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Let every nation know, whether it wishes us
well or ill, that we shall pay any price,
bear any burden, meet any hardship, support
any friend, oppose any foe to assure the
survival and the success of liberty.
~~ John F.
Kennedy
We sleep safe in our beds because rough men
stand ready in the night
to visit violence on those who would do us
harm.
~~ George
Orwell
It's Tommy this, an Tommy that,
an 'chuck 'im out, the brute!'
But it's 'Savior of 'is Country,'
When the guns begin to shoot.
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Rod and Gun Club
420 Dater Hill Road
Troy New York 12180
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Special Thanks to our friends who
helped out with Club Business;
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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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Troy, NY 12180
Office: (518) 286-1857
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April 12, 1861
The American Civil War began
as Confederate troops under
the command of General Pierre
Beauregard opened fire at
4:30 a.m. on Fort Sumter in
Charleston, South
Carolina.
April 1, 1865
During the fifth year of
struggle that was the
American Civil War,
Confederate troops of General
George Pickett were defeated
and cut off at Five Forks,
Virginia. This sealed the
fate of Confederate General
Robert E. Lee's armies at
Petersburg and Richmond and
hastened the end of the
war
April 2, 1865
General Robert E. Lee
informed Confederate
President Jefferson Davis
that he must evacuate the
Confederate capital at
Richmond, Virginia. Davis and
his cabinet then fled by
train.
April 3, 1865
The Confederate capital of
Richmond surrendered to Union
forces after the withdrawal
of General Robert E. Lee's
troops.
April 9, 1865
At this time Second Corps
Comander Maj. Gen. John B.
Gordon reported;
"Tell General Lee I have
fought my corps to a
frazzle,
and I fear I can do nothing
unless I am heavily supported
by Longstreet's corps."
Upon hearing it Lee finally
stated the inevitable:
"Then there is nothing left
for me to do but to go and
see General Grant,
and I would rather die a
thousand deaths."
A cease-fire was enacted and
Grant received Lee's request
to discuss surrender
terms.
Well-dressed in his customary
uniform, Lee waited for Grant
to arrive. Grant, whose
headache had ended when he
received Lee's note, arrived
at the courthouse in a
mud-splattered uniform, a
government-issue sack coat
with trousers tucked into
muddy boots, no sidearms, and
with only his tarnished
shoulder straps showing his
rank. It was the first time
the two men had seen each
other face-to-face in almost
two decades. Suddenly
overcome with sadness, Grant
found it hard to get to the
point of the meeting and
instead the two generals
briefly discussed their only
previous encounter, during
the Mexican–American
War. Lee brought the
attention back to the issue
at hand, and Grant offered
the same terms he had
before.
After over 500,000 American
deaths, the Civil War
effectively ended as General
Robert E. Lee surrendered to
General Ulysses S. Grant in
the village of Appomattox
Court House. The surrender
occurred in the home of
Wilmer McLean. Terms of the
surrender, written by General
Grant, allowed Confederates
to keep their horses and
return home. Officers were
allowed to keep their swords
and side arms.
April 9, 1866
Despite a veto by President
Andrew Johnson, the Civil
Rights Bill of 1866 was
passed by Congress granting
blacks the rights and
privileges of U.S.
citizenship.
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→ Next Meeting: Sunday
April 8th, at 11am!
The Northeast Firearms Class
Scheduled for April 14th and
15th has ben postponed!
→ Items on that
agenda:
Spring Clearance: we were
cleaning out a closet and
discovered a few of the
original Taconic Valley Tee
Shirts! We're selling off the
following for $7.00 a piece!
We have only the sizes and
quantity listed and they're
available for immediate pick
up! If interested act
now.
Ladies pink/black size
medium,quantity 1.
Mens Classic black and
orange:
Small: quantity 3.
Medium: quantity 1.
3x: quantity 3.
4x: quantity 2.
Please do not confuse these
with the shirts that can be
ordered from Wicked
Smart.
Found in another Closet:
Taconic Valley Window
Stickers: 3.25" circular and
self sticking: Price
$5.00ea.
Taconic Valley Antique
Reproduction 2.25" Circular
tin badge: Price $5.00
ea.
Limited quantities on both of
the above!
New Members: On Saturday
March 31st an introductory
and safety meeting was held
for our newest members. At
the conclusion of this
meeting all in attendance
were voted in as probationary
members. At this time we'd
like to welcome them and also
ask all of our seasoned
members to offer any
assistance they might need if
encountered on any of our
ranges.
