GunsmokeORPA’s

The Offi cial Newsletter of the Ohio Rifl e & Pistol Association

October-November 2014

In This Issue...

Cowboy Shootingpg. 9

2014Trustee Nomineespg. 4

Long Range National Championshipspg. 12

ORPA Junior Pistol at Camp Perrypg. 16

You are invited to the:

Ohio Rifl e and Pistol Association’s

2014 Annual MeetingSaturday, November 8, 2014

AMVETS Post # 89 – Columbus, Ohio3535 Westerville Road, Columbus, OH 43224

Luncheon 11:30Annual Membership Meeting 1:00 pm

Reservations for lunch requested. Call Mary Sacco, Secretary at 513.239.2618 or email at secretary@orpa.net to reserve your spot. Please identify entre preference of chicken or pork.

Lunch is $10.00 per person. Children under 12 eat free. Please make your reservations by October 26, 2014

Ohio Rifl e and Pistol Association’s

2014 Annual MeetingSaturday, November 8, 2014

AMVETS Post # 89 – Columbus, Ohio3535 Westerville Road, Columbus, OH 43224

Luncheon 11:30Annual Membership Meeting 1:00 pm

Reservations for lunch requested. Call Mary Sacco, Secretary at 513.239.2618 or email at secretary@orpa.net to reserve your spot. Please identify entre preference of chicken or pork.

ORPA 2014 Sweepstakes Drawingback page

A Message From the President

Bob Sacco

ORPA President’s Letter September 2014

With the end of the competition season comes the off -season work of load development, rifl e rebuilds, equipment repair and planning for next year. ORPA Junior programs have to fi gure into that planning. Th e Highpower Division is in search of a New Junior Highpower Coach if you can be of assistance contact Gwen Bailey, Highpower@orpa.net . All help is appreciated and some have already volunteered to help out with ammo and practices. Gwen has advised that to promote Junior

participation, fees for Junior shoot-ers will be waived at all ORPA High-power events in 2015. Our thanks to departing Junior Highpower Coach Don Schedler for his eff orts on behalf of the ORPA Junior High-power Team.

Th e ORPA Annual Meeting will be in Columbus on Saturday, Nov. 8 all members are encouraged to attend. Important business of the Associa-tion will be discussed and Trustees will be elected. Additional infor-mation may be obtained by contact-ing ORPA Secretary Mary Sacco at secretary@orpa.net . As a reminder there will be a dues increase in 2015 - renew now and lock in your mem-bership at the current rates. While on the subject of membership we wish to congratulate Membership Director and current VP of Opera-tions Alan Joseph. Alan has served

the Association for many years. He has accepted the position of Head Rifl e Coach at Morehead State Uni-versity aft er a long tenure as the Coach of the Xavier University Ri-fl e program. Alan will continue as Membership Director and we hope for a good season, go “Eagles”. Alan is to be inducted into the Xavier Athletic Hall of Fame this year in recognition of his days as both a student athlete and Coach for Xavi-er Rifl e.

It is not too late to get those sweep-stakes tickets in. Th e sweepstakes is our only fundraiser and all proceeds go to support the ORPA Junior pro-grams. Th e drawing will be held at the Annual Meeting Nov. 8 in Co-lumbus. Many fi ne prizes will be awarded send your money and tick-ets in ASAP.

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ORPA Annual Meeting .................. 1President’s Message ........................ 2Trustee Nominees ........................... 4Cowboy Corner .............................. 9Team Long Range Champ ........... 13Indiv. Long Range Champ ........... 14ORPA Junior Pistol Team ............ 16NRA Membership App ................ 18ORPA Membership App .............. 18Calendar of Events ....................... 19ORPA Member Clubs .................. 21ORPA Officers and Trustees ........ 222014 Sweepstakes .......................... 24

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Regional Director Bryan Hoover185 Dur Mel Drive, Zanesville, OH - (740) 297-4255 bhoover@nrahq.org

Northern Ohio Field Rep. Marc Peugeot10701 County Road G., Bryan, OHmpeugeot@nrahq.org

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If you have a story or photo that would be of interest to other mem-bers of the Ohio Rifle and Pistol Association, please submit them to Editor Rachel Scofield via email at: gunsmoke@orpa.net or by mail at: P.O. Box 333, Pickerington, Ohio 43147

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Thank you to the following for their donations:Ed Kulczak

Rodney GribbleLee Brian Buchanan

Stephen StockwellGary GilbertRalph Baker

Thomas BazzoliJohn NeidighScott DeWalt

Rod Hrapko (sic)

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At the ORPA Annual Meeting on Nov. 8, members will vote for trustees to serve three-year terms. The following are biographies for the nominees.

2014 ORPA Trustee Nominees

Newt EngleMarling “Newt” Engle; born and raised on a farm in Perry Township near Canton, Ohio and graduated from Perry High School. Joining the University of Akron Varsity Rifle Team in the fall of 1974, Newt accepted the position as the Head Rifle Coach in 1977. Over the past near-ly 40 years, Coach Engle has had the opportunity to work with hundreds of exceptional ath-letes who have helped the team gain national rankings as high as #10, as well as several league championships. In 2009 The University of Akron was proud to have Jenna Compton win the NCAA National Air Rifle Championship. Guided by Coach Engle the team has consistently

been ranked as one of the top 20 teams in the nation for many years. In the spring of 2006, Newt was awarded the National Rifle Association's Outstanding Service to Collegiate Shooting Sports award. In the fall of 2007 Newt was appointed as one of the six member NCAA rifle committee charged with overseeing collegiate competition in the US. Newt was the chairman of the committee for his last two years. In 2011 the NCAA appointed Newt as the Secretary-Rules Interpreter for the rifle committee. In 2010 Newt was appointed to the prestigious NRA Smallbore Rifle Committee. Newt has also been introduced to the sport of Olympic pistol by assisting ORPA trustee Fred Totts in starting the first ever collegiate pistol club at The University of Akron. In addition to his collegiate duties, Coach Engle is very proud of his chance to work with OPRA air gun director, Chuck Miller which has resulted in ORPA Three-Position Air Rifle teams bringing several national championships back to ORPA and Ohio.

The late 70’s was a busy time for Newt. He joined The University of Akron Police Department in 1979 where he has worked his way up through the ranks to the posi-tion as Assistant Chief of Police where he retired from in 2011. Also in 1979, Newt married his lifelong mate, Sandy Engle who according to Newt has to be “One of the most understanding wives in the world”. The early 80’s saw Newt finish his associates degree in criminal justice and his bachelors degree in political science, as well as expanding his family to include daughters An-gela and April. Much to the pleasure of Coach Engle, daughters Angela and April have not only taken up the Olympic Sport of Rifle, but have done so in award win-ning fashion. Angela and April competed as members of the Ashland Eagles Junior Rifle Club and continued as members of The University of Akron rifle team.

Being very involved in the Olympic Sport of Rifle and all facets of Police Firearms Training, Newt has added an important viewpoint to the ORPA Board of Trust-ees.

5Russell EvansRussell Evans is seeking a seventh term as an Ohio Rifle and Pistol Association Trustee. Russ is currently serving the association as Smallbore Director. He is a member of the NRA, United States Shooting Association and the International Shooting Coaches Association. He holds NRA certifications as Instructor, Smallbore Coach and Chief Range Safety Officer. He has been a member of the NRA National Coach Development Staff since 1994. He is also an International Advanced Smallbore Coach. He is a CMP State Junior Director for Ohio. Mr. Evans has been the Head Coach for the Vienna Cougars Junior Rifle Teams for 25 years. He

serves as the Match Director for the ORPA indoor and outdoor smallbore state championships. This year will be his twenty-eighth year as a National Matches Volunteer where he will serve as Head Coach for the NRA National Matches Junior Smallbore Camp.

