February 2005  Vol. 13 No 1

 

      Notes From the Secretary

You may notice some changes in the layout of the newsletter as I am now the secretary of EVML and undertaking the editing of our club's newsletter. If you have any ideas, please contact me, Sue Bennett. I hope to get the news out to you in a timely manner. Thanks!

In the post-election aftermath Tim "Kicking Rock" Harrison was appointed Range Master and Jim Mozzini was appointed Assistant Range Master.

If you don't have plans for June 24-July 2, you may want to think about Pacific Primitives. It is being held in Winchester,Idaho. See elsewhere in this newsletter for more information. 

Our friends in Lake's Crossing Muzzleloaders will be holding their Spring Fling Rendezvous at our range March 18-20 owing to the fact that their range was sold out from under them.Let's all turn out and show our support for them!

                                                                              Sue Bennett 

 

  

 

          

           EVML COMING EVENTS

 

CLUB MEETING

MARCH MEETING

Will be on the 4th @ 7:00PM

At Kryer’s Kabin

 

CLUB SHOOT

March 12 at 10 Ayem at our range

 

SPRING RONDY

April 29-30, May 1

AWARDS/CAMPOUT

April 1-3 Ft. Churchill

 

Upcoming Calendar of Events

Second Saturday of Each Month       Club Shoot (winter start time is 10:00 a.m.)

LXML Spring Fling   March 18-20

 

 

Kryer’s Korner

                   HAPEE BLATED NU YEAR

HOPZ U’Z IZ DOIN FIN

WE’D GOTZ LOTZ A DOINZ

KOMIN UP INA DA NEX

FEW MUNTHZ

LXML’Z SPRING FLING

 IZ MARCH 18,19,20 ET R RANGE

R FT CHURCHILL KAMPOUT/AWARDZ

WIL B APRIL 1,2,3,

WIT R SPRING RONDEZVOUS

APRIL 29,30,MAY1

ALL DIS INFO AN A HOLE

LOTA UDER THINZ WIL B

ON PARCHMENT IN DA KOMIN MUNTHZ

SOZ KEEPZ REEDIN YER

NEWZLETERZ FER UPINKOMIN

EVENTZ

 

                                                 

                                              KRYER

 

REMINDER.....

Membership dues were due at the Spring Rondy. If you haven't paid yet please do so. If you've already paid....Thank You!

 

Pacific Primitives

Time to start thinking about Pacific Primitive Rendezvous! Mark your calendar for June 24-July 2, 2005. This year’s PPR will be held in Idaho for the first time. Lewis & Clark traveled through this general area in September 1805, so this year’s PPR is dedicated as the “Lewis & Clark Bicentennial Rendezvous”. If you venture up that way, be sure to leave time to explore the Clearwater Valley where Lewis & Clark spent some time with the Nez Perce Indians and built their canoes before heading downriver to the Snake and onto the Columbia on their journey to the Pacific Ocean. The pre-registration deadline is May 15, 2005. If you need a registration formor have any questions please contact Helen Hadley @ HC11 Box 72E-1, Kamiah, ID 83536 or craincorn@msn.com. There will also be more info in upcoming issues of this newsletter.

 

 

Venison Appetizers

Take one or two Venison ham steaks frozen, trim ALL fat and scrape with the flat of a knife. Cut into 1” cubes, wrap with 1/3 slice bacon, and pin through with a toothpick. Broil until bacon is almost done then turn over and do other side.

 

Happy Birthday!

Pat Argall (139)  Feb. 26

 

 

Some Muzzleloading Safety Do's and Don'ts

DO’s

 

Read and understand your instruction manual. If you didn't get one with your muzzleloader, order one from the manufacturer. They will send you one for free. Many companies now have a web site and online manuals are common.

Wear shatterproof shooting glasses and ear protection, as both percussion and flintlock guns may shower sparks and bits of caps/flints when fired.

Treat a misfire or failure to fire as though the gun can fire at any second. Wait at least a minute with gun pointed at the target.

Be sure all spectators are completely behind you when firing. Flames and bits of caps/flint sometimes exit from the side of the gun. It is good shooting etiquette to warn other shooters that you are about to fire a flint lock next to them.

 

DO NOT

 

Never fire a muzzleloader unless the ball is firmly seated against the powder charge. Firing a muzzleloader with the ball off the powder or part way up the barrel may cause serious damage to the firearm and possibly serious injury to the shooter.

Do not exceed manufacturer's recommended maximum powder charge.

Never use FFFFg black powder for a charge in any muzzleloader at any time. The only safe use for fine priming powder is for the priming of a pan on a flint lock. Fine powders will cause excessive pressures and could very well burst your barrel.

Never lean over (or stand in front of) the muzzle at any time.

Never attempt to shoot out a projectile which is not firmly seated against the powder charge

 

 

 

FOR SALE

   

“At the Beaver Ponds”

Limited edition fine art print signed and numbered by the artist, Rex Allen Norman

$70 including shipping.

775-884-0680

 

Link o' the Month

Barren River Party A new site by our very own "Wrecks" Allen Norman. A work in progress. Good info. Tell 'em Two Falls sent you!

              http://www.geocities.com/barrenriver1833.

 

 

Comments? Suggestions? News Items? Notify 2004 secretary John "Two Falls" Considine  twofalls@charter.net ;  884-4542 or send to the Association’s mailbox.  Probably published every other month

 

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