2015-03 Hangfire - Tri-City Gun Club Website

TRI-CITY GUN CLUB
TCGC REGULAR MEETINGS:
Goldsby Community Center, 122 E. Center Rd.,
Goldsby, OK
Friday, March 6th at 7:30PM
PRESIDENT
Mark Ericksen
March 2015
Friday, April 3rd at 7:30PM
405-627-2844
president@tricitygunclub.org
VICE-PRESIDENT
Jamie Schmidt
405-310-9544
vicepresident@tricitygunclub.org
Proposed Change to the Bylaws
Increase membership by 100 members shall be voted on April 3 at
the membership meeting:
SECRETARY
Ronny Robertson
405-664-2101
secretary@tricitygunclub.org
TREASURER
Scott Stehno
405-201-9456
treasurer@tricitygunclub.org
MEMBER-AT-LARGE
Eric Bauman
405-820-3916
memberatlarge@tricitygunclub.org
CRSO
Section 3.02. Regular membership of this club shall not
exceed Two Hundred Fifty Seventy-Five (275 250). Regular members are expected to attend regularly scheduled monthly meetings
and participate in other TCGC activities. In addition, regular members are entitled to vote and can hold office
Section 3.03. Associate membership of this club shall
not exceed Seven Hundred Fifty Eight Hundred Twenty-Five
(825750). Associate members shall have full use of the range and
can participate in scheduled matches, are not required to attend
regularly scheduled monthly meetings or participate in other TCGC
activities, but are encouraged to do so. Associate members are not
eligible to vote or to hold office. When regular memberships are
available, associate members will have first priority if they desire to
convert their membership.
Ken Anderson
405-249-9804
crso@tricitygunclub.org
New "Automatic Gate Opener" at Exit!
Now Operational!
SCHEDULER
Brad Corn
405-249-2556
scheduler@tricitygunclub.org
Slow Down! Wait for Gate to Open!
Use key pad if gate does not open automatically.
WEBMASTER
Upon entering the range, please do not stop, this will trigger
the opener.
webmaster@tricitygunclub.org
RANGE MAINTENANCE
Call Bill Hutcheson if you have a problem
405-664-1128
Bill Hutcheson
maintenance@tricitygunclub.org
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING
Thursday, February 19th at 6:30 PM in the TCGC Range Stat House, 450 Jerry Black Lane, Goldsby, OK
Current Membership Dues:
Associate Working - $80.00—Associate Non-Working - $160.00—Regular Working - $60.00—Regular Non-Working - $140.00
Spousal - $25.00—Junior - $0.00
New Associate Members One Time Initiation Fee $125.00
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PRESIDENTS CORNER
Raffle tickets still available.
The discussion will be a proposed bylaws change to increase the membership
number.
The club is not required to meet the maximum number of members, and this will
enable the club to add say fifty this year
and see how that works out with the
members input on availability of shooting
space.
The two-hundred yard gongs came in
and we are trying to get them up by 02-28
-2015. They will be mounted with railroad
ties on the sides and top to help prevent
ricochets. THE TIES ARE NOT THE TARGET.
Members and guests should sight in their
rifles at first the 50yd, second the 100yd,
third the 150yd, and last the 200yd line.
I am proud to be part of Tri-City Gun Club for
hosting these events. I am also proud to be
part of Cleveland County Friends of NRA, which
helps raise the funds to support these events.
We are always looking for new sponsors, supporters and volunteers!
Come visit with me about the Friends of NRA
Banquet June 12, 2015.
Jamie Schmidt
Vice President
Remember that some gun clubs make the
members qualify at each range with an
RSO before they can shoot at a longer
range. Make it easy on yourself and your
fellow members and only shoot the things
that are there for your enjoyment.
Registration Information
Available Soon for:
School all guests you bring, it's your responsibility.
Gene Adkisson Scholarship Available Online
April 1, 2015
Muzzle Control
Hunters Education Clinic, Minimum Age 10
March 28, 2015
Muzzle Control
NRA Day (formerly Sportsfest), Youth 10-18
April 18, 2015
Muzzle control...Nothing else to say.
Women on Target
Thank You to all the Volunteers, Committees, Shoot Directors, RSO's, and the
EC for all you do to make this an outstanding Club.