Russell holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business from Youngstown State University and is retired from Del-phi Packard as a Senior Product Engineer. He resides in Hubbard, Ohio with his wife, Vickie. He has two children and four grandchildren.

Joseph KocianJoseph Kocian is a certified NRA instructor with a federal firearms license from Kent, Ohio. He retired in 2009 after serving 36 years as a technology educator. He currently owns the eStores www.K-Products.us and www.K-Teach.us.

He is a member of the NRA, the Ohio State Teachers Retirement System, the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Buckeye Firearms Association. He has served as a past External Vice President of the Kent Jaycees and past President of the North Eastern Ohio Industrial Arts Association.

In 1969 Kocian received the Bronze Star after serving as an U.S. Army Combat Veteran in Vietnam.

David MathisDavid Mathis has been working in the technology industry since 1967 when he held Top Security clearance for his work with the United States Army. Work that earned him the Bronze Star and the Army Commendation medals for meritorious service while serving with the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment in Vietnam.

Since he has worked for many large companies including AT&T, Ernst & Young, BP and IBM. Since 2002, David has worked for the Westfield Group which is a financial institution with $4.0 billion in consolidated assets.

David is a Level 1 NSCA Instructor and has been an NRA Firearms Safety Instructor for Rifle, Pistol and Shotgun. He is a member of the North Olmsted Sportsman’s Club, the New Pittsburgh Soortsman’s Club, the National Sport-ing Clays Association and the NRA. He is a past member of the Lorain Rifle & Pistol Club and the West Branch Rifle & Pistol Club. He is a life member of ORPA.

6Larry RoweLarry Rowe is a past president of the Cincinnati Revolver Club, Fairfield Sportsmen’s Association and ORPA.

During much of his time with ORPA, he was state legislative director for the NRA testifying at state senate and house and local city councils hearing on pro-gun issues. This included many TV and radio debates with anti-gun opponents in Cincinnati, Cleveland and Dayton. Most major stations were involved.

For several years Rowe participated in Hamilton County police pistol matches as a special deputy and he also re-loads 19 calibers and gauges for pleasure and economy. He became a Range Technical Team Advisor for the NRA after receiving training at the Whittington Center and the Olympic Training Center in Colorado. This appoint-ment lasted four years and his responsibilities included Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana and Michigan. While living in Florida he joined a Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) and had continual training in five years.

Larry is currently a member of the Ohio Gun Collectors and the Miami Rifle and Pistol Club. He looks forward to again working with the fine members of ORPA.

Don HunterDon Hunter is a life member of the NRA, the Izaak Walton where he served as chairman of promotion of events at the Tiffin/Seneca Izaak Walton and ran action pistol shoots for 15 years. He also shot in 2700 matches at Oak Harbor’s indoor range in the winter. Don has been a member of ORPA since 1986 and a trustee since 2000. Don serves as ORPA’s hunting director.

Don intends to see all the shooting disciplines within ORPA grow. He continues to provide Gunsmoke with articles providing information on hunting legislation. Don attends the open houses of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources and the United States Sportsmen’s Association rallies.

Don lives in Seneca County and retired in 2012 as a police officer from the Tiffin Development Center and is a reserve deputy for the Seneca County Sheriff ’s office. He served in the US Marine Corps from 1980-1984 and in the Marine Corps reserve from 1984-2001 as a Gunnery Sergeant. From 2002-2010 he served in the Ohio Army National Guard and was a First Sergeant in an Infantry Company. He served in Kosovo/Serbia and Operation Iraqi Freedom. He retired from the military in 2010 with 30 years of service.

Leonard Richileau

7Richard MartinIn 2013 Richard Martin was appointed as an ORPA trustee to fill a vacancy.

Richard is a retired geologist who worked in the aggregate and mining industry. He has a Bachelors of Degree in Earth Science and a professional member of the Society of Mining Engineers. I have represented and lobbied on behalf of the mining industry in both Ohio and Indiana for more than 35 years.

He retired as an Air Force Lieutenant Colonel with 22 years of active and reserve service. Richard has been a life member of OROA since 1983 and a life member of the Ohio Gun Collectors for more than 30 years.

He has been an NRA member since the 1950s and recently became a Patron Member. He shot on a smallbore team in college and shot for ten years on a military composite highpower team that won the National Winston P. Wilson Infantry Trophy Championship. He is also a NRA certified rifle and shotgun instructor.

Shooting has been a tradition in Martin’s family. Both his mother and father shot on competitive rifle teams. His uncle shot on the Annie Oakley Team in Durke County winning the State, National and World Champion Small-bore Gallery Team Matches in the early 1950s. He was also the first person to win the Governor’s Trophy Match in Ohio. But then shooting runs in his family, his great, great aunt was Annie Oakley.

Larry SmithLarry Dan Smith is running for trustee for the next three years. He is currently on the ORPA Executive Committee. He currently works with Highpower and Junior Highpower programs. He is married with three children and has been active with ORPA for more than 20 years.

“I have watched this organization grow and would like to see it continue on this path,” Smith said.

Larry’s interests have grown to include Cowboy-Action Shooting.

Yvonne SmithYvonne M. Smith is running for trustee for the next three years. She is currently anORPA trustee working with the Highpower and Women’s Issues Committees.

She is married with one child and two step children and has been active with ORPA for more than 20 years.

8Chuck MillerChuck Miller’s objective in becoming an ORPA trustee is “to keep the shooting sports alive and growing by working with the youth shooting programs.”

Chuck owns a nine-point range, is an NRA- certified shooting instructor and coaches the Great TrailMusketeer Junior Rifle Team. He has also coached the Ohio Team for the NRA Nationals for five years and has been an ORPA Trustee since 2006. Chuck is NRA-certified to teach rifle, pistol, shotgun and personal protection. He competes in Highpower matches.

He is a trustee at the Broadway United Methodist Church and is involved with the Boy Scouts of America.

Robert SaccoBob Sacco is a life member of ORPA and a patron member of the NRA. Bob currently serves as ORPA’s president.

Bob has been employed by the Hamilton County Sheriff ’s Office since 1973 and currently upholds the duties of special deputy SRT training and consultant. He has taught mob and riot control, SWAT support, tactical rifle, sub gun, pistol and shotgun. Bob is NRA-certified to instruct rifle, pistol and shotgun. including; Ohio Gun Collectors Association, Single Ac-

tion Shooting Society, International Police Association, the Fraternal Order of Police, Big Iron Rangers, Fairfield Sportsman’s Association, Ohio Police Combat Pistol Association, National Tactical Officers Association and the Middletown Sportsman’s Club.

Bob is a counselor for the Boy Scouts of America and is a past president of the Miami Rifle and Pistol Club. He actively competes in highpower, pistol, rifle, shotgun, trap and cowboy action. Bob also enjoyshunting and reloading.

Shannon CherryShannon Cherry is running again for trustee. He has two children with his wife Cheryl.

His shooting experience began with a local 4-H club and by the time he was eleven he was shooting in competition with the Pickaway Farmers & Sportsman Junior Club, in Circleville. During his junior shooting career Shannon earned his NRA Distinguished Expert Award, 1980 Ohio Junior Prone Champion, and Collegiate National Cham-pion in 1982. I trained at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, and at the Army Marksmanship Unit at Fort Benning, Ga.

He has coached ORPA Junior Service Rifle Team, has served as President of The Pickaway Sportsmen Club, As-sistant Scoutmaster of Troop 159 and a 4-H certified instructor. Today he still enjoys competing, coaching and introducing new shooters to the sport.

