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“The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government.” - Thomas Jefferson

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FEBRUARY 2016

Anne Arundel Fish & Game Conservation Association

From the PresidentFellow AA&FGers,

Hope you all survived Snowmaggeddon 2016 last

week. It turned out to be one heck of a storm and it put DC on its heels for a few days to be sure.& I for one have cabin fever and really hope to get out soon. AAF&G has many opportunities this month to get you out of the house if you want to brave the weather. I invite all of you to check out the monthly AAF&G Calendar published here in the SCORE and attend an event. AAF&G is somewhat unique since we are quite active year round. There are many similar clubs that pretty much shut down for the winter. You as a club member benefit directly from year round events at AAF&G, so why not take advantage? An amazing event I look forward to every February is the NRA Great American Outdoor Show, held in Harrisburg PA, 2/6 to 2/14 this year. This is the largest outdoor show in the world. If you have never been to this event it is quite amazing and well worth the trip up to PA. Expect to see major firearm manufacturers and industry partners with many products on display, outfitters from around the world ready to book your next adventure, vendors selling all types of gear, celebrity appearances etc. There is also a country music concert as well as many seminars and other events.

Come join us for our…Club Dinner & General Meeting

February 11th

Dinner ~ 7 PM Meeting ~ 8 PM

Dinner by Mike & Kathy Anderson…The Kitchen Committee!

Hopefully You Saved the Date forTuesday, February 2nd – 2A Tuesday for Maryland

Don’t forget that February 2nd is the date for the 2A (Second Amendment) Tuesday RALLY on Lawyers Mall

between the State House and the Senate & House Office Buildings. Your presence is needed on Lawyers Mall on 2A Tuesday to demonstrate that gun owners and shooters are a major presence in Maryland and not some small marginalized group of crackpot yahoos that some of the delegates and senators of a more progressive and less enlightened persuasion believe us to be. If you remember the huge throngs of gun owners that flooded the legislative area in the run up to

SB281 which resulted in O’Malley’s Firearms Safety Act of 2013, while we couldn’t stop the bill from becoming law (thanks to strong arming by Mike Miller and Mike Busch and promises by O’Malley) we were able to stop many other aspects of SB281 that would have made the FSA 2013 much more restrictive! And we had those throngs of 2A supporters because their rights were being threatened. In the subsequent years after 2013, the gun owner presence at the general assembly sessions has not been nearly as impressive primarily because the legislature, happy that FSA2013 was in effect, was not as aggressively pushing anti-gun legislation. However, as noted in the January issue, the spate of shootings over the past year has galvanized some of the delegates and senators to again threaten Maryland gun owners by introducing anti-gun legislation. Because there are going to be more threats to your ability to purchase and possess firearms, including those that have not previously been regulated by the state, let’s make the 2016 2A Tuesday a rousing success by once again flooding Lawyer’s Mall and the surrounding streets with gun owners and shooters!

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AAF&G Range Rules: http://www.aafg.org/safety.html#rules

Club Officers & Activities: www.aafg.org/activities

2016 Holidays / Shooting Hours: www.aafg.org/hours

2016 Orientation Sessions: www.aafg.org/orientation

Education & Training: http://www.aafg.org/education.html

AAF&G Forum: http://z13.invisionfree.com/AAFandG/index.php

Calendar http://www.aafg.org/docs/Score/Calendar_February2016.pdf

P. O. Box 150Arnold, MD 21012410-757-6800

It is a family friendly event too. Hunting, Fishing, Shooting, Archery, RV’s etc are represented at the show in 650,000 square feet of exhibit hall. You might not be able to see it all in one day. More info can be found at http://www.greatamericanoutdoorshow.org/ Hope to see you on the range this month.

