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THE SHARPSHOOTER

FORT HILL RIFLE & PISTOL CLUB NEWSLETTER

NUMBER 5 ___ JULY, 2002

KEY EXCHANGE

No key exchange is planned for this year. If the situation changes, we will send you a new key via United States mail and request that you return your old key in like fashion. Again, no key exchange is planned for this year.

NEW MEMBERSHIP CARDS

Your new FHRPC membership card is included with this newsletter.

CLUB OFFICERS

FHRPC officers for the year 2002 are (1) President, Tom Malony, 304-726-4030, (2) Vice-President, Wayne Belloff, 301-722-6859, (3) Treasurer, John Dowell, 301-724-5866, (4) Executive Officer, Frank Snyder, 301-777-1298, (5) Executive Officer, Bill Lewis, 301-777-8180, and (6) Secretary, Marty Harsh, 301-759-2877.

The club officers welcome your feedback. If you have any suggestions, comments or concerns please feel free to contact any of your club officers.

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

(by Tom Malony)

I have never been to any Fort Hill Rifle and Pistol Club (FHRPC) event where I didn’t have a good time. The June 1, 2002, work party at Morningside Drive was an exceptionally good time. Bill Bitner gets the MVP award at this event, with Gary Riggleman in there for second place. Bill brought his truck loaded with tools and we used every one of them. That is to say we dulled and dirtied each one of them. We traded them between workers and finally left them scattered around the range much the same as children. While we were busy at this, Bill and Gary were on the club house roof spreading aluminum roof cement – a hot and nasty job that one. The club owes many thanks to Bill and Gary for their hard work. While all this was going on, Ken Fuller was over the hill (be careful) taking out the old iron entrance gate. Ken must have used Bill’s chain saw to do the removal because Bill donated it to the club afterwards. Thanks again Bill. The day just got better and better.

The day began with an outstanding breakfast of sausage gravy, biscuits, fried potatoes and eggs flawlessly prepared by Clayton Blume, also known as the FHRPC chef and master carpenter. Clayton and myself also donated breakfast.

Lunch was served on the rifle range firing line at 1 PM. The menu included X-ring burgers, bulls-eye beans and hang-fire macaroni salad. The FHRPC has a long tradition of sending its working members home in condition to dispel any family member’s objection to the clean air laws! Bob Beck and Bill Gero prepared lunch. Bob was also responsible for mealtime entertainment.

The results of all this effort included lots of fresh paint (some even where it was needed), repaired roof supports at the little end of the firing line, new cardboard on the target frames, removal of the old gate and repairs to the club house roof. The FHRPC owes its appreciation to Ken Fuller, Bill Bitner, Gary Riggleman, Clayton Blume, John Bakaj, Mark Bell, Bob Beck, Bill Gero, Frank Snyder, John Morton, Jay Cole, Wayne Belloff and Chris Bennett for supporting this work party. Thanks also to Vic Merkel for his support. Of interest to big game hunters, Mark Bell knows how to tell a great taxidermist from just OK ones.

Some beer cans and a vodka bottle were found in the Morningside Drive rifle range trash containers. I hope they were just rattling around in someone’s trunk and ended up in our trash rather than consumed on club property. Our club has a longstanding policy of no alcohol or drugs on FHRPC property.

We are well into the league shooting season. All the leagues are doing well but there is plenty of room for more shooters. League chairman are always glad to see new people and will offer every assistance.

MEMBERSHIP APPLICATIONS

Membership applications are available at the Morningside Drive rifle range clubhouse. An envelope containing membership applications is stapled to the bulletin board on the east wall.

The membership application contains a section for two members-in-good-standing to sign for the applicant. This is your club’s check valve to insure that we get members of good character and integrity. Since your officers rarely know all of the applicants, they rely on your signature as a voucher for the applicant’s character and integrity. Ask yourself a simple question before signing a membership application, “Would I like to have thus guy for a neighbor?” Member sponsors are responsible for recovering FHRPC property from individuals who have elected to discontinue their memberships.

We now have 52 names on the membership waiting list.

