GARY SCHERER PRESENTS HIS APPROACH TO RELOADING

Economical Reloading and Improved Accuracy Can Go Hand In Hand

At the July meeting, Gary Scherer pre-sented the third and final seg-ment of our re-loading series. The previous segments dem-onstrated the physical proc-ess of reloading through lecture and hands on use of reloading equipment, Gary designed his talk to pro-vide an over-

view based on his premise as to why shooters reload—greater accuracy and lower cost, with emphasis on the latter. Here’s why. Someone who participates in the monthly CMP matches, for instance, will shoot about 3000 rounds over the course of the year. Using a .308 caliber projectile as an example, at about $1.00 a bullet, retail, you can spend significant money. It doesn’t take long to explore the benefits of reloading. What if you could cut that cost by two-thirds? Gary did.

SPORTSMEN’S NOTES

Official Newsletter of the Dormont-Mt.Lebanon Sportsmen’s Club

AUGUST 2011

DMSC SHORT SHOTS ● At our August 25 meeting, DMSC members who shot at the Camp Perry CMP matches earlier this month will give an overview of the competition and how

our team did. The short version is the guys gathered 21 medals out of 32 medal opportunities. Highlights included Allan Jaworski making the President’s 100 (87/1250), gold for Bruce Long in carbine (17/850) and Chuck Augenstein in Garand (17/1240), and Stephen Tupta highest junior in carbine. Hear more at the August meeting. Then enjoy the post meeting meal of wings and salad with selected beverages. ● Hot Off The Presses! We just received word from the PGC via WCO Beth Fife and Regional Wildlife Education Supervi-sor Joe Stefko of a FREE shooting pro-gram for women on Sunday, August 28. The program, being held at the East Mo-nongahela Sportsmen’s Club in Elizabeth

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Gary Scherer presents his frugalistic approach to reloading service rifle metallic cartridges.

Above is the DMSC team just prior to heading to Camp Perry. The goat is an annual traveling trophy that goes to the shooter with the lowest score. “For Real” pictures will be in next month’s edition.

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on Ella Hollow Road, is sponsored by Women On Target. If you like the out-doors and would like to experience or be introduced to the shooting sports this is an excellent entry level program. The club provides all the equipment, instruc-tors, and a great lunch and the best part is it’s all FREE. Contact information and an application form are on the last page of this newsletter. ● The Mon-Valley Friends of NRA 2011 Banquet is scheduled for Saturday, September 17, at the Valley Inn Social Hall in Monongahela. The basic $35 ticket gets you admission and a great dinner. Additional raffle tickets and drawing opportunities are available. DMSC likes to fill a table or two. Money raised by this event goes back to clubs in the area and we’ve received thousands of dollars in this way for our junior program and other projects. See Chuck Augenstein for details and tickets. By the way, this is the same day as our September work party, but the banquet is an evening event, so we can still get some project work done.

First he realized that unless you are shoot-ing at more than 400 yards, you don’t need premium material. At that point, finding ac-ceptable reloading components becomes the challenge. That’s when the internet be-comes your friend in making selective pur-chases. A business in Ebensburg has 8 pound kegs of powder for $15 instead of $30. An outfit in Kentucky sells Army sur-plus .308 cases for $15 per 100. You can find 1000 primers for $17 instead of $30. Total up the bill and you can put together a reload for 30 cents. How do you go about reloading? Once again you turn to the internet, where untold numbers of instructional videos are avail-able at no cost on You-Tube. The same goes for what recipe you should use for the most consistent load and, therefore, the most consistent accuracy. Again, the internet has hundreds of suggestions and the rationale behind them. As Gary says, let other people use their time and money to develop loads, and then you put their research into practice for your needs. Does reloading work? Gary, who has only be shooting CMP competitively for a few years, thinks so. And his perfect score at our recent CMP match backs that up.

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On August 27, the Castle Doctrine legislation be-comes law in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Pictured is Governor Tom Corbett signing the bill,

flanked on his right by State Representative Rick Saccone, and FOAC president Kim Stolfer,

both of whom made presentations to club members at our monthly meetings.

