Black Diamond Gun Club Newsletter

Web Version

Black Diamond Gun Club

PO Box 217

Black Diamond, WA 98010

www.blackdiamondgunclub.org

The Bullsheet “Your Gun Club Information Source” Is published monthly by the: Black Diamond Gun Club

P.O. Box 217

Black Diamond, WA 98010

Editor: Laura Ballard bdgc_editor@comcast.net

Club E-Mail Address: info@blackdiamondgunclub.org

Web Page: www.blackdiamondgunclub.org

On-line Newsletter:

http://www.blackdiamondgunclub.org/Bullsheet.pdf

House/Message Phone: (360) 886-8047

Next RSO Meeting February 21, 2012 6:00pm

Next General Meeting February 21, 2012 7:30pm

Advertising Business Card Ads (1/3 page) are $25.00/month or $250.00/year.

Classified Ads are free to all members. You may submit your classified ads by e-mail to either

the Editor or Club e-mail addresses, above. Or, U.S. Mail to the P.O. box address above. You

may also drop them by the club house or give them to any club officer. Deadline for submission

of ads is the date of the General Meeting. Classified ads run for 2 months unless requested

otherwise.

2012 Club Officers President - Tom Hunt - 253-951-2425 tomjhunt@att.net

Vice President - Jim Bradbury

Treasurer - Laura Ballard - 206-940-4289

Secretary - Pat Manyon

Chairman of the Board - Cork Carpenter

Trustees: Bob Ballard 12/14

Cork Carpenter 12/14

Bill Davis 12/12

Raymond DePouli 12/12

Mark Downing 12/14

Jim Forczek 12/13

John Griffin 12/13

Clem Novinski 12/12

Bob Sadesk 12/13

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Hello Everyone,

Well February, snow and Continental shooting is in

full swing. Over time, I have noticed that clubs that

consistently seem to do well in the Continental league

have a high level of participation in this shoot. The

adage here is that if you have enough shooters,

someone is bound to have a good day and make up

for the rest of us! I hear from shooters all the time

that I am not good enough to shoot registered birds or

league shooting. The fact is that the sooner you start,

the better you get. The extra pressure of a formal

shoot and shooting with other good shooters typically

brings your scores up. Because the league is

structured not unlike the PITA shooting classes, it

allows you to start at a lower class and practice if you

will as you move up and provides opportunities to win

as you get better and move up in each class.

Other benefits of going to a Continental shoot are that

you get to visit other clubs, meet other shooters, and

make new friends. I always enjoy watching the other

shooters and try to pick up shooting tips as I go. My

other favorite thing is to read the local bulletin board

and newsletter and see what is going on at the other

clubs. At the very least, you will get to hang out at a

new gun club and an opportunity to improve your

shooting. You do not have to shoot all of the events,

maybe just browse the schedule and find a shoot that

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has a club that you have not seen yet….or one that fits your schedule and travel requirements. The top 5 BDGC shooters at each shoot are listed at the club and in the newsletter! There is a great banquet at the final shoot at the Evergreen gun club and if you can only make one Continental shoot, I would recommend you spend a day at that club and order a dinner in advance. Web Page for the Winter Continental League: http://www.continentalshooting.com/gpage1.html OPEN DIVISION Master 96.00% and above Class C 85.00 to 87.99% Class AA 93.00 to 95.99% Class D 79.00 to 84.99% Class A 90.50 to 92.99% Class E 78.99% and below Class B 88.00 to 90.49% LADIES DIVISION Class 1 68.00% and above Class II 67.99% and below There are a number of bills and legislative action that as a member of a gun club and someone interested in the shooting sports that may interest you. If you are not already signed up via the NRA

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for these legislative alerts, it is a good way to stay on top of what is going on in your neck of the woods. House Bill 1508 This is in regards to noise created by gun clubs….us! This bill is being introduced by of all people a Democrat, but appears to be well intended and is a result of the ongoing lawsuit with the Kitsap Rifle & Revolver range where in people that have built homes next to an existing gun range are seeking to restrict the hours of operation for the gun club. If you go online and read about it, you can decide for yourself and call or email your legislative representative and let them know how you feel about it. http://www.guns.com/wa-bill-introduced-to-protect-shooting-ranges-from-noise-related-legal-action.html http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Bill-would-protect-gun-ranges-from-new-noise-laws---137380298.html

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http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2012/jan/13/bill-introduced-to-

exempt-shooting-ranges-from

http://www.examiner.com/gun-rights-in-seattle/alert-wa-

legislature-to-consider-range-protection-again

Another one that might be of interest to you pistol and rifle

shooters is the new Suppressor bill that passed 47-0 and is

headed for the governor’s desk for final signature: House Bill

1016.

Note: The club also has a new supply of AA Hulls for

sale at .03 each and are in bags of 100, there are some in the

newer HS (High Strength) style of hull and quite a few in the

older CF (Compression Formed) AA hull. Mark will update the

computer to add these items to the inventory and anyone with

access to the components locker can get them out for you.

