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O ffic ia l N ews l etter o f th e Che rr y Cre ek G un Cl ub , I n c. - F o un de d i n 1 950
May 2015 - Vol. LXV No. 5
WEAPONS OF CHOICE
Major shift in Americans’ opinion on guns
by Cheryl Chumley
World Network Daily
Since the Sandy Hook Elementary
School massacre in Newton, Connecticut, Americans’ views of guns
have gone through a shift to the
point where record-high numbers
of citizens now say firearms are
necessary for personal protections.
Crime rate increases have in part
fueled a 25-year-high, the Washington Examiner reported.
According to a recent survey from
Pew Research Center, support for
gun control once soared to 66 percent, especially in the days following the Sandy Hook shooting and
the concerted Obama administration effort to platform that tragedy
into crackdowns on the Second
Amendment. But that number is
long gone.
Now, support for more gun control stands at 46 percent and gun
rights, at 52 percent – the highest
level in 25 years.
“We are at a moment when most
Americans believe crime rates are
rising and when most believe gun
ownership, not gun control, makes
people safer,” Pew reported.
Fully 63 percent of Americans
believe a gun is the best defense
against crime, Pew found.
As the Examiner reported, the Pew
numbers coincide with the National
Rifle Association’s record-high
participation at its national convention, and soaring membership rate
of five million.
“In the 1990s, the rate of violent
crimes plummeted by more than
half nationwide,” Pew said. “Public
perceptions tracked right along,
with the share saying there was
more crime in the U.S. over the
past year falling from 87 percent in
1993 to just 41 percent by 2001. In
the new century, however, there’s
been a disconnect. A majority of
Americans (63 percent) said in a
Gallup survey last year that crime
was on the rise, despite crime statistics holding near 20-year lows.”
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There is a reason that one of the
most important rules of firearm
safety is to keep your gun pointed
in a safe direction at all times. This
is true whether the gun is unloaded, your finger is off the trigger,
or if the safety is on. Sometimes,
it’s especially true if you think your
safety is activated. A
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viral video uploaded to YouTube
last week quickly garnered more
than 600,000 views, along with
raising a fair bit of concern for
shotgun owners. In it, a gun owner
demonstrated a rare and extremely
hazardous malfunction for the Winchester SXP shotgun.
According to the video uploader,
when loaded the SXP has the
ability to fire simply by closing the
action.
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Cherry Creek Gun Club
April 10, 2015
Part I. General Membership
Present – All Board Members
present
1. Call meeting to order
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Presentation of guests
Jack Orischak – Weed cutting,
maintenance – Had long list of
additional items that will be shared
with members in hopes volunteers
will come forward. Items included
target carrier repairs, grass and
weed cutting, adding gravel in the
parking lot, washing the ranges
and painting the backstops, repairing the irrigation system, cleaning
the shed, HVAC service, and adding cooling in the Rifle Tube.
– held over for May meeting
Jim Bailey – Carrier brackets – 9
per lane, 180 total, some in very
bad shape. Need source to fabricate brackets, volunteer help to
install when necessary
Minimum shooter age – Gary
Trisdale will contact NRA Youth
Programs for input
3. New BOD-Specific Business
4. Approval of General Membership Meeting minutes - Approved
Carlton Steubing – curb stops
– action postponed for now, not a
priority at this time
5. Presidents Report
13. New Business
6. Vice-Presidents Report – New
lights will be installed in parking
lot. LED’s are expected to save
approximately 20% on electrical
costs
7. Secretary Report – 10.3 million
guns produced in 2013; all-time
record rate; Obama crowned best
gun salesman in history
8. Treasurer Report – P&L Update
9. Membership Coordinator
Report – Update – 2 new members, 3 new next month, 590 regular members, 35 resignations
Tom DeHerrera – 1 qualified for
Tube, increase in damage to Tube
walls
Gary Trisdale – CCGC membership in CMP (Civilian Marksmanship Program) has been renewed
14. Introductions / Voting on
New Members – Approved
Mike Arnold, Michael Smith
15. Topics of interest from Club
Members – Open Forum – Board
of Director topics to discuss from
members
Part II. Board of Directors
10. Ongoing Board/Committee
Reports
Bylaws Committee - Update - May
Meeting
11. Correspondence
12. Old Business
Jack Orischak/Carlton Steubing
– Follow-up on NRA inspection
– sometime in next 60 days, can
assist with grant application to
deal with sound abatement, lead
removal from the Tube
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All CCGC members must be NRA
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activities.
NOTE: This is now the beginning
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is not open to membership discussion unless the BOD determines
membership participation will be
helpful.
