Anne Arundel Fish & Game Conservation Association

1 AAF&G Score June 2015 The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government. - Thomas JeffersonPresident, continued on Page 2015 anne Arundel fish & Game Conservation AssociationFrom the PresidentFellow AA&FGers,AMAZON .. how many of you shop at Amazon? How many of your friends or family members shop at Amazon? Did you know that by shopping at you can help support the shooting sports at NO COST TO YOU? Amazon has a program called SMILE which is a separate website from , but looks and acts just the same as the regular site with one difference: Amazon will donate a small amount to a charity of your choice if you choose to SMILE.

2 The NRA FOUNDATION is one such charity. Next time you plan to purchase an item at , consider going to instead and choose a charity again this is free to you. Be sure to let your friends and family know about this program too. Summer weather is here and the days are getting longer. More people are making it out to the range, which is a great thing. With many members, some new to the club and some seasoned veterans using ranges, the AAF&G Board asked me to reach out to the membership to address two issues: Rimfire shooting and Archery Broadhead use on targets. AAF&G s accepted policy and definition of .22 rimfire , .22 caliber rimfire and .22 cal rimfire as found in our safety rules is LIMITED ONLY to .22 LONG RIFLE (LR), .22 LONG (L) and.

3 22 Come join us for Luck Supper & General MeetingJune 11thDinner ~ 7 PM Meeting ~ 8 PM Please bring a dish to share!Take Note: The following are the remaining Sanctioned Weekends for 2015: June 20/21 October 10/11 September 12/13 November 7/8 Centerfire shooting hours on Sanctioned Weekends (both Saturdayand Sunday) are 10am - 8pm (daylight permitting).An incident occurred recently where a club member was shooting .17 caliber rimfire after Centerfire hours and during .22 Caliber Rimfire hours. The range rules specifically state .22 Caliber Rimfire. Of the .22 Caliber Rimfire rounds available, only .22 Long Rifle, Long, and Short are authorized outside of Centerfire hours and during .22 Caliber Rimfire hours.

4 No .22 Winchester Magnum Rimfire, more commonly called .22 WMR, .22 Magnum, or simply .22 Mag shooting is allowed outside of Centerfire FIRST!Please be mindful of the rules while on the range!AAF&G Score June 2015 Range Rules: #rulesClub Officers & Activities: Holidays / Shooting Hours: Orientation Sessions: Forum: O. Box 150 Arnold, MD 21012410-757-6800 SHORT (S). Furthermore, .22 Magnum (22 WMR) and .22 WRF are NOT .22 LR, L or S. ANY variant of .17 RIMFIRE (HMR, HM2 etc) is NOT a .22 and neither is the vintage 5mm rimfire. Anyone remember those 5mm s? The above policy is for the benefit of the membership. PLEASE abide by our range rules. We had some archery targets DESTROYED by BROADHEAD use recently, PLEASE consider using field points.

5 June 20-21 is a sanctioned weekend with many planned activities including Vintage Rifle, Trap, Cowboy Action, Bullseye Pistol, Appleseed Rifle, and IDPA Pistol. If anyone has ANY questions about these programs or any other firearm related activities please contact me. Hope to see you on the range this month. Stay safe and share our sport,Walt from Page Pistol Report2015 Bullseye ScheduleHere are the planned NRA and CMP matches:June 6: NRA Service Pistol Regional Championship, CMP .22 and SP EIC, NRA DRJune 20: NRA 2700, CMP .22 and SP EICAug 15: NRA Revolver Regional Championship, NRA DR, .22 EICSept 12: NRA 1800, CMP .22 and SP EICOct 10: NRA 2700/IronMan, CMP .22 and SP EICNov 7: NRA 1800, CMP .22 and SP EIC Army L TournamentsLast Saturday of each month: 1800 (.)

