The July 2012 BOD meeting will be held on July 2nd instead of July 9th

The third quarterly edition of the Muzzleblast will be published July 1, 2012

The cutoff date for articles and For Sale items will be June 20, 2012

Articles Needed for Muzzleblast 

At GRPC we are graced with a membership of over 3600. With all those members, one would think there must be a great number of aspiring writers out there who could submit a couple of articles a year for publication in the club’s quarterly newsletter. It isn’t happening folks. It’s your newsletter and club and you get out of it what you put into it. Please consider submitting an article for the Muzzleblast and support your newsletter and GRPC!

Articles can be submitted concerning anything shooting related, from technical articles to hunting stories, to historical pieces. Articles can be short or long. You do not have to be a William Shakespeare. Plain talk is OK. The cutoff dates for publication will be March 20^th, May 20^th, August 20^th, and Nov. 20^th.

Firearms Training

New Shooter? New gun? Different type gun?

 GRPC has a very active Junior Shooting Program, a good thing.  But what about adults who are new, or just purchased a firearm for home or personal defense, or have gotten into a new type of firearm? 

 As American citizens arm themselves (excellent idea, given the state of affairs), it seems there are a lot of people who have not been exposed to the “gun culture” or “guncraft” which used to be handed down from parents, uncles/aunts, grandparents as a matter of course.  The 30 year break in “guncraft” education has left a lot of people who have purchased firearms for whatever reasons, and who are learning how to shoot by the discovery method. Not good. The pundit may observe you can learn anything by the discovery method, including skydiving, and point out you only need a parachute if you plan on skydiving more than once, but we would prefer a more “proactive” approach.

GRPC has a fairly large population of NRA Certified Instructors, and hundreds of “gun cranks” who are markedly competent.

As a “market survey”, would you be interested in a basic course in operating, caring for, maintaining and using firearms?

If there are enough interested people, we can schedule classes to provide new shooters the experience and knowledge base of the more experienced persons.  Yes, there will be a fee. All money will be divided between GRPC general revenue and the Junior Shooting program. The volunteer instructors will get the time of day, but only if they bring their own watch.

 Interested? 

 Marion Estes,  marion_estes@comcast.net as contact person.