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● The March meeting will feature John Tupta, Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) Pro-gram manager, along with Alan Jaworski and Gary Shearer. They will discuss and demon-strate the equipment, targets, rifles, and tech-niques of CMP, as well as relate the process of becoming a certified CMP instructor.

● The end of February saw a lot of activity at our indoor range as the Western PA Inter-scholastic Athletic League used our facilities to determine the team and individual rifle champions. In the team competition, Hemp-field (800-67X) squeezed by Trinity (799-68X) and Mt. Lebanon (799-66X), led by Aaron Ru-dolph’s 100-10X. The Mt. Lebo team is com-prised of DMSC junior members and is coached by DMSC board member, George Dietz. Individually, Taylor Sweeney, Maggie Tiedemann, and Brian Pierce finished 4, 5, and 11, and headed for the state champion-ships the next week. At the States, bronze continued to be the color of the day as Mt. Lebanon placed third as a team, while Maggie and Bryan earned bronze medals. That’s quite an accomplishment for our young shoot-ers. ● More great shooting...Amy Smith be-came only the fourth woman to shoot a 300 in PSRL history. See all the scores on page 7. ● Plan now for the 5th Annual Right to Keep and Bear Arms Rally Tuesday, April 27. The Rally kicks off at 10:00AM at the State Capitol in Harrisburg. Among the speakers will be Wayne LaPierre, Execu-tive Vice President - National Rifle Asso-ciation. If you register ahead of time and show up at the rally, you could win a free S&W M&P 115-22 rifle or a Brownell range bag. For more information, check

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SHORT SHOTS Continued on page 6 SHOTSHOW Continued on page 2

Based on the information he gathered at the recent Las Vegas SHOTshow, George Ro-manoff, owner of ACE Firearms, sees 2010 as a mixed bag. Certain firearms and shoot-ing components will still be relatively hard to obtain, and expensive when they are avail-able during the coming year. Additionally, it looks like there will be a 2 to 4 % price in-crease in ammunition prices in April. Yet overall purchases of both firearms and ammo remained strong in 2009, and the same seems true for this year. For instance, compared to 2008, sales of firearms in 2009 were up 25%, and ammunition sales consti-tuted 10% of overall sales, as opposed to the usual 3%. Part of this increase was undoubt-edly due to some hoarding that occurred in the spring of 2009. Still, the year end sales figures were phenomenal. Some of George’s other observations include:

George Romanoff

GEORGE ROMANOFF PROVIDES INFORMATION FROM NATIONAL

SHOTSHOW

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From a reloading perspective, powder and primers have loosened up The .243 has become very popular with ladies and kids because of light recoil. Remington puts out a 700 youth model with a shortened stock and barrel for young hunters and smaller stature adults. The implication that smaller stature adults may include women is evi-denced by the proliferation of firearms in pink--not only rifle stocks, but pistol grips. There has been an Increase in firearms as col-lectibles. The product can be from any major manufacturer as long as it’s in good condition. The industry wants to drive the market with new introductions, but you find the new prod-ucts are variation of old ones. “Black” guns sales were outstanding, aided by more affordable smaller caliber spinoffs. There are semi- automatic 22s in an AR-15 look alike format like the Walther G22, and the Smith and Wesson M&P 15-22. Benelli’s answer to the piston driven AR-15 is the Benelli MR-1 .223 semi auto rifle. Home defense shotgun sales are bigger than ever. Mossberg has a mini pump, Model 510 mini super bantam with a 410 bore and a 18.5 inch barrel. With a .410 you can down an in-truder and be less likely to penetrate your bed-room wall and possibly injure a family member. The demand for a self defense .380 pistol has resulted in the Ruger LCP compact, the Kel-Tec P3AT, and the Walther PPK. Other items of note are new stock designs to reduce recoil, and the reintroduction of the Redfield optics line by Leupold. Also of note is that The Freedom Group, an investment broker, as part of their diversifica-tion program now owns Remington, in addition to its stable of Bushmaster, H&R, Dakota Arms, Panther Arms, Marlin, and Barnes Bul-

SHOTSHOW Continued from page 1

2010 DUES LAST NOTICE

Lest you forget, March 31 is the end of the 2009 dues year. Basic dues are the same.

