NEWS LETTER

NEWS LETTER

Feb. 08 News Letter

(scroll to bottom of page to download a copy of the news letter)

Desert Marksman Rifle & Pistol Club February 2008

Election of Officers
Rule Changes
Road to be Graded Feb 19, 2008
General Membership Meeting Fin & Feather Club on Ave S
Road to be Graded
What a great way to start the new year. In February, before the Desert Marksman Rendezvous, the road from will be graded all the way from Angles Forest Highway to the 600 yard target area.

Election of Officers & Changes to Club Rules: A ballot for the election of officers is included with this news letter.
Mark the box to vote for the current officer or write in the person of your choice then mail your ballot to the club address. (If you received the email version: print the page, cast your votes and mail to the club address:

Associate Membership Article I.6: Any adult living in the same residence as a club member qualifies for the $25 Associate Membership. Associate members must also be members of the the NRA(per Article III)
E-mail notification: This change allows e-mail notification and voting in addition to US Mail

Desert Marksman 19th Annual RENDEZVOUS March 12 - 16, 2008 (no events on Sunday)
Police Olympics in 2009 Desert Marksman will be the site for the High Power competition of June 2009 Police Olympics DMRPC is a permittee of the Angles National Forest and is an equal opportunity service provider

RANGE SCHEDULE 2008 DATE TIME EVENT

JAN ‘08 1/5 OPEN RANGE 1/6 8 AM‑4PM BLACK POWDER SILHOUETTE 1/12 8 AM‑4PM PRACTICAL PISTOL 1/13 8 AM‑4PM OPEN RANGE 1/15 7:30 PM GEN. MEMBERSHIP MEETING PLM. FIN & FEATHER CLUB 1/19 OPEN RANGE 1/20 8 AM‑4PM COWBOY ACTION 1/26 8 AM‑4PM TACTICAL RIFLE 1/27 8 AM‑4PM OPEN RANGE

FEB ‘08 2/2 OPEN RANGE 2/3 8 AM‑4PM BLACK POWDER SILHOUETTE 2/9 8 AM‑4PM PRACTICAL PISTOL 2/10 8 AM‑4PM OPEN RANGE 2/16 OPEN RANGE 2/17 8 AM‑4PM COWBOY ACTION 2/19 7:30 PM GEN. MEMBERSHIP MEETING PLM. FIN & FEATHER CLUB 2/23 8 AM‑4PM TACTICAL RIFLE 2/24 OPEN RANGE

MARCH ‘08 3/1 OPEN RANGE 3/3 8 AM‑4PM BLACK POWDER SILHOUETTE & RENDEZVCOUS WORK PARTY 3/8 8 AM‑4PM PRACTICAL PISTOL 3/9 8 AM‑4PM WORK PARTY 3/10 ‑ 3/16 ANNUAL BLACKPOWDER RENDEZVOUS ALL RANGES CLOSED 3/18 7:30 PM GEN. MEMBERSHIP MEETING PLM. FIN & FEATHER CLUB 3/22 8 A11‑4PM TACTICAL RIFLE 3/23 8 AM‑4PM BULLSEYE PISTOL 3/29 OPEN RANGE 3/30 8 AM‑4 PM 1000 YARD OTHER RANGES CLOSED

APRIL ‘08 4/5 OPEN RANGE 4/6 8 AM‑4PM BLACK POWDER SILHOUETTE 4/12 8 AM‑4PM PRACTICAL PISTOL 4/13 OPEN RANGE 4/15 7:30 PM GEN. MEMBERSHIP MEETING PLM. FIN & FEATHER CLUB 4/19 8 AM‑4PM HIGH POWER 4/20 8 AM‑4PM COWBOY ACTION 4/26 8 AM‑4PM TACTICAL RIFLE 4/27 8 AM‑4PM BULLSEYE PISTOL

MAY ‘08 5/3 8 AM‑4PM SPRING WORK PARTY 5/4 8 AM‑4PM BLACK POWDER SILHOUETTE 5/10 8 AM‑4PM PRACTICAL PISTOL 5/11 OPEN RANGE 5/17 8 AM‑4PM HIGH POWER RIFLE 5/18 8 AM‑4PM COWBOY ACTION 5/20 7:30 PM GEN. MEMBERSHIP MEETING PLM. FIN & FEATHER CLUB 5/24 8 AM‑4PM TACTICAL RIFLE 5/25 8 AM‑4PM BULLSEYE PISTOL 5/29-6/1 SMOKEY VALLEY MUZZLE LOADERS ANNUAL MOUNTAIN DOIN’S 5/31 OPEN RANGE