May 2, 2015
VICE-PRESIDENTS CORNER
As you know, my main focus is the Youth
Shooting Sports and getting young people involved in shooting! I am happy to report that
the Oklahoma Friends of NRA State Meeting
was this past weekend. Bruce Roberts and I
attended the 2 day event to review results from
the 2014 FNRA banquets and approve over
$560,000 grants for 4H, FFA, and other shooting sports in Oklahoma. The next approval step
is the national committee. These grants help
support the Youth Shotgun Group, the BSA
Camp and Shoot, Brownell’s NRA Day, the
Youth Archery program, the BSA Venture Crew,
Cleveland County 4H, McClain County 4H, Norman FFA, Women on Target, etc.!
March 6th there will be a drawing for the
45acp pistol at the membership meeting.
YHEC at www.yhec.org
May 16, 2015
Mark Ericksen / Pres. TCGC
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SAFETY CORNER
Tri-City Clay Busters
Greetings to All Tri-City Gun Club Members.
Great News, beginning with the March Membership Meeting, Linda will start selling “Open Chamber Indicators”. This will
be the best deal in town at 50 cents each or 6 for $3.00. These
open chamber indicators are ideal for all rifles, especially AR
15s, since the chamber is hard to see, and AK 47 type rifles,
since the bolts do not lock to the rear. They also work great for
pistols and revolvers and are easily modified to fit 22 rifles and
pistols. I encourage each of you to use open chamber indicators at all times on the range. They are one more positive step
you can take to make your shooting activities and firearms safer.
Skeet and Trap Competition
Beginning in April
More good news… we have purchased two new Gongs and
are in the process of getting them installed on the Long Range.
These Gongs are 16 inches in diameter, ½ inch think and made
of AR 500 steel. They will be placed in front of two firing points
and we are working to get them installed by mid-March.
2nd Sunday of Each Month
Match Director - Mike Whitaker
As you participate in shooting activities, always keep in mind
my 3C’s of Safety:
(405) 245-1621
Coordinator - Tara Nelson
1. Comfortable: You become comfortable with a task
or activity such as handling firearms. It becomes routine.
Watch for more information!
2. Complacent: You have become comfortable with a
task, it has become routine and you fail to perform a basic
task such as making sure your firearms are clear because
you are complacent.
Better yet, come to the next club meeting to
discuss the times and dates with Mike!
tricityclaybusters@gmail.com
3. Catastrophe: You have become comfortable handing your firearms and due to your complacency, you fail to
make sure the firearm is clear and you pull the trigger, the
firearm discharges and ……… (You fill in the blank).
TCGC COMMITTEES & CHAIRPERSONS
COMMITTEE
CHAIRPERSON
Activities
Joe Mays
405-354-7342
josephmays@sbcglobal.net
Archery
Simm Rudnick
405-360-4346
soonersfan@yahoo.com
Grant Writing
Jamie Schmidt
405-620-6977
Insurance
Whitney Boutin
405-579-0453
Maintenance
Bill Hutcheson
405-664-1128
Glkshooter63@yahoo.com
Range Safety Observations:
CONTACT INFO
Membership
Ronny Robertson
405-664-2101
secretary@tricitygunclub.org
Safety
Ken Anderson
405-249-9804
crso@tricitygunclub.org
Skeet Range
Mike Whitaker
Youth
Jamie Schmidt
405-620-6977
youth@tricitygunclub.org
Guests: Remember you are responsible for your guests and
this includes:
Proper completion of the Guest Waiver
Making sure they understand the Range Rules and
safe firearms handling.
I have observed, on multiple occasions, members and guests
forward of the Firing Line when the Range was COLD, yet there
were loaded rifles and pistols on the shooting bench pointing at
them. Remember a firearm must be made safe \ clear when
the Range is COLD.
Opportunities for RSOs to Serve:
Oklahoma Hunter Education and NRA Rifle Instructors,
as well as RSOs, to support the Hunter Education
Shooting activity on 03/28/15 from 1:00PM to 4:00PM.
RSOs to support Sportsfest on 04/18/15
RSOs to support Women on Target 05/02/15.
405-245-1621
Be safe and shoot straight, make sure your bullets impact the Berm.
