EXECUTIVE OFFICERS President: Terry Abbott Vice President: Jeff Kelly Secretary: Bruce Bilton Treasurer: Ed Roberts Executive Officer : John Brakeman Chief Instructor: Debbie Keehart ******************** Range Manager: Bill Lagusis Administrative Assistants: Cheryl Mauler Alicia DeCou Financial Manager: Ellen Catena Spring 2017 Historians: The Bob Shell ******************** Ricochet Rio Salado Sportsman’s Club, Inc. 3960 N. Usery Pass Road Mesa, Arizona 85207-9702 Phone: 480-984-3724 480-984-9610 Fax: 480-986-1592 E-MAIL [email protected] WEB www.RSSCaz.com Attention High School Curtis Hughes, Webmaster ******************** Seniors! The range is closed on New Years Day, Easter Sunday, Thanksgiv- ing Day, and Christmas Day each Essay year. “What the Second Amendment Means to me” MARCH, APRIL, MAY Attention High School Seniors! Rio Salado Sportsman’s Club will be offering a $2,000 scholarship for the school year 2017-2018. If you are interested in more information and/or the application form, it is available online on the BOD page at RSSCaz.com or click here You must be a competitive shooter, write an essay, and participate in a service project for our Range. “What the Second Amendment Means to me” Deadline is Thursday, March 31, 2017 MARCH, APRIL, MAY Welcome to Cowboy Fast Draw with the Rio Salado Vaquero’s ! Well with the new moons starting and all the gunslingers mak’in plans which trail they want to take which camp fires they want to visit and tell stories. I would like to put an end to last year and how Rio Shooter’s fin- ished up. The last Ricochet told of the last gunfight we had at the Rio Corral with 35 gunfighters shoot’in out to see who was going to end up on top and the others in Boot Hill. All year long Boss 45 keeps a count on how each shooter finishes at our gunfights. They get points on how they finish each match. Boss 45 adds them all up and he comes up with the Top Points getter in both the Men’s and Women’s Division. This year the top winners in the Women’s were: 1st Place, Southwest KC, 2nd Place, Miss Kitty, 3rd Place Hot Flash. Congratulations !! This year the top winners in the Men’s were: 1st Place, The Draw, 2nd Place, Hell on Wheels, 3rd Place, Shady Mike. Congratulations !! Now on to this year and good luck to all the gunfighters and may all their wax dot the target with the fastest time they can muster up. Those who have a twitchy hand and fingers and is ich’in to give it a try, well we have guns, holsters and wax bullets that you can use. The only thing left is YOU !!! So get on your pony and ride on down here, bring a partner or more it’s OK were wait’in on ya. The Club Shoots are held on the Second Sat. at 8:00am of each month (DURING JUNE, JULY AND AUG.) we start sign up’s at 7:00am and start shooting right after sign up’s are done until about 2:00pm or before. We also have a Wed. evening practice on the 4th Wed. of the month, starting about 5pm and when your bullets are gone or your arm says hold it is when we quit or 9pm which comes first. NOW FOR BOTH THESE SHOOTS CHECK the Rio Salado Sportsman’s Club Calendar to make sure nothing has changed due to another activity. Wed. practice is the best time to come out and get one on one help. To learn more about the sport of Cowboy Fast Draw, you can visit the CFDA web site online at www.cowboyfastdraw.com . You’ll find wagon- loads of info about the sport from rules, events and instructions. You can also visit the Rio Salado Vaquero’s Web site at www.riosaladovaqueros.com . If you need more you can e-mail Bart Carr aka Muletrain at [email protected] . Be sure to check out Rio Sa- lado Sportsman’s Club at www.rsscaz.com. Continued RSSC Board Meeting—Third Wednesday of Each Month in the Activity Center ALL ARE INVITED !!! MARCH, APRIL, MAY Rio Salado Vaquero’s ! continued We’ll that’s all for now so see you down the trail and keep those shoot’in irons in reach. “The Draw” aka Francis Carlos. The one important thing to remember is what our Motto Says: SAFTEY FIRST, FUN SECOND AND COMPETITION