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Rod and Gun Club
420 Dater Hill Road
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Special Thanks to our friends who
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Thanks to our friend at Dater Hill
Kennel.
A very big thanks to our friends at
Kennedy's Garage.
Kennedy's Garage
271 3rd St, Troy, NY
(518) 272-3881
Special thanks to member Bob N. He
was kind enough to bring in his
equipment to dig the trench from the
Club House to the septic tank at no
charge. Please keep him in mind if
you need any of this type of work!
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places never are.
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Melville
♣ Sunday,
September 11th at 2pm!
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→ Meetings are now at 2pm !!
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September 19th, 1777:
The Battle of Freeman's Farm,
Saratoga
Maj. Gen. Schuyler is
working hard to increase the
size of his army by
requesting more troops from
Gen. Washington and trying to
convince New England leaders
that their militia is
needed. By the time the first
battle of Saratoga takes place
on September 19,
Schuyler has procured
thousands of troops and
dozens of artillery pieces
for the Northern Army. Gen.
Schuyler's strategy of not
risking his army in a
decisive action but working
to weaken the invaders
through the use of scorched
earth, delay and harassment
is successful.
About noon on the 19th,
scouts from the British
center column encounters
Colonel Daniel Morgan's
American light infantry and
riflemen at the farm of
loyalist John Freeman. Thus
begins the fighting, which
grows very fierce, as the
battle sways back and forth,
each side takes and retakes
the field.
As evening draws closer,
Burgoyne orders about 500
German soldiers to move from
the river and reinforce the
British center column. When
the Americans hear and see
them coming, they leave the
field and return to their
own lines. The British hold
the field, but are unable to
advance.
Maj Gen Philip
Schyler
Saratoga National
Park
I wish to have no
connection with any ship that
does not sail fast;
for I intend to go in harm's
way.
Captain John Paul
Jones
ConstitutionFacts.com
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Sunday, September
11th at 2pm!
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Next Meeting: Sunday
September 11th at 2pm!
Items on that agenda:
Election of Club Officers for
2016/2017 !
From Last Meeting:
In recognition of his support
for our Club a unanimous vote
to make Neil Brown a Life
Member!
Picnic: In spite of a rainy
weather forecast we had a
great turn out! Those who
count reported a total of
over 100 attended throughout
the day! Our sincere thanks
to all who brought salads and
sweets! They were truly
delicious!
Raffle: A thank you to the
majority of our membership
for buying tickets to make
this the success it was! In
case you missed the earlier
email announcing the winners
we're going to list it
again:
1. Mossberg MVP Patrol Rifle:
Winner: Bob N!
2. CZ 455 .22 Rifle: Winner:
Jim R!
3. Mossberg 12ga Security
Shotgun: Winner John R!
4. 2017 years dues paid:
Winner: Frank S!
5. Federal .22 AM ammo:
Winner: Bob H!
6. Federal .22 AM ammo:
Winner: John B!
7: Federal .22 ammo: Winner:
Wayne B!
8: CI .22 ammo: Winner: Nick
C!
9. Federal 711b .22 Target
Ammo: Winner: Chris S!
10. Reproduction Tin Signs:
Winner: Doug D!
11: Gil Hibbon Knife: Winner:
Jeff H!
12: Heavy Duty Archery
Target: Winner: Jim R!
13: Scoped Rifle Case:
Winner: Kevin T!
14: Winchester Knife: Winner:
Tom T!
15: 511 Tactical Vest:
Winner: Jim R!
If you've won any of the
firearms or ammo please call
Neil Brown @283- 1307 to
schedule a pick up time!
If you've won any other prize
please call Doc @ 469-8584 to
arrange for pick up!
Hunter Safety Class:
The Taconic Gun Club will be
hosting a Hunter Safety
Training Class Saturday
September 24th from 8am to 5
pm. This course will be lead
by certified instructor Kevin
Bush .This class will
accommodate appx 15 people
and will fill up quickly! We
urge those interested to sign
up as soon as it's posted to
DEC's website! We believe
that will occur this Saturday
the 27th in the afternoon!
Please be advised that no
sign-up can occur at Club
level! All who wish to attend
MUST SIGN UP AY DEC'S
Website:
http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/7860.html
Sportsman Education - NYS
Dept. of Environmental
Conservation
www.dec.ny.gov
Sportsman education teaches
future sportsmen and
sportswomen how to be safe,
responsible and ethical
hunters and trappers. After
successful completion of the
required ...
Please also be advised that
our club will also provide a
free lunch for all attendees!
This lunch will be prepared
by world renowned outdoor
Chef Mark Caruso!
Please also be advised that
in the event our class fills
up our neighbors at Hendrick
Hudson will be hosting the
same class on 9/30!
Sportsman Education - NYS
Dept. of Environmental
Conservation
www.dec.ny.gov
Sportsman education teaches
future sportsmen and
sportswomen how to be safe,
responsible and ethical
hunters and trappers. After
successful completion of the
required ...
In Closing: Thanks to all who
helped make our picnic and
raffle a success! Thanks also
to Jule Kovaks for making
some very nice rifle rests!
Also Miles Colfer for his
donation of material to make
our landscape greener!
Guess that's it
Taconic Valley Rod and Gun
Club - TVRGC.com
www.tvrgc.com
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From Last Meeting →
Announcement of availability:
The following people have met
all bylaw requirements and
have announced they're
available for nomination as
Club Officers in
September:
Jay Wilkes,Dan Place,Tom
Batsios,Doc McGarry, Mark
Caruso and George
Fradenburg!
Funds approved for potential
replacement of small
tractor!
Funds approved for the
purchase of material to
repair skeet platform!
Funds approved for the
purchase of extra crushed
rubber!
Onward:
Work Party: Saturday August
20th 10am to Noon. A few
people are needed to clean
and make the Clubhouse ready
for human use!
Hole in the roof: We hate to
add a sour note to this
communication but as partial
owners of this organization
you have the right to know
someone discharged a rifle
inside the covered area on
the Rifle Range.
Unfortunately the rifle
wasn't pointed down range
when that happened. We know
this because the round went
through a support beam/rafter
and then the roof! While
we're all thanking our lucky
stars no one was injured and
the damages only a hundred
bucks we're disappointed in
the fact no one came forward
to claim responsibility and
offer to repair or make
restitution! Instead they
chose not to deal with it in
an honorable fashion and
instead let their fellow
members handle the residue of
their negligence! Before
finishing this we'd like to
ask all members to report
damage when they see it!
Unfortunately this wasn't and
as a result there's a three
day window of when it
happened. So all our cameras
can tell us is who was there
during that time frame and
that's not enough!
On a more positive note:
Thanks go out to Chris
Loiselle ,Frank Castle and
our good friend Neil Brown
for their generous donations
of items for our raffle!
More on the next meeting;
Next Meeting: Sunday August
14th 11am
Items on the agenda:
Discussion and vote on making
funds available for possible
replacement of small
tractor!
Announcement of availability
for Club Officers Positions
for annual election in
September!
Discussion on preparation for
Annual Picnic!
From Last meeting:
Discussed was firearms to be
used for annual Members Only
Raffle!
Discussed was problems with
small tractor and possible
repair!
50yd Berm: After several
weeks of use it appears the
50 yd berm set up is doing
what we hoped it would! We do
ask all shooters to please
take extra precautions so as
not to shoot and damage any
of the surrounding wood! If
sighting in a new setup
please borsesight first! If
you don't have a borsesighter
one can be borrowed from the
Club! If you don't know how
to use one of these we'll be
happy to show you or do it
for you!
Reseeding: The areas of the
Club that donated soil for
the different berms have been
reseeded! thanks go to Ken
Kaskoun,Mark Caruso and Mr
and Mrs George Frodenburg for
this effort! Now if only we
can get some rain we might
see some green!
Small Tractor: As mentioned
above we've had some problems
with our small tractor. With
what is now the equivalent
use in hours to approximately
20 years of service it's
starting to show it's age! In
particular it developed an
excessive vibration and then
a few oil leaks! Our mechanic
determined this was caused by
a hairline fracture in the
block! He theorized the
vibrations are caused by worn
crank bearings! Internet
investigation show the Kohler
motor that powers the machine
is prone to block cracking!
This said he did manage to
repair the fracture and that
oil leak has stopped!
Unfortunately he couldn't be
sure how long this repair
would last! For that reason
at the July meeting a vote
needs to be taken to make the
funds available should the
need suddenly arise for
replacement!
Cameras: We all know we have
security cameras around the
property! What we don't know
is someone has on occasion
taken photo's of us! Seems
one of our members found this
on google earth! That of
course is no surprise! What's
interesting is the photo
according to him shows crop
circles! We theorize that
these circles were made by
extraterrestrials when they
dropped off Hillary and
Andy!
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You don't know where you are
unless you know where you
came from! Not sure if that
makes sense but it allows for
an introduction for a few
photo's. Pictured first is
one taken in 2006 and the
other current. Note the
absence of any side berms on
the earlier photo!
I will be posting more
photos!
Seasonal Place for Sale: If
you've been looking for
weekender but have found the
Hamptons just a tad expensive
you just might appreciate
this place. Located very
close to Lake Champlain and a
short drive to Vermont this
setup is pretty nice. It's on
leased land it comes equipped
with two storage sheds and
even has a nice covered porch
to sit on! Price is
$4000.00.If interested
contact fellow member Ara
Shahanian at 892-6158 !
Guess that's it for now and
thanks for reading!
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♣ Your Club
Dues At Work
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Old Glory
Berm Build
New Berm
Pistol Range
Rocky's Ridge
Reverse Berm
range
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From the June meeting:
Items on that Agenda:
Discussion and planning for
our annual Members Only
Raffle and Club Picnic!
From Last Meeting: It was
discussed and approved that
as long as equipment was
going to be on premises that
we get a price on freshening
up the pistol range impact
berm and include raising of
the low shoulder on the right
side! Our excavator complied
with a very reasonable price!
Based on this the work has
been done!
Onward:
Range Work: As this is being
written excavation work is
being done on our rifle and
pistol ranges! The goal is to
have almost all work
completed by end of day
Saturday June 5th! The one
area we're struggling with is
the 50yd berm! Worst case
scenario will be the 100 and
200 yd and ranges will be
open by Sunday and the 50yd
within a few days after! So
please hang in!