Ken Anderson
Chief Range Safety Office
crso@tricitygunclub.org
405 249-9804
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RANGE ACTIVITY SCHEDULE
2015 Claude Hall Gun Shows
To Schedule range or facility use contact:
Brad Corn at 405-249-2556 or email:
scheduler@tricitygunclub.org
Unless noted there is always one range open
JAN 10 & 11
JAN 31 & FEB 1
See legend for range designations
MAR 14 & 15
MAY 16 & 17
Date
Location Event Times
JUN 20 & 21
JUL 11 & 12
MAR 1
MAR1
MAR 6
MAR 7
MAR 10
MAR 14
MAR 14
MAR 19
MAR 21
MAR 21
MAR 28
sh
lr
Goldsby
sh
sh
lr
ALL
sh
ALL
ALL
ALL
sr
Goldsby
lr
08:00-10:00
08:00-16:00
19:30-21:00
09:30-15:30
18:30-20:00
09:00-13:00
08:00-17:00
18:30-20:00
08:00-12:00
08:00-17:00
07:00-16:00
09:00-13:00
19:30-21:00
08:00-12:00
AUG 8 & 9
OCT 10 & 11
sh
lr
ALL
lr
sk2, sh
sh
ALL
ALL
Pavilion
pr
sr
pr, sk
sr
07:00-09:00
07:00-15:00
08:00-12:00
08:00-13:00
12:00-17:00
18:30-20:00
08:00-12:00
07:00-18:00
08:00-13:00
09:00-12:00
09:00-13:00
10:00-17:00
08:00-13:00
APR 3
APR 4
APR 5
APR 5
APR 5
APR 11
APR 11
APR 12
APR 16
APR 17
APR 18
APR 25
APR 25
APR 25
APR 25
APR 26
Sport/Activity
Practical Pistol Match
Practical Pistol Match
Membership Meeting
Shotgun Orientation
BY-Law Committee Meeting
MBABR Match
Range Spraying
Executive Committee Meeting
WORK DAY
Range Spraying
Hunter Education Clinic,
Military Rev/Semi/Pistol Match
Membership Meeting
Vintage Battle Rifle Match
EASTER
Practical Pistol Match
Practical Pistol Match
WORK DAY
MBABR Match
TCGC Clay Busters
Executive Committee Meeting
WORK DAY
Sportsfest
Venture Crew
NAHE
MilRev/SemiAuto Pistol Match
Venture Crew
.22 Rifle Match
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
We are looking for volunteers to work the
TCGC table at Gun Shows. Even though our
membership is full and we are not recruiting
for new members, it is still a great opportunity
to promote our sport. Working the table provides a venue to talk with people, letting them
know when we conduct open and competitive
shoots, youth events, shooting events for
women, scouting events and more. The “work
hours” are either four hours per shift or work
all day at a show for eight hours credit for our
working members. The work is simply answering questions for people about our club,
while being pleasant and professional. You
can bring your favorite snacks and reading
material for the down times, and a comfortable chair if you prefer something other than
the steel folding chairs. Please do not bring
items you wish to sell/trade; the table, and
your admission to the show, is provided to our
club free of charge, if we present ourselves as
wanting to sell items I am afraid we will either,
have to pay for the table or be asked to leave.
For our working members it is a great way to
get your hours in and a great time for all,
working and nonworking members welcome.
Check TCGC Website for Latest Calender!
Legend:
ar = archery range, lr = long range, sr = short range,
sa = shotgun area, pr = pistol range, all = all ranges,
sh = stat house, sk = skeet range, tr = trap range
MATCH DIRECTORS
MILITARY BOLT ACTION BENCH REST MATCH—MBABR
Steve Vannoy steve-v@sbcglobal.net (405) 769-2126
MILITARY REVOLVER & SEMI-AUTO PISTOL MATCH
Ed Pulver
edpulver@cox.net
(405) 830-7466
PRACTICAL PISTOL SHOOTERS
Shawn Sanderson al45auto@cox.net (405) 495-3533
WINTER WARS
Tony Lawson lawsont@pldi.net
Jeff Anderson jfrya@cox.net
(405) 485-8062
(405) 921-2998
SHORT MAGAZINE LEE-ENFIELD &
VINTAGE BATTLE RIFLE MATCH
Gerald Goodnight gergood2@aol.com (405) 387-5249
Contact information to volunteer: Rick Hipps,
799-7262 leave a message if no one answers; or best is to email,
SHOTGUN
Shotgun - Mike Whitaker (405)245-1621
rickhipps@sbcglobal.net, either way, be patient I will get back with you.
