TCGC REGULAR MEETINGS: Goldsby Community Center, 122 E. Center

Rd., Goldsby, OK

Friday, February 1st at 7:30PM

Friday, March 1st at 7:30PM

February 2019

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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING Thursday, February 21st, TCGC Stat House, Norman, OK

GUN AUCTION/RAFFLE

February Gun Club Meeting. Come early to view.

Eulogy for Joe MaysStalwart to the end, Joe Mays attended the gun club with his son at the January Meeting just weeks before his passing. He has been a long-time member, big 2nd Amendment supporter and always had great guns to share with the membership!

Pictured is the British Webley No. 1 Mark III Flair Pistol in 25 mm at the 2016 gun club meeting. I will always remember his contributions to the youth events with his potato gun! Tri-City Gun Club has lost several long-time members this past year. Our condolences and prayers are with the families and friends.

Selling Five Club 22 cal. RiflesFive (5) Marlin Model 25 .22 LR bolt action, magazine fed, will be sold for $100.00 each (Mfg. 1986-7). Sold as is. For fairness, names of interested members will be put in a drawing to determine who has first choice of rifle. Only one rifle per family. Must be present to pick, transferred immediately upon payment. (Cash or Check please) Proceeds will be used to purchase newer Ruger American Rifles and accessories for use at youth events. Approved by the Board.

Kodi Eberharter has agreed to be the webmaster.

GREG'S OVER THE HILL B-DAY PARTY AND 5-STAND SHOOT

FOOD, Fun, Shotgun Fundraiser Everyone Welcome!

February 23, 2019TBD. Check the calendar for registration

and details.

Congratulations David Barbee elected as new secretary.

February/March Schedule Event details can be found at tcgc.us. If you have any questions or would like to schedule an event, please contact Tara Nelson at scheduler@tcgc.us or call/text 405-664-6549 Range Hours of Operation 6a-1030p Daily Work Days Range Work Feb 16 8a-12p All Ranges Set Up YHEC Mar 1 4p-8p All Ranges Range Work Mar 16 8a-12p All Ranges Monthly Shoots Range Closed Practical Pistol Match** Feb 3/Mar 3 8a-2p Long Range Trap Night Every Monday 6p-? Trap 1 or 2 OU Clay Target Team Practice Every Wednesday 7p-9p Skeet 1 & 2 Air Rifle Silhouette** 2nd/4th Tuesday 4p-Dusk Short Rifle Range TCGC Youth Shooting Sports** 2nd/4th Thursday 6p-8p Skeet 1 & 2/Air Rifle/Arch/SR Range Military Bolt Action Bench Rest** Feb 9/Mar 9 8a-2p Long Range 3-Gun Match** Feb 17/Mar 17 8a-2p Long Range Military Pistol/Revolver/22 Match** Feb 23/Mar 23 8a-12p Short Rifle Range 22 Rifle Match** March 24 8a-1030a Short Rifle Range CMP Sanction Rimfire Sprtr Match** March 24 1030a-2p Short Rifle Range ** These matches are open to the public. Contact match director for more info or go to tcgc.us for more information. Special Events Greg’s Over the Hill B-Day and Fundraiser Feb 23 9a-4p Pavilion**Stat House**5-Stand YHEC Mar 2 7a-5p All Ranges Meetings General Membership Meeting Feb 1/Mar 1 730p Goldsby Community Ctr Board Meeting Feb 21/Mar 21 630p Stat House Some useful facts about the TCGC Calendar. • The calendar contains scheduled and recurring events only. It does not include immediate closures for range maintenance or emergency utility work unless timely notification is given. • The calendar details which ranges are closed and the time they are expected to reopen. • All events are subject to cancellation due to weather or other circumstances. • Cancellations are reflected if timely notification is given. • Non-Members, event participants, and those without skeet/trap access (shotgun events) need to contact event coordinators for updates on cancellations. Contact information can be found on the website. • All range maintenance closures are reflected if scheduled in advance. • The calendar can be viewed in grid, list, or yearly format. Some devices may not support all formats. • Some events may require member login for registration. • If you would like to schedule an event, reserve the stat house or pavilion, or have questions regarding the calendar, please contact Tara Nelson at scheduler@tcgc.us. • Thank You Tara Nelson