50 yard Berm: As mentioned
this berm is requiring a lot
of attention! Originally we
had figured on just a pile of
clay with some sand in the
center to act as a projectile
catcher! Since then though
we've conjured up another
plan! What we're doing is
taking nine 55 gallon drums
and filling them with chopped
rubber and placing them in
the core of the berm.We've
tested this idea firing both
a 30:06 and a 7mm mag into
the filled drums.What we
found is both calibers
penetrated only 16 inches out
of the 34 inch depth! In
addition to this we're going
to add a roof over the drums!
The idea behind the roof, or
as it's officially called
eyebrow, is to catch and
contain any projectile that
might otherwise ricochet off
in a direction other then
down range! One other benefit
from this set up will be lead
containment! Most of the
fired bullets will be inside
the drums as opposed to
outside in the soil! This
means we're not leaching lead
into the ground and waters
etc. This is important
because many states are now
looking at gun clubs and the
issues lead can cause! This
type of set up helps us to
stay once step ahead. I think
we can all take pride in
knowing we're probably the
first Club to take such
measures on an outdoor range
in the area! So the long and
short of it is if it takes a
bit longer to get done it's
worth the wait!
Pistol Range: Work has been
completed and it's ready for
immediate use!
thanks go out to a few of our
members for their work on
making the range changes! So
here's a few names of the
guys who deserve a pat on the
back for working for hours in
the Sun on mid 80's days !
Andy Crowley,Mark Caruso,Pat
Rinaldi,Ara Shahanian and Jim
Davin! We also should mention
the excavator guys! Ron
Showers and Scott Polaro!
Both of these Poestenkill
guys are artists who use
dozers and excavators instead
of canvas and a brush!
In closing if you get the
chance stop out and check out
the new berms. We think
you'll be pretty happy with
them!
On another note:
Taconic Gun Club Official
Bathroom Policy:
It seems that today,
following the lead of
State,County and local
governments, it's necessary
to have an official policy on
bathroom use. So Ours is as
follows!
We only have one damn
bathroom. So whoever wants to
use it can!
Thanks for reading!
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Our Club and Rules: About a
hundred years or so ago a
group of people decided the
location we're now in would
be a great place to build a
shooting range! As members we
should be thankful for all
their efforts and hard work
as we still enjoy their
choice today! On the other
side of the coin many of us
would like to ask them WHAT
THE HELL WERE YOU THINKING?
DIDN'T YOU NOTICE THAT MOST
RANGES ARE BUILT AT THE BASE
OF HILLS AS OPPOSED TO THE
TOP? Well that said we now
have to live with it! Living
with that means we have to
pay out money for material to
create man made impact areas
and berms! It also means we
have rules that are probably
unique to this Club! Rules
that help to insure that
fired projectiles don't land
on a neighbors property!
According to NRA Range
Management such an event as
that could easily close us
down! So here's a list of Our
Clubs Rules! We ask you to
read them and also show them
to any guest you might bring
BEFORE that guest uses any of
the ranges! We also remind
you that rules not covered
here are covered in The
Proclamation or Standing
Rules Of Order located in the
back of your copy of The
Bylaws! Now after reading all
those damn rules make some
time to come out to your Club
and look around! From where
we are located on a clear day
you can see the Helderbergs,
Taconics, Grafton and even
The Green Mountains! As the
Sun goes down you'll see one
of the nicest sunsets this
area has to offer. Given
these things maybe we can see
how our founders were swayed
by this location!
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ID Badges must be worn when
using any range!
Rifle Range Rules:
1. Alcohol is not allowed on
any shooting range.
2. Minors under 17 must have
adult supervision when
shooting.
3. Hearing and vision
protection must be worn on
ranges.
4. Firearms must point down
range when on the shooting
bench.
5. Guns must be unloaded with
actions open and no one is to
handle any firearm when
targets are posted or
retrieved.
6. Paper targets only.
7. Post targets on designated
stands: Bench and target
frame must have same
number(no cross shooting)
Posted targets must fit
within the boundaries of the
frame.
8. Do not place targets on
frames.
9. no 50.cal BMG.
10. Slugs only for shotguns
on Rifle Range. No shot of
any type.
11. Rapid/reckless
(machinegun style ) fire is
prohibited.
12. Ranges are closed during
monthly meetings.
13. Sunday Shooting after
9am.
14. Work proceeding on or
near a range(mowing etc.)
precludes shooting on that
range.
15. Pick up brass and hulls.
Live ammo must not be left
behind and it must be
disposed of off of Club
grounds.
16. All ranges are closed at
sunset.
17. Rifle range targets are
designed for firing from the
sitting position at a bench!
no standing ,kneeling or
sitting position shooting
allowed.
18. All shooting is to be
done from inside the rifle
range structure.
19. Hunting type pistols are
allowed. NO compact carry
style.
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Pistol Range Rules:
1. NYS Law. No one is allowed
to handle or fire a hand gun
without a Pistol Permit.
2. Safety is first. If it
looks like fun, don't do it.
In an emergency Dial 911 and
tell them to respond to 420
Dater Hill Rd Brunswick, NY
Send someone to Dater Hill Rd
to direct emergency
personnel.
3. Eye and ear protection is
required.
4. No more than seven (7)
people on line at one
time.
5. Keep guns facing in a safe
direction with fingers off
the trigger until ready to
fire.
6. When anyone is down by the
targets, all guns will be out
of shooters hand, empty and
the actions open.
7. Shooters that are between
lean-to and targets have
right away. No shooting
around other shooters.
8. Shoot only paper targets.
Shooting the frames only adds
work for club members.
9. Follow a cease fire order.
From anyone.
10. Make sure you are
shooting into the berm. We
are responsible for all
projectiles that leave the
property.
11. Clean up when you are
done. Take empties, targets
and empty boxes. Leave the
range better than when you
came.
12. This is your club. Have
some responsibility and
pride.
13. All rapid/reckless
machine gun style fire is
prohibited.
14. No Sunday shooting before
9am
15. Range closes at
sunset.
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Tactical Shotgun Range
Rules:
1. Paper targets only placed
within boundaries of wooden
frame.
2. No Slugs. Shot shells
only
3. When done remove target,
pick up empties and dispose
of off Club property.
4. Make sure Rifle Range is
clear before using this
area!
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Skeet/Trap Range Rules:
1. Use # 7.5 to # 9 shot
shells in low base only.
2. Do not move machines.
3. Pick up empties and
dispose of off Club
grounds.
4. Make Rifle Range users
aware of your presence before
using this area
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And Speaking of Rules lets
not forget this one:
Taconic Beef Jerky Rule:
It's been over five years
since we last sighted a
sasquatch at our Club! The
reason for this is we
outlawed the presence of beef
jerky on our property! Now as
you can plainly see from this
image taken by one of our
security cameras the damn
things are back! Probably
because someone brought a bag
in and forgot to take it with
them! Please remember no beef
jerky means no stinking Big
Foot!
In Closing: Guess that's it
for now. Thanks for
reading!
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From the April Meeting:
Special meeting held on April
24th ended with unanimous
vote to allocate funds for
the immediate (weather
dependent) update and
construction of Rifle Range
Berms!
Rifle Range will be closed:
As mentioned above we're
going to be doing some work
on the Rifle Range!
Unfortunately this work will
mean the closure of the
entire rifle range for almost
a week! Because the project
is weather dependent we can't
give exact times as to the
start and finish times! We
will try to keep everyone
posted when we find this
information available! If you
have any questions feel free
to call or write!
The Goal: When this work is
done the goal is that that
the range will be far better
at projectile containment and
safety! This will be achieved
in a few different ways!
1) 100yd impact berm will be
raised from its current
height of 13' to 20'!
According to the NRA this
"should" be high enough to
stop deflected rounds from
going any farther! In case
it's not we're going a bit
farther!
2) We plan on eliminating
wooden target frames. It
appears that when hit by a
misplaced round they can be
prone to deflection! In their
place will be target holders
that use a chicken wire type
fence to hold target
backers!
3) Construction of a 50 yd
berm! This berm will be both
a berm and a shooting box! We
intend to build the majority
of the berm out of clay! Once
the clay portion is down we
will cut out what will be the
impact areas and fill with a
more porous material! A
wooden stop will be added at
ground level to keep the soft
material from sliding out.
Then a roof or eyebrow will
be placed over the impact
area! This eyebrow in theory
will stop deflected bullets
from traveling out of the box
and off the range. It should
be mentioned we're going to
attempt to do the same at the
100yd mark and eventually the
200 yd area also! If all of
these steps work as planned
we'll also be taking a step
in the direction of lead
containment and retrieval!
Those are areas that many
states encons are currently
looking at and we should be
too!
4) Enforcement of Range
Rules: Everyone of us has to
make sure that we and our
fellow shooters follow the
rules! If the rules aren't
followed all of this work
might be for nothing! Please
remember it takes just one
person shooting a can off the
deck to put us out of
business!
So what's Next ?: After this
project is complete, probably
next year, we should take a
look at raising our side
berms! Scott Bucciero offered
some info on Mafia Blocks
that if used would prove to
be a permanent solution! Also
Charlie Testo will be talking
to a fabricator on the
possible construction of a
25yd Bullet trap!
Ok enough with the
lectures!
Onward:
Annual Members Only Raffle:It
was decided at our last
regular meeting that the
prizes available for that
drawing would again only be
available to Club Members!
What wasn't decided was what
firearms to use for prizes !
So if you have a favorite let
us know! We're not saying
we'll definitely get the
firearm of your dreams but if
the cost is good we'll
definitely consider it!
Ford 9-N Tractor: Thanks to
Jim Wager, ten hours worth of
mechanical work and a big
bunch of cuss words our 1939
Ford tractor is running like
new! As a matter of fact it's
running better then it ever
has! So we thank Jim and his
assistant Dan Place for all
their efforts!
Thanks also to John Rubino
for installing our new motion
detector light! Under the
heading of doing business
with like minded people we
should tell you John is a
licensed electrician. So if
you're in the need of some
electrical work he along with
Greg Lammon and Josh Charland
might be your guys! If
interested contact us here
and we'll give you numbers to
reach all of them! While on
this subject if any of our
members are in any field or
trade and they'd like to get
listed send an email with
your particulars and we'll
send it out next month!
And speaking of doing
business with like minded
people I thought I'd tell you
again about a business
started by fellow member
Tracy Church and his daughter
Amanda. Called Freedom First
Coating they specialize in
powder coating firearms but
can coat anything! So if it's
that slightly rusty firearm
you picked up at a garage
sale(prior to The Safe Act of
course) and want to deugly it
or that firearm you love but
just want to give it a unique
dress up they can do it! The
truth is they can also coat
any metal ,wood or plastic
item! Check out their webpage
for more info!
www.freedomfirstcoatings.com
One Final Thanks: This one to
Andy Crowley. Andy has been a
real asset in determining the
source of problems and
solving them on our rifle
range!
