Issue VI Roanoke Rifle & Revolver Club * P.O. Box 12453 * Roanoke, VA 24025 June 2013

The Firing Line

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ATTENTION: The Speed Limit on Gun Club Drive and all Club Roads is 10 MPH!!! If you see dust-slow down! You may be denied range use or have your membership canceled if you ignore this rule.

Current Available Work Hours: Every year we are faced with members who claim that work hours

were not made available to them. For this reason, we will be posting assignments as they become avail-able throughout the year to ensure that all members are aware of these opportunities. Please contact me (Jackie LaPradd (540) 797-3961 or at John3-16@cox.net) for further information regarding any of the listed positions, or to discuss duties in further detail. Assignments will be filled on a first come, first serve basis. Refer to page 3 for current listing of work hour opportunities.

If you would like to become a NRA Certified Instructor Sign up for the NRA Pistol Instructor Class:

June 22nd & June 23rd– contact Jim Sharrow at (540) 389-9832 or at NRATrain-ing.counselor@verizon.net. Refer to page 4 for pre-registration details .

Eat, Meet and a Little Bit of Skeet: Ladies and gentlemen come join us on June 7th. Turn to page 4 for

additional information. Summer School Shooting Class: Tuesday, June 25th with rain dates, the following Thursdays. For additional information contact Harvey Bulaski at (540) 293-4571

Buckets for Brass: Many of you may have noticed that we have placed disposal buckets on each range for cartridges that fail to fire, or are otherwise unfit for use. These four buckets are plainly marked and have a hole in the lid to simply drop the cartridge in. We would prefer that you take your damaged or unspent brass home when you leave, but if you don’t feel comfortable in doing this, please us the disposal buckets instead of the

regular trash receptacles. It only takes one round to be discovered at the local landfill to draw unwanted attention to the club. This is your club, so please take a few minutes to make the right choices to protect it. 2013 NRA/ILA Legislative Update: Keep a vigilant look out for current legislative action regarding

firearm legislation by visiting http://www.nraila.org/legislation/state-legislation/2013/1/virginia-updates-on-committee.

Binary Targets: Some of the sporting goods retailers are selling “Binary Targets”. These are two

chemicals that you mix together and they Explode when hit by a bullet. Once they are mixed they are classified as an “Explosives” and are NOT ALLOWED ON ANY RRRC RANGE!!

2013 Officers & Directors

Charlie Coulter: President, (540) 342-0500, Kned4speed@aol.com Jeff Duncan: Vice-President, (540) 819-1697 rabidringo@yahoo.com Jim Sharrow: Secretary/Treasurer, (540) 389-9832, Rrrc.secretarytreasurer@verizon.net Jody Baldwin: (540) 556-0158 Adam Keen: (540) 314-2529 Rod Carter: (540) 989-1776 Jackie LaPradd: (540) 797-3961 John3-16@cox.net Epps Foster: (540) 890-4973

Board Liaisons

Buildings & Grounds: Epps Foster: (540) 890-4973 Clays Range/ Manager: Adam Keen: (540) 314-2529 Epps Foster: (540) 890-4973 Gun Shows: Darlene Parker (540) 493-6220 Membership: Jim Sharrow (540) 389-9832 Newsletter: Kathy B. Smith TrueBlue@Reagan.com Skeet Scheduling Sam Mayes (540) 343-8889 Training: Jim Sharrow (540) 389-9832 Trash Crew: Jackie LaPradd (540)797-3961 John3-16@cox.net Webmaster: Jody Baldwin (540) 556-0158 Work Parties: Jackie LaPradd (540) 797-3961 John3-16@cox.net Youth: Harvey Bulaski (540) 293-4571

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Highlights from the May Board Meeting

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June 19th (Tuesday) Board Meeting: The RRRC Membership meeting will be held at the Roanoke Rifle & Revolver Club clubhouse beginning at 7:00 p.m. Visit us at www.roanokerifle.com or call (540)330-7775 for information and business.

“The Firing Line” submission deadline: June 24, 2013

Work Hour Opportunities are plentiful, refer to page 3!

Gun Shows: A). C & E Salem Civic Center: July 20th -Saturday 9-5 & July 21st -Sunday 10-5 B). Roanoke Civic Center: August 17th-Saturday 9-5 & August 18th– Sunday 9-4

Trader Jerry’s (two locations to serve you): Aaron Cochran at trad-er@netscope.net, 724 W 4th Street Salem, VA 24153 at (540) 389-8095 or Chad Cochran at #34 Claypool Hill Mall, Cedar Bluff, VA 24609 or at (276) 964-4867. Call for quotes or special orders, no deposit! “We love to match prices, just ask”!!

