Range Committee

 

Things that are happening at your outdoor Range:

 

         A subcommittee has been formed to investigate the cost/income to our club by recovering spent bullets imbedded in the various dirt berms. I will keep all of you informed as to what we discover. We are hoping that we can gain an income from the recovery process.

 

         We have had uninvited visitors at our outdoor range discharging rounds (hopefully) downrange. Upon opening the range early one morning last week, empty cartridges were discovered lying on the concrete floor. Before closing the range the day before, the floor had been swept. So it is apparent that we had visitors. It has been decided that a closed circuit TV system should be installed to monitor our range. Safety and Liability are major concerns for our Club, CCTV is long overdue.

 

         A cost and feasibility study is underway to re-arrange existing berms that are just beyond the 200 yard berm. What will be created are four shooting aisles that will enhance our ability to conduct multiple shooting events concurrently. In addition, we will increase the height of our 300 yard berm to help prevent rounds from leaving our range.  More information on this project will follow as soon as we obtain it.

 

         We voted to require all match directors to complete an income/activity report at the end of all matches. This will enable the range committee to review which matches are cost prohibitive. These matches will be mandated to either increase cost to participate or decrease their expenses. Future matches must be financially self supporting.

 

         To better communicate with all members, regarding Range Committee affairs, please contact me at, [Edit].  We would like to hear from members, their suggestions, recommendations, thoughts.

 

         Please enjoy our facilities, sign up to compete in one or more of our 15 matches, or suggest a new type of shooting match. Either way, join in the fun of a shooting event, be safe and remember, Eyes & Ears!

 

Please contact me at, [Edit]

Dan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

With spring right around the corner, longer, warmer days and most importantly a new season of organized shooting matches, please take a moment to re-visit a few basic rules for safe firearm handling.

 

· Always keep the firearm pointed in a safe direction.

· Always keep your finger off the trigger until ready to fire.

· Always keep the firearm unloaded until ready to use.

· Know your target and what is beyond.

· Know how to use the firearm safely.

· Be sure the firearm is safe to operate.

· Use only the correct ammunition for your firearm.

· Wear eye and ear protection as appropriate.

· Never use alcohol or drugs before or during shooting.

· Store firearms so they are not accessible to unauthorized persons.

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Be aware that certain types of firearms and many shooting activities require additional safety precautions.

 

In addition to these basics, please take a moment and visit our club web site (www.lincolnrifleclub.com) where you can brush up on those safety rules that are specific to the Dillman Range.

There was no love lost between Wild Bill and Dave Tutt. Hickok had fought for the Union, Tutt for the Confederacy. Their enmity only increased when both became interested in the same woman. The matter came to a head when Tutt stole Wild Bill's pocket watch during a poker game and bragged he would parade through Springfield's town square wearing his rival's prized possession. At the announced time, Wild Bill stood in the square and warned Tutt not to proceed. Unfazed, Tutt boldly strode towards his enemy and pulled his pistol. Wild Bill simultaneously drew his pistol and fired. Tutt fell - dead. Wild Bill quickly turned and leveled his gun towards a crowd of Tutt's supporters who had gathered nearby, warning them not to interfere. They took the hint.

Later, when Hickok became the law in such wide-open towns as Abilene and Hays City, Kansas, his reputation alone was often sufficient to persuade dusty cowhands to think twice about disrupting the peace.