G.P.G.C./G.P.S.D.C. August 2013 Phone (972) 641-9940 (leave message) www.gpgc.net Welcome New Members! Linda Cullender John Diggs The club shoot on Sunday August 4, 1:00, was hot, hot, hot. We had a good turn out for the 12 gauge, 28 gauge and just a few for trap. The winners are as follows: Christina and Tommy Beckham Scottish Rite Shoot 12 Gauge Class A 1st Jeff Zwiebel with a 50 2nd Jason Foshea with a 49 3rd Will Chisum with a 49 (Jason won the shoot off) 4th Wayne Johnson with a 46 Gene Wills with a 46 12 Gauge Class B 1st Bobby Sherrill with a 49 2nd Randy Walhood with a 48 3rd Joe Bettacchi with a 47 28 Gauge Class A 1st Jeff Zwiebell with a 49 2nd Will Chisum with a 48 3rd Jason Foshea with a 48 (Will won the shoot off) 28 Gauge Class B 1st Chris Collinvitti with a 46 2nd Donnie Penwell with a 45 3rd Randy Walhood with a 44 1 Trap winner was Wayne Johnson with a 44. Good shooting everyone!!! Ginny and Jay Warren Jayw7@verizon.net ginleew@netzero.com
Upcoming Events Youth Shoot Schedule 2013 Every 4th Saturday of the month we get together with our up and coming shooters. The youth shoot is for 8 to 17 year olds. During the cooler months, we begin our shotgun shooting at 10 am and move to the rifle range at 1 p.m. (October through April). Once the sun starts to get warmer, we move each event up an hour to 9 a.m. for shotgun and 12 noon. September 28 ** November 23 October 26 ** December 28 ** For these 2 months we have 1 shoot and schedule it based on availability. The date will be e-mailed in November. For more information or to be added to the Youth Shoot e-mail list please contact Don Yeandle at (817) 825-2535 or don@ extramile2.com. Student Classes September 3 - Tues 5-7 October 7-10-12 Education Classes for 2013 November 4-7-9 December 2-5-7 Instructor Workshops (Open to the Public) September 20-21-22 N.R.A. R,S,O, Grand Prairie Education Committee 972-641-9940 (leave message) 2 Sept. 2 - LABOR DAY Sept. 3 - Hunters Ed Class Sept. 5-7:30 PM GPGC Board Meeting Sept. 7 - Hunters Ed Class Sept. 8-9:00 AM Club Skeet Shoot Sept. 12-7:30 PM GPSDC Board Meeting Sept. 13-15 - World Warmup Shoot Sept. 20-22 - NRA RSO Workshop Oct. 3-7:30 PM GPGC Board Meeting Oct. 6-12:00 PM Club Skeet Shoot Oct. 7 - Hunters Ed Class Oct. 10-7:30 PM GPSDC Board Meeting Summer League The Summer League has ended d and it was lots of fun. I think everyone had a good time even though it was hot! Listed below are the winners of the league. First - Mike Gerschick Second - Adriana Gentilini Third and Fourth - (tie) Will Chisum and Donny Penwell (they split the money) Fifth - Gerald Evatt HOA Scratch Most Straights Gene Wills Jason Foshea The party on the last night with dinner was attended by most of the shooters. We had catfish from River Bottom Cafe. This league was an individual league and names were drawn after shooting each night. No one knew who they were shooting against which made it interesting and a surprise. Points were given to the winners of each round and over all. Thank you to everyone that shot and I hope to see all of ya ll in the next league Thank you again, Ginny Warren
Recipe Corner Hot Fried Birds Submitted by John Nix Adapted from Afi eld: A Chef s Guide to Preparing and Cooking Wild Game and Fish, by Jesse Griffiths. Welcome Books. 2012 Jesse Griffiths. 12 whole doves, plucked and gutted (I have been assured, though cannot confirm, that plucking a dove is not difflcult!) 1 cup buttermilk Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper 2 cups all-purpose flour Oil or lard, for frying 3 tablespoons unsalted butter 4 tablespoons honey 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped 3 tablespoons hot sauce 4 thinly sliced jalapenos 1/4 cup fresh herb leaves, such as parsley or marjoram Directions Halve the birds by cutting down one side of the breastbone and through the ribs with a sharp, heavy knife. Repeat on the opposite side, effectively removing the breastbone. Soak the halves in buttermilk for 4 to 12 hours in the refrigerator. Remove the birds from the buttermilk, season well with salt and pepper, and dredge in flour. Shake off the excess flour and refrigerate them for at least half an hour. Heat 4 inches of oil to 375 degrees in a fryer or large pot. Melt the butter, then combine it with the honey, garlic, and hot sauce in a large bowl. Fry the birds in batches until golden brown and crisp, 3 or 4 minutes. Drain well on paper towels. Toss the fried birds with the metled-butter mixture, add the jalapenos and herbs, and transfer to a plate. Serve immediately. Serves 4. 