FIRST AID KITS POSTED AT ALL RANGES

First aid kits have been posted at all FHRPC shooting ranges. The first aid kit at the Morningside Drive rifle range is located in the target shed behind the covered firing line. The Morningside Drive pistol range first aid kit is located near the front center of the covered firing line. The Warrior Mountain range first aid kit is located near the rear center of the covered firing point on the 300-yard line. These kits are for your emergency use. Please notify any FHRPC officer after you use supplies from these kits so that the kits may be replenished.

John Felten of CSX Corporation donated these kits. FHRPC member Jim Painter was instrumental in arranging the generous donation. Many of our members are CSX employees. The donation is evidence of CSX’s commitment to safety both at work and in our community.

NEW GATE AT WARRIOR MOUNTAIN RANGE

A new gate has been installed at the Warrior Mountain range thus eliminating the cumbersome twisted wire rope at the range entrance. The gate is firmly anchored to two, ten-foot sections of telephone poles. These two poles are anchored in the ground with just over one ton of concrete. The cost of this project was approximately $250.

Our thanks are owed to Paul Dom, Wayne Stott and John Bakaj for making this project a reality. These fellows spent many hours digging holes, hauling tools and materials, and mixing concrete. We think this new gate will stand the test of time for many years to come.

NEW COVERED FIRING POINT AT WARRIOR MOUNTAIN

Construction of the firing line cover on the new 100-meter range will begin in the summer of 2002. The Blackpowder Rifle League is managing the construction. If you are interested in supporting this project, please call Fred Kreiger at 301-729-1261.

This project has been slow getting underway, but is finally making some progress. We have completed much of the site preparation for the new firing point including the installation of a 24-inch underground pipe behind the firing line. Paul Dom, Ron Deter, George Sneathen and Eugene Sneathen assisted in burying the pipe. Members will now be able to drive across the pipe and park directly behind the covered firing line. The design of the new covered firing line is being engineered now and must be approved by the State of Maryland before construction can begin.

DO NOT THROW MISFIRED AMMO IN TRASH CANS

The proper way to dispose of misfired ammo is to take the ammo home, disassemble the ammo with hand tools while wearing safety glasses, and render the primer and powder inert by soaking in light machine oil or water. Do not throw your misfired ammo in the club trash cans.

Three people were nearly injured in a recent incident believed to be caused by a misfired 12-gauge round tossed into the refuse barrel along with the trash at the Warrior Mountain range.

TELEPHONE POLES

The FHRPC needs approximately 24 telephone poles for construction at the Warrior Mountain range. If you know of the availability of any surplus new or used telephone poles, please call Marty Harsh at 301-759-2877.

LEAGUE NEWS

The FHRPC sponsored league matches are running smoothly this year. You may contact the following league chairmen for more information about competitive shooting within the FHRPC.

|LEAGUE |CHAIRMAN |PHONE NUMBER |

|Blackpowder |Fred Kreiger |301-729-1261 |

|Highpower Rifle |Dave Thompson |304-788-1346 |

|Pistol |Frank Snyder |301-777-1298 |

|Smallbore Prone Rifle |Jim Snider |301-729-1087 |

|Smallbore Silhouette Rifle |Marty Harsh |301-759-2877 |

SMALLBORE RIFLE & PISTOL LEAGUES HOLD BANQUET

On Saturday, June 29, the FHRPC pistol league hosted a banquet for competitive shooters and their spouses. About fifty folks attended the dinner. Everybody had a great time. The highlight of the dinner was a presentation by Norm White describing the first years of the Fort Hill Rifle and Pistol Club. Norm White was the first club secretary. We are proud to have him as a life member. The following picture shows Tom Malony (left), our current club president, standing with Norm White (right) during the post-dinner discussion. The next newsletter article was authored by Norm White.

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THE EARLY DAYS OF THE FORT HILL RIFLE CLUB

(by Norm White)

