Albany Rifle & Pistol Club June 2009

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PrEsidENt’s COLuMNProjects, Projects, Projects; who’s got the projects? Here at ARPC we have the projects! Here is a short list of the projects we have going. 1) The north range parking is moving along very well, we will have the property lines surveyed soon, our lawyer will draw up a purchase agreement, and signa-tures are about all that’s lef t. This purchase adds 1 acre of land to our northern property line and will allow side by side parking across from Bays 1 thru 7, plus eliminate the trip down to the end of the road to turn around. 2) The archery range is laid out and all we are waiting for is the okay from Linn Co. to use our land on the NE corner for archery use. In addi-tion, we have applied for a ODF&W grant to purchase 3-D targets and supplies to equip the archery area. 3) It appears that we have received a gif t of three new clay bird throwers for our 5 Stand discipline from Willamette Valley Sportsman Association. We want to take the time to thank WVSA and all of its members for this gif t which will dramatically improve the 5 Stand discipline. 4) We are accepting bids to put sound / weather structures on the east range to provide sound and shooting cover for bays 8 through 12. 5) For those of you who have had problems get-ting in the electronic gate in the past, we are in the process of updating our gate system and that should be completed shortly. This update provides better software and improved hardware to meet our needs. As you can see we have a busy schedule ahead of us this summer, so please be patient with us as we work through these projects. Every new and improved project makes Albany Rifle and Pistol Club a better shooting and training facility. Thank you!

Steve Shippey

NO NEWsLEttEr WiNNErs this Last MONth!

Stefanie K. Bick, David Clevenger, Neal Goebel, Jake Harrison, James Hoke, Ryan Wells, Stewar t Young, Brian Bach, Todd Bass, David Baty, Farris Beat ty, Justin W. Blaylock, Daren J. Blaylock, Andy Brickman, Scot t A. Conover, Kenneth Emmons, David H. Fader, Christopher Glantz, David P. Harvey, Bonnie Hill, Thong Honag, Paul M. Iwanaga, Maxwell Bates Johnson, Willian T. McCaughan, Stuar t McVey, Mike Miller, David C. Sears, Justin Stubbs, Troy R. Stutzman, Bob Ullmer, Daniel Abbot t, Jose Arevalo, Ed Buchner, Greg Gallegos, James Larsen, Joshua R. Hill, Erik Nasshahn, Bob Plew, Mar tin Jay Robeck, Roman Samoilich, Eric Searcy, Scot t Timm, Frank J. Weber

In the month of March we had two newsletter winners (Larry Lenon won the Techwell grips and Kenneth Harrell won the Sierra Bullets). During the months of April and May no one noticed their gate card/membership number and claimed the prizes. This month we are giving away two more prizes to lucky newsletter readers. Check out the articles and if you find your gate card/member number by the 10th of April call the club of fice and let us know. In April we are giving away a Field & Steam watch/Multi-tool and an Under The Gun holster.

raNgE MastEr’s rEPOrtThe 2009 Saddle Butte Machine Gun Shoot was a fantastic success this year. Over 1,300 people at-tended the event from all over the Northwest. Safety is always First at ARPC and thanks to the range of ficers and staf f who worked the event there were no safety issues. Many club volunteers showed up to tear down, work and reset the main range. Special thanks to B&R Auto Wrecking for the cars we used as targets, Crosswinds BBQ for the outstanding food and Steve Preston for bringing his M18 tank to our event. And thanks to all of those members who participated.

Remember, next year the 2010 Saddle Butte Machine Gun Shoot will take place on the 15th and 16th of May, the weekend following Mother’s Day.

This last week I had the opportunity to attend the three day Defensive Revolver class at Thunder Ranch in Lakeview, Oregon. Our hosts, Clint and Heidi Smith, have a topnotch shooting and training facility at Thunder Ranch. They teach practical shooting skills as well as defensive tactics. Here are a few nuggets that I had reinforced upon me at the class.

First, if you can avoid using a firearm to defend yourself, don’t use it, even if you have the legal right to do so. The paperwork begins when the shooting starts and the dollar meter starts ticking. Legal fees are a by-product when a shooting occurs.

Second, when you must shoot to defend yourself or a loved one, shoot to stop the danger. You are not shooting to kill, you are shooting to stop the threat and don’t stop shooting until the threat is stopped.

