President Tom Fenwick 323-1330 Vice President Randy Hendrick 716-0140 Treasurer Bruce Gelbaugh 382-2844 Recording Secretary Sonya Terburg 569-2562 Membership Secretary John Ceglarek 312-8008 Range Safety Officer Vince Lester 838-6748 Newsletter Bill Nichols 743-8401 Two Year Directors John Ceglarek 312-8008 Bill Nichols 743-8401 Chris Ronfeldt 492-4021 Mike Tyler 350-6340 One Year Directors Joe McAllister 254-6746 Jerry Trepanier 366-8281 Scott Tyler 615-8947 Dave Van Lopik 207-4494 KALAMAZOO ROD & GUN CLUB 7533 N. Sprinkle Rd. Kalamazoo, Michigan 49019 Newsletter April - June, 2019 2019 Officers and Board of Directors (all #’s are area code 269) Visit our website: kalamazoorodandgunclub.com Your Dues At Work For You! By Jerry Trepanier Here is an update on several projects in process at KalRod: Kitchen Update - After many years of neglect, the kitchen update project is almost complete. Multiple repairs, some of which more extensive than initially anticipated have been completed. Cabinets, electrical, plumbing and appliances have also been updated to enable a fully functional and hazard free kitchen to support club activities. This project will be completed in Q2 and will result in a fully functional clubhouse. Upper Range Bathro om - Progress on the indoor heated bathroom for the upper ranges continues to be made. A site for the building has been selected. Blueprints are complete. Bids have been requested and are in progress with responses expected end of Q1, early Q2. With bid selection complete in Q2/Q3, construction is expected to start in Q3/Q4 of 2019. As a reminder, this is for a two room indoor heated and accessible bathroom for use at the upper ranges. 200 Yard Rife Range Fence - We had some damage from the wind storm in late February. The wind knocked down the fence at the rifle range. The fence was removed and a temporary fence erected. Repairs to this fence will be underway in the next few weeks and will be covered by insurance (minus the deductible). Plow Truck - repairs to the plow truck were successful in getting another year out of it. This will be evaluated over the summer to see what we need to do for next year. Work day - plans are underway for the May 11th work day. Many of our general maintenance activities are accomplished this weekend such as painting, siding, small building repairs, grounds maintenance, target and target backer repair & construction, etc. This is our highest bang for the buck event to keep the club looking nice and taking care of many of smaller projects. These projects are expected to be started and completed all in Q2, most on May 11. Lots of little things are taken care of by club member volunteers every week, thanks to them for that! If you have any questions, please contact a Director or Club Officer.
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President Tom Fenwick 323-1330
Vice President Randy Hendrick 716-0140
Treasurer Bruce Gelbaugh 382-2844
Recording Secretary Sonya Terburg 569-2562
Membership Secretary John Ceglarek 312-8008
Range Safety Officer Vince Lester 838-6748
Newsletter Bill Nichols 743-8401
Two Year Directors John Ceglarek 312-8008
Bill Nichols 743-8401
Chris Ronfeldt 492-4021
Mike Tyler 350-6340
One Year Directors Joe McAllister 254-6746
Jerry Trepanier 366-8281
Scott Tyler 615-8947
Dave Van Lopik 207-4494
KALAMAZOO ROD & GUN CLUB7533 N. Sprinkle Rd.
Kalamazoo, Michigan
49019 NewsletterApril - June, 2019
2019 Officers and Board of Directors (all #’s are area code 269)
Visit our website: kalamazoorodandgunclub.com
Your Dues At Work For You!By Jerry Trepanier
Here is an update on several projects in process at KalRod:
Kitchen Update - After many years of neglect, the kitchen update project is almost complete. Multiple
repairs, some of which more extensive than initially anticipated have been completed. Cabinets,
electrical, plumbing and appliances have also been updated to enable a fully functional and hazard free
kitchen to support club activities. This project will be completed in Q2 and will result in a fully functional
clubhouse.