We'd also like to thank
Director Ken Kaskoun and VP
George Fradenburgh for their
work towards this end. Ken
spent countless hours calling
and emailing prospective
members in order to get them
to this meeting! George did a
really great job of
consolidating and updating
our bylaw and range rules so
they could be be placed with
other information in an
introductory package for the
new members!
Thank you both for your
efforts!Thanks also go out to
Dan from Northeast Firearms
for his presentation at this
meeting!
Badge Color for New Members:
This years color is
White!
Temporary Power Line: We
touched last month on the 36
year old temporary power line
that runs from the Clubhouse
to the ladies Auxiliary
Building! Fellow member and
licensed electrician Sam Bott
read of our problem and
offered his assistance! He'll
donate his time and all
material needed to do the
job. Alls we have to do is
dig a trench from building to
building and he'll do the
rest! Maybe this next meting
we can sign up a few
shovelers and set a date for
an early dry day and get one
project off of our to-do
list?
Northeast firearms classes:
As mentioned last month those
in attendance at the January
Meeting voted to allow NEF
the use of the Clubhouse and
Pistol Range the following
dates: to learn more about
these classes you can
visit
https://northeastfirearmstraining.net/
or call Dan @518-322-2045
April 14th and 15th(Sat and
Sunday ,9am to 5pm) for a
USCCA Instructors
Workshop.
May 26th Saturday 9am to 5pm:
Defensive Pistol 103
June 3rd Sunday 9am to 5pm:
Defensive Pistol 104
August 18th Saturday 9am to
5pm 9am to 5pm Defensive
Pistol 103
August 25th Saturday 9am to
5pm Defensive Pistol 104
Here's a little bit about the
first class on 4/14 and 4/15
USCCA Instructors
Workshop:
Do you want to become an
instructor for the United
States Concealed Carry
Association?
If you're ready to become a
highly trained firearms
instructor who is prepared to
arm their students with
exceptional education then
you're ready to become a
USCCA Certified Instructor!
This is a 2 days course.
There are prerequisites you
must complete before you
attend this class.
Please visit the USCCA
website or give Dan a call at
518-322-2045 to find out more
about how YOU can become a
certified instructor!
Here's a bit about the second
class:
May 26, 2018: Defensive
Pistol 103 Range Work @
Taconic Valley Rod & Gun
Club, 420 Dater Hill Road,
Troy, NY Class starts at 9 am
and will run for 6-8 hours
depending on the size of the
class. Cost: $220
→ More information on
potential gate was passed on
to attendees by Rich
Dethomasis which raised more
questions. Rich kindly
offered to look into those
questions and try and provide
more info by this upcoming
meeting! Also mentioned, or
in some cases forgotten to be
mentioned, as potential
projects for this year
were,are or could be:
Installation of front gate
which would utilize a card
swipe system. Also be
equipped with cameras to
record who was using it!
More discussion on Potential
projects for 2018 such
as:
→ Rebuilding of 50yd
rifle impact berm.
→ Rebuilding of 100yd
rifle impact berm.
→ Raising the height of
the first 50yds of the side
rifle berm.
→ Pistol Range: Impact
area needs work.
→ Well house is in need
of replacement.
→ 200yd rifle range
target frame is in need of
replacement.
→ Porch area on tractor
shed is close to
collapse.
→ Replacement of kitchen
sink base cabinet.
→ Securing toilet in
bathroom.
→ Permanent year round
water use!
→ Temporary power line
running from Clubhouse to
Tractor Shed is in need of
replacement,
(no surprise since 36 years
have passed since it was
temporarily put up).
→ Plow truck
replacement.
→ Purchase of a 4wd
tractor with enclosed cab,
Cyrus radio,
air-conditioning, heat and
bucket
that could also be used as a
replacement for the plow
truck.
→ Building with a
concrete floor to house plow
truck/tractor or whatever
in!
As you can see from the above
list there's a lot of
worthwhile projects that
should be addressed! Some far
more expensive then others!
Since there's only so much
money available the order and
priority they're addressed is
up to the treasury and the
membership! So that said you
may want to come on March
11th to voice your
opinion!
→ New Members for 2018:
As of this writing we're
contacting those on our
waiting list to meet with
them and then schedule an
introductory safety class!
It's our intention to have
all available memberships
filled s soon as possible
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→ Northeast firearms
classes: As mentioned last
month those in attendance at
the January Meeting voted to
allow NEF the use of the
Clubhouse and Pistol Range
the following dates: to learn
more about these classes you
can visit:
Northeast
Firearms
Training
or call Dan @
518-322-2045
→ April 14th and
15th(Sat and Sunday ,9am to
5pm) for a USCCA Instructors
Workshop.
