BLUE AND GRAY RIFLE AND PISTOL CLUB - HUNTSVILLE, ALA.

                                   February 2007 Bulletin

 

Bulletin Editor and Club President:  James L. Moses, Phone 534-7968

Junior Club Coordinator:  Ramon (Sami) Samaniego, Phone 534-2644

FFL Chairman:  Brian Hunter, Phone 837-6474

Range Maintenance Coordinator:   Todd Taylor  (759-8064) and Jerald Bailey  (894-7833 – Guntersville)

Club Website:  http://www.bgrpc.org

Executive Committee Meeting:  The February Executive Committee meeting will be held at 7:00 p.m. on

February 21st at James Moses’ home.  Members are invited.

February/March Shooting Events:

 Feb.  3                        100 yd High Power                  Blue & Gray Range                                     9:00 a.m.

 Feb. 10                       Potshots                                   Blue & Gray Range                                             a.m.

 Feb. 24                       Potshots                                   Blue & Gray Range                                             a.m.

 Feb. 24                       3 Position Smallbore                 Blue & Gray Range                                     9:00 a.m.

 Mar.  3                        100 yd High Power                  Blue & Gray Range                                     9:00 a.m.

 Mar. 10                       Potshots                                   Blue & Gray Range                                             a.m.

 Mar. 10                       Full Course High Power           AEDC Range                                              9:00 a.m.

 Mar. 17                       1800 Pistol                               Blue & Gray Range                                     9:00 a.m.

 Mar. 24                       Potshots                                   Blue & Gray Range                                             a.m.

 Mar. 24                       3 Position Smallbore                 Blue & Gray Range                                     9:00 a.m.

 Mar. 31                       John C. Garand Match Blue & Gray Range                                                 9:00 a.m.

NOTE:  The Annual Schedule shown in the last bulletin contains an error concerning the John C. Garand

Match.  It will be held on Saturday March 31st instead of April 1st.

New Members:  William Javel, Steven Poole, Graham Ray and John Stonebraker.

Annual Meeting:  The annual meeting of the Blue & Gray R&P Club was held at the Knights of Columbus hall

on January 17th 2006.

Officers for 2006:  President - James Moses                 Vice President - David McAlister

                             Secretary - Richard Peters               Treasurer: - Ken Miholits

                             Advisory Committee – John Lindberg – Term expires in 2010

Actions Taken:  It was decided to split the range maintenance responsibilities.  Todd Taylor will

concentrate on development of the Morgan County. range.  Jerald Bailey will lead the maintenance effort on

the Guntersville Dam range.  In connection with the Morgan County range, it was decided to set a committee

to oversee this activity.  If you wish to participate on this committee contact Todd Taylor (759-8064).

Juniors At Camp Perry Video:  Dan Fox showed an excellent video of the Junior Team at Perry. 

The professional quality video was put together by Steve Parker.

Camp Perry:  Pistol Chairman, John Lindberg, won his Distinguished Marksman award for pistol at Perry this

year.  He is the first Club member to win this award in pistol since 1990.

Junior Competition Team:  The Jr. Competition Team did great at the Shooting Stars Tournament at Ole Miss,

in Oxford MS this January 13 and 14.
   Six shooters from the B&G Juniors fired in four events each.   The shooters were Mikey and Grant Rutand,

Halie Pitts, Evelyn Reisenwitz, Carl Rideout, and Daniel Fox.   The shooters competed in a 60 shot indoor prone

smallbore match, a 60 shot indoor 3 position smallbore match, a 60 shot international standing air rifle match,

and a 60 shot 3 position air rifle match.  Each match had an Olympic-style final and Daniel and Halie both shot in

several of the finals.
   The team results were:
   The B&G Juniors were 1st in the 3 Position Smallbore Match, 2nd in the International Air Match and 3rd in

  the 3 Position Air Match.  Individual awards: Daniel Fox won 1st place in the prone Smallbore match

  and 3rd place in the 3 position Smallbore match.                                                                               Dan Fox

 

The Alabama Military Collectors  Assn:  A new arms collectors group has been organized.  A link to them is:

http://www.almilitarycollectors.org