HOME ON THE RANGE. 05 April Dues Structure for 2017 BELOIT RIFLE CLUB, INC. February, March, April 2017

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1 , INC. HOME ON THE RANGE February, March, April 2017 Membership Alternate Dates for Payment of Dues: February 18 - Saturday March 01 - Wednesday March 19 - Sunday April 05 - Wednesday 11:00 am - 1:00 pm. 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm. 11:00 am - 1:00 pm. 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm. Membership Deadline: 05 April 2017 Before Club mtg. These dates and times will be posted on the entrance gates. We are also requesting that payments be made by check or money order, whenever possible. Remember: Your dues must be paid by the April 5, 2017 club meeting. Dues Structure for 2017 Regular Member Dues First Year Member 8 HRS $ HRS 7 HRS $ HRS 6 HRS $ HRS 5 HRS $ HRS 4 HRS $ HRS 3 HRS $ HRS 2 HRS $ HRS 1 HRS $ HRS 0 HRS $ HRS $ HRS $ HRS $ HRS $ HRS $ HRS $ HRS $ HRS $ HRS Renewal Through the Mail If you exercise the option to pay your dues by mail, please submit the following: Failure to do so could result in loss of membership: Membership Card and small padlock key (with credited hours). 2. Photocopy Of Your Current NRA Membership Status, (Mailing label from your magazine has all this information, just clip and send) 3. Dues Payment (See Dues table printed above - Check/Money Order Only NO CASH!) 4. $5.00 Mail-in Handling FEE (just add this to your dues payment membership will NOT be processed without this fee) REMINDER: Your padlock key will need to be sent in when mailing in your BRC Membership card, NRA membership status and payment. Membership card and padlock key will be mailed to you. Your checks will be cashed after Feb. 5, Include your address if you want confirmation that your check has been received. Mail to: JON NORTEMANN 1831 ARROWHEAD DR., BELOIT, WI If above conditions are not met, your membership will not be processed. This option should be exercised only as a last resort. We will make every effort to process the mail renewals as quickly as possible. This process for mail renewal has been done for many years and I suspect that a processing time of one to two weeks should be expected. Jon Nortemann / David Steenblock / Membership Co-Directors for the Beloit Rifle Club

2 From the Club President Well here I go again was a good year for our club. We put siding on the Black Powder Lodge, we opened the three hundred meter range, the Youth Shoot went well with plenty of help, Sighting In Days was a complete success, the orientation sessions were well received and attended, all disciplines had a good year and most covered their own expenses looks to be a great year also. Lots of plans to improve the club and disciplines are active planning for this year s shoots. Come out and enjoy with us when you can. We can always use more help on workdays so check the calendar and come out and help when you can. Don t forget the gun show at Boundaries in March, The Youth Shoot in May or the many other activities that are planned for this year. We still need Range Officers for Sight-In Days. Contact Lee Thompson if you wish to serve in this capacity during Sight-In Days. This year we are doing something new. We are asking that guests wear a special Guest badge when shooting on the range. They will be at all the guest sign-in stations. This rule does not apply for organized shoots. REMEMBER WEAR YOUR BADGE WHEN SHOOTING ON THE RANGE AND SIGN IN ALL SHOOTING GUESTS BEFORE LETTING THEM SHOOT ON OUR RANGE AND HAVE THEM WEAR THE GUEST BADGE. From the Chief Range Officer As I write this, we are anticipating new members and have nearly completed renewal. Take a moment to appreciate the enormous amount of volunteer effort it takes to accomplish that and all of the other things we do through the year. Thanks to all of the volunteers! If you sponsored a new member, make sure you help them with questions and orientation. Plan on attending the mandatory orientation meeting with them if you can. Invite them to a club meeting and of course attend yourself. Volunteer early and often and keep the BRC the incredible place it already is. Something new is to have guests wear ID badges. Pick them up when you sign them in and return them before you leave. Don t hesitate to politely ask about badges if you see someone without one. We need to protect our range by complying with the rules. Range violation forms are available in numerous locations at the club. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me. My number is on your card. Lee Thompson Chief Range Officer Archery Hey bow hunters! I hope your hunt went well. Mine not so good, long story. I wanted to let you all know we have replaced most of the bad 3-D inserts and a couple of 3-D targets. Also added 2 brick wall targets on the main range. I will need help changing them all out. I want to emphasize absolutely no broadheads on any of our targets! The sand traps are for broadheads or bring your own broadhead target. Enough said, see you at the range! Your President, Everett L. Bennett Don t forget when using the 3-D range please put a dollar donation in the box at the entrance of the walk through. Thank you. My long term goals are to replace all of the big plastic bales, the safety barriers behind the 3-D targets, extend the safety fence next to the walk through and raise the platform to 15 feet. Remember when you bring a guest you must sign them in first! I wish you all a great new year and BE SAFE! Ed Lange