If you are aware of any changes or anyone that has been left off
of this list please notify Vice President at:
vicepresident@tricitygunclub.org
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ITEMS OF NOTE:
TRI-CITY GUN CLUB STORE
We offer for sale clothing and hats with the
TCGC club logo on them all at reasonable prices
for our members. We will continue to sell our current
inventory with the old logo at 1/2 price until it is gone.
We will, however, sell the coffee cups, TCGC stickers, and
cleaning patches at their regular prices. We have a new
logo and hope to have some new inventory soon.
Reg. Price Sale Price
TCGC Coffee Cups
$10.00
TCGC Stickers
$1.00
Cleaning Patches:
22 cal - 100pk
$1.00
30 cal - 200pk
$3.00
Sale and/or New Items will be announced in the
"Hangfire". Money generated in sales will be used to
buy additional merchandise.
1. Waivers: Have Guests sign waivers when you bring them on Range
Property!
2. Only Club approved targets will be
allowed on TCGC Property. Violations of this rule could be grounds
for your membership to be reviewed.
3. GATE: Allow for the gate to fully
open or close before entering gate
code; if you do not gate will freeze
and have to be reset. DO NOT allow people you do not know to follow you through the gate.
4. Any member has the right to ask
to see someone’s club badge.
Those not having the proper credentials should be asked to leave.
The club appreciates your business.
Linda Miller (405) 615-8421 lmiller2017@att.net
MAINTENANCE CORNER
The next work day is March 21, 0800-1200.
The agenda is trash, cleanup installing anti-tip devices on the new tables.
If anyone wants mulch from the Archery area feel free to get what you need, if you need it loaded make
arrangements with me.
Have scheduled weekends of March 14-15 or 21-22 for range spraying. It will all have to do with weather.
Check web site or call me if you plan on coming to range.
Thanks for your help.
Bill R. Hutcheson
(405) 664-1128
maintenance@tricitygunclub.org
If you would like to work on a project please call me.
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TCGC PRACTICAL PISTOL SHOOTERS MATCH
DATE:
RANK
PARTICIPANTS NAME
12/7/2014
CLASS
POINTS
STAGE %
1
Foley, David
B
16215.67%
2
Clark, Ben
B
15875.72%
3
Tingler, Jesse
B
15496.91%
4
Rigsby, Matt
B
14238.87%
5
Bauman, Eric
B
13795.80%
6
Council, Mark
B
13397.04%
7
Tower, Thomas
C
13165.49%
8
Craumer, Justin
D
12742.32%
9
Heine, Matthew
D
12381.26%
10
Stone, Jonathan
D
12127.38%
11
Robbins, Chris
D
11441.61%
12
Franklin, Colt
U
10625.27%
13
Hamlin, Dallas
D
9695.49%
14
Bauman, Jill
C
9492.82%
15
Martin, Sherri
D
8805.02%
16
Tower, Matt
B
7782.29%
17
Bird, Gabriel
U
7427.94%
18
Fore, Kyle
B
7348.96%
19
Weaver, Tyler
D
6627.78%
20
Robbins, Jack
U
6196.22%
21
Moxley, Chris
U
5887.80%
22
Robertson, Ronny
C
5687.41%
23
Pulver, Ed
D
5023.09%
24
Bambara, Jeff
U
4765.18%
25
Tomlinson, Jerry
D
4621.85%
26
Ceballes, Ruby
U
4013.71%
27
Davis, Sable
D
3508.12%
Rigsby, Kaitlynn
D
1154.87%
28
29
30
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Treasurer Corner
January & February are off to a very good start. When you review the reports you will see
three columns in the expense and income report. The first column is the actual amount we
spent in January. The second column is budget amount that we thought we would spend.
The third column shows the difference between the actual and budget. The negative numbers in parenthesis indicate we did not spend the amount budgeted but the positive numbers
show we over spent the budget. All in all the budget was on target and we will review February and see how it is shaping up.
There have been some comments about delays in depositing of checks put in the high house
on the skeet range to pay for clays. I just wanted the members to know that I do not have
access to the checks so I am not able to control the how often the checks are deposited. I
reviewed a December deposit and it included checks dated in July 2014. I try to make a
weekly deposit when I receive checks in the mail. I also would like it noted that some events
funds are handled by event directors or other officers.
