P.O. Box 5043, Ventura, CA 93005 Website: www.ovgc.net Editor: minutemaneditor@gmail.com OFFICERS President Robert Coffey robert.coffey@netzero.net 1st Vice-President Randy Lewis randylewis76@yahoo.com 2nd Vice-President Mike Cregan mc.cregan@gmail.com Secretary Frank Sheltrenovgctrapchair@yahoo.com Chief Instructor Jim Roberts Treasurer Blake Aaron ovgc.inst@gmail.com Membership and mailing list George Brad Cardwell ovgc.membership@gmail.com Work Day Chair Jim Hahn diconstruction@sbcglobal.net Bulletin Editor Mike Cregan minutemaneditor@gmail.com Club Merchandise Randy Lewisrandylewis76@yahoo.com Web Site Webmaster http://www.ovgc.net bbssovgc@yahoo.com BOARD MEMBERS 2017-2018 Charlie Bates longhunterman@yahoo.com Gordon Gibson oxnardtileman@aol.com Ron Jonesronaldjones487@roadrunner.com Patrick Heckman hokey111@att.net Debbie Morrisset bgguns@verizon.net Dennis Prairie ojaielkguide@yahoo.com Doug Liedblad doug@tidsales.com Clifton Wiseman wisemanc@sbcglobal.net Jeff Noll nopubl@earthlink.net Ray DiGiglio (past pres)wb6gfs@gmail.com Archery Mike Cregan SHOOT CHAIRS mc.cregan@gmail.com Air Gun Charles Bates longhunterman@yahoo.com Bench Rest Bill Coe leadslinger1000@gmail.com Black Powder Charles Bates longhunterman@yahoo.com High-Power Rifle Silhouette Mitch Hewett vtamtndwlr@sbcglobal.net Junior Club Gordon Gibson oxnardtileman@aol.com Long Range Bench Rest Silhouette Open 600 Yard Bench Rest Barry Bluhm twilitez585@hotmail.com National Match Robert Coffey NRA Handgun Nina Neuron robert.coffey@netzero.net bbssovgc@yahoo.com Public Shoot Rich Lund rglund1@juno.com Patrick Heckman (Trap) hokey111@att.net S.A.S.S. (Cowboy Action) Tim Gingrass missingbuffalo@yahoo.com Short Range Silhouette Nina Neuron bbssovgc@yahoo.com Skeet Stuart Rose marlinsmr@aol.com Jim Hahn (practice) diconstruction@sbcglobal.net Trap Monthly Practice &Competition Frank Sheltern ovgctrapchair@yahoo.com Jim Hahn (practice) diconstruction@sbcglobal.net Trap Tuesday Practice Patrick Heckman hokey111@att.net OCTOBER SCHEDULE THE RANGEMASTER OF ANY SCHEDULED EVENT IS IN CHARGE OF THE ENTIRE RANGE. IF YOU WISH TO USE ANY PORTION OF THE RANGE, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER YOU ARRIVE BEFORE OR DURING A SCHEDULED EVENT, YOU MUST FIRST SECURE THE RANGEMASTER S PERMISSION AND ABIDE BY HIS DECISION. Sun. 1 Tues. 2 Wed. 4 Fri. 6 Sat. 7 Sun. 8 Tues. 10 Wed. 11 Sat. 14 Sun. 15 Mon. 16 Sun 22 Tues. 24 Wed 25 Sat 28 Sun. 29 Mon. 30 7:00 a.m. 8:30 a.m. The General Meeting and Board Meeting of the OVGC are held at the Elks Club Hall, 2126 Knoll Dr. Ventura, California. The OVGC is a permittee of the Los Padres National Forest and is an equal opportunity service provider. National Match Course NRA Handgun 9:00 a.m. Trap Practice 7:30 p.m.. BP Show & Tell 9:00 a.m. Skeet Practice 8:30 a.m. 8:30 a.m. 9:00 a.m. Junior Club shoot 3D Field Archery HP & BP Cartridge Silhouette 8:00 a.m. Military & Precision Rifle Bench Rest 8:00 a.m. Skeet Squad & Practice 8:30 a.m. Skeet Shoot 9:00 a.m. Trap Practice 6:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Swap Meet General Meeting 8:00 a.m. Work Day No Shooting 7:30 a.m. 600-Yard Bench Rest Rendezvous Set-up Range CLOSED to shooting Tues. 17 thru Sat. 21 SESEP RENDEZVOUS 10:00 a.m. Cowboy Action 9:00 a.m. Trap Practice 7:00 p.m. Board Meeting 9:00 a.m. Public Shoot Day w/trap Practice 7:30 a.m. CMP Clinic & Early a.m. 500-Pt. NRA Reduced Course Bulletin Deadline NOTE: There are NO TRAP EVENTS on Tuesday, Oct. 17; Friday, Oct. 20; or Sunday, Oct. 22.