Upper Range Bathroom - Progress on the indoor heated bathroom for the upper ranges continues to be
made. A site for the building has been selected. Blueprints are complete. Bids have been requested and
are in progress with responses expected end of Q1, early Q2. With bid selection complete in Q2/Q3,
construction is expected to start in Q3/Q4 of 2019. As a reminder, this is for a two room indoor heated
and accessible bathroom for use at the upper ranges.
200 Yard Rife Range Fence - We had some damage from the wind storm in late February. The wind
knocked down the fence at the rifle range. The fence was removed and a temporary fence
erected. Repairs to this fence will be underway in the next few weeks and will be covered by insurance
(minus the deductible).
Plow Truck - repairs to the plow truck were successful in getting another year out of it. This will be
evaluated over the summer to see what we need to do for next year.
Work day - plans are underway for the May 11th work day. Many of our general maintenance activities
are accomplished this weekend such as painting, siding, small building repairs, grounds maintenance,
target and target backer repair & construction, etc. This is our highest bang for the buck event to keep the
club looking nice and taking care of many of smaller projects. These projects are expected to be started
and completed all in Q2, most on May 11.
Lots of little things are taken care of by club member volunteers every week, thanks to them for that! If
you have any questions, please contact a Director or Club Officer.
Spring Work Day
This year’s Work Day has been
scheduled for Saturday, 11 May.
Plan to arrive between 8-9am. We
will once again co-ordinate the
various work details from the main
room in the Clubhouse, so when you
show up that morning, please report
there first. Also, if you have any
special skills -- especially in the
building trades -- please make that
known when you sign in.
This is an all-day, club-wide event.
All ranges will be closed starting
Friday afternoon and will remain
closed until all of the Work Day
projects (including clean-up) have
been completed.
Typical projects include building
new target backers for the ranges,
building/renovating/painting
existing structures, and improving
the landscaping around the grounds.
Spouses/significant-others are also
welcome to attend and pitch-in, as
are responsible youth.
This is one of our biggest and most
important annual events. And it is
an excellent opportunity for you to
get involved and to help make this
the kind of Club you want to belong
to. So if you can, by all means,
attend this event. Even if you can
only give a few hours of your time
in the morning, that too will make a
big difference.
If you know someone who wishes to
join the Club, bring them along –
this is one of the event for which
they can earn “points” towards
Membership.
As always, lunch will be provided
for all participants.
Even if the weather is somewhat
adverse (such as light rain), we will
still hold the event. Watch the
website for updates!
Having Problems With Your
Gate Card?
The Club recently updated the
card-reader system at the front
gate. This new system is a much-
needed improvement that will
allow troubleshooting and card
maintenance remotely, rather than
requiring members with card
reading issues to wait until
someone can be on-site to fix
them. Unfortunately, a small
number of Members’ cards are not
compatible with this new system.
If you find that your card does not
open the gate, please contact
Membership Secretary John
Ceglarek AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE. Best is via email at:
membership@
kalamazoorodandgunclub.com
We Are Still A Cold Carry
Facility!
NO “holster work”
Remember! All ranges at KRGC
are COLD CARRY ONLY! That
means no carrying of visible,
loaded weapons – not too/from
your vehicle nor around the firing
line. And NO holster draw
practice is permitted. Loaded
firearms may be handled only at
the firing line, when the line is
deemed “hot”. The sole
exceptions are special supervised
events, such as Action Pistol,
which require one-on-one
supervision of the shooter. CPL
holders may carry a
CONCEALED firearm, but open
carry of a loaded firearm is NOT
allowed on Club property.
Infractions could result in a loss of
Membership. SAFETY FIRST!
KRGC Helps Sponsor Young
Shooters’ Programs
Recently, KRGC has agreed to help
sponsor several local groups of
young shooters. This was in the
form of monetary donations to local
high school trap teams (Hackett and
Vicksburg) and agreeing to host a
Range Day for the K-College
Republicans. These are some
GREAT examples of our Club
helping to support the future of
shooting sports in our community!