The officers also voted to award two $2,000.00 grants to members who meet the qualifications to become NRA counselors. The conditions are that they apply to the EC and be accepted by the NRA in a class. The EC will be accepting applications until the next EC meeting in March. We would like to increase the number of counselors in Oklahoma and the NRA
currently only offers classes in Virginia. The cost is $650.00 for the class.
It looks like we will be adding about 30 more members so will have an income in March
which is not usual. This should be around $6,500.00. The reason for this is that we had so
many late renewals and Ronny was unable to complete the final count until the middle of
February. We should have $2,800.00 added to the land fund in 2015 with membership upgrades. The interest earned in 2014 has been almost 4 times more than in 2013 by investing
the land fund in CD’s. We currently have 3 CD’s that have different maturity dates to maximize our return. We keep $10,000.00 in a money market to make a down payment while we
cash out the CD’s if needed to make a land purchase.
Let me know if you have any questions.
May your books always balance!!
Scott Stehno
treasurer@tricitygunclub.org
405-201-9456
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Match Director: Steve Vannoy
WINTER WAR
RSO: Ed Pulver
Our final Winter match for this season was our annual Winter War. Last month when I said “dust off that old Mosin, and come on out”, you did
just that. We had an unprecedented 18 shooters turn out for what was to be the 15th Winter War match held at Tri-City. Unlike the real Winter War the weather was fantastic and the Russians were heavily outnumbered. In the top 5 aggregate scores from each side the Finns outscored the Russians 1447 to 1332. However, as a standout in the individual aggregate it was a Genuine Russian who pretty much handed it to
the rest of us with a dialed in 91/30. Good shooting Andrei.
Steve Vannoy and Ed Pulver came out to work the match on short notice which freed me up to shoot also. As always Don Moore was busy with
the scoring. And Patrick Sweeney was back to help with those duties. Thanks goes to all you gentlemen. The match could not have gone any
smoother.
Our next match is 14 March 2015 at 0900. It will be a combined standard MBABR match (any Mil Bolt) along with a SMLE match (Short Mag
Lee Enfield’s only). The 2 matches will run concurrently and scored separately. There will be 2 relays. You may shoot a Mil Bolt on one and a
SMLE on the other; which relay is up to you. If you shoot both matches you will get credit for each of them towards the State match requirement.
To be added to the roster for either or both matches, please contact Steve Vannoy with your request.
Rank
Last name
First Name
Rifle
Score X Score X Score X Aggregate
1
Mitine
Andrei
91/30
100
3
98
4
100
3
298-10
Russian
2
Lawson
Tony
M/39
98
4
98
3
98
3
294-10
Finn
3
Doggett
Ron
M/28-30
99
2
97
1
98
2
294-5
Finn
4
Anderson
Jeff
M/39
97
1
96
2
97
2
290-5
Finn
5
Towery
Gale
M/39
94
98
3
94
2
286-5
Finn
6
Ott
Paul
M/39
98
2
91
1
94
1
283-4
Finn
7
Morris
Bill
91/30
95
5
94
1
91
280-6
Russian
8
Maynard
Frank
M/39
94
2
95
3
89
278-5
Finn
9
Thomas
Mark
M/39
92
96
3
90
278-3
Finn
10
Goodnight
Vic
91/30
80
1
87
93
4
260-5
Russian
11
Greenleaf
Lea
91/30
88
2
84
83
2
255-4
Russian
12
Whisonant
Don
M/39
79
253-1
Finn
13
Adams
Martin
M/91
82
252-3
Finn
14
Hickerson
Matt
M/27
76
251-0
Finn
15
Goodnight
Gerald
M/39
77
250-4
Finn
16
Dyer
Steve
M/39
82
17
Anderson
Ken
91/30
77
18
Mulqueen
Patrick
91/30
73
1
86
1
88
81
1
89
83
1
1
12
80
1
92
1
93
2
Nationality
90
69
241-0
Finn
84
78
239-1
Russian
76
84
233-0
Russian
1447-29
Finn
1332-26
Russian
A Note from the First
FOR SALE
Armalite AR-24 (CZ 75) 9mm pistol w/black finish
& fixed sights. Exc cond. $450.00
High Standard Model 1911 .45 ACP pistol w/
standard sights. VG cond. $400.00
Keystone Sporting Arms “ Cricket” .22 LR SS single shot pistol. Exc cond. $200.00
Ruger MK III .22 LR target pistol w/bull bbl, blue
finish & adj sights. Exc cond. $375.00
Ruger GP 100 .357 mag. SS revolver w/4” bbl &
adj sights. Exc cond. $500.00
S&W Model 22 .45 ACP (moon clips) revolver
w/4”bbl & nickel finish. Unfired. $600.00
S&W Model 22A .22 LR pistol w/adj sights and 2
tone finish. Exc cond. $200.00
S&W Model 25 .45 Colt w/ 6” bbl, blue finish and
adj sights. Exc cond. $700.00
S&W Model 34 (no dash) .22 LR revolver w/flat
latch, 4” bbl, adj sights . VG cond. $675.00
Taurus “Gaucho” .45 Colt single action revolver
Exc cond. $400.00
Taurus M94 .22 LR SS 9 shot revolver w/2” bbl.