FROM THE DESK OF THE CLUB PRESIDENT OCTOBER 2017 EVENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS Sespe Rendezvous: Setup Monday, October 16, 2017; Rendezvous Tuesday Sunday October 17-22 Range and Events Schedule Notes: Owing to Sespe Rendezvous, there will be NO Trap Practice on Tuesday, October 17 th, nor on Friday, October 20 th. There will be NO Monthly Trap Shoot on Sunday, October 22 nd. Cowboy Action (SASS) on Sunday October 22, 2017 the Last Day of Rendezvous The usual 4 th Sunday Cowboy Action Shoot WILL take place on October 22 nd. Sunday, October 29, 2017 CMP Clinic and Early AM NRA Reduced Course Rifle Match Please see the National Match link from the OVGC homepage or email the match director for details. OPENINGS FOR SHOOT CHAIR-PERSONS Short-Range and Rimfire Silhouette (3 rd Saturday of each month) Public Shoot Day (4 th Saturday of each month) These popular and well-attended events are in jeopardy unless Club Members & Participants step up to assume Shoot Chair duties. Both are now under fill-in management by Club Officers, Board Members, and a few dedicated RSOs. Please contact me, or any Officer or Board member if you would like more information about these rewarding opportunities to become an OVGC Shoot Chair. The Club will assist individuals who are not already RSOs to obtain their NRA Range Safety Officer (RSO) certification. ANNOUNCEMENTS One of our members lost a gold wedding-band in late September. If found, please notify the Webmaster. Rob Coffey robert.coffey@netzero.net If you want to take a year or so off and travel or whatever remember to put your membership on hold, by paying the $10.00 fee (on time) every year that you are away. During those away years, if you come up to use the range, you must pay the guest fee at each visit. When you come back fulltime, you can restart your active membership by paying the current year s dues. Members who drop out and neglect to pay the annual $10 Membership-Hold Fee are subject to back dues for the years they missed. After more than one year away, it may cost less to re-apply and start over as a new member rather than pay multiple years worth of back dues. Magnets are available to check your ammunition at the covered firing line. If you re not POSITIVE about your ammunition, please double-check it BEFORE you shoot it. EVERYONE: Just a reminder that a trip to the range is like a hike in the wilderness: take back everything you bring, including trash and empty shells, and leave only footprints! PUBLIC SHOOT DAY REGULATIONS: Non-members may shoot only between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Club members MUST wear their membership cards or there will be a $10.00 charge. NOTE TO SHOOT CHAIRS: The bulletin deadline noted on the club calendar is not always best for getting the bulletin out in a timely manner. Please go by the deadline date printed on the first page of the bulletin in the monthly schedule section instead. Thanks!
