In any case, no way I will ever trust Obama....
Rep. Bart Stupak (D.-Mich.) says that President Obama told him that when he said the health-care plan did not fund abortion he was talking about 'my plan' not House bill.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Funding Abortion, Obama lies once again
Will we see this on MSNBC, CNN, NBC, CBS, ABC or will it only be seen on the FOX news network?
In any case, no way I will ever trust Obama....
Rep. Bart Stupak (D.-Mich.) says that President Obama told him that when he said the health-care plan did not fund abortion he was talking about 'my plan' not House bill.
In any case, no way I will ever trust Obama....
Rep. Bart Stupak (D.-Mich.) says that President Obama told him that when he said the health-care plan did not fund abortion he was talking about 'my plan' not House bill.
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Germany cuts taxes
Off the wires...
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives have sealed a coalition deal with the Free Democrats (FDP) based on major tax cut plans.
"The burden on families has to be lessened, the burden on companies and inheritance tax has to be reformed," Mrs Merkel was quoted as saying by AFP news agency at the start of a press conference in Berlin.
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Meanwhile, in the USA proposed tax increases or hidden fees (taxes) for all, to include taxes on fast foods continue to headline the news...
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives have sealed a coalition deal with the Free Democrats (FDP) based on major tax cut plans.
"The burden on families has to be lessened, the burden on companies and inheritance tax has to be reformed," Mrs Merkel was quoted as saying by AFP news agency at the start of a press conference in Berlin.
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Meanwhile, in the USA proposed tax increases or hidden fees (taxes) for all, to include taxes on fast foods continue to headline the news...
Broken Remington 1100 Shell Catcher
This summer my Remington 1100 broke.
Major problems inside the receiver.
I had to re-stake the Feed Latch and have the Disconnector replaced.
After repairs, I shot the firearm and found I had to replace the shell catcher. It was loose and not doing it's job. I carry a spare so not a problem.
I took a look at the catcher today thinking I might be able to repair it.
Upon inspection, I found a sliver of metal running along the entire inside edge of the catcher at the bottom of the lip, missing.
Did the sliver of metal that broke off cause the damage inside the receiver or was it just a coincidence?
Major problems inside the receiver.
I had to re-stake the Feed Latch and have the Disconnector replaced.
After repairs, I shot the firearm and found I had to replace the shell catcher. It was loose and not doing it's job. I carry a spare so not a problem.
I took a look at the catcher today thinking I might be able to repair it.
Upon inspection, I found a sliver of metal running along the entire inside edge of the catcher at the bottom of the lip, missing.
Did the sliver of metal that broke off cause the damage inside the receiver or was it just a coincidence?
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Hats off, Jim Chapman
One of the good guys...
An avid skeet shooter and the ultimate volunteer!
Through force of personality and good business sense, he took a rundown club with outdated facilities and a clay target program in decay and turned it into a club that all could be proud of.
He also lead the effort to purchase and install a PAT Trap & voice release on his home clubs lone trap field. A trap field that had seen better days and only used for fun shoots and an occasional outing. The field now sees weekly use.
Visit Clays Vermont
An avid skeet shooter and the ultimate volunteer!
Through force of personality and good business sense, he took a rundown club with outdated facilities and a clay target program in decay and turned it into a club that all could be proud of.
He also lead the effort to purchase and install a PAT Trap & voice release on his home clubs lone trap field. A trap field that had seen better days and only used for fun shoots and an occasional outing. The field now sees weekly use.
Visit Clays Vermont
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Obama is for Gun Control, but...
A majority of gun owners think President Obama wants to ban gun sales.
A new Gallup poll shows 55 percent of those who own a gun, 53 percent who have a gun in the household, and 41 percent of all Americans believe he will attempt to ban the sale of guns while he is president.
I firmly think he would do so and more!
Whats stopping him?
65 House Democrats...
AND
Lets not forget...
Obama has consistently supported gun control legislation that came up while he was in the Illinois state legislature and the U.S. Senate.
- When Obama ran for the Illinois state senate the political group, Independent Voters of Illinois (IVI), asked him if he supported a “ban [on] the manufacture, sale and possession of handguns” and he responded “yes.”
- In 1998, another questionnaire administered by IL State Legislative National Political Awareness Test didn’t ask about banning all handguns, but it did find that Obama wanted to “ban the sale or transfer of all forms of semi-automatic weapons.”
Indeed, such a ban would outlaw virtually all handguns and the vast majority of rifles sold in the United States.
- From 1998 to 2001, Obama was on the board of directors for the Joyce Foundation, which funded such anti-gun groups as the Violence Policy Center, the Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence, and Handgun Free America.
Both the Violence Policy Center and Handgun Free America, as its name suggests, are in favor of a complete ban on handguns. During his tenure on the board, the Joyce Foundation was probably the major funder of pro-control research in the United States.
- John Lott knew Obama during the mid-1990s, and his answers to IVI’s question on guns fit well with the Obama that John Lott knew. Indeed, the first time John introduced myself to him he said “Oh, you are the gun guy.”
John responded “Yes, I guess so.” He simply responded that “I don’t believe that people should be able to own guns.”
When John said it might be fun to talk about the question sometime and about his support of the city of Chicago’s lawsuit against the gun makers, he simply grimaced and turned away, ending the conversation.
- Obama also opposes the current laws in 48 states that let citizens carry concealed handguns for protection claiming, despite all the academic studies to the contrary, that "I think that creates a potential atmosphere where more innocent people could (get shot during) altercations."
