Volume 3, Issue 2

The Bullsheet

Black Diamond Gun Club

2015 BDGC Officers

Pat Manyon - President

Jim Bradbury - VP

Marilyn Manyon - Treasurer

Andy Newell - Chairman

Kevin Barrows - Secretary

Kevin Barrows - Editor

Trustees

Andy Newell

Mike Buet

Mark Downing

John Griffin

Larry Gardner

Bob Sadesk

Marion Dukes

Neal McLemore

Merv Vincent

Coal Car Project 8

Easter Egg Hunt 7

CMP Rimfire/Garand 4

Claybrakn 5

This Month’s Calendar 9

Women’s Pistol 10

Washington State 11

Inside this issue:

February 2016 www.blackdiamondgunclub.org

On January 17 BDGC hosted the Puget Sound Continental league shoot. There was a pretty good turn out with 102 shooters throwing 10,100 targets. Weather started out a bit on the wet and windy side but as the day progressed the weather improved. If any member would like to help out during the summer at either of the P.I.T.A. shoots in June or August please contact one of the board mem- bers or Jim Bradbury to get more infor- mation.

2016 Continental League Shoot Jan 17th

Web Master Needed

If you have experience with developing and maintaining websites and

would be interested in taking on the club’s website send you information

to info@blackdiamondgunclub.org.

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Black Diamond Gun Club

General Membership Meeting Minutes

December 15, 2015

Meeting started at 6:55 with the pledge of allegiance.

Board members in attendance: Larry Gardner, John Griffin, Kevin Barrows, Neal McLemore, Bob Sadesk, Mark Downing, Marilyn Manyon, Pat Manyon, Marion Dukes, Michael Buet, Jim Bradbury, Merv Vincent

Members: Phil Erikson, Alex Roeber, Cody Ballard Secretary report: No report for November, meeting was canceled. Treasurers report: club is solvent and bills paid. Phil: nothing

Alex: Several of the men that he brought out wanted to extend thank you to the club.

Kevin Barrows: nothing.

Andy: nothing.

Jim: Done a bunch of research into the buckles for 100K 150K targets.

Nothing new on the marathon doubles event before the PITA shoots.

Pat Manyon: We had a warmup shoot for the Continental shoot and had 32 shooters. Had a good turnout

of volunteers. Went to a meeting in BD last night with Cadman and they want to change the zoning of the 20

acres behind the 100-yard berm, they want to start mining the area in the next 2 to 3 years. Working on setting a date for the John Abbot vintage shoot. Coal cart, we have a new member that has connections with one of the ship yards and can do

the prep and painting.

Phil Erikson: nothing

John Griffin: nothing.

Mark: Christmas party was a lot of fun and we made about $100. Up for (Re)Elections:

Pres – Pat Manyon VP – Jim Bradbury

Sec – Kevin Barrows

Treasurer – Marilyn Manyon

Neal: Put out an email to all of the RSO’s about the new procedures on getting put on the cal-

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Black Diamond Gun Club

General Membership Meeting Minutes

November 2015

Meeting started at 7:12 with the pledge of allegiance.

Board members in attendance: John Griffin, Kevin Barrows, Neal McLemore, Mark Downing, Pat Manyon, Jim Bradbury, Michael Buet, Merv Vincent, Andy Newel

Members: Phil Erikson, Tom M., Bill, Scott, Secretary report: Jim motion to accept, Merv 2

nd, passed

Treasurers report: club is solvent and bills paid. Kevin Barrows: nothing

Andy: nothing

Jim: Summer multiplex will be coming up this summer.

Need to start lining up cooks for the June and August PITA shoots

Pat Manyon: New chairman needs to be elected, Jim nominated Andy, Mark 2

nd, passed.

Continental shoot this past Sunday, 102 shooters. Weather started out wet and windy but got better in the afternoon. 10,100 target @ .23 per target.

Saturdays Sharan tries to run the till and also cook lunch but it is getting busy so we need to try and get some help.

