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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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→ Next Meeting: Sunday
October 8th, at 11am
Items on that agenda:
Annual Election of
officers!
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!
Onward:
Picnic: Our annual picnic
was held on August 20th.
Weather wise we lucked out
and had a sunny,blue gorgeous
day! We're not sure how many
attended since our counter
gave conflicting reports.An
early report given said
100.Several hours later he
gave the same report but
claimed a minus 25% degree of
accuracy! So confused ,as we
often are, we went to Tom
Batsios who is a direct
descendant of the ancient
Greek mathematician Euclid!.
Tom took out the family bible
and found Euclid's formula
for figuring out picnic
attendance! It seems you
multiply the number of folks
who turned in tickets that
day by the amount of
discarded paper plates and
then divide by the
total(don't include partial)
number of rolls of toilet
paper used! This will give
you an extremely accurate
number! We did just that and
came up with 87.663 and it
appeared all 87 of them were
happy with the day while the
.663 guy complained there
were no cheeseburgers. Oh
well!! A huge amount of
thanks goes out to those who
showed up on Saturday to help
clean and prepare ,those who
toiled long and hard in the
kitchen and those who helped
take down the tent and clean
up on Sunday! That last group
was amazing! I think they
were former employees of
Ringling Bros! We also have
to mention those who brought
some scrumptious salads and
some great sweets! Without
the efforts of all the
combined groups mentioned
above the day wouldn't have
been a success!
Rifle Raffle. We're pleased
to announce that financially
this raffle was the most
successful of its type to
date. We wish to thank the
majority of our members for
their generosity in making
this possible. Another thank
you to Robyn and Jason Wilkes
for their donation of those
colorful picnic flyers! Last
but not least a thank you to
Dan at Nassau Hardware for
his no charge assistance in
obtaining these firearms!
This said here's a list of
our winners in case you
missed it the first time:
1st Prize: Carlos Correra.
Winner of engraved Henry
Silverboy!
2nd Prize: Bob Hart: Winner
of CZ 455 with 6x24
scope!
3rd Prize: Mike Agne: Winner
of CVA .243 scoped rifle with
carrying case!
4th Prize: Scott
Schmeideshoff: Winner of 1
years free dues!
5th Prize: Rich Dethomasis:
Winner of 12 gun revolving
rack!
an interesting side note on
the raffle rifles: All three
of the rifle winners are
Dads! All three mentioned
they were passing their
rifles onto their sons! One
of the sons is already a
member. One soon will be. The
third will probably be in a
few years. It's kind of nice
to think that maybe on our
120th or possibly even our
150th Anniversary years those
firearms might still be in
use on our range and the
efforts of our 2017
membership made that a
possibility!
Swap Meet: Thanks to all who
brought their goods to our
event. While I didn't get to
see all of the goodies I'm
told there were some really
unique and wonderful things
.Thanks also to Neil Brown
for helping to keep us out of
The Bighouse by handling the
ammo transactions.
Rotating 12 gun floor rack:
Rich Dethomasis has donated
this rack back to the club.
Its his wish that this 200
hundred plus dollar rack be
auctioned off at the
September meeting with the
proceeds going to a local
charity. That said if you
have any interest in getting
it be prepared to make an
offer on September 10th.
Upcoming Events:
Saturday Sept 9th Defensive
Pistol 103 from 9am to
4pm
This is a 6 to 8 hour
(depending on the size of the
class) live fire and
classroom work course. In
this class you will cover
working from a concealed
holster, multiple targets,
intro to strong hand and weak
hand only shooting, failure
drills, 21 foot rule and
Tueller drills, shooting from
behind cover, discussions on
cover and concealment, the
four levels of awareness, and
more.
Prerequisite for this
course: Successful completion
of the Basic 102 or
equivalent. (If you are
unsure if your training meets
this requirement, please give
us a call).
Equipment required: Strong
side holster, firearm, at
least 3 magazines, or 3 speed
loaders with magazine or
speed loader pouch, 300-400
rounds of range appropriate
ammunition (call if you are
not sure), eye and ear
protection, and a baseball
style cap.
Cost: $210.00
Please make all checks
payable to Northeast Firearms
Training, LLC or you can
purchase this course online
by clicking the book a class
button.
Checks and completed
applications can be mailed
to: 111 Barnerville Road, PMB
#119 Cobleskill, NY 12043
Sunday September 24th. 9am
to 4pm Defensive Pistol
104
8 Hours classroom and live
fire
This is approximately 6-8
hours (depending on the size
of the class) and includes
live fire and classroom work.
Here you will learn an
introduction to moving and
shooting, multiple targets,
shooting with strong hand
only, shooting with weak hand
only, reloading with one
hand, shooting from different
positions, using cover,
slicing the pie, and the
Tueller drill.
Prerequisites for this
course: You must successfully
complete Basic Pistol 102
& Defensive Pistol 103 or
equivalent. If you are unsure
if your training meets this
requirement, please give us a
call.
Equipment required: 500
Rounds of range appropriate
ammunition, Minimum of 3
magazine or speed loaders
(More is better), Strong side
or concealed holster (NO
Shoulder rigs or cross draw
holsters), Magazine/Speed
loader pouches, Baseball
style Cap, Ear & Eye
Protection, Elbow and knee
pads are SUGGESTED but not
required.
Please dress for the weather
for that day. We will be
using and outdoor range.
Cost of this course is
$210
Please make all checks
payable to Northeast Firearms
Training, LLC or you can pay
for the course online.
Checks and completed
applications can be mailed
to:
111 Barnerville Road, PMB
#119 Cobleskill, NY 12043
Hunter Safety Class Saturday
September 30th: (please note
this class is now full) The
Taconic Gun Club will be
hosting a Hunter Safety
Training Class Saturday
September the 30th from appx
8am to 5 pm. This course will
be lead by certified Hunter
Safety Instructor and RSO
Kevin Bush and assisted by
our own Mark Caruso RSO.