It was early 1942. The United States was at war with Germany and Japan and only months had passed since the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. The Maryland National Guard had been mobilized into the United States Army and a State Guard had been created to replace them on the home front. In April, 1942, Maryland Governor Herbert O’Conor gave orders to organize the Reserve Militia of Maryland to be known as the Maryland Minute Men. Company 842, 8th Battalion was created. Joseph Ansel was appointed captain with John Woodyard as 1st lieutenant and Kirk Lathrum as 2nd lieutenant. Raymond Leighty was 1st sergeant. Others in the company were George Knotts, Jay Stimely, Robert Myers, Joseph McDonald and Fred Roberts. The Company-842 Minute Men trained Monday nights in the Penn Avenue School gymnasium. “Bib” Ranck, from the State Guard, was training instructor. The State Guardsmen were uniformed and were issued shotguns. The Minute Men eventually acquired uniforms and provided their own firearms, which were mostly deer rifles and 22-caliber guns. In event of emergency, the Minute Men were to perform guard duty at sensitive points in the city to prevent sabotage. The unit had field training exercises and marched in Memorial Day parades. I joined Company 842 in the fall of 1942. My firearm was a Stevens, single shot, 22-caliber rimfire rifle and, occasionally, a 45-70 trapdoor Springfield rifle.

We had 22-caliber firing practice at the National Guard Armory on Centre Street.

In June, 1944, Governor O’Conor deactivated the Minute Men and transferred all members to the inactive reserve. I was discharged with the rank of Private, First Class (PFC).

Following deactivation, some members of Company 842 wanted to continue their association and proposed forming a rifle club. For this purpose an organizing group was formed consisting of John Woodyard, chairman, Kirk Lathrum, vice chairman, Blair Ullery, treasurer, and Norman White, secretary.

The name Fort Hill Rifle Club was picked, not because it was named after the high school, but because it was a geographical location close to the homes of the members. Another group had already taken the Cumberland Rifle Club name.

Harry Morgan, of Frostburg, provided much help in organizing the club. A minimum of ten members was required to obtain a National Rifle Association charter and the charter was obtained in October, 1944. Early meetings were held at the home of Jay Stimely on South Street.

Other rifle clubs were being organized also. Leo Leasure was captain of Company 843 which became the Cumberland Rifle Club. David H. Durst was captain of Company 845 which became the LaVale Rifle Club. Henry R. Yates was captain of Company 848. He was also a member of the Frostburg Rifle Club, which was formed prior to the war.

Soon after organization of the clubs, a meeting was held at the Gunter Hotel, Frostburg, and the Western Maryland Rifle League was born. A pre-war group had been called the Allegany Rifle League but it was felt that a new name was needed. The Western Maryland League consisted of the Barton, Frostburg, Cold Spring-Westernport, LaVale, Cumberland and Fort Hill clubs. Later clubs were Avilton, Fort Ashby, Mountain Top-Oakland and Allegany Ballistics Lab. As years passed, these clubs lost their ranges or were deactivated and many of their shooters were taken into the Fort Hill Club, which alone persevered and prospered.

In Fort Hill’s early years a search for a suitable indoor and outdoor range was conducted. One possibility for an indoor range was the abandoned south Cumberland glass plant, but too many problems existed there. A search for an outdoor range had the committee looking for a site along Williams Road at the Stegmaier orchards, but this also presented formidable problems.

A lucky break happened when Charles Simpson suggested that the O’Neal farm on Morningside Drive be investigated. The Cumberland Outdoor Club had been interested there but had given up after some work had been done. The range committee investigated and came to an agreement with the owner, Mrs. O’Neal. Construction commenced. Initially the range use was by permission, but a few years later the tract was purchased, and the rest is history. At the time of purchase, the club had few funds and money for the purchase was raised by members‘ donations covered by non-interest bearing notes. These notes were eventually paid off. At the time of purchase, Mrs. O’Neal had arranged for pulp wood to be cut by a contractor, and the club’s arrangement with her was that specified tracts of trees adjacent to the range would be spared. Apparently the contractor ignored this arrangement and started cutting everything. The club threatened legal action and all cutting stopped.

The Fort Hill Club and Western Maryland League were incorporated with legal work done by attorney Thomas L. Richards at a very reasonable cost.

The Western Maryland League’s first indoor range was constructed in the basement of a bowling alley located in LaVale at the intersection of the National Highway and Vocke Road. After a few seasons there another location was found in the basement of the Bowman’s Addition Fire Hall. A range was constructed there and was used by both rifle and pistol leagues for many years. A final move was made to the National Guard Armory range on Brown Avenue.

The Fort Fill Club’s outdoor rifle shooting was held on the Western Maryland League’s Frostburg Club range off Hoffman Road. Practice shooting was done on the Morningside Drive range.

