to weather Conditions: Cold and wind got the best of us. Results Of the April matches are listed below. Date Relay Name Score X 05-07-10 1 Gail Bennett 230 3 Jim Pruett 246 3 Lee Anderson 211 0 05-21-10 1 Tim Rowland 209 0 Don Froghle 245 8 Jim Pruett 248 9 Lee Anderson 234 4 Conditions are improving so come and join us. Any good 22 rifle will get you started. Any questions call Jim Pruett @ 622-0222. I read receipts the same way I read science fiction, I get to the end and think, Well, that s not going to happen. DENNIS SULLIVAN 22 MATCH, 5-22-10 It was fairly breezy before the Match and predicted to blow hard, so I didn t collect any match fees for fear of being blown out like we were next month. However, names were in 18 spaces on the score sheet and we shot. We were able to finish before the wind got real strong, but what we had was enough of a menace. There was only one shooter who broke 30 and that was our Carlsbad regular, Bill Hamilton. Bill shot both iron sight and scope class, winning both with 32 and 31. 2 nd place and AAA Winner in the Scope competition was Ernie Lewis with 29, and Janet Bloomer won AA Class with 23. Janet out shot her hubby Alan today who scored a whopping 19 compared to the 34 he shot last weekend. I was the only Master Class shooter using iron sights, so my 27 held up, Jim Pruett won AAA Class with 28, Sonny Odell won AA Class with 15, Susan Odell won A Class with 16, and Joel Costelo won Unclassified with 14. Hopefully, the wind will give us a break before summer is over and we can report more shooters and some better scores, but I would like to thank all the people that did show up today in spite of the wind. Cast Bullet Any Gun 5-23-10 By Bill Kennedy, Match Director After three weekends on the road I showed up for the match at 6:45am and found a light fog holding off to just past the rams. Then the fog closed in and we could barely see the turkeys, but the wind came up before 9:00am and the fog lifted. The wind however gusted during the rest of the match. In all 17 shooter showed up for a good match. There were 10 iron sight shooters and 7 scope shooters. John Wostal took the Iron sight overall win using a Uberti High Wall

chambered in 38-55 shooting a 260-grain Hoch bullet and 11.3 grains of Trailboss. John shot 9 chickens, 9 pigs, 6 turkeys and 8 rams for a final score of 32. Alan Bloomer got AAA with 9 chickens, 10 pigs, 5 turkeys and 7 rams totaling 31. Mike Russo was the winner of AA class with 10 chickens, 8 pigs, 4 turkeys, and 5 rams for a 27 final score. The A class winner was Bill Kennedy with a score of 31 having taken 9 chickens, 10 pigs, 7 turkeys, 5 rams. I shot my self into a promotion to AA and earned my first AAA score, Good Job. We had 7 scope shooters the king of the hill this month was Dave Farmer. Dave was using his Ruger #1 30 CBR shooting a 308 caliber 230 grain Hoch bullet with 19 grains RL-15. This combination took down 10 chickens, 10 pigs, 8 turkeys and 7 rams for a score of 35. Master class winner was Bill Hamilton with a 32 having taken down 10 chickens, 6 pigs, 7 turkeys, and 9 rams. The AAA class winner was Randy Dana with a 30 having taken 9 chickens, 9 pigs, 6 turkeys, and 6 rams. Bob Beeson took AA class with 6 chickens, 5 pigs, 2 turkeys, and 4 rams for a total of 17. Thank you to all the people that shot the match. Please come out and join us next time. 23, and A-class went to Sonny Odell with a 16. Other Iron Sight shooters included Ronnie Gould, Tony Nunez, Mike Russo, and Jim Pruett. We had four Scope Class shooters, and Ernie Lewis took overall with a 28. AAA-Class went to Carroll Hargrove with a 25, and Lee Jensen won AA-class with a 17. The other scope shooter was Bobby Beeson. To more great summer matches. NEW MOM ON RANGE Evidently, early in the morning of 5-26-10 a pronghorn antelope decided to give birth right in the middle of range 4. There was shooting going on both range 3 and 5 and she would just stand there. When she did decide to move a little, the firing would stop until she moved out of the way. After about an hour of stubbornly hanging around, she got junior to his feet (the first we knew of him). He hobbled around a few minutes and then both wandered off as if it were an everyday occurrence. At last sight, mother and junior were safely out of danger with junior running and jumping without a care in the world. Special Cast Bullet Match 