Official Newsletter of River Bend Gun Club The Bullet-IN River Bend Gun Club is a club for members, founded in 1958. Issue No. 236 May 2017 2017 BOARD OF DIRECTORS ELECTION Inside this issue Official Club Business... 2 Bullseye Pistol... 3 Hunting Rifle... 4 NRA Light Rifle... 5 2017 Board of Directors Election, cont.... 7 May Calendar... 11 June Calendar... 12 Classifieds... 13 Range Map... 14 River Bend Gun Club s 2017 annual business meeting will convene at 12:00 PM on Sunday, May 21, at the club s Multi-purpose Range #1 (MP1). For the benefit of new members or others who are not familiar with this important event, Article VIII of the River Bend Gun Club, Inc. By-Laws requires the annual election of the club President and three open Director positions at every annual business meeting. In 2017, the president, one Life Director and two Annual Directors will be elected. The five members who qualified as candidates and are running for election in 2017 are: President: Life Director: Annual Director: Annual Director: Annual Director: Steve Hardin (incumbent, unopposed) Mike Upchurch (incumbent, unopposed) David Norcross (incumbent) John Norris Jonathan O Neal Annual Director: Mike Zeigler As stipulated in the club By-Laws, only life and corporate members may vote for the President and Life Directors and only annual members may vote for Annual Directors. No other membership classes are entitled to vote. Official written notification of the annual business meeting will be sent by first class mail in late April to all members in good standing. Please review the contents of the notification carefully. The mailing will also include other important information about the club, the picnic and annual business meeting including a proxy form (life members and annual members only). continued on page 7 1
Official Club Business Highlights of March 13, 2017 Board of Directors Meeting Membership Statistics MAR FEB MAR 2017 2017 2016 Senior Members 95 95 153 Total Members: 1,789 1,762 1,809 President Steve Hardin presided over a quorum of seven Board members. Also attending were three club officers, the General Manager, Shotgun Manager, one Assistant Range Officer, two annual members and an annual member dependent. A quorum was confirmed, the proposed agenda was adopted, the minutes of the February 2017 Board meeting were approved and the following officer and manager reports were presented and accepted: Treasurer Secretary Chief Range Officer Club Manager Shotgun Manager Board decisions made, actions taken and items of interest: Treasurer reported that February 2017 FYTD income was $654,682 (up 5.0%) and FYTD expenses were $585,093 (up 18.8%). Cash in the bank on 02/28/17 was $249,057 including $70,101 in Capital Reserve. New members approved Caterina M. Angerami, Norcross Robert A. (Robby) Barber, Dawsonville Henry L. (Hank) Cohn, III, Alpharetta Erica L. D Amico, Cumming Jerry Drisaldi, Roswell Michael P. (Mike) Flanigan, Dawsonville Jim M. Frager, Cumming Bradley S. Garrett, Crossing, Cumming David B. (Blake) Gee, Canton Tyson R. (Ty) Horn, Cumming Harvey L. Jackson, Atlanta Brenton J. (Brent) Maddux, Gainesville Scott H. Mason, Cumming Michael E. (Mike) McCracken, Canton Frederick (Fred) Nemiroff, Cumming John C. Norton, Brookhaven Lloyd D. Penn, Jr., Gainesville Gregory R. (Greg) Pierce, Roswell Danny L. Raines, Marietta Doug Rutledge, Canton Roger M. Tota, Marietta Richard Vidic, Jr., Cumming Tim S. (T.S.) Voss, Big Canoe Approved 23 new members (list below). Chief Range Officer reported that 6 shooting venues submitted match reports in January. Total entries were 336 (104 members, 212 non-members and 20 juniors) and event use fees to the club totaled $1,843.44. Non-competition open range use in February totaled 1,818 (1,474 members and 344 guests). The February range safety tour was attended by 31 prospective members and spouses. Approve funding to drill a well on the centerfire silhouette range. Approved funding to purchase five additional steel plate racks for general membership use. Shotgun Hill activity for February totaled 2,033 rounds. This included 633 shooters (504 members and 129 guests). Cart rentals totaled 24 and income to the club was $13,001. Approved changes in club policy regarding criminal background checks: The club will accept a current Georgia Weapons Carry Permit in lieu of a Georgia criminal history record. Members or spouses who need a Georgia criminal history record but do not possess a current Georgia Weapons Carry Permit will be required obtain their own Georgia criminal history record from their local Sheriff s Office or police department. The club will no longer administer and order background checks. Approved changes recommended by the Range Rules Revision Committee. Four scholarship applicants are being considered by the Scholarship Committee. Six members earned a Tactical Rifle Certification (175 members, spouses and dependents have been certified since the program inception in 2013) Regular monthly Board meetings are called to order at 7:00 PM on the second Monday of each month in the Gene Mowell Conference Center. RBGC members and families are cordially invited to attend. 2