During the late 1940s or early 1950s the Western Maryland Pistol League was organized and competition outdoor matches were held at Frostburg and eventually at Morningside Drive. Indoor pistol matches were conducted at Bowman’s Addition and later at the United States Navy Armory range.

Target firearms were scarce during the early days of the Fort Hill Club’s rifle competition but a few Stevens model 416 rifles were obtained from the National Rifle Association. With these and a few Remington model 513T and Winchester model 75 rifles, matches were fired until Winchester model 52 rifles became obtainable in 1947 and 1948.

This completes my remarks on the origin and early days of the Fort Hill Club. I have had a lifetime enjoyment of the shooting sports and have endless satisfaction with my role as an officer in the club. I treasure the many friendships made over the years and it has been a pleasure to be associated with members of the shooting family. My best wishes for continued success of the Fort Hill Club – and stand firm for the Second Amendment.

SILHOUETTE LEAGUE HAS RAFFLE FOR COMPETITORS

The smallbore silhouette rifle league has made plans to offer awards for league participation this year. Three Mossberg model 44US rifles will be awarded by random lottery to competitors who have fired in five or more league matches this year. The lottery will take place after the last league match, on Thursday, September 29, 2002.

Seven silhouette matches remain in August and September. It’s not too late for you bystanders to get involved in competitive shooting and get your name in the raffle. Remember that the raffle is based on participation only – score doesn’t count.

One of our regular competitors has stated that a smallbore silhouette match is like “organized tin-can shooting.”

FHRPC SPONSORS FIRST EIC RIFLE MATCH

(by Dave Thompson)

The FHRPC opened a new chapter in its history by conducting its first Excellence-In-Competition (EIC) rifle match. The Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) sanctioned the FHRPC to conduct two EIC rifle matches during its 2002 summer rifle league. On June 30, 2002, the first of these EIC matches was conducted on Fort Hill’s Warrior Mountain Rifle Range. The Warrior Mountain Range is a 12 firing point high-power rifle range with 200, 300 and 600 yard firing lines to accommodate full course high-power rifle matches. With this capability, Fort Hill meets the CMP’s requirements for EIC match sponsorship and plans to apply for and conduct regular EIC rifle matches.

This inaugural match drew 24 competitors from Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia. Unfortunately, this was not even close to the Warrior Mountain Range capacity of 60 shooters. Thus under CMP regulations, the match was opened to both CMP distinguished and non-distinguished shooters who competed for the coveted CMP match medals and EIC competition points. The non-distinguished shooters at the match numbered 19 and thus afforded the award of two match medals (one gold, one silver) as well as two winners of EIC competition points (one ten-point award and one eight-point award).

The winner of the match was Mr. Garey Diefenderfer of Waynesboro, Pennsylvania. Diefenderfer shot a 486-15X score out of a possible 500-50X aggregate and won the CMP gold medal for the match. Second place went to Mr. Richard Kussman of Forest Hill, Maryland. Kussman shot a score of 486-9X and lost the gold medal due to inferior X-count, but was the winner of the match’s silver medal. The high scoring non-distinguished shooter was Mr. Terry Barnes, of Bedford, Pennsylvania. Barnes is a member of the FHRPC and his 478-9X score entitled him to ten CMP competition points and an EIC bronze medal. The second highest non-distinguished shooter was Mr. Rodney Jenkins of Martinsburg, West Virginia. Jenkins shot a 468-9X and won the eight point EIC award.

The second EIC match at the FHRPC will be conducted on September 29, 2002. Match fees will be $20 and will be open to anyone willing to attend up to range limitations (non-distinguished given preference). Additionally, the high-power league at Fort Hill has 9 other matches of various configurations left in the 2002 season, which are likewise open to anyone interested in participating. Match schedules, directions to the range, or any other contact information may be answered by calling Dave Thompson at 304-788-1346.

FIREARMS LEGEND BILL RUGER DIES

(from NSSF Bullet Points)

William Batterman Ruger, founder and Chairman Emeritus of Sturm, Ruger & Company, the largest firearms manufacturer in the United States, and widely recognized as one of "America's greatest gun designers," died peacefully at home on Saturday, July 6, 2002, at age 86, after a period of failing health. A legend in American industry, Ruger had a hand in the original design and time-honored styling of every firearm his company has produced, and continued to work on new creations up until his death.

