Chillicothe Sportsmen s Club News March 2018 WEB PAGE http://www.chillisportsmen.org/ Chillicothe Sportsmen s Club, Inc. PO Box 13, Chillicothe, IL. 61523-0013 Webmaster Tim Vik - webmaster@chillisportsmen.org CONTACTS If you have any questions or concerns about your Club you may contact any Club Officer listed below or any board member. President V-President Secretary Treasurer Chris Bach Steve Risinger Tim Vik Lowell Bennett (309)256-1712 (309)449-6268 (309)258-4809 (309) 274-5586 NOTICES & INFORMATION WOULD YOU LIKE TO LEARN HOW TO SHOOT YOUR SHOTGUN, RIFLE, OR HANDGUN BETTER???? Practice makes you a better shooter and regular time at the range is the best way to achieve this. Why not join one of our numerous leagues or activities at our club? This helps schedule regular time at the range and challenges you to try something new. Remember all our events and leagues are open to the public. So bring a friend even if they are not a member. Why don t people join? Some feel intimidated because they are not as skilled as the people there. The leaders and competitors are always willing to help out a new person. I do not have the equipment. Bring what you have and usually someone is willing to lend you what you need until you are able to get your own. What Events and leagues do we have available? Shotgun: Trap league: League meeting is March 24 th at 11 AM. Don t have a team or want more information? Contact Jerry Oglesby 309-360- 6152 Rifle: High Power rifle: First Match of the year is March 17 at 1:00. Learn how to shoot standing, sitting, and prone. Club has ammo for purchase and guns that can be borrowed. So all you need to start is show up with some money. Contact Chris Bach 309-256-1712
Mauser Match: Uses any center fire rifle with open sights and any center fire rifle with peep sights designed before 1950. Matches run 2 nd Saturday of the month all year long. Next match is Match 10 starting at 9 AM. Contact Justin Howler 309-231-6116 Sporting Rifle: Rimfire rifle match shot every Monday afternoon Starting May 7 th. Contact Ross Baer 309-274-3273 Indoor Small Bore Rifle: 10m match shot with 22 s. Club has some 22 s that can be borrowed. Matches run through April are Mondays at 4 pm, Wednesdays at 11, and Saturdays at 8 am. Contact Ross Baer 309-274- 3273 Centerfire and Rimfire Buffalo Match: Knock down steel at long range. Next Centerfire Match is April 1 at 9 am and next rimfire match is April 15 at 9 am. Contact Doug Dotson 309-675-0200 for info on rimfire or Kyle Mustain 309-255-6339 for centerfire Handgun / Bowling Pin: What can be more fun than trying to knock bowling pins off a table as fast as you can? Matches run all year long. You can use rimfire, centerfire, revolver or pistol. If you have a handgun you can participate. Next match is March 4 starting at 1 pm in the club house. Starting April Matches start at 9 am on range 5 on the 2 nd Saturday of the month. Bullseye: How accurate can you be with a pistol? This will challenge you to be your best. Shoot all year long both indoor and outdoor. Next match is March 15 at 7 pm in the clubhouse. Contact Scott Kirchner 309-256-3881 USPSA: Want to learn how to shoot fast and accurate? This is the event for you. Next Match is April 28 and 29. Contact Ethan Mooberry 309-370-2711. How about rifle, shotgun and handgun all at the same time? Cowboy action shooting and 3 Gun matches are what you are looking for. Next Cowboy match is Match 11 at 9 am. Next 3 gun Match is July 28 and 29. Contact Kory Rickett at 309-925-5285 for cowboy action. Contact Kip Jacobson 309-824-2482 Archery: Don t forget about our 3D archery matches to keep you sharp with your bow all summer. Next match is March 17. Contact Bill Schneckenburger 309-339-1378 Outdoor Work Party: The next work party will be on March 3,2018 at 8:00AM. We will be repair and replace targets, cleaning up trash and fallen tree limbs on all ranges (including archery range), weed whacking around property, burning brush piles if possible. Bring rakes, shovels, chain saws, weed whackers, and trailers. We will also need screw guns, saws and hammers to make/repair targets frame.
