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March-April 2019 ASRPA shooters win big at Nationals No CA condor coercion on Kaibab Look who’s selling optics – it’s us! Growing from the grassroots: AzCDL BULLET TRAP MAGAZINE March-April 2019 EXECUTIVE BOARD President – Craig Joyner [email protected] Vice President – Noble C. Hathaway [email protected] Secretary - Marci Welton – [email protected] Treasurer - Ed Roberts – [email protected] LEGISLATIVE Gary Christensen [email protected] 480-225-9454 Arizona-Mexico issues - Landis Aden [email protected] STATE ASSOCIATION SERVICES Northern Area Director - Ron Talbott [email protected] The Arizona State Rifle and Western Area Director - Gerald Brooker [email protected] Pistol Association is the official Central Area Director (Maricopa County) - OPEN state organization of the Southern Area Director (Tucson) - OPEN Women’s Division Director - Carol Ruh – [email protected] (602) 571-3886 National Rifle Association. Membership Secretary – Jeanie Hershey [email protected] ASRPA is also affiliated with Firearms and Equipment Records Manager - Ed Roberts [email protected] Education and Training - Noble C. Hathaway [email protected] the Civilian Marksmanship Marketing - Craig Joyner [email protected] Program, and we support Bullet Trap Editor in Chief – Art Merrill [email protected] many state and national Webmaster – Noble C. Hathaway [email protected] programs and organizations. SHOTGUN ASRPA has been promulgating Shotgun - Larry Welton [email protected] and supporting safe and RIFLE responsible firearm ownership Air Gun – OPEN. Black Powder Cartridge - James Dorrell [email protected]. for more than 100 years. We Cast Bullet - Daniel Walliser [email protected]. High Power Rifle - Allan Rosenthal linearfinewoodworking.com. offer diverse competitions, Junior Highpower Team – Quang Nguyen [email protected]. firearms training and personal Junior Marksmanship - Brett Schomaker – [email protected]. Lever Rifle Silhouette - Jeanie Hershey [email protected] protection programs, and Vintage and Specialty Matches - Tony Montanarella – [email protected]. engage in legislative efforts to Practical/Action Rifle – OPEN. defend our Second Rifle Silhouette - Joy Cox – [email protected]. Smallbore Rifle - Mick Walker – [email protected]. Amendment civil rights. We .22 Black Powder Cartridge - James Dorrell [email protected] believe every responsible PISTOL Arizonan should be a member Bullseye Pistol - Phillip Meyers [email protected]. of ASRPA and we urge you to Practical Pistol – James Walliser [email protected]. join and volunteer as an Pistol Silhouette Pistol – Zachary Groves [email protected]. instructor, coach or range NRA AND CMP CONTACTS safety officer. CMP Liaison - Michael Jurczak [email protected] NRA/ILA Field Rep. - Keeley Hopkins [email protected] Email is most highly recommended to NRA Campaign Field Rep. - Robert Messenger [email protected] assure a rapid response. Post all hard copy membership correspondence, including membership verification, membership cards, reporting the death of a member, etc. to: ASRPA Membership PO Box 74424 Phoenix, AZ 85087 BULLET TRAP MAGAZINE March-April 2019 PG 1 "It is not only what we do, but also what we do not do, for which we are accountable." In this issue ― Moliere Accountables: Editor-in-Chief Art Merrill Graphics and Production Manager Eugene Berman Media and Public Relations Cheryl Todd Contributors Noble C. Hathaway, Charles Heller, Jeanie Editor’s brief 2 Hershey, Steve Killingsworth, Quang You know something – give it up! Nguyen, your name here in the next issue! Disciplinary action 3 ASRPA pistoleers, by Steve Killingsworth All handloading and other technical data Scorpions excel at Nationals, by Quang Nguyen are those of the authors and have not High places, by Jeanie Hershey been tested or verified by ASRPA. Because of the many variables in your reloading equipment and technique, in your firearm Legislation 9 and in your local environment you may AZGFD’s unusual unleaded alliance for condors experience other results, including some AzCDL: Arizona’s grassroots activism works which may be unsafe. ASRPA, Bullet Trap and its editorial staff disclaim all liability for any damage, injury or other Education & Training Division 13 consequences resulting from utilizing New Vintage director & selling glass technical data reported here. Always practice safe firearm handling and adhere to accepted safe procedures when Gun Club 82 14 handloading, including cross-referencing Shooting range as go-to destination? Have a cigar. and double checking load data. Bullet Trap © is a publication of the Submission guidelines 15 Arizona State Rifle and Pistol Association How to do it for the benefit of its members. All rights reserved. Write to First Leather by Art Merrill 16 [email protected] for Happy 504th to the “unadvised shooting” permission to reprint material. BULLET TRAP MAGAZINE March-April 2019 PG 2 Share what you know in the new Bullet Trap e-zine! Here in this second issue of Bullet Trap with my Though Bullet Trap