BY COL. FLETCH O’DUBOIS III(ORPA Cowboy Director Bill Knall)

Photos by Ed Metcalf

Cowboy Corner

Getting Out and About Can Be Fun! Have you ever felt like you were in a rut with your cowboy action shoot-ing? Tired of looking at the same old bushy faces? Seen the same sce-narios one too many times? Is that’s what’s troubling you Bunkie? Well, then try getting out and about and shoot at a different club, it can be fun.

So far this year I’ve had the oppor-tunity to shoot at several different venues including the Ohio State Championship held in Piqua where Buckshot Jones, with the help of Mean Gun Mark and Boaz, have created a 12 stage cowboy action competition village.

Don’t forget that Mean Gun, Boaz and Buckshot Jones will be hosting the second Ohio State Wild Bunch match this year. It is going to be one of the four major matches to be held in Ohio this year and will be on their range October 25th and 26th.

Another great shoot is with the Greene County Cowboys at their home range located at the Greene County Fish and Wildlife grounds in Xenia Ohio. John Henry Love-less and his compatriots Ruger Ray and Loco Leadslinger have created a six-stage cowboy shooting village as well. They usually shoot a six-stage match on the first Sunday of every month and what’s really nice is that

the awards are held in their spacious clubhouse that offers a pay-as-you-go kitchen. To learn more about them and to confirm their schedule can be found at www.gcfng.com.

The Wilmington Rough Riders have their matches on the third Satur-day of every month, and they shoot six stages minimum at every meet. They are located on the grounds of the Clinton County Farmers and Sportsmen Association range in Wilmington, Ohio. I was struck by the passion of SASS Regulator Coy-ote Kid Mike for organizing and promoting this shoot. Although it is comprised of only three stages, each stage is shot twice with a different scenario at each stage. So, over the course of shooting six stages you never see the same scenario twice. Pretty cool huh? and according to “Mike” there are plans to modify and expand the cowboy shooting area. For more info on what’s going on there, check out their web page at

www.ccfsa.com/SASS.html

I had a great time at a Wild Bunch match earlier this year at the Mi-ami Rifle and Pistol Club in Batavia Ohio. The Stone Lick Regulators head honcho, Carson, besides Wild Bunch events, offers a five-stage SASS shoot. Each scenario features an array of situations, some based on famous historical incidents or movies scenes in which the shooter tests their mettle against challenging steel targets. For more information check out their web site at www.mi-amirifle-pistol.org/cowboy_action.

By the time you read this, the Grand-daddy of major events in Ohio will have been history - the infamous Guns of August which is the Mideast Regional held the second weekend of August annually on the grounds of the Middletown Sportsman’s club in Middletown. Ohio. This year we had 28 ORPA members partake and quite a few took home trophies.

7Mile Tom .................................4th Senior DuelistBlackjack Beeson ......................3rd Pale Rider GunfighterC.J. ..............................................3rd CowgirlClementine Valentine ..............1st Ladies GunfighterFancy Free Spirit .......................1st Ladies Frontier CartridgeLead Slinger Lee ........................5th Young Gun BoysLoco Leadslinger.......................2nd Classic CowboyMean Gun Mark .......................4th Frontier CartridgeRuger Ray ..................................1st Pale RiderShana Shureshot .......................4th CowgirlSlow Poke Smith .......................2nd Frontier Cartridge DuelistTwo Bit Drifter ..........................1st 49er

1 Lassiter Senior Gunfighter 119.172 Two Bit Drifter 49er 122.613 Blackjack Beeson Gunfighter 155.15 *4 Wild Wyatt Wolf Senior 159.115 Dusty Feller Senior Gunfighter 160.366 Samuel "Doc" Eells Duelist 161.167 Forty Duelist 166.61 *8 Clementine Valentine Gunfighter 173.129 Harold "Doc" Adams 49er 174.25 *10 Carson Classic Cowboy 185.0611 Coyote Kid Mike Senior 185.3312 Fletch B Western 199.64 *13 Longshot Ace Duelist 203.07 *14 Pocono Duelist 208.0415 Wildcatter Senior 211.3416 Dutch Wheeler 49er 214.4617 Darby Belle Junior Cowgirl 252.4118 Three Gun Jake Frontier Cartridge Duelist 262.3619 Tiny Zimm Cowboy 273.40 *20 Slim Zimm Cowboy 276.0221 Sal Gal Lady B Western 305.0822 Random Lee Silver Senior 320.8923 Lucky Lee Roy B Western 331.02 * Clean Shooters

Wlmington Cowboys - July 19

1 Indy Kid Senior 140.172 Blackjack Beeson 49er 149.873 Dusty Feller Gunfighter 175.614 Lucky Lee Roy B Western 199.345 Pocono Duelist 205.756 7 Mile Tom Senior Gunfighter 213.947 Fletch B Western 231.618 Longshot Ace Duelist 245.64 *9 Calamity Kelly Lady 49er 279.3510 Kentucky Joe Senior 316.9311 Dun Got a Gun Doug Classic Cowboy 350.8912 Deadwood Leadslinger Senior 410.6413 Crazy Dave Wrangler 447.91* Clean Shooters

Big Irons - July 12

121 Knob Creek Drover Senior 131.70 *2 Lassiter Senior Gunfighter 134.513 Samuel “Doc” Eells Duelist 140.07 *4 Wild Wyatt Wolf Senior 146.50 *5 Honey B Quick Lady Senior 168.506 Indy Kid Senior 170.737 Dusty Feller Senior Gunfighter 177.42 * 8 Darby Cattle Baron 179.999 Boaz Gunfighter 180.5410 Coyote Kid Mike Senior 185.9411 Buffalo Dick Senior Gunfighter 190.21 *12 Joe Cassidy Duelist 200.6412 Smokin’ Iron Senior Duelist 200.6413 J D Milton Elder Statesman 202.42 *14 Wilbur Green Rexroat Senior Gunfighter 203.57 *15 Blackjack Beeson Gunfighter 208.1016 Carson Classic Cowboy 225.2017 Pocono Duelist 226.3118 7 Mile Tom Senior Gunfighter 232.0119 Lucky Lee Roy Outlaw 234.0420 Longshot Ace Duelist 235.3421 Light Horse Gunfighter 237.7922 Mean Gun Mark Wrangler 238.4023 Flat Water Bob Silver Senior 258.1624 Fletch B Western 260.0525 Calamity Kelly Lady 49er 266.4726 Ham Widagun Senior Duelist 274.9927 Durango Jones Wrangler 276.8528 Three Gun Jake Front. Cart. Duelist 306.9529 J C Ryan 49er 313.8230 Rose Louise Reasoner Lady Gunfighter 315.5731 Rascal Junior Cowboy 337.5332 Maverick Mark Cowboy 374.6833 Montana Micah Senior Duelist 382.68 34 Deadwood Leadslinger Senior 521.9835 Corbin Dallas Silver Senior 626.29* Clean Shooters

Big Irons Holiday Shoot- July 5

1 Two Bit Drifter 49er 134.102 Dusty Feller Senior Gunfighter 154.20 3 Darby Cattle Baron 164.734 Coyote Kid Mike Senior 171.595 J D Milton Elder Statesman 172.426 Clementine Valentine Gunfighter 187.017 Wilbur Green Rexroat Senior Gunfighter 188.03 *8 Fletch B Western 188.11 *9 Carson Classic Cowboy 205.0110 Longshot Ace Duelist 210.03 *11 Dutch Wheeler 49er 210.5512 John Richard Ironton Cowboy 219.7813 Rose Louise Reasoner Lady Gunfighter 290.50 *14 Random Lee Silver Senior 380.29* Clean Shooters

Wilmington Cowboys - June 21

1 El Tirador Modern 180.022 Blackjack Beeson 59er 181.783 Longshot Ace Modern 229.094 Wilbur Green Rexroat 59er 298.895 Fletch 59er 309.376 Lucky Lee Roy Traditional 335.687 Nylon Ryder Modern 342.748 Dead Hand Modern 350.119 Grubsack Traditional 376.1610 Busted Knuckles Modern 391.8511 Sundown 59er 508.83* No Clean Shooters

Stonelick Regulators - Wild Bunch - June 28

At Camp Perry this year, competi-tion proved to be harder than usual as it was the year for the Full-bore World Championship warm up to be fired this year at Camp Perry as a precursor to the World Champion-ships to be held next year at Camp Perry, 2015. This meant that teams from around the world gathered at Camp Perry this year to not only fire in the Full-bore match that was to be fired at the conclusion of the Long range Championships, but also to compete in the individual as well as the team matches.