Thanks to everyone for their club support and making, this a

great place to shoot.

Tom

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Do you have a favorite shirt, vest, or other

item(s) that you would like the Black Diamond

Gun Club Logo (or any other embroidery)

stitched onto? Bring it into the Black Diamond

Gun Club, attach your name with phone number

and instructions and Michelle Detwiler will

contact you with a quote. Most logos range from

$15 - $30. Embroidering a first name, or

stitching a patch on - $5. Call Michelle at 253-

230-0472 for questions or quotes.

NEW & USED MEC RELOADERS……MEC PARTS……MEC REPAIR AND TUNE UPS.!! If you need a MEC anything, John Abbott is the guy to call!! John has new and used MEC reloaders in all gauges and also a good supply of MEC reloader parts. If you need a few parts for a worn out MEC, a tune up or some repair work, call: John Abbott (425) 392-1972 Cell (425) 890-7208

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2012 Continental Schedule

The following is the remaining events for the Continental League

February 12 -- Seattle Skeet & Trap – 9am start February 26 -- Bremerton – 8:30am start

March 4 -- Kenmore – 9am start March 11 -- Renton – 9am start

March 18 – Evergreen -- 9am start (BANQUET)

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The Black Diamond Continental team moved up from 10th at the Gig Harbor shoot to 9th after the club shoot this weekend. Mark Downing (94/100) and Cody Ballard (42/50) both tied in their respective classes. Mark is shooting in Class B now after having won class C at the Gig Harbor shoot. The club grossed over $2,000 dollars as proceeds from the shoot and enjoyed a great shoot with the new Pat traps performing very well. Breakfast and Lunch served up by Jennifer Chevalier and Marilyn Manyon was excellent and the word was out at some of the other clubs even before the day was out and the shoot over! Special thanks to Bob Sadesk, Bob Ballard and Mark Downing for helping to organize and supervise the shooting activity. The father son teams of Jeff/Jered Detwiler and Bob/Cody Ballard made sure the traphouses were always full of birds and the shooters got to keep shooting. Thanks to all of the folks that came out to take a turn and score in such inclement weather, if you did not get to see it, the picture of Dean scoring and Gregg calling the losses from field 3 was an inspiration that makes you glad to be a part of a team like that. Well, there is more great continental shooting to come, so come out practice and maybe try out one of the other clubs, the schedule is in the club house or go to: http://www.continentalshooting.com

Continental Shoot at Black Diamond

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Please check your newsletter and/or online carefully for range

closures. Closures are listed on the monthly calendar and in the

section titled Range Closures. It is best to check in both places

for closures. Sometimes the phrase “Range Closed” is omitted on

the calendar due to the limited space in the individual calendar

date blocks. The club is always closed during Law Enforcement

agency use. Note that the rifle/pistol ranges are closed for

shooting during the Continental League and PITA shoots whether

it is listed on the calendar or not. This is a courtesy to shooters

paying entry fees and shooting for trophies. Please check the

Range Closure section for all scheduled range closures. If you

mistakenly remove the “Range Closed” sign at the gate, please

replace it immediately.

*Note: Entire club is closed during police events

Range Closures

The following dates are for range closures

due to the rental of the range. No members

should be out on the range during these

scheduled times unless approved by the board

of trustees.

The following dates have been scheduled:

February 8 8am – 5pm

February 15, 16 8am – 3pm

February 23, 24 2pm – 10pm

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There is a work party the first Saturday of every month.

Come out and help out at your club. Each person that

participates in the work party will get a free lunch that day.

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Read range rules each time you come to the

range.

Red line rule will be enforced.

In addition:

No shotguns on the pistol range

Only Shotguns with buckshot or slugs on the rifle

range (No Bird Shot).

No more than 2 targets on any club supplied target

frame.

Targets must be placed so that bullets inpact the

back berm (rifle range) or backstop (pistol range).

Handgun cartridges only on pistol range.

ID Badges to be worn visible on outer clothing.

Range Officers identified by specials caps or

badges and their word is law!!

Violation of range rules may result in suspension or

termination of your membership.

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Classified ads can be emailed to Laura Ballard at the following

email address: bdgc_editor@comcast.net

Please don’t hesitate to contact Laura if you have any questions

or concerns. All input to the newsletter is welcome and will be

considered. Thank You!

Sig Sauer P556 Pistol, comes with

everything. One magazine, sling, case,

manual, and red dot and open sights. Buyer

must have current CCP and be a member of

Black Diamond Gun Club. Asking

$1400.00 Also Knoxx Spec Ops Fold over

stock for a Rem. 870. Never used brand new

asking $50.00. Please call Jim at 253-315-

2672 or E-mail me at jim_dcfinc@comcast.net

For Sale: Colt 45 Series 70 Gold Cup Match. Call

Steve at 253-735-2437 $1,200

Kel Tec SU2000

9mm takes Glock 17 mags

3 30 round mags

2 17 round mags

1 10 round mag

Soft case made for this gun

Asking $400.00 for everything. Must be a current

Black Diamond Gun Club Member and have CCW.