Active $70.00 per year Senior (65 years old, 10 years consecutive membership) $25.00 per year Intermediate (18 - 21) $25.00 per year Junior (12 - 17) $ 5.00 per year

Do not include the one-time $10.00 charge for the gate card. Make checks payable to the Dormont-Mt. Lebanon Sportsmen’s Club and mail them to:

DMSC P.O.Box 12692

Pittsburgh, PA 15241 REMINDERS: √√√√ You will not be getting back a sepa-rate membership card or year sticker. Your gate card is now your member-ship identification card. Your can-celled check or your hand receipt for cash will be your proof of payment. √√√√ Include your e-mail address on your check so we can update our database for notifying you on newsletter post-ings and special alerts. √√√√ If you need a “club affiliation” identi-fication card for purchasing Civilian Marksmanship Program material from Camp Perry, come to a membership meeting to pick one up from Ell Vines.

lets. Combined, the Freedom Group sold 1.1 million shotguns and rifles, and 2 billion rounds of ammunition. Not bad for a side business. [For those of you who asked, here’s a little known and relatively useless fact. PPK (as in Walther PPK), stands for Polizeipistole Kriminellmodell.]

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APRIL 2010

SUN MON TUES WED THUR FRI SAT

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2 GOOD FRIDAY

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5 7:00PM Indoor pistol (NMC) MPRL Week 14 Last MPRL

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7 7:00 PSRL Match Green Val-ley @Home

8 7:30PM Board Meeting

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10 9:00AM NRA Highpower

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14 7:00 PSRL Directors Meeting @DMSC

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TROUT SEASON OPENS

18 11:00AM CMP Rifle match

19 7:00PM Indoor pistol (NMC)

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21 7:00PM Indoor Air Pistol

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Membership Meeting

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26 7:00PM Indoor pistol (NMC)

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Harrisburg 2A Rally

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▲ UPPER RANGES CLOSED

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MEMBERS ARE EXPECTED TO CARRY THEIR GATE CARDS AND BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY THEMSELVES WHEN ASKED TO BY ANOTHER MEMBER OR THE CARETAKERS

AFFILIATIONS:

National Rifle Association

Allegheny County Sportsmen’s League

Washington County Sportsmen’s League

Metropolitan Police Revolver League

Pittsburgh and Suburban Rifle League National Sporting Clays Association

SANCTIONED BY:

Department of Civilian Marksmanship

Pennsylvania Rifle and Pistol Association

United States Revolver Association

CLUB COMMUNICATION

Club Web Site: www.mdi.net/dml Club House Phone: (724)745-9794

Membership Inquiries: DMSCMembers1@aol.com

Newsletter: louromito@gmail.com

CLUB DIRECTORS ROBERT L. ATKISON.....................724-941-5882 CHARLES R. AUGENSTEIN, II ......724-941-9538

GEORGE A. DIETZ.........................412-344-4027

MILES R. FORD..............................412-833-0813

DOUG GAWRONSKI ......................412-531-5043

THEODORE K. HILDABRAND........724-942-2125

ROBERT KIRSOPP………………...724-348-5033

THOMAS H. KRAMER, JR..............724-873-0683

RAYMOND C. NIST ........................724-942-9845

LOU ROMITO..................................412-835-6881

GEORGE TAYLOR, IV....................412-344-8750

BRUCE D. UNGAR .........................412-343-2256

ELLSWORTH F. VINES ..................412-343-5752

RONALD J. WATTON .....................724-941-5891

DAVE WILLARD…………………….724-941-6620

MEMBERSHIP CLASSIFICATIONS AND DUES Active (Full-fledged membership) $70.00 per year Senior (65 years old, 10 years consecutive membership) $25.00 per year Intermediate (18 - 21) $25.00 per year Junior (12 - 17) $ 5.00 per year Initiation fee (one time) $25.00 Computer Gate Card $10.00

EXECUTIVE STAFF GEORGE TAYLOR IV .................................................. PRESIDENT THEODORE HILDABRAND ................................VICE PRESIDENT ELLSWORTH F. VINES ..............................................TREASURER MILES FORD........................................RECORDING SECRETARY BRUCE UNGAR.............................EXECUTIVE RANGE OFFICER