BULLSEYE PISTOL Ladies and Gents, Thanks to all 10 shooters who braved the daylong downpour yesterday to shoot our 2700 at River Bend. The weather was truly horrible. Congratulations to Match Winner John Strakose who shot 2542-74x. First Master was Jim Good at 2526-82x. First Expert was Tony Johnson with 2400-45x. And Tony shot a.38 revolver in centerfire! First Sharpshooter was Jason Hawkins at 2267-30x and First Marksman was Jimmy Glenn at 2220-21x. The few, the proud the River Bend Bullseye shooters! We look forward to seeing everyone at our May match. In May, we will shoot on SATURDAY, May 20 due to conflicts with other club activities. Best regards, David Donley 3
HUNTING RIFLE APRIL 15, 2017 Twenty four shooters turned out for April s Hunting Rifle match on the High Power range and after several months of rainy weather we enjoyed a perfect spring day for shooting. Splitting into two squads of 12 shooters each, each squad began it s rotation between firing line and target pits by 9am. April s course of fire offered 20 minutes of range time for each squad at 200, 300, and 600 yards with most shooters choosing the NRA 300 yard MR-63 Bullseye target. Joe Bougard who also shoots Benchrest and F-class at RBGC joined us with his.25-06 to set the standard for accuracy in this month s event (welcome back, Joe!). Husband and wife team Tom and Oz Fenney (pictured center, below) joined us for her first experience at shooting at distance. For not having prior experience shooting at distance, Oz did extremely well and we hope to see both Tom and Oz back with us again at our next match. If you re not familiar with the Hunting Rifle venue at RBGC, our objective is to assist hunters and shooters in developing the skills and knowledge required to accurately place shots at distance. We typically rotate from the High Power range to the Silhouette range every 3rd month. For more information please visit RBGC member Craig Guinn with his the Hunting Rifle venue page at http://rbgc.org/huntingrifle/huntingrifle.html target from the March Hunting Rifle Whether you re preparing for an upcoming hunt or simply wish to develop your match. shooting skills, come join us for our next match on Saturday, May 20th on the Silhouette range. Greg Hughes RO/Hunting Rifle 4
NRA LIGHT RIFLE The first match of the 2017 RBGC NRA Light Rifle program was held on April 1st with a field of 9 competitors on hand to start the season. Like the 2016 season, the first match scores were a little lower than usual, with some shooters having an exceptional day, while others were just a bit off. Simon Bailey started the match strong by firing a 91.01 and a 94.01 to take an 8 point lead after the second stage, with Brad Reynolds in second place by 1 center shot over Chris Sager at 177. Typical high scoring shooters Mark Dorlay and King Stracke shot very atypical stages to complete the second stage 19 and 21 points back. With the winds beginning to kick up, shooters were pushed around a bit, but the scores didn t seem to suffer much. Bailey continued to post solid stages, as did Sager and Reynolds. Dorlay began to wake up and post better scores, but Stracke was still a bit off. Don Coleman was having a good day firing good points totals, to stay ahead of Stacke. By the end of the 4th stage, Bailey held an 11 point lead, with Sager, 355.00 and Reynolds, 354.01, swapping places by a single point. The final two stages saw Dorlay returned to form by posting a pair of solid 93.00 s. Bailey and Reynolds also shot duplicate scores, with Bailey posting a pair of 91.00 s, and Reynolds posting a pair of 90.01 s (Continued on page 6) 5
NRA LIGHT RIFLE (Continued from page 5) After all of the shooting was complete, Bailey managed to hold on to the match lead firing a 548.03 to finish just one point shy of tying his personal best. Reynolds consistent finish put him in 2nd place with a 534.03 and Dorlay s strong finish put him on podium with a 533.01 to take 3rd place. Congratulations to all winners: Simon Bailey 548.03 Match Winner King Stracke 515.02 1st Sharpshooter Brad Reynolds 534.03 2nd Place Mark Dorlay 533.01 3rd Place Chris Sager 531.00 1st Marksman Don Coleman 513.00 2nd Marksman The next Light Rifle match will be on Saturday May the 6th with first shot downrange at 9:30 AM. It will be an any sight 60 shot match fired at 50 ft. We look forward to seeing you here. Simon Bailey 6