ORPA entered three teams this year in the Roumanian and Herrick Tro-phy 1000-yard team Long Range National Championship Matches and three teams in the Palma Team Match. These team matches are open to Service, Match and Palma rifle shooters. The ORPA Gold and Silver teams were entered into the match rifle category and the ORPA Service Gold team was entered in the service rifle category. In the Pal-ma team match, ORPA Gold and Sil-ver were entered into the Palma rifle division. ORPA Service Gold was entered in the service rifle division. The Roumanian team match for the match rifle shooters is fired typically with a scope mounted to the match rifle. The Herrick team match on the other hand is fired with iron sights. The Palma team match is fired with a rifle chambered for a 308 caliber bullet and the shooter using iron sights. The service rifle shooters for the Roumanian, Herrick and Palma team matches at last use only iron sights for all three matches. There is a rather new third category for the

132014 Team Long Range National Championships

By Long Range Team Coordinator Edward Shank

Palma team match that allows the use of scoped rifles in the any/any division, for which those interested ORPA members who are Ohio State residents are welcome to send a 2015 ORPA team application to me for this new team match.

As typical in past years, the ORPA service rifle team in the preliminary standings for the Herrick Trophy team match posted the ORPA Gold service rifle team was in first place in the State Association category. In the final results, ORPA Gold service team came in third overall in the combined service rifle team division with the Army Reserve Rifle team and USMC taking first and second place. Firing members of the ORPA Gold service rifle team were Roger Wedge, Ray Frank, Ken Strohm and Ed Shank (team captain). On the second day of team competition, the Roumanian team match was fired and was a duplicate of what hap-pened in the previous day during the Herrick match with ORPA again in third place overall behind the Army Reserve Rifle team and the USMC service rifle team. The Army Reserve team used a mix of M1A/M14 and AR-10 rifles, while the USMC team used AR-10’s.

The ORPA Gold Team firing in the Roumanian team match took Second place in the Match rifle di-vision, High Master Class in the State association category. Team members were Jeffery Graham, Tim Kerns, Matt Kellgreen and Ed Eichler (team captain). Again firing in the Herrick match ORPA Gold took second place in the match rifle

division, High Master Class in the state association category.

The ORPA Silver team firing in the Roumanian team match took First place in the match rifle division, Master Class in the Open club cat-egory. Although firing as a State As-sociation team, NRA competitions put ORPA Silver, as well as some military teams in the Open club cat-egory. However, ORPA Silver did take first place. Team members were Charles Rowe, Thomas Colton, Mike Fortune and Kimberly Rowe (team captain). The ORPA Silver team fir-ing in the Herrick match took first place in the match rifle division, Master Class in the combined State association and open club category. Team members were Charles Rowe, Thomas Colton, Mike Fortune and Kimberly Rowe (team captain ).

In the Palma team match, ORPA had three teams. Two Palma teams ORPA Gold and Silver and one ser-vice rifle team, ORPA Gold Service. In the Palma team match, winner takes all. There are no classes for High master, Master, Expert, etcet-era. Only rifle types are categorized. The Palma rifle, Service Rifle and any rifle/any sight rifle is recognized. The ORPA Gold palma team mem-bers were Terry Paul, Don Schedler, Tim kerns and Ed Eichler (team captain). ORPA Gold placed 21st place of out of a field of 60 teams, which included many of the inter-national shooters firing in teams waiting to fire the follow week of the

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Full-Bore matches that they came to Camp Perry for. The ORPA Sil-ver Team placed 25th. ORPA Silver team members were Mike Fortune, Charles Rowe, Kimberly Rowe (team capt.) and Thomas Colton. Keeping in mind that this was the year of the World invitation for the Fullbore matches, our teams fired against the best teams in the world. This invitational brought shooters from countries such as Canada, Australia and Canada. Our ORPA service rifle team placed third overall with the Army Marksmanship Unit and the USMC service rifle teams taking 1st and 2nd place . ORPA service rifle team members were Roger Wedge, Ray Frank, Ken Strohm and Ed Shank (team capt.).

I would like to thank everyone who took the time and effort to shoot on an ORPA team and hope to see you next year. As an Organization, the Ohio Rifle and Pistol Association did quite well in the overall scope of the team match standings con-sidering the competition including the influx of the International teams that we competed against. The team matches are always fun and infor-mative. Think about next year to join in on an ORPA team. Half the match fees are paid by ORPA. Again thank you for your interest and in-volvement in this great sport.

For the entire National Cham-pionship results for 2014: http://competit ions.nra.org/champi-onship-results/nra-national-out-door-rifle-pistol-championships-re-sults.aspx

Indiv. Long Range National Championships By Long Range Team Coordinator Edward Shank

As with the year of 2012 with In-ternational shooters arriving to shoot the America’s Cup, anoth-er wave of International shoot-ers arrived to shoot the Full-Bore matches which were to conclude the 2014 National Championships at Camp Perry. However, even with the presence of the Interna-tional shooters, the Gallaghers, Michelle and Nancy proved that once again, they are the best. Mi-chelle Gallagher taking first place in winning the Long range Cham-pionship with a total aggregate score of 1096-66X and her mother, Nancy Tompkins one X count be-hind, with a 1096-65X. Third and fourth place winners also scored a 1096 with different X counts. SSG Brandon Green with a 1096-59X and Thomas Colyer who also won the Wimbledon, with a 1096-56X. In the Canadian Cup, Nancy Tompkins won first place with a 698-41X, Michelle Gallagher with a 498-40X and Thomas Colyer with a 698-39X. Same score with 1X between the three of them. Guess at the top, X count does re-ally matter.

The Long-Range Championship, (match 500), is a total aggregate of all individual matches fired in four days of 1000-yard competition in-cluding the Palma match, which is fired at 800,900 and 1000 yards. Although due to a torrential rain-fall that delayed the match for 4 hours, the Palma match was short-ened to only an 800 and 1000 yard match. Due to time restrictions, the 900 yard portion was not fired. The rain did send some shooters back to their motels in which this

retreat to a dry room pretty much made them forfeit 450 points or in this case, 300 points due to the re-moval of the 900 yard portion that is usually fired in the match. The de-letion of the 900 yard portion of the Palma match also put some shoot-ers at a disadvantage by removing the 900 yard string if these shooters hoped to cash in on easier points to record than those fired at the 1000 yard line, were everything changes.

The Long Range Championship is divided into four days of shooting with the shooter’s option to fire their choice of rifle and type of sight. Typ-ically the rifles used are the Palma, Service and match rifle with a cal-iber of other than 30 caliber using either iron or a scope. Choosing the type of rifle and sight you use de-pends on which trophy match you decide to compete in. These individ-ual matches are grouped in rifle and sight type so that each competitor are firing the same type of rifle and scope.