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SEPTEMBER 2011

SUN MON TUES WED THUR FRI SAT

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4 9:30AM Antique Rifle Match 7:00PM PSRL Smallbore Rifle

5 LABOR DAY No Monday

Pistol

6 7:00PM-10:00PM Trap Range

7 7:00PM PSRL Smallbore Rifle

8 7:30PM Board Meeting

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10 9:00AM NRA High-power

11 PATRIOT DAY 7:00PM PSRL Smallbore Rifle

12 6:00PM Indoor pistol (NMC)

13 7:00PM Jr. Rifle (instruct.) 7:00PM-10:00PM Trap Range

14 7:00PM PSRL Smallbore Rifle

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18 10:00AM 10th Annual Garand Memorial Match 7:00PM PSRL Smallbore Rifle

19 6:00PM Indoor pistol (NMC)

20 7:00PM Jr. Rifle (instruct.) 7:00PM-10:00PM Trap Range

21 7:00PM PSRL Smallbore Rifle

22 8:00 PM Membership Meeting

23 1:30PM-4:00PM(approx) Silhouette

Set Up

24 9:00AM Outdoor Pistol Silhouette

25 7:00PM PSRL Smallbore Rifle

26 6:00PM Indoor pistol (NMC)

27 7:00PM Jr. Rifle (instruct.) 7:00PM-10:00PM Trap Range

28 ROSH

HASHANAH

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LEGEND:

UPPER RANGES CLOSED

ALL RANGES CLOSED

WORK PARTY

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Dormont-Mt. Lebanon Sportsmen’s Club P.O. Box 12692 Pittsburgh, PA 15241

Next Membership Meeting: August 25, 2011

Topic: Report from Camp Perry Menu: Wings, Salad, and Beverages

MEMBERSHIP CLASSIFICATIONS AND DUES Active (Full-fledged membership) $75.00 per year Senior (65 years old, 10 years consecutive membership) $30.00 per year Intermediate (18 - 21) $30.00 per year Junior (12 - 17) $10.00 per year Initiation fee (one time) $25.00 Computer Gate Card $10.00

AFFILIATIONS:

National Rifle Association

Allegheny County Sportsmen

Washington County Sportsmen

Metropolitan Police Revolver League

Pittsburgh and Suburban Rifle

League

National Shooting Sports Foundation

CLUB DIRECTORS ROBERT L. ATKISON .................... 724-941-5882 CHARLES R. AUGENSTEIN, II ..... 724-941-9538

GEORGE A. DIETZ ........................ 412-344-4027

MILES R. FORD ............................. 412-833-0813

DOUG GAWRONSKI...................... 412-531-5043

THEODORE K. HILDABRAND ....... 724-942-2125

ROBERT KIRSOPP…………………724-348-5033

THOMAS H. KRAMER, JR ............. 724-873-0683

LOU ROMITO ................................. 412-835-6881

GEORGE TAYLOR, IV ................... 412-344-8750

BRUCE D. UNGAR......................... 412-343-2256

ELLSWORTH F. VINES.................. 412-343-5752

RONALD J. WATTON..................... 724-941-5891

DAVE WILLARD…………………….724-941-6620

KEN ZUPKOW………………………724-941-8367

SANCTIONED BY:

Department of Civilian Marksmanship

Pennsylvania Rifle and Pistol Association

United States Revolver Association

CLUB COMMUNICATION

Club Web Site: www.mdi.net/dml

Club House Phone: (724)745-9794

Membership Inquiries: DMSCMembers@gmail.com

(412)831-4857

Newsletter: louromito@gmail.com

MEMBERS ARE EXPECTED TO CARRY THEIR GATE CARDS AND BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY THEMSELVES WHEN ASKED TO BY A RANGE OFFICER OR OTHER MEMBER

EXECUTIVE STAFF GEORGE TAYLOR IV .................................................. PRESIDENT THEODORE HILDABRAND ................................VICE PRESIDENT ELLSWORTH F. VINES ..............................................TREASURER MILES FORD........................................RECORDING SECRETARY BRUCE UNGAR.............................EXECUTIVE RANGE OFFICER

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF LOU ROMITO..……………………………...NEWSLETTER EDITOR BRIAN FINK . ….……………………………...MEMBERSHIP CHAIR

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PISTOL

MONDAY NIGHT OUTDOOR (NMC). The first line shoots at 6:00PM. Call the program leaders, George Taylor (412)344-8750 or Bruce Ungar (412)343-2256, for additional information.

SATURDAY OUTDOOR SILHOUETTE. This monthly outdoor program will fire every fourth Saturday at 9:00AM. Call George Taylor (412)344-8750 for addi-tional information on Saturday activities.

Note: silhouette set up is the preced-ing Friday afternoon and assistance is appreciated.

TRES BANDIDOS. The match shoots the fifth Wednesday in a month. August 31 fits that bill. Plan ahead for this fun event and call George Taylor, (412)344-8750, for information.