Third, if you can get out of your home with your loved ones when threatened, do it. You are not trained to clear your house let the police do it. It is not easy or safe to clear a building even your own home.

Fourth, don’t step in someone else’s mess. Don’t jump into situations to protect people just because you are armed when you don’t know what is really going on. Your place in life is not to “Serve and

saddLE buttE MaChiNE guN shOOt Thanks goes out to all the volunteers who made the Full Auto shoot a success. It takes a lot of people to make this event a safe and fun weekend. Thanks to Jim Clark for bringing out the cars, the members who helped setup and cleanup the range, Rex Watkins and the gate crew for doing a great job. All the volunteers who blew up and strung balloons, sold tee shirts. And of course the Range Officers for keep things safe. Again thank you very much.

Machine Gun Shoot Committee

arpc Executive BoardExEcutivE committEESteve Shippey, president pres@arpc.info . . . . . . . . . . . . . 503.585.2724Peter Newman, vice-president vp@arpc.info. . . . . . . . . . . .541.905.0643Al Sims, secretary sec@arpc.info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 541.974.0933Bob Hamilton, treasurer treas@arpc.info . . . . . . . . . . . . . 503.930.6172Don Arnold, exec. officer xo@arpc.info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 541.491.1014John Matlock, chief instructor crso@arpc.info. . . . . . . . . . 541.570.2081Mike McCarter, executive director ed@arpc.info . . . . . . . . . 541.619.0038

othEr committEEsRich Larrowe gunshow-chairman gunshow@arpc.info. . . . . . . . . 541.738.6613Art Carmean, membership membership@arpc.info. . . . . . . . . . 541.258.8499Dwain Thomas, hunter safety ed dwainthomas@arpc.info . . ..541.967.7554Tony White, newsletter editor@arpc.info . . . . . . . . . . . . . 541.917.1030

hours of opErationMonday thru Friday.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:00am - 9:00pmSaturday & Sunday.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:00am - 8:00pm

program DirEctorsRimfire Benchrest - Jim Johnson, br@arpc.info. . . . . . . . . 541.758.7364Centerfire Benchrest - Terry Wright . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 541.491.1201Black Powder - Ed Eriksen, bpowder@arpc.info.. . . . . . . . . 541.926.7570Bowling Pins - Bill Manghelli, pins@arpc.info. . . . . . . . . . . 541.935.2019Defensive Handgun - John Matlock, ps@arpc.info. . . . . . . 541.570.2081Five Stand - Tom Smith, five@arpc.info. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 503.474.7579Full Auto - Rob Dugger, fullauto@arpc.info. . . . . . . . . . . . .503.650.6599High Power - John Osterholm, hp@arpc.info . . . . . . . . . . . 541.928.3488I.C.O.R.E. - Paul Johnson, icore@arpc.info. . . . . . . . . . . . . 541.928.6976Indoor Pistol - Paul Manghelli, pistol@arpc.info . . . . . . . . . 541.653.6201Junior Rifle - Barbara Shew, nshew@centurytel.net . . . . . . 541.451.2047Junior Smallbore - Mark Baur, jrsb@arpc.info. . . . . . . . . . 541.405.1069Ladies Program - Nadine Manghelli, ladies@arpc.info.. . . . 541.935.2019Old West - Patrick Reagan, oldwest@arpc.info. . . . . . . . . . 541.259.2774Senior Smallbore - James DiNardo, srsb@arpc.info. . . . . . 541.367.4033Speed Steel - Paul Johnson, ss@arpc.info . . . . . . . . . . . . 541.928.6976Trap - Don Arnold, shotgun@arpc.info. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 541.491.1014uSPSA Action Pistol - Mike McCarter, ipsc@arpc.info. . . . 503.391.1712Multi Gun - Robert Wright . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 503.551.7283

othErClubhouse Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 541.491.3755Business Phone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 541.619.0038Club Web Site.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.arpc.infoAddress. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29999 Saddle Butte Rd., Shedd, OR 97377

TreasurerBob Hamilton

503.930.6172treas@arpc.info

Chief InstructorJohn Matlock

541.570.2081crso@arpc.info

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Vice PresidentPeter Newman

541.905.0643VP@arpc.info

SecretaryAl Sims

541.974.0933 sec@arpc.info

Exec. OfficerDon Arnold541.491.1014 xo@arpc.info

PresidentSteve Shippey

503.585.2724 pres@arpc.info

Protect” that is the job of police departments.