The Long-Range Championship ag-gregate is divided by class only, High Master, Master, Expert, Sharpshoot-er and Marksman. The total aggre-gate score for each class is listed from highest score to lowest score only. The type of rifle and scope combina-tion is not categorized. However, the list does indicate the rifle type and sights used. If you have the inclina-tion, you can go through the list and see how you really did against those using the same combination of rifle and sights you used. The Canadian

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Cup Trophy scoring is done in the same fashion, except, the first two 1000-yard matches (#511 &#512) are not counted as part of the Ca-nadian Cup total score aggregate. At the conclusion of each day of firing, the shooter with the highest score for each of the 4 relays, fires in a shoot-off to determine who the tro-phy winner of that match is. During the shoot-off, you will see service ri-fles, palma rifles and scoped rifles all on the line competing one last time to see who wins the top spot for the trophy match that they entered. Whether it is the Wimbledon, Farr or Leech cup for example.

In the Individual matches, ORPA did quite well ORPA had some notable results from the line of hard-holders at Camp Perry. Kim-berly Rowe placed 2nd Expert in the Leech match. The leech match is fired with iron sights over a dis-tance of 1000-yards. Charles Rowe fired placed 16th Master in the 300/600 yard aggregate among US and International shooters in the Full-Bore match. ORPA service ri-fle shooters continue to do shine at the 1000-yard line in the service rifle category of the National Long Range Championships. Ken Strohm won a Bronze medal in the Palma match-service rifle division. The Palma match is fired for 15 shots fired for record at 800, 900 and 1000 yards for a total of 450 points. In the Porter Trophy Match, Ed Agle took High senior and 15th place in Master class of the Mustin Trophy match. Edward Shank in the Por-ter match won 2nd High senior and 10th place in the Master class of the Mustin trophy match. The Porter and Farr matches are a service rifle

only match fired at 1000-yards with 20 rounds for record. Roger Wedge using his service rifle won 1st Expert in the Mustin Trophy match and 9th place in Expert class of the Farr Tro-phy match. Ray Frank also did well in the Mustin match by getting 11th place in the Master class. The Mus-tin match is fired with any type of rifle the shooter wishes to use.

The total aggregate score of four days of firing rifles at targets a1000-yards from the shooter during the National Long-Range Champion-ships (match 500) defines the shoot-er’s place among the best shooters in the country and for at least this year, the world. Ed Agle firing his service rifle throughout the course of matches in the Master class of the Long-Range Championship placed 6th. Master among the service ri-fle shooters and first place civilian among the other contestants from the military teams. Edward Shank firing his M1A placed 8th Master and 2nd. Civilian among the list of hard-holders using the service ri-fle. Ray Frank placed in 11th place and 3rd civilian in the Master class of those who fired the service rifle during the four days of the National Long-Range Championships. Rog-er Wedge placed in 9th spot of the Expert class with Allan Wolff in 1st place of the sharpshooter class. What should be noted here is that in the Master class of the long-range championship, those firing the ser-vice rifle, ORPA had three shooters in the top eleven spots and two in the Expert class among the service rifle shooters.

ORPA members who shot match ri-fles also have a reason to be proud.

Robert Johnson won 3rd. place in the expert class firing in the Leech Cup and 9th place expert in the Mustin match. Tim Kerns got 17th place in the Master class of the over-all National long-range Champion-ship. The leech Cup is a 1000-yard match fired with a match rifle using iron sights. Robert Johnson placed 1st Grand Senior and 6th place in the expert class of the total aggregate of the long range championships. Sam Hartsock won 15th place in the Master class of the Andrus Memo-rial match. This match is fired with the palma rifle. Jack Jones firing his scoped rifle took 8th place overall in the Wimbledon trophy match with a 200-11X. As in the upper strato-sphere of this game, he needed one more X to get into the shootoff that would decide the match winner. Showing you how close Jack came to winning this thing, Wimbledon match winner, Thomas Coyler of Tennessee won this match with a 200-12X score and a shootoff score of 100-4X. Dan Altman was the match winner of the Herb “Doc” Aiken trophy with a score of 199-5X.

Long range shooting is most of all, fun. If you are willing, you get to talk to many different people from around the country and some-times the world. All willing to share ideas and tips to improving your score. The best advice one can give is to practice and shoot matches throughout the year. This test your-self and equipment. So get out to the range and shoot some matches. See you next year on an ORPA team.

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16Looking to the Future - ORPA Junior Pistol Team

By Team Member Jessica Syme

This year when I climbed out my overstuffed car and set foot on the ground at Camp Perry, I was a little concerned to find out if I would be living at Swamp Perry again. How-ever, when my foot hit the ground, it was solid (I jumped up and down, just to make sure). I would not have lakefront property for the week’s stay in a hut, and I was thrilled. Camp Perry is a very special place, home to a very special competition. This year was no different.

The ORPA Juniors all shot very well, and we had so much fun. Glenn Zimmerman finished as the Junior Champion, with a score of 2535-66x. Elizabeth Buerling was the High Lady Junior, with a score of 2431-42x, she finished 4th amongst the junior competitors. Bryce Tuck-er scored a 2405-39x, earning 5th place in the Junior category. His brother, Brett, also shot very well and scored a 2314-32x, finishing 10th. Robert Delagrange shot a 2196-24x, finishing 14th. I finished right behind Rob, with a 2184-18x. Zoe Gibson competed in the .22 only 2700, earning 9th place with a score of 2314-21x. In addition to the individual achievements, the ORPA Juniors secured another National High Junior Team title with a score of 3239-91x.

We finished the week with the CMP National Trophy Individual Pistol Match and President’s Pistol Match. In the Junior Matches, Glenn won the President’s Junior Pistol Match with a score of 368-11x, and placed 2nd in the National Trophy Junior category, with a score of 265-5x.

Elizabeth finished 7th in the Presi-dent’s Junior Match with a score of 338-2x, and scored 5th in the Na-tional Trophy, Junior match with a score of 255-4x. Bryce finished 10th in the President’s 100 Junior Match with a score of 330-1x, and shot a 245-0x in the National Trophy Indi-vidual Junior match, finishing 9th. I shot a 288-2x in the President’s 100 Junior, finishing 17th and a 236-1x in the National Trophy Individual Junior Match, finishing 12th. Rob fired a 310-3x in the President’s 100 Junior Match for a 14th place finish, and received 16th place for his score of 211-2 in the National Trophy In-dividual Junior Match. Zoe, while battling mechanical problems, fired a 163-1x for the President’s 100 Ju-nior Pistol Match, and a 121-0x for the National Trophy Individual Ju-nior Match.

Brett did not shoot the two individ-ual matches on Sunday as a Junior, but instead competed as an adult in order to begin the work on his dis-tinguished Pistol Badge. He scored a 330-9x in the President’s Match, and shot a 138-0x in the National Trophy Match. For the Junior team matches, ORPA Gold (Brett and Bryce) fin-ished first with a combined score of 535-11x. ORPA Juniors (Elizabeth and Glenn) finished second with a 530-10x. ORPA Orange (Rob and myself) finished 4th, with a score of 499-4x. The week at Camp Perry this year was a blast, and we can’t wait until next year!

The defending national champion Buckeye Pistol team started their season by hosting the 12th Annu-

al Ohio Cup. The Cup is an open match with no team scores that was attended by community shooters, former team members, The Univer-sity of Akron, Cedarville University and the Buckeyes. The Bucks fared well, taking seven of the nine spots in the three open events of free, standard and air. Ohio State freshman Glenn Zimmerman took the three gun aggregate (1617) naming him the all-around “Ohio Cup Champion.” The Buckeye women had a good first outing also, taking four of the six top spots in the woman’s events of 40-shot air, and 60-shot sport pistol. The lady bucks took the first three spots in the 2-gun aggregate – first was freshman Irina Andrianova (908),k while Elizabeth Szalajko and Elizabeth Buerling tied for second with Szalajko winning the tie break-er for second. No official team scores were kept, but both the open and woman’s teams had very competitive national performances.