Short-Range Silhouette September 2017 We were pleased to welcome some first-time shooters/probationary members, and hope they had so much fun they will return! As we have too few Big Bore shooters (and no one interested in helping Timothy Banning and Ron Jones sling heavy pieces of steel in quantity), we are back to: Rimfire -.22LR and.17hmr/wsm; Hunter Pistol; Pistol-calibre Rifles (i.e., straight-wall cartridges:.357mag,.44spl, e.g.). Smallbore Rifle Open Sights: Smallbore Rifle Scope: Competitor Score Competitor Score CraigWatkins 20 Chuck Thomason 27 John Wais 7 William Buchanan 20 Rick Roman 15 Douglas Thorvalson 12 Short Range Precision & Military Benchrest Match August 2017 Match Date: 8/13/2017 AR platform - Any Optical Sight 3 Jim McGuiness AR-15 5.56x45 198x9 4 John Spille AR-15 5.56x45 200x12 Hunter Rimfire 1 Ed Smith.22.22 LR 185x2 2 Ed Smith.22.22 LR 188x0 3 Larry Thompson Browning A Bolt.22 LR 189x2 4 Ed Smith.22.22 LR 0x0 Military Centerfire - Improved Sights 2 Jim McGuiness 1903A3 NM.30-06 193x6 Military Centerfire - Open Sights 1 Jim McGuiness Husqvarna 6.5x55 189x9 2 John Spille M96 Swedish 6.5x55 197x7 3 John Spille 1903 Springfield.30-06 192x6 3 Ed Smith M48 Yugoslavian 7.92x57 0x0 3 Ron Sado Mauser 1898.308 Win 172x2 4 Larry Thompson Valmet 76.223 178x1 4 Ron Sado Mauser 1898.308 Win 0x0 Military Rimfire 1 Michael English Mossberg M44.22 LR 191x6 1 John Spille Remington 40x.22 LR 198x3 1 Ron Sado H&R M-12.22 LR 199x3 1 Larry Thompson H&R M-12.22 LR 195x5 2 Ron Sado H&R M-12.22 LR 190x4 2 Larry Thompson H&R M-12.22 LR 190x6 Precision Centerfire 1 Bob Raddatz Ruger M77.204 Ruger 196x2 2 Bob Raddatz Ruger M77.204 Ruger 191x2
Short Range Precision & Military Benchrest Match September 2017 3 Bill Coe Marlin 1895CB.45-70 Govt 184x3 Hunter Rimfire 1 Steve Engh Remington 511.22 LR 182x1 2 Steve Engh Remington 511.22 LR 181x0 3 Larry Thompson Browning A Bolt.22 LR 190x2 4 Steve Engh Remington 511.22 LR 164x0 Military Centerfire - Open Sights 1 Bill Coe Enfield No. 1 Mk III.303 Brit 175x0 2 Bill Coe Enfield No. 1 Mk III.303 Brit 168x0 3 Ron Sado Mauser 1892.308 Win 0x0 4 Ron Sado Mauser 1892.308 Win 0x0 Military Rimfire 1 Larry Thompson Winchester 75.22 LR 192x6 1 Ron Sado H&R M-12.22 LR 192x5 2 Ron Sado H&R M-12.22 LR 194x6 2 Larry Thompson Winchester 75.22 LR 193x5 Olde Tyme 4 Bill Coe 1871/88 Beaumont 11.3x52R 171x1 Precision Centerfire 1 Bob Raddatz Ruger M77.204 Ruger 187x1 2 Bob Raddatz Ruger M77.204 Ruger 187x3 Precision Rimfire 3 Bob Raddatz Ruger American.22 LR 170x1 Centerfire Iron Sights: Competitor Slow Timed Rapid Total Rogier Willems 76x1 96x1 84 256x2 Marty Connelly 72 92 80 244 John Cuthbert 72 70 86x1 228x1 Rick Gushue 61 75 79 215 Robert Fong 66 69x1 62 197x1 John Spille 48 72x1 45 165x1 Rimfire Optics: Competitor Slow Timed Rapid Total John Cuthbert 83 81 81x1 245x1 Rick Gushue 66x1 78x1 84 228x2 NRA Handgun September 2017 Rimfire Iron Sights: Competitor Slow Timed Rapid Total Marty Connelly 88x2 84 92x2 264x4 Andrew Huey 71 92x1 97x5 260x6 Andrew Huey 71 92 87x1 250x1 Marty Connelly 81 88x1 74 243x1 Rick Gushue 71 83 89x1 243x1 Andrew Huey 69 85 83x2 237x2 John Spille 66 56 72 194