JUNE ‘08 6/1 8 AM‑4PM BLACK POWDER SILHOUETTE 6/7 OPEN RANGE 6/8 OPEN RANGE 6/14 8 A11‑4pM PRACTICAL PISTOL 6/15 8 AM‑4PM COWBOY ACTION 6/17 7:30 PM GEN. MEMBERSHIP MEETING PLM. FIN & FEATHER CLUB 6/21 8 AM‑4PM HIGH POWER RIFLE 6/22 8 AM‑4PM BULLSEYE PISTOL 6/28 8 AM‑4PM TACTICAL RIFLE 6/29 OPEN RANGE
DATE TIME EVENT
JULY ‘08 7/5 OPEN RANGE 7/6 8 AM‑4PM BLACK POWDER SILHOUETTE 7/12 8 AM‑4PM PRACTICAL PISTOL 7/13 8 AM‑4PM OPEN RANGE 7/15 7:30 PM GEN. MEMBERSHIP MEETING PLM. FIN & FEATHER CLUB 7/19 8 AM‑4PM HIGH POWER RIFLE 7/20 8 AM‑4PM COWBOY ACTION 7/26 8 AM‑4PM TACTICAL RIFLE 7/27 8 AM‑4PM BULLSEYE PISTOL

AUG ‘08 8/2 OPEN RANGE 8/3 8 AM‑4PM BLACK POWDER SILHOUETTE 8/9 8 AM‑4PM PRACTICAL PISTOL 8/10 OPEN RANGE 8/16 8 AM‑4PM HIGH POWER RIFLE 8/17 8 AM‑4PM COWBOY ACTION 8/19 7:30 PM GEN. MEMBERSHIP MEETING PLM. FIN & FEATHER CLUB 8/23 8 AM‑4PM TACTICAL RIFLE 8/24 8 AM‑4PM BULLSEYE PISTOL 8/31 8 AM‑4PM 1000 YARD MATCH OTHER RANGES CLOSED

SEPT ‘08 9/6 OPEN RANGE 9/7 8 AM‑4PM BLACK POWDER SILHOUETTE 9/13 8 AM‑4PM PRACTICAL PISTOL 9/14 OPEN RANGE 9/16 7:30 PM GEN. MEMBERSHIP MEETING PLM. FIN & FEATHER CLUB 9/20 8 AM‑4PM THE DAN RICKERT GARAND STEAK FRY MATCH 9/21 8 A11‑4PM COWBOY ACTION 9/27 8 AM‑4PM TACTICAL RIFLE 9/28 8 AM‑4PM BULLSEYE PISTOL

OCT ‘08 10/4 OPEN RANGE 10/5 8 AM‑4PM BLACK POWDER SILHOUETTE 10/11 8 AM‑4PM PRACTICAL PISTOL 10/12 8 AM‑4PM FALL WORK PARTY 10/18 8 AM‑4PM HIGH POWER RIFLE 10/19 8 4 AM‑4PM COWBOY ACTION 10/21 7:30 PM GEN. MEMBERSHIP MEETING PLM. FIN & FEATHER CLUB 10/25 8 AM‑4PM TACTICAL RIFLEI000 YARD 10/26 8 AM‑4 PM BULLSEYE PISTOL

NOV ‘08 11/1 OPEN RANGE 11/2 8 AM‑4PM BLACK POWDER SILHOUETTE 11/8 8 AM‑4PM PRACTICAL PISTOL 11/9 OPEN RANGE 11/15 8 AM‑4PM HIGH POWER RIFLE 11/16 8 AM‑4PM COWBOY ACTION 11/18 7:30 PM GEN. MEMBERSHIP MEETING PLM. FIN & FEATHER CLUB 11/22 8 AM‑4PM TACTICAL RIFLE 11/23 8 AM‑4PM BULLSEYE PISTOL 11/29 OPEN RANGE 11/30 8 AM‑4PM TACTICAL RIFLE 1000 YARD

DEC ‘08 12/6 OPEN RANGE 12/7 8 AM‑4pM BLACK POWDER SILHOUETTE 12/13 8 AM‑4PM PRACTICAL PISTOL 12/14 OPEN RANGE 12/16 7:30 PM GEN. MEMBERSHIP MEETING PLM. FIN & FEATHER CLUB 12/20 8 Am‑4pM HIGH POWER RIFLE 12/21 8 AM‑4PM COWBOY ACTION 12/27 8 AM‑4PM TACTICAL RIFLE 12/28 8 AM‑4PM BULLSEYE PISTOL

TAKE TARGETS TO THE RANGE NOT TRASH Instead of bringing dangerous items like tire rims please bring some cardboard to shoot at.
There are target bases on the Pistol Range and at the 100 & 200 yd line on the Rifle range that accept the 1” x 2” furring strips available at your local home center.
If you are a long range shooter, some spray paint on the metal targets from 200-550yds will give you a clean surface to shoot at. Don’t use pitted metal targets up close because of the danger of back splatter. TARGET HOLDER

The following plans are for a target holder that will fit in most of the target bases at our range. All lumber is 2” x 2”. The gusseting in the corners can be made from any piece of scrap wood. Staple heavy cardboard to the rectangular frame, then staple your targets to the cardboard. The entire frame can be made for just a few dollars and fits easily in the trunk or back seat of most cars.
TARGET BASE The following plans are for a base to support the target holder shown above. All lumber in the base is 2” x 4”. There are two critical dimensions for the target base.
It’s width should match the width of the target holder above, and cross members in the center of the base should be spaced just far enough apart to allow the legs of the target holder to fit snugly into the base. Since there is the occasional “breeze” at the range, a couple of sand bags to weight the base down would also be a valuable asset.