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4 Cowboy Action Middletown Sportsman’s Club www.bigirons.com/ 4 9:00 AM Rifle - NRA 80RD XC Club Champ. Miami Rifle and Pistol Club www.miamirifle-pistol.org 4 NRA 600 Yd. Prone & F-Class Match Solon Sportsmen’s Assoc. www.solonsportsmen.org 5 Cowboy Action Greene County Fish & Game gcfng.com5 9:00 AM CMP - EIC Leg Match Miami Rifle and Pistol Club www.miamirifle-pistol.org 5 9:00 AM Centerfire Benchrest - Candies Miami Rifle and Pistol Club www.miamirifle-pistol.org 5 9:00 AM Light Rifle Miami Rifle and Pistol Club www.miamirifle-pistol.org 5 9:00 AM .22 Sporter Youngstown Rifle & Pistol Association www.yrpc.net 5 2:00 PM heavy varmint 200 yards Chippewa Rifle Club www.chippewarifleclub.com 7 5:30 PM Summer Varmint League Miami Rifle and Pistol Club www.miamirifle-pistol.org 8 9:30 AM Wednesday Morning Steel Miami Rifle and Pistol Club www.miamirifle-pistol.org 11 12:00 PM Saturday Steel Miami Rifle and Pistol Club www.miamirifle-pistol.org 11 9:00 AM NRA Smallbore Miami Rifle and Pistol Club www.miamirifle-pistol.org 11 9:00 AM Outdoor Pistol 1800 Match Lancaster Pistol & Rifle Club ShaneLester2@gmail.com 12 1:00 PM Muzzle Loading Rifle (grocery) Miami Rifle and Pistol Club www.miamirifle-pistol.org 12 12:00 PM Blackpowder Cartridge Miami Rifle and Pistol Club www.miamirifle-pistol.org 12 9:00 AM Bowling Pin + Shotgun Miami Rifle and Pistol Club www.miamirifle-pistol.org 12 8:30 AM Cowboy Action (Chili Cook off) Piqua Fish & Game Club miamivalleycowboys.org 12 8:30 AM Cowboy Shoot (Chili Cook Off) Piqua Fish and Game miamivalleycowboys.org 18 9:00 AM Heavy Varmint 100/200 Yards Chippewa Rifle Club www.chippewarifleclub.com 19 9:00 AM Rifle - Navy Match / 600 yds Miami Rifle and Pistol Club www.miamirifle-pistol.org 19 9:00 AM 2700 Pistol Miami Rifle and Pistol Club www.miamirifle-pistol.org 19 Halloween Cowboy Action Desperadoville (Chillicothe) www.sciotodesperados.com/ 19 9:00 AM High Power Youngstown Rifle & Pistol Association www.yrpc.net 25 Ohio State Wild Bunch Piqua Fish & Game Club miamivalleycowboys.org 25 9:00 AM Cowboy Action Miami Rifle and Pistol Club www.miamirifle-pistol.org 25 9:00 AM Springfield/Garand Match Miami Rifle and Pistol Club www.miamirifle-pistol.org 25 12:00 PM Vintage / Modern Sniper Rifle Miami Rifle and Pistol Club www.miamirifle-pistol.org 25 9:00 AM NRA Smallbore Miami Rifle and Pistol Club www.miamirifle-pistol.org 25 9:00 AM Heavy Varmint 100/200 Yards Chippewa Rifle Club www.chippewarifleclub.com 25 8:30 AM Ohio State Wild Bunch Match Piqua Fish and Game miamivalleycowboys.org 26 .22 rifle Greene County Fish & Game gcfng.com26 Ohio State Wild Bunch Piqua Fish & Game Club miamivalleycowboys.org 26 9:00 AM Rifle - Sporter Match Miami Rifle and Pistol Club www.miamirifle-pistol.org 26 9:00 AM USPSA Practical Pistol Miami Rifle and Pistol Club www.miamirifle-pistol.org 26 8:30 AM Ohio State Wild Bunch Match Piqua Fish and Game miamivalleycowboys.org

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November1 Cowboy Action Middletown Sportsman’s Club www.bigirons.com/ 2 Cowboy Action Greene County Fish & Game gcfng.com 2 9:00 AM NRA Mid-Range Match 3x600 yds Miami Rifle and Pistol Club www.miamirifle-pistol.org 2 12:00 PM Light Rifle Miami Rifle and Pistol Club www.miamirifle-pistol.org 8 Cowboy Action Middletown Sportsman’s Club www.bigirons.com/ 8 9:00 AM Winter Varmint League Miami Rifle and Pistol Club www.miamirifle-pistol.org 8 12:00 PM Saturday Steel Miami Rifle and Pistol Club www.miamirifle-pistol.org 8 9:00 AM NRA Smallbore Miami Rifle and Pistol Club www.miamirifle-pistol.org 9 1:00 PM Muzzle Loading Rifle (Turkey) Miami Rifle and Pistol Club www.miamirifle-pistol.org 9 12:00 PM Blackpowder Cartridge Miami Rifle and Pistol Club www.miamirifle-pistol.org 9 9:00 AM Bowling Pin + Shotgun Miami Rifle and Pistol Club www.miamirifle-pistol.org 9 8:30 AM Cowboy Action (FREE SHOOT) Piqua Fish & Game Club miamivalleycowboys.org 9 9:00 AM High Power Youngstown Rifle & Pistol Association www.yrpc.net 9 8:30 AM Free Cowboy Shoot Piqua Fish and Game miamivalleycowboys.org

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12 9:30 AM Wednesday Morning Steel Miami Rifle and Pistol Club www.miamirifle-pistol.org 15 12:00 PM Winter Varmint Airgun Miami Rifle and Pistol Club www.miamirifle-pistol.org 16 9:00 AM Rifle - Navy Match / 600 yds Miami Rifle and Pistol Club www.miamirifle-pistol.org 16 Cowboy Action Desperadoville (Chillicothe) www.sciotodesperados.com/ 22 9:00 AM NRA Smallbore Miami Rifle and Pistol Club www.miamirifle-pistol.org 23 9:00 AM Rifle - Sporter Match Miami Rifle and Pistol Club www.miamirifle-pistol.org 30 9:00 AM Springfield/Garand Match Miami Rifle and Pistol Club www.miamirifle-pistol.org 30 12:00 PM Vintage / Modern Sniper Rifle Miami Rifle and Pistol Club www.miamirifle-pistol.org 30 Josey Wales / Cowboy Action Desperadoville (Chillicothe) www.sciotodesperados.com/

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7 Cowboy Action Greene County Fish & Game gcfng.com7 9:00 AM .30 Cal Midrange match 3X600 yd Miami Rifle and Pistol Club www.miamirifle-pistol.org 7 12:00 PM Light Rifle Miami Rifle and Pistol Club www.miamirifle-pistol.org 7 9:00 AM Pearl Harbor Day Garand Match Youngstown Rifle & Pistol Association www.yrpc.net 13 9:00 AM Winter Varmint League Miami Rifle and Pistol Club www.miamirifle-pistol.org 13 12:00 PM Saturday Steel Miami Rifle and Pistol Club www.miamirifle-pistol.org 13 9:00 AM NRA Smallbore Miami Rifle and Pistol Club www.miamirifle-pistol.org 14 1:00 PM Muzzle Loading Rifle (grocery) Miami Rifle and Pistol Club www.miamirifle-pistol.org 14 12:00 PM Blackpowder Cartridge Miami Rifle and Pistol Club www.miamirifle-pistol.org 14 9:00 AM Bowling Pin + Shotgun Miami Rifle and Pistol Club www.miamirifle-pistol.org 20 12:00 PM Winter Varmint Airgun Miami Rifle and Pistol Club www.miamirifle-pistol.org 21 9:00 AM Rifle - Navy Match / 600 yds Miami Rifle and Pistol Club www.miamirifle-pistol.org 27 9:00 AM NRA Smallbore Miami Rifle and Pistol Club www.miamirifle-pistol.org 28 9:00 AM Rifle - Sporter Match Miami Rifle and Pistol Club www.miamirifle-pistol.org