Range Rules: Are posted on
all ranges! Please make sure
they're read and followed!
The grace period is over and
"I forgot" or "I didn't know"
will no longer be accepted as
a defense!
Please be advised the Pistol
Range will be closed
Saturdays September 9th and
24th from 9 to 4 pm and again
on Saturday the 30th from 1
to 3pm to accommodate the
above classes!
.22 Caliber rimfire
Benchrest shoot! Is back
starting for September!
Unfortunately we don't have
that schedule yet! As soon as
we do we'll send out the
info!
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From Last meeting:
a brief meeting where the
upcoming picnic, raffle and
swap meet details were
discussed and ironed out!
Onward:
Cleanup for Picnic: Saturday
August 19th 10am to Noon. A
few people, six would be
perfect, are needed to clean
and make the Clubhouse ready
for human use and also raise
a 15'x31' tent that will be
used to house our cooking and
food preparation area!
Swap meet/flea Market! Set
up and start time 10am. Any
member and immediate family
members are welcome to bring
whatever they'd like to this
event. Please remember
firearms transactions must
take place with a licensed
dealer! Also please do not
leave any unsold items
behind! Here's a partial list
of things we've been told
that will be available that
day: Archery goodies! Fishing
stuff galore! 12 point white
tale mount! Old tools! Pocket
and sheath knives! Reloading
equipment! Ammo! Electric
Guitar not owned by Eric
Clapton! Last but not least a
pair of black socks once
possibly owned by Eliot
Spitzer!
Picnic: Don't forget (unless
you feel like it) that our
annual picnic will be held
August 20th! As we've
mentioned already this is a
no charge event for all
members and their immediate
family! Hotdogs ,burgers
,chicken and soft drinks will
be provided by the Club! If
you wish to bring additional
items we promise to eat them!
Start time for food will be
around 1pm or whenever Chefs,
Moe,Pat,Scott and Jim feel
like it!
Members Only Raffle: The
list of prizes! Here's what
we have to date!
First Prize: Taconic Valley
engraved 90th Anniversary
Henry Golden Silver Boy!
Second Prize: CZ 455 Varmint
Model 22 rifle with 6x24
variable Scope!
Third Prize: CVA .243 scoped
rifle package complete with
carrying case!
4th prize: 2017/2018 Club
Dues paid for one member!
5th Prize: 12 gun revolving
floor rack!
Work Projects for New
Members: The area adjacent to
the Tactical Shotgun area has
a pile of tree limbs that
have been sawed into
manageable pieces! These
pieces can be disposed of by
throwing them into the tree
line on the right side of
that range! Also the area in
front of the woodshed needs
to be raked up and all
residue removed! Both of
these need to be done by
August 19th. Any questions
contact us here!
Raffle Tickets: Need more?
Call Doc @469-8584 and we'll
get some out to you. If you
need to turn your existing
ones in they can be dropped
off at the Club before the
Picnic or if you're attending
the day of the Picnic! If
mailing them back our address
is 420 Dater Hill Road Troy
NY 12180! If mailing tickets
back we recommend do so
before the 13th of August!
Keep in mind that only
members can buy tickets. That
means the odds of you winning
are extremely favorable!
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!
Hunter Safety Class: The
Taconic Gun Club will be
hosting a Hunter Safety
Training Class Saturday
September the 30th from appx
8am to 5 pm.
This course will be lead by
certified Hunter Safety
Instructor and RSO Kevin Bush
and assisted by our own Mark
Caruso RSO .This class will
accommodate appx 20 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 late in the
day on August 1st or early on
August 2nd! Please be advised
that no sign-up can occur at
Club level! That said go
to
http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/7860.html
for sign up or any questions
relating to the Hunter Safety
Classes!
Last Call for Range Safety
Officers School: As mentioned
a few months ago we're going
to be setting up an
accredited NRA RSO Class!
This class will be available
free of charge to any member
who's willing to take it and
devote a few hours
periodically to helping to
keep our ranges safe! This
class normally runs about 175
dollars per student and
generally speaking requires
travel an overnight stay!
Thanks to NE Firearms it will
be free to those willing to
meet the requirements and
take place in one day at our
Club! We anticipate the class
will be set up on a Saturday
in October! If you're
interested contact us here or
call Doc @469-8584 .
Upcoming Classes:
Saturday Sept 9th Defensive
Pistol 103 from 9am to
4pm!
This is a 6 to 8 hour
(depending on the size of the
class) live fire and
classroom work course. In
this class you will cover
working from a concealed
holster, multiple targets,
intro to strong hand and weak
hand only shooting, failure
drills, 21 foot rule and
Tueller drills, shooting from
behind cover, discussions on
cover and concealment, the
four levels of awareness, and
more.
Prerequisite for this
course: Successful completion
of the Basic 102 or
equivalent. (If you are
unsure if your training meets
this requirement, please give
us a call).
Equipment required: Strong
side holster, firearm, at
least 3 magazines, or 3 speed
loaders with magazine or
speed loader pouch, 300-400
rounds of range appropriate
ammunition (call if you are
not sure), eye and ear
protection, and a baseball
style cap.
Cost: $210.00
Please make all checks
payable to Northeast Firearms
Training, LLC or you can
purchase this course online
by clicking the book a class
button.
Checks and completed
applications can be mailed
to: 111 Barnerville Road, PMB
#119 Cobleskill, NY 12043
Sunday September 24th. 9am
to 4pm Defensive Pistol
104
8 Hours classroom and live
fire
This is approximately 6-8
hours (depending on the size
of the class) and includes
live fire and classroom work.
Here you will learn an
introduction to moving and
shooting, multiple targets,
shooting with strong hand
only, shooting with weak hand
only, reloading with one
hand, shooting from different
positions, using cover,
slicing the pie, and the
Tueller drill.
Prerequisites for this
course: You must successfully
complete Basic Pistol 102
& Defensive Pistol 103 or
equivalent. If you are unsure
if your training meets this
requirement, please give us a
call.