Stay safe and share our sport,

Walt [email protected]

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FEBRUARY RSOs and BACKUP RSOs

2/06/2016 Primary: Peter Heckman Backup: Matt Nolte

2/13/2016 Primary: Matt Nolte Backup: John Kerrigan

2/20/2016 Primary: George Imhoff Backup: Steve Newcomer

2/27/2016 Primary: Jim Price Backup: John Michelli

The 2A supporting organizations in Maryland – NRA, AGC (Associated Gun Clubs of Baltimore) MSI (Maryland Shall Issue), and MSRPA (Maryland State Rifle and Pistol Association) have held meetings with individual Senators and Delegates as well as with several groups to talk about future legislation they would like to see as well as some legislation they will need to work against. So far, three bills appear to favor things gun owners would like to see: fingerprint retention, a fee reduction for the HQL, and longer records retention for meeting minutes under the Open Meetings Act. But let's not fool ourselves, the session is still early and there are some things on the horizon that may come up. Examples include using the Federal terror watch list as a prohibitor from purchasing and owning firearms in Maryland, regulating black powder and antique weapons, an excise tax statewide on firearms and ammo to pay for body cameras in Baltimore City, as well as repeats of other bills we have seen introduced in the past. Please plan to attend the 2A Tuesday Rally and Legislative Lobbying Day on Tuesday, February 2, 2016 and help your 2A supporting organizations help you by talking to your elected officials about the bills already listed by then, and tell them what they can do to support your opinion on firearms rights and your right to personal protection in the State of Maryland. And when you come out for 2A Tuesday, bring a few neighbors and a few friends. More about the 2A Tuesday rally schedule will be sent to you by email blast as it gets finalized, but the two most important things - the rally and the elected officials meet and greet - are set. The rally will be from 10:00 AM – Noon in Lawyers Mall and the elected officials meet and greet will be from Noon to 1:00 PM. We recommend that you contact your elected officials and make an appointment to see them and then let folks in your district know you have done so. If you have any questions about legislation, 2A Tuesday, or how you can help with 2A Tuesday, please contact AGC at http://www.associatedgunclubs.org/legislative.html, MSI at [email protected], or MSRPA at http://www.msrpa.org/. Let’s show the legislators that gun owners in Maryland are still a force to be reckoned with! See you there on Feb. 2nd!

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Appleseed

Many club members and their families have never had any formal marksmanship training, or at least not in many years. Where do you go to get intensive, step-by-step, by the numbers, marksmanship skills that will allow you to hit your target out to 500 yards and beyond? You guessed it… Appleseed! Don't be one of those shooters

who don‘t know what you don‘t know! Classes are held monthly at AAFG, loaner rifles/gear are available, and slots on the line are filling up quickly. See YOU on the line!

Sign up here: http://appleseedinfo.org/search-states-display.php?qstate=MD&statename=MarylandQuestions? [email protected] Like us here: https://www.facebook.com/Project-Appleseed-Maryland-264406060313831/timeline/

Brian SwiftAppleseed State Coordinator/Senior [email protected]

Junior rifle Program

It's a slow time of the year for the Junior Rifle Program. They were able to have one smallbore practice the month

of January, but the January Awards gathering was cancelled because of the snow storm and will be rescheduled. If you would like information about our program (I have a wait list at this time) or help finding another program in the area, please email me at [email protected]. Have Fun Shooting & Remember Youth are Our Future!

Andrea MillerChairman Jr. Rifle [email protected]

EDUCATION & TRAINING

February 6-7 AAF&G will be holding a NRA BASIC PISTOL

class. Upon successful completion of this class students will receive a NRA certificate – participation is required on both Saturday and Sunday to earn the certificate. Cost is $15 and AAF&G members have priority for seats. Tentative start time will be 9am both days. Preregistration is required to attend - To register please email [email protected] Please view the official AAF&G Training Schedule that can be found on the AAF&G Website under EDUCATION for future classes: http://www.aafg.org/education.html We are also asking the membership for training feedback. Did you miss a specific class and want to see if it is offered again? Is there a class not offered that you feel will benefit the AAF&G community? Please contact the AAF&G Training team at: [email protected]. We want to hear from you!

TAILGATING another car through AAF&G's GATE is against club policy. EACH vehicle needs to obtain entry by one “swipe” of a Prox Card. Failure to comply may result in vehicle or gate DAMAGE. Please do not tailgate!!!!