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Alliance Rifle ClubP.O. Box 223 - Tallmadge, Ohio 44278

www.alliancerifleclub.us - (330) 212-2043

Adams Conservation Club240 South King Road - Holland, Ohio 43528

www.adamsconservationclub.org - (419) 856-3821

Ashland Lake Gun Club206 US Route 42 - West Salem, Ohio 44287

www.ashlandlakegunclub.org

Beallsville Sportsman’s ClubBeallsville,Ohio 43716

beallsvillesportsmansclub.blogspot.com

Brokenlock Longrifles3893 Hametown Road - Norton Ohio 44203

www.brokenlocklongrifles.org - (330) 435-4104

Butler County Sportsmen1910 Layhigh Road - Hamilton, Ohio 45013

butlercountysportsmen.com/ - (513) 856-9155

Cairo Sportsman’s Club668 Wentz Road - Cairo Ohio 45820

www.cairosportsman.com - (419) 230-6781

Canton McKinley Rifle & Pistol Club5527 Tyro Street - Canton, Ohio 44721

www.cantonmckinleyriflepistol.org - (330) 493-3125

Chippewa Rifle Club1290 Meadowbrook Blvd. - Stow, Ohio 45232www.chippewarifleclub.com - (330) 928-9430

Cincinnati Revolver Club4951 Winston Ridge Lane - Cincinnati, Ohio 45232

www.cincinnatirevolverclub.net - (513) 681-2829

Clinton County Farmers & Sportsmen’s Club301 Batson Road - Wilmington, Ohio 45177

ccfsa.com/ - (937) 382-1178

Coshocton Gun Club18358 State Route 83 - Coshocton, Ohio 43812www.coshoctongunclub.com/ - (740) 502-3894

Crooked Creek Conservation Club4323 State Route 534 - Hartsgrove, Ohio 44085

www.crooked-creek.org - (440) 354-9984

Erie County Conservation League815 Mason Road East - Milan, Ohio 44846

eriecountycl.com/ - (419) 499-2400

Fairfield Sportsmen’s Association6501 River Road - Harrison, Ohio 45030

www.fairfieldsportsmen.com/ - (513) 779-7177

Fish & Game Club of Vienna1508 Youngstown Kingsville Rd. NE - Vienna, Ohio 44473

fishandgameclubofvienna.webs.com - (330) 394-1388

Fitchville Conservation League2623 Jennings Road - Fitchville, Ohio 44851

www.fitchvilleconservationleague.com

Fort Harmar Rifle Club2951 Waterford Road - Marietta, Ohio 45750

www.fortharmar.com/ - (740) 373-8190

Great Trail Musketeers13320 Lincoln Street East - Minerva, Ohio 44657

(330) 868-5165

Greene County Fish & Game Association1538 Union Road - Xenia, Ohio 45385

www.gcfng.com/ - (937) 372-8261

Greenport Tactical Association5169 Greenport Avenue SE - Canton, Ohio 44707

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Hilltop Sportsman’s Club12146 Darby Creek Road - Orient, Ohio 43146

www.hilltopsportsmansclub.com

Holmes County 4-H Shooting Sports Club6356 County Road 51 - Big Prairie, Ohio 44611

Lakewood Gun Club2806 Commonwealth Drive - Parma, Ohio 44134

(440) 884-5394

ORPA Member ClubsThe Ohio Rifle and Pistol Association offers memberships to clubs as well as individuals. Member clubs enjoy the benefit of having their news and events published in Gunsmoke. Clubs also receive two free individual memberships that they may either gift or raffle to their members. The following is a brief list of contact information for ORPA member clubs, for more detailed information including mailing addresses and Facebook links, please visit www.orpa.net. If your club is not listed, please contact ORPA VIP of Operations Alan Joseph at membership@orpa.net or by phone at (513) 891-1325.

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Lancaster Pistol & Rifle Club3000 Brook Road - Lancaster, Ohio 43130

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Lima Sabres Shooting Association 5090 Hanthorn Road - Lima, Ohio 45804

www.limasabres.com

Lorain Rifle & Pistol Club, Inc.48548 North Ridge Road - Amherst, Ohio 44001

3dotsmedia.com/lrpc/Home/tabid/2627/Default.aspx(440) 984-356

Lowellville Rod & Gun Club, Inc.6225 Quarry Road - Lowellville, Ohio 44436

www.lowellville-rod-gun.com/ - (330) 536-8143

Mahoning Valley Gun Collectors Association(330) 755-2077

Meeker Sportsman Club, Inc.1658 Agosta-Meeker Road - Marion, Ohio 43302www.meekersportsmanclub.com - (740) 361-7281

Miami Rifle & Pistol Club5462 Stonelick-Williams Corner Rd.

Batavia, Ohio 45103 - www.miamirifle-pistol.org/

Miami Valley Cowboys9344 Spiker Road - Piqua, Ohio 45356

www.miamivalleycowboys.org/ - (937) 773-9549

Miamisburg Sportsmen’s Club6300 South Union Road - Miamisburg, Ohio 45342

miamisburgsportsmensclub.net - (937) 859-6460

Middleton Township Fish & Game50501 Richardson Avenue - Negley, Ohio 44441

(330) 426-9755

Middletown Sportsmen’s Club6943 Michael Road - Middletown, Ohio 45042

www.middletownsportsmensclub.com (513) 422-5112

New Carlisle Sportsman’s Club1475 Folk Ream Road - Springfield, Ohio 45504www.ncsportsmansclub.com - (937) 278-1419

New Pittsburg Sportsmen’s Club11256 Myers Road - West Salem, Ohio 44287

www.npsc1960.com/ - (330) 262-7446

New Sportsman Club - Millbury1420 Woodville Road - Millbury, Ohio 43447

www.nscmillbury.com/ - (419) 836-7439

North Lawrence Fish & Game15325 Lawmont St. NW - North Lawrence, Ohio 44666

www.nlfg.org/ - (330) 832-2411

North Olmstead Sportsman’s Club5743 Bradley Road - North Olmsted, Ohio 44070

www.nosc-online.org - (440) 777-3574

Oak Harbor Conservation Club975 Gordon Road - Oak Harbor, Ohio 43449

www.ohcc.us/ - (419) 898-9923

Ohio Gun Collectors Associationwww.ogca.com - (330) 467-5733

Ohio-Penn Rifle League, Inc.1410 Hunters Lake Dr. W. - Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio 44221

(330) 278-4426

ORCO Sportsman’s Association5929 North Ridge Road W - Geneva, Ohio 44041

www.orcosportsmans.com/ - (440) 466-0006

Pickaway County Sportsmen, Inc.8100 US Route 22 - Circleville, Ohio 43113

www.pcsirange.com/ - (740) 477-3670

Portage Summit Field & Stream8504 State Route 224 - Deerfield, Ohio 44411

psfsclub.org/ - (330) 654-5285

Richwood Gun & Game Club19200 Turner Road - Richwood, Ohio 43344

www.richwoodgunandgameclub.org/ - (937) 644-0440

Rochester Rod & Gun204 Eagle Street - Rochester, Ohio 44090

www.rochesterrodandgun.com/home.html(440) 926-2730

Salem Hunting Club549 Indiana Avenue - Salem, Ohio 44460

www.salemhuntingclub.com/ - (330) 953-1245

Sandusky County Sportsman’s Club3950 State Route 600 - Gibsonburg, Ohio 43431

scsclub.org/ - (419) 680-9069

Scioto Territory Desperados1470 Hartwood Road - Chillicothe, Ohio 45601www.sciotodesperados.com/ - (740) 477-1881