Equipment required: 500
Rounds of range appropriate
ammunition, Minimum of 3
magazine or speed loaders
(More is better), Strong side
or concealed holster (NO
Shoulder rigs or cross draw
holsters), Magazine/Speed
loader pouches, Baseball
style Cap, Ear & Eye
Protection, Elbow and knee
pads are SUGGESTED but not
required.
Please dress for the weather
for that day. We will be
using and outdoor range.
Cost of this course is
$210
Please make all checks
payable to Northeast Firearms
Training, LLC or you can pay
for the course online.
Checks and completed
applications can be mailed
to:
11 Barnerville Road, PMB
#119 Cobleskill, NY 12043
Contact Dan @518-322-2045 or
visit
northeastfirearmstraining.net
for more information!
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:
Talk on preparation for
August drawing and
picnic!
From Last Meeting: The
following members met the
bylaw requirements to hold
office and announced their
availability for office(may
God have mercy on their
souls):
Tom Batsios: President
George Frodenburg: Vice
President
Dan Place: Secretary
Doc McGarry: Treasurer
Pat Rinaldi: Director
New Members Work Obligation:
It was noted that only one
member has attempted to
complete his work obligation!
So by majority vote it was
decided that all work
obligated new members must
complete 50% of their total
hours by September First!
President Wilkes will send an
email to those impacted!
→ 50 yard Berm Repair:
Originally scheduled for July
8th and 9th has been
postponed! A new set of dates
will be announced in next
months email!
→ Guest Policy: Signs
have been posted on all
ranges! Members bringing
guests must now sign in with
both their name and guests!
Guests must also wear and ID
Badge which is available
along with sign in at The
Clubhouse!
→ Anonymous Phone call:
an anonymous phone caller
contacted our Club on
Memorial Day! Their complaint
was about a rather long stint
of high powered rifle
shooting! Our guess is this
call came from a neighbor who
was entertaining in their
yard! As a result of this
call those in attendance felt
that we should be a tad more
considerate of our neighbors
on warm weather Holidays and
perhaps curtail our shooting
after 1pm! This is just a
suggestion. No vote was taken
to make it a rule and
hopefully we'll never receive
another call like it!
→ 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:
As you may have heard this
is our Clubs 90th Anniversary
and we're going to be doing a
few things to celebrate that!
Here's a peek:
90th Anniversary Picnic,
Members Only Raffle and Flea
Market! Sunday August
20th!
Our annual Picnic/Members
Only Raffle and Flea market
will take place Sunday August
20th.! Listed below are just
a few of the prizes for the
Raffle!
→ 1st prize: Will be a
Henry Golden Silverboy in
.22.
Now if that isn't good
enough this one is special!
It's an engraved one of one
Henry that commemorates our
Clubs 90th Anniversary! This
is definitely a very unique
rifle any member would be
very proud to own!
→ 2nd prize: CZ 455
Varmint.
Talk about a tack driver!
This handsome Turkish walnut
stocked 20.5" heavy barreled
22 is definitely one that's
at the top of that list. Out
of the box these puppies are
shooting sub .50" groups at
50yds. Now if that doesn't
sound good here's something
to make it sound better!
Included with this rifle will
be a 6x24x40 Varmint Scope!
Oh and one more thing! It's
not included but if you win
this beauty you can also pick
up an additional barrel for
it in 17cal or .22wmr! So
whether you're wanting a
rifle to shoot varmints with
or maybe take on the old guys
and their overweight antique
target guns at the Benchrest
Shoot this is the perfect
rifle setup to own!
→ 3d prize: CVA Hunter
Combo in 243:
This 3rd place prize comes
with 3x9x32 scope, mounts and
carrying case! We checked out
the reviews on this rifle and
not only are they favorable
there's testimonies from
owners who are claiming 3/4"
groups at 100yds! This is the
perfect combo for varmints,
deer or target shooting!
→ 4th prize Free
Dues:
winner will have hers/his
2018 dues paid!
→ 5th Prize:
12 gun rotating gun
rack(donated by Captain Neil
Brown of the SS Minnow)!
Five tickets priced at $5.00
each will be mailed out
shortly to each member!
Tickets can be returned by
mail (420 Dater Hill Road
Troy NY 12180) or they can be
returned the day of the
Picnic. If additional tickets
are needed you can write us
here or call Doc @ 469-8584.
Please remember you must be a
member to win a prize! Please
also remember we could have
easily gone public with this
raffle and taken in much more
money. We didn't do this
because we want members to
win these firearms. So please
buy your tickets. You'll not
only have great odds at
winning you'll be helping to
make this raffle more
profitable and in turn your
Club a better place!
Picnic: All members and
their immediate family are
invited to attend! Food will
start being served around 1pm
by world renowned Chefs Moe B
and Scott S.!
The Club will provide
burgers, hot dogs, Chicken
breasts and soft drinks! As
always if anyone wishes to
bring a dish from home you're
encouraged to do so.
Especially whoever made that
tuna and potato salad last
year:).
Flea Market: Any member and
their immediate family are
welcome to bring items for
sale or swap this day! A few
reminders though. You must
supply your own tables and or
blankets and you are not to
leave any unwanted or unsold
items behind at the end of
the day! Last but not least
all legalities regarding
firearms and ammo must be
followed!
22 Benchrest Shoot:
As of this writing there's
only one Sunday left. In this
six shoot series and each and
every event has been
interesting! We've seen guys
with what might be classified
as plinker rifles experiment
with ammo, enhance triggers
,come up with better rests
and practice like hell! The
end result is they are in a
few cases beating the guys
with the hi end target
rifles! The only negative in
the entire series was the
disqualifying of the shooter
with the bowling ball
rifle.It seems powder residue
was found on his 100yd
target!
Sorry Brunswick Bill but no
one believed your story that
the wind must've blown it
there!
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
Upcoming Events:
Utah Pistol Permit Training.