THIRD !!! ESPECIALLY SAFTEY FIRST. Francis Carlos Appreciation and Points Awards Cowboy Fast Draw L to R) Apple Pie, Dirty Dan, The Recipients: Draw, Hot Flash, Southwest KC, and Muletrain. (front row L to(back R) row (wheel chair) Hell on Wheels and Kurley Kue. Women's Points Cham- pion: Southwest KC (aka) Karen Carr. Men's Points Champion: The Draw (aka) Francis Carlos. Group picture of the shooters that attended the special event. MARCH, APRIL, MAY Chief Instructor The Ladies of Rio and HerHandgun promise Ladies Day at the Range will be even more fun this year. For $25 Ladies will get top notch safety and basic firearm handling instruction then get to test fire several types of pistols, a couple of AR-15 rifles, shoot at clays with the shotgun and pew pew with air pistols and rifles. At noon, we will have an interactive demonstration on personal awareness & basic self defense conducted by one of our esteemed Rio Members Ivan Gelo! Registration opens February 28th www.HerHandgun.com/ladies-days-at-the- range. Get online early so you and your friends get the time slot you want!!! Brought to you by: Debbie Keehart, Chief Instructor AND HerHandgun! Debbie Keehart [email protected] MARCH, APRIL, MAY The Historians Pen CZ 52 Pistol Czechoslovakia was part of the Soviet bloc but in some instances chose to use their own designed weapons instead of the Russian versions. The Russians were using the Tokerav pistol in the 30 caliber bottleneck round. Czechoslovakia kept the round but used a pistol of their design. The designers were Jan and Jaroslav Kralochvil who designed this gun in 1952. It was produced from 1952 to 1954 with approximately 200,000 produced. The factory was the Ceska Zbrojovka located in Strakonice. It replaced the anemic Browning in 7.65 caliber, which drew many complaints due to its lack of power. It was in use from 1952 to 1982 when it was replaced by the much less powerful 9 X 18 Makarov, which was being used throughout the Soviet Empire. The cartridge is a 30-caliber bottleneck closely resembling the 30 Mauser round. Physically they are interchangeable but some of the Tokerav ammo is too hot for some of the older guns such as the 30 Broomhandle Mauser. It fires an 86 grain FMJ bullet at 1600 FPS which puts it in a category of high powered handguns. While it offers a lot of penetra- tion, stopping power is only fair as there is no expansion with that load. If you handload new Starling brass is available as is hollow point bullets which would make it more effec- tive. Most of the foreign military ammo is corrosive so keep that in mind if you use that ammo. It takes the same diameter bullet as the 30 Luger, which is .308 though the case is longer. The gun itself is a simple gun to operate and disassemble. The trigger is a single action and not excessively heavy while the sights are typical military with a notch rear and fixed blade front. It is a recoil operated roller locked on the order of a MG 42 machine gun. It isn’t a common design but is strong capable of using any ammo that is designed for it. The single stack magazine holds 8 rounds. The gun weighs 2 LBS. with a 4.7” barrel and to some it may appear awkward. The firing pin is brittle and dry firing may break it according to some reports. At one time they were very inexpensive to purchase and while the price has gone up they are still fairly reasonable. The price will go up because they have been out of production for 63 years and those in existence will wear out or break so there will be less guns available. At one time they offered a 9 mm barrel conversion which would enhance it utility but it was dropped a few years ago though you might find one at a gunshow. It has a manual safety so that a 9 th round can be carried in the cham- ber. Another interesting piece of history for those who collect C & R guns. The CZ 52 is well worth the modest investment. Bob Shell Historian Rio Salado Ricochet 3960 N Usery Pass Road Mesa AZ 85207-9702 Office: 480-984-9610 Fax: 480-986-1592 www.RSSCaz.com .