2017 BOARD OF DIRECTORS ELECTION (Continued from page 1) Members eligible to vote will be given official ballots at sign-in before the meeting. Members who do not attend the annual meeting may assign a proxy to vote on their behalf by executing a proxy form. Proxy forms will be sent with the annual meeting notice and will also be available for download on the club website. Properly completed and signed proxy forms must be returned to the Club Secretary no later than 5:00 PM on Wednesday, May 17. Proxies received after that date and time will be rejected. Please remember that, if you assign your voting rights to a proxy, he or she must be present and signed-in at the annual meeting to vote your proxy so please be sure that your assigned proxy is going to attend. Also, to be valid, your proxy must be assigned to a specific individual by name. Proxies left blank or assigned to Board of Directors or anything other than an individual name will be disallowed. Questions about the annual meeting or election of the president and directors should be directed to the Corporate Secretary, Linda Steadman, at sec@rbgc.org or 770-518-5871. Steve Hardin, candidate for President (Incumbent, Unopposed) Average number of monthly visits to River Bend GC: Four or five In what shooting disciplines are you active? High Power rifle, Smallbore prone and High Power Silouette Summarize your previous service to RBGC: Incumbent RBGC President (completing fourth term, Life Director, Facilities Committee Chairman, High Power Range Officer, Staff Volunteer for Young Shooters Challenge and Women on Target. Describe your short-term goals for the club if elected: Short term goals for my fifth term are the continuation of the efforts of my first four terms to ensure that club leadership and management are fiscally responsible and memberoriented. Additional short term goals include: Relocate Bullseye Pistol range to Action Complex in 2017. Continue to refine and implement plans to improve existing ranges. (Put bathroom on Silhouette Range in 2017. Continue development of a comprehensive curriculum of firearms-related training by certified instructors to improve the enjoyment and safe handling of firearms and marksmanship skills of club members, their families and their guests. Continue to explore and implement special programs designed to attract women and youth to RBGC and its organized shooting activities. The objective is to stimulate interest and growth within the shooting sports in general and to promote the importance of active citizen engagement in efforts to protect, preserve and defend the Second Amendment. My longer term goals for my fourth term include: Acquire surrounding property if it becomes available to shield the club from encroachment by housing developments that may threaten the viability of RBGC. Continue to explore creative means to stimulate a higher level of involvement by younger members in the club s management and leadership and ultimately to increase the number of talented and motivated individuals willing to contribute their time, talent and skills to become the future leaders of the club. (Continued on page 8) 7
2017 BOARD OF DIRECTORS ELECTION CANDIDATE STATEMENTS (Continued from page 7) Mike Upchurch, candidate for Life Director (Incumbent, Unopposed) Average number of monthly visits to River Bend GC: Five In what shooting disciplines are you active? High Power Rifle, NRA Smallbore Prone and 200 Yard Smallbore Prone Summarize your previous service to RBGC: Being a member of the club is an important part of my life. I have a long history of service to the club. Being awarded Member of the Year in 2014 is something I am very proud of. From 2007 to 2017, I ve been the HP RO and before that I gave the new member range tours for 2 years. I served for 2 years on the Long Range planning committee and the Elections committee. I helped get the Hunter Rifle and HP Silhouette programs up and running. I ran the old 600 yard sight in day venue for 5 years and helped run the 100 yards reduced match for two years. I have been heavily involved in the Young Shooters Challenge since the first one. My short term goals are: Work to get a new Bullseye Pistol range completed to free up the old range. Develop and construct an action complex for action pistol and 3-gun that is safe and large enough for these growing sports. Work to support the CRO, the RO s, and all the other volunteers that make River