Exc cond. $300.00
Barrett M82 CQ .50 BMG semi-auto rifle w/20” bbl.
Exc cond (only 26 rnds fired!). Negotiable.
IAC (Norinco) M1897 12 ga pump shotgun
(Winchester 97). Exc cond. $300.00
Ruger No. 3 .45-70 Govt. single shot rifle. Unfired.
$850.00
Gene Adkisson Scholarship
Recipient
SKS (Norinco) 7.62x39 w/ plastic stock and detachable mag. VG cond. $350.00
Contact Del Presley: goldenz@cox.net or 405-6643789.
(Take trades for nice M-1 Garand, .30 FN49, 1941
Johnson)
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
If you would like to give to donate to the Gene Adkisson
scholarship fund please make your check to:
Tri-City Gun Club. In the memo line please put: Scholarship
Fund. Any member of the Executive Committee can accept
your check for deposit. Thanks
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General Membership Meeting — February 6, 2015
Voting for a bylaw change was held prior to and during the meeting.
President Mark Ericksen called the meeting to order at 7:30.
Previous meeting minutes were accepted.
Scott reported on the budget. There was question regarding a $700 expenditure for a professional. This was for CPA services.
5. A zero turn radius gravely mower was purchased. It was $11,546. It will help to shorten the
time required to mow.
6. Ken Anderson reported that the guest waiver is available on the website.
7. There are new signs regarding target selection on the pistol and short ranges.
8. Members are not to bring their own steel targets for use with center fire on the long range,
due to extensive safety concerns.
9. The gongs have been removed from the long range because they were no longer safe.
They will be replaced.
10. The new gongs will be 10 degree canted AR500 steel.
11. It was reiterated that muzzle control, guest management, proper target selection, proper
ammo selection, and only handling firearms when the range is hot, are all paramount to our
safety and to the continued operation of our club. PLEASE, follow the rules and encourage
others to do so.
12. PLEASE, control your guests.
13. Please, strongly consider using an open chamber indicator of some sort.
14. Ronny reported that regular member upgrades will be done after renewals are completed.
15. Starting next year, late renewals will be charged $125 for the luxury of renewing late.
16. A member submitted a bylaw change proposal to increase the membership by 100. It will
be forwarded to the EC for final wording, and then published in the Hangfire. It will come up for
vote at an upcoming meeting.
17. Jamie Schmidt reported that the website is getting fixed.
18. Sportsfest will now be called Brownells NRA Day. Flyers are available.
19. Any member or non-member in attendance of the monthly general membership meeting is
eligible to win the gift cards and other door prizes.
20. The bylaw change to offer life membership to club officers who have served four years or
more was approved by the membership.
21. We need volunteers to assist with brass collections.
22. There was discussion regarding increasing the membership of the club.
23. Bill reported that the stathouse is getting the floor resurfaced.
24. There will be concrete work being done around the club.
25. A new propane tank (previously discussed and approved) is being installed.
26. Pre-emergent is going to be sprayed around the range.
27. Bill will try to post range closings on Facebook.
28. The range will be getting some dirt work done.
29. Joe Mays showed a German Model 2 bolt action rifle made in Danzig City Arsenal in 1918.
It is chambered in .22. It still shoots.
30. The recipient of the scholarship sent a very kind thank you note.
President Mark Ericksen adjourned the meeting at 8:43PM.
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Executive Committee Meeting — January 15, 2015
1.President Mark Ericksen called the meeting to order at 6:30
2.Previous meeting minutes were accepted.
