Shotgun Class -- July 2009

Scouts and Scouters from BSA Troop 420 had a great time:

Scoutmaster MikeB, Instructors DonH and JohnM,
Range-Officer DomS and the Scouts.



SteveB a.k.a. "Dusty" with Range Officer Dom



TylerS. with Range Officer Dominic

A few could not make the range-date. We'll schedule a
make-up date for some time in September.

CMP First-Shots Magazine -- JUL 09 Issue

Link to it HERE.

Kalashnikitty T-Shirts

No -- rumors to the contrary, these are NOT the new uniform for VC#1951.

However, for those of you interested in this extremely attractive Kalashnikitty fashion statement, here is the info on how to order. Supply is limited.

Awesome Deal from CMP -- Used/Refurbished M853 Air Rifle

As you Venturers know, we are affiliated with the Civilian Marksmanship Program.

One of the great benefits of this affiliation is the availability of new and surplus firearms and air-guns at significant discount. $75.00 plus shipping = <$90.00 each:


For those of you who might be tempted to ignore this opportunity thinking that this is a "cheapie" air-gun, check-out the current prices at PyramydAir.com, one of the leading retailers of air-guns. Retail price = $279. Marked-down from $432:


CMP has limited quantities of these refurbished rifles available as left-overs from recent national competitions. Seals have been replaced to reestablish "like new" ballistic performance. Of all the good deals that CMP has offered us over the years, this has gotta be one of the best. This is a great rifle for 10-Meter competition, practice, and just plain fun.

Given that these rifles are available in limited numbers, VC#1951 will be placing an order for these rifles on 15 August 2009. Rifles must be certified as to be used in Junior Shooter development -- if you are not currently affiliated with Venturing, BSA or 4H, you can join for $25 (cost includes NRA Basic Rifle Class). Please contact VC#1951 Advisor at mountjoyjw@yahoo.com if you are interested. Send checks for $90.00 to lock-in orders (any excess payment resulting from quantity shipping will be rebated).

Bench-Rest Accuracy Versus Off-Hand

A-32 Target at 50', fired with Mossberg 44(US) that had just had
a new front sight (globe-style) installed:


Bulls #1 - #4 were fired from Bench-Rest, #5 was fired
from the Standing position:

Sighter bull (top, middle) was used to adjust/zero the iron-sights
to account for the newly-installed front-sight.

Bench-rest = nice!


Off-hand = not so nice. <:-(

But still decent.

Note that the off-hand shots also took significantly longer to fire.

Lesson: When firing Standing/Off-Hand, take your
time and don't be disappointed if your scores inevitably
drop. Think of it as a new challenge.

C'mon Guys! Win one for the Team.

The 02 JUL Iron-Sights Only (ISO) match was a lot of fun, despite the fact that a number of the kids were forced-out of their scoped-rifle comfort-zone.

Of the six kids shooting (5 guys, 1 gal) -- the top shooter (by a single bullseye), was the girl.


History repeats itself:

Portable Shooting Bench Plans

Here's a set of plans to build a portable shooting bench.

Here's what it looks like:




Here's plans for a bench that's more stable, but not at all portable.

See it here: