WEB PAGE http://www.chillisportsmen.org/
Chillicothe Sportsmen’s Club, Inc.
PO Box 13, Chillicothe, IL. 61523-0013
NOTICES & INFORMATION
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CSC SPRING 2011 GUN SHOW
CSC Gun Show: Our CSC Spring Gun
Show is Sat., April 2, 2011 from 9 am – 4 pm & Sun., April 3, 2011 from 9
am – 3 pm. Come on out, have some fun,
and support your club. See next entry
for set-up & clean-up work hour information.
2011
WORK HOURS:
CSC SPRING GUN
SHOW:
Set-up Fri. April 1st
@ 9 am & clean up clean-up Sun. April 3rd @ 3 pm.
Steve 309-449-6268.
INDOOR RANGE Clean-UP: -- Sat - Mar 12, 9AM - Indoor
Range Only
OUTDOOR:-- Grounds: The next work
party is on March 12th at 9:00AM. Please bring chainsaws, tree trimming
equipment, post
hole diggers, shovels, rakes. For info,
contact Steve Schneckenburger @ (309) 692-7807.
ORIENTATION
NEW MEMBER ORIENTATION
(NMO): You need to attend NMO to obtain your current year’s membership card
& gate key. Check the enclosed
calendars for dates & times. ADVANCE RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED OR NO
INSTRUCTOR WILL BE AT THE CLUB FOR THE CLASS.
For reservation or to ask any questions - Contact Chuck Varnold at (309) 697-6766 or
via e-mail at tunaot1@sbcglobal.net
TEMPORARILY AWAY/NEW ADDRESS/NEW E-MAIL ADDRESS
ALL
MEMBERS: It
is YOUR responsibility to make sure that the Club has your current home
address, telephone number, e-mail address, etc. If you leave town, bulk mail is not forwarded.
MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS
Annual dues are
$75.00(Dues) + $10.00(Land Fund) + $10.00 for each work hour NOT
worked. DO NOT mail your
old key—if you want to return it, drop it in the box at the end of the sidewalk
to the Clubhouse—remember, you will need this key for access until Jan. 1st. Mail your 2011 Membership Card (filled out)
to: CSC, Box 13, Chillicothe, Il. 61523
ALL
MEMBERS – RENEW BY FEBRUARY 31ST, TO AVOID BEING ASSESSED AN
ADDITIONAL LATE PAYMENT FEE OF $10.00 PER MONTH.
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
Charles
Varnold Jerry Oglesby Donald Clemens Lowell Bennett
(309)
697-6766 (309) 274-5413
309)274-6870 (309) 274-5586
YSSI
WEEKEND
YSSI WEEKEND: The 11th Annual YSSI Weekend is set for April 15 & 16, 2011. Help will be needed on Saturday, the 16th, on all ranges (Indoor Rifle, Shotgun, Archery, High-Power Rifle, Muzzleloading Rifle, Cowboy, Buffalo Rifle, USPSA) and in the clubhouse kitchen. WORK HOUR CREDITS will be given to all volunteers who assist. Questions call Bob Bjerke @ (309) 692-1800.
MAUSER
MATCH
Results from the March 12th Mauser Match:
High Raw Score 191-5X Paul Bishop--Russian SKS/1st Place
199-3X Don Filkins--Mosin-Nagant M91-30
2d Place 198-2X Marty Lehman--M48 Yugo Mauser/3d Place
198-1X Ray Ellington--Mosin-Nagant M91-30
SKS Challenge Winner:196-3X Keith Kohler--Chinese SKS/ 2d 196-2X
Chris Bach--Russian SKS
3d
193-4X Marty Lehman--Yugo SKS
Next month’s match is April 9th. The special
challenge is Guadalcanal. You may use any rifle used by the Allied or
enemy forces in this battle. Mauser Matches are informal centerfire rifle
matches shot on the NRA SR-1 target from
standing at 50 meters using rifles with open sights or unimproved
pre-'64 military bolt-action repeaters. If you have any questions,
contact Max Koehl at 309 385-1033.