- Obama is unwilling to state that DC’s or Chicago’s ban on guns are unconstitutional.
- Obama’s website only recognizes two legitimate purposes for civilian ownership of guns: “hunting and target shooting.” The notion that people might want to protect themselves when the police are not around isn’t something that he sees as legitimate.
- With guns, it sure looks like Obama is telling voters what they want to hear, not what he plans on doing.
The Obama campaign’s strategy largely follows 2003 surveys produced by Democratic pollster Mark Penn showing that if Democrats didn't show "respect for the 2nd Amendment and support gun safety," voters would presume that they were anti-gun. "The formula for Democrats," according to Penn, "is to say that they support the 2nd Amendment, but that they want tough laws that close loopholes. This is something [Democrats] can run on and win on."
Souce: John Lott, author of "Freedomnomics" and a senior research scientist at the University of Maryland
AND
From the Obama Change Government Website
Thursday, November 06, 2008 | 75 Days Until Inauguration
Address Gun Violence in Cities:
As president, Barack Obama would repeal the Tiahrt Amendment, which restricts the ability of local law enforcement to access important gun trace information, and give police officers across the nation the tools they need to solve gun crimes and fight the illegal arms trade.
Obama and Biden also favor commonsense measures that respect the Second Amendment rights of gun owners, while keeping guns away from children and from criminals who shouldn't have them.
They support closing the gun show loophole and making guns in this country childproof.
They also support making the expired federal Assault Weapons Ban permanent, as such weapons belong on foreign battlefields and not on our streets.
AND
Before he became a national political figure, he sat on the board of the Joyce Foundation, which paid him more than $70,000 in directors fees.
The Chicago-based foundation doled out at least nine grants totaling nearly $2.7 million to groups that advocated the opposite positions.
The foundation funded legal scholarship advancing the theory that the Second Amendment does not protect individual gun owners’ rights, as well as two groups that advocated handgun bans. It also paid to support a book called “Every Handgun Is Aimed at You: The Case for Banning Handguns.”
During Obama’s time on the Joyce board, the foundation gave seven grants to the Violence Policy Center. This D.C.-based nonprofit, which calls itself “the most aggressive group in the gun control movement,” for years has argued for a national handgun ban.
The Joyce Foundation in 1999 awarded $84,000 to the Chicago-Kent College of Law for a symposium on the theory that the Second Amendment does not protect an individual’s right to bear arms, but rather only a state’s right to arm its militia.
AND HIS VICE PRESIDENT
Joe Biden on Gun Control
Voted NO on prohibiting lawsuits against gun manufacturers.
Voted NO on banning lawsuits against gun manufacturers for gun violence.
Voted YES on background checks at gun shows.
Voted NO on more penalties for gun & drug violations.
A new Gallup poll shows 55 percent of those who own a gun, 53 percent who have a gun in the household, and 41 percent of all Americans believe he will attempt to ban the sale of guns while he is president.
I firmly think he would do so and more!
Whats stopping him?
65 House Democrats...
“As President Obama indicated during the campaign, there are just a few gun-related changes that we would like to make, and among them would be to reinstitute the ban on the sale of assault weapons,” [Attorney General Eric] Holder told reporters.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tossed cold water on the prospect of reinstating the assault weapons ban, highlighting Democrats’ reluctance to take on gun issues. “On that score, I think we need to enforce the laws we have right now,” [Speaker of the House Nancy] Pelosi said at her weekly news conference. “I think it’s clear the Bush administration didn’t do that.”
AND
Democrats abdicate on gun control
By Mary Sneyd
May 26, 2009
Silence is the new Democratic strategy. The majority party has a big tent now. Its denizens are diverse, from coastal lefties to backwoods righties. Priority one is to protect the centrist and conservative freshmen from political harm back home; after all, there's an election next year. There's no appetite for doing anything that would put those Democrats in the crosshairs of the gun lobby.
That's why Obama's attorney general, Eric Holder, was basically told to zip his lip about any restoration of the assault-weapons ban. Three months ago, he came out for restoration; he had the wild and crazy idea that such a ban might help stanch the easy flow of assault weapons to the Mexican drug gangs who are wreaking havoc at the border. The NRA swung into action, and 65 House Democrats -- many from swing districts -- formally protested Holder's idea. Holder got the memo. By April, he was saying: "I respect the Second Amendment," and little more.
Lets not forget...
Obama has consistently supported gun control legislation that came up while he was in the Illinois state legislature and the U.S. Senate.
- When Obama ran for the Illinois state senate the political group, Independent Voters of Illinois (IVI), asked him if he supported a “ban [on] the manufacture, sale and possession of handguns” and he responded “yes.”
- In 1998, another questionnaire administered by IL State Legislative National Political Awareness Test didn’t ask about banning all handguns, but it did find that Obama wanted to “ban the sale or transfer of all forms of semi-automatic weapons.”
Indeed, such a ban would outlaw virtually all handguns and the vast majority of rifles sold in the United States.
- From 1998 to 2001, Obama was on the board of directors for the Joyce Foundation, which funded such anti-gun groups as the Violence Policy Center, the Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence, and Handgun Free America.
Both the Violence Policy Center and Handgun Free America, as its name suggests, are in favor of a complete ban on handguns. During his tenure on the board, the Joyce Foundation was probably the major funder of pro-control research in the United States.