Contact Us The General meeting for the DMPRC is held at the Fin & Feather Club the third Tuesday of every month.

Desert Marksman Rifle and Pistol Club P.O. BOX 1124 Lancaster , California 93584

Phone: (661) 943-CLUB (2582) Fax: (661) 264-2394(9am-11pm)

E-Mail: bcountry_47@yahoo.com

Officers President Wayne Raimer wraimer@sbcglobal.net Vice Pres Ed Novotny edssolution4u@earthlink.net Membership Carol Harville bcountry_47@yahoo.com Secretary Jackie Landan Raffle Dale Landan Treasurer Daniel J DeHart Range Safety

Shooting Discipline Group Leaders:
Black Powder Dave Ozment horstmon@earthlink.net
Bullseye Pistol Dennis Clark reslhad5@verizon.net
Cowboy Action Micheal Bassoni 661-948-2543
High Power Rifle Richard Besocke rbesocke@ix.netcom.com
Practical Pistol John Kleespies JohnRK@qnet.com
Smallbore Scott Baker smallbore@dslextream.com
Tactical Rifle Al Solis alsolis@navyseals.com
1000 Yard John Hult shinbone@qnet.com

THE RANGE MASTER OF ANY SCHEDULED EVENT IS IN CHARGE OF THE ENTIRE RANGE. IF YOU WISH TO USE ANY PORTION OF THE RANGE, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER YOU ARRIVE BEFORE OR DURING A SCHEDULED EVENT. YOU MUST FIRST SECURE THE RANGEMASTER’S PERMISSION AND ABIDE BY HIS DECISION

Election of Officers: 2008

Mail your ballot to Desert Marksman Rifle and Pistol Club P.O. Box 1124 Lancaster CA 93584-1124

OFFICERS President Wayne Raimer ___________ Vice Pres Ed Novotny Dale Landan ___________ Membership Carol Harville ___________ Secretary Jackie Landan ___________ Raffle Czar Dale Landan ___________

RULES AND BYLAWS CHANGES Changes are in bold/underlined

CLUB RULE: ARTICLE I: DUES AND INITIATION FEES (Lowers dues for household family members) Family Membership: Any person who meets the criteria for becoming a club member, is part of the immediate family of a current member, and lives in that club member's home, need not pay the initiation fee to become a club member.
CHANGE TO Associate Membership Dues: Twenty-five dollars per year. Any person who meets the criteria for becoming a club member, is part of the immediate family of a current member, and lives in that club member's home need not pay the initiation fee to become a Associate Member. Approve ______ Disapprove ______

ARTICLE XI: AMENDMENTS (allows for email notification) (a) Bylaws: Any proposed amendments to these Bylaws may be introduced by any member of the club at any regular or special meeting. If approved by a majority, a ballot including a copy of the proposed amendments will be forwarded to each club member by United States mail. Amendments approved by a two-thirds vote of the returned ballots will be forwarded to the NRA for approval. Upon approval by the NRA, the amendment will become retroactive as of the date it was ratified by the membership. (b) Club Rules: Any proposed amendments to the standing Club Rules may be introduced by any member of the club at any regular or special meeting. If approved by a majority, a copy of the proposed amendments will be forwarded to each club member by United States mail at least ten days prior to the next regular or special meeting called for the purpose. If approved by a two-thirds vote, including certified absentee ballots, the amendment will be adopted immediately.
CHANGE TO (a) Bylaws: Any proposed amendments to these Bylaws may be introduced by any member of the club at any regular or special meeting. If approved by a majority, a ballot including a copy of the proposed amendments will be forwarded to each club member by United States mail or email. Amendments approved by a two-thirds vote of the returned ballots will be forwarded to the NRA for approval. Upon approval by the NRA, the amendment will become retroactive as of the date it was ratified by the membership. (b) Club Rules: Any proposed amendments to the standing Club Rules may be introduced by any member of the club at any regular or special meeting. If approved by a majority, a copy of the proposed amendments will be forwarded to each club member by United States mail or email at least ten days prior to the next regular or special meeting called for the purpose. If approved by a two-thirds vote, including certified absentee ballots, the amendment will be adopted immediately. Approve ______ Disapprove ______

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