Looking For A New Treasurer
At the end of this year, our current
Treasurer -- the eloquent and refined
Bruce Gelbaugh -- will be stepping
down from his position. Any
Member wishing to fill that role is
encouraged to attend the Officer
Election near the end of September.
Experience in accounting is
certainly preferred but not required.
Spring Shooting Events
With the coming of Spring, there are
a number of shooting events starting
up. These include both regularly
occurring events like Sporting
Clays, Action Pistol, and Thursday
night Trap, as well as singular
events, like Chris Ronfeldt’s
Precision Rimfire shoot. Be sure to
check out the enclosed flyers!
Interesting Article
KRGC Vice President Randy
Hendrick directs our attention to a
very interesting article on the
notorious 1986 FBI shootout in
Miami, which resulted in a complete
renovation of FBI equipment and
tactics. The article is available in
the March edition of Firearms
News, both in print and online
(firearmsnews.com).“A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State,
the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.”
My wife and I drove along the Ohio Coast of Lake Erie last weekend looking for migrating ducks, Camp Perry and the Cleveland Museum of Art (CMA). We found all three.
The Cleveland Museum of Art is NOT your typical politically correct art museum. The facility is great,
the art is fantastic, the admission is free, and they have a large room devoted to medieval armor and early weapons. From a medieval German dagger on display: (translated from the original Latin) “Neither without cause, nor fearfully / Between arms and silent law / Prize truth and fight for one’s country”.
Some Club Members Know A Lot About CAMP PERRY. For the Rest of Us -
Camp Perry is a National Guard training facility located on the shore of Lake Erie in northern Ohio near Port Clinton.
You get a National Guard site named after you by capturing most of the British Lake Erie Fleet in battle during the war of 1812. In addition to its regular mission as a military training base, Camp Perry has the 2nd largest outdoor rifle range in the world (The NRA Whittington Center in Raton, NM is the largest) and hosts the NRA-sponsored National Rifle Matches.
Camp Perry also hosts the Camp Perry CMP (Civilian Marksmanship Program) North Store.
The CMP is a Federally Chartered organization tasked with (a) instructing citizens of the United States in marksmanship, (b) promoting practice and safety in the use of firearms, and (c) conducting competitions in the use of firearms. They facilitate these tasks by selling US surplus rifles and pistols at attractive prices for use in marksmanship programs.
Garand rifles seem to be the primary Camp Perry North Store offering in recent years. This last Saturday they had a
nice selection of M1-Garands with a starting price of about $900 for what appeared to be well rebuilt rifles in both 30-06 and .308. The price for better and more collectable rifles goes up from there. Per the CMP site, each M1 Garand rifle sold by CMP is an authentic U.S. Government rifle that has been inspected, head spaced, repaired if necessary and test fired for function. The Camp Perry North Store: 2500 Davey, Port Clinton, OH 43452 (419) 635-2141 “National Match” is a term usually indicating that a M1, M14, or M16 service rifle or a commercial equivalent has been assembled to strict military advanced marksmanship standards and can be used at Camp Perry rifle matches. The term has evolved over time – currently it refers (these are generalities) to a 20-inch AR-15 with a carry handle that remains orthodox in appearance, and has a 20-inch barrel, standard handguard, carry handle, standard military sights, standard pistol grip, sling, stock and a trigger tested to be not lighter than 4.5 lbs. And yes – I want one (of each: M1, M14 & M16).
Several knowledgeable KR&G people have said great things about the Camp Perry Small Arms Firing Schools
(SAFS), sponsored by CMP and the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit. These are very low-cost training events taught at this world class facility by people who are experts at their craft. There are four “standard” SAFS courses available: Pistol, Advanced Pistol, Rifle and Advanced Rifle. Cost is $50.00 for adults ($35.00 for juniors) for a SAFS class. This includes all instruction, a loaner M9 9mm service pistol (a Beretta 92F) or M-16 service rifle, ammunition, T-shirt, SAFS certificate and handout materials. For more info or to sign up, contact Amy Cantu at [email protected] or (419) 635-2141 ext. 602.