In MemoriamThe club notes the recent deaths of members:

Peter Perry (http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/uticaod/obituary.aspx?pid=176871478) )and,

John Toomey (http://www.barrancofuneralhome.com/fh/obituaries/obituary.cfm?o_id=3541293&fh_id=12483).

Our sympathies are with their family and friends.

A Reminder!

DEADLINE FOR MARCH SCORE MATERIALS IS FEBRUARY 23RD.

Send material to David Hickey at [email protected]


Eccles Range

Club Matches

The next Service Rifle/MSR/Any Rifle subject to the FSA of 2013 (except M1A) match will be held on

February 6th from 10:00am to 12:00 noon. The next Service Rifle/MSR/Any Rifle subject to the FSA of 2013 (except M1A) match will be held on February 6th from 10:00am to 12:00 noonand will be for Semiauto Rifles. New Service and Vintage Military Rifle Match shooters should consider arriving NLT 9:30am in order to familiarize themselves with the course of fire and get guidance in use of the sling. A five minute unlimited sighter shot sighting-in period will precede the record fire phases. For details on high power rifle match requirements, please visit the web page at http://aafg.org/events.html. Match Scores on the Forum Don’t forget, scores from current and most preceding Service, Vintage, and Very Vintage Rifle matches can be found on the AAF&G Forum (see Upcoming AAF&G Events on the Home Page to enter). Other stuff is also posted on the Forum. Give it a look-see sometime. Sign up for members is easy! And for non-members, nigh unto impossible! This is your exclusive AAF&G members only forum and is for all sorts of gun/shooting/2nd Amendment/club operations info, some of which may not be for non-member consumption. Check it out. And here’s a continuing reminder to all Eccles HP range users: If you bring guests to the club, remember to have them fill out and sign a waiver before doing anything else. At the Eccles HP Range, the blank waiver box is located on the wall on the right as you enter. And right next to it is the box for signed waivers (which has been emptied so there’s room now for more signed waivers). Some of our RSOs have asked that we remind and reemphasize to all Eccles Range users that they should not bring uncased firearms into the pavilion or uncase cased firearms until they have first determined that no one is down range or in front of the firing line, all personnel are back and at or behind the firing line, and the firing line is hot. Some folks get understandably concerned when they are down range and see others at the firing line handling firearms even if it’s only to put the firearm in the rack. Thank you for your continued cooperation. On January 16th, immediately following the Vintage Rifle match for Bolt Action Rifles, the Eccles Range Committee held an awards luncheon to recognize and reward high scoring shooters who competed in the Service rifle, Vintage Rifle (Bolt & Semiauto), and Very Vintage Rifle matches during 2015. For the Service rifle, and Vintage rifle awards, the top three scores were the basis for the

AR15/Service rifle

1st Place (Brass) Roy H. 874/900

2nd

Place (Lead) Andrew B. 870/900

3rd

Place (Copper) Brian S. 853/900

Vintage Bolt Rifle


2nd

Place (Lead) John K 817/900

3rd

Place (Copper) Steve A. 810/900

Vintage SemiAuto Rifle


2nd

Place (Lead) John K. 814/900

3rd

Place (Copper) Rob C. 781/900

Very Vintage Rifle


2nd

Place (Lead) Eric S. 392/400

3rd

Place (Copper) Cappy K. 381/400

determination. For the Very Vintage, the top four scores were the basis for the determination. As is evident from a perusal of the scores above, Roy H. took first place in all four categories and for that was awarded the Overall High Shooter award medal and certificate. Congratulations to all our marksmanship awardees! In addition to the medals, the awardees were also afforded the opportunity to pick from an assortment of bore lights, laser bore sighters, AR15 armorer’s tools, knives, and other accessories. Darned fine shootin’ by all! Let’s keep up the pace in 2016.