Phone 253-315-2672

Jim Locke

jim_dcfinc@comcast.net

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Due to the weather, the January RSO Meeting and the General Meeting on January 17 was canceled. The next RSO Meeting and General Meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 21st. If you did not get to see the club house road when the snow melted, it looked like someone had exploded tree bombs all over it. The road in and out of the club was strewn with fallen branches, limbs and tree’s across the road. The club would like to express its heartfelt appreciation to those that went out on their own and cleaned up all of the fallen debris. But none more so than our very own “Nelson” who was the first on the scene with a chainsaw doing the initial road clearing. Others that should get honorable mention were: Mark Downing, Bob Sadesk, Clinton Shaw, Pat Manyon and Reuben Kettel. If you were there and we missed you on this go around, let us know and we will put a thank you in the next newsletter.

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Bellingham Trap & Skeet Club Landt Farms Sporting Clays Seattle Skeet & Trap Club

940 Larson Road W. 16308 Poor Mound Road King County Shooting Sports Park

Bellingham, WA 98226 Nine Mile Falls, WA 99026 Ravensdale, WA 98051

(360)384-1001 (509)466-4036 (425)413-1421

Black Diamond Gun Club North Cascades Sportman’s Club Spokane Gun Club

PO Box 217 P.O. Box 1721 19615 E Sprague Ave

Black Diamond, WA 98010 Chelan, WA 98816 Greenacres AFB, WA 99016

(360)-886-7892 (509)682-8263 (509)904-2706

Bainbridge Island Sportsmen’s Club Old Skagit Gun Club Sportsmens Club Inc.

PO Box 10421 1295 Wilson Road Box 4056

Bainbridge Island, WA 98110 La Conner, WA 98257 McChord, WA 98438

(206)780-9374 (3600757-4326 (206)904-2706

Boeing Shooting Sports Club Orcas Island Sportsman Club Sumner Sportsman Assoc.

King County Shooting Sports Park PO Box 41 15711 96th Street, East

Ravensdale, WA 98051 Eastsound WA 98245 Puyallup, WA 98372

(425)413-1421 (360)376-5660 (253)848-9519

Bremerton Trap & Skeet Club Pheasant Valley Shooting Preserve Sun Valley Shooting Park

4956 State Highway 3 SW & Sporting Clays 1452 Suntargets Rd

Port Orchard, WA 98366 PO Box 201 Moxes, WA 98396

(360)674-2438 LaCrosse, WA 99143 (509)576-0866

(509)549-3912

Custer Sportsmen Club Pomeroy Gun Club Sunnydell Shooting

8832-Weidcamp Rd PO Box 532 292 Dryke Road

Lyndon, WA 98264 Pomeroy, WA 99347 Squim, WA 98382

(360)354-2331 (509)843-1460 (360)683-5631

Ellensburg Trap & Skeet Club Poulsbo Sportman Club Tacoma Sportsmen’s Club

P.O. Box 861 PO Box 3651 16409 Canyon Road

Ellensburg, WA 98926 Silverdale, WA 98383 E. Puyallup, WA 98373

(509)925-3704 (360)697-6646 (253)537-6151

Evergreen Sportsmen Club Quincy Amer. Legion Gun Club Turkey Ridge

12736 Marksmen Road, SW PO Box 342 1565 Evans Cutoff Road

Olympia, WA 98512 Quincy, WA 98848 Evans WA 99126

(360)357-9080 (360)697-6646 (509)684-2735

Gig Harbor Sportsman’s Club R&M Game Birds Upper Nisqually Sportsman’s Club

9721 Burnham Drive NW 495 Fisher Hill Road PO Box 831

Gig Harbor, WA 98332 Lyle, WA 98059 Eatonville, WA 98328

(253)858-9030 (509)365-3245 (360)832-8727

Granite Falls Sportsmans Club Renton Fish & Game Club Wenatchee Gun Club

20319 Gun Club Road 1500 SE 144th Street PO Box 416

Granite Falls, WA 98252 Renton, WA 98059 Wenatchee, WA 98816

(360)691-5161 (425)226-1563 (509)884-6590

Holmes Harbor Road & Gun Club Rimrock Sporting Clays Winter Hawk

3334 Brooks Hill Road Rt 1, Box 10B 6362 Highway 291

Langley, WA 98260 Uniontown, WA 99179 Nine Mile Falls, WA 99026

(360)221-8494 (509)229-3287 (509)276-5150

Kenmore Range Scab Rock Sporting Clays Yakima Valley Sportsmen’s Assoc.

1031 228th SW 15773 Waukon Road North 411 Pomona Road

Bothell, WA 98021 Edwall, WA 99008 Yakima, WA 98901

(206)481-8685 (509)239-4473 (509)453-1872