6 22 and centerfire) (9 AM)And here is the league schedule: Tuesdays: Training (10 AM) Thursdays: 1800 (.22 and centerfire)(12PM) Saturdays: 1800 or Training/practice (when no NRA, CMP or Army L matches scheduled) (9 AM)AAF&G commenced the 2015 outdoor conventional pistol season with two very successful Tournaments. The first was a Civilian Marksmanship (CMP) Excellence-in-Competition (EIC) Tournament on May 16th, featuring the inauguration on the east coast of the new .22 Rimfire Pistol EIC Match and the revised and updated Service Pistol EIC Match. The .22 Rimfire pistol EIC had 26 competitors and the Service Pistol had 24. The winners of the 30 round matches were: ED Hall with a 284-6 in the .22 EIC and Rich Kang with a 291-15 in the SP EIC.

7 The high note of the CMP EIC Tournament was that the top Non-distinguished competitors that earned points towards attainment of the CMP Distinguished Pistol Shot Badge were AAF&G s own Mike McGrath and Steve Peters. Mike was the top shooter of the 16 Non-Distinguished Service Pistol competitors with a score of 253-3, earning 8 EIC points. Steve was a close second with a 253-0, earning 6 points. Steve s 6 points gave him a total of 30 points which qualified him as a Distinguished Pistol Shoot well done Steve! On May 18th AAF&G sponsored a NRA Registered 2700 tournament followed by a .22 Rimfire Pistol EIC Match and a Service Pistol EIC Match. The NRA 2700, which consisted of firing 90 rounds in each of three Pistols, had 19 competitors with Rich Kang winning with a score of 2628-118.

8 Rich also won the 30 round .22 Rimfire Pistol EIC (13 competitors) and the Service Pistol EIC (11 competitors) with scores of 284-4 and 287-10 respectively. Six more tournaments consisting of NRA and CMP matches will be held throughout the summer and early fall. Plan on competing, and testing your pistol skills in these AAF&G sponsored tournaments. See you on the AAF&G Score June 2015 ACtion Well, Riverboat Bob was still out fishin and MillCreek Mona was out visitin so we had kind of a light crowd of Mill Creek Wranglers for our May Shoot, but there were a couple of significant events. First, it was good to see Wicklow Wrangler come out to shoot. And second, he brought his black powder cartridges and we had calm, humid air keepin the smoke from Wicklow s shots hangin' over the range.

9 He had to bob-and-weave a bit to find the targets through the smoke every once in awhile. Stages were provided by Buffalo Creek Bob, which meant lots of sweeping back and forth between the widely spaced targets. Match results were not available when I wrote this but will be sent out to the Cowboy E-mail list. Bob and Mona, and hopefully more of the Wranglers, will be back for our next Cowboy Action Shoot on June 20th. Don t forget our annual Hawaiian Cowboy Action Shoot coming up in July. That s about it for now. In the words of Riverboat Bob: approach a bull from the front, a horse from the rear, or a fool from any direction. Buffalo Creek RSOs and BACKUP RSOs06/06/2015 Primary: John Sasse Backup: Brian Swift06/13/2015 Primary: Rick Weidmann Backup: Gordon DavidsA Busy Month of May for IDPAMay brought delightful weather and lots of fun on the Action Range.

10 IDPA held five matches, with a total attendance of 98 shooters. USPSA had one match with 16 shooters. Steel Challenge also held one match with a total attendance of 28 shooters. If you re interested in joining this sport, please go to for more Primary: John Michelli Backup: Rick Weidmann06/27/2015 Primary: Ricky Dicken Backup: Jim PriceRimfireActionRimfire Action Shooters were greeted with a perfect spring day for our April match. We had 29 shooters for the match and the stages featured vertically and horizontally spaced targets in the Rimfire Challenge portion, and a vertical port that really made the shooters dance in the 2-Gun part. At the end of the day, Keith Richardson won the match with 20 rank points, Eric Serfass was second with 31, and Bob Yurwitz finished third with 36.