Guess that's it! Thanks for
reading!
If you get a chance light a
candle and pray for me as I
suffer through the loss of
windows 7 and the challenges
of windows 10:)
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Items on the April
agenda:
Discussion on bringing rifle
range up to NRA
specifications!
Discussion on the type of
Rifles to be used in Annual
Raffle!
And speaking of doing
business with like minded
people I thought I'd tell you
about a business started by
fellow member Tracy Church
and his daughter Amanda.
Called Freedom First They
specialize in powder coating
firearms but can coat
anything! So if it's that
slightly rusty firearm you
picked up at a garage sale,
prior to The Safe Act of
course, and want to deugly it
or that firearm you love but
just want to give it a unique
dress up they can do it! The
truth is they can also coat
any metal, wood or plastic
item! Check out their webpage
for more info!
Freedom
First
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From last meeting:
Approved Funds for readying
both grass cutting machines
approved!
Funds for Archery Range
Safety Fence approved!
Onward:
Rifle Range:
we'd like to do a few things
to make our rifle range safer
and a bit more shooter
friendly! One of these
something's would be the
construction of an impact
barrier directly behind the
50 yd targets! Under
consideration now is a plan
that would utilize the left
over poles from the 100yd
berm repair! Under this
potential plan they would be
stacked horizontally to
create a wall that was 15'
wide and 6 foot high! This
barrier if so constructed
would potentially stop
projectiles at that mark! In
addition to this would be the
elimination of all wooden
target frames at that
yardage! In their place would
be a target holder system
that was made of chicken wire
type fencing, on which target
backers would be attached! It
would then be held in place
by two 4"x4" posts located 16
foot apart! This system,if
used,would cut down on the
possibility of projectiles
being deflected off the
horizontal and upright
pieces!
Rifle Range Impact Berm
Height. When completed
several years ago the
altitude of our impact berm
was 15 feet! In the years
since it's eroded to about
13'6". While it's taller then
many of our neighboring gun
club berms it is is far below
the NRA minimum of 20 foot!
Given this It's probably a
good idea to get some current
pricing to bring it up to 20
ft level! This won't be a
cheap project! It will
necessitate bringing in a
very large bulldozer,
excavator and 100yds plus of
fill and then building an
earthen ramp! As many of us
might remember from past
experience the earthen ramp
is the only way the machines
can reach places like the top
and adjoining corners! We've
also been told by those in
the excavation business that
these heavier and bigger
machines present several
problems for us! They can't
be trailered up our narrow
road so they must be driven!
Driving them up can cause
damage to our road!Also
because of their weight
ground conditions have to be
extremely dry.This means a
very narrow window of
opportunity for their use on
our grounds! It appears that
we'll just have to play this
one out little by little!
Acting Range Officers: Two of
our members have agreed to
become acting Range Officers!
Andy Crowley and Chris
Spencer will be frequent
firing line visitors whose
job will be to assist members
in following range procedures
and safety rules! Christo and
Jeanne-Claude: if you see
what appears to be the
curtain work of those two
draped over the top of our
rifle range berm it isn't the
work of those two
international artists!! It is
though the brain child of
Andy Crowley! Andy came up
with this idea to help us
check to see if projectiles
were passing over the top of
the berm! It's our hope that
we don't see any holes appear
in it. If we do well then
that's another story! Either
way thanks go out to Andy for
this idea!
Upcoming events: Saturday
April 9th Defensive Pistol
Class: Hosted by our Club
This is a custom course put
together by Dan From North
East Firearms Training! In
this class students will
learn real life defensive
scenario uses for their
handguns. Dan will teach
shooting while moving,
engaging multiple targets and
reloading under adverse
conditions! The course is 60%
live fire so you'll need to
bring three to 400 rounds of
ammo! Also discussed that day
will be the legal aspects of
using a firearm in a
defensive situation! Cost of
the course is $ 200.00. For
more info or to register
visit Northeast Fire Arms
website
http://northeastfirearmstraining.n
et/product/defensive-handgun-
special-class-april-9-2016-troy-
ny/.Or contact Dan at
322-2045
With a little help from our
friends: Most of us would
never realize it but it takes
an amazing amount of effort
to keep our Club open!
Thankfully there are members
that help out ! Here's just a
few names of people who
helped in the month of March:
Mike Weiland. Mike and his
front end loader were only a
phone call away when we
needed to do an emergency
repair on our rutted road!
Jim Wagar! Jim took on the
mechanical work needed to get
our Ford 9-N ready for the
cutting Season! Andy Crowley
for being there with brain
and brawn to work on our
rifle range! last but not
least Josh Charland for his
shockingly good electrical
expertise!
CPR Class:
The CPR Class scheduled
for Saturday March 19th has
been postponed!
A new date will be scheduled
in the future!
Thank You!
In the future:
Our Club will be hosting a
CPR Class! This approximately
4 hour long Class will be
instructed by our own Frank
Razzano! Among the many hats
Frank wears he's also a
certified CPR instructor with
the Troy Fire Dept! Thanks to
him this will be a free class
for those attending! Class
size will be limited to 20
people so preregistration is
an absolute must! To enroll
email us here or call Doc
@469-8584! Please also note
that those who will need
American Heart Association
Certification Card for
completion of this
class(lifeguards and such)
there's an $8.00 fee! This
class though will be
registered and as such you
can obtain this certification
at a future date!
And Furthermore:
One of our members reported
seeing several members
setting up and shooting
waterfilled plastic bottles
on our rifle range!
We are now going over our
surveillance images to see if
we can determine who these
people were!
If we do determine who they
are they will be immediately
suspended! They will then be
brought up on charges at our
next meeting with the
recommendation by The Board
for expulsion!
If you are one of these
people it would be in your
best interest to step forward
now!
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E-Mail
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From March:
Vote for the approval of
amended funds to build a
safety divider between
Archery Range Firing point
and Clay Bird Launching
areas!
Approved funds for: the
building of an 8'x22' roof
over front door of
Clubhouse!
The rebuild of 200yd rifle
range impact area and
construction of new safety
berm for the same area!
Monies needed to get tractor
equipment ready for the
cutting season!
NY State Pistol Permit Course
Class: we're pleased to tell
you that on February 13th
this class was held at our
Club. This was significant
for a few reasons. As a Gun
Club one of our chief
priorities is to assist in
helping people grow in the
shooting sport! Secondly this
was the first time in over 35
years this Club hosted such
an event! Thanks to all who
made it happen and lets hope
it can become a regular
event!
New Members: On February 25th
16 potential members attended
our safety and indoctrination
meeting.As per our bylaws at
that time they also appeared
before a quorum of The Board
of Directors and have been
accepted as new probationary
members! We'd like to extend
our welcome to them and ask
all of our seasoned members
to offer assistance to them
if needed!
New Members Work Detail:
Starting in March each new
member will be required to
police the Clubhouse, ranges
and grounds for a few hours
each week. Their schedule
will repeat itself four times
before March of 2017. We hope
those efforts will keep Our
Club looking good and
functioning well.
Upcoming events: CPR Class:
Saturday March 19th 9am. Our
Club will be hosting a CPR
Class! This approximately 4
hour long Class will be
instructed by our own Frank
Razzano! Among the many hats
Frank wears he's also a
certified CPR instructor with
the Troy Fire Dept! Thanks to
him this will be a free class
for those attending! Class
size will be limited to 20
people so preregistration is
an absolute must! To enroll
email us here or call Doc
@469-8584! Please also note
that those who will need
American Heart Association
Certification Card for
completion of this class
(lifeguards and such) there's
an $8.00 fee! This class
though will be registered and
as such you can obtain this
certification at a future
date!
Saturday April 9th Defensive
Pistol Class: Hosted by our
Club This is a custom course
put together by Dan From
North East Firearms Training!
In this class students will
learn real life defensive
scenario uses for their
handguns. Dan will teach
shooting while moving,
engaging multiple targets and
reloading under adverse
conditions! The course is 90%
live fire so you'll need to
bring four to five hundred
rounds of ammo! Also
discussed that day will be
the legal aspects of using a
firearm in a defensive
situation! Cost of the course
is $ 200.00. For more info or
to register visit Northeast
Fire Arms website:
Northeast Fire
Arms
Or contact Dan at 322-
2045.
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In observance of Valentines
Day the regularly scheduled
meeting in February will be
moved to Sunday February 21st
at 2pm!
Items on that agenda:
Vote for funds to pay for the
construction of an 8' x22'
roof over the front entrance
and side of building!
Vote for funds to rebuild the
200 yd impact berm. Funds
would also cover the
construction of a berm 50'
long on the right side that
would extend from the impact
berm back towards the 100yd
berm! Additionally funds
would also cover a 10' berm
on the impact berms left side
that would extend back
towards the 100yd berm! Also
included would be a topping
off of the 100yd impact berm!
From Last Meeting: Motions
were made and carried to:
Obtain Estimate for the
construction of entrance door
roof.
Obtain estimate for 200yd
berm rebuild!
Ok'd for construction of a
barrier between Shotgun area
and Archery Area!
First Aid Kits: Thanks to
efforts by George Fradenburg
and Jay Wilkes first aid kits
have been placed on The
Rifle, Pistol Range and also
in The Clubhouse! In each kit
there are two smaller kits!
One contains
materials(Band-Aids etc.) for
cuts,burns and other minor
injuries.The other more
severe trauma type! Lets hope
none of these kits are ever
needed! It should also be
mentioned the contents of
each kit is itemized on it's
backside! Hopefully this will
discourage the curious
amongst us from opening and
rummaging through!
New Members: As of this
writing we're still not 100%
sure as to how many new
members we'll be binging in
for the 2016 year! It does
appear that we've lost a
record low amount! In the
next few days we'll know for
sure but at this point it
appears we'll be bringing in
less then 16. That amount
will just cover those who've
been on the list, in some
cases, for over a year! If
you have a friend or family
member with a pending
application tell them we'll
be in touch one way or
another within the next ten
days! Those who are not
admitted this year will be
kept on the list for next
year!