Next Membership Meeting: March 25

Speakers : John Tupta, Alan Jaworski and Gary Shearer. “Inside the Civilian Marksmanship Program”

Dormont-Mt. Lebanon Sportsmen’s Club P.O. Box 12692 Pittsburgh, PA 15241

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF LOU ROMITO……......................................NEWSLETTER EDITOR DAN CAMPBELL……………………………….MEMBERSHIP CHAIR

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PISTOL

MONDAY NIGHT INDOOR. (NMC). The first line shoots at 7:00PM. Call the program lead-ers, George Taylor (412)344-8750 or Bruce Ungar (412)343-2256, for additional informa-tion.

WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INDOOR OPEN SHOOT. Ted Hildabrand is running these Wednesday indoor shoots in two stages--11:00 to 12:30 for air pistol and air rifle, and from 12:30 to 3:00 pm for the regular open shoot. This program will run through March 2010. For questions on permissible ar-mory and other details, call Ted at 724-942-2125. THURSDAY EVENING INDOOR OPEN SHOOT. Ted Hildabrand runs this shoot every other Thursday from 7:00-9:00PM when there is no Board meeting or Membership meeting. Call Ted with your questions. SATURDAY. INDOOR AIR PISTOL 9:00-10:30 INDOOR OPEN 10:30-12:30 INDOOR SILHOUETTE 1:30 to finish Call George Taylor (412)344-8750 or Robert Nipar for additional information on any of the Saturday programs. SUNDAY AFTERNOON INDOOR OPEN SHOOT. Bruce Ungar is running these Sun-day shoots from12:30-3:00. For questions on permissible armory and other details, call Bruce at (412)343-2256. WINTER POSTAL LEAGUE. The USRA pro-gram ends on March 27. Final scores and re-sults will be available in a latter issue. Contact Robert Nipar, rknipar@verizon.net or (412) 831-0697, if you have any questions.

RIFLE CIVILIAN MARKSMANSHIP PROGRAM. This outdoor program shoots the third Sunday of the month. The firing begins at 11:00AM. First time shooters need to have a safety ori-entation at 9:00AM. For information contact John Tupta at teefam@verizon.net or 724-941-1494 NRA HIGH POWER. The program began a month early this year and is up and firing. The matches are usually held on the first Saturday of the month, but there are some changes in the summer because of regional Camp Perry competitions. Call John Tupta (724)941-1494, or Al Jaworski (724)746-7033 for equipment requirements, match dates (you can check the event calendar), and other particulars. BLACK POWDER. This program will have a March 28, from 10:00AM to 3:00PM, as well as a three day Civil War skirmish July 9-11, with another possible match .in between. However, participation is not as simple as just showing up with a musket and you’re ready to go. If you’re interested in shooting older weaponry, re-enacting civil war battles, or simply finding out what black powder is all about, contact Ron Watton via email at wat-ton2@verizon.net., or at (724)941-5891.

SHOTGUN Programs will resume in the Spring. TRAP . The program starts May 4 from 7:00PM-9:00PM. Call Doug Gawronski, 412-531-5043, for information. 5-STAND. The first match is June 6 from 9:00AM-1:00PM. The next shoot will skip over Father’s Day to June 27, at the same time. Call Tom Kramer, 724-873-0683, for informa-tion.

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out the flyer at the and of this newsletter. Register at www.2ARally.com. ● Also don’t forget the Allegheny County Sportsmen of the Year Banquet on March 20, where our newsletter editor, Lou Romito, will be honored as the DMSC representative. ● Besides the always popular Antique Rifle and Springfield Rifle shoots each having a spring and fall shoot, we’re looking to have inter-club competition. We already have chal-lenges from two local clubs. More information will follow as details are firmed up.

● We have finalized the agreement with Range Resources. Legal confidentiality re-quirements preclude the release of the con-tract specifics. Suffice it to say the efforts of our negotiating team, supported by outside legal counsel, resulted in an agreement that is beneficial to both our Club and the com-pany. As a reminder, any drilling done that involves Club property with be at least a mile below the land and will be on a horizontal plane originating from a drilling source not on our property. Our range activities will not be impacted. ● As a result of the work done under the aus-pices of North Strabane for sewer line instal-lation, we will have to reconfigure our upper archery course at the first opportunity, and might not even wait for a work party. There is plenty of other cleanup work that needs to be done by the contractor during the spring and early summer including brush pile burns, and the return of our roads and fields to their original state. ● In a related matter, the creek crossings for the construction equipment created a dam-ming effect, and the sewer contractor will have to remove the crossings so in April the Fish Commission can stock Little Chartiers Creek as it runs through our property.