President’s Report Club Members, We lost one of our favorite members, Joe Mays. Through his dedication to the support of firearms, Joe worked all of the events, those attending would learn the history of the firearms he would bring. Joe always brought a firearm to our meetings to display and answer questions. Mr. Joe Mays will not be forgotten and will be missed by the multitude of people that knew him. Thank you, Joe, for your contributions to furthering the future of firearms. RIC is working on our future range improvements, contact them for any questions rangecommitee@tcgc.us Thank You to all those volunteers helping to make TCGC a fun place to shoot. Mark Ericksen pres@tcgc.us

Vice-President’s Report Ladies - Need a vacation? Start budgeting now for the NRA Women’s Wilderness Escape. I visited with someone who went and just loved the shooting and fellowship with ladies. Beautiful place to learn shooting skills!

NRA Women's Wilderness Escape Week of Rifle, Shotgun and Pistol at NRA

Whittington Center October 7-12, 2019 • Raton, New Mexico • $1,600

For more information about the, call (800) 672-7435, option 5

or email wwe@nrahq.org | www.nra.org

It’s a new year for youth shooting sports. Be sure to sign up for the Youth Hunters Education Challenge in March and the Youth Sportsfest in April! Tell your friends!!! Recommended age is 10-18 years old. Free shotgun and air rifle continue on the second and fourth Thursday monthly! We continue to have 7-10 youth attend even in the winter months, shooting over 2 cases of shotgun shells each time! Grants to the Friends of NRA have been submitted to help continue these successful youth programs!

If anyone is interested in being a 4H Instructor to help, there is a training available in March at OKC Gun Club. More support is always appreciated! Join the Cleveland County Friends of NRA Committee! Help support Oklahoma Youth Shooting Sports. Great fellowship at monthly meetings! Contact me for more information! Donations and Sponsors are being sought at this time! Tax Deductible! Jamie Schmidt Vp@tcgc.us

Member-at-Large Just a quick note, to remind you, that I am here to help you with any concerns you might have. Beverly Adkins memberatlarge@tcgc.us 405-464-1288

Safety Report Greetings Tri City Gun Club Members: Safety Reminders: Guest Waivers: All Guests will be required to complete a new Guest Waiver for 2019 beginning 01/01/19. New Members: We brought on about 100 new members on January 5th. You can tell a new member as their badge will be printed in portrait. If you encounter a new member, introduce yourself to them and welcome them to our club. Remember you and I were also new members at one time. Opportunities to Serve:

• Youth Hunter Education Challenge (YHEC) 03/02/19: We need RSO’s, general help and shooting coaches. Amil Lyon is coordinating this event and he may reach out to you individually.

• Brownell’s NRA Sportsfest, 04/06/19: This is an all-hands-on-deck event, we need RSO’s, shooting instructors and general help. We also need help setting up the Range on Friday evening. This event is open for youth ages 10 -18.

• Women on Target (WOT), 05/04/19: This is an all-hands-on-deck event, we need

RSO’s, shooting instructors, general help and women to be group leaders. We also need help setting up the Range on Friday evening.

Note: These events are set up in the TCGC Events calendar for volunteers to self-register and they count for 2019 work hours. If you want to volunteer and have questions or need help registering, please send me a note or give me a call and I’ll get you signed up. I can also sing you up during a Club meeting. Be safe and shoot straight, make sure your bullets impact the Berm. Ken Anderson CRSO@tcgc.us 405-249-9804

Maintenance Report I would like to see a big turnout for work days this year. Your support to the range is valuable. Next scheduled work days; February 16, 0800–1200, March 1, 1600-2000. March workday is to set up for YHEC. You can work anytime on that day if you like. If you plan to attend a scheduled work day, I ask that you notify me by the TCGC web site, or email/text. If you do not have a computer call me and leave a voice mail. This will help me plan the work. If you want to work other than scheduled work day, call or email me. I have plenty of work. THE SPEED LIMIT STARTING FROM THE CATTLE GUARD THRU THE RANGE IS STILL 10 MPH. Driving too fast and not paying attention!!