These are just a few nuggets that are worth paying attention to and I would recommend Thunder Ranch to anyone who wants to learn more about shooting and self defense. I would also like to thank Clint, Heidi and Scott for their attention to details, safety and concerns for those who take necessary steps to protect themselves.

suMMEr tiME FuNWe have put up with the winter and spring rains and now is the time to enjoy the range without wearing all the heavy coats and rain gear. It is also the time to see if you want to take a look at one of our regular shooting disciplines at ARPC. Here are short de-scriptions of some of these disciplines. If you see one and want to find out more about it then give the discipline director a call. Remember that all shoot-ing events are open to members and non-members.

BeNcHReSt – Benchrest is rif le shooting (both rimfire and centerfire) of f the shooting benches on the main range on the 4th Saturday of most months. These guys really like to shoot small groups on targets at 50 yards for rimfire and 200 yards for centerfire. Contact Jim Johnson (541-758-7364) for rimfire and Terry Wright (541-491-1201) for centerfire.

BlAck  POwDeR – Black powder shooting, both traditional and modern, is held on the 1st Sunday of each month at 12 noon in bay 12. Not only do these folks have a great time shooting at a variety of steel, paper and clay targets but they usually have some pretty good food cooking too. If you want to see what it is like to shoot a black powder gun or learn more about this type of shooting come on out. The contact person for this type of shooting is Ed Eriksen at 541-926-7570.

BOwlINg PINS – If you thought it was easy to hit a bowling pin with a 16lb. bowling ball try hitting it and knocking it of f the table with a 230grain .45 caliber bullet while another person right beside you is trying to do the same thing on their table. This is bowling pin shooting: person against person trying to clear all 5 pins of f your own table and knock down the stop plate before the person next to you does the same. All calibers of handguns are allowed. During the summer bowling pins shoot twice a month on the second and fourth Thursday evenings at 6pm in bay 3. The contact person for Pin shooting is Bill Manghelli at 541-935-2019.

DefeNSIve HANDguN – Defensive Handgun was started several years ago to provide an organized method to practice shooting from a concealed carry position. This is not a competition; it is an organized practice session that adds a lit tle stress and time measurement to defensive shooting. Two targets at about 7yds, 2 good hits on each target and most of the time you are shooting from behind a barricade. Defensive handgun takes place on the 4th Sunday of every month at 1pm. The contact person for De-fensive Handgun is John Matlock at 541-570-2081.

fIve StAND – Five Stand shooting is a cross be-tween Sporting Clays and Trap shooting. Five Stand uses multiple clay target machines to throw a wide variety of clay birds for those who like to shoot shot-guns in a more realistic format. This is excellent practice for bird hunting or just having fun with a shotgun. Five Stand takes place on the 2nd Satur-day and 4th Sunday every month at 1pm on the Trap Range. Contact for this shooting sport is Tom Smith at 503-474-7579.

full AutO – Full Auto shooting takes place on the second Sunday of every month in Bay 6 on the North Range. This is pistol caliber full autos only using steel and paper targets. If you want to see a shooting

sport that goes through large quantities of ammuni-tion then stop out and take a look at this sport. The Full Auto contact is Rob Dugger at 503-650-6599.

HIgH  POweR – High Power rif le shooting takes place on the third Saturday of the month from spring through fall. This competition uses rifles most often used by the military with iron sights (scoped is a separate division) and a five round capacity. Most competitors use AR type rifles but there is a mix of M1 Garands and other high power rifles at these competitions. The contact person for High Power is John Osterholm at 541-928-3488.

I.c.O.R.e. – ICORE stands for International Confed-eration of Revolver Enthusiasts and, yes, that means revolver shooting. This is action shooting with a revolver on paper and steel targets that requires movement at times for both the competitor and the target. If you like a wheel gun this is the sport for you. ICORE shoots on the third Saturday of each month at 9am on the north range. Contact for ICORE is Paul Johnson at 541-928-6976 or Mike McCarter at 541-619-0038.