SHORT SHOTS Continued from page 1 ● Speaking of clean up, we have some of our own policing to do. Trees were downed by the winter snows and their location has made some of our lower range areas hard to get to. We’ll have to remove the blockades so the plinking range, for instance, can be more eas-ily accessed. We haven’t received any com-plaints about overcrowding on the upper pistol range because of the blocking of the plinking range; but as the weather warms and more shooters come out, there may be some addi-tional pressure. ● This information borders on almost-too-late, but this weekend, March 20-21, will be the NRA Open 4-Position Sectional. The team match will be a 400 course, and the individual an 800 course . Dean Trew, captain of our PSRL rifle team is putting together teams. If you’re interested, you can reach Dean at thetrews@bentcom.net . ● Also, on the small bore front it looks like the Dormont-Mt. Lebanon Rifle Team will be host-ing the Pennsylvania State Prone Champion-ship the weekend of August 21-22, 2010. As we get a little closer, Dean will need some volunteers to help run the match. Also let him know if you’d like to shoot. It will be a 3200 aggregate, 1600 Metallic Sights on Saturday and 1600 with Any Sights on Sunday. ● Besides the blackpowder match on March 28, the program will have a three-day Civil War skirmish on July 9-11, from dusk to dawn. It should be something to behold. The shooters will be in authentically reproduced uniform, and will be shooting live fire with musket, smooth bore, and carbine weapons. If you’re interested in shooting older weap-onry, or simply finding out what black powder is all about, contact Ron Watton at (724)941-5891, or via email at watton2@verizon.net. ● Almost forgot! The hand traps are up and running for those of you who want to get tuned up for the trap and shotgun programs.

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DMSC Pittsburgh & Suburban Rifle League

Schedule 2009-2010 (All matches begin at 7:00PM. Practices also on

Sunday evenings.)

OCTOBER 10/14/09 Murrysville 1483 at DMSC 1472 10/21/09 DMSC 1469 at Allegheny 1405 (Made Up 02/24/10/10) 10/28/09 Clymer 1329 at DMSC 1485 NOVEMBER

11/04/09 DMSC1475 at Frazier 1480 11/11/09 Bye—Practice 11/18/09 Irwin 1349 at DMSC 1474 11/25/09 No Practice or Match

DECEMBER 12/02/09 Bye—Practice 12/09/09 DMSC 1468 at Green Valley 1456 12/16/09 DMSC 1473 at Murrysville 1481 12/23/23 No Practice or Match 12/30/09 Practice

JANUARY 01/06/10 Allegheny 1376 at DMSC 1475 01/13/10 DMSC 1475 at Clymer 1437 01/20/10 Frazier 1485 at DMSC 1478 01/27/10 Bye--Practice FEBRUARY 02/03/10 DMSC 1469 at Irwin 1321 02/10/10 Green Valley at DMSC POSTPONE 02/17/10 Murrysville 1485 at DMSC 1484 02/24/10 DMSC 1471 at Allegheny 1432 MARCH 03/03/10 Clymer 1420 at DMSC 1482 03/10/10 DMSC 1479 at Frazier 1480 03/17/10 Bye--Practice 03/24/10 Irwin at DMSC 03/31/10 DMSC at Green Valley