1. Approval of BOD Minutes Approved
2. Old BOD-Specific Business
Gary Trisdale/Carlton Steubing
– Update on program contracts
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What cartridges can I shoot on the range?
Pistol Range Limitations:
1. Carbine use on the Pistol range:
Only 45ACP, 45 Long, 38 Special,
40 S&W and 9mm will be allowed
at this time. Absolutely no “bottleneck” cartridges, including rimfire
cartridges, will be allowed. Absolutely no magnum rounds, including rimfire. Signs will be posted
prominently with these regulations.
2. Magnum calibers, including but
not limited to .357 magnum, .44
magnum, .454 casull, .480 ruger
and like calibers are permitted to
be fired only on position 20 or in
the Tube.
3. All bottleneck cartridges specifically designed for pistol use are
also limited to position 20, including but not limited to .357 Sig, .400
CorBon, 9x25 Tokarov and others.
4. The handgun caliber map below
covers most of the calibers. If you
are shooting a wildcat cartridge
or a worked up hand-load, it is up
to you to determine the damage
potential. No excessively-fast or
heavily-copper-coated bullets may
be fired on the pistol ranges due to
potential backstop damage.
The terms excessively-fast and
heavily-copper-coated are deliberately subjective - it is incumbent
upon the member to determine
the feasibility of their round on the
pistol range. US-manufactured
hardball ammunition is specifically
allowed.
FOLLOW THIS PROCEDURE
FOR UNTRIED ROUNDS:
1. Fire a single round on the test
plate to the right of position 20. If
the test round shows damage to
the test plate, STOP. The round
cannot be fired on the pistol ranges.
2. If and only if the test plate shows
no damage, fire one round on position 20. Check to see if there is any
damage. If you see damage, STOP
testing; the round cannot be fired
on the pistol ranges.
3. If and only IF position 20 shows
no damage, then stop testing. If
the round is considered magnumclass caliber, it can be fired on
Position 20 or in the Tube.
4. If the round is not considered
magnum-class caliber, fire a single
round on Position 19. If Position
19 shows no damage, stop testing. The round may be fired on any
pistol lane.
5. If in doubt, contact a Board
Member.
HANDGUN CALIBER MAP
Unlimited: means the caliber is allowed on any position on the pistol
ranges.
Position 20: Means only allowed at
Position 20 on the pistol ranges.
Not Allowed: Not at CCGC
ALL RIFLE CHAMBERING
ROUNDS - TUBE ONLY
1. 50 BMG
Not Allowed
2. Any Shotgun
Not Allowed
3. Any Tracer Round Not Allowed
4. Any Incendiary Round
Not Allowed
5. Any Armor Piercing
Not Allowed
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6. All Bottleneck Pistol Rounds
Not Allowed
(except see 22&23)
7. 17 HMR
Tube Only
8. .22 Short
Unlimited
9. .22 Long
Unlimited
10. .22 Long Rifle
Unlimited
11. .22 LR Stinger
Unlimited
12. .22 WFR
Unlimited
13. .22 WMR
Tube Only
14. .32 Auto
Unlimited
15. .380 ACP
Unlimited
16. 8mm Nambu
Unlimited
17. 9mm Para
Unlimited
18. 9X18 Makarov
Unlimited
19. 9X19
Unlimited
20. 9X23
Unlimited
21. 9x25 Tokarov
20
22. .30 Luger
20
23. .357 Sig
20
24. .38 Special
Unlimited
25. .38 Super
Unlimited
26. .38 Long Colt
Unlimited
27. .357 Mag
20
28. .40 S&W
Unlimited
29. .400 CorBon
20
30. 10mm
Unlimited
31. .41 Mag
20
32. .44 Mag
20
33..45 ACP
Unlimited
34. .45 Long Colt
Unlimited
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Any fool can criticize,
condemn, and complain and most fools do.
Benjamin Franklin
10 Deadliest Snipers in History
By Reagan Wilson
Firearms Daily News Brief
from PatriotPoweredNews.com
Extreme marksmanship has been
a part of war ever since firearms
became the tools of choice. There
are just some people who can do
things with a rifle that others cannot.
The following list contains what we
believe to be the 10 deadliest snipers of all time. The list may not be
ordered based on the number of
confirmed kills or the longest shots
made, but by taking into account
an entire career.
10. Senior Sergeant Roza
Shanina, Soviet Red Army
artillery attack at the young age of
20.
9. Sergeant Fyodor Okhlopkov,
Soviet Red Army
Okhlopkov is credited as being one
of the most effective Soviet snipers
during World War II. He is credited
with 429 kills. His service earned
him the Hero of the Soviet Union in
1965 as well as an Order of Lenin.