Ruger steered his business from “it can’t be done” remarks to a New York Stock Exchange corporation (NYSE: RGR) which has produced more than 20-million firearms for hunting, target shooting, collecting, self defense, law enforcement and government agencies. Ruger teamed with Alexander McCormick Sturm and established Sturm Ruger Company in 1949. Subsequent to Sturm’s death in 1951, under Ruger’s leadership, the company produced more types of sporting firearms than any other firearms firm in the world.

His first firearm introduction in 1949, a stylish 22-caliber target pistol, was considered “the first gun” of many Americans, and is still one of the most popular target pistols in widespread use. “Beyond his extraordinary accomplishments in the firearms field,” said Doug Painter, National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) president, “Bill Ruger was a charter founder of the NSSF and a tremendous supporter of efforts to promote our hunting heritage and preserve America’s firearms freedoms.”

When not involved with his firearms operations, Ruger indulged his life-long passions, including antique firearms, 19th century Western American art, and his nationally noted antique car collection of more than thirty vehicles, including Bentleys, Rolls-Royces, Bugattis, Stutzes, and a 1913 Mercer Raceabout, among others.

SCHEDULES FOR AGENCY USE OF RANGES

The Federal Correction Institution (FCI) staff and Special Operation Response Team (SORT) will be using the Warrior Mountain range for annual training and qualification. Their schedule is shown in the following table.

|AGENCY |DATE |TIME |

|FCI |Thursday, September 5 |0800 - 1300 |

|STAFF | | |

|& SORT | | |

| |Friday, September 6 | |

| |Monday, September 30 | |

| |Tuesday, October 1 | |

| |Wednesday, October 2 | |

| |Thursday, October 3 | |

| |Friday, October 4 | |

| |Monday, October 7 | |

| |Tuesday, October 8 | |

| |Wednesday, October 9 | |

MARYLAND GOVERNMENT & POLITICS

The Maryland General Assembly consists of the Senate and the House of Delegates. The Maryland Senate consists of 47 elected Senators. The House of Delegates consists of 141 elected Delegates. Maryland has 47 election districts. So, one Senator and multiple Delegates come from each district. The General Assembly meets for 90 days beginning about the second week of each year. There were about 40 gun related bills introduced during the 2002 legislative session. This was a “quiet” gun-bill year since the election is near at hand. These Maryland politicians know that gun bills are a hot-button issue with us and they avoid them during election years. We lose gun rights in the “off” years. The politicians count on us cooling off prior to an election so that gun legislation does not play a major role in their return to power.

The pro-gun movement in Maryland has little chance of gaining a majority in the House of Delegates since the Delegates from the metropolitan complex, including Prince George’s, Montgomery and Baltimore counties want to blame their big city problems with drugs and gangs on guns.

We have a better chance of gaining a majority in the more conservative Senate.

Kevin Kelly and George Edwards are Delegates from western Maryland. These men have consistently voted for your gun rights.

John Hafer is our Senator. He too has consistently voted for your gun rights.

Without doubt, the Maryland Governor is the most powerful politician in the state. If we can motivate the pro-gun movement and elect a pro-gun Governor, we can stop the steady erosion of gun rights in Maryland. Our gun rights have been steadily eroded for the last sixteen years. Both William Donald Shaffer and Parris Glendenning have been rabidly anti-gun.

The Maryland Governor’s office is being contested by Kathleen Kennedy Townsend and Robert Ehrlich.

Kathleen Kennedy Townsend is the incumbent Lieutenant Governor, working directly for Parris Glendening. If Kathleen Kennedy Townsend is elected, you can count on more erosion of your gun rights just like we had with Parris Glendening. The following passage was copied from Kathleen Kennedy Townsend’s web page. The Responsible Gun Safety Act of 2000 referenced in the following passage has been a de facto ban on Maryland handgun sales for a year now. We have also lost private transfers of regulated firearms and are now required to become “certified” before attempting to buy any regulated firearm in Maryland.