DMSC RIFLE TEAM BEFUDDLED On February 17, our team shot its second highest score of the season , but came up one point shy at home against Murrysville. Rick Janoski and Amy Smith led the way with 298s, with Dean Trew, Matt Piatt and Dan Francis adding 296s. To that point of the season, those were the best scores for Rick, Amy, and Dan, as well as a 293 for second five shooter Miles Ford. As Ernie Banks used to say...let’s play two! And the following week the club did --shooting two matches against Allegheny and winning both. In the make up match from October, Amy and Dean shot 298, Matt 294, Rick 293, and Miles 286, with Dave Willard just missing the top five cut with his year high 285. In the regularly scheduled match Amy made league history, becoming only the 4th woman to shoot a 300. Matt followed closely at 299. 299. Dean (295), Miles (290), and Tom Benedict (287) rounded out the top five. DMSC shot 1482 the next week in a win against Clymer. Rick (298SH) led the way, with Amy (297), Dan (296SH), Matt (296), and Tom Bene-dict (295SH) totaling a 1482. The large turnout made for some interesting notes for the second tier shooters who were Dean (295) who went on the DL with a broken leg two days later, Fritz Hempelmann (294), Miles Ford (292), Danielle Zimmerman (288), Dave Willard (287SH), Nicholle Benedict (284SH), Curtis Turner (284), a return after a couple-year absence, and Chuck Augenstein (276), out for the first time. Also, for Clymer, 70+ years of age Joe Benamati, had 30 shots offhand and put up 4 Xs sitting. Not bad. If DMSC could have matched the Clymer score we would have beaten Frazier and perhaps opened the door for a Murrysville championship. But we didn’t and our 1479 was the second one point loss in three weeks. Amy and Dean (with a banked score) led with 298s. Matt picked it up with a 297, with Rick and Fritz finishing the top five. There were some nice kneeling scores Dan-ielle shooting a 100, and Miles and Tom firing 99s. Sitting at 9 - 6, it looks like DMSC will be rele-gated to a third place finish in a season that had more downs than ups. We’ll have final results in the next issue.

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THE U. S. SUPREME COURT AND THE CHICAGO GUN BAN

The Supreme Court’s review of the Chicago gun ban legislation is briefly mentioned else-where in this newsletter, but comments from local and national sources add some per-spective to any discussion. These reporters, in the opinion of some people, are outspoken conservatives . However, it is worth noting the writings are not fiery, illogic rhetoric but, for the most part, factual statements with a touch of editorial comment. CHICAGO SUN TIMES Maureen Martin Chicago's gun ban ordinance was enacted in 1982 to stem the increasing use of firearms in crimes in the city. From the beginning, the ordinance has been an utter failure in accom-plishing that goal. The Supreme Court heard arguments in a case brought by Chicago residents who want guns for self-defense but are barred from possessing them. Judging by the justices' questioning, a majority appeared to be leaning toward ruling the gun unconsti-tutional. That is the right thing to do. CHICAGO TRIBUNE Steve Chapman ...a few Chicago suburbs took up the cause . They all expected [the gun ban] to reduce the number of guns and thus curtail bloodshed Who places the highest value on owning a firearm? Criminals. Who is least likely to fear being prosecuted for violating the law? Crimi-nals. Who is most likely to have access to illicit dealers? You guessed it. Gun control supporters fear that if the Supreme Court in-validates local handgun bans, the conse-quences will be nothing but bad. That would be easier to believe if the laws had ever done any good. LOS ANGELES TIMES David G. Savage The Supreme Court justices, hearing a 2nd Amendment challenge to Chicago's ban on handguns, signaled Tuesday that they were ready to extend gun rights nationwide, clear-ing the way for legal attacks on state and lo-cal gun restrictions.

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CMP MATCH SCORES February 21, 2010

Another warm day of 37 degrees (relatively speaking) brought out 20 riflemen for the February CMP Match. With paths cut into the 13 inches of snow, we were all able to navigate to and from the firing line out to the targets. Undaunted by the conditions Allan Jaworski again claimed the top spot with a 562-6x followed closely by Matt Gillenberger with a 561-7x . M1 top score was garnished by Bruce Long with a 478-4x; Gary Scherer owned the M1A best with a 535-2x. A hearty welcome to Tom Patton as a first time shooter. It was also nice to see Ray Nist back on the line; his shooting expertise is always welcome. Next shoot will be on March 21st. All are welcome ! It really is a great experience. -Reported by John Tupta