THIS IS YOUR RANGE, PLEASE DO YOUR PART. Bill R. Hutcheson maintenance@tcgc.us 405-664-1128

From NRA-ILA Oklahoma: Constitutional Carry Pre-Filed in the Senate for 2019 Recently, Senator Nathan Dahm pre-filed constitutional carry legislation, Senate Bill 12 for the 2019 Legislative Session. This legislation was passed during the 2018 Legislative Session with overwhelming approval and placed on the desk of Governor Mary Fallin. Governor Fallin then broke her campaign pledge and vetoed this important self-defense legislation. Senate Bill 12 would recognize the rights of a law-abiding Oklahoma residents’ unconditional Right to Keep and Bear Arms for self-defense in the manner he or she chooses. Self-defense situations are difficult, if not impossible, to anticipate. Accordingly, law-abiding adults’ right to defend themselves in such situations should not be conditioned by government-mandated time delays and taxes. Governor-Elect Kevin Stitt has promised to sign this important self-defense legislation when it makes it to his desk in 2019. Please contact your state Senator and strongly urge them to support Senate Bill 12 when it comes up for a vote in the 2019 Legislative Session. The Bill is supported by the ORA.

General Meeting Minutes – January 4, 2019 1. Meeting called to order at 7:30. 2. Minutes from the last meeting were accepted. 3. Joe Mays brought a Mexican Mauser by Star Works. 4. Beverly thanked the membership and reminded them that she available to help get their questions

answered. 5. Bill reminded members of the upcoming workday. 6. Election results were provided.

a. The budget was approved. b. David Barbee is our new treasurer.

7. The finance committee has numerous members, but there is room for more, as does the scholarship committee. All members of both committees were accepted by the membership.

8. All of our grant proposals have been drafted and submitted. 9. A pair of new member orientations will be held. 10. Ads can be placed in the online version of the Hangfire. 11. A few people reported that they did not renew because members were rude to them. Please be polite to

everyone at the range. 12. It is a new year. Please fill out new guest waivers. 13. Shooting times are 15 minutes from sunup to 15 minutes from sundown. 14. Disposal of some club firearms was discussed. Some air rifles and .22 rifles may be sold. 15. We need help with upcoming events. 16. Five Guys burger night went well. Proceeds will go to cleaning supplies for your youth programs. 17. We are fully stocked on clays. 18. Stuart Haury thanked the membership and was thanked in turn for his time as secretary. 19. Woody discussed the balance sheets and the budget. They are available online. The budget numbers

are accurate as of 12/31/18. Membership dues are still coming in. Event income has been lower than projected, as has sales income. Some of our fixed expenses, such as utilities, are shifting. The proposed budget was approved.

20. The format is being changed for easier consumption by the membership. The accountant recommends that we collapse our budget into fewer categories, which we have done. Our accounting software allows us to tag purchases for continued ease of granular tracking. Carry over funds will be shown. We are moving to a cash accounting model. Discipline and designated funds were removed from the club budget as they are raised, managed, and spent (with board oversight) by the discipline members.

21. Several recent projects have been under budget. We came in about $38K under budget, overall. 22. All three CDs have been closed out. A club investment policy is being developed and will be presented

to the club at the next meeting. The board has established a mileage policy, pending review and recommendations by the accountant.

23. The watergun range was discussed in depth. 24. Berms, backstops, and general range improvements are being included as a long term, major project. 25. Allocated funds remaining after a project is completed or abandoned are to be rolled back into the

general fund. 26. Archery range upgrades have been carried over as there is a well-developed plan that is continuing to

be implemented. 27. Kodi Eberharter is the new webmaster. 28. The club has contacted an NRA range engineer to assist in developing a cohesive and effective plan

for upgrading the range berms, backstops, and other features. The engineer asked what distances the membership wants each range set at, as he recommends only using fixed distance ranges and will only design using fixed distances. He also needs to know what activities we want to do on each range, so that he can design around our needs. We may not do everything in the plan immediately, as these will be expensive projects. However, a plan will allow us to plan each project intelligently. A committee has been formed to articulate the needs and wants of the membership. The planning and implementation of

these range upgrades will be THE priority project. The berms and backstops will be the FIRST items to be addressed, once a plan is in place. No work will be done without a plan.