National Match Results September 3, 2017 600 Yd Slow 600 Yd Slow 600 Yd Slow Total Name Rifle Type Points X Points X Points X Points X 1 Marc Mittry Match Rifle 200 8 198 6 193 6 591 20 2 Paul Schultz Match Rifle 199 9 196 6 195 2 590 17 3 Robert Coffey Match Rifle 200 10 192 5 197 5 589 20 4 Marco Rojas Match Rifle 197 11 186 6 190 7 573 24 5 Bud Gilbertson Match Rifle 194 10 190 6 189 6 573 22 6 Nelson Green Service Rifle 195 6 194 9 184 3 573 18 7 Boris Batkin Service Rifle 192 6 189 4 192 3 573 13 8 Rob Abelson Match Rifle 196 9 194 8 180 2 570 19 9 Darren Rosenbaum Match Rifle 193 5 186 4 181 3 560 12 10 Steve Caplan Match Rifle 198 6 175 1 180 2 553 9 11 Ronald Tirado Service Rifle 184 2 189 3 174 0 547 5 12 Blake Aaron Service Rifle 184 5 182 4 174 1 540 10 13 Ed Jack Match Rifle 174 0 183 5 182 3 539 8 Kurt Ingham (rifle 14 prob) Match Rifle 100 8 191 4 192 2 483 14 15 Vladimir Sanda F-Class 198 13 191 5 190 3 579 21 16 Gene York F-Class 197 11 194 4 188 4 579 19 17 Raymond Burke F-Class 190 3 182 2 185 3 557 8 18 Brendan Cregan Service Rifle 119 0 136 1 98 0 353 1 19 Patrick Stanistreet Service Rifle 113 0 108 0 127 0 348 0
Work Day September 2017 MEMBERS PROBATIONARY Charles Bates Merl Meach David Willems Jack Ruckdashel Casey Waycasy Dennis Rosenberg Jim Roberts Frank Sheltren Luke Shank Blake Aaron Butch Dykeman Doug Travalson Robert Coffey Michael Cregan Tom Temple Brendan Cregan Jim Hahn Tony Hanks Frank Fosari Ray DiGiglio Mitchell Hewett THANKS TO ALL OVGC WORK DAY POLICY During the (180 day) probationary period, prospective members must participate in at least one Work Day. All members, except those over 70 or with a doctor s excuse, shall be required to attend one Work Day per year. In lieu of the Work Day a $40.00 charge will be assessed on the member s next year s dues. Life members and Inactive members shall not be charged the $40 fee for not attending a Work Day. A member who works 3 or more days as a range officer or instructor at the Rose Valley facility or the Jr. Club range will be given credit as a Work Day with Board approval. OVGC ATTABOY POLICY Attaboys are issued two per Work Day. Attaboys can only be used at Ojai Valley Gun Club events or meetings. Attaboys are not redeemable for cash. Attaboys no longer have an expiration date. A Shoot Chair or Special Event Chair may request Attaboys for a member s exceptional volunteer work. Attaboys cannot be used for special event shoots. Attaboys for exceptional volunteer work at Shoots or Special Events do not fulfill or substitute for a member's annual Work Day requirement. One Attaboy equals $4.00 toward the payment of club membership, or $4.00 toward club merchandise. One Attaboy equals one round of Skeet or Trap. One Attaboy equals one round of a regularly scheduled shoot. At our yearly Officers Election Meeting in January, a drawing is held for Attaboy awards of $100, $200, and $300. A Club member must be present to win. The more Work Days you attend, the more chances you have to win.