3 CMP High Power: Participation in sanctioned CMP events is one way to become eligible to buy surplus rifles and ammo. While the selection of surplus rifles isn t good at the moment, there may be more available in the future. Stories around the campfire include M1911 pistols and perhaps WW2 Garands and Carbines from Turkey. The CMP also sells new ammo, match rifles, rifle parts, and a range of goods pertaining to marksmanship. The game that the Beloit Rifle Club hosts is the Garand Springfield - Modern Military Match. The match is 50 rounds for record, plus sighters. If you are new to the sport, there is a sanctioned clinic to help you get started. Match dates for 2017 are: Feb. 26, April 30 (match and clinic), May 14, Aug. 27, and Sept. 24th. Air Rifle: We meet on Wednesdays at 6:30 except for Club meeting dates. The winter program lasts till the end of March. We shoot a variety of matches. Some matches are rested, standing, and matches following National Match Air rules. Junior Air Rifle: The junior program trains young marksman in three position air rifle. Certified NRA rifle coaches teach precision shooting and mentor the athletes. The program began this year and the goal is to field a team to enter competitions. There are two start times on Wednesday. The times are five and six-thirty pm. A junior only summer program will run from May through August. There is no cost and pellets are provided. Loaner rifles are available. Work hours are available. For more information, see CMP under Disciplines on the Club s website. A donation of shooting mats, scopes and other gear for the junior is appreciated. Pete Taylor Silhouette Our annual "Frosty Iron Match" was held on Saturday, January 21st, It was a very nice day. The weather was warm, but foggy early in the day. We had a small turnout, 10 people participated. Greg Engel was the Matcher Winner in Standard (Heavy) Class, hitting 31 out of 40 animals. Craig Stevens was the Match Winner in Hunter (Light) Class, hitting 23 out of 40 animals. Congratulations Greg and Craig. Thank you to everyone that participated and came out to help. The 2017 winter indoor.22 rifle and pistol Silhouette shooting season has started. We shoot paper targets every Monday evening, on the indoor range, from 5:00 to 6:30 pm or so. We end the indoor season on Monday, April 24th. Come and join us anytime between 5:00 and 6:30 pm. Practice your offhand.22 shooting skills. Remember, this is an informal shooting night. All members are encouraged to participate. The 2017 outdoor Silhouette shooting season will start on Thursday, May 4th. We will shoot a 40 round match every Thursday night at 5:15. In addition, our 80 round monthly NRA sanctioned matches will be held on Saturdays again this year. The dates for these tournaments are May 20, June 10, July 15, August 19 [State Championship], and September 16. We have a beautiful, first class, high quality Silhouette shooting range. Come out this summer and enjoy it with us. Again, all members are always encouraged to join us. If you have any questions, call Steve Schmalz at for more details. Have a safe 2017! Steve Schmalz Silhouette Director Please Note: Deadline for Articles for Next Newsletter: May 3 rd, 2017 at the Club Meeting 7:00 p.m. Youth Sports Fest May 13, 2017 Keep the Date Open for Volunteering!