29. The meeting was adjourned at 8:23.

Minutes recorded and prepared by Stephen Rudnick, s.rudnick@ou.edu.

Board Meeting Minutes – January 4, 2019 1. Meeting called to order at 6:30. 2. Secretary was absent due to a prior commitment. 3. The previous meeting minutes were accepted. 4. A range improvement committee report was given by Jerry Tomlinson. Setting the long range as a fixed

distance 100- and 200-meter range is under consideration. In this scenario, all intermediate backstops would be eliminated, the patterning board would be removed, the IPSC berms would be removed, part of the existing 100-meter backstop would be removed, and an additional 100-meter backstop would be placed. This would allow 100 -meter shooting on both ends of the long range and would allow 200-meter shooting from the center positions. A 50 meter “sighting” range could be added at the end of the long range in the current location of the patterning board.

5. There was discussion of reducing the distance of the current short range from 80 meters to 50 meters. This would allow a greater variety of shooting on that range, including pistols. There was additional discussion of partitioning the current pistol range into three separate ranges by utilizing filled cinderblock walls. This would allow shooters to move closer to the backstop without infringing on other shooters, while maintaining targets in a fixed position at the backstop.

6. Mark provided via email and in hardcopy the following: “Since TCGC has now been put on notice of specified safety problems, the Board could show its concern by starting the process with the things that can be done now:

a. 1. start the process of moving all targets to base of berms, eliminating all movable target frames.

b. 2. remove all backstop berms on 200-yard range except the 200 yd and 100 yd. c. 3. no steel target frames, except for gongs at 200 yds d. 4. for pistol shooters and SDA classes, at north end of old archery range, build a temporary

pistol range 30 feet deep, 16 feet wide, using the short rifle side berm for left side berm & stored blocks for right side berm. large wooden beams from mid-west wrecking? covered with dirt for backstop.

These items were discussed in detail and were general agreed with, though there was some inconclusive discussion regarding a temporary pistol range. However, as was established the previous board and general membership meetings, no work will be done without a plan.

7. A non-member struck the outside gate keypad with his car. The keypad and the protective bollard were both pushed over. They have been temporarily put back into place. A police report is on file. We will ask the driver to pay for professional repairs. If he declines, we will file with his insurance.

8. Some member account settings on the website were not working correctly and were fixed. An inquiry will be placed with the vendor to identify how and when the settings changed, so that we can ensure that this is not a recurring issue.

9. The webmaster reported that setting up the club web store will be easy and that the website already supports what we would like to do.

10. Computers and software were discussed. We have a box account for centralized storage. However, we may change vendors if better pricing and/or service becomes available.

11. FNRA has banquets coming up and needs assistance with planning. Stephen suggested his wife as being possibly interested, as she is a chef, caterer, and event planner.

12. A lot more grants than usual have been submitted this year. We may have some competition in grant funding.

13. A gun safe raffle supporting Multiple sclerosis (MS) was shared. 14. Murray State 4H has an upcoming fund raiser that can be shared with the club.

15. The NRA Gold Club application needs to be filled out and submitted. 16. We need to create a list of recurring tasks such as payments, grants, donations, applications, etc.

Perhaps this could be a limited view calendar item. 17. Camera and lighting upgrades are budgeted, and action should be taken. The camera project will need

to be rebid. 18. The budget was reviewed. 19. If people wish to donate guns, ammo, or other items, they should contact the CRSO. 20. New member sign-up was discussed. 21. The down range safety fan was discussed. There is currently ample clearance. 22. A gate at the road head was discussed. There appears to be no need or benefit to the club for a gate at

this location. A motion was made to place a gate at the road head in partnership with a local land owner. The motion was seconded. The motion was unanimously declined by the board.

23. Club owned .22 rifle and air rifle disposal was discussed. We have more than we can use. A non-profit organization will be found that can take the air rifles. Five of the .22 rifles, all marlin model 25, will be sold at the next club meeting. A free raffle will be held for the opportunity to buy one of the rifles. The first raffle winner will get first pick of the rifles, the second winner the second pick, etc… The rifles will be sold for $100 each, based on fair market price for the condition of the rifles.