Saturday June 17th from 9am
to 2pm. 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
Basic Shotgun Safety &
Home Defense with live fire:
Sunday July 9th 9am to
4pm
Approximately 6-8 Hours
(Depending on class size)This
will include 4-5 hours of
classroom work with around 2
hours of range work. This is
a beginner to intermediate
course.
Learn select ammunition
drills, patterning at
different distances and more.
You will also learn safety
rules, how to handle, load,
unload, and clean your
shotgun safely, functions and
limitations of a shotgun,
types of ammunition and their
use, how to store your
shotgun and ammunition,
self-defense laws in your
home, how to make your home
safer and a harder target,
home invasion plans, and
defense of your home.
Equipment required: 25
Rounds of Skeet load (#7
& 8 Shot), 10 Rounds of
Buck Shot, 5 Rounds Slugs,
Ear & Eye protection, and
a Baseball style cap Please
dress for the weather that
day. We will be using and
outdoor range for this
course.
Cost of this course is
$210
For additional info and to
sign up for NE courses
contact Dan @ 322-2045 or go
to
https://northeastfirearmstraining.net
Shoots and Classes.
Please note in the cases of
both our shoots and NE
classes the ranges they are
being held on should be
considered in use for an hour
before the listed time for
set up purposes. Also ending
times,often an estimate,are
hard to predict and are
therefore not etched in
stone!
→ 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!
Guess that's it for now!
Thanks for reading
FROM LAST MONTH
More discussion on
implementing guest sign in
sheet and ID badges!
More discussion on annual
raffle firearms!
From last meeting:
→ Changes for article
18 section one were hashed
out and voted in unanimously!
The changes are listed
below!
→ Sign in sheet: It was
also decided that a sign in
sheet and badges for guests
would be added to the
standing rules . The
particulars to be ironed out
at the May meeting! Tom
Batsios is handling!
→ Volunteerism or lack
of: Discussed was the
apparent fact that few
members want to contribute to
the maintenance of their
Club. One possible solution
to this was brought to the
floor that would include
hiring a subcontracted
caretaker. The cost of this
was estimated to be at least
$5000 a year! It was said
that money could be raised by
increasing the dues. No
decision was made on this and
it was tabled with no talks
of acting on it in the
immediate future!
Onward:
→ As mentioned above
article 18 section one was
amended at the last meeting!
Here's the way the new
section of the bylaw reads
and as of the April meeting
it is now rules that must be
followed!
Article 18 Section 1:
The Club Grounds are to be
considered available to any
member in good standing and
their immediate family. Also
one guest when accompanied by
that member!
Members and their 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 their 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!
→ Moe Barbera Skeet
Shoot:
Was held on Saturday April
29th! Considering the
overcast skies and the threat
of rain a fairly good crowd
of shooters showed up to
compete! Winners were as
follows: Men's Division:
1st place. Moe Barbera
2nd place. Tom Tilije
3rd place. Mark Caruso
Ladies Division:
1st place. Gina
Cavanaugh
2nd place. Juliette
Barbera
3rd place. Doc McGarry
All of the above were
presented with a very nice
certificate created by
Juliette!
Now while this was going on
the real hero of the day was
toiling away in the kitchen!
Scott Schmiedeshoff arrived
at 9am that day and did a
spectacular job of cooking up
some great pasta and
meatballs! This great dinner
or lunch if you will was also
served with fresh Italian
bread and a very fresh salad!
A real hats off to Scott for
these efforts! It truly was
delicious!
An addition hats off to Gina
and Juliette for bringing
those still warm homemade
cookies too!
Also a big thanks to Range
Officer George Fradenburg for
keeping things safe during
this shoot!
→ .22 Benchrest Shoot:
Scott has really done a fine
job with this shoot. It's
really bringing out the
competitive side of the
benchrest guys too! We're
seeing all kinds of 22 rifles
showing up to compete! From
casual plinking models to
some very sophisticated
stuff! The interesting thing
about that is the plinking
models are doing very well
against the high end models!
Guess that proves the old
Nascar saying that it aint
the car that wins it's the
driver! So that said grab
your 22 rifle and stop up on
any of the dates shown. We
can guarantee you'll not only
have fun but you'll also have
a free ticket to a nice meal
Scott has in the planning
stages for after the shoots
are completed!
The following are the
remaining dates and times for
this shoot!
May 7th start @11am
May 21st start @ noon
May 28th start @ 11am!
On June 4th a party will be
held for the shoot attendees!
The details for this are
unavailable at this time!
If you were unable to attend
the first three shoots don't
count yourself out! You can
still get in by doing make up
shoots!
For details write us here or
call Scott at 421-5102!
→ Work for New Members:
President Wilkes has emailed
out a list of things to be
done to all work eligible new
members. He's also created a
sign in sheet(located on the
closet door inside the
Clubhouse) that must be
completed as new members
finish work on the emailed
projects. In order to get
credit for your work efforts
please make sure that this
sheet is filled out when
done!
→ Range Safety Officers
School: A reminder we are
going to be setting up an
accredited NRA RSO School!
This class will be available
free of charge to any member
who's willing to take it and
devote a few hours
periodically to helping to
keep our ranges safe! This
class normally runs about 175
dollars per student and
generally speaking requires
travel an overnight stay!
Thanks to NE Firearms it will
be free to those willing to
meet the requirements and
take place in one day at our
Club! We anticipate the class
will be set up on a Saturday
in September or October! If
you're interested contact us
here or call Doc @469-8584
.
→ 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!
→ Upcoming Classes:
Defensive Pistol 103-Live
Fire. Sunday May 21st from
9am to 5pm. This is a 6 to 8
hour (depending on the size
of the class) live fire and
classroom work course. In
this class you will cover
working from a concealed
holster, multiple targets,
intro to strong hand and weak
hand only shooting, failure
drills, 21 foot rule and
Tueller drills, shooting from
behind cover, discussions on
cover and concealment, the
four levels of awareness, and
more. Prerequisite for this
course: Successful completion
of the Basic 102 or
equivalent. (If you are
unsure if your training meets
this requirement, please give
us a call).