Bend such a great club. My long term goals are: Keeping the club fiscally strong. Buying adjacent property to buffer the club from future development in the area. Making the club more inviting to women and youth by having programs geared toward their interest. I think the Board of Directors has been doing a great job of running the club for the last few years. The club is fiscally stronger than ever before. The Board goes out of their way to prove they are there for the entire club and not just one venue. There is no hard feeling between the different shooting disciplines like there has been in the past. I am honored to be a part of such a great Board and I hope that you can vote for me. Thank you. David Norcross, candidate for Annual Director (Incumbent, Unopposed) Average number of monthly visits to River Bend GC: Four or five In what shooting disciplines are you active? Action Pistol, 3-Gun, USPSA, Sporting Clays, FAL Match,.22 Rimfire Plinking Summarize your previous service to RBGC: Annual Director since May, 2015. Action Pistol Match Director since December 2013. Currently on the Action Shooting Planning Committee (Chairman), Range Rules Revision Committee and the Training Committee. I volunteer my time for Women-On-Target and the RBGC Glock Ballistic Challenge. (Continued on page 9) 8
2017 BOARD OF DIRECTORS ELECTION CANDIDATE STATEMENTS (Continued from page 8) My short term goals are: My goals include continued representation of the more than 1,600 annual members, whose dues and volunteer efforts keep River Bend Gun Club functioning, growing and continuing to be the premier shooting facility in Georgia and arguably, the Southeast. My long term goals are: I will strive to ensure that the annual membership s concerns are heard by the Board of Directors and that their shooting venues are consistent with their popularity and usage. John Norris, candidate for Annual Director Average number of monthly visits to River Bend GC: three to four times In what shooting disciplines are you active? Bullseye Pistol Summarize your previous service to RBGC: Assistant Range Officer on Bullseye Pistol Range. Managing design & construction of new Bullseye Range. My short term goals are: Successful completion of the new Bullseye Range. My long term goals are: To utilize my management, construction, and civic engineering skills to assist in a consistent and successful growth of River Bend Gun Club. To work toward marketing RBGC as the finest shooting venue in the S.E. USA. To always keep safety as one of the most important aspects of operating RBGC. Work to get more members involved in the successful operation of RBGC. Send out a questionnaire to members to get their specific skill sets in order to utilize more resources from our members. Jonathan O Neill, candidate for Annual Director Average number of monthly visits to River Bend GC: 10 In what shooting disciplines are you active? High Power rifle. Summarize your previous service to RBGC: High Power Range Officer My short and long term goals are: To increase the accessibility, usability and safe conditions of the ranges for all members. To increase participation in all venues and constantly strive to improve the Club to suit the best interest of its membership. My name is Jonathan O Neal. I am retired from the Georgia National Guard and Federal Services where I served as a Supervisor, Trainer and Crew Chief for over 20 years. I am an avid competitor and recreational shooter. I have enjoyed being a part of the River Bend Gun Club as a guest during events, and as a member for several years. I would like to be your representative on the board of directors to ensure the Club continues to move forward and provide its members and guests a safe, family friendly environment as it has provided in the past with a focus to improve all venues and range (Continued on page 10) 9
2017 BOARD OF DIRECTORS ELECTION CANDIDATE STATEMENTS (Continued from page 9) facilities when it is in the best interests of the future of the club and its most valuable asset, you, the membership. Thank you for your consideration, and please say hello when I see you on the range! Mike Zeigler, candidate for Annual Director Average number of monthly visits to River Bend GC: We average approximately 20 visits per month. In what shooting disciplines are you active? Shotgun / Pistol / Smallbore Summarize your previous service to RBGC: Joining RBGC BOD will be my first official arrangement to give back to the club. I always offer my time to be helpful while at the club. My short term goals are: To understand the clubs mission as it relates to membership and finances and help craft plans for positive future