Gemmer Muzzle Loading Gun Club

April 27, 2024 Workday Activities

Thank you to the members that assisted this month with cleaning up the fence between the clubs property and the conservation area. Many trees and limbs were on the fence and there are still repairs that need to be made. At least now we can walk the fence and make these repairs.

We also cleaned up the range area itself and put fresh cardboard on the targets that needed it. The step between the lower area and the shooting deck was also prepared for painting to make it more visible. It was too wet to paint on Saturday, but this will be done soon.

Thank you again to everyone that regularly works to keep our range and property nice and usable. If you go out and work on a project on a non club workday, be sure to send Brad Dickinson a message letting him know the date and work that you did to receive credit for a workday. Workdays consist of 2-4 hours of work at the range.

The Woods Walk and Camping Weekend Results

I dare say the Woods Walk and camping at the range was a huge success!

We had a total of 13 shooters participate and a few less camped in mostly primitive camps. The area by the storage trailers was reserved for modern tents and campers. Thank you to everyone that participated, and a big Thank You to Mike Briscoe for putting the event on!

Due to the enjoyment and interest in this type of event, it was decided to hold a second Woods Walk and Camping weekend on October 18-20, 2024. This is the weekend after the Bevel Brothers shoot. All club members are welcome to attend and see what all the fun is about.

It is similar to our March Rendezvous event with a few changes.

It starts Friday morning and ends on Sunday at noon.
The fun targets, mostly steel, are in the range and most are located in the woods. The total shots was about 20.
Loading your rifle is from a pouch and horn since the benches are physically not an option.
Friday afternoon is a clay pigeon shotgun shoot.
Saturday night has a candle shoot.
The campers cook at their tents by campfires.
The scoring didn’t include fire starting or hawk and knife throwing, but many participants enjoyed private competitions with the hawk and knife station.

This event is more like a traditional Rendezvous event, but there are no strict rules on dress or camps being all period. It’s a very fun event and even if you’ve never attended a Rendezvous, you should come out and shoot the Woods Walk. The entry fee was a prize with approximately a $25 value.

The results from the shot were as follows:

1st: Art Buckowitz – 15
1st: Bob Vogt – 15
3rd: Mike Briscoe – 14
4th: Glenn Baer – 13
4th: Dean Haun – 13
6th: Bob Coffelt -12
7th: Bryce Stroup – 9
8th: Mike Petersmeyer – 8
9th: Ron Lawrence – 7
10th: Jim Feeney – 6
10th: Bob Downs – 6
12th: Drew Guenther – 5 of 10 (Did not finish)
13th: Ron Novak – 4

Mark West – Did not shoot, but helped with scoring.