4 The 500 Meter Range (the back rifle range) consists of 18 shooting benches, the first 12 are for general use by all members and their guests. The benches are numbered 1 thru 18 from left to right. Benches 13 thru 18 are positioned for use out to 500 meters and are ONLY to be used by those BRC members who have gone through the qualification process for that range. No guest is allowed to use this portion of the range. The following club members are authorized to qualify members on the 500 Meter Range: Chuck Mongan: Julie Wagoner: Kyle Schleim: Everett Bennett: Wally Marshall: Bill Larson: Norm Larson: Bill Ruck: Bill Powell: Paul Schuler: The Qualification Process is posted in the club house and on the bulletin board at the 500 meter range. That process is: 1. Shoot a 3 shot group a 100 yards to verify rifle zero. 2. Obtain bullet weight and velocity. 3. Calculate the necessary sight change to impact at 500 meters (547 yards). 4. Prove proper sight adjustment from calculations in step "3" by shooting another 3 shot group at 100 yards with the calculated adjustments made to your sights. The group should be 9 inches to 14 inches high depending on bullet speed and weight. 5. After the rifle is properly adjusted to strike high at 100 yards, the shooter to be qualified must fire 4 shots at 500 meters; all shots must strike within a 20 inch square steel plate. More than 4 shots are allowed as needed. 6. Upon completion of the above orientation, the member's name, address and $5.00 processing fee, will be forwarded to Jon Nortemann. A special "RED 500 Meter" badge, with the members name will be made for the member to wear. The member will also have his/her membership card signed to substitute for the badge until it arrives. Center Fire Bench Rest & 500 Meter Range allowed to use the shorter ranges on the 500 Meter Range at any time. NOTE: ONLY QUALIFIED BRC MEMBERS ARE ALLOWED TO USE THE 500 METER RANGE, BENCH POSITIONS 13 THRU 18 REGARDLESS OF THE RANGES AT WHICH BACKSTOPS AND TAR- GET BOARDS ARE INSTALLED. I will be qualifying members to use the 500 meter range on any Wednesday morning that the 'Wednesday Morning Group' shoots, between 9:00 AM and noon. You may call the other 9 members to set up other times if needed. If you are shooting a caliber that is damaging our steel targets and/or range facilities, PLEASE STOP. This club belongs to each BRC member and needs to be treated with respect. Normal wear and tear is expected but should not be accelerated. Thank-you. Remember: 1. No unintended discharge of a firearm. 2. No rounds to leave the range. 3. Wear your safety glasses. 4. ALL members, whether new this year or a 40 year plus veteran have a duty to see that our rules and procedures are followed. Politely remind each other if infractions are observed. We have a 'jewel' of a club. Please keep it that way. THANK YOU! 5. No 50 BMG's to be used on Club grounds at any time! CENTER-FIRE BENCH REST Center-fire Bench Rest Matches will be held on the Back Rifle Range beginning at 9:30 AM and run until 12 noon. The dates are as follows and can also be found on the Club Calendar on the Beloit Rifle Club website: May 6, 2017 May 20, 2017 June 3, 2017 June 17, 2017 July 1, 2017 July 15, 2017 July 29, 2017 Aug 5, 2017 Aug 19, 2017 THE 500 METER RANGE IS FOR QUALIFIED BRC MEMBERS ONLY! - NO GUESTS! We have over 175 members qualified. Before members may use the shorter range target boards and steel targets, which co-exist on the 500 Meter Range, they MUST BE QUALIFIED AT 500 METERS. Guests are not or call if you have questions. Paul Schuler pschuvett9@aol.com Safe and Accurate Shooting Every barrel and action is a law onto itself. No two are alike.