ALL RANGES ARE CLOSED TO SHOOTING UNTIL AFTER THE WORKPARTY IS COMPLETE (about 1:00) except for schedule events. Contact Steve Schneckenburger at (309) 657-0170 for more information. Work Hours Indoor Range Cleanup: Saturday, March 11, 9 AM, Indoor Range Cleanup only due to Hunter Ed Class upstairs. Questions Call Scott Kirchner @ (309) 274-8407 with Indoor range questions APRIL 20 & 21, 2018, YSSI WEEKEND WORK HOUR CREDITS: The 17th Annual YSSI Weekend is set for April 20 & 21, 2018. Help will be needed on Saturday, the 21st, on all ranges (Indoor Rifle, Shotgun, Archery, High-Power Rife, Muzzleloading Rifle, Cowboy Action Pistol, Buffalo Rifle, USPSA, and in the Clubhouse & Kitchen. We will need 3 or 4 individuals to come in on Friday the 20th @ 10 AM to help get the final food, other supplies, pick up ice in the early afternoon, and perform final setup needs. We will also need 3 or 4 very early risers to come in on the Saturday the 21st and start cooking breakfast at 4 AM so that we can be ready to feed everyone by 6:30 AM. The remaining kitchen staff needs to be here by 6 AM to help finish the cooking and to get everything out and ready to feed the participants. WORK HOUR CREDITS will be given to all volunteers who assist. Call the appropriate Range Director listed below to volunteer for that Range or Bob Bjerke for clubhouse & kitchen duties and for any other questions. Clubhouse & Kitchen Bob Bjerke 309/692-1800 (home) 309/657-8899 (cell) Indoor 22 Rifle Steve/Deb Craig 309/686-8186 (after 5:30 ) Shotgun/Trap Jerry Oglesby 309/360-6152 Archery Gary Balzarini 815/579-8774 High-Power Rifle Chris Bach 309/256-1712 Muzzle-loading Rifle Tom French 309/246/2073 Cowboy Action Pistol Kory Rickets 309/267-1578 Buffalo Rifle Tim Shoff 309/657-4439 USPSA Pistol Bill Bond 309/339-4157 Introduction to Defensive Handgun Saturday April 7, 2018 8:00AM Chillicothe Range 5 Learn the basics of defensive handgun skills in this class that covers grip, stance, marksmanship, reloads, drawing from a holster, malfunction drills, movement, legal implications, and more. Register at usrifleman.org Saturday May 5, 2018 Defensive Handgun II
Saturday June 23, 2018 Tactical Carbine I Saturday September 22, 2018 Tactical Carbine II EVENTS Check the March & April Club Calendar for the scheduled events. AFFILIATIONS Your club is affiliated with the following organizations: NRA ISRA CMP USPSA SASS NRA National Rifle Association Affiliation Number #R0570 ISRA Illinois State Rifle Association Affiliation Number #00282 CMP Civilian Marksmanship Program Affiliation Number #5208 USPSA United States Practical Shooting Association Affiliation Number IL-08 SASS Single Action Shooting Society The following are the range numbers: RANGE RANGE NUMBERS LOCATION 1 -- 100 Yard Range 2 -- Trap range 3 -- Short lakeside range (just north of Cowboy Town) 4 -- Cowboy Town 5 -- Practice Range 6 -- 3 bays (A, B, C) 7 -- New 100 yard range (Not useable yet) 8 -- 6 bays (A, B, C, D, E, F) 9 -- Reserved for future use 10 -- 300 Yard Range (old range 7) A -- Archery Range