Equipment required: Strong
side holster, firearm, at
least 3 magazines, or 3 speed
loaders with magazine or
speed loader pouch, 300-400
rounds of range appropriate
ammunition (call if you are
not sure), eye and ear
protection, and a baseball
style cap.
Cost: $210.00
Please make all checks
payable to Northeast Firearms
Training, LLC or you can
purchase this course online
by clicking the book a class
button.
Checks and completed
applications can be mailed
to:
111 Barnerville Road, PMB
#119
Cobleskill, NY 12043
518-322-2045
→ Utah Pistol Permit
Training. Saturday June 17th
from 9am to 2pm. 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 additional info and to
sign up for NE courses
contact Dan @ 322-2045 or go
to:
https://northeastfirearmstraining.net
Shoots and Classes. Please
note in the cases of both our
shoots and NE classes the
ranges they are being held on
should be considered in use
for an hour before the listed
time for set up purposes.
Also ending times,often an
estimate,are hard to predict
and are therefore not etched
in stone!
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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FROM LAST MONTH:
→ Voting on proposed
change to Article 18 Section
1 of bylaws covering
guests!
→ More discussion on
90th Anniversary Raffle
drawing!
From Last meeting:
→ Discussion on road
repairs was tabled as a
result of the repairs being
done at no charge by our
Excavator after he filled in
impact berms!
→ Proposal was made,
vote taken and approved to
allow NE Firearms to have
classes at our Club in 2017
in exchange for running a
Range Safety Officers Course
at no charge for interested
members!
→ Discussion on
proposal to change Article 18
Section 1 of Bylaws!
So just what is Article 18
section 1? It's the only
formal rule regarding guests
at our Club! It says
absolutely nothing about how
they're supposed to conduct
themselves when using a
firearm on any range!! That
said here's what it says:
"The Club Grounds are to be
considered available to any
member in good standing and
their immediate family. Also
two guest when accompanied by
that member".
Does that seem just a tad
weak to you? Well it does to
others because at the March
meeting a motion was made to
update this 90 year old
section of our bylaws! It was
felt by the Maker that the
current wording of it was not
sufficient to guarantee the
safe conduct of guests and
the safety of members! The
maker pointed out changing
the wording could help to
eliminate problems in the
areas of overcrowding on the
ranges as well as premature
wear of target frames and
impact areas and also a
reduction in noise levels !
The Proposed Motion reads as
follows"
Article 18 Section 1:
The Club Grounds are to be
considered available to any
member in good standing and
their immediate family. Also
one guest when accompanied by
that member! Members and
their 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 their 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 four times a
year!
5) A fee must be paid for
range use by the guest!
This fee will be determined
annually by the Board of
Directors!
6) Immediate Family and
significant others are not
considered to be guests!
So agree or disagree but the
choice is yours only if you
come to the meeting and
vote!
→ Range Safety Officers
School: As mentioned above we
our going to be setting up an
accredited NRA RSO School!
This class will be available
free of charge to any member
who's willing to take it and
devote a few hours
periodically to helping to
keep our ranges safe! This
class normally runs about 175
dollars per student and
generally speaking requires
travel an overnight stay!
Thanks to NE Firearms it will
be free to those willing to
meet the requirements and
take place in one day at our
Club! We anticipate the class
will be set up on a Saturday
in September or October! If
you're interested contact us
here or call Doc @469-8584
.
→ New Members: On
Saturday March 4th 11 new
members attended an
introductory and range safety
meeting! At that meeting they
were voted in as probationary
members! At this time we
would like to extend and
official welcome to them! We
also ask that if any of our
seasoned members meet them
they offer any assistance
they might need!
→ Stinkin' Badges:
Please remember to wear your
badge where it can be easily
seen when using any of the
ranges! Please also remember
that if you're caught on any
firing line without your
stinkin' badge your shooting
privileges for that day will
be lost! So please wear your
stinkin' badge!
→ Upcoming Events:
Saturday April 22nd: N E
Firearms Pistol Class 102
Range Work. Start time 9am!
Sunday April 23rd:
Taconic:The start of
.22rimfire Bench Rest
Competition! Start time 11am!
Saturday April 29th:Taconic:
Moe Barbara's Surprise
Shotgun Shoot and Pasta
Dinner! Start time 11am!
Sunday May 21st: N E Firearms
Defensive Pistol Class 103.
Start time 9am! For
additional info and to sign
up for NE courses contact Dan
@ 322-2045 or go to:
Northeast
Firearms
Training
→ .22 cal rf bench rest
shootwill start Sunday April
23rd at 11am! Each
participant will pay $5.00
per week for six weeks
towards targets ,prizes and
an event at the end of the
shoot. If you have a conflict
for a particular week you can
pre-shoot at the club and
your score will be
recorded.Any questions call
shoot coordinator Scott
Schmiedeshof at 518-421-5102
or email him at
scot3773@yahoo.com
→ Saturday April 29th:
Moe Barberas Spring Fling
Shotgun Shoot with Pasta and
Meatball Dinner Day!
Saturday starting at
11am.
Shoot Entrance Fee:
$5.00
Pasta and Meatball Dinner:
$5.00
Shoot Coordinator: Moe
Barbera
Chefs: Scott Schmiedeshof
,Jim Davin
Janitorial Services: Doc
→ Where the hell are
all the fish? Well as the
season approaches you may
find yourself asking just
that question. Thanks to this
link sent in by George Hillje
though you'll be able to find
the answer!
DEC
NY
→ Mark Caruso also
supplied us with this tidbit
from DEC DEC Announces 2016
is Safest Year for New York
Hunters Despite Four
Fatalities, DEC Records
Lowest Number of
Hunting-Related Shooting
Incidents on Record:
The State Department of
Environmental Conservation
(DEC) announced today that
the 2016 hunting season in
New York had only 13
hunting-related shooting
incidents, the lowest number
on record since DEC began
compiling hunting-related
shooting statistics in
1958.
