March 2006  Vol. 14 No 1

 

                                  

 

New Officers

Introducing the new officers for the year of 2006.

 

They are

 

President;

  Ben “Kryer” Merrell

 

 

 For the office of

Vice President ;

Tony “Not Last” Bennett

 

We have For the Office of

Treasurer

John “Two Falls” Considine

 

And for the office of

Secretary

Mathew

Montgomery

 

 

Secretary's Scribblin's

  

          

This is the first news letter of the year, I am hoping that there will be one every month. We will see how it goes.

Now on to what has been going on this year. There was no meeting for Jan, we did meet at the range and shoot. But the weather turned bad and it was decided to leave before it got worse.  We had our first meeting of the year on

Feb 3, went over up coming event that are listed in the newsletter.

Until the next letter, Later all.      

 

                                                Matt        

 

RENDEZVOUS

        RAMBLIN’S

February Camp out:

IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL WEEKEND ESPECIALLY FOR BEING THE MIDDLE OF THE WINTER. OUR WATER DIDN’T FREEZE. WE DID HAVE SOME FROST WHEN WE WOKE UP ON SATURDAY MORNING. THERE WASN’T ANY WIND COME TO THINK OF IT, FOR THE ENTIRE WEEKEND.

WE HAD 5 CAMPS WITH CANVAS SETUP AND 5 TRAPPERS THAT THREW OUT BEDROLLS AND THEIR GEAR, AND SLEPT ON THE GROUND.

WE HAD CLOSE TO 20 SHOOTERS. WE SHOT THE RIFLE TRAIL NO PISTOL OR HAWK AND KNIFE.  WE SHOT AT 20 TARGETS. KRYER WON WITH A TOTAL OF 16. PATRICK SMITH HAD THE LOWEST WITH A SCORE OF 2. PATRICK ALSO EARNED A MOUNTAIN MAN HANDLE WE CAN NOW CALL HIM “BROKEN ROD”. HE WAS TRYING TO SEAT HIS POWDER AND BALL AND BROKE HIS RAMROD.

 

   

           EVML COMING EVENTS

 

CLUB MEETING

APRIL

Will be on the 7th @ 7:00PM

At Kryer’s Kabin

 

CLUB SHOOT

There will be no shoot this month as LXML are having their rondy and we are having our picnic/campout at Ft. Churchill.

 

Calendar of Upcoming  Events

Second Saturday of Each Month       Club Shoot (Winter start time is 10:00 a.m.)  (Note: No club shoots in March or April)

 

March 17-19 LXML Spring Fling Rendezvous 

 

March 30-31, April 1 EVML Club picnic/campout at Ft. Churchill

 

April 28-30 EVML Spring Rondy

 

 

 

Kryer’s Korner

                 

 

HAPPEE NU YEAR

WELL ET WOOD B BETR IFN

ET WER KLOSR TA DA NU YEAR

ETZ MINE FALT DAT

 WED AINT HAD A NUZLETR YET

ID B SOZ SORRY

WE HAD LEKTIONZ IN DEC

PREZ AN VICE PREZ STAYD DA SAME

WED GOTZ A NU TREAS

JOHN TWO FALLS CONSIDINE

AN A NU SECERATARY

MATT MONTGOMERY

 

RMEMBR MEETINZ

 IZ

DA 1^ST FRI OV DA MUNTH

AN R KLUB SHOOTZ IZ

DA 2^ND SAT OV DA MUNTH

DA KLUB SHOOT FER MARCH

WIL B AT FT CHURCHILL

YUD B ABL TA GIT ALL

DA LISTINZ FER KAMPOUTZ

 AN LOKAL RONDIEZ IN

 

                                                 

                                              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!

 

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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.

 

 

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 2006 secretary Matt Montgomery  omega102@charter.net ;   or send to the Association’s mailbox.  Probably published every other month

 

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