Offhand Sit/Kneel Prone Total

M1 GARAND

Josh Grimes 75 150-1x 79 304-1x

Bruce Long 176-2x 158-2x 144 478-4x

Curtis Patton 112 137 126 375

Tom Patton 69 76 69 214

Ken Zupkow 170-2x 164-1x 117 451-3x

M1A

Pete Cassini 186-2x 177 164 527-2x

Gary Scherer 183-1x 177 175-1x 535-2x

Shawn Tupta 153 156-2x 151-2x 463-4x

BOLT ACTION

Dave Burd 144 155-1x 142-1x 441-2x

Jim Madar 136-1x 169-3x 164-1x 469-5x

Dave Willard 175-2x 153-1x 80 408-3x

AR-15

Paul Curry 140 117 149-1x 406-1x

Matt Gillenberger 173 193-2x 195-5x 561-7x

Allan Jaworski 188-2x 188-3x 186 562-6x

Mike Ligman 160-1x 182-3x 186-3x 528-7x

Ray Nist 176-2x 186-3x 182-1x 544-6x

John Tupta 174-1x 187-5x 183-1x 544-7x

Stephen Tupta 178 188-1x 167-2x 533-3x

M1 CARBINE

Prone Sit/Kneel Prone Rapid Offhand Total

Brenden Croup 130-1x 137-1x 123 390-2x

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CMP MATCH February 21, 2010 Scores and story on the next page.

As the captioning on the picture at the left implies, the shooters at the Febru-ary CMP Match weren’t the only turkeys on the range. When ERO Bruce Ungar got to the range to set up for the match, he was met with the flurry of activity associated with a flock of about 30 turkeys fleeing from his approach. They had been feeding and hun-kering down in the shov-eled paths. By the time Bruce got his camera out, most of the birds had taken flight. The black spots you see against the white of the snow on the range were the last of our feathery friends.

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DORMONT-MT. LEBANON SPORTSMEN’S CLUB

HIGH POWER RIFLE LEAGUE MATCH MARCH 6, 2010 MATCH NO. 1 100 YARDS

The 2010 Highpower Season started with several new twists. #1 We still had snow on the ground and #2 we started up one month earlier than the previous several seasons. A hearty welcome to CMP crossovers Ken Zupkow and Bryan Althaus. Glad that you were able to shoot with us and we hope that you will continue with this enjoyable activity. We also welcome visiting shooter Frank Wasco from Leola, Pa.; Very good shooting Frank, and please join us anytime that you are in the area. The results were very good for the first shoot of the season, especially with the snow still being present. Alan Jaworski garnished top honors with a 480-14X. Great shooting as always Alan. It is no wonder why he has moved into the Master class for this season. Next match will be on Saturday April 10th. All are welcome! We also bid a fond farewell to my son, Shawn, as he embarks on his new career as a Lieuten-ant in the USAF. Shawn has shot with us in NRA and CMP matches for the past 5 years. Best of Luck, Shawn, and may the future keep you safe.