Shelby County Deer Hunters Association7988 Johnston-Slagle Road - Sidney, Ohio 45365

(937) 492-2972

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Sim Trainer2031 Dryden Road - Moraine, Ohio 45439

sim-trainer.com/index.shtml - (937) 293-3914

Solon Sportsmen Association5426 Footville-Richmond Rd.- Richmond Tshp, Ohio 44003

solonsportsmen.org/ - (330) 562-8663

South Cuyahoga Sportsmen19300 Ridge Road - North Royalton, Ohio 44133

5370 Erhart Road - Medina, Ohio 44256www.scsasportsmen.com/

Southern Ohio Dog and Game Protective Association10630 East Miami River Road - Cincinnati, Ohio 45252

www.sodgpa.org/ - (513) 385-6589

Southwestern Ohio Conservation Club6084 Morgan Road - Cleves, Ohio 45002

swocc.angelfire.com/ - (513) 353-4781

Steubenville Rifle & Pistol Club213 Meadowbrook Drive - Wintersville, Ohio 43953

740) 264-7338

Streetsboro Sportsmen Association11280 Bloom Road - Garrettsville, Ohio 44231

www.streetsborosportsman.org/SSA/Welcome.html(440) 248-0285

Sycamore Hill Gun Club10009 Lynn Drive - North Royalton, Ohio 44133 - (440)

237-8676

Tiffin/Seneca Izaak Walton League3570 North County Road 33 - Tiffin, Ohio 44883sites.google.com/site/tiffinsenecacountychapter/

(419) 447-0958

Tusco Rifle Club, Inc.2132 Midvale Mine Road SE - Dennison, Ohio 44621

http://www.tuscorifle.org/ - (330) 339-3715

Van Wert County Outdoorsmen Association9065 Ringwald Road - Middle Point, Ohio 45863

vwoutdoorsmen.info/ - (419) 233-8402

Warren Gun Club2450 Parkman Road NW - Warren, Ohio 44485

warrengunclub.com/ - (330) 393-5277

Waverly Hunt Club, Inc.Townline Road 162 - Wakeman, Ohio 44889

waverleyhuntclub.org/ - (440) 668-8888

West Branch Rifle & Pistol Club19107 Avon Belden Road - Grafton, Ohio 44044

www.wbrpc.org/ - (440) 926-3114

Willard Conservation League4676 Willard West Road - Willard, Ohio 44890

Woods and Waters Club of Northern Ohio9050 Willson Drive - Chagrin Falls, Ohio 44023

woodsandwatersclub.webs.com/ - (440) 570-0361

Youngstown Rifle & Pistol Club8920 Shaffer Road - North Jackson, Ohio 44451

www.yrpc.net/ - (330) 538-2649

Zanesville Rifle Club7380 Sugar Grove Rd. - Chandlersville, Ohio 43727

www.zanesvillerifleclub.com/ - (740) 454-8358

Zeppelin Rifle Club197 South Seiberling Street - Akron, Ohio 44306

zeppelinrifleclub.com/ - (330) 983-9953

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ORPA Officers & Trustees

President Robert P. Sacco - president@orpa.netV. P. OperationsAlan Joseph - membership@orpa.netV.P. G. Martin Capito, Sr. - vice_president.01@orpa.netV.P. Larry Dan Smith - vice_president.02@orpa.netV.P. Gwendolyn Bailey - vice_president.03@orpa.netSecretary Mary Sacco - secretary@orpa.netTreasurer Jim Scofield - treasurer@orpa.netSmallbore Director Rick Sarver - adult_smallbore@orpa.netAirgun Director Chuck Miller - airgun@orpa.netCollegiate Director Newt Engle - collegiate@orpa.netCowboy Director William Knall - cowboy@orpa.netGunsmoke Editor Rachel Scofield- gunsmoke@orpa.netHighpower Director Gwen Bailey - highpower@orpa.netHunting Director Don Hunter - hunting@orpa.netJr. Pistol Director Fred Totts - jr_pistol@orpa.netJr. Director Shannon Cherry - jr_programs@orpa.netJr.Smallbore Director Russ Evans - jr_smallbore@orpa.netLong Range Coord. Edward Shank - long_range@orpa.netNominating Direct. Marlene Miller - nominating@orpa.netPistol Director Rick Pozo - pistol@orpa.netTechnology Director Doug Utsch - technology@orpa.netTrustee James Huntsberger - trustee.05@orpa.netTrustee Richard E. Martin - trustee.01@orpa.netTrustee Leonard R. Richileau - trustee.03@orpa.netTrustee Michael E. Cornell - trustee.04@orpa.netTrustee Yvonne Smith - trustee.06@orpa.net

2014 ORPA SweepstakesWinner’s Choice of Prize in Order of Draw. Drawing at ORPA Annual Meeting Nov. 8

Donation: One Ticket for $10.00, Three Tickets for $20.00, Six Tickets for $40.00

When you purchase sweepstakes tickets, all proceeds go directly to support our junior shooting programs. Please visit our sweepstakes sponsors. Their generosity has provided six great prizes.

To obtain additional tickets contact: ORPA, PO Box 43083, Cincinnati, Ohio 45243-0083 or membership@orpa.net

Windham Weaponry SRC RifleModel R16m4ftt .223

Supplied by The Alliance Rifle Cluballiancerifleclub.us

VZ 2000 Semi-Automatic RifleDonated by Ohio Ordnance Works

www.ohioordnanceworks.comVisit their table at all OGCA Meetings!

Custom Hunting KnifeDonated by Gary G. Smith

(937) 364-2074 - gsmith71@cinci.rr.comOGCA Meeting Table S7.

M1 Garand RifleSupplied by the Civilian Marksmanship

Program.www.odcmp.com/Sales/m1garand

1,000 Rounds S&B 9Mm, 115 GrainFMJ Ammunition

Donated by Ohio Ordnance Workswww.ohioordnanceworks.com

Visit their table at all OGCA Meetings!

500 Rounds Am. Eagle .223, 55 GrainFMJ/BT Ammunition

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Important: Date Change - 2014National Matches Jr. Smallbore Camp

As many of you smallbore shooters are aware, the 2014National Smallbore Championships will not be held atCamp Perry this summer. This required a date changefor the National Junior Smallbore Camp which has alwaysbeen held during the Prone Phase of Smallbore Nationals.This year’s camp will run from Saturday, July 5 throughThursday, July 10. We will still be using the wonderfulcovered Petrarca Range at Camp Perry and will still havethe great and dedicated staff of NRA certified coaches.There will only be 62 firing points open to us this summerinstead of our 72 points so those who are interested inattending camp will want to get their camp forms in early.The camp form for 2014 should be available on the NRAwebsite in early March. Remember that you need asectional score for your camp application also so planthat into your competition schedule this spring. Andquestions should be directed to Russ Evans atjr_smallbore@orpa.net or (330) 534-5344.

ORPA Pop-Up ShootsBack at Camp Perry!

Aug. 30 - 9 am - RifleAug. 31- 9 am Pistol

Sweepstakes Ticket Inside!For a complete prize list, please turn to page 5.

Proceeds benefit ORPA’s junior programs.

Want to learn to shoot a highpowerrifle at Camp Perry?

Learn more about ORPA’s AR-15 clinic on page 10.