Will work with the accountant to get a summary expense sheet to show the cost of running the club.

Phil Erikson: nothing

John Griffin: nothing

Mark: nothing

Neal: nothing

Michael: Trap machine in house 3 has been swapped out to fix the broken the zerk fitting.

Pat made the motion to adjourn, Michael 2nd

, adjourned @ 7:35.

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2016 CMP Rimfire and Garand High Power Shoot Dates

Rimfire (.22LR) shoots. Dates are still being finalized but May, June, & July. Dates will be

Sunday afternoons. Keep and eye on the calendar for the dates to get posted.

200yrd Garand high power shoots will be on the first Sunday of the month, double check

the calendar. Open to the following rifles:

30-40 Krag,

M1903 and variants

M1917

M1 Garand

M1 Carbine

M14/M1A

8:30AM registration

9:00AM shooting starts

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Claybrakn… By: Frank Neumayer

Shotshell Reloading New shooters have often asked me if I thought shotshell reloading

was worth the effort? My answer usually starts with me asking them a few questions of my own. First, I ask how they value their personal time and energy. Second, do they have the time and patience necessary to take-on an on-going and tedious project like this? Third, are they willing to make the monetary investment in equipment and components needed to get started, and then to sustain an on-going effort? Forth, are they will-ing to continually educate themselves on the technical knowledge of for-mulations and ballistics needed to be successful? Basically, what I’m try-ing to find out is if they truly understand what’s involved in reloading, and are they willing enough to take on such a project without getting impatient or quickly frustrated.

Usually, shooters think only about the monetary savings involved with reloading, but you have to view that savings in the context of everything involved. Yes… you will save money on each box of shells you reload, but it’s relative to amortizing the cost of your equipment over time, along with the costs of components, and the value you place on your own personal time. A simple pro-gressive 12ga shotshell reloader will cost you around $350.00. When you add to that the basic components of shot, powder, wads, primers, and hulls for 1000 initial reloads, plus the few addi-tional accessories required, your start-up costs will add-up to nearly $1000.00. Currently in WA, lite target factory loads will cost you around $7.50/box with tax. To reload a comparable lite tar-get load, your cost will be around $5.50/box. The heavier hunting or handicap factory loads will cost you about $15.00/box with tax, and comparable reloads will run you about $6.50/box.

Also, the investment depends entirely on how much shooting you plan on doing! Just to re-coup the cost of your reloader alone, you’ll need to reload nearly 5000 rounds, or 200 boxes of shells. In my opinion, if you don’t shoot at least 300-500 rounds per week for both practice and competition, and you don’t have at least 3-5 hours per week to dedicate to reloading, then it’s not going to be worth the effort. For me, I actually enjoy reloading, especially when I’m formulating some new or unique load for shooting competitive Trap or Skeet. I also reload because I want to be assured of consistent accuracy and performance. Again, shotshell reloading you will certainly save you money, espe-cially when it comes to reloading the Skeet sub-gauges of 28ga and 410ga. However, it’s going to require a sizable commitment on your part, coupled with patience and volume in order to recoup your investment and realize an on-going savings.

endar.

Marilyn: nothing.

Michael: nothing.

Marion: Do we own the property yet? Andy says that we are just waiting for KC to put their

stamp on it.

Bob Sadesk: “I quite” as chief RSO do to work. Will continue as coordinator for the law enforce-

ment. Neal and Alex have put their names forward as co chef RSO’s.

Larry Gardner: Had a large

number of new purchaser at

Sportsman’s Warehouse and

has been giving out infor-

mation about the club.

Jim made the motion to ad-

journ, Andy 2nd, adjourned @

7:35.

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Do you have a favorite shirt, vest, or other item(s) that you would like the Black Diamond Gun Club Logo (or any other embroidery) stitched onto? Bring it into the Black Diamond Gun Club, attach your name with phone number and instruc-tions and Michelle Detwiler will contact you with a quote. Most logos range from $15 - $30. Embroidering a first name, or stitching a patch on - $5. Call Michelle at 253-332-1631 for questions or quotes.