Upcoming Events:
Saturday February 13th:
Economy Basic Pistol Permit
Course! Basic Pistol Safety
Course instructed by
Northeast Firearms Training
at Our Club! This is a class
for beginners – people
looking to get their New York
pistol permit and for those
who are just getting started
with formal training. Learn
the basics of safe pistol
shooting. This course
fulfills the NYS pistol
permit requirement, and does
not include books or range
shooting. Cost of course is
$75. For more information or
to purchase the course on
line go to:
http://northeastfirearmstraining.net/product/nra-basic-pistol-course-february-13-2016-troy-ny/
Saturday February 13th:
available as an upgrade: NRA
Full Basic Pistol Course
instructed by Northeast
Firearms Training at Our
Club. This is a class for
beginners – people
looking to get their New
York, Florida and Connecticut
pistol permit and for those
who are just getting started
with formal training. Learn
the basics of safe pistol
shooting. You will learn the
basic knowledge and
fundamentals of shooting, and
the skills and attitude
needed for owning and using a
handgun safely. Class is
approximately 7 to 10 hours
long depending on if you
already have your NY permit
or not. Those that do not
have a NY permit will do
classroom only. And upon
passing the test at the end
of the class will receive a
certificate to aid in getting
your NY permit. After
receiving your permit you are
invited back for a free 2
hour class on the range with
your gun. Those that have
their NY permit or are coming
from out of state will do the
same class as above plus 2
hrs. On the range after
classroom that day. You will
need your pistol, 50 rounds
of ammunition, a strong side
holster, eye and hearing
protection and a baseball
style hat. Dress for the
weather of the day. Cost of
the course is $100 and there
is also a $10 range fee. For
more info or to sign up go
to:
http://northeastfirearmstraining.net/product/nra-basic-pistol-course-february-13-2016-troy-ny/
or contact Dan 322-2045!
Thursday February 25th @ 7pm:
Range Safety Class for all
2016 new members. This class
is a mandatory class for all
of our new 2016 members.It
will be instructed by Daniel
Bartholomew of North East
Firearms Training and focus
on not just rules of firearms
handling but also our own
Clubs Range Rules!
CPR Class: Saturday March
19th 9am. Our Club will be
hosting a CPR Class! This
approximately 4 hour long
Class will be instructed by
our own Frank Razzano! Among
the many hats Frank wears
he's also a certified CPR
instructor with the Troy Fire
Dept! Thanks to him this will
be a free class for those
attending! Class size will be
limited to 20 people so
preregistration is an
absolute must! To enroll
email us here or call Doc
@469-8584! Please also note
that those who will need
American Heart Association
Certification Card for
completion of this
class(lifeguards and such)
there's an $8.00 fee! This
class though will be
registered and as such you
can obtain this certification
at a future date!
Saturday April 9th Defensive
Pistol Class: Hosted by our
Club This is a custom course
put together by Dan From
North East Firearms Training!
In this class students will
learn real life defensive
scenario uses for their
handguns. Dan will teach
shooting while moving,
engaging multiple targets and
reloading under adverse
conditions! The course is 90%
live fire so you'll need to
bring four to five hundred
rounds of ammo! Also
discussed that day will be
the legal aspects of using a
firearm in a defensive
situation! Cost of the course
is $ 200.00. For more info or
to register visit Northeast
Fire Arms website:
http://northeastfirearmstraining.net/product/defensive-handgun-special-class-april-9-2016-troy-ny/
Or contact Dan at
322-2045.
Lost Revenue: As most of us
know the sale of hunting
licenses is down drastically!
This means lost revenue for
the State! Faced with this
problem it seems Encon had to
find a way to increase
interest in hunting again! As
this photo from one of our
cameras shows they may have
gone a bit far.
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--> FROM: January 10th
meeting: Items on that
agenda:
Application for Life
Membership!
Discussion on Club Projects
for 2016!
2016 Budget!
Christmas Party: close to 70
people attended and had a
great time! Thanks go out to
all who brought goodies!
There were some wonderful
food items there to say the
least! A big Hats Off to the
entire Barbera family for
their efforts with the
ham,turkey and all the
trimmings! Another Hats off
to Ryan Oppelt for creating
another stunning Taconic Gift
basket for our drawing!
Dues: Even more thanks go out
to the majority of our
members for their timely
payment of dues!
Unfortunately there are still
a few that haven't! If you're
one of those please send your
check for $ 80.00 to: Taconic
Valley Rod and Gun Club! 420
Dater Hill Road,Troy New
York! If you don't wish to
stay a member please respond
to this email with "I
withdraw"! This will allow
you to reenter at a future
date(current backlog appx 2
years)! Please keep in mind
that you may have to go on a
waiting list to do that! Also
as of January 1st those who
have not paid their dues are
not allowed to use the Club
or any of it's facilities!
Sorry but insurance prohibits
this! Reminder: those who
haven't yet paid now have
until January 31st to do
so.If payment is not received
by then you will,as per our
bylaws,be expelled! Expelled
members are never again
allowed admittance nor are
they allowed on the property!
In closing on this subject we
want to add we don't want to
lose anyone because of a
monetary problem! So if
that's the case please
contact us. It's possible
that something (with the
approval of our members)
could be worked out and your
name would not have to be
mentioned!
Stinkin Badges: when you
receive your yellow 2016 card
please place it in your neck
badge!! Remember these color
coded badges must be worn
when using any Range!
CPR Class: Saturday March
29th 9am Our Club will be
hosting a CPR Class! This
approximately 4 hour long
Class will be instructed by
our own Frank Razzano! Among
the many hats Frank wears
he's also a certified CPR
instructor with the Troy Fire
Dept! Thanks to him this will
be a free class for those
attending! Class size will be
limited to 20 people so
preregistration is an
absolute must! To enroll
email us here or call Doc
@469-8584! Please also note
that those who will need
American Heart Association
Certification Card for
completion of this
class(lifeguards and such)
there's an $8.00 fee! This
class though will be
registered and as such you
can obtain this certification
at a future date!
Snow Plowing: we're going to
try and not plow our entrance
road until the ground
freezes! Plowing it before
such time will take the crown
off and cause it to erode and
then rut! So if it does snow
please hang in till we either
have no other choice or a
good freeze!
Cabin Fever Avoidance
Schedule! Here's an updated
list of the events we've set
up for the first quarter of
2016:
Saturday January 16th: Utah
Pistol Course: Graduates can
Legally carry a concealed
pistol in 30+ states with the
Utah pistol permit.The class
is approximately 5 hours,
covering firearm safety and
Utah law. Finger prints and
photos are included in class.
All you need to bring to
class is a black pen and your
Driver's license. When you
leave the class all you need
to do is enclose a check made
out to Utah BCI and put
postage on the envelope. In
about 60 days you should
receive your permit (as long
as you have no
disqualifiers). The cost of
this class is $150. Please
make all checks payable to
Northeast Firearms Training,
LLC or you can purchase the
course online. An option is
available to receive both
your Utah and Florida permit
for a discounted cost of
$210. Checks and completed
applications can be mailed
to: 111 Barnerville Rd PMB
#119, Cobleskill, New York
12043 For more info call Dan
@(518) 322-2045. Or go to
northeastfirearmstraining.net
to fill out and
application!
Saturday February 13th:
Economy Basic Pistol Permit
Course!Basic Pistol Safety
Course instructed by
Northeast Firearms Training
at Our Club! This is a class
for beginners - people
looking to get their New York
pistol permit and for those
who are just getting started
with formal training. Learn
the basics of safe pistol
shooting. This course
fulfills the NYS pistol
permit requirement, and does
not include books or range
shooting. Cost of course is
$75. Please make all checks
payable to Northeast Firearms
Training, LLC or you can
purchase the course online.
Checks and completed
applications can be mailed
to: 111 Barnerville Rd PMB
#119, Cobleskill, New York
12043 For more info please
call: Daniel Bartholomew,
dmbpps@yahoo.com, (518)
322-2045
Saturday February 13th:
available as an upgrade: NRA
Full Basic Pistol Course
instructed by Northeast
Firearms Training at Our
Club. This is a class for
beginners - people looking to
get their New York, Florida
and Connecticut pistol permit
and for those who are just
getting started with formal
training. Learn the basics of
safe pistol shooting. You
will learn the basic
knowledge and fundamentals of
shooting, and the skills and
attitude needed for owning
and using a handgun safely.
Class is approximately 7 to
10 hours long depending on if
you already have your NY
permit or not. Those that do
not have a NY permit will do
classroom only. And upon
passing the test at the end
of the class will receive a
certificate to aid in getting
your NY permit. After
receiving your permit you are
invited back for a free 2
hour class on the range with
your gun. Those that have
their NY permit or are coming
from out of state will do the
same class as above plus 2
hrs. On the range after
classroom that day. You will
need your pistol, 50 rounds
of ammunition, a strong side
holster, eye and hearing
protection and a baseball
style hat. Dress for the
weather of the day. Cost of
the course is $100 and there
is also a $10 range fee.
Please make all checks
payable to Northeast Firearms
Training, LLC or you can
purchase the course online.
Checks and completed
applications can be mailed
to: 111 Barnerville Rd PMB
#119, Cobleskill, New York
12043
Saturday March 19th CPR
Class: See above for more
details!
Saturday April 9th Defensive
Pistol Class: Hosted by our
Club This is a custom course
put together by Dan From
North East Firearms Training!
In this class students will
learn real life defensive
scenario uses for their
handguns. Dan will teach
shooting while moving,
engaging multiple targets and
reloading under adverse
conditions! The course is 90%
live fire so you'll need to
bring four to five hundred
rounds of ammo! Also
discussed that day will be
the legal aspects of using a
firearm in a defensive
situation! Cost of the course
is $ 200.00. For more info or
to register visit Northeast
Fire Arms website.Or contact
Dan at the above phone
number. Inventors in our
Midst:
I could've been clearer about
the classes for 1/16/15
,2/13/16 and 4/9/16. So let
me take another stab at it!
These Classes are being run
by Northeast Firearms
Training! If you wish to
attend any one of them you
must preregister at their
,northeastfirearmstraining.net,
website! Additional
information such as starting
times and methods of payments
will be listed with each
class! Thank you!
Patent # 24889-B: Awarded to
Jim Sleicher for the Sleicher
Plastic Bag Dispenser:
Kidding aside a thank you to
Jim Sleicher! Jim came up
with a rather novel idea for
a plastic bag dispencer that
will be placed on all of our
ranges! This will make our
carry in carry out efforts
much easier! Thanks Jim!
Patent Denied: Docs
application for his Wizard of
Oz Tin Man Brass Bucket was
turned down! Seems Dorothy
had come up with the same
idea when she lived in
Kansas!