Shoot Straight and Shoot Safely

Bill PalkChair, Eccles Range [email protected]


BlackPowderWe are going to get our

BLACKPOWDERPALOOZA matches off to an early start this year with a Muzzle Loader Target Rifle match on Saturday, March 12 at 1000. Since this is not a Sanctioned Weekend, we will leave several firing positions open on the Eccles HP range during the match for any informal rifle shooters to use. The Board has not selected the Sanctioned Weekends for 2016 yet, so as soon as they do, we will provide a schedule of the planned BLACKPOWDERPALOOZA matches for the year. Also, in order to more efficiently provide information to those on the Black Powder interest list and answer any inquiries, I have created a new gmail address dedicated to black powder shooting here at AAF&G. The address is [email protected]. If you wish to be on this list, please send an e-mail to this address. Finally, I am once again soliciting interest in a Muzzle Loading information seminar. For those of you who have an interest in muzzle loaders but don’t know how to get started and also for those who may own one but don’t quite know all of the particulars of loading, firing and cleaning them, we will conduct a brief informational seminar followed by a session on the range for you to get a first-hand opportunity to fire muzzle loaders. If you are interested, please reply to me. If enough interest is shown, we will schedule it sometime this spring.

Guy [email protected]

BLACKPO W DERPALOOZA

BLACKPO W DERPALOOZA

BLACKPO W DER

January was a cruel month. The early January weather was so nice that one of our shooters decided to take a nap

before the start signal. Later in the month, we had to break a long standing tradition of not cancelling a match due to weather. The great blizzard of ’16 forced us to postpone an IDPA Classifier match. In the past, as long as shooters could get to the AP range, the match was on as seen from a photo of a previous winter match. The weather on January 23rd was the exception to the rule. Getting to AAF&G was at best problematic. Of course, if the ground is slippery, icy, or snowbound, we use a match design that keeps the shooter standing still. Looking forward to Spring Time.

Bill Osborne

Action Pistol

Nice January Weather!

Not so nice January Weather!

QUOTES TO NOTE!"Firearms stand next in importance

to the constitution itself. They are the American people's liberty teeth and

keystone under independence … from the hour the Pilgrims landed to the present day, events, occurences and

tendencies prove that to ensure peace security and happiness, the rifle and

pistol are equally indispensable … the very atmosphere of firearms anywhere

restrains evil interference — they deserve a place of honor with all that's good."

- George WashingtonFirst President of the United States


It’s a new year, and perhaps you have resolved to do a little stand-up one handed shooting. After all, it is fun,

requires modest exercise, and is a fine way to learn to shoot amazingly well. And even if you don’t get into Precision Pistol, it is simply great fun to plink with a truly accurate pistol. So what about the pistols? The first point to remember is that not all pistols are precision (Bullseye) pistols. The sport demands a pistol that can hold a two inch group or preferably better at 50 yards. That requirement immediately tosses out most 22 RF pistols. There are a few swoopy large and even 1911 look-a-like 22’s out there that appear to be precision pistols – but they aren’t. And don’t rely on the advice of the salesperson behind the counter. In our experience, and at the risk of irritating someone, most sales people just don’t know. Precision pistols range in cost from a few hundred dollars to a few thousand. Fortunately, the lower end of the range contains guns that are more than up to the challenge. Here are a few: Browning Buckmark, Ruger Mark III, Ruger 22/45, and Marvel Unit 1 (an upper that fits on your 1911 lower). All of these can be found new for $500 or less in basic configuration. In the case of the Buckmark and Rugers, a four to 6 inch bull barrel is the ticket. Don’t bother with any more barrel length – it makes the gun front end heavy and adds nothing to inherent accuracy (other than a longer sight radius). The Marvel is different. It is a complete upper that fits on a 1911 lower that you may already have. It simply replaces the 45 cal upper and can be done in minutes. The switch back is just as fast. The Marvel Unit 1 is not classified as a stand-alone firearm, so under Maryland law it can be purchased without an HQL. So if you already own a good 1911, this might work.