W & M Gun Repair: Eddie Webster at 3607 Alean Road, Boones Mill, VA 24065, ewebs2550@aol.com or (540) 420-0795 or (540) 334-5923.

Trapper Dan Trading: 15780A Stewartsville Road, Vinton, VA 24179 (540) 492-2562 or TrapperDanLLC@Verizon.net

Ken’s Leathercraft: Custom made holsters. Want or need something “special”? Built to buyers specifications at very competitive prices. Stop by at 6760 South

Indian Grave Road, Boones Mill, VA 24065-(540) 744-6225 or at www.Kensleathercraft.com and let us know what you need.

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Current Available Work Hour Opportunities From the desk of Jackie LaPradd

Range Monitors Needed: We are seeking members who would be interested in monitoring the Members

Only ranges during open matches to prevent non-members from unauthorized use of our facilities. Duties include patrolling and monitoring the ranges not being utilized by the current match, and insuring that those using these ranges are members in good standing. Please note, while we are not condoning, and will not

tolerate ANY physical confrontation, you could find yourself faced with a non-member who is verbally abusive. Due to this unfortunate possibility, applicants should be even tempered, feel comfortable in confronting possible trespassers, and have excellent communication skills. Range Cleanup: As many of you may have noticed, our grounds are looking particularly clean and well

maintained this year thanks to the help of a few dedicated members. We still need members who are interested getting their hours by performing clean up duties. If you need to schedule your hours, and have a truck to haul the barrels to the dumpster, please consider stepping up and helping us out in the area. General Ground Maintenance: Warm weather is here. We need one or two members who are willing to

spend several hours preparing, and spreading, fresh grass seed and fertilizer on Range “D”. Although the cold weather killed much of the vegetation, the area will still need to be gone over with a week trimmer, and the seed and fertilizer raked into the dirt to prevent birds and other wildlife from eating the seeds.

From the Desk of Our President, Charlie Coulter It is beginning to look like we may actually be drying out, but a real spring and mild temperatures has been nice. One thing the heavy rains have proven that the majority of our water drainage and diversion projects have worked. Many thanks to all those who helped in the planning and construction of those projects. Our next range improvement will be to replace several of the storage sheds including the cardboard and target storage shed on C range as well as a building to store our tractor and other tools. The cost of these buildings will be greatly re-duced by an anonymous donation. As always, thanks to Jim Sharrow for helping to stretch our dollars. The board wishes to remind members that we welcome their attendance at our monthly meetings. We would ask that any member who wishes to bring a matter before the board for consideration simply contact Jim Sharrow and ask that the subject be added to the upcoming agenda. One last thing is the difficulty that we are having in finding.22 ammo for our youth safety classes. If anyone comes across.22 ammo at a reasonable cost, please notify Harvey Bulaski or any board member.

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“Showdown in Dixie”: Cowboy Fast Draw State Match

The CFDA Virginia State Championship will be held on July 12th, 13th & 14th! Details on this match are on our website at http://www.virginiafastdraw.com/. We are surely looking forward to spend-ing time with old friends and brand new friends at what promises to be a very exciting match to determine Virginia’s 2013 State Champions! A reminder, this year’s match will be a little different than last year’s match. Friday, July 12th will be a “Stand Alone” Category Match Day to determine placements and Cham-pions in CFDA Categories. For any questions, please contact us. We hope to see you there! As you can see, the three Virginia CFDA Clubs are very active and busy working hard together to provide “plenty” of shooting opportunities for Gunfighters looking to “slap leather and pull iron” against opponents in a very friendly atmosphere of welcoming southern hospitality. To our regular Virginia Gun-fighters… keep up the great efforts in supporting our clubs! And to our visitors to Virginia...come and see us! We’ll do our best to make ya feel welcome! See you soon! Ringo (aka Jeff Duncan) CFDA Regulator and U.S. Marshal

Meet, Eat, and a Little Bit of Skeet Ladies and gentlemen, come join us Friday, June7th up on the hill for a bit of clays shooting, fellowship, and food. Good times are bound to be had, or at the very least, some free food to fill your belly. Hotdogs, chips, and cold drinks will be provided free of charge, on a first come, first served basis. The grill will be fired up promptly at 6:00 p.m., so come on out and enjoy a relaxing early summer evening with your

friends and fellow members. While the food is free, normal charges apply for a round of clays. Please shoot me an e-mail at John3-16@cox.net if you plan to attend so we can ensure we have enough food to go around. In the event of rain, or lack of interest, we will post a cancel-lation notice on our website. Hope to see you there-The Clays Crew!