Guess that's it for now!
Thanks for reading!
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FROM LAST MONTH
April 9, 10am ← Items
on that agenda:
Discussion on repair to
driveway!
Discussion on possible
problems with and changes to
our guests policy!
Funds approved for berm
maintenance!
As per our bylaws four
members were expelled for non
payment of dues and failure
to submit a letter of
withdrawal!
→ Taconic Guest Policy:
Originally written in 1927
our guest policy simply
states all members are
permitted to bring up to two
guests when they visit Club
grounds! Since this was
written several things have
changed! In 1927 most hand
gunners were probably still
shooting single action
revolvers! Because of this it
took longer to load and
unload they and their guests
probably only fired 50 rounds
each per visit! A similar
story can be told about the
rifle shooters of the day
too! Keep in mind that a
reliable and accurate semi
auto wasn't really invented
till 1937! So they shot lever
or bolt action pieces that
also took time to load! The
focus of shooters then was
MOA accuracy! Hence a 1927
riflemen and his guest
probably shot not much more
then 20 rounds each per
visit! Now if we roll forward
to today and the advent of
reliable semi autos we see
those numbers have changed
considerably! Center fire
rifle shooters often shoot 50
to 100 rounds and their
handgun counterparts 100 to
300 rounds per visit! So
what's the point? The point
is we have a range that's
high in maintenance! So when
a member shows up with two of
his guests and fire 300 rifle
rounds and 900 pistol rounds
the damage to impact areas
and target holders is quite
high! That means dirt has to
be purchased and placed and
wood purchased and fashioned
into target holders more
often! That's an expense all
members pay for and time and
work our volunteers have to
give! It's also an increase
in noise level and raises the
probability of rounds
straying off our ranges!
Please also keep in mind that
according to those who check
our ranges for rule
infractions the majority of
times it is a guest who is
the violator!!
The second thing we may need
to look at in our guest
policy is how many times can
a member bring a guest? In
some cases we have members
who show up every visit with
two guests in tow! While
that's not breaking any rules
we don't think it's what our
founders had in mind when
they wrote the bylaws! Many
Clubs have addressed this
same problem by specifying a
number of times a member can
bring a guest! Others have
done this and added a range
fee for each guest! While
some have even eliminated
guests completely! So this
all said this subject will be
discussed during the March
meeting! We may even vote in
some solutions! So If you
have feelings on it one way
or another we urge you to
attend!
Pistol Range:
→ Paper targets(this
also applies to the rifle
range) are to placed so they
are within the 2'x2'
boundaries of the backing
board! this means that any
target that exceeds that size
can't be used! The reasons
for this are simple! Shooting
larger targets often means
you're destroying the target
holders! They cost money and
have to be replaced by
someone! Also rounds lower
will often hit the
poles.These rounds can glance
off, arch over the berm and
land in the cup of tea our
neighbor down the hill is
drinking on her deck! We
don't need that!
Also remember:
Use of rifles on Pistol
Range is limited to .22
caliber rimfire! No other
centerfire or rimfire rifle
is to be used under any
circumstance!
→ Badges: There will be
no more warnings! Badges as
per our range rules must be
worn when using any of the
ranges! If you are found in
use of a range without a
badge you will lose your
shooting privileges for that
day!
→ New Members: On
Saturday March 4th 11 new
members will attend an
introductory and range safety
meeting! At that meeting
they'll be by voted in by
those in attendance! With the
admittance of these members
our total paying membership
will reach it's cap of 250!
Anyone who is currently on
our pending list will move
forward and possibly be
contacted in 2018 for
membership then!
→ Work Assignments for
New Members: President Wilkes
is now working on a work
schedule for the new members
from 2016/2017. When it's
completed a copy will be sent
to those members!
→ Upcoming Events:
→ Saturday April 22nd:
N E Firearms Pistol Class 102
Range Work. Start time
9am!
→ Sunday April 23rd:
The start of .22rimfire Bench
Rest Competition! Start time
11am!
→ Saturday April 29th:
Moe Barbara's Surprise
Shotgun Shoot and Pasta
Dinner! Start time 11am!
→ Sunday May 21st: N E
Firearms Defensive Pistol
Class 103. Start time
9am!
Below Information On
Northeast Firearms
Classes:
for additional info contact
Dan @ 322-2045 or go to:
Northeast
Firearms
Training
Basic Pistol 102 –
Range Work
Home/Basic Pistol 102
– Range Work
Class is 5 hours of live
fire drills and classroom
work.
Reinforce the fundamentals
of shooting, working from the
holster, malfunction drills,
the three reloads, scan and
assess, and failure drills.
Discussion on concealed
carry, holsters, and how to
apply it to everyday
life.
Cost of this course is
$160.
Please make checks payable
to Northeast Firearms
Training, LLC or you can
purchase the course
online.
Checks and completed
applications can be mailed
to:
111 Barnerville Road, PMB
#119
Cobleskill, NY 12043
Defensive Pistol 103 –
Live Fire
Home/Defensive Pistol 103
– Live Fire
This is a 6 to 8 hour live
fire and classroom work
course (depending on the size
of the class). In this class
you will cover working from a
concealed holster, multiple
targets, into to strong hand
and weak hand only shooting,
failure drills, 21 foot rule
and Tueller drills, shooting
from behind cover,
discussions on cover and
concealment, the four levels
of awareness, and more.
Prerequisite for this
course: successful completion
of the Basic 102 or
equivalent.
Equipment required: Strong
side holster, firearm, at
least 3 magazines, or 3 speed
loaders with magazine or
speed loader pouch, 300-400
rounds of range appropriate
ammunition (call if not
sure), hearing protection,
eye protection, and a
baseball style cap.
Cost: $210.00
Please make all checks
payable to Northeast Firearms
Training, LLC or you can
purchase this course online
by clicking the book a class
button.