Coal Cart update! By Tom Hunt

The coal cart is back from the paint shop and it is looking pretty good. Club member Neil Turner offered the services of his company Puglia Engineering to do the sandblasting, primmer, and top coat, Bob Shafer did all of the dirty work.

The 1964 date is when an additional 14” was added to the top of the sides to upgrade the cart from a capacity of 4-tons to 5-tons of coal.

Next steps will be to prep the final resting site and then get the club logo paint-ed on it.

If anyone wants to help with the next steps of building the final display location contact Tom Hunt at 253-951-2425 or tomjhunt@att.net.

Anyone that participated in or shot in the 1st Black Diamond hosted John Ab-

bott Vintage shoot in 2013, please contact Tom Hunt. We are trying to ascer-tain and validate the winners of the shoot for the Pump, Doubles and HOA

categories. Tom can be contacted by email at tomjhunt@att.net or by phone 253 951 2425 and most Wednesday nights in person at the club.

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The following dates are for range closures due to the rental of the range. No members should be out on the range during these scheduled times unless approved by the board of trustees.

The following dates have been scheduled:

Jan 21 & 22 - 3pm to 11pm each day

Feb 17, 18, & 19 - 8am to 4pm (Feb 17), 3pm to 11pm (Feb 18 & 19)

Mar 17, 18, 25 - 8am to 3pm (18th), 3pm to 11pm (18th & 19th), 8am to 4pm (25th)

Apr 20, 21, & 22 - 8am to 4pm (Apr 20), 3pm to 11pm (Apr 21 & 22)

Range Closures

Women’s Basic Pistol Shooting Classes

This class is for ladies only. You will learn the basic knowledge, skills and attitudes nec-

essary for safely owning and using a pistol. Class size is limited to 10 students. Guns and

ammunition are included in the tuition, along with lunch. The class utilizes 22lr pistols,

.38 revolvers, and 9mm semi-automatic pistols. Basic training includes: stance, grip,

sighting, trigger pull, loading/unloading/dry fire and live fire. Tuition is $125.

Upcoming Classes For 2014

March 20, 2016 June - No Class September 18, 2016

April 17, 2016 July 17, 2016 October 16, 2016

May 15, 2016 August - No Class November 20, 2016

Wednesday Cooks

Black Diamond Gun Club is so fortunate to have great cooks for our Wednesday night din-ners. They are: 1st Wednesday - open—need a volunteer 2nd Wednesday - Marilyn Pedersen—Rifle/pistol shooter 3rd Wednesday - Danielle & Nelson—BDGC Caretakers 4th Wednesday - Al & Joann Hope—Trap shooter 5th Wednesday - Steve Rinehart—Trap, rifle, pistol shooter, and RSO

As you can see the 1st Wednesday open for any of you that would like to try cooking a Wednesday night dinner. Our cook that was cooking is now taking care of health issues in her family and will not be able to return to cooking until things are healthier. Feel free to ask about this opportunity by calling or texting Marilyn Manyon at 425-442-8306.

Plan on coming out to shoot and have dinner!

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Washington State Gun Club Listing

Club Name Address City State Zip Phone

Bainbridge Island Sportsmen’s Club PO Box 10421 Bainbridge Island WA 98110 (206)780-9374

Bellingham Trap & Skeet Club 940 Larson Road W. Bellingham WA 98226 (360)384-1001

Black Diamond Gun Club PO Box 217 Black Diamond WA 98010 (360)886-7892

Bremerton Trap & Skeet Club 4956 State Highway 3 SW Port Orchard WA 98366 (360)674-2438

Custer Sportsmen Club 8832 Weidcamp Rd Lyndon WA 98264 (360)354-2331

Evergreen Sportsmen Club 12736 Marksmen Road SW Olympia WA 98512 (360)357-9080

Gig Harbor Sportsman’s Club 9721 Burnham Drive NW Gig Harbor WA 98332 (253)858-9030