6th Saturday 9am to 5pm:
Defensive Pistol 103
June 3rd Sunday 9am to 5pm:
Defensive Pistol 104
August 18th Saturday 9am to
5pm 9am to 5pm Defensive
Pistol 103
August 25th Saturday 9am to
5pm Defensive Pistol 104
Here's a little bit about the
first class on 4/14 and 4/15
USCCA Instructors Workshop:
Do you want to become an
instructor for the United
States Concealed Carry
Association? If you're ready
to become a highly trained
firearms instructor who is
prepared to arm their
students with exceptional
education then yor're ready
to become a USCCA Certified
Instructor! This is a 2 days
course. There are
prerequisites you must
complete before you attend
this class. Please visit the
USCCA website or give Dan a
call at 518-322-2045 to find
out more about how YOU can
become a certified
instructor!
→ More discussion on
gate for Club. Rich
Dethomasis will report
additional new
information!
→ Possible Set up of
Committee for new 2018
members admissions!
→ Planning on what we
need to do/accomplish for
2018!
From Last Meeting: Approved
were dates for NE Firearms
Clinics
onward:
→ As mentioned above we
had an excellent report given
at the last meeting regarding
a gate! Discussion opened the
door for the type of gate and
what type of electronic
admission to be used! It was
said different features
probably added to pricing. So
Mr Dethomasis offered to look
farther into it and report
his findings at the February
meeting! Here are some of the
thoughts and opinions
expressed during the January
meeting(thanks go to Roberto
Martinez for this portion,
Sorry I didn't catch all of
this to report because my
thoughts were sidetracked by
the rumor that Tom Selick
isn't in the Magnum PI
reboot!)
Probably a good move
insurance wise in case we
were ever challenged on entry
procedures
Should be on as flat as area
of road as possible because
of snow and ice
Should purchase upgrade
option of codes for each
member (Club can cancel the
code at their discretion)
Should have motion detection
camera to film those
entering
Need ability to leave door
open for large gathering and
parties
Should be upgradable ie fobs,
scanable cards
Should be a vertical lift
because of snow
Should stay open long enough
to let 1 or more vehicles
through if you have a
guest
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Classes: A majority vote
decided to allow NE Firearms
the use of our Clubhouse and
at times pistol range for 5
occasions during the 2018
year! In exchange for these
dates NEF will compensate
this club on a dollar rate
based upon each student
enrolled! They will also
conduct our New Members
Safety Class in March on a no
charge basis! The classes
will start in April and a
schedule will be posted here
in March. A reminder of the
dates and times for each
particular month will also be
mentioned at the start of
that month!
→ Taconic Apparel:
Thanks to the tenacious
efforts of Roberto Martinez
and Jim Leyhane Taconic
apparel will once again be
available for order four
times during the 2018 year!
The schedule for ordering of
these wonderful and may I add
stylish wardrobe enhancers
will be as follows:
Here are the dates:
Open: 2/1
Close: 2/15
Approx. Delivery: 3/8
Open: 5/1
Close: 5/15
Approx. Delivery: 6/5
Open: 8/1
Close: 8/15
Approx. Delivery: 9/5
Open: 11/1
Close: 11/15
Approx. Delivery: 12/6
So follow the link below and
take a look! There's some
very nice items there!
WickedSmart
Colletions
Wicked Smart
700 Fifth Ave
Watervliet, NY 12189
518-417-1430
New Members for 2018: As of
this writing we're still
sorting out how many new
members will be admitted for
the 2018 year! We anticipate
contacting all the eligible
people before the end of this
month! They then will be
invited to a Club Safety
Meeting in March after which
a vote will be taken on their
admittance!
→ Dates for NE Firearms
Classes for 2018!
→ Christmas Party:
Approximately 45 people
attended on a snowy day!
Thanks go out to Jim
Davin,Pat Rinaldi,Mark
Caruso,Moe Barbera and Family
and all the guests who
brought along some delicious
side dishes!
→ Dues: If you haven't
paid your dues by now you
have until January 31st to do
so! Unfortunately after
1/1/18 a late fee will be
added to them! So please
include an extra $25.00 on
top of your dues fee! Any
payments sent in after 1/1/18
without this fee will be
returned to the sender!