INDOOR  PIStOl – members of the indoor pistol league shoot .22 caliber pistols on the indoor range beginning in the fall and running through the late spring in the Willamette Valley. Contact for Indoor Pistol is Paul Manghelli at 541-653-6201.

JuNIOR RIfle – Junior Rifle is open to all juniors who want to shoot air and .22 rifles in competition. During the cooler months practice and competitions are held on the indoor range. and during the sum-mer months part of the shooting moves outdoors onto the main range. Normally scheduled Junior Rifle events take place every Saturday beginning at 9:30am. The contact for Junior Rifle is Barbara Shew at 541-451-2047.

JuNIOR  SMAllBORe – Junior Smallbore is .22 caliber shooting on the indoor range in the cooler months and on the outdoor range during the sum-mer every Thursday evening at 6pm. This is a great place for juniors to have fun shooting a .22 caliber firearm. Contact Mark Baur at 541-405-1069.

lADIeS  PROgRAM – Nadine Manghelli leads a group of ladies who enjoy shooting together on the third Tuesday evening of every month at 6:30pm. During the winter the ladies use the indoor range and during the summer months they move outdoors. Ladies, if you want to experiment with shooting dif-ferent firearms around a group of ladies give Nadine a call at 541-935-2019.

MultI-guN – Multi-gun shooting competitions test your skills with rifle, pistol and shotgun on paper and steel targets. A course of fire may use one gun, two guns or all three guns depending on the layout and design of the course. Multi-gun matches are on the 2nd Sunday almost every month, and the contact is Robert Wright at 503-551-7283.

OlD weSt – Have you ever wanted to dress up like a person who lived a hundred years ago in the old west? Well here is your chance to both dress up like the 1800s, carry two old west revolvers, a shotgun and a lever action rifle. Old West shoots on the third Sunday and the fourth Saturday of every month beginning at 9am on the north range. If you have questions about Old West shooting contact Patrick Reagan at 541-259-2774.

SeNIOR SMAllBORe – Every Wednesday evening fall through spring the indoor range is open to .22 caliber rifle shooting for adults. If you looking for a place to shoot in the bad weather then check out this smallbore action on the indoor range. Senior Small-bore contact is James DiNardo at 541-367-4033.

SPeeD Steel – Speed Steel shooting is an event

that tests your speed and accuracy with a handgun on steel plates set at various distances and pat-terns. Take the best five shooting runs in a stage and throw out the worst time, keeping the best four runs for your score. Speed Steel is held on the 4th Sunday of every month at 9am on the north range. You can shoot any pistol in this sport including .22 caliber. Contact for Speed Steel is Paul Johnson at 541-928-6976.

SPORteR RIfle – Sporter Rifle is a new event at ARPC that involves shooting .22 caliber rifles from three dif ferent positions at paper targets placed at 25 and 50 yard distances. Both iron sighted and scoped rifles are allowed. These matches are nor-mally held at 1pm on the 2nd Sunday of every month on the main range. The contact for this event is Mike McCarter at 541-619-0038.

tRAP – Things you wanted to know about Trap but didn’t really care to ask.

Trap is THE oldest shotgun shooting sport known. It started in the late 18th century by shooting live birds thrown out of a bird trap. The shooter said “pull” and someone would pull a cord to pitch the live bird out. (Hard on Birds) If the bird got away it was called Lost. If got hit it was Dead. As times changed they moved onto glass balls and then to pitch “birds” which finally gave way to the present day bird. Some of the his-tory is still carried on to this day. A hit bird is dead and missed bird is lost. The most common word to pull a bird is still used. However, you will hear some term as “up”, “ugh”, “bird”, “hiya” “hike” and some others. This can lead to problems when a puller hear someone burp or pass gas, he will pull a bird.