5 New Officers Election Members Check-in to pick up ballots for voting. Larry Abbot conducting election. Thank You to Jim Graham for his 11 Years of service to the club as Secretary! We had a quorum! 2017 BRC New Officers: (from left to right) Rob Lowery - Secretary Joe Peake - Vice President Everett Bennett - President Julie Wagoner - Treasurer

6 Membership Renewal Day Collecting dues at Boundaries, Feb. 5, 2017 A Special Thank You to all our volunteers! NRA Wall of Guns Raffle

7 , INC. Date of Application Name Last First M.I. Address Street City State Zip Home Phone Work Phone Birth Date NRA Membership Number (Please Print carefully, or Type) ( Applied For is NOT acceptable) APPLICATION MUST BE MAILED BEFORE THE FIRST OF JANUARY POST MARKED - December 31 or earlier. THERE WILL BE NO EXCEPTIONS NRA NUMBER MUST BE ON THIS FORM! It is your responsibility to obtain and maintain that membership. Failure to do so will result in loss of club membership. Sponsorship: You need two (2) sponsors. Sponsors must be full, not probationary, members. Sponsors may sponsor only one (1) applicant per year. Probationary Status: If admitted to the Beloit Rifle Club you will be a probationary member for two (2) years from your entrance date. No applicant may sponsor a new member until full membership status is attained. New Beloit Rifle Club members must attend and complete one of three orientation sessions offered during the first year of their membership or renewal of membership will not be possible. Service Hours for Dues Reduction: During the first year of your probationary membership, if you choose to volunteer sixteen (16) hours of service to the club, your dues for the following year will be reduced. These 16 volunteer hours, are only for the first year of your probationary membership. If you choose not to volunteer to help out at the club, the cost for renewal will be appropriately higher. I have read the Beloit Rifle Club rules and agree to obey them. My sponsors and I have reviewed the club facilities and I understand the operating procedure on each range. I have not been convicted of a felony in Wisconsin or in any other of the 49 States. Signature of Applicant Signature of Sponsor (1) Signature of Sponsor (2) Print Sponsors Name Print Sponsors Name Sponsors NRA Number Sponsors NRA Number NEW MEMBER FEES will be paid on the SEND NO MONEY!! MAIL TO: Second Wednesday in March (Amount is Subject to Board action) BRC Membership P.O. Box 975 Beloit, WI (revised 01/2017)

8 MEMBERSHIP PROCEDURE: 1. Applications must be turned in ON OR BEFORE the first of January of the year in which you wish to become a member. You do not need to come to the Dues Collection Day, that is for the collection of dues of current members. A letter will be sent to all potential new members in February inviting them to the March meeting. Each new member who wishes to join the club is required to attend that meeting. 2. I realize that a public records background check will be conducted. If I am not a resident of the State of WI, I will be required to present a FOID card, or its equivalent, prior to admission to Beloit Rifle Club. Also, as of the general club meeting, 3 June 2015, all new Beloit Rifle Club members must attend and complete one of three orientation sessions offered during the first year of their membership or renewal of membership will not be possible. 3. At the March meeting, an orientation session will be provided by the various disciplines, the membership directors, grounds keepers and chief range officer. Each person will emphasize the factors of SAFE range operation, as it applies to their discipline. 4. New member induction takes place at this March meeting of the Beloit Rifle Club. Your dues are payable at this time and it is also the time when you will get your membership card and key(s). Dues will be collected at end of a short club meeting. GENERAL INFORMATION: You must be a member of the National Rifle Association. There may not be any felony convictions on you record from this State or any other State in this country. You must have a membership number from the National Rifle Association. That number must be on the front side of this document. Putting the words Applied For, where the NRA membership number should be will cause this application to be mailed back to you. Do not return it until the NRA membership number is added. Remember the application due date, BEFORE THE 1ST of JANUARY. The Beloit Rifle Club takes in members only once a year, in March. SUGGESTION: Make a photocopy of this document and the completed membership application for your records.