March Chillicothe Sportsmen s Club Calendar of Activities Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 2 1 Indr MP-4H 5 Indr Venture Crew (BSA) 5 3 Outdr Work Party-8 AM Archery Work Party 8 AM 4 2 Open Trap 10 AM 5 MZL-R 10 AM Indr-Bowling Pin-1 5 Indr Small Bore 4 & 6 6 Indr Pistol Pract 1 Indr WTSP 6 7 Indr Intro2B eye 6 2 Open Trap 6 Hunter Ed Setup 7 8 9 10 Indr Rnge Clean 9 AM 1-Mauser Match 9 AM 4,5 Cowboy Setup 3 DST Begins 4,5 Cowboy 9 AM 11 18 Archery Teardown-1 CH NRA (TBD) Inst Class 8 AM 5 MZL-R 10 AM Newsletter Article Sub Deadline 25 Palm Sunday 1 CLOSED FOR ATA 2 ATA MATCH 8 AM 8a-8f USPSA 9 AM 12 Indr Small Bore 4 & 6 C H Planning 6:30 19 Indr Small Bore 4 & 6 CH--NMO 6:30 26 Indr Small Bore 4 & 6 13 Indr Pistol Pract 1 Board Meeting 6:30 20 Indr Pistol Pract 1 Indr WTSP 6 27 Indr Pistol Pract 1 Indr WTSP 6 14 Indr Intro2B eye 6 2 Open Trap 6 21 Indr Intro2B eye 6 2 Open Trap 6 28 Indr Intro2B eye 6 2 Open Trap 6 15 Indr MP-4H 5 Indr Bullseye 7 Archery Setup 5 22 Indr Bullseye 6 2 Open Trap 6 29 Indr MP-4H 5 16 Archery Setup 5 CH NRA (TBD) Instr Class 6 23 Indr TWAW 6 Good Friday 30 17 St. Paterick s Day CH NRA (TBD) Instr Class 8 AM 1 HPR 1 8a-8c 22 Steel 1 24 2-Trap Work Party-8 A League Meeting 11 A 8a-8f USPSA Setup 8 AM 8a-8f USPSA 1 31 Note that the number in front of the event indicates the range that the activity is taking place at. Last Updated: 2/24/2018 2018
April Chillicothe Sportsmen s Club Calendar of Activities Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 Easter 10 CF Buffalo 9 AM 8 CH-Spring Gun Show 8:30 AM 3 Gun Show Cleanup-3 P 8a-8f & 10 3 Gun Match 8 AM 4,5 Cowboy 9 AM 2 MZL-Clay Bird Match 10 AM 15 1 CLOSED FOR ATA 2 ATA MATCH 8 AM 10 RF Buffalo 9 AM Newsletter Article Sub Deadline 22 CH YSSI Cleanup Archery Teardown-1 29 8a-8f USPSA 9 AM 2 Indr Small Bore 4 & 6 9 Indr Small Bore 4 & 6 C H Planning 6:30 16 Indr Small Bore 4 & 6 CH--NMO 6:30 23 Indr Small Bore 4 & 6 30 Indr Small Bore 4 & 6 3 Indr Pistol Pract 1 Indr WTSP 6 10 Indr Pistol Pract 1 Board Meeting 6:30 17 Indr Pistol Pract 1 Indr WTSP 6 24 Indr Pistol Pract 1 Indr WTSP 6 4 2 Open Trap 5 League (1) 6 11 2 Open Trap 5 League (2) 6 18 2 Open Trap 5 League (3) 6 25 2 Open Trap 5 League (4) 6 5 Indr MP-4H 5 2 Open Trap 6 12 Indr Bullseye 6 19 Indr MP-4H 5 Archery Setup 5 2 Open Trap 6 26 Indr Bullseye 6 6 CH Spring Gun Show Setup 9:30 AM 20 CH-YSSI Setup 10 AM Archery Setup 5 27 Indr TWAW 6 7 Outdr Work Party-8 AM Archery Work Party 8 AM 5-USRA 7:30 AM CH-Spring Gun Show 8:30 AM 4 8a-8f & 10 3 Gun Match Setup 13 14 Indr & CH Clean-9 AM 1-Mauser Match 9 AM 5 Bowling Pin 9 AM 4,5 Cowboy Setup 3 21 YSSI-All Ranges-All Day 28 1 HPR 7:30 AM 8a-8f USPSA Setup 8 AM 8a-8f USPSA 1 Note that the number in front of the event indicates the range that the activity is taking place at. Last Updated: 2/24/2018 2018