- John Lott knew Obama during the mid-1990s, and his answers to IVI’s question on guns fit well with the Obama that John Lott knew. Indeed, the first time John introduced myself to him he said “Oh, you are the gun guy.”
John responded “Yes, I guess so.” He simply responded that “I don’t believe that people should be able to own guns.”
When John said it might be fun to talk about the question sometime and about his support of the city of Chicago’s lawsuit against the gun makers, he simply grimaced and turned away, ending the conversation.
- Obama also opposes the current laws in 48 states that let citizens carry concealed handguns for protection claiming, despite all the academic studies to the contrary, that "I think that creates a potential atmosphere where more innocent people could (get shot during) altercations."
- Obama is unwilling to state that DC’s or Chicago’s ban on guns are unconstitutional.
- Obama’s website only recognizes two legitimate purposes for civilian ownership of guns: “hunting and target shooting.” The notion that people might want to protect themselves when the police are not around isn’t something that he sees as legitimate.
- With guns, it sure looks like Obama is telling voters what they want to hear, not what he plans on doing.
The Obama campaign’s strategy largely follows 2003 surveys produced by Democratic pollster Mark Penn showing that if Democrats didn't show "respect for the 2nd Amendment and support gun safety," voters would presume that they were anti-gun. "The formula for Democrats," according to Penn, "is to say that they support the 2nd Amendment, but that they want tough laws that close loopholes. This is something [Democrats] can run on and win on."
Souce: John Lott, author of "Freedomnomics" and a senior research scientist at the University of Maryland
AND
From the Obama Change Government Website
Thursday, November 06, 2008 | 75 Days Until Inauguration
Address Gun Violence in Cities:
As president, Barack Obama would repeal the Tiahrt Amendment, which restricts the ability of local law enforcement to access important gun trace information, and give police officers across the nation the tools they need to solve gun crimes and fight the illegal arms trade.
Obama and Biden also favor commonsense measures that respect the Second Amendment rights of gun owners, while keeping guns away from children and from criminals who shouldn't have them.
They support closing the gun show loophole and making guns in this country childproof.
They also support making the expired federal Assault Weapons Ban permanent, as such weapons belong on foreign battlefields and not on our streets.
AND
Before he became a national political figure, he sat on the board of the Joyce Foundation, which paid him more than $70,000 in directors fees.
The Chicago-based foundation doled out at least nine grants totaling nearly $2.7 million to groups that advocated the opposite positions.
The foundation funded legal scholarship advancing the theory that the Second Amendment does not protect individual gun owners’ rights, as well as two groups that advocated handgun bans. It also paid to support a book called “Every Handgun Is Aimed at You: The Case for Banning Handguns.”
During Obama’s time on the Joyce board, the foundation gave seven grants to the Violence Policy Center. This D.C.-based nonprofit, which calls itself “the most aggressive group in the gun control movement,” for years has argued for a national handgun ban.
The Joyce Foundation in 1999 awarded $84,000 to the Chicago-Kent College of Law for a symposium on the theory that the Second Amendment does not protect an individual’s right to bear arms, but rather only a state’s right to arm its militia.
AND HIS VICE PRESIDENT
Joe Biden on Gun Control
Voted NO on prohibiting lawsuits against gun manufacturers.
Voted NO on banning lawsuits against gun manufacturers for gun violence.
Voted YES on background checks at gun shows.
Voted NO on more penalties for gun & drug violations.
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Vote Republican or Conservative?
An off year election in the US. At the national level the only elections taking place are to fill empty seats.
In my state the Republican party choose a typical northeast liberal Republican to replace a departing congressman.
The smaller, but very vocal Conservative party is running it's own candidate. Thus splitting the vote in favor of the Democrat candidate.
In past years I would have voted for the Republican, as I thought it was important to not have the seat in the hands of a Democrat.
Not this year...
The Republican party is not listening. They have not listened for some time and continue trying to push so called moderates on us. Offering candidates that except for one or two issues would be more comfortable running as a Democrat.
I may be throwing my vote away by voting for the Conservative candidate, but if the Conservative vote is sizable, the Republican party will hopefully get the message.
If not and continue to run liberal leaning candidates, they deserve to lose all future elections.
Saying that, I'm voting for a Democrat in a local town election. In my opinion the Republican running for re-election has shown he is not qualified to hold office, doing more harm than good.
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Recent polling shows that Republican Mike Huckabee is a leading candidate to run for president in 2012. His current popularity may be the result of his association with the FOX news network and his failed run for president in 2008.
Huckabee is not a winning candidate. Conservatives need to find another candidate to support.
Find a (small-c) conservative to support...
In my state the Republican party choose a typical northeast liberal Republican to replace a departing congressman.
The smaller, but very vocal Conservative party is running it's own candidate. Thus splitting the vote in favor of the Democrat candidate.
In past years I would have voted for the Republican, as I thought it was important to not have the seat in the hands of a Democrat.
Not this year...
The Republican party is not listening. They have not listened for some time and continue trying to push so called moderates on us. Offering candidates that except for one or two issues would be more comfortable running as a Democrat.
I may be throwing my vote away by voting for the Conservative candidate, but if the Conservative vote is sizable, the Republican party will hopefully get the message.
If not and continue to run liberal leaning candidates, they deserve to lose all future elections.
Saying that, I'm voting for a Democrat in a local town election. In my opinion the Republican running for re-election has shown he is not qualified to hold office, doing more harm than good.