is upgraded from a newsletter to hand on the tiller, my own writing appears again in the a magazine format, we’re not stopping here. Our next goal is various departments as example and encouragement for to upgrade further to a flipbook. Several factors prompt the you, though it bruises my considerable humility to be so decision for improvement. prevalent in these e-pages. Your own contribution is essential to ensure Bullet Trap is a well-rounded Number one is the need to keep up with the times representation of ASRPA. while doing so for as little outlay of capital as possible. Bullet Trap went to an electronic format because there are Participate! Write an article that broadly covers no costs associated with printing, transportation and the history, firearms, targets and courses of fire of your delivery. We’ve evolved from a newsletter to a magazine favorite discipline. Articles of particular interest are those because the electronic platform is more viable than ever; that describe the features and history of firearms and because the size of our Association and our many activities cartridges used in your discipline or of your particular warrants it; and because a professional publication brings interest. Got an easier/better way of doing things? A quick greater credibility to ASRPA and to our mission. A flipbook fix? Write a how-to. Found something cool & new or old & will greatly enhance the latter, especially. forgotten? Write a review. Know how to cast bullets, shoot a flintlock, find parts for old guns? What’s the most In transforming the Bullet Trap from a newsletter to unusual cartridge in your collection? You know stuff – let an e-zine we’ve encountered some technical issues that others benefit from your knowledge and experience. have prevented publication from September, 2018 until now. This was no fault of the members who took the time to Pen an opinion-editorial on the changes or submit photos and write discipline reports and other articles direction of your shooting sports discipline. Do you like the for BT, so to honor their efforts we’re publishing their work changes? Where are they leading? What about ASRPA – here, though it be a bit dated. We may experience another how are we doing? Should we be doing something more or speed bump or two as we continue the transformation to different or better? How do you feel about the state of make Bullet Trap your user friendly go-to for information on hunting, shooting sports and firearms legislation in your Association and the shooting sports in Arizona, but Arizona? we’ll endeavor to ensure bimonthly publication is timely from this point onward. For our First Leather closing article, share an anecdote about your experiences shooting or hunting, or Many sincere thanks to Shonie De La Rosa who share some fascinating firearms related history you’ve volunteered uncounted hours of personal creativity and IT discovered. Do you know a youngster who’d like to write expertise to benefit Bullet Trap and ASRPA in the recent or photograph on a shooting sports subject? Here’s a great past. Every member like Shonie who volunteers their time opportunity for a young person’s journalism or creative and talent to ASRPA helps make our organization more writing to see publication. viable and effective. Whatever your specific interests in our sport, they Welcome aboard to Shonie’s relief, Eugene Berman, are certainly of interest to many other members. Again, a dedicated ASRPA member who assumes the duties of I’ve sprinkled my own examples throughout another issue Bullet Trap Digital Wizard to help make your new flipbook e- of Bullet Trap to encourage you. Bullet Trap is our vehicle zine an enjoyable, informative and easy-to-use additional for members to communicate with each other; in doing so, benefit to your ASRPA membership. these pages will come to illustrate who we are as an organization of individuals. Art Merrill Editor in Chief Submission guidelines appear within; please follow them and email your story and photos to: [email protected]. BULLET TRAP MAGAZINE March-April 2019 PG 3 __________________________________________________________________________________________________ Disciplinary actions Reports anD match results from among ASRPA’s various shooting sports disciplines. ASRPA Pistol Team returns Oglethorpe National Trophy to Arizona by CDR Steve Killingsworth, USN (Ret) It’s wiDely known that our great state of Arizona is home to many of the best shooters in the nation, anD in the worlD. AnD once again, as it has several times in the past, the Arizona State Rifle anD Pistol Association Pistol Team proveD its shooting prowess at the 2018 National Pistol Championship Matches in July at historic Camp Perry, Ohio, on the sunny, warm, breezy south shore of Lake Erie. NameD for CommoDore Oliver HazarD Perry who built, armeD, anD saileD from those shores a small but powerful squadron of warships to engage and defeat a British enemy in the hard-fought anD decisive Battle of Lake Erie in 1813, Camp Perry has been home to the National Matches since 1907.