3 Hi to all, 3 on 8 will be featured on Texas Storage Wars! I will be giving an appraisial to Jenny and Mary on a Ponsness-Warren Reloader. This spot was shot in my garage back in April and took three hours to be edited down to probably less than a minute so it will be interesting to see how it all turns out. So if your interested in finding out if I have a career on the big screen, tune in, if not call me for Reloading Supplies. :) Here s the info: 9/10/2013, 8:30pm A&E Episode #55 Also, since I have everyones attention I have Remington Gun Club 12g & 20g for $62.00 per flat plus tax and Winchester AA 28g &.410 for $95.00 per flat plus tax. These prices will go up just in time for the World Warm-up at GPGC..22 Pistol Metallic Silhouette and Bullseye Pistol Matches 2013 Schedule The Silhouette Shoots will be held the 4th Saturday of each month. We set up at 8:00 AM and begin the shoots at 9:00 AM. Oct 26 Sep 28 Dec 28 Nov 23 Bullseye Pistol Matches will be held every Thursday at 6:00 PM Match directors: Dan Brown - drdanbrown@att.net Jim Wilson - jkw948@yahoo.com
Club Skeet Schedule 2013 Sun. - Sept. 8-9 AM Sun. - Nov. 3 - All Day Sun. - Oct. 6 - Noon February shoots through October will be 3 event shoots. February 10th will be 50-12ga.skeet, 50-12ga. Doubles and 50 trap targets. November 3rd will be an all day event 4-gun club championship. New Directors: Jay Warren and Ginny Warren - jayw7@verizon.net and ginleew@netzero.com Sporting Clays Matches Schedule 2013 October 20th - 1:00 PM November 17th - 1:00 PM No shoot in June, September or December Jason Foshea, fosheajason@hotmail.com Fall Alternative Leagues There will be an alternative league on Thursday evenings for those of us who prefer not to shoot doubles. If there are 10 teams we will start on September 5th in order to have time to finish before Time Change weekend. If there are fewer teams we will start on the 12th. Since the number of weeks we will shoot will not be known until we know how many teams there will be, the cost will be $10 per shooter per week. The Captains will make the rules and settle any disputes. If the league wants dinner, we will call on Bartley's. Anyone interested can contact Bill Weatherby bill75061@msn.com or Ken Flippin kflip34330@ verizon.net. There will be a Monday night Iron Man League. Two weeks of regular skeet, two weeks of trap and two weeks of five stand. Those interested contact Ginny Warren or Gene Wills. John Nix served in the US Army and the Texas Army National Guard, serving at Fort Ord, Fort Knox and Veteran s Corner John Nix Fort Hood. His last assignment was as a section sergeant, E6, in a battalion maintenance section of the 49th Armored division. Trained as a track mechanic and recovery specialist, he supported the tanks of the day, M-60 s and M-48 s, predecessors of the M1A2. So for those of you who have trouble with your tracked vehicles, maybe like the picture below, see John for advice. U.S. Armor Insignia 4
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.22 cal. Pistol Silhouette Shoot August 2013 We had 10 shooters to start the match. It was warm, but not oppressive. At the 8th set of targets, one of the participants, Graydon Bushart, age 87, was feeling poorly due to the heat and his son Kent took him home, so we had an interlude of ~ 15 minutes. We then finished the match with the 8 remaining: David Bushart, Floyd Jester, Ed Dotson, Jim Wilson, Clint Freeman and Mike Horton. The high scorers were the following: We had 2 sets of ties! As it was hot, and as we wanted to get into some AC ASAP, we dispensed with a shoot-off. Ed Dotson shot 50/60 with his M 1911.22 conversion and red dot sight, ONE-hand Jim Wilson shot 50/60 with his Thomspon Conterner.22 single shot pistol, two-handed. Clint Freeman shot 57/60 with his new Hi Standard, ~ 7: bb l, red dot sight, twohand Mike Horton shot 57/60 with his old Hi Standard, 5 bb l with a red dot sight, ONEhand I took the pictures. The score sheet (from Meredith Turney s laptop records) is given below Thanks to Meredith for this. She has had some muscle spasms recently and hasn t competed this last week. David Bushart, Floyd Jester, Ed Dotson, Jim Wilson, Clint Freeman and Mike Horton Ed Dotson, Jim Wilson, Clint Freeman and Mike Horton For the GPGC Pistol committee, Dan Brown 6