growth. My long term goals are: Develop strategy to address and improve negative aspects of RBGC to bring these areas into the asset column. All areas and venues of RBGC should have good and fair representation at BOD level and many feel the shotgun venues have little representation at the board level. My goal is to represent all of RBGC for all members while giving the shotgun community a voice at the Board of Directors table. Mike Zeigler Candidate for RBGC BOD River Bend Gun Club has served my family very well. My son (13) and daughter (10) are avid shotgun / clay target shooters and can be found most any day on Shotgun Hill. RBGC has given my family and children a safe and wholesome place to work on their craft (a rare thing these days). Because of all that RBGC has given to my family is why I decided it was time to give back and serve on the Board of Directors. I will be offering my time and skills to serve on the Board of Directors to help make this great place even better. All venues at RBGC should have good and fair representation at the BOD level. I will work diligently to represent all RBGC members and all venues to help create positive growth in the future. I will also be the voice that the shotgun community at RBGC needs at the Board of Directors table. I look forward to serving and will always have time to communicate with RBGC members who are looking to voice a concern or the like. Please support me for the Annual Member Director position by casting your vote for Mike Zeigler. Mike Zeigler claytargetlife@gmail.com 770.841.8232 10
May 2017 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 Trap & Skeet League(sh) 5 6 NRA Light Rifle(rr22) Cowboy Action(cb) Rifleman's Weekend CMP(hp) Women on Target(cr/am-be/pm) 7 Rifleman's Weekend CMP (hp) Skeet Match(sh) 8 Board Meeting 7pm(cr) 9 10 11 Trap & Skeet League(sh) 12 13 Centerfire Benchrest HP 80 Shot RMC(hp) Youth Shoot(be) ICORE - Revolver(ap) MP1 Closed for Annual Meeting Set Up) 14 15 16 17 18 Trap & Skeet League(sh) 19 MP1 Closed at 12:00 PM for Annual Meeting Set Up 20 Action Pistol(ap) Hunter Rifle(sl) Sporting Clays(sp) Bullseye Pistol(be) 21 MP1 Closed for Annual Meeting and Family Picnic MP2 Closed for Annual Swap Meet 28 Range Tour 10-3pm(cr) Rimfire Benchrest (mp1) Buffalo Rifles(hp) 22 23 24 25 Trap & Skeet League(sh) 29 30 31 26 27 USPSA(cb) 100 yd Match/Clinic(smp2) Buffalo Rifles(sl) Trap Match(sh) Range Legend: (ac)-action Complex; (ap)-action Pistol Bays; (be)- Bullseye Range; (bp)-black Powder Range; (cb)-cowboy Range; (CR) - Gene Mowell Conference Room (hp)-high Power Range;(mp1)-Multipurpose 1; Rimfire Range (22rr); (smp2)-skutle Multipurpose 2; (sp)-sporting Clays; (sh)-shotgun Hill; (sl)-silhouette 11
June 2017 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 Trap & Skeet League (sh) 2 3 Cowboy/SASS(cb) NRA Light Rifle(rr22) 200 Yard Rimfire(hp) 4 Skeet Match(sh) 5 6 7 8 RR-Range CLOSED for Black Hawk Set Up Trap & Skeet League (sh) 9 RR Black Hawk Open(22rr) 10 Centerfire Benchrest(mp1) RR Black Hawk Open(22rr) 80 Shot RMC(hp) ICORE - Revolver(ap) SH - Vintage Side x Side 11 HP 3x600(hp) RR Black Hawk Open(22rr) 12 Board Meeting 7pm(cr) 13 14 15 Trap & Skeet League (sh) 16 17 Hunter Rifle(hp) Action Pistol(ap) Sporting Clays(sp) 18 Bullseye Pistol 25 Range Tour 10-3pm(cr) Rimfire Benchrest (mp1) 19 20 21 22 Trap & Skeet League (sh) 26 27 28 29 Trap & Skeet League (sh) 23 24 Trap Match(sh) 100 yd Match/Clinic(smp2) Buffalo Rifles(sl) USPSA(cb) Smallbore Prone(22rr) 30 Range Legend: (ac)-action Complex; (ap)-action Pistol Bays; (be)- Bullseye Range; (bp)-black Powder Range; (cb)-cowboy Range; (CR) - Gene Mowell Conference Room (hp)-high Power Range;(mp1)-Multipurpose 1; Rimfire Range (22rr); (smp2)-skutle Multipurpose 2; (sp)-sporting Clays; (sh)-shotgun Hill; (sl)-silhouette 12
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Shotgun Hill Hours: Thursday - Sunday 10 am - 6 pm last round must begin by 5:30 pm - 4:30 pm for sporting clays Club Hours: Club hours are from sunrise to sunset (specific times for specific dates are listed on the RBGC and other weather sites) on all ranges except the shotgun ranges, which are open late on certain days of the week, light and weather permitting (check the website for scheduled days and hours of operation). Evening shooting (until 9:00 p.m.) will be scheduled periodically on the lighted field. Check the website or contact the shotgun Manager for current schedules. Newsletter Information: When submitting articles, please remember to include a couple of pictures if possible. The deadline is May 29, 2017. Copyright 2017, River Bend Gun Club, all rights reserved. 14