-----
Recent polling shows that Republican Mike Huckabee is a leading candidate to run for president in 2012. His current popularity may be the result of his association with the FOX news network and his failed run for president in 2008.
Huckabee is not a winning candidate. Conservatives need to find another candidate to support.
Find a (small-c) conservative to support...
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Lead shot prices, Oct 15, 2009
Lead is on the way up....
Gamaliel Shooting Supply
Oct 15, 2009
$31.50 - Lawrence Brand Chilled Shot
$32.00 - Lawrence Brand Magnum Shot
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Jan 7, 2009
$24.50 - Lawrence Brand Chilled Shot
$25.00 - Lawrence Brand Magnum Shot
Not necessary the best prices, but a company I use to track the price of lead shot for clay target shooters.
Gamaliel Shooting Supply
Oct 15, 2009
$31.50 - Lawrence Brand Chilled Shot
$32.00 - Lawrence Brand Magnum Shot
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Jan 7, 2009
$24.50 - Lawrence Brand Chilled Shot
$25.00 - Lawrence Brand Magnum Shot
Not necessary the best prices, but a company I use to track the price of lead shot for clay target shooters.
Monday, October 12, 2009
Uncovered Video: Obama Leads SEIU Chant After Vowing to ‘Paint the Nation Purple’
"That's how we built political power on the south side of Chicago."
Friday, October 09, 2009
Keystone Shooting Park Olympic Bunker, Pennsylvania
I had questions in regard to the bunker being built in Pennsylvania, a bunker scheduled to become operational in the spring of 2010.
Most importantly, I was confused on the bunkers physical location. I emailed Allen Chubb.
His edited response....
Chubb International Shooting Sports, Inc. (CISS) leased (16) acres from Martz's Game Farm to build and run this complex.
The KSP complex is located at the following physical address:
Keystone Shooting Park
610 Game Farm Road
Dalmatia, PA. 17017
This is located in the very Southern part of Northumberland County, near the Dauphin County line (Central Pennsylvania). The closet town is actually "Pillow". Yes, Pillow; don't laugh. We're two miles West of Pillow and both Pillow and Dalmatia are located on the East side of the Susquehanna River. We're approximately (12) miles South of Sunbury and (19) miles Southwest of Elysburg.
The job site is probably going to shut down during the first or second week in November and we'll probably get back at it again in mid to late March (Weather Permitting). Over the winter, I'll probably go ahead and install the trap tables and machines on the nicer/warmer days, so that this task will be completed and we can devote more man power to the outside tasks in the Spring.
Best Regards,
Allen B. Chubb, Jr.
President & Treasurer
Chubb International Shooting Sports, Inc.
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ADDED.
KSP complex will be the first fully automated International Shotgun Sports range in the world. This ultimately means that the shooting park will be opened seven days a week with operational hours only dictated by your schedule and bad weather. We are constructing the complex in three phases.
Phase I will encompass one Olympic Trap range which will also be able to throw Olympic Double Trap and Universal Trap games. We will also have two Helice rings as well built in this phase.
Phase II will involve the construction of the club house, while Phase III will involve the construction of another Olympic Trap range with a superimposed Olympic Skeet field, two more Helice rings and an Automatic (Wobble) Trap field. All three phases of construction are anticipated to take an estimated five years to complete.
Keystone Shooting Park (KSP) is a division of Chubb International Shooting Sports, Inc. (CISS). CISS is recognized by the IRS as a 501C3 Non-Profit Corporation. All donation made to CISS/KSP are tax deductible.
There is a lot of work to do and the Corporate Officers and Board of Directors of Chubb International Shooting Sports / Keystone Shooting Park would so deeply appreciate your assistance in making this vision a reality. Your generous contribution will be recognized on our “Wall of Heroes”.
_____ $100 - $499 = Bronze Medal Donor
_____ $500 - $999 = Silver Medal Donor
_____ $1,000 - $5000 = Gold Medal Donor
_____ $5001 - $10,000 = Dream Builder Donor
_____ +$10,000 = Legacy Partner Donor
Contributors in both the “Dream Builder” and “Legacy Partner” categories will receive “Life Memberships” to Keystone Shooting Park.
“100% OF ALL DONATIONS WILL GO TO SUPPORT THIS PROJECT AND ARE TAX DEDUCTIBLE”
Make checks payable to: Chubb International Shooting SPorts, Inc. or Keystone Shooting Park
RETURN ADDRESS:
Chubb International Shooting Sports, Inc.
302 Tennessee Avenue
Elizabethville, PA. 17023 USA
Allen Chubb, Jr. – President & Treasurer
717-362-7830 Office
717-362-7834 Fax
717-903-9009 Cell
Email: allen@allenchubb.com
If you would like to learn more about the project, I'd be happy to send you one of our web brochures and provide you with more information and project updates.
We are actively working on a website, but we don't see that being operational for at least another two month.
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Bunker & Tunnel
When the club's website comes online I will post the link to the Lost Target.
U.S. & Canada Olympic Bunker Locations
-----
Side note.
I'm not a Bunker or International Skeet Shooter except for an occasional round or two. Lucky if I break more than half the targets when shooting bunker, but I do have fun when I give it a try.
However, I do try to support both Bunker Trap and International Skeet through postings on the Lost Target. Always willing to post photos and shoot results when provided.
Most importantly, I was confused on the bunkers physical location. I emailed Allen Chubb.
His edited response....