24. Steel targets for the long range were discussed. Though moving them will eventually become part of the range improvement plans, as there is no formal plan for them yet, funding their maintenance will continue to come of the target fund.

25. A motion was made to allocate a complimentary membership to the metal recycler. The motion was seconded and approved.

26. Paying members for range work was discussed. It was agreed that some members do a considerable amount of professional level work in their field on a volunteer basis at the club. Sometimes it is difficult to find volunteers or to get jobs finished. Paying members would present several challenges for the club including filing tax forms, workers compensation, liability insurance, and others. It was generally agreed that the current model of bidding projects that cannot be completed on a volunteer basis out to contractors was best for the time being. There was some discussion of giving club members preference.

27. The meeting was adjourned at 8:46PM.

Minutes recorded and prepared by Stephen Rudnick, s.rudnick@ou.edu.

Place Name No. Class Div PF Category Match Pts Match %

1 Matlock, Feegee U O Maj 351.8967 100.0000 %

2 Brown, Kelly U O Maj 281.9882 80.1338 %

3 Gibson, Mitch U L Maj 272.9795 77.5738 %

4 Pullicar, Robaire Sr. B O Maj Senior 272.5359 77.4477 %

5 Holmes, Joe A O Maj 272.1212 77.3299 %

Place Name No. Class Div PF Category Match Pts Match %

1 Williams, Tanner U CO Min Law Enf 262.1143 100.0000 %

2 Lunsford, Joe U O Maj 259.8858 99.1498 %

3 Turner, Jonathan U O Maj 233.137 88.9448 %

4 Ham, Matt U O Min 226.022 86.2303 %

5 Maurer, Charles U O Maj 188.825 72.0392 %

Generated by PractiScore for Android (1.5.20 Amazon) at 2018-12-02 13:53 -0600

Place Name No. Class Div Category Match Pts Match %

1 Rigsby, Matt U T 184.947 100.0000 %

2 Tingler, Jesse U T 168.637 91.1813 %

3 Ham, Matt U T 168.4855 91.0993 %

4 Williams, Tanner C T Law Enf 161.9411 87.5608 %

5 Bauman, Eric B T 140.8053 76.1328 %

Generated by PractiScore for Android (1.5.20 Amazon) at 2018-12-16 16:26 -0600

Rank Last name First Name Rifle Group 1 Group 2 BestGroup

1 Goltry Travis 1908 Braz 2.400 2.860 2.4002 Ott Paul 1912 Steyr 4.680 6+ 4.6803 Finley Larry M48 Yugo 6+ 5.280 5.2804 Gore Dylan 03a3 5.630 6+  5.6305 Dyer Steve Mas 36 6+ 6+ 6+

Match Director:  Jeff Anderson

RSO:  Tony Lawson

Rank Last name First Name Rifle Score 1 X Score 2 X Score 3 X Total X's Aggregate1 Goltry Travis 1908 Braz 98 3 87 2 98 3 293-8

2 Finley Larry M48 Yugo 87 1 93 1 91 1 271-3

3 Gore Dylan 03a3 90 1 87 0 86 0 263-1

4 Dyer Steve Mas 36  90 1 87 0 86 0 263-1

5 Ott Paul 1912 Steyr 88 0 82 0 ‐ ‐ Dnf

12 Jan 2019 Tri-City Gun Club MBABR

1/12/2019 Tri-City Gun Club MBABR

TCGC-OK Practical Pistol November 2018 - 2018-11-04

TCGC-OK Practical Pistol December 2018 - 2018-12-02Match Results ‐ Combined

TCGC-OK 3 Gun December 2018 - 2018-12-15Match Results ‐ Combined

Match Results ‐ Combined

Important Dates

February Work Day is February 16th March Work Day is March 1

YHEC is March 2

Range Closed from 11 pm. to 6 am. daily. *** Speed limit 10 mph ***

Associate Member Dues $180, Regular Member Dues $160 *** Save $80 if you complete 8 work hours before renewal *** Spouse Memberships $25.00 ** Life and Youth Members- Free