At the ARPC we mainly shoot games. If someone wants to shoot a straight round of trap we are happy to accommodate your request. Don’t be surprised if some of the other shooters elect to join your straight round. If you bust 25 straight, I give your money back. I have had to do that just twice in five years, so good luck. Games cost a dollar if you are a member and $2.50 if you are a member. If not, ad fifty cents. 19036

I realize most folks do not want to shoot games but I will tell you this. You will learn how to shoot and hit birds at a fast rate by shooting those funny games. The only other thing I can tell you all, especially rifle shooters who strive for consistency and accuracy, the only thing consistent about shotgun shooting, is that nothing is constant. So come out and see the clubs new facility at the shotgun range. It makes a wonderful club house and a GREAT classroom. (You can thank our club and the ODF&W for the funds to do it). The contact for Trap shooting is Don Arnold at 541-619-3238.

uSPSA Action Pistol – Have you ever thought about racing a handgun, well this is exactly what Action Pis-tol shooting is about, racing handguns. All types of handguns .38 caliber and larger are allowed. Targets consist of paper, metal and moving steel or paper. Every time you shoot a match there are six dif ferent stages to test your shooting skills. USPSA Action Pistol matches are held on the second Saturday of every month at 9am on the north range. The contact for Action Pistol is Mike McCarter at 541-619-0038.

2009 aNNuaL rENEWaLApril 1st is the renewal date for all individual and family memberships. If you haven’t renewed your membership you can still do it by mailing it to the ARPC post of fice box address, dropping it of f at the club house (put it in the black mailbox next to the range officer room which is close to the indoor range) or calling the club of fice and renew over the phone with a credit card.

As of the 1st of May all delinquent members will

have their gate cards turned of f and their cards will not open the gate to get into the club. This does not mean that your membership is cancelled, it is only in “delinquent” status. You can still return it to active status by paying your full dues anytime dur-ing the year. If you do not pay your dues while in delinquent status by the 1st of April, 2010 then your membership will be cancelled and you must pay all initiation fees and go through orientation again to re-instate your membership.

Membership in Albany Rifle and Pistol Club is a valued asset and someday our club may be one of the few places that you can go to shoot. Help sup-port the club and keep it growing by renewing your membership as soon as possible.

NEW ChrONOgraPh ON thE MaiN raNgE

We now have a new chronograph set up permanently on the north end of the main range. This chrono-graph is inside a lighted box and can be used in bright light or low light to measure bullet speed for both rifles and pistols. Simply follow the directions on the shooting bench in front of the chronograph to check out your reloads.

FirEarMs saLEs FigurEs FOr aPriL

NEWTOWN, Conn. -- The upward trend in firearms sales continued in April, marking the sixth consecu-tive month of significant increases.

Data released by the FBI’s National Instant Crimi-nal Background Check System (NICS) reported 1,225,980 checks in April 2009. This figure is a 30.3 percent increase from the 940,961 reported in April 2008.

FBI background checks are required under federal law for all individuals purchasing either new or used firearms from federally licensed retailers. The checks serve as a gauge of actual sales but do not reflect the actual number of firearms sold, since, following a background check, a customer may decide not to purchase a firearm or may purchase more than one firearm.

The April increase follows a 29.2 percent gain in March and rises of 23 percent in February, 28 percent in January, 24 percent in December and 42 percent in November when a record 1,529,635 background checks were performed.

The increase in NICS checks coincides with a rise in excise taxes reported by firearms manufacturers, another indicator of firearm sales.

raNgE saFEty COrNEr

Recently an issue has come to my attention that does need to be addressed. It involves live rounds being dumped into the garbage cans on the dif ferent rang-es at the club. These cans are often dumped into the burn barrels because of the volume of cardboard and paper we generate each day at the range. When we light up the barrels, often those live rounds go of f with a pop! I have no idea at all where that piece of lead or brass shrapnel is going to go. Do You?

I applaud the members for picking up the spent brass and live rounds when they are done shooting and if they are not going to take home then please dispose of the brass and live rounds into the brass buckets at each bay/range. 51565 I will personally guarantee that the brass will be gone through and live rounds will be disposed of or recycled/reloaded

and you will make someone very happy to have the brass/rounds they find. John D. Matlock

Chief instruC tor

OrEgON NativE CaPturEs thE gOLd

Ryan Hadden Captures Gold, Rachael Heiden Claims Bronze in Trap at Cairo World Cup

CAIRO, Egypt (May 4, 2009)

Ryan Hadden (Pendleton, Ore.) captured his first ISSF World Cup medal today when he took home the gold in Men’s Trap at the Shotgun World Cup in Cairo Egypt. Seventeen-year-old Rachel Heiden (Clinton, Mich.) landed a spot on the podium in her first ever World Cup appearance on Sunday, taking home the bronze in Women’s Trap.