3.All officers were in attendance.
4.The Norman Area Home School Association would like to hold a Father/Son Shoot. They do not have
guns of their own, but can buy ammunition. They expect to have 20 total shooters. April 25th was offered
as a potential date and was agreed upon. 9-12 was offered as a time frame, with the first hour being dedicated to orientation and the following two hours to shoot. They will shoot at the same time as the venture
crew. The group will be limited to ten years old and older. A motion was made to approve 0900 to 1200 of
range time on April the 25th, with TCGC providing youth .22 rifles and RSO’s. The motion was seconded
and approved.
5.A new Eagle Scout Project was discussed. The scout will put together a proposal to erect a fence along
the side of the shotgun range to increase overall safety.
6.The National Skeet Shooting Association membership was discussed. Renewal is $50. Scoring software
can be purchased or licensed. The software will be explored and discussed at a later date. There was a
motion to approve $50 for the renewal. The motion was seconded and approved. We will explore other
similar organizations in the future.
7.Several associate members with letters of recommendation were upgraded to regular member status.
They will be notified and sent a bill for their contributions to the land fund.
8.Current membership numbers and proposed bylaw changes to increase membership were discussed.
The final wording of that proposed bylaw change will be, “Sections 3.02 and 3.03 will read respectively
275 and 825.”
9.A proposal for a phone answering system was presented. It would cost $480 per year and would be able
to handle several calls simultaneously. Jaime demonstrated that Google phone had similar capability at no
cost. This will be presented to the membership as a whole.
10.The bylaw committee presented some items that the committee is working on. This included increasing
the EC by two voting members, starting a nominating committee, extending EC terms, and holding alternating elections. The board gave input on each of these topics.
11.Current projects including the fence, anchoring loose items, and resurfacing the berms were discussed.
12. A motion was made to purchase gongs and associated items including 28 railroad ties at up to $1500.
This motion was seconded and approved.
13.There was a motion to approve the installation of additional concrete at the 16 yard line of trap 1, retaining walls for traps 1 and 2, and pads for conex containers R and Y. This motion was seconded and approved.
14.Handicapped accessible toilets were discussed. A motion to spend up to $2000 on ADA compliant toilets was put forward. This motion was seconded and approved.
15.There was discussion regarding dirt work and berm maintenance.
16.A pole barn should meet the flood plain building requirements.
17.There was a motion to spend $200 on range markers.
18.Range light system to display when the ranges are 'Hot' or 'Cold'.
19.Ways to simplify the required system were discussed and Bill H. is going to get prices on the equipment that will be required. This system is to be paid for by the raffle of the S&W .45 on 6 March 2015.
20.Motion was made and approved to spend up to $500.00 for needed repair of the 'front-end' of our Gator.
21.Motion was made and approved to spend up to $4,300.00 for the fertilizer and weed killer required to
treat the ranges during the 2015 calendar year.
22.There was a discussion regarding, trying to determine if we could develop an NRA counselor from
TCGC members. There was a motion to support the training of two NRA Counselors. The motion was seconded and approved.
President Mark Ericksen adjourned the meeting at 10:30 PM.
Recorded and Prepared by Stephen Rudnick s.rudnick@ou.edu 405-209-0371
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FROM THE SECRETARY
MEMBER-AT-LARGE
Once again, a big welcome to the latest round of new
members to have joined up with TCGC.
We always look forward to meeting our new members and
for their input in regards to improving our club, so please
contact myself or a member of the Executive Committee
should there be any words of wisdom you wish to impart
upon us.
We're looking at setting up a "telephone service" that will
enable members to call a number that will have a daily (or
as needed) outgoing message with the current status of
range openings and closings. Sometimes we have various
maintenance items that will have a range closed down with
not enough notice to appear on the calendar or in the
Hangfire, so we'll have a good old fashioned telephone
number to call.
Basically, we're looking at a service provided by Cox that
allows for a large number of people to call at once and will
run $400.00-$500.00 per year, or a free service by
Google. Advantages and disadvantage to both, and we'll
discuss it in an open forum at the upcoming general membership meeting. I will warn you, if you're using a rotary
dial phone, I'm not sure it will work.
We will also be voting on a new by-law change March 6th
that will increase the number of Associate members by 75
and add 25 more Regular members, bringing the totals to
825 and 275 respectively.