Bullseye Match Results August August 1: It was a WARM afternoon,with no cooling breeze, a typical summer evening. What else might one expect the first of August in the DFW area?? Snow? Wishful thinking... The shooters tonight were: Gary Ledbeter, Mike Horton, Ron McCuller, Floyd Jester, Jim Wilson, Ed Dotson, Jim Grabbe, Jim s daughter Meredith Turney, and Meredith s friend, guest Christina Saunders. The high scorers tonight were: Gary Ledbetter, 2nd place, shooting a Ruger Mk II with a red dot sight, scoring 266 using a 2-hand Mike Horton 3rd place, shooting a High Standard 5 bb l with a red dot sight, scoring 264-4Xs, ONE-hand He shot a 97-4Xs rapid fire! Jim Grabbe, first place, shooting a.22 Walthers GSP with a red dot sight, scoring 269-7Xs, with a ONE-hand Congratulations, guys. I want to mention Floyd Jester shot an 86 with his 9mm STI M 1911 type gun, iron sight. He must have gotten flustered as he did poorer for timed fire. An 86 in slow fire with a regular M 1911 in 9mm!!! and the 9 mm ammo was not match grade. Outstanding!! August 8: It was a hot night. There was a little breeze, but the fans really felt good when we could stand them. But during the match, they are too distracting while we tried to concentrate to get as many X as possible. We had 7 shooters turn out: Dan Brown, Ed Dotson (hiding), Gary Ledbetter, Jim Wilson, Jim Grabbe and daughter Meredith Turney, Jim Wilson and Floyd Jester. The high scorers were: Ed Dotson scored 263-3Xs, shooting his Mutt M 1911 45 ACP with a red dot sight. Ed shot with a 1-hand Gary Ledbetter and Jim Grabbe both scored 265-6Xs! Gary shot with his Ruger Mk II and red dot sight, with a 2-hand Jim Grabbe shot with his 22 Walthers GSP and a red dot sight using a 1 hand Congratulations, guys. August 22: We had 10 participants last night, with Gary Ledbetter s 2 sons, Doug and Philip as visitors. Welcome, Philip and Doug! August 1st shooters oter August 1st High Scorers: Gary Ledbetter, 2nd; Mike Horton, 3rd; and Jim Grabbe, 1st August 8th shootersoters August 8th High Scorers: Ed Dotson, Gary Ledbetter and Jim Grabbe 7
Bullseye Match Results August continued The participants last night were: Philip Ledbetter, Ed Dotson, Doug Ledbetter, Gary Ledbetter, Floyd Jester, Jim Wilson, Jim Grabbe, Mike Horton and Hoa Nguyen. The high scorers were: Gary Ledbetter, scoring 264-2Xs, shooting a Ruger Mk II and a red dot sight, with a two-hand Jim Grabbe, second, scoring 255-1X, shooting a.22 Walthers GSP and a red dot sight, using a ONEhand Hoa Nguyen, third, scoring 251-1X, shooting a Springfield M 1911, 45 ACP, and red dot sight, using a ONE-hand Conratulations, guys. August 29: We had 10 shooters to start the match. It was warm, but not oppressive. At the 8th set of targets, one of the participants, Graydon Bushart, age 87, was feeling poorly due to the heat and his son Kent took him home, so we had an interlude of ~ 15 minutes. We then finished the match with the 8 remaining: David Bushart, Floyd Jester, Ed Dotson, Jim Wilson, Clint Freeman and Mike Horton. The high scorers were the following: We had 2 sets of ties! As it was hot, and as we wanted to get into some AC ASAP, we dispensed with a shoot-off. Ed Dotson shot 50/60 with his M 1911.22 conversion and red dot sight, ONE-hand Jim Wilson shot 50/60 with his Thomspon Conterner.22 single shot pistol, two-handed. Clint Freeman shot 57/60 with his new Hi Standard, ~ 7: bb l, red dot sight, two-hand Mike Horton shot 57/60 with his old Hi Standard, 5 bb l with a red dot sight, ONE-hand Dan Brown, Meredith Turney, her Dad, Jim Grabbe, her uncle Jim Wilson, Gary Ledbetter, Matt Hensley, visitor, and Floyd Jester. August 29th High Scorers: Meredith Turney, Dan Brown and Gary Ledbetter. Bullseye Shooting Log - National Match Course Name M Optics Slow Fire Timed Fire Rapid Fire X Count Total Rank 3 Event Average Hdcp. Adjusted Score Rank by Handicap 8
GPGC Board of Directors Name Home Phone Email Don Ambrose, President 972-503-7266 donaldambrose@swbell.net John Slocum, Vice President 972-602-1600 trapjohn@sbcglobal.net Jan Heath, Vice President 972-986-8247 Jeffrey Zwiebel, Secretary 972-490-8438 jeff.zwiebel@mindspring.com Jason Davidson, Treasurer 214-448-6432 burntorange98@hotmail.com Dan Brown 972-264-7054 drdanbrown@att.net Jason Foshea 817-410-1564 fosheajason@hotmail.com Mark Belser 972-951-3354 mark.belser@sbcglobal.net Mike Pallett 817-466-9292 mwpallett@yahoo.com Bill Schweitzer 817-329-8828 try8@verizon.net Jim K. Wilson 972-262-0947 jkw948@yahoo.com Richard Kummer 214-435-7395 skeetpilot@yahoo.com Be Courteous! Reload the houses when you finish shooting. Pick up your hulls - clean up the area a little - use trash cans! The Gold Standard of Lead Bullets South West Casting 972-876-8428 P.O. Box 257 Ferris, Texas 75115 Steve Pearson George Pearson Jason Foshea, Commercial Manager O: 817.410.1564, C: 214.725.0621 jason@classicfleet.com 9