We found migrating ducks too. Ohio has some terrific bird watching areas right up next to Lake Erie. Raised walkways
let you get into the marshes while keeping your toes dry. Raised viewing stands provide great views of resident bald eagles soaring (and doing their own version of duck watching). Start at McGee Marsh. Get an early start on your drive and you can enjoy several hours of prime bird watching and still get to the Camp Perry CMP store before they close at 4:00.
THE PINK RIFLE. I am getting involved with the Appleseed Project (see notes below on the June KR&G hosted Appleseed event). My wife and I met Stacy P – a National Coordinator for Appleseed – for coffee a while back. Over coffee Stacy mentioned how well the Cerakote ceramic coating work on her now very pink Ruger 10/22 rifle had turned out. Wow – what a great idea! I turned towards my wife. Before I could get a word out, she said “No”. I tried a “but honey..” and she said “No” again. Darn.
J&L AMMUNITION.
Like craft beer? How about CRAFT Ammo? Jason and Logan of J&L AMMUNITION (KR&GC members!) have set up a custom reloading business. They are focusing on the needs of rifle shooters wanting well-crafted ammunition for long distance/ PRC events and hunting. What appealed to me is their willingness to meet with their customers face-to-face, and then to work in total transparency on building the ammunition the customer wants. They will build ammo to their customer’s specifications including component selections, or help their customer develop a component spec that works for that customer’s needs. Each powder charge of each custom rifle round is weighed individually to within .1 grains. They can use customers supplied brass cases or supply the brass too. The prices are good & delivery is fast. FYI, these guys are financing this business with their full-time day jobs. Call ahead to make sure they are in before you stop by. Open mostly 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM on weekdays and 11:00 AM to 8:00 PM Saturdays. 269-359-2836. 301 East Michigan Ave, Agusta 49012. JLAMMUNITION.COM. Good pistol ammo too. Nice guys, and I like their dog.
PROJECT APPLESEED MARKSMANSHIP TRAINING COMING TO KR&G
We are bringing Project Appleseed training back to KR&G on June 29, 2019 - June 30, 2019. Project Appleseed is a non-profit traveling clinic teaching traditional rifle marksmanship and a bit of US heritage over a two-day weekend. Cost will be about $60 for adults and $20 for students. Bring your own 22 rifle (some loaners may be available) & ammo. Click on the Events link on the Appleseed Website WWW.Appleseedinfo.org for more info & to sign up. I have attended two Appleseed training events as a student - most recently last July at this Club. This is GREAT basic and intermediate training on how to be accurate and safe with a rifle. Lots of Range Safety Officers keep everyone safe. Lots of fun trigger time. Attended by kids to seniors, male & female, beginners to advanced. Friendly & supportive instructors. Able to accommodate many physical challenges. Family friendly! Check with Pete DeWitt with questions. [email protected]
THE CLUB NEEDS A NEW TRUCK.
It must be strong, full size, reliable, 4WD and preferably free. You have seen our Club pickup truck plowing the snow off the road that goes up to the ranges, hauling building materials and trash, and otherwise doing all that a working truck does. Our indispensable truck is on its last legs. Got a truck for us? Contact Tom Fenwick. We will put your name on a club shooting bench. You will become one of the immortals…
WHAT DO YOU WANT MORE OF AT THE CLUB? IN THIS NEWSLETTER? Let us know. I would like to bring in the J&L guys to put on a reloading demonstration / quick class. Anyone interested? Would YOU like to submit a page or two? Emails to [email protected]
ANY LAST WORDS? WELL, SINCE YOU ASKED…
• From a bumper sticker: “Bad politicians are elected by good people who didn’t vote”.
• Please - Be a safe, polite, and informed ambassador for the 2nd Amendment & our Club. Our conduct, attitude, knowledge and words matter!
• A take-away from a Massad Ayoob Mag 40 training class last fall: Be a good person and a good neighbor. You may find yourself in a situation someday where a prosecutor is making up his/her mind on whether to charge you criminally for what you understood to be a self-defense situation. That decision may be swayed one way or the other by your reputation with your neighbors and the community.
