SPORTSMEN S NOTES Official Newsletter of the Dormont-Mt.Lebanon Sportsmen s Club June 2017 Edition July 2017 Calendar SUN MON TUES WED THUR FRI SAT 1 8:00AM-12:00PM - NRA Highpower 2 3 Pistol(NMC) No MPRL 4 Independence Day No Trap range 5 6 7 8 8:00AM-12:00PM - M1A Match 9 10:00AM - M1 Carbine 100yd Match 10 MPRL Week 8 11 6:00PM-10:00PM - Trap range 12 13 7:30PM - Board Meeting 14 15 8:00AM Work Party All ranges closed 16 8:00AM-2:00PM - CMP Match 17 MPRL Week 9 18 6:00PM-10:00PM - Trap range 19 20 21 12:30PM-1:30PM (approx) Silhouette Setup 22 9:00AM-4:00PM - Outdoor Pistol Silhouette 23 24 MPRL Week 10 25 6:00PM-10:00PM - Trap range 26 27 8:00 - Membership meeting 28 29 10:000AM-5:00PM - Smallbore Match Marsico Range 30 10:000AM-5:00PM - Smallbore Match Marsico Range 31 MPRL Week 11
2 DMSC SHORT SHOTS Work Party: the next work parties will be on Saturday, June 17 and July 15 starting at 8am. Attention Woodworkers: The club is looking for help to construct bat houses to place around the property to help control the mosquitos. The club will provide the materials. If you have the tools, skills in interested in assisting with the project, please contact Marc Burnes at dmscnews at gmail dot com or 412.580.4478 leave a message if no answer. This Old Gun: Ray English will present a WWII era German Mauser used by the Nazi SS. Extended Trap Hours: Thanks to Lou and Trent, we will now be opening for trap shooting at 6pm every Tuesday evening. Previously we were only able to open up at 7pm. Please show these gentlemen your appreciation when you see them. 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. CMP Special Match: The CMP Program is pleased to announce a special shooting event: an M1 Garand Match and a Springfield/Vintage Military Rifle Match on the 200 Yd. Range. This event will be held on Sunday, July 16, 2017. There will be two relays each shooting the 30 round Course of Fire: 10 Rounds Slow Fire Prone, 10 Rounds Rapid Fire Prone, 10 Rounds Slow Fire Offhand. Relay # 1: M1 Garand Match (9:00 A.M.); Relay #2 Springfield/Vintage Military Rifle Match (10:30 A.M.). The cost for each relay is $5 (targets only no ammo will be sold). As this is a special event, there will not be an opportunity for first time shooters to participate. 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. ARC Match Added: An America s Rifle challenge match has been added on Sunday, August 27. The match will feature an expanded format consisting of 83 rounds fired across 9 stages. See Page 3 for details.
3 AR Match DMLSC has expanded America s Rifle Challenge to include an Advanced Match. Intended for experienced action rifle shooters, competitors will be required to change firing positions, move through multiple firing points and reload against the clock. Assignments will be made to relays comprised of 5 shooters. Date: Sunday, August 27, 2017 Pre-requisites: Previous participation in DMSC Basic Match, DMSC Self Defense Match, or other action rifle event. Time: First relay reports at 8:30 AM Cost: $5 for DMLSC members; $10 for nonmembers. Advanced Match Course of Fire : 83 rounds total Stage 1: 100/200 yds. Prone: Fire seven shots, alternating between 200 and 100 yd. targets Stage 2: 50 yds. Fire two shots standing, three shots kneeling, and five shots prone Stage 3: 50 yds. Fire two shots standing, then three shots prone, reload, and fire five shots prone Stage 4: 50 yds. From behind a barricade fire five shots standing, reload, then fire five shots kneeling. Stage 5: 25 yds. From behind a barricade fire four shots, reload, and then fire four more shots. Stage 6: 25 yds. Fire four shots and move to the barricade. Reload. Fire four shots through a barricade portal. Reload. Fire four more shots through a different barricade portal. Stage 7: 7 yds. Standing: Fire four shots using the support shoulder. Stage 8: 7 yds. Standing: Fire two shots to the lower target and one shot to the upper target. Repeat. Stage 9: 7 yds. Standing: Fire two shots lower zone and fire two shots upper zone using both the right and left targets, reload, repeat sequence. Rifle Categories: Iron Sights: a rifle that has only iron sights Optics Limited: a rifle that has only a non-magnified optic, such as ACOG, EoTech, Red Dot, etc. Back up iron sights are allowed. Optics Open: a maximum of two optic sights with a maximum of one being magnified. Participants need to have prior experience in an action rifle match. DMSC s Basic ARC Match and the