Please also keep in mind that
after 1/1/18 any member who
has not paid their dues is
not allowed the use of the
facilities. Any member who
has not paid by 1/31/18 and
has not sent in a letter of
resignation will be expelled.
Expelled members are never
again allowed on the grounds
nor are they allowed to
rejoin at a future time!
Letters of resignation can
either be written and snail
mailed or emailed to this
address!
→ Membership Cards for
2018: When your dues are paid
you'll be given a new colored
card! The 2018 card is a
lovely combination of a
Floridian Tart Orange
backfield with Sheffield
Black lettering! Please slide
this eye-catching new card
into your neck badges and
remember that the neck badge
must be worn visibly when
shooting on any of the
ranges! This is not to say
you can't wear it elsewhere
though. If you're comfortable
wearing it at work or while
shopping at Walmarts or even
the Mall please feel free to
do so! When it comes to
swimming.....maybe not!
→ Pistol Permit
Recertification: Neil Brown
has sent along this
reminder:
Pistol/Revolver License
Recertifications are
currently only required for
those permits originally
issued before January 15,
2013. If your permit was
issued before January 15,
2013, the deadline to submit
your recertification is
January 31, 2018.The
appropriate paperwork can be
picked up at any NYS Trooper
Barracks or can be filed
electronically at this
link:
→ Pistol
License
Recertifications
→ With a little help
from our friends: A huge
thank you goes out to Jim
Davin! Jim not only worked
the kitchen for our Christmas
Party he also donated a lot
of the food and most of the
prizes for our raffle!
Another thank you to Lou
Tangredi for his donation of
a 20lb frozen turkey! Last
but not least another thank
you to Mike Wieland! Mike was
kind enough to plow the Club
out on Christmas Day when our
regular plow guy turned up
awol! One more before we go!
This one for Scott
Schmeideshoff! Scott managed
to get us a very nice
electric range for our
kitchen!
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Monthly Meeting:
There will be no monthly
meeting for December.
The next monthly meeting will
be Sunday March 11th @
11am
From Last meeting:
Voted on and approved a
$10.00 fee to be charged
after 1/1/18 for the
replacement of lost Club
badges.
Keyless Entrance pad and gate
discussion: Rich Dethomasis
to look into the cost and
feasibility!
Christmas Party: Sunday
December 10th @ 1pm.
The Club will provide soft
drinks, pizza and a turkey
and ham dinner. As always if
anyone feels like bringing
something else it will be
appreciated! You really
should attend this one! Our
ham and turkey are being
prepared by the world
renowned Culinary Expert, Mr
Moe, who will be flying in
from London to create our
dinner! All other
preparations are being
handled by The Food Channels
famous duo of Davin
and Caruso. So it
really should be a fun and
delicious event! One more
thing. After last years
turkey carving fiasco (you
may remember it appeared the
treasurer tried to carve the
turkey with a Hamilton Beach
Blender) we've decided to
bring in one of the best fowl
cutters in the business. So
expect to see George Hillje
and his daggers!
Please note the ranges will
be closed the day of the
Christmas Party!
Party Preperation: We're
going to need a few people on
Saturday December 9th to help
clean up and ready the
Clubhouse for the Sunday
party! Start time around 11am
and we should be done around
1pm!
Dues: All members dues expire
on 12/31/17. 2018 dues bills
have been mailed! This bill
must be paid by 12/31/17. Any
payment of dues received
after 12/31/17 will be
considered late and a $25.00
late fee will be attached.
Any payment received after
12/31/17 without the late fee
included will be refused and
sent back to the
sender.Please also be advised
that after 1/01/18 nonpaying
members will not be allowed
the use of the facilities.
Those not paying by 1/31/18
will be dropped from the
roster and expelled! Those
expelled will never be
allowed on Club Grounds again
under any circumstance nor
will they be allowed
readmission as a member!
Those who decide they no
longer wish to be a member
must submit a withdrawal
letter before 1/31/18! Sorry
if all that sounds harsh but
those are the rules!
Best way to pay your dues: By
mail and by check or money
order!
Paying in person: Check or
money order preferred. If by
cash(not preferred) please
have the exact amount.
There's no guarantee change
will be available!
Guess that's it for now!
May you and yours have a
great Christmas Season!
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→ Next Meeting: Sunday
January 14th, at 11am
Items on the agenda:
→ Taconic RGC Apparel/
Sale: NRA Life Membership
Looking for Christmas gifts
that will keep on giving?
Well maybe consider a few of
the below!
→ $600 NRA Life
Membership is Back!