NRA Pistol Instructor Class NRA Pistol Instructor Class: RRRC is offering a NRA Pistol Instructor’s Class on June 22nd & June 23rd. This is not a basic pistol class but a class to become a Certified NRA Pistol Instructor. Pre-registration is required and registration closes on June 15th. The cost of this class is $250.00 and a $50 deposit is required at registration. There are only 8 seats available and the class is filling up fast. If you want to reserve a seat, call Jim Sharrow at (540) 389-9832 or reply to NRATraining.counselor@Verizon.net.

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Friends of NRA are pleased to announce our Tactical Gun Raffle, Winners Choice of the following firearms. Sig Sauer 516 FDE in 5.56 NATO including (3) magazines and a soft case - OR - Kel Tec, KSG 12 GA, home defense shotgun, 2-3/4" chamber, 14 +1 capacity $20.00 Donation ---- Only 500 Tickets to be Sold! --- Drawing August 24th or Sooner if Sold Out! Feel free to order your ticket by mail or visit us at the July 20th & 21st Salem Gun Show. We will also be at Bryansteen’s Guns and Archery, Gander Mountain and Sportsman's at various times selling these raffle tickets. You can mail your check for your raffle tickets our address. We will mail your ticket stubs. Roanoke Valley Friends of NRA Committee, VA-1 P.O. Box 463 Daleville, Virginia 24083 Mark your calendar to attend our 2013 Friends of NRA Banquet, August 24, 2013 at the Salem Civic Center.

Black Powder Cartridge Silhouette

We had a challenging opening for the match season in the rain. Scores really suffered in the fog, rain and black powder smoke maze. We had nowhere to go at this point but up. The people who really earned stars were the target setting crew as they traveled up and down C Range on 4 wheelers battling mud and rain. Without them, the shooters would not have had as much fun. The next match is slated for June 16th and we have better weather scheduled. There is room for more shooters. Stop by at the range and check out Black Powder Cartridge Silhouette we’d love to have you. For additional information or if you just want to help out, contact Dennis Williams at (540) 420-7615.

Page 6 2013 Clays Range Safety Officer Work Days Remember your work date! If you cannot serve or if you’re interested in serving as a Clay’s Range Safety Officer, Contact Sam Mayes at (540) 343-8889. Please notify Sam of any schedule changes.

Skeet Workers: We have two volunteers who will serve as last resort substitutes for you in the event that you cannot find a replacement for your scheduled work date. They are Wayne Parker (540) 989-8761 and Phil George (540) 982-1998. Remember, if you do not work your date, you will not receive credit for the work hours. Thank you for being conscientious Skeet/Trap & 5 Stand Range Safety Officers. Others are depending upon you!!!

Defensive Pistol (I.D.P.A.)

The Roanoke Rifle & Revolver Club again hosted the VCDL/RRRC Defensive Pistol Shoot on May 11th! Fifty-eight

shooters braved the light rain at the start. Rain stopped before long, overcast skies, then beautiful sunshine! Lots of fun!! Philip Van Cleave made the long drive to join the fun– thanks Philip! The following donated prizes that were awarded to shooters by drawing shooter numbers from a container. There were enough prizes donated for everyone to win at least one with some winning two prizes on the second go around. Total prizes and donations exceeded $3,200! Thanks to the following companies and individuals for making this year’s match successful: C & E Gunshows, Showmasters Gun Shows, Roanoke Firearms, Trader Jerry’s Gun Store, Roadside Sporting Goods, Franklin Outdoors, Frito-Lay, Coke Cola, Hunter Young, Jim & Julia Crump, Al & Linda Steed, Kathy Smith, Shellie & Stephen Meikle, and Wendy Sturgill.