“Lieutenant Governor Townsend is in the national forefront in the battle against gun violence, balancing Maryland's tough gun laws with an unprecedented effort to target illegal gun traffickers who supply weapons to criminals and juveniles. Maryland CEASEFIRE, the State's Comprehensive Gun Enforcement Strategy, addresses gun violence in eight ways: make guns safer; fingerprint guns before they are sold; audit firearms dealers; keep guns out of the hands of criminals and juveniles; trace all recovered firearms, casings, and bullets; target gun offenders for enhance prosecution, sentencing and supervision; train firearms dealers and law enforcement; and enhance offender and public awareness. The initiative launched a new State Police Office of Gun Enforcement to coordinate statewide investigations. In addition, Maryland's nationally recognized Responsible Gun Safety Act of 2000 significantly enhanced Maryland CEASEFIRE by requiring childproof guns, mandating ballistics fingerprinting of handguns sold in Maryland, and targeting gun offenders for enhanced prosecution, sentencing, and supervision.”

Robert Ehrlich is a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Maryland District 2. Ehrlich has publicly recognized the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution as an individual right of the citizenry. Ehrlich will no doubt safeguard our right to keep and bear arms much better than our last two governors, and much better than his competition.

WANTED TO BUY, SELL OR TRADE

This section of the FHRPC newsletter is reserved for membership advertising. You can advertise your surplus sporting gear for sale (WTS, want to sell) or trade (WTT, want to trade). Likewise, if you are looking for something to buy (WTB, want to buy), you can advertise here. Sporting gear can be any type of shooting, archery, hunting, fishing, or camping equipment. Examples include firearms, ammo, reloading equipment and components, scopes, bows, boots, portable tree stands, and tents. Forward your advertisements to Marty Harsh at 313 Sunset Drive, LaVale, Maryland, 21502, for the next newsletter.

1) WTS, Savage, M110, left hand, 7MM MAG, like new, with 3-9X scope, $370, Darrel Bailey, 301-777-0551.

2) WTS, Leupold 12X scope, like new, $300, Ken Fuller, 301-724-5254.

3) WTS, Colt, AR15, HBAR, compensator, five 30-round mags, 250 rounds American Eagle M193 ammo, $1000, will consider trade, Jim Sherman, 304-738-9443, after 4 PM.

4) WTS, Smith & Wesson model 29, 44 MAG, 4-inch barrel, $425, will consider trade, Jim Sherman, 304-738-9443, after 4 PM.

5) WTS, Browning A-Bolt, 338 WIN MAG, $550, Bob Beck, 301-724-7838.

6) WTS, Enfield, No. 4, MK I*, 303 British, used, good condition, in cosmoline, $125, Vic Merkel, 301-777-1129.

7) WTS, Weatherby Vanguard, 7MM MAG, new in box, $450, Vic Merkel, 301-777-1129.

8) WTS, Gracey power case trimmer, 223 cal, new, never used, $225, Vic Merkel, 301-777-1129.

9) WTS, AA2230 gunpowder, 8 lb, $100, Vic Merkel, 301-777-1129.

10) WTS, USGI surplus ball powder, ideal for medium sized rifle cartridges like 30-06, 8 lb, $100, Vic Merkel, 301-777-1129.

11) WTS, 45ACP brass, Remington, primed, new, never fired, $125 per 1000 pieces, Vic Merkel, 301-777-1129.

12) WTS, 223 USGI brass, once fired, resized, trimmed, primer crimp removed, ready to reload, 3500 pcs in 5-gal bucket, $175, Vic Merkel, 301-777-1129.

13) WTS, 30-06 brass, Lake City, new, 1000 pieces, $100, Vic Merkel, 301-777-1129.

14) WTS, Mega Ears, made by Bonner-Tech, 2 pairs, new, $150 each, Vic Merkel, 301-777-1129.

15) WTS, Ransom Rest, with windage base and grips for model 1911 45ACP, new, never used, $500, Vic Merkel, 301-777-1129.

16) WTS, Simmons model 51105 Red Dot sights, very good for 22-cal pistols, rifle & shotgun, new, never used, have 4 sets, $35, Vic Merkel, 301-777-1129.

17) WTS, Marlin Glenfield model 30A rifle, caliber 30-30, with 4X scope, fired less than 40 rounds, $325, Vic Merkel, 301-777-1129.

18) WTS, Remington model 700ADL, 7MM MAG, with scope, fired less than 20 rounds, $325, Vic Merkel, 301-777-1129.

19) WTS, Savage model 110, 223 Remington, includes 3-9X scope with bullet drop compensator, fired less than 20 rounds, $375, Vic Merkel, 301-777-1129.