U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit (USAMU) member Hadden entered the final round in fourth place with 116 out of 125 targets and climbed up from fourth to first place in the final af ter shooting 23 targets in extremely windy conditions. At the end of the final, Hadden was tied at 139 targets with Jesus Serrano of Spain, who was in first place going into the final with 118 targets. Serrano shot 21 targets in the final to end the round tied with Hadden, but Hadden up-

set Serrano in the shoot-of f to take home the gold.

ExECutivE OFFiCEr’s rEPOrtI sure do hope you all were able to share a great day to spend with you moms’ last month and because this report is being writ ten before the MG shoot, I can only than those who came out to tear down and set up the range. I would also like to thank the folks who worked the shoot before, during, and after, to make it the safe successful shoot it has always been.

We are just two months, maybe less, away from having fire danger on the range. Steel core or steel jacketed are outlawed on our range. Simply check your ammo with a magnet to find out if there is steel in the bullet. If there is, don’t shoot it. After the MG shoot the steel plates will be set up on the main range again. They are made for pistol shooting only. Again common sense is the rule of the day. A .50 cal S&W loaded up to the max may not be the one you really want to shoot at these knock down plates. They are put up for the members to enjoy, not to see who can destroy them with one shot.

Last but not least I again would like to thank all the folks who come out for work bond. Some of the folks just keep on showing and don’t care about how many hours they put in. Those who wish to put in the required work bond hours need to plan ahead. Get those hours in during the nice weather and don’t wait until the monsoons come in. That, my friends is when work bond becomes just nasty.

JuNiOrs NEEdEd FOr thE arPC JuNiOr traP tEaMs

ARPC is now recruiting juniors of all ages for it’s Junior Trap Shooting Teams. If you know of a junior (club member or non-club member) who would like to participate in this program give Don Arnold, trap discipline director, a call at 541-491-1014.

Juniors do not have to know how to shoot trap, the club will provide all of the training and shotguns if needed. In addition, juniors do not have to pay for clay birds used in junior activities. All they need to bring is their own shotgun shells. Juniors meet every Tuesday evening at 6pm to practice trap shooting. When the teams get put together they will be compet-ing with junior teams from other trap clubs.

Nra rECOrd sEt at arPCSub Junior Austin Coch set a new NRA National Re-cord at the .22 Conventional State Championship on April 25, at the Albany Rifle and Pistol Club indoor range. Austin shot a 1159 out of a possible 1200.

Austin not only set a new sub junior (14 and under) record he beat the existing intermediate junior (15-17) and the junior records (18-20). The NRA is only recognizing the one, sub junior, record though.

The State Hi Junior trophy will be on display at the Tri County Gun Club.

Pictured from left to right - Wayne Winn, Austin Coch, Nelson Shew, Ron Steagall, competing on the third relay. Barbara Shew

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Albany Rifle and Pistol Club is now of fering this relatively new clay target shooting sport to it’s mem-bers the general public on the 2nd Saturday and 4th Sunday of every month.. This exciting shotgun sport involves shooting clay birds that are launched from many dif ferent positions and simulate real live bird shooting situations.

The ARPC and the 5 Stand discipline folks have worked very hard to bring challenging new shooting ideas to club members and the public. Come on out and give it a try. Cost is $3.00 for a round of 25 for members and $4.00 for non-members. Shooting will start at 1pm and end when everyone quits shooting, normally around 4pm.

arPC sMOkiNg POLiCy ChaNgE

There has been a recent change to bring ARPC’s No Smoking Policy in line with the State of Oregon’s No Smoking Policy. Smoking is allowed in all open shooting buildings and not al-lowed in closed buildings (or within 10 feet of a doorway), such as the main range class-

room, trap building or the north range classroom.

saddLE buttE NEWsLEttEr POLiCy ChaNgE

ARPC has a new newsletter policy for submitting articles and classified ads. You can find this policy on the ARPC website under the “Newsletters” but-ton. It gives you directions on article/classified ad deadlines, what format to use when submitting ar-ticles/classified ads and how to submit them. If you plan on using the Saddle Butte Press to share your firearm related article or place a classified ad you should read this policy first. If you have questions about submitting articles or ads contact the Saddle Butte newsletter editor at editor@arpc.info. When you email your newsletter articles to the editor at editor@arpc.info please copy them to ed@arpc.info. We have established this process to make sure your articles get printed and don’t get lost in space somewhere.