Range Behavior: We've had
numerous complaints about a
member who fools around on
the rifle range! We've been
told his antics include
juggling and even riding a
unicycle! No one seems to
know for sure who he is. One
of our security cameras did
pick him up near the rifle
range! If anyone knows who he
is please tell him to quit
clowning around!
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Dues: Another reminder! All
member's dues expire on
December 31st! So if you
intend on staying a member
please mail a check for
$80.00 to the Club before
then! If you don't intend on
staying a member please
simply respond to this email
with "I withdraw".
Withdrawing will allow you to
reenter at a future time!
Failing to withdraw will
warrant an expulsion!
Expelled members are never
allowed back in again as per
our bylaws! Nor are they
allowed on Club property
again! If they attempt to
visit the grounds they will
be banished to a French Penal
Colony located on some steamy
bug and snake infested remote
island that's surrounded by
sharks or worse yet a man
eating fish that closely
resembles Hillary! Also
Please keep in mind if you do
withdraw and then decide to
reenter down the road you
start at the back of the
waiting list! If you intend
on paying by mail a check or
money order can be sent to:
Taconic Valley Rod and Gun
Club.420 Dater Hill Road Troy
NY 12180. If you intend on
paying in person by cash
please try and have the exact
amount of $80.00!
Saturday April 9th Defensive
Pistol Class: Hosted by our
Club This is a custom course
put together by Dan From
North East Firearms Training!
In this class students will
learn real life defensive
scenario uses for their
handguns. Dan will teach
shooting while moving,
engaging multiple targets and
reloading under adverse
conditions! The course is 90%
live fire so you'll need to
bring four to five hundred
rounds of ammo! Also
discussed that day will be
the legal aspects of using a
firearm in a defensive
situation! Cost of the course
is $ 200.00. For more info or
to register visit Northeast
Fire Arms website.Or contact
Dan at the above phone
number!
All in all it looks as if
2015 was a good year for our
Club! We managed to find a
home for the Tactical Shotgun
users! Enlarged and
lengthened the Pistol
Range,made our entry road a
tad better and did some much
needed repairs to our Rifle
Range Berm! So the questions
is whats on the agenda for
2016. Well here's a few of
the things we've been tossing
around:
200 yard target holder and
impact berm! The frame has
been literally shot to pieces
and is in dire need of
replacement! The impact berm
needs some height and while
we're down there maybe it
would be a good idea to
construct a berm on the
Clubhouse side that would
adjoin the impact berm and
extend 50 foot back towards
the firing point side. This
earthen wall would also be
high enough to insure that a
projectile couldn't stray off
to the Shotgun Shooters
side!
Water: As we learned last
year the recovery rate of our
well isn't the best! At
picnics and during other
events we frequently drain
out!A proposed idea would
have us installing a larger
bladder tank.One that would
hold 3 to 4 times the volume
ours currently does! As
opposed to drilling a new
well this would surely be a a
more financially reasonable
way of solving the
problem!
Parking Lots and Remainder of
Road:It probably is a bit
early to say for sure but as
of now it looks as if the
crushed stone and vibratory
rolling have helped our
entrance road immensely!
Maybe we should look into
doing the parking lots and
remainder of the road? The
real question is what do you
think should be on the 2016
agenda? Let us know what you
think!
Cameras: as mentioned
previously we've added some
cameras for surveillance! For
the most part this has been
good and has actually helped
us to stop a problem or two!
Unfortunately a photo taken
recently has caused us a
problem! Seems we can't
identify the subject! The
Treasurer ,who fancies
himself an authority on all
wild life forms, has
positively identified it as a
Beagle! We don't know about
that! So check the attached
and let us know what you
think!
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From November:
Items on that agenda:
Approval for donation to the
Eagle Mills Volunteer Fire
Dept! Approval for Donation
to the NYSRPA! Approval for
funds to purchase Moe Barbera
a nomex fire suit! (see
Christmas Party for
explanation)
From Last Meeting: Approval
of funds to have Range Rules
Signs made! The Hon. Joseph
Michasiow having met all
Bylaw requirements was made a
Life Member!
Range Rules Signs: as
mentioned above we're having
signs made detailing range
rules for each range! While
most of us know and practice
these a few seem to have
forgotten! These signs will
serve as a reminder to those
folk! Also they will disallow
the favorite excuse of "I
didn't know that"! A note to
those who bring guests that
before you allow them to
shoot they read these signs!
Keep in mind their infraction
is yours!
Christmas Party: Will be held
Sunday December 13th starting
at 2pm! As always this will
be a free event with food
being furnished by The Club!
This year we'll be serving,
with the trimmings, turkey
and spiraled ham! Of course
we can't leave out pizza !
Something new for this year
also! We intend on asking
Chef Moe Barbera to cook one
turkey in a deep fryer. Rest
assured on two things,the
first is it would be cooked
outside! Second we'd make
very sure the Fire Dept
received our donation before
Moe started deep frying the
turkey! All that aside if you
feel like bringing a dish
from home please do!
Christmas Raffle: We intend
on having a small raffle the
day of the Christmas Party!
Tickets will be sold that
day!
Dues! All membership dues
expire on 12/31/15! 2016 dues
fee will remain the same! For
those of you who have a
memory like mine that means
they will be $80.00! Please
send checks or money order
for that amount to :Taconic
Valley Rod and Gun Club.420
Dater Hill Road Troy New York
12180 by December 31st! Keep
in mind that members who have
not paid by that time will
not allowed the use of the
facilities as of 1/1/16! p.s.
if you intend on paying in
person with cash please try
and have the exact amount! We
don't always have change on
hand! Also the Treasurer is
really really bad at math and
probably wouldn't give you
the right amount back
anyway!
Withdrawing from Club: It's
quite possible that some of
our members may chose not to
renew their membership! For
those who've decided this we
ask they respond to this
email with a simple statement
that just says "I withdraw".
In doing this it allows us to
bring in new members that are
on our waiting list! It also
means that we will not expel
the withdrawing member! As
per our bylaws expelled
members are never again
allowed admittance as a
member nor are they ever
allowed on the grounds
again!
Initiation Fee: will remain
the same at $50.00!
Cameras: as the result of
some vandalism on our ranges
a few months ago it was
decided ,by majority vote,
that we'd in invest in some
additional camera
surveillance equipment! So we
did! Many of us feel that
such surveillance is an
intrusion on our privacy and
puts out a question about
trust! Most of The Board
agrees with this train of
thought! In spite of this
feeling though there's no
denying the cameras have
already proven to be an asset
to all of us in this
organization! Without going
into details they recently
helped us stop a situation
that was rapidly damaging our
"peaceful coexistence" with
our neighbors! So while many
of us may be initially
opposed try and keep an open
mind!
Carry in, Carry out: We don't
have a refuse removing
service! That means that any
garbage you leave behind has
to be picked up and carted
away by one of your fellow
members and that just isn't
right! So take all spent
shells,targets.coffee
cups,water bottles and
believe it or not used
exercise mats and very large
truck air cleaner element
with you when you leave!
Fo r Sale:Minty Belgian
Browning BAR caliber thirty
ought six! Comes with 3x9
scope! If interested call
Frank at 237-2214!
Thanks go out to: Andy
Crowley for doing a much
needed clean up in our
Shotgun areas! Carlos Correa
for his archery target
donation!
That's it for now and thanks
for reading! Don't forget to
visit Mark over at
www.tvrgc.com
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Pistol Range: Please remember
that based on a majority vote
of this Club the use of.22
rimfire rifles was allowed on
this range! According to this
rule they are THE ONLY rifle
allowed! For clarification
purposes the .22
magnum(.22wmr) and any other
rimfire are not included!
Also on the no-no list are
ANY shotgun, center
fire,muzzle loader, inline
rifle and RPG! So in
conclusion the only rifle
allowed on the Pistol Range
is a .22 rimfire rifle!
Bore Sighter: I hate to admit
this but I was 53 before I
realized a bore sighter
wasn't an optical device used
to spot wild pigs! Well
anyway as most of us know
it's not! What it is though
is a device that allows you
to sight your scoped firearm
in without firing a shot!
Slight exaggeration! I should
say it'll at least get you on
paper at 50 yds anyway!
You'll need a few shots to
tighten it up from there! Now
the reason this is mentioned
is the Club has two of
these.If you want to save
yourself time,ammo and some
frustration just ask to
borrow one!
Clay Bird Range: A reminder
that only #7 1/2 to #9 shot
is to be used! Also shells
used should be of the low
brass type!
Tactical Shotgun Range: NO
SLUGS!
Stinkin' Badges: Please wear
them! anyone caught not
wearing one is subject to a
fine of $10,000 and three
years in jail!
Surveillance Cameras: As a
result of discussions about
the Mad Shotgunners actions
and then a majority vote of
the members in attendance at
our September meeting
surveillance cameras have
been purchased! These cameras
will be placed at different
locations and moved
periodically! Intended areas
for monitoring will be
entrance
road,rifle,pistol,shotgun and
archery ranges! They'll be
also moved to monitor
possible intruders entering
and leaving via wooded areas
surrounding the Club!
Pistol Range Enclosure: This
structure has been painted!
Thanks to a sprayer supplied
and operated by Scott
Schmiedeshoff it was
relatively easy! The
difficult part was picking
color! After all we know the
wrong shade or color simply
would not create a
comfortable ambiance! So we
looked at thousands of
samples from the top
designers in the industry to
pick just the right hue.In
the end when our eyes feasted
on a Martha Stewart color
called Adams Apple #49 we
literally wept with joy
because we knew it spoke the
right message about
peace,love,the ecology and
firearms safety! We truly
hope you enjoy it as much as
we do!
The Door: Just in time for
the colder weather our front
door has been repaired! We
thank Neil Brown and Bob Dore
for their efforts on
this!
Hunter Safety Course: Thanks
to the efforts of Kevin Busch
and Mark Caruso the hunting
world has close to two dozen
new members! We really need
to give a hats off to these
two guys for the immense
amount of time and effort
they put into teaching this
class! We also should give an
attaboy to our own Range
Officers ,Paul Quinn and Ken
Kaskoun for their assistance
in helping to supervise these
new hunters during live fire
on our range!
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FROM AUGUST
Report from Range Officers
and Board Members on
potential changes that would
help to make club safer!
Vote to reimburse the
"Accreditation Fee" paid to
the NRA by our Range
Officers!
Updates on both Rifle and
Pistol Range
improvements!
Onward!