Checks and completed
applications can be mailed
to:
111 Barnerville Road, PMB
#119
Cobleskill, NY 12043
518-322-2045
Guess that's it for now!
Thanks for reading!!
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From February
Items on that agenda:
→ → Possible vote
for approval of funds to fill
in shot out areas of Pistol
and Rifle Ranges!
→ More Discussion on
procedures to be used for new
members!
→ Possible Plans to
celebrate Our Clubs 90th
Anniversary!
From last meeting:
Voted and approved: $50.00
late fee for any member
paying after December 31st
2017! This fee will go into
effect on January 1st
2018.
Voted and approved: Funds
needed to enclose open areas
of Pistol Range structure in
clear plastic!
Onward:
Upcoming Events:
→ 90th Anniversary Of
The Taconic Valley Rod and
Gun Club:
This year marks the 90th
anniversary of our Clubs
Incorporation! Since that
time in 1927 we've weathered
wars,depression, countless
assaults on our second
amendment rights and the loss
of our own Clubhouse due to
fire in 1980! After that fire
in 80 it was predicted by
many in the firearms
community that our time as a
Club was over! It appeared
that way too! We had only
managed to put up a shell of
a building to replace our old
one and were completely
broke! Our membership
dwindled to less then 40!
Fortunately it didn't go that
way though! Thanks to the
hard work of members, most of
whom are no longer with us
and who literally had nothing
to work with, we learned to
hustle. We became quite
proficient on making a dollar
for our Club. Raffles were
run! Auctions, barbecues,
competitive shoots held and
T-shirts sold! Gradually
those dollars mounted and
little by little we were able
improve our surroundings. It
was a long and difficult
trail but we made it!
So this year lets all
celebrate the fact that we're
still here better then ever
and we're going to improve
even more! Lets also not
forget those who gave a lot
to make that possible! Maybe
even ask yourself what can
you do to make sure that the
Gun Club where Teddy
Roosevelt often shot stays
another 90 years! ♣
22. Benchrest shoot: Winter
Shoot postponed! New Shoot
will start Sunday April 23rd
@ 11am! More details to
follow next month!
Moe Barberas Spring Fling
Shotgun Shoot
with Pasta and Meatball
Dinner Day!
Saturday April 29th starting
at 11am.
Shoot Entrance Fee:
$5.00
Pasta and Meatball Dinner:
$5.00
Shoot Coordinator: Moe
Barbera
Chef: Scott Schmiedeshof
Janitor: Doc McGarry
More details next month!
→ New Members for 2017:
As of this writing we're
still compiling the list of
those who've paid, not paid
withdrawn and not withdrawn.
On February 12th as per our
bylaws we'll vote out any
who've not complied. Once
that step is taken we'll then
have an accurate figure as to
how many new members we'll be
bringing in and contacting
them! We anticipate new
members will be brought on by
mid March. Unfortunately for
those on the waiting list our
loss appears to be very
light! This means we're
anticipating only a dozen or
so of the 60 on the waiting
list will be admitted this
year!
→ Donations: Cash
donations are always
acceptable! Donations of any
type of materials are not! As
per our majority vote a few
years ago it's not allowable
to drop off any material
unannounced! Materials can
only be accepted with the
consent of The Board of
Directors or a majority vote
of the membership!
→ 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!
Guess that's it for now!
Thanks for reading
www.tvrgc.com
Taconic Valley Rod and Gun
Club Eagle Mills NY hunting
fishing shooting outings
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→ New Projects for
2017!
→ New members work
hours!
→ New Members
Committee!
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 Scott and Jim for their
culinary efforts with the
pasta and chili dishes!
→ 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 new 2017 card
please place it in your neck
badge!! Remember these color
coded badges must be worn
when using any Range!
22 Bench Rest Winter shoot
Resumes: After a brief break
for the Holidays and a
postponement due to weather
the shoots will resume on the
following dates! January 8th,
15th ,22nd , 29th with the
last one on February 5th!.
Shooting time is 11am each
Sunday.
Each shooter will pay $5.00
per week towards targets,
prizes and an event at the
end of the shoot. If you have
a conflict for a particular
week you can pre-shoot at the
club and your score will be
recorded.Any questions call
shoot coordinator Scott
Schmiedeshof at 518-421-5102
or scot3773@yahoo.com
American Firearms: It should
be mentioned that several
shooters have mentioned their
dismay over competitors
showing up for the Benchrest
Competition with firearms
made in former Axis and
Communist countries for this
event! So in keeping with
President elect Trumps
efforts to make America great
again these shooters will be
competing with rifles that
are made in America by
companies with names like
Winchester,Remington,Ruger,Marlin
and Mossberg! They're vowing
to send those foreign gun
owners back to El Deuce,
Adolf and Nakita with losing
score totals in their
shooting bags! So if you have
nothing to do please attend
as a spectator to see how
this rivalry plays out!
Please keep in mind those
using American made firearms
are the good guys and the
others well you get the
idea!
Hot Chili: Will be available
following the January 8th
Shoot! Regardless of which
firearms camp you support it
will be available to you!
Keep in mind though that
those who support the
American Rifle users will be
given a bowl to enjoy their
chili with! Those who support
the other side won't!
In Closing: We all need to
thank two guys for recent
efforts to make our Club a
Better place!
→ Guy#1: Jim D. Jim
donated all of the
pasta,meatballs,chili soda
and pies that we all enjoyed
at our Christmas Party!
→ Guy #2:Scott S: Scott
procured for our Club a nice
new refrigerator and a
convection oven! These two
items will make it much
easier to prepare for our
events!
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!
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Old Glory
Berm Build
New Berm
Pistol Range
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Reverse Berm
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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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→ RULES FOR ALL
RANGES ♣
→ 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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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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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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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
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Don't rely on your
gun's safety
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Firearms should be
unloaded when not
actually in use
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Be sure of your
target and what's
beyond it
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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
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Use proper
ammunition
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Be sure the barrel
is clear of
obstructions before
shooting
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Don't alter or
modify your gun and
have it serviced
regularly
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Learn the
mechanical and
handling
characteristics of
the firearm you are
using
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More
Safety Rules
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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From December:
Voted and approved was a
bylaw change that permanently
changes meeting times to the
second Sunday of each month
at 10am!