Okhlopkov was initially passed
over for these awards due to his
ethnicity.
Dixon took three rounds to make
the shot and later acknowledged it
was a “scratch shot”. However, that
didn’t stop the rest of the country
from naming it “The Shot of the
Century”.
Following his time as a hunter,
Dixon became a civilian Army
Scout. During this time, Dixon and
four Army Cavalrymen were surrounded during the Battle of Buffalo Wallow. Dixon’s sustained,
accurate rifle fire held the enemy
off for three days until weather
forced them to end their attack.
For his actions during this battle he
was awarded the Medal of Honor.
Dixon’s total kill count during the
battles is unknown.
7. Major Lyudmila Pavlichenko,
Soviet Red Army
8. Billy Dixon, American Civilian
Shanina was one of the more well
known female snipers in history.
She joined the Soviet Army after
her brother was killed in 1941. As a
marksman she amassed 59 confirmed kills in her very short career.
She rose to command the 1st
Sniper Platoon (184th Rifle Division). She was awarded the Orders of Glory and Medal of Courage. She was killed while shielding
a commanding officer during an
Billy Dixon is one of only eight
American civilians to receive the
Medal of Honor. Dixon helped
found the Adobe Walls settlement
in Texas during his time as a buffalo hunter. When the settlement was
attacked by hundreds of Native
Americans, Dixon ended the battle
by using a borrowed .50-90 Sharps
rifle to shoot and kill the chief of
the attackers nearly a mile away.
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Major Pavlichenko is regarded as
the most successful female sniper
in history with 309 confirmed kills.
Pavlichenko was a 24 year old university student when Germany invaded Russia in World War II. She
was one of the first sets of citizens
to volunteer for service and specifically requested infantry service.
She refused an offer to become a
nurse. Due to her accuracy with
a rifle she became one of the first
2,000 female snipers in the Soviet
Union. She was one of only 500 to
survive the war.
6. Staff Sergeant Adelbert Waldron, United States Army
Waldron served in the Vietnam
War and racked up 109 confirmed
kills, the most of any marksman
during the conflict. According to
Sniper: Master of Terrain, Technology, And Timing, He Is A Hunter Of
Human, Adrian Gilbert:
One afternoon he was riding along
the Mekong River on a Tango boat
when an enemy sniper on shore
pecked away at the boat. While
everyone else on board strained to
find the antagonist, who was firing
from the shoreline over 900 meters
away, Sergeant Waldron took up
his sniper rifle and picked off the
Vietcong out of the top of a coconut tree with one shot (this from
a moving platform). Such was the
capability of our best sniper.
Furlong, for a time, held the record
for the longest confirmed sniper kill
in military history at 2,657 yd. According to Wikipedia:
March 2002, Furlong participated
in Operation Anaconda in Afghanistan’s Shah-i-Kot Valley. His sniper
team included MCpl. Graham
Ragsdale (Team Commander),
MCpl. Tim McMeekin, MCpl. Arron
Perry, and Cpl. Dennis Eason. A
group of three Al-Qaeda fighters
were moving into a mountainside
position when Furlong took aim
with his Long Range Sniper Weapon (LRSW), a .50-caliber McMillan
Brothers Tac-50 rifle, loaded with
Hornady A-MAX 750 gr very-lowdrag bullets. He began firing at a
fighter carrying an RPK machine
gun. Furlong’s first shot missed
and his second shot hit the knapsack on the target’s back. The third
struck the target’s torso, killing him.
The distance was measured as
2,430 m (2,657 yd). With a muzzle
speed of 823 m/s (2,700 ft/s), each
shot reached the target almost four
seconds after Furlong fired. This
became the longest sniper kill in
history at the time, surpassing the
previous record set by his teammate, Master-Corporal Arron Perry,
by 120 m (130 yd).
4. Captain Vasily Zaytsev, Soviet
Red Army
5. Master Corporal Rob Furlong,
Canadian Forces
Zaytsev took part in one of the
most iconic sniper battles of all
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time – The Battle of Stalingrad.
During that battle, Zaytsev racked
up 225 of his 400+ confirmed
kills. This includes the killing of 11
enemy snipers which earned him
lasting acclaim. Many of Zaytsev’s
kills are credited at distances of
greater than 1,000 meters. He often used a standard Mosin-Nagant
rifle during battle. For his service,
Zaytsev was awarded the Hero of
the Soviet Union award as well as
the Four Orders of Lenin award.