a rPC List OF E vENts - May 2009Date Day Event Time Cost Loc Contact Phone Email1-Jun Mon Linn Co. Sheriff 8am - 5pm N/A 3&6 Don Messick 541-917-6672

2-Jun Tue Junior Trap Shooting Practice 6pm-8pm Free Trap Don Arnold 541-491-1014 shotgun@arpc.info

3-Jun Wed 22 Rifle Jr.& Sr. Outdoor 50 yard 5:30-7pm Free IR James DiNardo 541-367-4033 srjb@arpc.info

3-Jun Wed CMP Sporter Rifle (22 caliber) 6pm-8pm $5 / $2 Jr. MR Mike McCarter 541-619-0038 ed@arpc.info

3-Jun Wed Trap 4-7pm $2.50 / $3 T Don Arnold 541-491-1014 shotgun@arpc.info

5-Jun Fri Linn Co. Sheriff 8am - 5pm N/A 3&6 Don Messick 541-917-6672

6-Jun Sat Intro to USPSA Call Ahead 1pm-3pm Free 5 Mike McCarter 541-619-0038 ed@arpc.info

6-Jun Sat Junior Indoor Rifle 9:30am Free IR Barbara Shew 541-451-2047 nshew@centurytel.net

6-Jun Sat New Member Orientation-Call Ahead 9am Free MRC Mike McCarter 541-619-0038 ed@arpc.info

6-Jun Sat NRA Personal Protection in the Home 8:30am-5pm $45 NRC3 Mark Baur 541-405-1069 jrsb@arpc.info

6-Jun Sat Trap 12-4pm $2.50 / $3 T Don Arnold 541-491-1014 shotgun@arpc.info

6-Jun Sat Work Bond 8am-12pm Work Credit MRC Don Arnold 541-491-1014 xo@arpc.info

7-Jun Sun Black Powder 12-4pm $5 non-mem 3 or 12 Ed Eriksen 541-926-7570 bpowder@arpc.info

8-Jun Mon Benton Co. Sheriff 8am-5pm N/A 3 Al Schmerhorn 541-766-6858

9-Jun Tue Junior Trap Shooting Practice 6pm-8pm Free Trap Don Arnold 541-491-1014 shotgun@arpc.info

9-Jun Tue New Member Orientation-Call 5pm Free MRC Mike McCarter 541-619-0038 ed@arpc.info

10-Jun Wed Oregon Conceal License Class-Call 6-9pm $40 NRC Mike McCarter 541-619-0038 ed@arpc.info

10-Jun Wed Trap 4-7pm $2.50 / $3 T Don Arnold 541-491-1014 shotgun@arpc.info

11-Jun Thur Bowling Pin Shoot 6pm-9pm 6pm-9pm $3 3 Bill Manghelli 541-935-2019 pins@arpc.info

12-Jun Fri Benton Co. Sheriff 8am-5pm N/A 3 Al Schmerhorn 541-766-6858

13-Jun Sat 5 Stand Shotgun 1pm-4pm $3 / $4 T Tom Smith 503-474-7579 five@arpc.info

13-Jun Sat Junior Indoor Rifle 9:30am Free IR Barbara Shew 541-451-2047 nshew@centurytel.net

13-Jun Sat USPSA Action Pistol 9am-3pm N/A 5 thru 8 Mike McCarter 541-619-0038 ed@arpc.info

14-Jun Sun Full Auto 9am-12pm 6 Rob Dugger 503-650-6599

14-Jun Sun Multi-Gun - Call Ahead 9am-3pm $10 NR Robert Wright 503-551-7283 rawlmw@worldnet.att.net

16-Jun Tue Junior Trap Shooting Practice 6pm-8pm Free Trap Don Arnold 541-491-1014 shotgun@arpc.info

16-Jun Tue Ladies Shoot 6:30-8:30pm 3 Nadine Manghelli 541-935-2019 nadine@manghelli.net