RIFLE

NRA HIGH POWER. The matches are usually held on the first Saturday of the month, but there are some changes in the summer because of regional Camp Perry competitions. Scheduled dates: Septem-ber 10, and October 1. Call John Tupta (724)941-1494, or teefam@verizon.net , or Al Jaworski (724)746-7033. for equip-ment requirements, confirmation of match dates (you can check the event calendar), and other particulars. . SMALL BORE OUTDOOR. Practice is every Wednesday evening at 5:00PM.

BLACK POWDER. Contact Ron Watton, (724)941-5891, or watton2@verizon.net.

CMP JUNIOR RIFLE PROGRAM (BASIC RIFLE TRAINING FOR JUNIORS AND ADULTS) The Junior Ri-fle Program will resume on Tuesday, Sep-tember 13. This program starts with a 6 week instructional class emphasizing safety and marksmanship basics for new shooters. Additional coaching and prac-tice is available every Tuesday night through March after the 6 week class con-cludes. The $10 fee covers the instruction book, ammo, and all needed equipment. Call Miles Ford (412-833-0813) or Chuck Augenstein (724-941-9538) to sign up. See Page 7 for more details.

SHOTGUN TRAP. The program shoots every Tues-day from 7:00PM - 9:00PM. Call Doug Gawronski, (412)531-5043, for informa-tion. Additionally, the hand traps to the left of the trap house are available for use year round.

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● Under a $3000 Friends of the NRA grant, Chuck Augustine has negotiated for the purchase of AR-15s for our Junior Program from DPMS Panther Arms, the nation’s second largest manufacturer of AR-15 rifles The price will get us three firearms of A2 national match quality and allow us to buy necessary shooting garb. ● It’s difficult to shoot silhouettes when there are none, so the board approved a contract to have 26 birds and animals made, which should last us for the forseeable future. ● The board approved the purchase of nine Jersey barriers to configure four storage bins to house some of our project material near the garage--cinder, 2B slag, 2A modified, and limestone dust. The next step is the logistical planning to get the barriers in place, each weighing about 7000 pounds. ● Bob Kirsopp and Pete Cassini reset the target frames on the pistol range to reduce possible splash back of shrapnel and the heavy hitting on the railroad tie wall. Bob secured and had delivered 25 railroad ties to repair the pistol range wall and other shot-up ties throughtout the ranges. ● The Board voted to join the National Shooting Sports Foundation. Its mission is to promote, protect and preserve hunt-ing and the shooting sports. Some of their efforts involve providing grants and materials to clubs for the conducting of introductory shooting courses. We will certainly be exploring these opportunities in the months ahead. The organization is also strong in supporting legislation that protects the rights of gun owners. The following news release is an example.

Legislation to clarify the longstanding ex-emption of ammunition and ammunition components under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) of 1976 now has more than 100 co-sponsors in the U.S. House of Representatives, the National Shooting Sports Foundation reports. This recognition is a major milestone. Known as the Hunting, Fishing and Rec-reational Shooting Protection Act, this bi-partisan legislation was introduced at the NSSF Congressional Fly-In by Reps. Jeff Miller and Mike Ross in the House and Sens. Jon Tester and John Thune in the Senate, following continued attacks by anti-hunting groups to ban traditional am-munition (ammunition containing lead-core components) under the TSCA. As co-sponsorship continues to grow in the House, NSSF is now renewing its fo-cus in the Senate, where the bill has 19 co-sponsors.

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CMP JUNIOR RIFLE PROGRAM TO RESUME IN SEPTEMBER The Junior Rifle Program is scheduled to resume on Tuesday, September 13

th. This starts with a 6 week instructional class emphasizing safety and marksmanship basics for new shooters. Additional coaching & practice available every Tuesday night through March after the 6 week class concludes. Some main points of the program: ο Focus is on juniors (age 12 and older) ο Parents can take the class w/ their child ο Adult shooters wishing to improve skills can also participate (class size permitting) ο Rifles are .22 caliber target rifles which are sized for youth through adult ο You don’t have to be a club member to take this course ο NRA Certified Instructors lead the program ο Charge of $10 (TOTAL) for 6 week class----includes instruction book, ammo and all needed equipment. After the 6 week class concludes there is a charge of $3 per week for ammo and targets. Call Miles Ford (412-833-0813) or Chuck Augenstein (724-941-9538) to sign up. Other instructors include Alan Jaworski and Dave Willard.