My Say…from Mike McGrath

In the $500 to $1000 range popular precision guns include the venerable Smith & Wesson 41, a couple of wonderful High Standards, and the Walther/Hammerli X-esse. Beyond $1000 there are fascinating choices; many of the names end in vowels (think Ferrari) or are specially tuned or manufactured versions of names already mentioned. In all cases you will need at least two magazines. Although not required, red dot sights can be fitted to all these guns. Dot sights are most appreciated by older shooters who struggle to really focus hard on a front sight. Popular precision red dots include UltraDot and Aimpoint. Avoid any brand without positive elevation and windage click adjustments and a lifetime guarantee. Can you safely buy used gear? The upside is lower cost and possible improvements such as aftermarket triggers, barrels, magazines and sights. The downside is the potential for problems. 22 RF is not a high stress round, so “wearing out” due to shooting is rare. Things to look for include a bright shiny bore, crisp rifling, no abrasions at the muzzle crown, no corrosion, proper feeding, no cracks, no peening of the chamber face, tight lock up, decent trigger action, and overall signs of care. Surface scratches and worn bluing don’t matter – it’s a shooter not a beauty queen. All but one of my precision pistols and revolvers were purchased used. If you think you might take the plunge, come on down to the range and talk about it. We are happy to discuss what we like and don’t like. And maybe, you can talk to someone who has experience with the choice you are making. Talk and read before you buy!

Note – the preceding views are those of the author and not those of AAF&G.

Eccles Range Target FrameDimensions and Construction

The current frame design uses 1"x2"'s, 72” long for the uprights and 1/4” plywood , 6” x 19 ½” for bracing at the bottom and top. It’s very simple. Attach the plywood rectangles to the side rails so the rails are flush with the

edges of the plywood. One goes at the top and the other is affixed so there’s 10” of side rail at the bottom to go into the tubes in the ground.

Each frame requires (2) 1" x 2" x 72”and two of the 6" x19 ½" x ¼” plywood pieces. That’s it! If you plan on using your frame to shoot from the prone position, you might want to add 8” in length to the rails to allow the target to be mounted high enough to be visible over the ground baffles when in the prone position.

Target backers are typically made from 20” x 20” cardboard or foam core backer board.

Remember to affix backers high enough so that when the target is attached you do not get ground strikes.


Of Interest to Provisional Members

Summary of Shooting Events that count as part of the Provisional Member Quadrathlon(3 shooting events + Gun School) • Pick one from each category

Pistol• Bullseye Pistol Training/Clinic each Tuesday, 10:00 am• Bullseye Pistol league matches each Thursday at 12 noon and Saturday at 9:00 am• Army “L” match the last Saturday of the month at 9:00 am• Bullseye 2700 matches, during most of the 6 sanctioned weekends throughout the year.• Bullseye 900 matches, check the current issue of the SCORE• IDPA Action matches, 1st Friday and 1st, 2nd, and 4th Saturdays• Cowboy Action matches, 3rd Saturday of the month• .22 Rimfire Action matches, 4th Sunday of the month

Check the calendar at the back of the SCORE for more info and check the AAF&G website and the Range Committee chairs (www.aafg.org/activities) for specifics of match requirements such as firearm(s) to be used, ammo requirements and courses of fire, prerequisite training/qualification, etc.

Shotgun• Fridays and Saturdays 10:00 am -1 pm

Rifle• AR15/Service Rifle match, 1st Saturday of the month at 10:00 am• Vintage Military Rifle match, 3rd Saturday of the month at 10:00 am• Very Vintage Rifle Match (single shot BP cartridge rifles) 5th Saturday of the month at 10:00 am• Appleseed Project, for 2016 will be held on the 3rd weekend of the month (with some exceptions)

RIFLEMEN’S LUNCH By Eric Smith

Alot of people think that only women can give luncheons or dinner parties for their friends. This is because they set out their best china and silverware and

serve fancy food. Men can do it, too, but with a twist. Just take the January 16th lunch that the Eccles Range Committee put on with the cooking done by Mike & Kathy Anderson (our Kitchen Committee Chairs) and Keith Jewell, for medal winners and all competitors in last year’s AR-15, Vintage Rifle, and Very Vintage Rifle matches. It was an event for guys (even though gals were more than welcome), and since the rifles used to compete in most of the matches are military rifles, so the “china” was a table full of US Army mess kits complete with military-issue