The Taconic Rod and Gun Club
is an Official NRA Recruiting
Center. Because of that we've
got a great Christmas deal
for you or maybe as a gift
for someone you know! From
now until December 31st 2017
we can hook you up with a NRA
Life Membership for just
$600.00. That's $900.00 off
the regular price! If you're
interested contact us here or
call:
Doc: 518-469-8584
George: 518-785-0451
Ok! You bought that Life
Membership and now you've
saved 900 bucks! So what do
you do with that saved money?
Buy another gun? Nah! You
have enough. How about
putting away for retirement?
Nah! You're never going to
get old! So what then? The
answer to that is simple! You
buy some TVRGC T-shirts,
hoodies and maybe even some
hats. Click on the below link
and check out the next gift
ideas that's presented to you
by Roberto Martinez and Jim
Leyhane.
→ Taconic Valley Rod and
Gun Club Apparel
Wicked Smart is a locally
owned distributor in
Watervliet. After buying
twelve of their T shirts,
they have allowed us to order
more shirts on an individual
basis. For the shirts, there
are four color choices For
the hoodie there are three.
For the hat there is one,
black. The pocketed T shirts
have one logo on the front.
The non-pocket T shirts have
a logo on the front and the
back. The shirts are batch
ordered and then the logos
are added so our Storefront
will show open and delivery
dates. If you pick up the
shirts in Watervliet there is
no shipping charge.
Thanks, Roberto and Jim
Wicked Smart
700 Fifth Ave
Watervliet, NY 12189
518-417-1430
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GUEST POLICY;
We hate to nag but some
people have seemed to miss
the below. So here we go
again! Thanks to the majority
who have cooperated
though!
Please also be aware of the
Clubs guest policy which
reads as follows: Members and
their guest (that means 1
guest) when using any of the
Ranges must follow these
rules:
1) Member must familiarize
their guest with range rules
before shooting!
2) Member and theirÂ
guest can not shoot at the
same time!
3) Member and their guest
must use the same bench or
shooting lane!
4)Members will be allowed to
bring guests six times
a year!
5) Members with guest must
sign in and out on a sheet
located in Clubhouse.
Sign in must occur before
using the ranges. If you
don't have a key you need to
get one prior to bringing a
guest.
6) Guests must wear a "Guest
Badge". Guest badges are
located with sign in/out
sheets in Clubhouse.
Membership Badges:
These must be worn visibly
when using any of the ranges!
As per a majority vote those
not wearing badges will not
be allowed to shoot!
Those observed shooting
without a badge will lose
their shooting privileges for
the day and will face
disciplinary action. That
could mean expulsion or
suspension!
Please remember we're a Paper
Target only range. No other
type of target is
allowed!
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→ A vote that would
require that a $10.00 fee be
added to the cost of a
replacement badge. This would
be added to our Pronouncement
Section located in the rear
of our bylaws!
Discussion on Christmas Party
Preparation.
→ Dues: All members dues
expire on 12/31/17. That
means you'll be soon getting
a bill for your 2018 dues!
This bill must be paid by
12/31/17. Any payment of dues
received after 12/31/17 will
be considered late and a
$25.00 late fee will be
attached. Any payment
received after 12/31/17
without the late fee included
will be refused and sent back
to the sender.Please also be
advised that after 1/01/18
nonpaying members will not be
allowed the use of the
facilities. Those not paying
by 1/31/18 will be dropped
from the roster and expelled!
Those expelled will never be
allowed on Club Grounds again
under any circumstance nor
will they be allowed
readmission as a member!
Those who decide they no
longer wish to be a member
must submit a withdrawal
letter before 1/31/18!
→ Best way to pay your
dues: By mail and by check or
money order!
Paying in person: Check or
money order preferred. If by
cash(not preferred) please
have the exact amount.
There's no guarantee change
will be available!
→ Range Rules and
Etiquette: as we said last
month as hunting season
approaches more and more
members turn up at the range
to sight in! Many of these
folks are not regular users
and may not be familiar with
the rules and etiquette of
range shooting! That's why
its of the utmost importance
that our more seasoned
members take some initiative
and bring order to the firing
line. Before you or they
shoot kindly point out range
rules! Establish with them
what the terms hot, cold,
clear, commence and do you
have your ears on mean! Tell
them what you are doing and
ask them to tell you the
same! Making sure they know
these things by communicating
with them, Hopefully this
will make theirs and yours
shooting day safer and more
fun!