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CMP M1 Garand 200 yard Match July 24, 2011

Name Slow Fire Prone

Rapid Fire Prone

Offhand Total

Chuck Augenstein 93-1x 90-1x 86-1x 269-3x

Pete Cassini 91-1x 72 84 257-1x

Mike Ligman 90-2x 90 81 261-2x

Jim Madar 95-1x 92-2x 82 269-3x

Vince Roy 88-1x 83 79 250-1x

Gary Scherer 98-3x 88-1x 91 277-4x

Steve Skowronek 97-2x 95-3x 93-1x 285-3x

John Tupta 87 85 82 254

Stephen Tupta 90-2x 90 75 255-2x

Bruce Ungar 89-1x 90-2x 88 267-3x

Dave Willard 97-2x 92 78 267-2x

Jerry Williams 95-2x 78 78 251-2x

A weather day at DMSC that resembled a weather day at Camp Perry in Ohio greeted the thirteen shooters for the annual preparation for the upcoming National Matches. This special event helps to hone the shooting skills for those intent on participating at the Nationals, by duplicating the distance, course of fire, and pace that will be encountered. Indeed a good day it was! Welcome to Steve Skowronek who was not only new to the DMSC matches, but he also garnished the top score with a 285-3x. Nice shoot-ing Steve! At the upcoming National Matches the following scores will earn medals: Gold 281+, Silver 273-280, Bronze 264-272. Great shooting by all who attended and the best of luck at Camp Perry.

---Reported by John Tupta

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CMP Springfield/Vintage 200 yd. Match July 24, 2011

Name Rifle Slow Fire

Prone

Rapid Fire

Prone Offhand Total

Chuck Augenstein 1896 Swedish 98-2x 94-1x 86 278-3x

Pete Cassini 03A3 94-2x 86-1x 89 269-3x

Mike Ligman 03A3 88 91-1x 74 253-1x Jim Madar K-31 98-2x 90 87-1x 275-3x

Vince Roy 03A3 94-2x 87 70 251-2x

Gary Scherer 03A3 100-1x 97 90 287-1x

Steve Skowronek 03A3 96-3x 94-1x 78-1x 268-5x

John Tupta Krag 77-1x 36 71 184-1x

Stephen Tupta Krag 100-3x 96 83 279-3x

Bruce Ungar 03A3 95-1x 83-1x 95-3x 273-5x Dave Willard Krag 98-3x 91-2x 83-1x 272-6x

Jerry Williams 03A3 94-1x 88-1x 47 229-2x

This 200 yard CMP Springfield/Vintage Match followed the Garand Match with fourteen shooters on the firing line. The course of fire was thirty rounds plus sighters (ten rounds per stage). This match aligns with the upcoming National Matches to be held at Camp Perry on August 5, 2011. Top score for the match was Gary Scherer with a 287-1x. The Springfield Match allows the use of either the 1903 or 1903A3 rifles; Springfield Match achievement award cut-scores for 2011 are: Gold 281+ , Silver 273-280, Bronze 264-272. The Vintage Match allows the use of the following rifles: the U. S. Model 1917 or U. S. Krag or a manually-operated, as-issued foreign military rifle. Vintage achievement award cut-scores for 2011 are: Gold 278+ , Silver 270-277, Bronze 258-269. All of the cut-scores are determined from results of the previous year scores at the Na-tional Matches. Some very notable scores that were accomplished: Stephen Tupta and Gary Scherer “cleaned” the slow prone stage with 100 (all shots in the ten or X ring), Chuck Augenstein, Jim Madar, and Dave Willard all scored 98 on the slow prone stage, and Bruce Ungar shot a 95 in the offhand stage. Great shooting by all! Best of Luck at the upcoming Nationals!

--Reported by John Tupta

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MEETING NOTES FROM THE ALLEGHENY COUNTY SPORTSMEN’S LEAGUE AND THE WASHINGTON COUNTY SPORTSMEN’S AND CONSERVATION LEAGUE (Delegates Mike Yanchak and Bob Kirsopp) ALLEGHENY COUNTY (August) Following are excerpts from the minutes of the August meeting. PFBC. WCO Mike Walsh reported of 18 boating fatalities, three were in the Pitts-burgh area. Dutch Fork Lake Dam (Washington County) rebuilding has begun. This is cov-ered by a $4.5 million grant from H2O PA. The project is expected to be completed by May or June of 2012. North Park Lake is looking good. Cur-rently the road to the lake is closed be-cause of vandalism; you can park at the bottom and walk to the lake. Stocking date will be sometime in April. PGC. WCO Gary Fujak. The mentored youth antlerless transfer is going well. The harvest must be reported by license holder. Voting to change the Resolution on Sun-day hunting ban was 4 yes, 3 no and 1 abstention. Comments are being taken at the PGC website through Sept.1 on hunting ruffed grouse and bobwhite. Bald eagle active nests are at 203 in 50 counties. In 1983, only three nests were found, all in Crawford County. Migratory birds season opens Sept. 1, Dove Sept. 15. Public Relations. Dave Bagaley called at-tention to the PA Outdoors article and get-