20) WTS, American Rifleman Mags, 1957 to present, in binders, $75, Jim Gift, 301-359-3639.

21) WTS, 300 Weatherby Mag brass, 28 pcs, $7, Jim Gift, 301-359-3639.

22) WTS, 338 cal, 250-gr Lapua, 225-gr other pulled bullets, 48 pcs, $6, Jim Gift, 301-359-3639.

23) WTS, 6-mm cal, 85-gr pulled bullets, 27 pcs, $1, Jim Gift, 301-359-3639.

24) WTS, 30 cal, 150-gr and 170-gr silver-tip bullets, 43 pcs, $3, Jim Gift, 301-359-3639.

25) WTS, Lyman resizing press in resizing dies, 8X57mm, 38-55, 308WIN, 30-06, $3 each, Jim Gift, 301-359-3639.

26) WTS, L. E. Wilson press in die for 250-3000 SAV, $5, Jim Gift, 301-359-3639.

27) WTS, full-length die for 38-55, $5, Jim Gift, 301-359-3639.

28) WTS, 223 brass, once fired, Federal, 840 pieces, $30, Ken Fuller, 301-724-5254.

29) WTS, 1996 Swedish Mauser bolt and assorted parts, call for price, Bill Murphy, 301-334-8550.

30) WTB, IMR 1-pound powder cans, empty, $1 each, Marty Harsh, 301-759-2877.

31) WTB, 12-gauge shotgun shell reloader, Roger Winebrenner, 301-689-6426.

32) WTB, Smith&Wesson, model 686, Tom Langley, 301-689-6869.

PLACES TO SHOOT

This section of the FHRPC newsletter is reserved for information describing shooting matches outside the FHRPC and in the not-to-distant surroundings. If you know of other places holding shooting matches that might be of interest to the FHRPC membership, forward the information to Marty Harsh at 313 Sunset Drive, LaVale, Maryland, 21502, for the next newsletter.

Bench Rest

1) Casselman Valley Sportsmen, Grantsville, MD, Aug 24, Sep 14, Sep 28, Oct 5, Oct 19, Nov 2, Nov 16, Nov 23, start at 1 PM, varmint barrel with no limit on scope, factory rifle with sporter barrel and 12X scope limit, Fred Kreiger, 301-729-1261.

2) McDonald Sportsmen’s Association, Sep 1, Oct 6, Ron Deter, 301-722-5001, or see .

Blackpowder

1) Maysville, WV, first Sunday of each month, $10 per match, start at 1 PM, Terry Mulligan at 304-738-3219.

2) Casselman Valley Sportsmen, Grantsville, MD, Sep 14, Sep 21, Sep 28, Oct 13(*), start at 1 PM, (*) denotes re-entry match from 9:30 AM to 4 PM, open sights only, Fred Kreiger, 301-729-1261.

3) McDonald Sportsmen’s Association, Black Powder Cartridge Rifle Silhouette, Sep 7, Oct 5, Nov 2, Ron Deter, 301-722-5001, or see .

Running Deer

1) Casselman Valley Sportsmen, Grantsville, MD, Sep 22, Oct 26, Nov 9, Dec 14, start at 1 PM, Terry Mulligan, 304-738-3219.

Smallbore Silhouette Rifle

1) Daisytown, PA, Aug 18, Sep 15, 80-round matches, shooting starts at 10 AM, call Larry Hilbrecht, 814-266-3528, 318 Suie Street, Johnstown PA, 15904.

2) McDonald Sportsmen’s Association, Aug 11, Sep 8, Oct 13, Ron Deter, 301-722-5001, or see .

Sporting Clays

1) Everett Sportsmen’s Club, P. O. Box 312, Everett, PA, 15537, Sep 1, Oct 6, Nov 3, 50-bird rounds, shooting from 10 AM to 3:30 PM, food & ammo available, call 814-652-6464 for more info.

Trap

1) Lonaconing Trap Club, Tuesday & Thursday evenings starting at 4 PM, Saturday mornings starting at 10 AM, call Gary Dawson, 301-724-6351, for more info.

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TO VOTE PRO-GUN

TUESDAY

NOVEMBER 5, 2002

Your constitutional right to keep and bear arms in Maryland

may depend on the next governor!

Get up, get out there and vote.

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