News and other stuff

At the monthly meeting it was decided to have Garrett do the finish up work on the columns on the new pistol cover. The work will run $500, and then all that will be needed in the way of concrete work will be to pour the pad. That will likely wait until next year, as the treasury is rather diminished. Weather and time are all that is holding up the work on the high house, and hopefully that will get back into the swing after Spring break.

CCH CLASSES ARE STILL BEING HELD THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. CHECK THE CLUBS WEBSITE TO FIND OUT WHEN THE NEXT ONE IS. PASS THE WORD!!

FEASC ARMY SURPLUS

West of the 47-69 Jct.

Guns-Ammo-Surplus items-Accessories

Memberships

The renewals have been coming in, but there are still a lot who haven’t re-upped. Been to the range lately, and seen the improvements? Coming along nicely. Hopefully by the end of spring, most of the stuff will be completed.

Junior Club

Know of a kid interested in shooting? We would like to see the Junior Club get back into operation, so if you know of some kids interested, or would like to head it, let one of the officers know.

Gun Info

Dangerous Revolver Grip

A recent tragic injury to a St. Louis area shooter of a S&W 460XVR Magnum is a reminder of how dangerous an improper grip can be. This is especially true of such a high power round - 200gr Cor-Bon DPX .460 - the round fired in this case. Rather than using a thumb-over-thumb grip on the revolver, the shooter was gripping the lower left side of the revolver frame with his left hand. This grip placed the tip end section of his left thumb at the point where there is a clearance gap between the front of the cylinder and the breach end of the barrel. The escaping gases from that gap severed his left thumb near the tip. The wounded shooter was told by the surgeon that surgery would take place after a few days. Seems as though a gunshot wound, or in this case, the blast of gases from a gunshot, kill more flesh than is initially apparent. It is therefore necessary to wait a few days until all of the dead flesh is manifested. If surgery is not delayed, the dead flesh will rot and cause further problems.

The danger of having any part of the hand near the gap between the front of a cylinder and the breach end of the barrel on a revolver certainly can result on a burn. Now, we know that with very high power loads, amputation of part of the hand/fingers/thumb can also result.

It is so important to remind ourselves that when a safety rule is being broken and once the gun has been fired, there is no second chance.

Events

The monthly matches are held the 3^rd Sunday of each month. Info on them can usually be found on the clubs website, in the forum. For further info, you can contact Roger at Tailwinds to get the low down on them. March’s match was well attended, with around 40 shooters in attendance. I understand that there were some from as far away as Mill Creek!

Starting in April there will be a Wednesday night match, starting at 6:30pm. They matches will probably consist of an average of 30 rounds per course, and one course for each weeks shoot. Entry will be 5 bucks, and the winner each week gets half of that, and the rest going to the club.

Advertising

Should you have something that you would like to have advertised in the clubs newsletter, or you have something to say, let me know. We would be happy to list items for sale, and editorials, within reason of course.