→ Sighting in a scoped
rifle: The Club has several
lazer borsesighters
available! We recommend you
use one of them before firing
a newly set up firearm on the
range. If you prefer not to
do that keep in mind that
under no circumstances can
you fire at any target other
then the 50 or 100yd setups.
DO NOT place a target any
other place. If you need a
target closer then that
contact us here and we'll
borsesight your firearm!
→ New Range Officers:
We're pleased to announce
that on October 28th three of
our members completed The NRA
Range Safety Officers
training class! We'd like to
thank Roberto Martinez,Jim
Leyhane and Mike Favata for
taking the time to take this
class and for their future
efforts to make our Club
safer!
→ Show and Tell! Ever
wonder what a falling block
action looked like? How bout
a trapdoor action? Or a
rolling block action? Side
hammer? Under hammer? Single
action only revolver?
Automatic revolver? Maybe a
revolver that shot triangular
bullets? Well many of us
aren't familiar with a lot of
these. So at the suggestion
of George Fradenburg and to
help our new Range Officers
out we're going to try and
get examples of all of the
above to show you after the
monthly meeting on November
10th. If you have an unusual
actioned firearm bring it
along. I'm sure many would
like to see it!
Guess that's it for now!
Sorry for the repeats of
range rules etc. Truth be
known almost everyone follows
them. Unfortunately the few
who don't could create a
massive does of mayhem if
they go unchecked.
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Election of Officers
results:
The following people were
elected to the following
positions:
President: Thomas Batsios
Vice President: George
Frodenburg
Secretary: Dan Place
Treasurer: Sticky Fingers
McGarry
Director: Pat Rinaldi
Funds Approved for Rifle
Range Road and Parking lot
Work!
New Officers for 2018/2019:
Now if the above list looks
like the sos it's because of
one simple reason. No one
else seems to want to run for
office. That needs to change.
Lets face it the elected
officers aren't getting any
younger! So what does a
member have to do to become
eligible for the next
Election in September of
2018? The answer is a very
simple one. He or she just
needs to attend six meetings
between now and June of 2018.
Then that person at the July
2018 meeting announces their
interest in a certain
position. With that they will
be put on a verbal ballot and
voted for in September.
Pretty simple! We'd also like
to make attending meetings
easier. If that means moving
the time and date so more can
attend we will. So if you
have a suggestion for a
better time let us know by
dropping an email to us. If
we see a majority interest a
change will be made!
Hunter Education Class for
9/30/18. Thanks go to
Instructor Kevin Busch and
his assistant Mark Caruso. On
a cold and dreary Saturday
those two guys did an
outstanding job of making the
understanding of Hunting
safely interesting. As a
matter of fact it was so
interesting even a few of the
old salts who were hanging
around relearned a thing or
two. So a big hats off to the
to the two guys who do that
job strictly for knowing that
they've made hunting a safer
sport to enjoy for all of
us!
Taconic T-shirts. Thanks to
the efforts of Roberto
Martinez and Jim Leyhane the
Taconic T-shirt will soon be
available again. This time
though you'll be able to
order them online and in a
variety of colors. More
details of this will be
announced by Roberto and Jim
at our next meeting!
Rifle range parking area and
road! as mentioned above
funds were approved for this
project and it's been
completed! A huge thank you
to Ron Showers and Scott
Pollero for their help in
doing Ron,who runs the
equipment did much more then
we agreed on. Scott,who owns
the quarry the stone came
from sent a good more
material then we paid for!
The end result was the main
road from bottom to crest was
also done along with some
patching all the way to our
Clubhouse. All in all it was
a great job and a good deal
for us!
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From October 8th:
Discussion and vote on the
approval of funds for repair
of road leading to the Rifle
Range!
Auction of revolving gun rack
donated by Rich
Dethomasis!
100/200 yd .22 cal Bench Rest
Shoot: This shoot turned out
to be far more challenging
then most thought possible!
We would like to thank Scott
for cooking up the idea and
making it happen too! All
competitors did extremely
well in the two meeting event
and the scores from top to
bottom were separated by a
very small amount! That said
here's the top three and
their score:
Doc McGarry: 436x 600
Jay Wilkes: 401x600
Mark Caruso: 394x600
So if you're thinking you'd
like to try this type of
competition out you soon will
be able. Along about the
third Sunday of September
Scott is planning a return to
a 50/100 yd benchrest shoot!
The competition will be held
each Sunday morning at 11am
for six weeks! More details
in next months email!
With a little help from our
friends: Thanks go out to
Nick Casey and Chris Swanson.