All Program Directors—There will be a combined
Board/Program Directors Meeting at 6 pm on Apr. 12, 2011 in the CSC Clubhouse
preceding the regular April Board Meeting.
All Program Directors please plan to attend this meeting. We will be discussing several items vital to
having your programs listed properly and timely in the Newsletter and on the
Calendars.
1-DAY
PISTOL CLASS
Our new Bullseye Program
Director, Jeff Payne, is holding a 1-day pistol class on Sat., April 30,
2011. At press time this class was
close to full. Jeff’s contact info
number is: (309) 264-2276.
Notice
– Notice – Notice
We are
starting a new Military Rifle Match which will follow the CMP Matches from
March through September. The first match will be held on Saturday, March 26th
at about 4 O’clock or as soon as the CMP match on that date is finished. The
match will take place on Range 1.
The course
of fire will be military rifles (or commercial equivalents such as the M1A or
AR-15) with iron sights fired from a standing position at SR-1 targets placed
at 100 yards. Slings permitted, but no other performance enhancing equipment
allowed. No scopes, no shooting jackets, no supports, no spotting scopes, no
sighting shots. Just stand and fire. 10 rounds per target – 20 rounds
total. Cost will be $4 per shooter per
relay.
For more
information, see attached rule sheet or contact Cliff Wilcox at 309 579-2793 or
309 256-0600.
Military Rifle Match Rules
Rifles – This match is restricted to military rifles (or
commercial equivalents) equipped with iron sights and between .223 and 8mm in
caliber. No fully automatic actions allowed.
Course of fire – From
a standing position, competitors will fire 20 total rounds consisting of 10
rounds each at two standard SR-1 targets
placed at 100 yards. There will be no sighting shots allowed.
Alibis – No
alibis or refires because of rifle or ammunition malfunctions are allowed.
Cross-fires – In
the case of a cross-fire, the perpetrator will lose the points fired on
another’s target. The cross-fire victim’s score will consist of the top ten
points on each of his two targets.
Ammunition – 20
rounds of commercial or reloaded ammo with military style bullets (ball) to be
provided by each competitor for his use only.
Spotting scopes – Spotting
scopes will not be allowed for shooting or scoring.
Other equipment – The
use of shooting jackets, shooting supports, gloves, and/or other performance
enhancing equipment is not allowed. Standard military web/leather slings may be
used.
Safety equipment – Hearing and eye protection is required for all persons on the line
whenever shooting is taking place.
Scoring – Each relay will consist of two scores, one for each target. Maximum score possible for each target is 100 points. Broken score rings will count as the higher point. The standard .30 caliber rule will be enforced. Total number of X’s on each target will be used to decide placement in the event of tied scores. Cost – Each shooter will pay a $4 fee for each relay shot.
APPLESEED CLASSES
If you have been hearing any of
the reports of a rift in the Illinois Appleseed Program, we are happy to report that the difficulties have all
been resolved, all the instructors are back with the program, and Chillicothe
Sportsmen’s Club’s two Appleseed event dates are still on the calendar. Many thanks to CSC member Cliff Wilcox for
his tireless efforts at the
forefront of this resolution of
differences and for keeping the Appleseed program coming back to CSC. Our Appleseed
dates are Memorial Day weekend (Sat & Sun) and Labor Day weekend
(Sat & Sun). Watch the calendars.
WHAT???
Acronyms
- What the heck do they mean!!???!!?!?
Wonder what all the acronyms used out on the range and in
this newsletter mean? This area of the newsletter is dedicated to helping
explain these. If I forget some or misidentify them, please let me know.
SASS Single
Action Shooting Society
USPSA United
States Practical Shooting Association – Club Number
#IL-08
DCM Department
of Civilian Marksmanship (old designation)
CMP Civilian
Marksmanship Program (new designation) - Club Number #52084
NMO New
Member Orientation
NRA National
Rifle Association - Club Affiliation Number #R0570
ISRA Illinois State Rifle
Association – Club Affiliation Number
#00282
WTPS Women’s Target
Pistol Shooting
MRM Military Rifle
Match (new listing this month—see page 2)