Chubb International Shooting Sports, Inc. (CISS) leased (16) acres from Martz's Game Farm to build and run this complex.
The KSP complex is located at the following physical address:
Keystone Shooting Park
610 Game Farm Road
Dalmatia, PA. 17017
This is located in the very Southern part of Northumberland County, near the Dauphin County line (Central Pennsylvania). The closet town is actually "Pillow". Yes, Pillow; don't laugh. We're two miles West of Pillow and both Pillow and Dalmatia are located on the East side of the Susquehanna River. We're approximately (12) miles South of Sunbury and (19) miles Southwest of Elysburg.
The job site is probably going to shut down during the first or second week in November and we'll probably get back at it again in mid to late March (Weather Permitting). Over the winter, I'll probably go ahead and install the trap tables and machines on the nicer/warmer days, so that this task will be completed and we can devote more man power to the outside tasks in the Spring.
Best Regards,
Allen B. Chubb, Jr.
President & Treasurer
Chubb International Shooting Sports, Inc.
----------
ADDED.
KSP complex will be the first fully automated International Shotgun Sports range in the world. This ultimately means that the shooting park will be opened seven days a week with operational hours only dictated by your schedule and bad weather. We are constructing the complex in three phases.
Phase I will encompass one Olympic Trap range which will also be able to throw Olympic Double Trap and Universal Trap games. We will also have two Helice rings as well built in this phase.
Phase II will involve the construction of the club house, while Phase III will involve the construction of another Olympic Trap range with a superimposed Olympic Skeet field, two more Helice rings and an Automatic (Wobble) Trap field. All three phases of construction are anticipated to take an estimated five years to complete.
Keystone Shooting Park (KSP) is a division of Chubb International Shooting Sports, Inc. (CISS). CISS is recognized by the IRS as a 501C3 Non-Profit Corporation. All donation made to CISS/KSP are tax deductible.
There is a lot of work to do and the Corporate Officers and Board of Directors of Chubb International Shooting Sports / Keystone Shooting Park would so deeply appreciate your assistance in making this vision a reality. Your generous contribution will be recognized on our “Wall of Heroes”.
_____ $100 - $499 = Bronze Medal Donor
_____ $500 - $999 = Silver Medal Donor
_____ $1,000 - $5000 = Gold Medal Donor
_____ $5001 - $10,000 = Dream Builder Donor
_____ +$10,000 = Legacy Partner Donor
Contributors in both the “Dream Builder” and “Legacy Partner” categories will receive “Life Memberships” to Keystone Shooting Park.
“100% OF ALL DONATIONS WILL GO TO SUPPORT THIS PROJECT AND ARE TAX DEDUCTIBLE”
Make checks payable to: Chubb International Shooting SPorts, Inc. or Keystone Shooting Park
RETURN ADDRESS:
Chubb International Shooting Sports, Inc.
302 Tennessee Avenue
Elizabethville, PA. 17023 USA
Allen Chubb, Jr. – President & Treasurer
717-362-7830 Office
717-362-7834 Fax
717-903-9009 Cell
Email: allen@allenchubb.com
If you would like to learn more about the project, I'd be happy to send you one of our web brochures and provide you with more information and project updates.
We are actively working on a website, but we don't see that being operational for at least another two month.
-----
Bunker & TunnelWhen the club's website comes online I will post the link to the Lost Target.
U.S. & Canada Olympic Bunker Locations
-----
Side note.
I'm not a Bunker or International Skeet Shooter except for an occasional round or two. Lucky if I break more than half the targets when shooting bunker, but I do have fun when I give it a try.
However, I do try to support both Bunker Trap and International Skeet through postings on the Lost Target. Always willing to post photos and shoot results when provided.
Wednesday, October 07, 2009
Lost Target Odds & Ends, Oct 7 2009
1100.
I shot my repaired 1100 in trap practice. It was nice to shoot a gun that fits.
Was shooting #9's from 16 yards. I recommend you give it a try before you knock it!
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SCFC.
The Sportsman's Club of Franklin County (Vermont) finished the installation of the PAT Trap Skeet Machines on Field #1.
The clubs three skeet fields now have modern machines. All with wireless release installed. You can use a hardwired cord if you wish.
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Photos.
In the last week I've received shoot photos from Ann Cockburn, Bryce Verrall, & Ron Minor and shoot results from Dennis DeVaux and Raymond Caya.
A big thank you!
These are some of the people that make the Lost Target what it is...
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World FITASC.
It's being held in Australia this November.
I've been promised photos and maybe video from the shoot.
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Value Packs
The price at Wal-Mart for the Federal Value Packs increased by $2.00. They had been running a special for at least a month. They were going for $20.97.
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Links
I may be missing out on a few perks, but one more time, I don't charge for posting links to the Lost Target on my links page.
Well, I know I'm missing a few perks as I declined one today.
Just send me your clay target club URL or gun related business link and it will be posted.
When I first started the site that was what I decided in regard to posting links and see no reason to change...
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Elections.
An off year but don't forget to vote this November.
I shot my repaired 1100 in trap practice. It was nice to shoot a gun that fits.
Was shooting #9's from 16 yards. I recommend you give it a try before you knock it!
----------
SCFC.
The Sportsman's Club of Franklin County (Vermont) finished the installation of the PAT Trap Skeet Machines on Field #1.
The clubs three skeet fields now have modern machines. All with wireless release installed. You can use a hardwired cord if you wish.
----------
Photos.