In the past few weeks both of
these guys cleaned the
Clubhouse so well we thought
we should take our shoes off
before entering!
That's it for now! Hope to
see you on Sunday August 20th
at the picnic.
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From July:
→ Ruger recall: Dan
Place announced at the June
meeting that the new Ruger
Mark 4 was being subjected to
a recall regarding the
safety. A suggestion was made
that all who own one of these
new pistols contact Ruger for
more information!
Ok! Enough of that lets get
some advertising in:
→ 90th Anniversary
Picnic, Members Only Raffle
and Flea Market! Sunday
August 20th!
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→ From Last Meeting:
Details for implementing New
Guest Policy and sign in/out
sheet were Ironed out!
Authorization given for the
purchase of new Guest Policy
Range signs!
Also decided was to proceed
with purchase of lawn
tractor!
Discussed was rebuilding 50yd
berm containers!
Discussed and tabled to June
Meeting was the fact that
most new members are not
honoring their work
commitment and what needs to
be done about it!
→ Onward:
Dove Hunting In NYS:
Would you like to see dove
hunting allowed in NYS? If
the answer to that was yes
you join the ranks of many of
your fellow hunters.So how do
you make it happen?
The answer to that is easy
thanks to the below sent in
by Mark Caruso, Moe Barbera
and Ray Rockwell:
Assembly Bill 07778 - Allows
dove hunting in New York
ACTION NEEDED to make it
happen:
1. Contact as many members of
the Assembly as you can and
ask them to co-sponsor
A07778.
2. Contact as many state
senators as possible and ask
them to sponsor a "same as"
bill to A07778.
3. Contact Assemblyman Steve
Englebright, who is the
Chairman of the Environmental
Conservation Committee. Ask
him to process A07778 through
the committee.
4. Contact Assembly speaker
Carl Heastie; ask him to
please allow A07778 to be
processed
5. SIGN THE PETITION
http://nydovehunting.weebly.com/petition.html
→ With a little help
from our friends:
Thanks go out: to Chris
Swanson for doing an amazing
an absolutely antiseptically
clean clean- up of our
Clubhouse! John Livolsi for
his wonderful weed whacking
on our grounds! Chris
Loiselle for his perfectly
punctual plywood pickup,
Dwight McGee for his wather (
spellchecked ok by the Elmer
Fudd Dictionary.com)
wonderful whirlwind blowout
of our rifle firing point and
last but not least Carlos
Correa Jr. for patiently
picking up those particularly
annoying and pesky pieces of
pine branches and limbs on
our Archery and Shotgun
areas!
One Final Thank You:
This one goes out to Dan from
Nassau Hardware! Amongst the
many hats Dan wears he's also
the holder of an FFL! As such
he was a huge help in
receiving our Raffle
Firearms! As a matter of fact
Dan is such a big supporter
of the second Amendment he
refused any payment for the
time consuming effort that
took! So the next time you
need to go to a real hardware
store where they have
EVERYTING and KNOW what
they're talking about and are
also Gun People go visit Dan
in the Village of Nassau!
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FROM LAST MONTH
→ Carry in Carry out:
We've said it before and most
have listened and cooperated.
Now we have to say it again.
We have absolutely no way to
get rid of the trash that
some members are leaving
behind. If it came with
you,this includes shotgun
hulls,brass,targets
bottles,cans and cups it must
leave with you. If we don't
get 100% cooperation on this
we'll be forced to contract
for a disposal! Estimates for
such range from $600 a year
for a small container to as
much $6000 a year for a small
dumpster! We simply can't
afford to absorb that. Doing
that mean everyone's dues
would go up accordingly!
Another possibility is to
start actively perusing and
punishing offenders! Lets
hope it doesn't come to that!
So please do your best to
keep our Club dues affordable
and take all your garbage
with you!
→ Stinkin' Badges: Club
ID badges must be worn where
they are visible when using
any of the ranges. Remember
by majority vote of the Club
it was decided that if you
don't do this your shooting
privileges will be lost for
that day!
→ What a nice Guy: A big
thank you needs to go out to
our Webmaster Mark ! Recently
we were contacted by a local
conservation group who
desperately needs a website.
They are short on cash and
technology and wondered if we
could offer assistance. We
contacted Mark who offered to
build them a site at no
charge. Thanks Mark for your
help in making gun people
look better!
Guess that's it for now! Let
me say also that I'm less
then happy with the way this
email appears! Seems Windows
10 just might have been
created by Rod Serling and
using it can put the user in
the Twilight Zone!
