SPORTSMEN S NOTES Official Newsletter of the Dormont-Mt.Lebanon Sportsmen s Club May 2017 Edition June 2017 Calendar SUN MON TUES WED THUR FRI SAT 1 2 3 8:00AM-12:00PM - NRA Highpower All Upper Ranges 10:00AM-3:00PM - Mt. Lebanon Rifle Team Shot Gun Fund Raiser 4 9:00AM-12:30PM New Member Range Orientation 5 6:00PM - Outdoor pistol (NMC) MPRL Week 4 6 D-Day 7:00PM-10:00PM - Trap range 7 5:00PM - Smallbore Rifle Practice 8 7:30PM - Board Meeting 9 10 9:00AM-1:00PM - ARC Match Rifle Range 11 9:00AM-5:00PM - Women on Target shoot 12 6:00PM - Outdoor pistol (NMC) MPRL Week 5 13 7:00PM-10:00PM - Trap range 14 Flag Day 5:00PM - Smallbore Rifle Practice 15 16 17 8:00AM Work Party All ranges closed 18 Father's Day 11:00AM - CMP rifle match 19 6:00PM - Outdoor pistol (NMC) MPRL Week 6 20 7:00PM-10:00PM - Trap range 21 Summer Begins 5:00PM - Smallbore Rifle Practice 22 8:00 - Membership meeting 23 12:30PM-1:30PM (approx) Silhouette Setup All Upper Ranges 24 9:00AM-4:00PM - Outdoor Pistol Silhouette All Upper Ranges 25 9:00AM-12:30PM - New Member Range Orientation 26 6:00PM - Outdoor pistol (NMC) MPRL Week 7 27 7:00PM-10:00PM - Trap range 28 5:00PM - Smallbore Rifle Practice 29 30 10:000AM-5:00PM - Smallbore Match Marsico Range
2 DMSC SHORT SHOTS Work Party: the next work parties will be on Saturday, May 20th and Saturday, June 17 starting at 8am. Manual Trap Machines: When you are done using the manual trap machines, please leave the machine UNCOCKED and cover the machine. Leaving the machine cocked creates a safety issue for the next shooter. This Old Gun: John Tupta will present an FN-FAL. 2nd Amendment Rally: The annual 2A rally will be held in Harrisburg on May 22nd at 10am. We encourage all members to attend to show their support for 2nd amendment rights. Dress nice leave the camo and AR-15s at home. http://www.2arally.com/ Ladies Day at the Range: DMSC is again hosting a Ladies Day Sunday, June 11 from 8:30 am to 3pm. This is an official NRA Women On Target event. Minimum age of 21. Lunch will be provided. Preregistration is required: https://wot.nra.org/ See insert Mt Lebo Rifle Team Fundraiser: Saturday, June 3 the Mt. Lebo Rifle team will be holding a Trap shooting fundraiser at DMSC from 10am to 5pm. No prior experience needed. Loaner shotguns and equipment will be available. See insert for details. Come out and shoot!: All of our programs are now in full swing for the year. Check out the club calendar and shooting opportunities section for upcoming events. Most programs do not require prior experience, and chances are that the club or someone else has equipment which can be borrowed to get you started. We always welcome new faces at the events, so get off your butt and come sling some lead with us. DMSC Conducts Safety Reviews Board appointed Range Safety Officers (RSOs) will conduct a random series of membership checks and safety reviews. RSOs will meet with members and guests while at the firing range. Each member will be given a green safety card with important safety information to review, membership ID s will be checked, a green sticker will be affixed to the membership card, and a copy of the range rules will be made available. It s important for all members to review safe gun handling procedures and to focus on the safety rules for each range used. The RSOs will be a wearing a distinctive safety vest and hat and will only ask for a few minutes of your time. KEEP IT SAFE ALWAYS keep firearms pointed in a safe direction. ALWAYS keep your finger off the trigger until you are ready to shoot. ALWAYS keep firearms unloaded until ready to use. ALWAYS unload, remove the magazine, and open the action of a firearm when someone is going down range. NEVER handle firearms while someone is down range. ALWAYS wear proper eye and ear protection at the range. Ken Zupkow Memorial: On May 6th a memorial to Ken Zupkow was dedicated at the club. See page 5 for details.
3 Dormont Mt Lebanon Sportsmen Club is hosting a Ladies Day of education & shooting at 476B Linden Road, Canonsburg, PA 15317 FREE of CHARGE 8:30 AM 3:00 PM (Lunch will be provided) Minimum Age is 21 Pre-registration is required at https://wot.nra.org/ Rt 19, Washington, PA Call 724-222-5470
4 Mt. Lebanon Rifle Team Clays to Fundraise Dormont Mt. Lebanon Sportsmen s Club 476b Linden Rd. Canonsburg, PA 15317 mdi.net/dml Saturday, June 3, 2017 Tee Times from 10 AM to 5 PM (Rain Date: June 4) $25/Round $60/3 Rounds 25 shots per round (5 shots at 5 positions) Price includes shells, birds, and use of equipment Personal equipment permitted All experience levels welcome! Coaches will be stationed at all positions Lunches available Please arrive 30 minutes before Tee Time dwillard49@gmail.com
5 KEN ZUPKOW MEMORIAL On May 6th, a memorial was dedicated to the late DMSC Director Ken Zupkow. The memorial consists of three White Oak trees and a marker stone. A dogwood tree is to be added at a later date. The National Wild Turkey Federation contributed funds to pay for the trees. A&S landscaping paid for the cost of the stone marker and donated labor to plant the trees. Roughly fifty family, friends, and club member attended the memorial service.