Month Date Day Pullers

July 06 SAT SAT Kerry Renick July 07 SUN Joe Nicosia SUN Steve Glass July 13 SAT Ben Pearman SAT David Yeatts July 14 SUN Carl Grove SUN Ed Winstead July 21 SAT Gary Martin SAT Tracy Scheffling July 22 SUN SUN July 27 SAT Parker Pearaon SAT Larry Parmer July 28 SUN Lisa Laverty SUN Barney Laverty

Month Date Day Pullers June 01 SAT Don Peinzback SAT Kerry Renick June 02 SUN Ken Hall SUN Robert Smallwood June 08 SAT Matt Moomey SAT Ben Pearman June 09 SUN Ben Pearman SUN Pete Campbell June 15 SAT Parker Pearson SAT Larry Parmer June 16 SUN Patrick Borlik SUN Pete Sensabaugh June 22 SAT Tim Noell SAT Kerry Renick June 23 SUN Phil Servidea SUN Gary Martin June 29 SAT Tracy Scheffling SAT Larry Parmer June 30 SUN Sterling Carter SUN

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The “Firing Line” Allies of 2013 For a generous contribution of $10 per year, you can be- come a 2013 patron

of “The Firing Line”. Your donations will offset the cost of printing and mailing. A list of “Allies” will be pub-lished in each issue. Send your name you want published and payment to: Roanoke Rifle & Revolver Club, P.O. Box 12453, Roanoke, VA 24025. Many “thanks” for all of your support!

January 2014

James D. Hart Bill Padgett

Jim Sharrow Don Patton

Barry Mountcastle Richard Lavinder

Andrew Totten Alex Wood

Howard Cofflin John Strobel Don Stadler Neal Kinsey

Joseph Stowers Teresa Via Ralph Lane

Ed Holbrook Tim Reith

Rowland Andleton Peggy Andleton

Peter Ring Simon Leray

Ed Fitzpatrick Ed Wood Peter Via

Michael Maurer Jason Jones

David Sharrier Isaac VanPatten Robert Brittain Frans Apperson

George Kevorkian, Jr. Tom White

Glenn Clingenpeel Jim Sutphin

John Juranich

February 2014

Red Rob Ace In The Hole

Tom Grooms Thomas Lamons

David Weir Richard Zue Julia Crump Joe Swistak

Tucker Lemon

Mark Carter Kerry Buck Anonymous Joe Nieves

Seth Patriacca D. Mitch Kincer John Maynard

Chris Mohr Chris Campbell

March 2014

John Yahemiak, Sr.

Ben Mewald

May 2014

Trader Jerry’s Salem

NRA Basics of Pistol Shooting

Saturday, July 27 Roanoke Rifle & Revolver Club

8:45 am – 4:30 pm

Basic knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary for owning and using a pistol safely Efficient, effective handgun training Learn about pistol parts and operation, ammunition, guns safety and shooting fundamentals Engaging, informative and entertaining Experienced shooters improve marksmanship, correct problems

Qualifies for Concealed Carry Permit Female Certified NRA Instructor on staff Range Time Included on premises >35% Hands-on training Pistol, ammunition, targets provided Course Fee $95

540-354-7941 ← Register → rokisky2@cox.net

June 2013

Clay Nobel—2014

August 2013

Owen Grogan, Jr. 2014

October 2013

True Blue Beauty—2014

November 2013

Pete Sensabaugh-14 Louis Wilkerson 2014

Schedule of Events Membership/Board Meeting * Tuesday, June 19, 2013 - Time: 7:00 p.m.

Location: Roanoke Rifle & Revolver Club clubhouse at 1305 Gun Club Road, Hardy, VA (540) 330-7775

Roanoke Rifle & Revolver Club, Inc. P.O. Box 12453 * Roanoke, VA 24025-2453

Website: www.roanokerifle.com

The purpose of our club will be to provide a common meeting place where all manner of firearms enthusiasts may gather to enjoy their avocation.

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We are affiliated with the National Rifle Association (NRA), Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP), National Skeet Shooting Association (NSSA), National Sporting Clays Association (NSCA), National Bench-rest Shooters Association (NBRSA), Virginia Shooting Sports Association (VSSA), United States Practical Shooting Association (USPSA), Single Action Shooting Society (SASS), Virginia Citizens Defense League (VCDL), International Defensive Pistol Association (IDPA), and Cowboy Fast Draw Association (CFDA)

Defensive Pistol June 8 Mikehenson2008@comcast.net High Power June 15 rawilson@yahoo.com (540) 875-7554 Cowboy Fast Draw June 15 rabidringo@yahoo.com or (540) 819-1697 Rifle Silhouette –BPCR June 16 Joe Davis (540 ) 776-0679 USPSA June 22 Paul Deel (434) 489-8908 Bend of Trail June 23 Tom Wills (aka Row-A-Noc) (540) 890-6375

Up On The Hill!

Skeet/ Trap/ 5 Stand Fields Weekly: Saturday & Sunday from Noon—5:00 p.m. Clays Range Managers: Adam Keen: (540) 314-2529 Epps Foster: (540) 890-4973

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