Thanks for reading and take
care!
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For additional info and to
sign up for NE courses
contact Dan @ 322-2045 or go
to:
Northeast
Firearms
Training
→ Pistol Permit
Recertification:
As you may have heard NYS
Pistol Permits will have to
be updated! Both Bob Mergen
and George Hillje have sent
in these links to make that
task a tad easier:
Online Recertification
(Downloadable Paper
Version)
(Downloadable Paper
Continuation Sheet
(PPB-2A))
Recertification Frequently
Asked Questions
Check Recertification
Status
→ NYS Encon: Does it
seem that those folks down at
Encon are forever changing
hunting and fishing
regulations and not telling
you about it? Well if it does
you're not alone! For that
reason George Hillje has sent
the below link! If you follow
it and fill out the requested
info ENCON will send you
weekly updates as to what's
going on which will not only
make you informed but also
admired for your knowledge by
those in the hunting and
fishing communities!
New York
State
ENCON
→ With a little help
from our Friends: Thanks go
out to Tom Batsios,John
Thomas and Jule Kovacs for
their work in sealing up our
Pistol Shed!
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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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OUR CLUB AND RULES
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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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circa 1886
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→ RULES FOR ALL
RANGES ♣
→ ID Badges must be worn
when using any range!
→ Please refer to the
top of this page for Guest
Policy Guidelines!
→ 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
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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
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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
furthermore I'm including
these safety rules:
♣
 Ten
Commandments of Gun
Safety
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- Always keep the
muzzle pointed in a
safe direction
- Don't rely on
your gun's safety
- Firearms should
be unloaded when not
actually in use
- Be sure of your
target and what's
beyond it
- If your gun fails
to fire when the
trigger is pulled,
handle with care
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- Always wear eye
and ear protection
when shooting
- Use proper
ammunition
- Be sure the
barrel is clear of
obstructions before
shooting
- Don't alter or
modify your gun and
have it serviced
regularly
- Learn the
mechanical and
handling
characteristics of
the firearm you are
using
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More
Safety Rules:
- ALL GUNS ARE
ALWAYS LOADED
The only exception
to this occurs when
one has a weapon in
his hands and he
has personally
unloaded it for
checking. As soon
as he puts it down,
Rule one applies
again.
- NEVER LET THE
MUZZLE COVER ANYTHING
YOU ARE NOT PREPARED
TO DESTROY
You may not wish to
destroy it, but you
must be clear in
your mind that you
are quite ready to
if you let that
muzzle cover the
target. To allow a
firearm to point at
another human being
is a deadly threat,
and should always
be treated as
such.
- KEEP YOUR FINGER
OFF THE TRIGGER UNTIL
YOUR SIGHTS ARE ON
THE TARGET
This we call the
Golden Rule because
its violation is
responsible for
about 80 percent of
the firearms
disasters we read
about.
- BE SURE OF YOUR
TARGET
You never shoot at
anything until you
have positively
identified it. You
never fire at a
shadow, or a sound,
or a suspected
presence. You shoot
only when you know
absolutely what you
are shooting at and
what is beyond it.
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→ And Speaking
of Rules let us not forget
this one
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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!
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→ I have to shorten
this page!
All previous posts and info
are on the archive
page.
→ TVRGC
ARCHIVES
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Taconic Valley Rod and Gun
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fishing shooting outings
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RCFirearmsTraining
There ain't no fish here:
Well that may be the case!
This link sent in by George
Hillje will at least tell you
where they were though!
New York State
Freshwater Fishing Records -
NYS DEC
www.dec.ny.gov
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A little help from our
friends: I forgot last month
to say thanks to Robyn Wilkes
for all her hard work during
the years she was our Clubs
Secretary! So thank you
Robyn! Now on another
positive note Robyn has
agreed to stay on as a
consultant! We thank her for
this too! Her expertise is a
very valuable asset!
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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!
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!
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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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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!
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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!
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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!
Doc
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~Should The Club Pay for a
Full Time Zumba
Instructor?
→ 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:
→ 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
ARCHIVES
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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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→ 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!
→
read-before-you-decide-carry
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Job Well Done,
Thank You Very Much.
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Our Mailing Address:
♣ Taconic Valley Rod
and Gun Club ♣
420 Dater Hill Road
Troy New York 12180
E-Mail
Doc
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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.
Patrick's
Confession
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Some pictures here courtesy of Mike
R.
Thanks Mike
Two Deer
Skunks
Hawks
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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
House
Library of
Congress
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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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