In the last week I've received shoot photos from Ann Cockburn, Bryce Verrall, & Ron Minor and shoot results from Dennis DeVaux and Raymond Caya.
A big thank you!
These are some of the people that make the Lost Target what it is...
----------
World FITASC.
It's being held in Australia this November.
I've been promised photos and maybe video from the shoot.
----------
Value Packs
The price at Wal-Mart for the Federal Value Packs increased by $2.00. They had been running a special for at least a month. They were going for $20.97.
----------
Links
I may be missing out on a few perks, but one more time, I don't charge for posting links to the Lost Target on my links page.
Well, I know I'm missing a few perks as I declined one today.
Just send me your clay target club URL or gun related business link and it will be posted.
When I first started the site that was what I decided in regard to posting links and see no reason to change...
----------
Elections.
An off year but don't forget to vote this November.
Tuesday, October 06, 2009
Winchester 209 primers, Oct 2009
Posted on Trapshooters.com
Graf & Sons are getting a shipment in on October 16th. If you need some call and get on the back-order list. 1-800-531-2666.
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Or, you can do as I did earlier in the year and order via the website.
http://www.grafs.com/
Ignore the OUT OF STOCK statement and place your order. If they don't ship within 30 days they will call you when in stock and confirm your order.
They called me 45 days after placing my order.
If your only ordering a sleeve, consider adding powder to your order to help offset the $22.50 hazardous material fee per package. Maximum gross weight per package is 50 lbs. They can mix brands in one package.
Graf & Sons are getting a shipment in on October 16th. If you need some call and get on the back-order list. 1-800-531-2666.
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Or, you can do as I did earlier in the year and order via the website.
http://www.grafs.com/
Ignore the OUT OF STOCK statement and place your order. If they don't ship within 30 days they will call you when in stock and confirm your order.
They called me 45 days after placing my order.
If your only ordering a sleeve, consider adding powder to your order to help offset the $22.50 hazardous material fee per package. Maximum gross weight per package is 50 lbs. They can mix brands in one package.
Saturday, October 03, 2009
No Olympics, blame it on Bush!
Obama magic not working, blame it on Bush...
Chicago torpedoed by anti-U.S. sentiment?Could it be gang warfare and inner city crime associated with Chicago, as well as the city nor the state did not have the money to pull off the games without huge grants from the feds had anything to do with the games not be granted to Chicago?
Some Chicago officials say anti-American resentment likely played a role in Chicago's Olympic bid dying in the first round Friday.
President Obama could not undo in one year the resentment against America that President Bush and others built up for years, they said.
"There must be" resentment against America, the Rev. Jesse Jackson said, near the stage where he had hoped to give a victory speech in Daley Center Plaza. "The way we [refused to sign] the Kyoto Treaty, we misled the world into Iraq. The world had a very bad taste in its mouth about us. But there was such a turnaround after last November. The world now feels better about America and about Americans. That's why I thought the president's going was the deal-maker."
State Rep. Susana Mendoza (D-Chicago) said she saw firsthand the resentment against America five years ago when she was in Rio de Janeiro. "I feel in my gut that this vote today was political and mean-spirited," she said.
"I travel a lot. ... I thought we had really turned a corner with the election of President Obama. People are so much more welcoming of Americans now. But this isn't the people of those countries. This is the leaders still living with outdated impressions of Americans."
U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) said she was approached by a consul general at the plaza as they waited for word Friday. "He said ... he was hearing that there wasn't enough time for Barack Obama to dispel the old image. ... But I don't know if that's it."
Obama, Gen. McChrystal meet on Air Force One
COPENHAGEN - At a pivotal point in the administration's Afghanistan strategy, President Barack Obama and his top Afghan war commander met privately aboard Air Force One on Friday for a talk the White House described as productive.
The 25-minute meeting.....
That's it, 25 minutes to discuss war strategy???
He spent an hour with David Letterman!
The 25-minute meeting.....
That's it, 25 minutes to discuss war strategy???
He spent an hour with David Letterman!
Friday, October 02, 2009
Tim Pawlenty, Pro-Gun Presidential Candidate
Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty
May 24, 2005--Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty followed through on his promise to sign a renewed shall-issue concealed weapons carry bill today.
The bill, which is essentially identical to a version passed in 2003, allows Minnesota residents who undergo a background check and receive training to carry concealed weapons.
In 2003, Minnesota passed a shall-issue concealed carry law, only to have it struck down by two court decisions.
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In May 2005, Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty signed into law the Shooting Range Protection Act. It became effective on May 28, 2005.
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In 2003, at the suggestion of the MDHA, Tim Pawlenty reached out to the state’s 475,000 deer hunters with an event of their very own.
As Pawlenty told the Minneapolis Star Tribune when he announced his new gubernatorial initiative, “[Deer hunting is] a big deal. And it’s a great family tradition. We’re committed to making it an annual event.”
In 2003, Pawlenty failed to bag a deer, but the inaugural opener in the Brainerd Lakes area was nonetheless considered a success (according to the governor’s website, it raised more than $9,000 for “habitat and conservation education programs”).
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In 2004, Gov. Pawlenty supported and signed legislation to restore dove hunting in Minnesota for the first time in almost 60 years.
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Pawlenty deer-less in 2005 Governor’s Hunting Opener
PERHAM, Minn. (AP) – No deer for the governor this year.
Gov. Tim Pawlenty said he didn’t bag a deer in his third annual Governor’s Hunting Opener Saturday.