“silverware” and Army canteen cups. The main courses, dispensed from surplus military field mess containers used for troops in the field, were two versions of classic chipped beef on toast, otherwise known to veterans as “SOS” with one version prepared according to the recipe in the 1942 Army Cook’s Manual, TM 10-405. Side dishes included fried spam, hashed brown potatoes, and the tastiest, fluffiest, creamiest scrambled eggs you ever ate (not from TM 10-405). During the lunch, and as the shooting awards were passed out, the group was entertained with one of the all-time great sniper movies, “Enemy at the Gates,” screened on the club’s big-screen TV. Just when things couldn’t get much better, Andy McKinney showed up with several bottles of fine bourbon whiskeys from his own stash. He laid out plastic cups and not only invited all present to sample his A-list booze, but provided tutorials on each particular bottling. A good time was had by all – but we all had an even better time because this was the kind of luncheon made for guys.


AAF&G Welcomes Two New Provisional Members

Six new provisional member applications were proposed to and approved for acceptance as members by

the Board and the General Membership at the January 2016 Board and General Membership meeting. The new provisional members are:

RobeRT M. AMAToGeRAld beCHARdRodNey HARRISToM MCdANIelPAul MICHAlSKI

MATTHeW SCHWARTZ

If you see them on the range after their initial orientation and safety walkthrough, remember that they’ll be looking to you for guidance in following the range safety rules, range protocol, range safety, customs, range safety, ethics, range safety, etc., and since they cannot shoot without the presence of a full member on that range, please help them out if you can. Be a mentor.

MEMBERSHIP DepartmentProvisional

Members – Gun School

The next scheduled Gun School is set for Sunday,

Febuary 7, 2016 at noon. If you are a provisional member and wish to register for the Gun School class, please send an e-mail to [email protected]. We will send an e-mail confirmation that you are registered for the class. You must be a provisional member to attend, i.e., you must have had your interview, safety walkthrough, and have been issued your provisional membership card. Also, if you were confirmed to attend Gun School previously and missed your class for whatever reason, please send us an e-mail as well. We will reserve a space in the next scheduled class, but we still need you to indicate if you plan to attend. We will send you an e-mail confirmation as well. In either case, first time registering or making up a missed class, please do not show up for Gun School unless you receive a registration confirmation from AAF&G Training. We can accommodate up to 20 people in the Gun School class. If the class fills up, a waiting list will be created. Those on the waiting list will be placed into class on a first come, first served basis if there are cancellations. Therefore, it is very important if you are confirmed to attend the Gun School class on February 7th and cannot attend, that you notify us by e-mail so that we can place someone from the waiting list into the February class. Otherwise, those on the waiting list will be given priority placement in the next Gun School class (date TBD). [email protected]

GUn SChOOl

New Applicant(s) Posting

Thefollowing individuals whose names are shown below and are posted in the clubhouse for 30 days beginning

January 4, 2016, have applied for membership in AAF&G.

Timothy P. McGRATH, CroftonSponsored by Mike McGrath

Hunter M. DISE, Elkridge

Sponsored by Jim Stansbury

The following individuals whose names are shown below and are posted in the clubhouse for 30 days beginning January 6, 2016, have applied for membership in AAF&G.

Tabitha M. LONG, Valley LeeSponsored by Bill Osborne

Michael E. FINLEY, AnnapolisSponsored by Walker Johnson

If you have any comments - favorable or unfavorable - regarding any of these applicants, please advise Bill Palk by email at [email protected].

Let’s T hink About Growing Our Membership T his Spring!!

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1900 Board Meeting

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6 RSO Peter Heckman 0900 IDPA 0900 Bullseye League 1000 Service Rifle League 1000 Trap

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11 1200 Bullseye League 1900 Dinner 2000 General Meeting

12 1000 Trap

13 RSO Matt Nolte 0900 Bullseye League 0900 IDPA 1000 Trap

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19 1000 Trap

20 RSO George Imhof 0830 Appleseed 0900 Bullseye League 0900 Steel Challenge 1000 Trap 1000 Vintage Rifle League

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27 RSO Jim Price 0900 Bullseye League 0900 IDPA 1000 Trap

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