A by-law vote passed last month in which members who
have served 4 years continuously on the Executive Committee will be eligible for a free Life Membership previous
to age 65.
This is retroactive.
Jamie has now added a list of SDA instructors who are
insured to the Home page of our website.
These are listed under "Contacts," and they don't require
being signed in to access.
I also wish to remind members that most of the information
in regards to events, the calendar, etc., just require a visit
to the Home page, and don't require you having to log in.
In other words, if you can figure out how to open a browser, you can be updated as to what all is going on at TCGC.
We're always needing volunteers for Brownell's NRA Day
(formerly SportsFest), Women On Target, Youth Hunter
Education, etc., so please contact the person(s) who
heads up each event if you wish to assist.
Thank you once again for helping to keep TCGC safe, and
enjoy the upcoming Spring weather. (I type this as the air
guessers are calling for 6" of snow here.)
As always, shoot safely and insure that those around you
are.
Eric Bauman
Member At Large
405.820.3916
memberatlarge@tricitygunclub.org
No Report This Month
Ronny Robertson
TCGC Secretary
secretary@tricitygunclub.org
Donations Being Accepted:
Tri-City Gun Club will be accepting donations to
be sent to Legacy Bank for a young boy who lost
his left hand when a black powder rifle blew up in
his hand on or about the 19th of January 2015.
Cameron is Mike Whitaker’s wife's nephew. He
will need different artificial hands in the near future to be able to live a normal life. Any amount
of donation from the club members would be
greatly appreciated.
applications for nra
counselor being accepted:
The Executive Committee has approved funds to
partially support sending two NRA Counselors to
be trained for the benefit of Tri-City Gun Club. If
you are interested in these positions please feel
free to discuss with one of the officers and turn-in
an application with qualifications.
Vintage Battle Rifle Match
Vintage battle rifles used from WWII thru the Vietnam
conflict that meet the following criteria are eligible. Rifles must be 30 caliber, semi automatic, no optics, no
major mods, and will include the M1,M1A,,M1 carbine, SKS, AK 47,CETME and FAL. Sorry, no smaller calibers allowed. Rifles and ammo should be
checked for safety and functionality before
match..This will be a bench rest type of match similar
to the Military Bolt rifle matches except that all strings
will be for score and at least 2 will be “off hand” .. The
match has been scheduled for 4 April 2015. We will
only have one relay unless the first one fills up.. If
enough interest is shown, other matches will follow.
Contact G Goodnight 387 5249 to sign up or if you
have questions..
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SELLING ALL MY HIGH POWER/LONG
DISTANCE GEAR
FOR SALE:
GLOCK 19 Gen 4 handgun, 9mm, like-new in case
with all original papers, etc.
Has only had 150 rounds through it.
Far too many details to list here.
Please e-mail me at papy1@sbcglobal.net and I will
quickly respond with attachments and photos
that should answer every question you may have.
Price includes:
Three factory magazines that come with the gun
Glock holster.
Thompson/Center 308 ICON Precision Hunter -- $825
Little use, very well cared for, excellent condition. New
at $1103 incl tax
$500.
Call Dave 405-408-2328
(4/15)
Vortex Razor HD 5-20x50 Scope, Reticle FFP MOA -$2200
Little use, very well cared for, excellent condition…
MSRP at $2836
308 Ammo and Brass -- $260
Plus ammo can and flip-top ammo box, value about
$420
Pelican Case, Model 1750 -- $75
Well used by vet, two tours in ME, still tight…MSRP
$295 to $385
Shooting Mat, MidwayUSA Pro Series Competition -$45
Very little use, excellent condition…New at $98
Please share with anyone else that might be interested.
Hope to hear from you, and thanks for looking.
Tom Pierce
(05/15)
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TRI-CITY GUN CLUB
P.O. BOX 1604
NORMAN OK 73070-1604
TRI-CITY RECYCLING PROGRAMS
Aluminum Cans & Plastic Bottles
Thanks for your efforts in the Recycling program.
Please help with the cardboard. Flatten all boxes, it only takes a few seconds.
Brass / Shell Cases
Do you reload your brass? If you don’t, rather than trash it, recycle it for those who do! Place your used
brass from the day’s outing that you collected from the range and put into the gray barrels.
Collected and Sorted Brass Casings will be sold at the TCGC General Meetings.
All funds collected from the sale of brass goes directly back into club projects!!
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