5-26-10 By John Hudson Match Director Thirteen shooters showed-up on a somewhat windy weather day for our special Cast Bullet Match. This match is held whenever there is a Wednesday before a fifth Saturday. Alan Bloomer was overall winner in the Iron Sight Class with a score of 33. Alan was shooting a Ruger Model 77 in.308 Winchester. Master Class went to Ernie Edmonston with a 28. AAA-Class went to Scotty Davis with a 25, AA-class went to yours truly with a 6 FIFTH SATURDAY MATCH, 5-29-10 As is generally the case when a fifth Saturday rolls around, we held a Pistol Caliber Cowboy Rifle Silhouette Match on the 200 meter range and today was no exception. However, it being a holiday weekend and a gun show in Ruidoso, attendance was down to 9 shooters. It was a little breezy, but not nearly as bad as we have experienced the past couple of months. Alan Bloomer is still hotter than a two-dollar pistol and won the Match with the score of 30, all 10 chickens, 7 rams, 8 turkeys, and 5 rams. Alan used his trusty Marlin model 1895 chambered in.357 Magnum, a Lyman 258156 cast bullet of about 158 gr. and 14.0 gr. of H-108. James Cravener was the AAA Class winner with 28, John Hudson won AA Class with 27, and Ernie Lewis won A Class with 27. Those left holding the stinky end of the stick included Mike Russo, Randy Dana, Sonny Odell, and me. Lee Jensen left early due to equipment problems. 5th SUNDAY, 500 METER, MILITARY RIFLE SILHOUETTE 5-30-10 By James Cravener, Match Director Today started out nice and calm with 5 shooters present. We lost one because of a case separation resulting in a minor eye injury and another because the wind was picking up. Three of us stayed and braved it out. I was the overall winner with 3 turkeys and 3 pigs shooting a 30-40 Krag, a 200 gr. cast bullet from Norm Purcella and 23.0 gr. 5744. Alan Bloomer took AAA Class with 5 and Randy Dana took AA. Hopefully it won t be blowing the next time, but it s looking doubtful here anymore, Health nuts are going to feel stupid some day lying in a hospital bed dying of nothing.

class with a 30. The other scope shooters included James Cravener, Jim Byrd, Bill Kennedy, and yours truly. to more special or holiday matches this summer. Remember Our Country s Heroes on Memorial Day. FOUND On the morning of 5-21-10 I found a magazine for a U. S. 30 caliber carbine on the range. Call Ernie at 622-3328, tell me where you left it, and I ll get it back to you. HONESTY Our teacher asked us what our favorite animal was, and I said, "Fried chicken." She said I wasn't funny, but she couldn't have been right, everyone else in the class laughed. My parents told me to always be truthful and honest, and I am. Fried chicken is my favorite animal. I told my dad what happened, and he said my teacher was probably a member of PETA. He said they love animals very much. I do, too. Especially chicken, pork, and beef. Anyway, my teacher sent me to the principal's office. I told him what happened, and he laughed too. Then he told me not to do it again. A Reminder Vacation is here and the kids are out of school. We want everyone to have a safe and great summer so you can continue coming out to shoot every week. Memorial Day Special Cast Bullet Match 5-31-10 By John Hudson Match Director Twelve shooters showed-up for our special Memorial Day Cast Bullet Match. Obviously, there are club members who would rather shoot than BBQ, and the thought of a cast bullet match was magnetic. In the Scope Class, Ernie Lewis was overall winner with a score of 34. Master Class went to Bill Hamilton with a 28 and AAA-Class went to Randy Dana with a 32. There were no other scope shooters. We had eight Iron Sight shooters, and Bill Hamilton took overall with a 31. Master Class went to Ernie Edmonston with a 30, AAA- Class went to Scotty Davis with a 23, and Alan Bloomer won AA- The next day in class my teacher asked me what my favorite live animal was. I told her it was chicken. She asked me why, just like she'd asked the other children. So I told her it was because you could make them into fried chicken. She sent me back to the principal's office again. He laughed, and told me not to do it again. I don't understand. My parents taught me to be honest, but my teacher doesn't like it when I am. Today, my teacher asked us to tell her what famous person we admire most. I told her, "Colonel Sanders". Guess where I am now... 7