Pawlenty and his brother hunted near Perham, in Otter Tail County, on the opening day of Minnesota’s firearms deer season. The governor said they saw a fawn and a small doe that “almost jumped into the stand with us,” but nothing else came.
“We got buck fever, and ended up with nothing,” Pawlenty said.
Pawlenty said they hunted for about 4-1/2 hours, from 6:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Last year, Pawlenty shot a small, four-point buck in the Governor’s Hunting Opener near Grand Rapids. He failed to bag a deer in his first governor’s deer hunt, near Brainerd in 2003.
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MINNEAPOLIS ― Gov. Tim Pawlenty spent the fishing opener with his wife, Mary Pawlenty, on Big Pelican Lake in Breezy Point, Minn.
If an aside uttered by Pawlenty on Mike Max's radio show on WCCO-AM is any indication, they may very well have spent their every waking moment fishing.
"I have a wife who genuinely loves to fish. I mean, she will take the lead and ask me to go out fishing, and joyfully comes here," the governor said before adding, "She loves football, she'll go to hockey games and, I jokingly say, 'Now, if I could only get her to have sex with me.'"
The governor quickly clarified, "It's a joke, it's a joke."
Gov. Tim Pawlenty landed a 17-inch walleye Saturday during the Governor's 60th Annual Fishing Opener at Breezy Point on Pelican Lake, but Lt. Gov. Carol Molnau reeled in a 19-inch walleye about two-and-a-half hours earlier.
Mary Pawlenty, who was fishing with her husband, said she got a few bites, but nothing in the boat.
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Pawlenty is of Polish and German ancestry. He was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and grew up in nearby South St. Paul. He is one of five children of Eugene and Virginia (Oldenburg) Pawlenty. His father drove a milk truck. His mother died of cancer when he was 15. Pawlenty played ice hockey on his high school's junior varsity squad.
In 1983, he received a B.A. degree in Political Science at the University of Minnesota's College of Liberal Arts. In 1986, he graduated with a law degree from the University of Minnesota Law School. In law school, he met his future wife, Mary Anderson. After their marriage, they settled in Eagan, Minnesota.
Pawlenty's first worked as a labor law attorney at the firm Rider Bennett, where he had interned during law school. Later, he became Vice President for a software-as-a-service company Wizmo Inc.
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Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, impressed with Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s recent rollout onto the national political stage, is urging him to run for the Republican presidential nomination in 2012.
“Governor Pawlenty is a terrific talent, he’s a very attractive guy and he has a good reform record,” Gingrich told POLITICO over the weekend after his speech to the annual Americans for Prosperity conference in Washington.
Pawlenty is “certainly going to be a player. There is every reason he should run, there is wide open field right now,” Gingrich said. “He’s an example that the future of the Republican Party is bright and that we have lots of talent.”
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UPDATE - November 2009
Pawlenty Shoots Buck, But Struggles To Find It
Gov. Tim Pawlenty shot a buck during the Governor's Deer Opener last weekend, but he and his hunting companions were unable to find the wounded animal.
Pawlenty hunted near Thief River Falls in northwestern Minnesota on Saturday morning on land owned by former state Rep. Wally Sparby. The buck ran off into the brush after the governor shot it.
"We gave her the old college try two days in a row," said Mark Johnson, executive director of the Minnesota Deer Hunters Association and an organizer of Pawlenty's annual outing.
Johnson said the governor fired from over 200 yards away, which Johnson said is a "fairly long shot" but still a reasonable distance. He said Pawlenty and his brother, Dan, then "went by the book," following the normal protocol of waiting at least 30 minutes to let the deer settle down and expire peacefully. Then they found blood on the ground showing where the deer had been hit, and reported it to their crew.
Most guides to hunting ethics say hunters should make every effort to find wounded animals.
Pawlenty was "pretty concerned" Johnson said. But the governor was unable to keep up the search because he had to leave for Iowa. Pawlenty, a potential GOP presidential candidate, spoke at a Republican Party fundraiser there Saturday night.
Johnson said the rest of the hunting party -- 10 people with close to 200 years of cumulative hunting experience among them -- went looking for the governor's deer Saturday afternoon. They were able to follow the blood track for quite a while, but Johnson said the signs are the deer never did lie down, indicating it wasn't all that seriously hurt.
"He kept moving, kept working his territory and the blood trail petered out to virtually nothing," Johnson said. "... Deer are a pretty amazing animal. They can stand a lot, but especially bucks. They can shrug a flesh wound off and keep going."
Sparby said they went through the woods seven times on Saturday and went back on Sunday morning, but couldn't find the deer anywhere.
"It's heavy brush and a lot of tall grass. ... It's so difficult, really thick and cumbersome. It's good deer habitat, though," Sparby said.
Johnson said the hunters saw no signs that the wolves heard howling in the area on Friday night or scavengers such as ravens had found the deer, either.
Sparby said they'll keep an eye out for the wounded deer when they hunt in the area again this coming weekend. If the deer is still alive and they bag it, Sparby said, they'll donate the meat to food shelves and save the rack for Pawlenty.
May 24, 2005--Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty followed through on his promise to sign a renewed shall-issue concealed weapons carry bill today.
The bill, which is essentially identical to a version passed in 2003, allows Minnesota residents who undergo a background check and receive training to carry concealed weapons.
In 2003, Minnesota passed a shall-issue concealed carry law, only to have it struck down by two court decisions.