Range Safety Officers: On
July 25th ten of our own
fellow members successfully
completed this very long
course! We're pleased to
announce the following are
now NRA certified Range
Safety Officers:
Jay Wilkes
Tom Batsios
Mark Caruso
Ken Kaskoun
Kevin Busch
Paul Quinn
Lorraine Litten
Nick Calordino
George Fradenburg
Walt Johntson
Stinkin' Badges: Please
remember that all Club
members must wear their i.d.
badge when using any of the
Clubs ranges! Don't forget
that a vote by your fellow
members decided that no badge
on the range means no
shoot!
With a little help from our
friends: thanks go out to
Carlos Correa,Doug Doyle,Nick
Calordino and Neil Brown for
their generous donation of
goods to be used in our Club
Raffle! Also to our
friend,Joe Quintel, who
frequently rescues us when
mechanical disasters
strike!
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With a little help from our
friends: Thanks go out to the
following people! Their
efforts have helped make our
Club better for all of
us:
Robyn and Jay Wilkes for
designing and paying for the
copying of our 2016 Picnic
Poster!
Neil Brown for his generous
donation of the youth model
.22 rifle!
Tracy Church for locating and
getting us an outstanding
rate on the vibratory roller
that was essential in our
road project!
SAFE
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Taconic Items for Sale:
Tee Shirts: Black with orange
lettering! Sizes
small,medium,no large,ex
large,2x,3x and 4x! Normally
$3349.00
clearance priced at 15.00
each!
Ladies Tee Shirts pink with
black lettering! One medium!
Normally $33000.00
clearance priced at
$15.00!
Taconic decals: Normally two
for $99.00 now clearance
priced at $4.00 each!
Taconic 1927 Tin Badge
Replicas: Normally $5800 each
now $5.00!
NRA : Please don't forget we
are an Official NRA
Recruitment Center! We can
sign up new members
(for as little as 10 bucks)
or renew existing ones!
If interested contact George
@ 421-9635 or Doc@ 469-8584
!
Doing business with like
minded people: Here's some
info on fellow members and
the services they supply! If
you'd like we can add you
next month! Just email us a
short note with your
particulars and we'll send it
out in June!
Plumbing and heating: Paul
D'Angelo! Paul can be reached
at 488-4869.
Building and managing
websites: Dylan Macleod.
Stonehenge Associates Network
Administrator. Dylan can be
reached at 518-727-8356
Check out a few of his
sites:
http://www.stonehenge-associates.com
http://www.fjfire.com
Engineering and Solar: Cris
Schrader owns Seed
Engineering and Solar, which
provide civil and
environmental engineering
services and the installation
of solar PV systems. The
website is
seedpllc.com
and Cris can be reached
at
cjschrader@seedpllc.com or
253-6851.
Also, Cris will be donating
$500 to the club for any
member that installs a solar
PV system.
Thank you Chris for that
generous offer!
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From April
Thank You to: Kevin Taylor.
Kevin donated a nice shadow
box containing a repro 1873
Winchester! it now hangs in
our Clubhouse!
Some Info sent in by Bob
Mergen:
NSSF
Some more sent in by Mark
Caruso:
NYSCC
Like Minded People: We'd like
to put a list together of
members and what type of
business they're in! The idea
would be that if you needed a
service this list would
provide you with a source and
also insure that your money
is being given to a person or
company that supports your
interest! If you'd like to be
listed drop an email with
your particulars! Every month
we'll make that list
available in our Newsletter!
So that said here's our first
entry: Joe Quintel! Joe
repaired our plow truck on
the coldest snowiest night
possible! When it comes to
mechanical repairs,welding or
large and small engines Joe
walks on water! You can reach
him at: 817-6406
Also for March:
Discussion on possible
purchase of Video Security
System for Ranges!
Progress Report on Rifle
Range Baffle System!
Discussion on allowing new
members to bring guests!
New Location for Tactical
Shotgun!
Enlarging the Pistol
Range!
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From Last Meeting: late fee
for dues paid after December
31st.Voted on and approved a
$20.00 late fee for any
member paying dues after
December 31st 2015!
2015 Budget: Approved with
the bulk of our disposable
income targeted for range
maintenance and
improvement!
Range Plans for 2015:
Discussed were ways of making
ranges safer and less likely
to send spent projectiles off
grounds! Voted on and
approved was the purchase of
The NRA's Range Manual to
help in these efforts!
Creation of Mandatory
Indoctrination Program for
New Members: discussion
explained how future members
will be informed in more
depth about the use of each
particular range, safety
procedures and what exactly
it means to be a member of a
Club!
Shut down of Tactical Shotgun
Area! After repeated abuse of
the Pistol Range by
shotgunners the majority of
members in attendance voted
to stop the use of shotguns
on the Pistol Range!
Onward: New Members: As of
this writing we're still
tabulating how many new
members will be allowed in
for the 2015 year! Depending
on the amount they may be
brought in over a two month
period! The reason for this
being new members tend to use
the facilities very often for
the first few weeks! While
this is an admirable trait it
often means a tad more
congestion on the firing
line. Especially on weekends!
So hopefully this tactic will
work as well this year as it
has in the past and our more
senior members will get the
range time they're accustomed
to!
Tactical Shotgun: As
mentioned above that area has
been shut down! While it
solves the problem for the
pistol range it now creates a
new one! Tactical
shotgunners,the overwhelming
majority of who've followed
the rules and paid their dues
just like the rest of us, now
have no place to pursue their
interest at our Club! As six
or so have already pointed
out they're being punished
for the sins of probably one!
Doesn't seem right does it?
So maybe we should make it
right! Some how or way before
the next meeting ends we
really need to find an area
for this activity to take
place! Tactical Shotgunners
take note: You need to attend
this meeting!
Smoking During Meeting: A few
members have requested that
we put a ban on smoking
during our monthly meeting!
Given the fact that at least
one member left our last
meeting because of the foggy
conditions perhaps it's time
we did this! Please bring
your opinion and Nicorettes
to the February 8th
meeting!
One Versus Two! Several
members at the January
meeting questioned the need
to send two letters to those
who haven't paid! Aside from
the fact it's a long standing
tradition it also complies
with our bylaws! Section 60
under Disciplinary Actions
demands the second! Article 5
section 3b the first! As much
as we all would like to save
time and stamps the practice
will have to continue until
these bylaws are changed or
amended!
25 yard Target is missed: at
the January meeting a member
mentioned how much more
difficult it was to sight in
his rifle at 50 as opposed to
25 yards! After the meeting
several members of the Board
came up with the idea of
obtaining a lazar bore
sighter for Club use! This
has been done and that piece
of equipment, donated by Neil
Brown the largest dealer of
fine firearms in Poestenkill,
is available on Sundays or by
appointment! Hopefully this
will make things a bit easier
for all concerned!
Pledge of Allegiance! A
member recently donated an
American Flag to be displayed
in our Clubhouse! His only
request was that we consider
starting each meeting with
The Pledge of Allegiance! If
there aren't any opposed to
this maybe we can start doing
this in February!
New Members and Guests: Very
often new members share their
new club with friends! Since
new members tend to be more
frequent users for their
first few weeks this could
mean and has meant that the
two new guys show up and
bring four friends! What that
could mean is you arrive at
your normal time and you may
have a difficult time getting
on the firing line! So the
question is do we leave
things as are! Or do we
change the guest policy a tad
for new members? Maybe say
that for the first three
months new members aren't
allowed a shooting guest? Or
perhaps they're allowed only
one bench? Well that's all in
your hands now and you'll let
us know how you feel about it
in February!
Pistol Range, circa 1983! We
really need to take a hard
look at this area! It was
originally set up in the 80's
and built to accommodate a
club that only had 75
members! Today our membership
more then triples that
amount! Now also figure in
this range is the most
heavily used of all of our
ranges! Add to that the fact
that the NRA tells us that
the comfort level for any
shooter is about 6 feet! In
other words 2 feet to his or
her right and left! That
figured it means we can only
accommodate 2.5 pistol users
at one time! That's assuming
we have a .5 person too!
Given these things it's more
then apparent this range
isn't adequate and it's time
to start planning on making
some much needed changes
soon! Maybe it doesn't have
to be from soup to nuts!
Maybe just widening it and
deepening a bit? Maybe Add a
tad more berm on the left of
impact? A few more feet of
berm on left and right? Maybe
some drainage for the person
that doesn't enjoy shooting
in ankle deep water or mud?
Maybe the old building
doesn't have to come down?
Given all these maybes maybe
if we can all compromise a
bit a more accomodating
pistol range could be ours by
Summer!
Rifle Range Use: it was
reported that a member and
two of his guests were firing
standing off hand on the
rifle range! They were firing
at the 50 yard target and
their bullets were impacting
at about 75 yards! Another
shooter corrected them but
when told the policy the
standing member said he was
unfamiliar with it! Maybe we
need to send out hard copies
to everyone? Add another rule
sign ? Or just toss out an
offender or two? So for those
who missed it here goes
again!
1) Paper targets only! No
other types are allowed!
These paper targets are to be
placed inside the boundaries
of the wood frames! The
reason for this is so that
your projectiles will pass
through the 2'x2' openings
and impact the berm at
100yds! If placed in any
other fashion the bullet
could strike the ground and
skip over the berm or miss
the berm entirely!
2) Benches are numbered. So
when shooting from one make
sure your firing at the same
numbered target!
3) All shooting on the Rifle
Range is to be done from a
bench! Never step outside the
shack and in front of benches
to shoot!
4) All shooting is to be done
sitting and from a bench! The
heighth of targets is
configured that way! If a
shooter stands to fire this
will cause the bullet to
strike low, before the berm
and possibly skip over the
top!
5) Handgun use on Rifle Range
is allowed but the same rules
as above apply! Also we ask
all members to use common
sense when doing so! In other
words please use pistols
capable of hitting at least
the 50yd target! We recommend
hunting type handguns for
this! If you're wishing to
use a compact carry handgun
here it's not advisable! It's
best that you stick to the
regular pistol range!
6) those shooting 200yds
should check with shotgunners
before placing or checking
targets if that range is in
use!
7) If others are on the line
communicate with them! Be
aware of what they're doing
and make them aware of what
you're doing!
Skeet Range Rules Revisited!
Please keep in mind that shot
carries a good distance! #9's
will travel close to 300yds
when fired at the right
angle! For that reason we
specify shotshells used be of
low base type releasing
either 8's or9's!