Self Defense Match are such examples. All NRA Safety Rules and DMLSC Rules apply. Competitors need to attend a mandatory safety briefing and must arrive at the designated time of their assigned relay. Relay one will assist with target set up and relay four will assist with target storage. Keep all rifles cased and in your vehicles until instructed to bring them to the firing line. Eye/Ear Protection and Empty Chamber Indicators are mandatory (ECI s are available for a $1 charge). Rifles need to be Zeroed for 100 yards prior to the match. Participant should be able to adjust fire for the 200 yd. steel target. No spotting scopes, shooting mats, or shooting jackets are permitted. Rifles need to have attached slings capable of being worn across the back. Competitors should have a minimum of 3 magazines (5 magazines are optimal) and will need to carry them in a bandoleer, pouch, pocket, or similar device on the person for each stage. For more information visit: https://arc.nra.org/faqs/ No AP or incendiary ammunition is permitted. Space is limited to 20 shooting positions. To ensure your participation, contact John T. via email: dmlscnra@verizon.net
4 CMP THE DORMONT MOUNT LEBANON SPORTSMANS CLUB MONTHLY H POWER RIFLE MATCH April 23rd, 2017 TY ROUND, FOUR STAGE, THREE POSITION CONTEST OPEN TO THE PUBLIC OCUS ON SAFETY, PROPER HANDLING OF FIREARMS, MARKSMAN AND SPORTSMANSHIP SHOOTER SLOW RAPID SIT/KNEEL RAPID OFFHAND Total M1 Garand and M1A.30cal Chuck Augenstein M1 Service grade 197-5x 98-2x 92 93-1x 480-8x John Bradford Sprgfld M1-A 7.62x51 149 80 26 49 304 Sharon Fertall M1 DNF 74 43 32 149 Ted Hildabrand M1A.308/7.62x51 187-8x 88-2x 92-1x 87-1x 464-12x Michael E. Ligman Sprngfld M-1 Garand 160-2x 84 75 53 372-2x Alan Lo M1 117 16 53 41 227 Bruce Long M1 Grand 193-2x 86-1x 81 87 447-3x Glenn Swartz M1 Garand 152 80 77 68 377 Wayne Thompson M1 Garande 30.06 173 80 66 57 376 Kasey Turner H+R M1 Garand 30-06 132 67 62 14 275 Dave Willard M1 Spfld Douglas bbl NM sight 193-4x 80-1x 84 84-1x 441-6x Stuart Zeek M1 Garand 174-1x 59 54 39 326 Bolt Action -.30 cal John Tupta 1898 Krag 183-1x 88 65 78 414-1x M1 Carbine Nicole Naumann National Postal Meter 97 26 35 72 227 Cassidy Turner Inland Div. 162 74 58 69 363 AR types John Hamilton Ruger AR-15.223 158-1x 78 36 55 327-1x Zach Hamilton S&W M&P15.223 176 83 67 49 375 Mike Kennedy AR 15.223 iron sight 200-11x 100-2x 97-2x 86 483-15x Bonnie Popso AR 181-2x 93-3x 81 58 412-5x Tom Wolf RRA NM A4 4x scoped 199-9x 100-3x 89-2x 73-1x 461-15x Indeed a fine looking day for a rifle match!! Cool but not cold, bright but not glarey, a gentle breeze! Twenty shooters on the line and more than a few new shooters. Mike Kennedy took it away handily, cleaning prone, both slow and rapid with a black rifle!! Mr. Wolf was hanging-in until we brought it up into less supported positions. Mr. Augenstein was hot across the board using the first shoulder fired semi-auto ever issued. Thank you for your cooperation and attention to safety. It takes all of us! B.D.Ungar THE DORMONT MOUNT LEBANON SPORTSMANS CLUB
5 DORMONT-MT. LEBANON SPORTSMEN S CLUB HIGH POWER RIFLE LEAGUE MATCH May 6, 2017 MATCH NO. 1 100 YARDS NAME CLASS OFF-HAND RAPID SITTING MASTER RAPID- SLOW- TOTAL T. MORLEY 85-1 88-1 79 160 412-2 EPERT B. LONG 90-1 74-1 95 187-5 446-7 MARKSMAN B. POPSO 60 83-1 79 139 363-1 D. BURD 84-1 88-1 90-1 158 420-3 T. WOLF 56 90 85 196-5 427-5 MASTER UNC A. PRINKEY 73 77 69 120 339 B. MADER 56 32 12 28 128 The day of the match showed great shooting weather the days prior to the match were very wet days. Hence, the ground was very soggy, but the spirits were dry and bright for the seven competitors we ran the match from the 100 yd. line. Bruce Long coveted the top spot with a 446-7x. Nice job, Bruce! Welcome to Brian Maden as a first time participant we hope to see you more often. Tom Wolf s new optics show some impressive aid with a 196-5 on the slow prone. Aaron Prinkey sported a 65 point gain in only his second match. As always, we had another great day at the DMSC range. Next match is July 1 st.
6 Dormont-Mt. Lebanon Sportsmen s Club P.O. Box 12692 Pittsburgh, PA 15241-0692 Next Meeting: Thursday, June 22, 2017 at 8pm Speaker: Bill Vasko will discuss a catastrophic firearm failure he experienced due to a reloading mishap. 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
7 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 6pm. 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