3. Chief Petty Officer Chris Kyle,
United States Navy SEAL
No list of the deadliest snipers in
history would be complete without
Chris Kyle. Kyle is credited with
being the deadliest sniper in United
States history with 160 confirmed
kills and numerous other unconfirmed kills. He received two Silver
Star Medals, five Bronze Star Medals, one Navy and Marine Corps
Commendation Medal, two Navy
and Marine Corps Achievement
Medals. Kyle wrote a bestselling
autobiography, American Sniper,
which was later turned into one of
the top grossing films of all time.
Kyle, along with his friend Chad
Littlefield were shot and killed by
Eddie Ray Routh at a shooting
range in 2013.
Hunter
Education
Safety Rules
2. Gunnery Sergeant Carlos
Norman Hathcock, United States
Marines
Always assume the gun
more kills, but that doesn’t mean
I’m better than (Hathcock) is. I
was just put into a position where I
had more opportunities. I definitely
cheated. I used a ballistic computer that tells me everything to do.
So, I was just a monkey on a gun.”
is loaded
Control the muzzle - Keep it
pointed in a safe direction
Trigger - Keep your
finger
off the trigger until ready to
shoot
Target - Know what you
are shooting at and what is
behind it
Carlos Hathcock is regarded as
one of the most prolific US snipers in history. While his kill count
isn’t as high as Kyle’s and his shot
distance may not be the longest
ever recorded, Hathcock is considered the best sniper in US history,
even by Kyle, who once said “I had
Hathcock once rigged an optic to
an M2 machine gun and used it to
record a confirmed kill at 2,500 yd,
which is still the 5th longest confirmed sniper kill in history. Hathcock amassed 93 confirmed kills
during the Vietnam War.
1. Second Lieutenant Simo
Häyhä, Finnish Army
DO YOU KNOW WHAT THIS IS???
This is a Backstop Damage Eliminator Device (BDED), also known as a
“Laser Pointer”. You will see these commonly used during present-ations.
This is one of the simplest ways to determine if you are correctly hanging your
target at the height that will not cause any bullet hits in the “RED” backstop
area, the “CEILING”, or the “FLOOR”.
When you set your target at the height and distance you plan on shooting, take
about 15 seconds and use your BDED, standing, sitting, on a rest, or whatever
position you choose. Point the BDED at the target and then move it off the target to see where your bullets are going to go once they go through the target.
Oh, yea, surprise, guess what? The targets do not stop the bullets! The backstop stops the bullets, or the ceiling, or the floor, or the mechanical hanging
system. If you do not believe it, take a stroll down range sometime when it is
safe and look for yourself.
Remember, we are all owners of this fine facility and it takes ALL of us to be
aware of the fact that one person’s damage does affect all of us.
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Simo Häyhä is the single most
successful sniper in military history. Nicknamed the “White Death”
for his totally white camouflage
and eerie white mask he wore in
combat, the Finnish marksman
amassed at least 505 confirmed
sniper kills during the Winter War
between Finland and the Soviet
Union. He recorded an additional
200 kills with a submachine gun.
More amazingly, Häyhä recorded
all of his sniper kills without using
an optic. His Mosin–Nagant rifle
was equipped only with iron sights.
Häyhä died of old age in 2002, living to the age of 96.
Read more: http://controversialtimes.com/
military/10-deadliest-snipers-in-history-1-isabsolutely-crazy/#ixzz3Y93qaZd9
May - June 2015
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
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3:00 to 5:30 PM
East Range closed
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Pin Shooting
6:30 to 9:30 PM
West Range
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Mother’s Day
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Pin Shooting
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Memorial Day
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Small bore
5:00 to 9:00 PM
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5:00 to 10:00PM
Both Ranges
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5:00 to 9:00 PM
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Tanner Gun
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General/Board
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Both Ranges
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Small bore
5:00 to 9:00 PM
East Range
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Armed
Forces Day
4
Small bore
5:00 to 9:00 PM
East Range
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Hunter Education
8 AM to 3:30 PM
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Pin Shooting
6:30 to 9:30 PM
West Range
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General/Board
Meeting - 7:00 PM
Juniors
5:00 to 10:00PM
Both Ranges
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Pin Shooting
6:30 to 9:30 PM
West Range
Father’s Day
Small bore
5:00 to 9:00 PM
East Range
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Pin Shooting
6:30 to 9:30 PM
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Flag Day
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Pin Shooting
6:30 to 9:30 PM
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Juniors
5:00 to 10:00PM
Both Ranges
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Tanner Gun
Show
Juniors
5:00 to 10:00PM
Both Ranges
Small bore
5:00 to 9:00 PM
East Range
Pin Shooting
6:30 to 9:30 PM
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Smallbore
5:00 to 9:00 PM
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Pin Shooting
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Juniors
5:00 to 10:00PM
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