Granite Falls Sportsmans Club 20319 Gun Club Road Granite Falls WA 98252 (360)691-5161

Holmes Harbor Road & Gun Club 3334 Brooks Hill Road Langley WA 98260 (360)221-8494

Kenmore Range 1031 228th SW Bothell WA 98021 (206)481-8685

Landt Farms Sporting Clays 16308 Poor Mound Road Nine Mile Falls WA 99026 (509)466-4036

Moses Lake Gun Club Grant County Fair Grounds Moses Lake WA 98837 (509)953-4654

North Cascades Sportman’s Club P.O. Box 1721 Chelan WA 98816 (509)682-8263

Old Skagit Gun Club 1295 Wilson Road La Conner WA 98257 (360)757-4326

Orcas Island Sportsman Club PO Box 41 Eastsound WA 98245 (360)376-5660

Pheasant Valley Shooting Preserve & Sporting Clays PO Box 201 LaCrosse WA 99143 (509)549-3912

Pomeroy Gun Club PO Box 532 Pomeroy WA 99347 (509)843-1460

Poulsbo Sportman Club PO Box 3651 Silverdale WA 98383 (360)697-6646

Quincy Amer. Legion Gun Club PO Box 342 Quincy WA 98848 (360)697-6646

R&M Game Birds 495 Fisher Hill Road Lyle WA 98059 (509)365-3245

Red’s Fly Shop 14706 Hwy. 821 Ellensburg WA 98926 (509) 933-2300

Renton Fish & Game Club 1500 SE 144th Street Renton WA 98059 (425)226-1563

Rimrock Sporting Clays Rt 1, Box 10B Uniontown WA 99179 (509)229-3287

Scab Rock Sporting Clays 15773 Waukon Road North Edwall WA 99008 (509)239-4473

Seattle Skeet & Trap Club King County Shooting Sports Park Ravensdale WA 98051 (425)413-1421

Spokane Gun Club 19615 E Sprague Ave Greenacres AFB WA 99016 (509)904-2706

Sportsmens Club Inc. Box 4056 McChord WA 98438 (206)904-2706

Sumner Sportsman Assoc. 15711 96th Street East Puyallup WA 98372 (253)848-9519

Sun Valley Shooting Park 1452 Suntargets Rd Moxes WA 98396 (509)576-0866

Sunnydell Shooting 292 Dryke Road Squim WA 98382 (360)683-5631

Tacoma Sportsmen’s Club 16409 Canyon Road E. Puyallup WA 98373 (253)537-6151

Turkey Ridge 1565 Evans Cutoff Road Evans WA 99126 (509)684-2735

Upper Nisqually Sportsman’s Club PO Box 831 Eatonville WA 98328 (360)832-8727

Wenatchee Gun Club PO Box 416 Wenatchee WA 98816 (509)884-6590

Winter Hawk 6362 Highway 291 Nine Mile Falls WA 99026 (509)276-5150

Yakima Valley Sportsmen’s Assoc. 411 Pomona Road Yakima WA 98901 (509)453-1872

To protect, propagate, and Increase fish and game, the natural food there-

of, and Improve the habitat of all wildlife.

To procure the enactment of laws for the protection and restoration of fish

and game and their natural food, forests, marshes, streams, lakes, and to

promote the observance and enforcement of such laws.

To create and foster public sentiment in favor of protection and restora-

tion of; fish and game and their natural foods, of woods, water and wild-

life.

To promote sportsmen like methods in hunting and fishing, and proper

respect for the rights of land owners.

Mailing address: PO Box 217 Black Diamond, WA 98010 Physical address: 34862 Enumclaw - Black Diamond Rd. Black Diamond, WA 98010

BLACK DIAMOND GUN CL UB

Black Diamond Gun Club PO Box 217 Black Diamond, WA 98010

Phone: (360)886-8047 E-mail: info@blackdiamondgunclub.org