Using these will insure that
pellets stay on our property!
also make sure that when
firing your shotgun it's
aimed straight ahead! Again
this insures pellets stay on
our property and don't end up
on Farmer Browns field where
they're ingested by Bossy the
cow who next Spring gives
birth to a two headed calf
who's faces look remarkably
similar to Feinstein and
Cuomo (which is an absolute
indication of lead poisoning
and guess who'll be blamed
for that!) !If others are on
the line communicate with
them! Be aware of what
they're doing and make them
aware of what you're doing!
One final also if rifle range
is in use please check with
shooters there to make sure
no one will be approaching
the 200yd target!
Archery Range: No broadheads!
No apples to be shot of
anyone's head unless release
form is filled out entirely!
Even then apples must be
larger then 3 inches!
Pistol Range: paper targets
only stapled to 2'x2'
backers! No cans ,bottles
etc.If others are on the line
communicate with them! Be
aware of what they're doing
and make them aware of what
you're doing! Please don't
dawdle when it's apparent
other shooters wish to use
the range!
Projects of the Month: A
strap is needed to secure the
gutter downspout on the back
of the Clubhouse!
Replacement 2'x2's are
located on the decrepit porch
of the Ladies Auxiliary! A
cordless screw driver and
screws are in the
Clubhouse!
Laser Engraved Taconic
Crate!! Quite a few members
have asked who did the
engraving on Ryan Oppelts
Taconic Gift Crate! Ryan has
supplied us with that info so
you can check it out!: Blue
Turtle Design Design Works:
https://www.facebook.com/Blueturtledesignworks!
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According to scope - the
pilot counties will be
Albany, Schenectady, and
Fulton.
SCOPE
Bob also sent us a link on
the 700 Remington Recall!
Unfortunately that link seems
to have gone sour! That said
if you own one of these
rifles it might be in your
best interest to look into
it!
This could be us: I'm
including a couple of links
you should click on! What
they will show are the
stories of two Gun Clubs that
were accused of sending
projectiles off their
property! Keep in mind that
in both cases it hadn't yet
been proven! Given that look
at what they've had to
do!
Localsyr
Kitsapsun
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1. Eagle Mills Fire Dept
requested a donation of $100.
Motion was made, seconded and
passed to give the
donation.
2. Rensselaer County
dispatcher was noti?ed of the
location of the Gun Club
There was a problem with
location on an emergency
call.
3. Discussion was held (in
length) on new requirements
for new members. Suggestions
included higher dues, and
volunteer work hours.
4. Discussion on increasing
the number of members in the
club and increasing the dues
for all members.
5. Suggestion was made to
have all users of the ranges
sign in. This would give the
club some information on how
the ranges were used.
6. Motion was made to set up
a committee ,co-chaired by
Brian Baker and Jim Sleicher,
on adopting a volunteer work
schedule. Their task is to
set up minimal hours required
and method of
implementation!
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Update on Rifle Range
Rules:
1) Paper targets only! No
other types are allowed!
These paper targets are to be
placed inside the boundaries
of the wood frames! The
reason for this is so that
your projectiles will pass
through the 2'x2' openings
and impact the berm at
100yds! If placed in any
other fashion the bullet
could strike the ground and
skip over the berm or miss
the berm entirely!
2) Benches are numbered. So
when shooting from one make
sure your firing at the same
numbered target!
3) All shooting on the Rifle
Range is to be done from a
bench! Never step outside the
shack and in front of benches
to shoot!
4) All shooting is to be done
sitting and from a bench! The
heighth of targets is
configured that way! If a
shooter stands to fire this
will cause the bullet to
strike low, before the berm
and possibly skip over the
top!
5) Handgun use on Rifle Range
is allowed but the same rules
as above apply! Also we ask
all members to use common
sense when doing so! In other
words please use pistols
capable of hitting at least
the 50yd target! We recommend
hunting type handguns for
this! If you're wishing to
use a compact carry handgun
here it's not advisable! It's
best that you stick to the
regular pistol range!
Please follow these basic
rules! For those who won't a
reminder. Not following them
is grounds for expulsion!
Maybe I'll vote and then
again maybe I won't: Well you
might feel a bit different
about that after you read the
info on the below link! Seems
our beloved governor, who's
currently in Afghanistan
probably trying to pitch the
Taliban on how much better
off they'd be if insurgents
had only 7 round clips, has
even better plans for us!
Thanks to both Bob Mergen and
Kevin Taylor for sending us
info on this!
Safe Act Part
2 - scopevoter
After reading the above we
hope you chose to vote at
least once .We also hope that
you'll consider joining one
or both of the below if you
haven't already:
NEW YORK STATE RIFLE AND
PISTOL ASSOCIATION: We now
have applications on hand!
They can be picked up at the
Clubhouse or mailed to you!
Contact Doc if
interested!
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION:
you can join for as little as
10 dollars a year.If
interested contact George or
Doc and we'll get the
paperwork to you!
Unwanted Waste
Material(garbage): Please
remember we don't have any
refuse pick up.So if you
bring anything with you
please remember it also
leaves with you!
Don't forget all ranges will
be closed Saturday October
4th for our Hunter Safety
Course!
That's it for now!
Doc
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~Should The Club Pay for a
Full Time Zumba
Instructor?
→ NYS SAFE LAW: I can't
speak for you but I'm not
feeling any safer since this
law was "passed". I am
feeling a lot more confused
though about what may be
legal and what may not! I'm
sure I'm not alone on this
too! Fortunately for us Glen
Hammond who's a fellow member
and local attorney has
offered to help us out.On
March 10th,following our
meeting,Glen will give a
presentation on the law
followed by a question and
answer period. Thanks
Glen.
~Announcement from the
front: ~NY Supreme
Court Considers SAFE Act
Injunction
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This just in at TTAG command
central:
Good News. The New York
Supreme Court has stated that
they will issue an injunction
against the new SAFE Act on
April 29th-unless the state
can prove that the law is
constitutional. This puts the
burden of proof on the state
of New York to show the Act
is legal under the newly
re-affirmed provisions of the
Second Amendment, which is
impossible. From WKTV . .
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The Buffalo-based attorney
who is spear-heading a
lawsuit against Governor
Andrew Cuomo's recent gun
laws said that Wednesday was
"monumental," as a State
Supreme Court Justice issued
an order requiring New York
State to show good cause that
the law is constitutional.
New York State has until
April 29 to respond or else
an injunction will be
issued.
Bear in mind that the U.S.
Supreme Court recently ruled
that firearms "in common
usage" cannot be restricted.
And since the NY SAFE Act's
entire purpose is to restrict
ownership of the single most
popular firearm in the United
States, there's no way they
can make a case that their
law complies with the Second
Amendment. If this injunction
is upheld, then it opens the
door for New Yorkers to
challenge the standing
"assault weapons" ban and
other gun laws as well.
NY Supreme
Court Considers SAFE Act
Injunction
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→ OOPS! I made a
mistake! Last month after the
regular meeting I was
approached by several members
who had a question about our
bylaws rules on expulsion. In
particular the one that
mentions Conservation
violations. I said the rule
stated "convicted" on said
type of charge. I was wrong.
Investigation has shown me
that even being charged would
cause a violating member to
be expelled. Farther
investigation also showed
that this type of violation
does not just include hunting
or fishing related charges.
It also includes things like
illegal dumping! Interesting
and I stand corrected!
→ Hats off time: We all
should offer our own Don
Miller and big pat on the
back. While off duty from his
job at the Sheriffs Dept Don
made one hell of an
apprehension. According to
the Newspapers and local TV
it looked like something out
of a movie too. Seems Don did
a flying tackle to take a
rapidly fleeing perpetrator
down. Jeezas that had to be
something to see. That said
Congratulations Don and thank
you too!
→ Rumor Dept: Once again
this month we're going to
confirm or deny some rumors
that have been floating
around the Club!
--- Rumor One: That Pat
Rinaldi was once a member of
a famous Rock Band! Answer:
Yes.He was the drummer for
Santana.He left shortly after
Woodstock to start his own
janitorial company!
--- Rumor Two: That Fred Job
played Eddie Haskell on The
Leave It To Beaver Show!
Answer: Yes and Moe Barbera
was The Beaver!
--- Rumor Three: That Doc
designed the M-16! Answer:
No! He has been known to
drink a lot of MD-20-20
though!
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From previous
months:
→ Dues: Are past due. If
you intend on staying a
member you must pay. If you'd
like to withdraw and rejoin
latter you can.Simply respond
to this email saying "I
withdraw if thats your choice
you'll need to possibly go on
the waiting list! . Whatever
your choice please act
quickly.
→ Rehashing of Basic
Range Rules: We have added 50
new members since last
September first. For that
reason we'd like to remind
all of existing rules!
→ Rifle Range: Please
read rules before using. Not
mentioned the use of pistols
on rifle range is permitted.
Pistol shooters must shoot
only at existing target
distances and at targets
placed on existing wooden
frames.
→ Skeet Range: Shotguns
only loaded with shot from
#'s 4 to 9 0nly. No buck or
slugs of any type. Magnums
are not needed or
recomended!
→ Pistol Range: First 8'
on left side facing. This
open area is for the use of
shotguns. Holders for
cardboard targets are placed
there. Please do not use any
area other then those 8'.
Pistol Range right hand side:
Pistols only. Please place
your target only on the 2'x2'
plywood!
→ NRA: Given what's
happened recently we have to
advise all members if they're
not currently a member of
this organization they need
to be. We can arrange this
for you.
Contact George @ 421-9635 or
Doc @ 469-8584 for info.
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→ Rumors: In any
organization it seems you
have rumors. We feel if some
of these go unaddressed
damage can occur. So we've
decided to address three that
are currently in circulation
around our Club!
1) I've heard that you guys
invited Andrew Cuomo to our
Founders Day Picnic! If
you've heard that it's true.
He won't be attending though.
It seems he refuses to attend
dressed as a piñata as
we asked!
2) I've heard that Doc was
once the Manager of The
Supremes! The answer to that
is False. He never was. He
did come to a Christmas Party
a few years ago dressed as
Diana Ross though.Heck he
even belted out a pretty darn
good version of Stop In The
Name Of Love!
3) I've heard that Henry
Rifle is actually going to be
engraved "Fred Job. Worlds
Best Gun Club President and
Firefighter Extraordinaire"
This we've heard too. So we
went to Fred and asked him.
His Answer was FALSE. That
inscription will never be
marked on any firearm. It
will though ne inscribed on a
bronze bust of himself he
will unveil at the August
Picnic!