--Reported by John Tupta

NAME CLASS OFF-HAND RAPID – SITTING

RAPID-PRONE

SLOW-PRONE

TOTAL

MASTER

C. AUGENSTEIN 87-1X 82 84 178-5X 431-5X

A. JAWORSKI 92-2X 99-4X 96-4X 193-4X 480-14X

F.WASCO 91-2X 94-1X 95-1X 186-2X 466-6X

EXPERT

M. GILLENBERGER 83-1X 98-1X 94-2X 189-2X 464-6X

S-SHOOTER

B. LONG 91-2X 77 84-1X 178-2X 430-5X

STEPHEN TUPTA 77 92 92-1X 176-2X 437-3X

MARKSMAN

T. HILDABRAND 79 86-1X 86-1X 176-3X 427-5X

T. VRABEL 67 62 86-1X 159-2X 374-3X

MASTER UNC

B. ALTHAUS 59 66 61 66 252

M. BURNES 86-1X 93-1X 97-1X 175-1X 451-4X

SHAWN TUPTA 87 71 93-2X 181-3X 432-5X

K. ZUPKOW 80 80 78-1X 163-2X 401-2X

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MEETING NOTES FROM THE ALLEGHENY COUNTY SPORTSMEN’S LEAGUE AND THE WASHINGTON COUNTY SPORTSMEN’S AND CONSERVATION LEAGUE (Delegates Mike Yanchak and Bob Kirsopp) [These highlights cover material not covered elsewhere in this newsletter.] ALLEGHENY COUNTY PFBC - WCOs Larry Furlong and Mike Walsh were present. Larry announced an open house at the Lines-ville Hatchery on April 3, a good opportunity to learn about fish propagation. Turtle Creek is back on the stocking schedule from Saunders Station Road to the mouth of Brush Creek in Trafford. PGC - WCO Gary Fujak reported an open house on deer management in Richland. The WILD pheasant program is ongoing. 320 hens have been released into good habitat. Junior Spring gobbler season is set for April 24 with general spring gobbler season open-ing on May 1. Reminder all first-time license buyers make plans to attend an HTE course now. CONSERVATION Mike Christeson provided information about mercury contamination. Every single fish tested from 291 freshwater streams across the United States was found to be contami-nated with mercury, a potent neurotoxin that builds up in the food chain at ever higher concentrations in predators such as large fish and humans. Fish tested were mostly larger species such as largemouth bass. Jack Walters’ report disclosed 259 aban-doned oil and gas wells plugged in the west-ern and north-central regions of the state.

Many of the wells were leaching oil, acid mine drainage or natural gas. PA has the highest number of abandoned wells in the Appalachian region and is one of the top five states nationally. The Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail Bridge near Somerset is being demolished due to major structural deficiencies. A replacement structure is being planned. The DEP reclaimed 750 acres of dangerous abandoned mine lands in 2009. The sportsmen’s show expositions manager will meet with ACSL at the April Director’s meeting. WASHINGTON COUNTY The Game Commission WCOs could not at-tend the meeting because of having to attend firearms qualification. The Sport Show was discussed in some de-tail. The vendors and sportsmen’s clubs all seemed to be pleased with the outcome even though the show was somewhat abbreviated due to the snow storm. We were fortunate that the fish for the fishpond could not be de-livered on Friday. The vendor said he would be available again next year. No deer horns were measured as the mall was closed on Saturday and Sunday was cancelled be-cause of road conditions. If anyone has a set of horns that might make the record book they can contact George Block or Chet Krcil (724-986-5250) and arrangements to meas-ure can be made. It was agreed to donate $50.00 to the Wash-ington County Humane Society in memory of Bert Barale’s brother, John, who passed away on the first day of the Sport Show. The Keystone Coon Hunters are having a meat shoot on March 21st at the club grounds. Also a UKC Coon hunt will be held on March 26th. Call Mahon Sibert for more Info 724-948-3584

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FISH AND BOAT COMMISSION NEW DIRECTOR. The Board of Commission-ers selected John Arway, a PFBC 30-year veteran, to lead the Commission as executive director With a BA and MA in biology and his role as the environmental advisor to the ex-ecutive director and other agency staff for more than 20 years it was predictable would include in his many challenges the protection of water quality from future pollution events, the threat of aquatic invasive species, and the increasing loss of habitat. IT CAN’T GET MUCH EASIER THAN THIS. So you want to find out when and where your favorite fishing hole will be stocked with trout before the season kicks off April 15. Try this approach, made available to you by the PFBC: ● Go to the commission web site at www.fishandboat.com. ● At the top of the page, click on stocking schedule. You’ll get a chart titled 2010 Adult Trout Stocking by County. ● Pick the county that interests you. ● Then click on the calendar for the time pe-riod you want to check You’ll get a list of all the streams being stocked and the type of fish being put there; the date, time, and location of where to meet the trucks; the section of the stream being stocked, and the regulations ap-plicable to that section. ● As an added bonus, if you click on the lati-tude/longitude indicator for the section you’ll get a highlighted satellite map for that area. For example, click Allegheny County, indicate the month of March, and you will find the PFBC will stock section 7 of Pine Creek from the state route 0008 bridge in Allison Park 100 meters upstream of the abandoned rail-road bridge with brown and rainbow trout on March 26. You can meet the truck from the Pleasant Gap hatchery at 1:15 at the North Park Lake Boat House. You can also find the abandoned bridge by clicking the lat-long indi-

cator to display the satellite map and get driv-ing instructions. That’s a lot of information for just a couple of clicks on your computer.