17-Jun Wed ARPC Range Officer Class-Call 6-8pm N/A MRC John Matlock 541-570-2081 crso@arpc.info

17-Jun Wed Benton Co. Sheriff 8am-5pm N/A 3 Al Schmerhorn 541-766-6858

17-Jun Wed Service Rifle Practice 5:30-7pm Free IR James DiNardo 541-367-4033 srjb@arpc.info

17-Jun Wed Trap 4-7pm $2.50 / $3 T Don Arnold 541-491-1014 shotgun@arpc.info

18-Jun Thur Benton Co. Sheriff 8am-5pm N/A 3 Al Schmerhorn 541-766-6858

19-Jun Fri ABC House Match Set-up 9am-5pm N/A 1-7 Travis Giboney 541-924-9369

19-Jun Fri Hunter Education Class 6pm-8pm N/A T Dwain Thomas 541-967-7554 dwainthomas@arpc.info

20-Jun Sat ABC House Benefit Match 9am-5pm ? 1-7 Travis Giboney 541-924-9369

20-Jun Sat High Power 9am-4pm Main Closed 9am-4pm $12 / $5 Jr. MR John Osterholm 541-928-3488 hp@arpc.info

20-Jun Sat Hunter Education Class 6pm-8pm N/A T Dwain Thomas 541-967-7554 dwainthomas@arpc.info

20-Jun Sat I.C.O.R.E. 9am-1pm $10 3Bays Paul Johnson 541-928-6976 pauljohnson2665@comcast.net

20-Jun Sat Junior Indoor Rifle 9:30am Free IR Barbara Shew 541-451-2047 nshew@centurytel.net

20-Jun Sat New Member Orientation-Call 9am Free MRC John Matlock 541-570-2081 jmatlock@chtf.biz

21-Jun Sun Old West 8am-3pm $10 / $15 Cpl. NR Pat Reagan 541-259-2774 midvalleydrifter@outdrs.net

23-Jun Tue ARPC Executive Board Meeting 6pm MRC Steve Shippey 503-585-2724 pres@arpc.info

23-Jun Tue Junior Trap Shooting Practice 6pm-8pm Free Trap Don Arnold 541-491-1014 shotgun@arpc.info

23-Jun Tue New Member Orientation-Call 5pm Free MRC Neal Reiser 541-998-9299

24-Jun Wed Linn Co. Sheriff 8am - 5pm N/A 3&6 Don Messick 541-917-6672

24-Jun Wed Trap 4-7pm $2.50 / $3 T Don Arnold 541-491-1014 shotgun@arpc.info

24-Jun Wed Utah Conceal Firearm Class-Call 5-9pm $65 NRC Mike McCarter 541-619-0038 ed@arpc.info

25-Jun Thur Bowling Pin Shoot 6pm-9pm 6pm-9pm $3 Bill Manghelli 541-935-2019 pins@arpc.info

27-Jun Sat Centerfire / Rimfire Benchrest 9am-2pm N/A MR Terry 541-491-1201

27-Jun Sat Junior Indoor Rifle 9:30am-3:30p Free IR Barbara Shew 541-451-2047 nshew@centurytel.net

27-Jun Sat Old West 8am-3pm $10 / $15 Cpl. NR Pat Reagan 541-259-2774 midvalleydrifter@outdrs.net

28-Jun Sun 5 Stand Shotgun 1pm-4pm $3 / $4 T Tom Smith 503-474-7579 five@arpc.info

28-Jun Sun Defensive Handgun 1-3pm Free 1 John Matlock 971-235-4126 crso@arpc.info

28-Jun Sun Speed Steel 9am-1pm $10 2-7 Paul Johnson 541-928-6976 pauljohnson2665@comcast.net

30-Jun Tue Junior Trap Shooting Practice 6pm-8pm Free Trap Don Arnold 541-491-1014 shotgun@arpc.info

Location Code: MR-Main Range, MRC-Main Range Club House, IR-Indoor Range, T-Trap Range NR- North Range, NRC-North Range Club House, 1,2,3 etc.-North Range Bays (CA) - Must Call Ahead Location Code: MR-Main Range, MRC-Main Range Club House, IR-Indoor Range, T-Trap Range NR- North Range, NRC-North Range Club House, 1,2,3 etc.-North Range Bay