6 DORMONT-MT. LEBANON SPORTSMEN S CLUB HIGH POWER RIFLE LEAGUE MATCH APRIL 8, 2017 MATCH NO. 1 200 YARDS NAME CLASS OFF-HAND RAPID SIT- TING RAPID-PRONE SLOW- PRONE TOTAL MASTER M. FORD 90-0 94-0 100-6 199-8 483-14 MARKSMAN B. POPSO 63 78 83 167-3 391-3 D. BURD 84-1 88 87 166 425-1 MASTER UNC A. PRINKEY 66-1 77 54 77 274-1 Some threat of rain and the soggy ground did not deter the four shooters who came out for the start of the 2017 NRA High Power season. Miles Ford continues to lend credence to Master shooter. He scored a very respectable 483-14 with a clean Rapid Prone score and only dropping one point in the Slow Fire Prone. Great shooting, Miles! Welcome to first time shooter Aaron Prinkey. Next match will be on Saturday May 6 th Hope to see you there.
7 Dormont-Mt. Lebanon Sportsmen s Club P.O. Box 12692 Pittsburgh, PA 15241-0692 Next Meeting: Thursday, May 25, 2017 at 8pm Speaker: Presentation by The Young Marines unit of Washington County EECUTIVE STAFF GEORGE TAYLOR IV...PRESIDENT THEODORE K. HILDABRAND... VICE PRESIDENT ELLSWORTH F. VINES... TREASURER DOUG GAWRONSKI....RECORDING SECRETARY BRUCE UNGAR... EECUTIVE RANGE OFFICER ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF MARC BURNES.....NEWSLETTER EDITOR BRIAN FINK.....MEMBERSHIP CHAIR MEMBERSHIP CLASSIFICATIONS AND DUES Active (Full-fledged membership) $75.00 per year Senior (65 years old, 10 years consecutive membership) $30.00 per year Intermediate (18-21) $30.00 per year Junior (12-17) $10.00 per year Spousal membership $37.50 per year Initiation fee (one time) $100.00 Computer Gate Card $10.00 CLUB DIRECTORS CHARLES R. AUGENSTEIN, II... 724-941-9538 DOUG GAWRONSKI...412-531-5043 THEODORE K. HILDABRAND...724-942-2125 JOHN BRADFORD..724-228-0545 GARY SCHERER..412-699-5773 GEORGE TAYLOR, IV... 412-855-6721 BRUCE D. UNGAR... 412-343-2256 ELLSWORTH F. VINES... 412-721-9632 RONALD J. WATTON... 724-941-5891 DAVE WILLARD.724-941-6620 WAYNE THOMPSON....412-874-8888 MARC BURNES.412-580-4478 DENNIS DEE... 724-914-3310 BILL FERTALL... 724-260-0693 BRUCE LONG.724-941-3918 AFFILIATIONS: PA Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs Washington County Sportsmen Metropolitan Police Revolver League Pittsburgh and Suburban Rifle League National Shooting Sports SANCTIONED BY: National Rifle Association Civilian Marksmanship Program Pennsylvania Rifle and Pistol Association CLUB COMMUNICATION Club Web Site: www.mdi.net/dml Club House Phone: (724)745-9794 Membership Inquiries: DMSCMembers@gmail.com (412)831-4857 MEMBERS ARE EPECTED TO CARRY THEIR GATE CARDS AND BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY THEMSELVES WHEN ASKED TO BY A RANGE OFFICER OR OTHER MEMBER
8 SHOOTING OPPORTUNITIES Program Description Contact Monday Night Pistol Outdoor Silhouette CMP Rifle NRA High Power Pittsburgh Suburban Rifle League Trap Winter Indoor Shooting League Antique Military Rifle Match Blackpowder Skirmish Indoor Air Rifle CMP Junior Rifle Program Indoor Air Pistol Silhouette This program takes place year round. Indoors during the winter and George Taylor (412) 855-6721 outdoors during the summer. Bruce Ungar (412)343-2256 National Match Course. First line fires at 7pm indoors, and 6pm outdoors This fires the 4th Saturday of the month at 9 AM. April September The Civilian Marksmanship Program rifle matches occur the third Sunday of every month January - October. Matches begin at 11 AM. 200 yard match. 2014 season begins March 8. Matches begin at 9 AM. March - October Our champion smallbore team practices every Sunday at 7 PM Trap shooting occurs every Tuesday starting at 7pm. The season runs April - October The season runs January - March. The shooters participate and shoot concurrent with the indoor open shoots on Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday This program typically takes place in June and November. Any centerfire original military rifle with original open sights, no scopes, manufactured prior to January 1, 1946 and in safe shooting condition. No semi-autos The Black Powder matches are held Semiannually. See the club calendar for exact dates Wednesdays 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM. October - March Every Tuesday September - March at 7 PM. Saturdays @ 1pm January - March Centerfire Pistol See our website for more detail about shooting opportunities at the club: www.mdi.net/dml/programs.html Follow us on Twitter and Facebook for announcements and important updates: @DMLSportsmen www.facebook.com/dmlsportsmen Rimfire Pistol Air Pistol Centerfire Rifle George Taylor (412) 855-6721 John Tupta (724) 941-1494 teefam@verizon.net Bruce Unger (412) 343-2256 John Tupta (724) 941-1494 teefam@verizon.net Dean Trew (724) 239-3012 Wayne Thompson (412) 874-8888 Ted Hildabrand (724) 942-2125 tkhaquariusnetwk@gmail.com Bruce Ungar (412)343-2256 Gary Scherer (724)809-7358 Ron Watton (724) 941-5891 Ted Hildabrand (724)942-2125 Dave Faust (724)225-9057 Miles Ford (412) 833-0813 Chuck Augenstein (724) 941-9538 George Taylor (412) 855-6721 Rimfire Rifle Air Rifle Shotgun Muzzleloader