GAME COMMISSION HTE CLASSES STARTING TO FILL UP. With the junior spring gobbler season set for April 24, and the general spring gobbler sea-son opening on May 1, PGC is reminding all first-time license buyers to make plans to at-tend a Hunter-Trapper Education (HTE) course now. To register for a course in your area, visit the Game Commission’s website (www.pgc.state.pa.us), select “Education” in the menu bar in the banner, then put your cur-sor on “Hunter Education,” and then click on “Class Schedule” and follow the instructions. PGC LOOKING FOR INSTRUCTORS. The Pennsylvania Game Commission is look-ing for experienced hunters and trappers who are interested in becoming volunteer instruc-tors for the agency’s basic Hunter-Trapper Education (HTE). Becoming a volunteer in-structor for the Game Commission is one way experienced hunters and trappers can help pass along our outdoors heritage to a new generation. For more information about be-coming an instructor, visit the Game Commis-sion’s website (www.pgc.state.pa.us) and se-lect “Education,” then choose “Hunter Educa-tion” and then click on “Becoming an Instruc-tor.”

LEGISLATION. On the national scene, you should keep an eye on the results of the Supreme Court’s re-view of the Chicago gun ban. A ruling is ex-pected in late June. An overturn of the ban is expected, opening the door for further pro-gun activity. This is an important point as you make your opinions known to your local, state, or federal legislators, either from home or in face-to-face meetings, such as the 2nd amendment rally in Harrisburg on April 27.

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NUMEROUS FIREARMS ● Winchester - Model 9422 - 22 magnum - lever action - tubular magazine - w/ scope and strap - $375 ● Winchester - Model 12 - 16ga. pump shotgun - $400 ● Browning - 25-06 cal. - single shot - Nikon scope and strap - $550 ● Remington - Model 1100 - 410 ga. semi-auto shotgun (w/ 5 chokes) - $600 ● Ithaca - Model 300 - 20 ga. semi-auto shotgun - $375 ● Remington - Model 760 - 308 win pump w/ Redfield 3x9 scope, weaver mount, strap - $550 ● Remington - Model 760 - 308 win pump, w/ Redfield 3x9 scope, weaver mount, strap - $550 Contact Richard Page at 412-344-0726, or jrpsnm@comcast.net. (03/10). SPRINGFIELD TRAPDOOR, U.S. Model 1884, 45-70, Ramrod bayonet, Trap butt plate, Buffington rear sight. Cartoche Samel W. Porter 1892, Serial # 545,7_ _. $1200. Call Ron Watton, at 724-941-5891, or watton2@verizon.net. (02/10).

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS, including ● Hopkins&Allen rolling block 12 gauge from around 1900. $250.00 ● 300 Hornady .25 cal., 50 gr .250 FMJ bullets. $20.00 ● 200 Hornady .303 cal., 150 gr., .312 Spire Point bullets $25.00 ● Box (20) Federal Personal Defense rounds .32 H&R mag. JHP $10.00 ● 30-40 Kreig Plastic practice bullets from 1905. $2.00 each Call Bill at 724-554-8915. (01/10)

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5th Annual Right to Keep and Bear Arms Rally

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Rally kicks off at 10:00AM State Capitol, Harrisburg, PA

SPEAKERS AND ATTENDEES

• State Representative Daryl Metcalfe • Suzanna Gratia Hupp, Former Texas State Legislator & Author of "From Luby's to the Legislature: One Woman's Fight Against Gun Control" • Larry Pratt, Executive Director - Gun Owners of America • Peggy Tartar°, Executive Editor - Women & Guns Magazine • Wayne LaPierre, Executive Vice President - National Rifle Association • Marinelle Thompson, Founder & President - 2nd Amendment Sisters, Inc • Kim Stolfer, Chairman - Firearms Owners Against Crime • Dan Pehrson, Founder & President - Pennsylvania Firearm Owners Association • PA Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs, PA Association of Firearms Retail-ers, PA Rifle and Pistol Association, Lehigh Valley Firearms Coalition, PA Gun Collectors Association, GunWeek, Gun Owners of America, Allegheny County Sportsmen's League, National Shooting Sports Foundation, NRA, Unified Sportsmen of Pennsylvania, PA Sportsmen's Association, and many other groups and pro-Second Amendment state lawmakers.

Pro-Second Amendment Organization Signs Only Please.

No Other Outside Signs Will Be Permitted.

Register at www.2ARally.com

For more information, visit www.repmetcalfe.com