→ A Little Help from Our
friends: Thanks go to:
Steve Merriman.Ara Shahanian
and Scott Favreau for their
generous Donations!
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♣ REMINDER:
→ NO 50 cal bmg
rounds are to be used on any
ranges!
→ PLASTIC REACTIVE
targets are for .22 rifle
only!
→ NO RAPID FIRE ON ANY
RANGES:
a count of three is required
between each round.This is
not new.Its been a rule here
for 20 years!!!!
→ PAPER TARGETS
only on any range.They must
be placed so they
DO NOT TOUCH ANY WOODEN PART
OF THE FRAMES!
→ TACTICAL SHOTGUN
AREA
is located on the pistol
range. It is the first 8 feet
only!
→ CLAY BIRD RANGE:
6 TO 8 SHOT ONLY!
→ CARRY IN CARRY
OUT!
We have no garbage disposal.
So if you bring it make sure
its with you when you
leave!
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Keeping with my policy of
never deleting anything, I
will post all previous info
to the archive page.
→ TVRGC
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→ A Message from George
Hillje our NRA Recruiter:
As you may be aware The NRA
is the champion of the gun
owner and a guardian of the
second amendment! What that
means is a very important
part of you joining the NRA
is you actually take a hand
in the defense of your
Constitutional right to keep
and bear arms. What many of
our newer members may not be
aware of is This Club is a
fully authorized Recruitment
Center for The NRA.That means
you can join and or renew
your membership through
us.Even better news is that
if you originally joined or
even renewed through us
before we can do the same for
you again with us doing all
the work! That's right.No
forms to fill out. No dates
to remember. No dotted lines
to sign. We will notify you
appx one month in advance of
your next renewal. All's you
then have to do is send your
check made out to The NRA to
us here.If your address has
changed simply include the
info listed below and send it
to the Club at 420 Dater Hill
Road Troy NY 12180! Or drop
it off in person. If you have
any questions feel free to
contact me anytime at
421-9635.
Listed below are prices on
the various types of
membership. With any of them
you will receive:
Choice of one of three free
magazines!
$5000.00 accidental death and
dismemberment coverage at no
cost!
$2500 firearms Loss Insurance
at no cost!
Life Members receive $10,000
worth of insurance at no
cost!
Law Enforcement Officers
joining the NRA receive
$25,000 worth of insurance at
no cost!
Associate Membership: One
year $10.00(note no magazine
with this one)
Full One Year Membership with
choice of one of three
magazines:$25.00!
Full Two year Membership with
choice of one of three
magazines: $60.00!
Full Three Year Membership
with choice of one of three
magazines: $70.00!
Full Five Year Membership
with choice of one of three
magazines: $100.00
Life Membership with choice
of one of three magazines:
$750.00
Junior: $15.00! Subscription
to Insights Magazine!
If you'd like to sign up
here's all will need to get
things going!
NAME: First,last and
middle!
ADDRESS!
BIRTH DATE!
PHONE NUMBER!
EMAIL!
MAGAZINE PREFERENCE! American
Hunter! American Rifleman!
American Freedom!
A Check made out to the NRA
for the amount that covers
the type of membership you
want!
Place in envolope and mail
to: Taconic Valley Rod and
Gun Club 420 Dater Hill Road
Troy NY 12180
It's as easy as that.Take
advantage of The Taconic
Valley RGC Recruiting
Service! If you do you'll
help yourself,The NRA and
Your Club.You'll also become
one of six million Americans
who are saying we want our
Second Amendment Rights
Upheld!
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vote decided that this Club
will stay with present NRA
approved Insurance Carrier
for our shooting only
liability! This means we will
have no hunting insurance
coverage! It was decided that
if there are enough
interested parties we will
obtain that coverage at a
future date!
→ RIFLE RANGE
2'x2' cardboard pieces have
been cut and placed at the
shooting point on the Rifle
Range. All members are asked
to use these as backing
material on target frames.
It's hoped that by doing this
frames will last longer and
projectiles hit the burm as
the design was intended!
→ SKEET
All of the machines have been
rebuilt.If any fail to
operate please do not attempt
to fix. Instead contact
President Job ,who being a
graduate of The Trius Online
Skeet Machine Repair
University, will make the
appropriate repair
→ COMBAT SHOTGUN
Looks as if this area is
getting a lot of use. We do
ask all users though to place
their targets so pellets not
strike the guide wire. Also
there is a limited supply of
cardboard available for
target backing material in
the Clubhouse.Feel free to
use it. A reminder to all
members.Please clean up all
empties and used targets on
all ranges!
→ Shotgun: It's become
very difficult for our
members to figure where
shotguns can be used
according to Club Policy! So
here's a breakdown we hope is
helpful!
→ Shotguns on Rifle
Range: Solid projectile(slug)
only! NO SHOT!!!!!
→ Clay Bird Range: Shot
only! Sizes #6 to #8 fired
out of low based type
shells!
→ So Called Combat
Shotgun Range: This is the 8
FOOT OPEN AREA FRAMED WITH
YELLOW PAINT located at the
Pistol Range! In this area
any size shot can be used but
NO SLUGS! For this area Clips
have been attached to the
guide wire where you can hang
your targets! PLEASE DO NOT
HANG TARGETS ON PLYWOOD!
WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM OUR
FRIENDS DEPT: We're very
fortunate to have a lot of
great members! The names I'm
mentioning now are for the
folks who have gone way above
and beyond this month in
helping to make this Club a
better one! John Livolsi!
Freeman Loyner and Bill
Weaver! I'm sure I don't
speak alone when I say thank
you for what you've done!
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→ Doug Doyle has sent
this! If you fish the Hudson
there's some good news for
you!
→ DEC NY
Permits
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→ Imagine yourself
working at a job where almost
everyday you and your
coworkers risked life and
limb to save lives and
property! Then one day you're
in a situation where you go
far beyond what's even
expected of that norm!So far
beyond that even your
coworkers are amazed! They're
so amazed by your actions
they decide you should
receive an award! Guess that
something you did would have
to be dammed spectacular!
Well that was the case last
year for Troy Firefighter and
our very own Ray Littlejohn!
Ray was in situation where a
person was trapped on the
third floor of a burning
building and there was no way
out for him! Not until Ray
decided to do something
anyway! Ray risked his life
and brought that man out of
the 3rd floor window! Saving
his life! For his actions his
fellow firefighters nominated
him for and he received the
2012 Maltese Cross Award!
We'd like to congratulate Ray
for his bravery! we're proud
to say he's one of us
too!
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Speaking of people who help
this Club I have to mention
Al Chabot! For over 20 years
Al has been committed to
making this organization a
better one! We thank Al for
all of those efforts! in
recognition of his commitment
The Board of Directors has
decided to make Al an
Honorary Lifetime Member!
Thank you Al!
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→ Pat Rinaldi! No matter
when or what you can count on
Pat to be there and do whats
got to be done! Thank you
Pat!
→ Those of us who carry
might want to read this piece
sent in by fellow Jack
Borden! It offers some very
good advice! Thanks Jack!
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Thank You Very Much.
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Our Mailing Address:
♣ Taconic Valley Rod
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420 Dater Hill Road
Troy New York 12180
E-Mail
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♥ And let us all
remember those we shall not
see here again: Rocky Harris,
Isabelle Seales, Joel
Konieczny---R.I.P.
♥ Sadly our long time
Treasurer Rocky Harris passed
away in early May! Needless
to say he will be missed! His
excellent work as our
Treasurer will be hard to
duplicate! Still we must try!
elected by a majority vote at
our May Meeting as Rocky's
replacement was Doc McGarry.
Filling the Board Position
vacated by him was Dan
Hartnett.
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The Taconic Valley Rod and Gun
Club was incorporated in
1927!
It was in existence for many years
before that though. In fact Teddy
Roosevelt was a regular competitor on
our grounds when he was New York City
Police Commissioner from 1895 to
1897. In short this makes our club
some where around 111 years old!
Quite an accomplishment and something
we as members should all take pride
in and celebrate.
Doc Mc G.
Get action. Seize the moment.
Man was never intended to become an
oyster.
~~Theodore Roosevelt - The
Bullmoose
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Apostle of Ireland
Born at Kilpatrick, near Dumbarton,
in Scotland, in the year 387;
Died at Saul, Downpatrick, Ireland,
17 March, 461.
I came to the Irish people to
preach the Gospel and endure the
taunts of unbelievers, putting up
with reproaches about my earthly
pilgrimage, suffering many
persecutions, even bondage, and
losing my birthright of freedom for
the benefit of others.
The Lord hath given to me, though
humble, the power of working miracles
among a barbarous people, such as are
not recorded to have been worked by
the great Apostles. But I beseech
you, let no one believe that for
these or the like works I am to be at
all equaled with the Apostles, or
with any perfect man, since I am
humble, and a sinner, and worthy only
to be despised.
The
Shield of St.
Patrick
St.
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Thanks Mike
Two Deer
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New York State
Department of Environmental
Conservation
New York State
Senate
New York State
Assembly
New York’s
56th, The Honorable Andrew M.
Cuomo
United States
Congress
United States
Senate
The White
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Welcome  TVRGC.com
Welcome to the Taconic Valley
Rod and Gun Club!
 Originally
incorporated in 1927, the Taconic
Valley Rod and Gun Club is located
off Dater Hill Road in the hamlet
of Eagle Mills, Town of Brunswick,
Rensselaer County New York. The
club property boasts rifle ranges
of 50, 100 and 200 yards with
covered firing line, 50 foot pistol
range with covered firing line,
informal trap and archery ranges,
and Clubhouse and picnic area.
Small by comparison to many other
fish and game clubs, this allows
for a more close knit group able to
respond to the needs of our
membership and facilities. Few organized
shoots are scheduled by the Club.
Rather, groups of members will meet
for various activities on the Club
grounds centered on the shooting
sports. Shooting the bull in the
Clubhouse is popular on Sunday
afternoons!
Meetings are held the second Sunday
of each month at 11:00 am in the
Tom Parker Memorial Clubhouse. Work
parties are held occasionally,
usually announced at the meetings,
in the quarterly newsletter, or on
this website. A cookout is held on
the club grounds during August, and
a holiday party is held.
In order to join, prospective
members should complete a
membership application and submit
it with an application fee during a
regular club meeting, or on any
Sunday afternoon when at least 4
Board members are present. Annual
dues are required.
Club dues have remained low for
several years now, due in large
part to the efforts of your
officers and board members who
never spend a dollar if we don't
have to. Please pay your dues
promptly.
~~ Doug
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