ting the editors straightened out regarding Deer Management. The ACSL does not support the failed research. Youth Day. Clairton Sportsmen’s event was a great success. Gun Safety and AR15 stations were the favorite. Clairton will continue a Youth Day yearly event in the future. Membership. 38 clubs paid membership in the ACSL. New Business. A Nominating Committee has been selected. Mike Christeson and Mike Maranche will present their report for elections in October. Information on other topics, such as legis-lation and conservation, is on the ASCL website at www.acslpa.org . The League is raising funds for Youth Education via the raffle of a Beretta A400 Xplor Unico 12 Ga. shotgun. Tickets are $5.00 for two chances with the drawing on October 8. ACSL MEMBER CLUBS ARE ASKED TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAM BY TAKING 10 TICKETS. There was a discussion as to why atten-dance has been so light at monthly meet-ings. Clubs should understand that their representation keeps the league and member clubs aware of mutual concerns. Most importantly, the Allegheny County Sportsmen’s League, Inc. represents all its’ clubs in relation to agencies such as the PFBC, PGC and 2nd Amendment Rights/ Legislative issues. ACSL NEXT MEETINGS: October 13, and December 8, 2011. WASHINGTON COUNTY There was no meeting in August.

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FISH AND BOAT COMMISSION √√√√ The PFBC has begun a $4.5 million construction project to rebuild the dam at Dutch Fork Lake in Donegal Town-ship, Washington County. This work will restore the popular 91-acre recrea-tional facility. Originally constructed in 1959, the man-made lake was drained in 2004 after Hurricane Ivan damaged the spillway and created safety issues. √√√√ PFBC will hold Family Fishing Pro-

grams at Dunlap Creek Lake (Uniontown), August 20 and Twin

Lakes (Greensburg), August 21. Check the website for details.

GAME COMMISSION √√√√ Hunters looking to participate in this year’s Pennsylvania elk season have until Aug. 26 to submit an application through the Pennsylvania Game Com-mission’s Pennsylvania Automated Li-cense System (PALS). This can be done at any issuing agent or through the “Buy Your Elk License” icon in the center of the agency’s homepage (www.pgc.state.pa.us). OUT AND ABOUT √√√√ The South Fayette Conservation Group, South Fayette Township and the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy teamed up for a fish habitat project lo-cated along Millers Run off Route 50 where Millers Run Creek flows under Parks Road. The work involved installa-tion five fish habitat structures, known as "single log vane deflectors", to pro-vide relief from erosion along stream banks, in addition to creating fish habi-tats. The project will help Millers Run downstream by slowing down the flow during large rain events

NOTES FROM THE FIELD NOTES FROM THE FIELD NOTES FROM THE FIELD NOTES FROM THE FIELD

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Winchester Classic Featherweight (New in Box) in 25 WSSM. Asking $799. Marlin 444P Outfitter with factory ported 18 1/2" barrel (New in Box). Asking $600. Weatherby Vanguard Sporter (new in Box) in 257 WBY. Asking $525. If your are interested in any of these fire-arms, contact Bernie Bakaitis: Home: (724)745-2562. or Cell: (724)255-4199. (08/11).

Crimson Trace LG-436 Laserguard. Fits the following Glock Compacts and Sub-Compact models : 19,23,25,26,27,28,32,33,36,38,and 39. It fits under the front of the frame and ac-tivates on the front strap. Like new with all original accessories and box. $269 list price. Will sell for $150. Contact John at (412) 512-7393 or Jehack@aol.com. (07/11).

The trading post For buying and selling sporting equipment associated with club related activities--

shooting, hunting, fishing, and archery. That means no golf clubs, soccer shoes, weight benches, old tires, personal dating services, etc. ...you get the idea.

The Trading Post is a free clearing house service for DMSC members. We bear no responsibility or liability for accuracy of information, item condition, or reliability of submitter. Mail Trading Post items to DMSC P.O.Box 12692 Pittsburgh, PA 15241, or e-mail to louromito@gmail.com. Indicate whether you want to buy or sell, list the general item, then specific details, and include a contact point, as well as a picture if available. After two issues the item will be removed unless requested otherwise.

WANT TO SELL WANT TO BUY

NO ITEMS TO LIST

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SUNDAY August 28, 2011

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