Discussion on New Member
Committee started! Ideas
discussed kicked around and
tabled till Dec 11th
meeting!
Dues: A Reminder: All
members dues expire on
12/31/16.Payment must be
received by 12/31/16! As of
1/1/17 any member who has not
paid their dues will be
denied use of the facilities!
As per our bylaws any member
who fails to pay by 1/31/17
and has not sent in a letter
of withdrawal will be
expelled at the February
meeting! Those who are
expelled may never gain
membership in this
organization again nor will
they be allowed on the
grounds!
Dues structure is as
follows:
If you joined prior to
12/31/15 your dues fee are
$80.00!
If you joined after 1/1/16
your dues will are $120.00 if
you don't intend to work the
required hours per our
bylaws. If you do intend to
do this work your dues will
be $80.00. Please be advised
we will keep a close eye on
those who claim this will
work clause! Be also advised
we're looking at the ones who
claimed this for 2016. If
it's found they haven't
performed as they said they
would the membership will
decide what the next move
will be!
Dues Payments or letters of
Withdrawals! Please mail to
TVRGC 420 Dater Hill Road
Troy NY 12180!
22 Bench Rest Winter shoot:
Beginning December 4th,18th
and January 8th, 15th ,22nd
and the 29th. Leaving a break
for the Xmas holidays.
Shooting time is 11am each
Sunday.
Any member or their guest
may shoot and we encourage
our youth to join in. The
shoot will consist of 20
rounds at 50 yards and 20
rounds at 100 yards. Any 22
rifle and any sights are
allowed. The two top shooters
each week and the two most
improved shooters each week
will win a $1.00 scratch off
ticket. Improved shooter
prize will begin on the
second week of shooting.
Each shooter will pay $5.00
per week towards targets
,prizes and an event at the
end of the shoot. If you have
a conflict for a particular
week you can pre-shoot at the
club and your score will be
recorded.
Any questions call shoot
coordinator Scott
Schmiedeshof at 518-421-5102
or scot3773@yahoo.com.
Christmas Party: Sunday
December 11th @ 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 Family ,The
Barberas, who will be flying
in from Switzerland to create
our dinner! All other
preparations are being
handled by The Food Channels
famous duo of Davin and
Schmiedeshof . So it really
should be a fun and delicious
event!
Guess that's it for now! Let
us leave you with the wish
that you and yours have a
great Christmas Season and a
Happy New Year! Maybe to help
you along the way on that
we're going to share this
link sent in by George Hillje
with you!
Taconic Valley Rod and Gun
Club - TVRGC.com
Taconic Valley Rod and Gun
Club Eagle Mills NY hunting
fishing shooting outings
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→ From Sunday November
13th, 10am:
Change of Meeting time and
day. It was agreed by all in
attendance that the proposed
change was not practical! A
vote was then taken to amend
the original proposal. This
was accepted by the maker and
it was then agreed that the
amended proposal would be
voted on at the November
meeting!
Christmas Party Chairperson:
After last years Christmas
Party fiasco( some may
remember the Treasurer
confused Christmas with
Valentines Day and decorated
the Clubhouse accordingly) it
was decided we need a new
chairperson! Seeing the
importance of a Holiday
Party(and probably not
wanting to see the Clubhouse
decorated with little hearts
and The Treasurer dressed as
Cupid again) two of our
heartiest members stepped up
and said they would co-chair
the event! Thanks go out to
Jim Davin and Scott
Shmiedeshoff for their future
efforts! We're sure they're
going to do a good job and
they'll also keep Cupids
arrows on the archery
range!
Christmas Party: Sunday
December 11th @ 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!
Dues: All members dues
expire on 12/31/16. So what
that means is soon we all
will be getting a bill!
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 will make theirs
and yours shooting day safer
and more fun!
Membership Badges: These
must be worn when using any
of the ranges! Those not
wearing will not be allowed
to shoot!
.22 Bench Rest Shoot! A big
hats off and a thank you to
Scott S for his work on this
shoot! It not only provided
an average of 11 people a lot
of fun it also created and in
some cases awoke an interest
in accurate moa shooting. On
an even more positive note we
heard Scott is cooking up a
similar shoot to start in
December! He's even working
on a heated area for the
firing line! As we get the
details we'll pass them on!
Oh and look at this! The
details just came in! Please
read the next paragraph ,it's
an update from Scott, to see
what's in store for the .22
benchrest shoot!
The fall 22 shoot ended this
past Sunday with a prime rib
dinner at Two Brothers....a
good time was had by all. We
decided to continue with a
Winter shoot beginning
December 4th, 11th,18th and
January 8th, 15th and the
22nd. Leaving a break for the
Xmas holidays. Shooting time
is 11am each Sunday.
Any member or their guest
may shoot and we encourage
our youth to join in. The
shoot will consist of 20
rounds at 50 yards and 20
rounds at 100 yards. Any 22
rifle and any sights are
allowed. The two top shooters
each week and the two most
improved shooters each week
will win a $1.00 scratch off
ticket. Improved shooter
prize will begin on the
second week of shooting.
Each shooter will pay $5.00
per week towards targets
,prizes and an event at the
end of the shoot. If you have
a conflict for a particular
week you can pre-shoot at the
club and your score will be
recorded.
Any questions call shoot
coordinator Scott
Schmiedeshof at 518-421-5102
or scot3773@yahoo.com
Pistol Classes: We're often
asked the wheres and whens of
these classes! George Hillje
was kind enough to help us
out by sending this link in
for those who reside in
Renns. County!
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!
Guess that's it for now!
Thanks for reading!
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Library of
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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!
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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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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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
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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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