-----
In May 2005, Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty signed into law the Shooting Range Protection Act. It became effective on May 28, 2005.
-----
In 2003, at the suggestion of the MDHA, Tim Pawlenty reached out to the state’s 475,000 deer hunters with an event of their very own.
As Pawlenty told the Minneapolis Star Tribune when he announced his new gubernatorial initiative, “[Deer hunting is] a big deal. And it’s a great family tradition. We’re committed to making it an annual event.”
In 2003, Pawlenty failed to bag a deer, but the inaugural opener in the Brainerd Lakes area was nonetheless considered a success (according to the governor’s website, it raised more than $9,000 for “habitat and conservation education programs”).
-----
In 2004, Gov. Pawlenty supported and signed legislation to restore dove hunting in Minnesota for the first time in almost 60 years.
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Pawlenty deer-less in 2005 Governor’s Hunting Opener
PERHAM, Minn. (AP) – No deer for the governor this year.
Gov. Tim Pawlenty said he didn’t bag a deer in his third annual Governor’s Hunting Opener Saturday.
Pawlenty and his brother hunted near Perham, in Otter Tail County, on the opening day of Minnesota’s firearms deer season. The governor said they saw a fawn and a small doe that “almost jumped into the stand with us,” but nothing else came.
“We got buck fever, and ended up with nothing,” Pawlenty said.
Pawlenty said they hunted for about 4-1/2 hours, from 6:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Last year, Pawlenty shot a small, four-point buck in the Governor’s Hunting Opener near Grand Rapids. He failed to bag a deer in his first governor’s deer hunt, near Brainerd in 2003.
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MINNEAPOLIS ― Gov. Tim Pawlenty spent the fishing opener with his wife, Mary Pawlenty, on Big Pelican Lake in Breezy Point, Minn.
If an aside uttered by Pawlenty on Mike Max's radio show on WCCO-AM is any indication, they may very well have spent their every waking moment fishing.
"I have a wife who genuinely loves to fish. I mean, she will take the lead and ask me to go out fishing, and joyfully comes here," the governor said before adding, "She loves football, she'll go to hockey games and, I jokingly say, 'Now, if I could only get her to have sex with me.'"
The governor quickly clarified, "It's a joke, it's a joke."
Gov. Tim Pawlenty landed a 17-inch walleye Saturday during the Governor's 60th Annual Fishing Opener at Breezy Point on Pelican Lake, but Lt. Gov. Carol Molnau reeled in a 19-inch walleye about two-and-a-half hours earlier.
Mary Pawlenty, who was fishing with her husband, said she got a few bites, but nothing in the boat.
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Pawlenty is of Polish and German ancestry. He was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and grew up in nearby South St. Paul. He is one of five children of Eugene and Virginia (Oldenburg) Pawlenty. His father drove a milk truck. His mother died of cancer when he was 15. Pawlenty played ice hockey on his high school's junior varsity squad.
In 1983, he received a B.A. degree in Political Science at the University of Minnesota's College of Liberal Arts. In 1986, he graduated with a law degree from the University of Minnesota Law School. In law school, he met his future wife, Mary Anderson. After their marriage, they settled in Eagan, Minnesota.
Pawlenty's first worked as a labor law attorney at the firm Rider Bennett, where he had interned during law school. Later, he became Vice President for a software-as-a-service company Wizmo Inc.
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Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, impressed with Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s recent rollout onto the national political stage, is urging him to run for the Republican presidential nomination in 2012.
“Governor Pawlenty is a terrific talent, he’s a very attractive guy and he has a good reform record,” Gingrich told POLITICO over the weekend after his speech to the annual Americans for Prosperity conference in Washington.
Pawlenty is “certainly going to be a player. There is every reason he should run, there is wide open field right now,” Gingrich said. “He’s an example that the future of the Republican Party is bright and that we have lots of talent.”
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UPDATE - November 2009
Pawlenty Shoots Buck, But Struggles To Find It
Gov. Tim Pawlenty shot a buck during the Governor's Deer Opener last weekend, but he and his hunting companions were unable to find the wounded animal.
Pawlenty hunted near Thief River Falls in northwestern Minnesota on Saturday morning on land owned by former state Rep. Wally Sparby. The buck ran off into the brush after the governor shot it.
"We gave her the old college try two days in a row," said Mark Johnson, executive director of the Minnesota Deer Hunters Association and an organizer of Pawlenty's annual outing.
Johnson said the governor fired from over 200 yards away, which Johnson said is a "fairly long shot" but still a reasonable distance. He said Pawlenty and his brother, Dan, then "went by the book," following the normal protocol of waiting at least 30 minutes to let the deer settle down and expire peacefully. Then they found blood on the ground showing where the deer had been hit, and reported it to their crew.
Most guides to hunting ethics say hunters should make every effort to find wounded animals.
Pawlenty was "pretty concerned" Johnson said. But the governor was unable to keep up the search because he had to leave for Iowa. Pawlenty, a potential GOP presidential candidate, spoke at a Republican Party fundraiser there Saturday night.
Johnson said the rest of the hunting party -- 10 people with close to 200 years of cumulative hunting experience among them -- went looking for the governor's deer Saturday afternoon. They were able to follow the blood track for quite a while, but Johnson said the signs are the deer never did lie down, indicating it wasn't all that seriously hurt.
"He kept moving, kept working his territory and the blood trail petered out to virtually nothing," Johnson said. "... Deer are a pretty amazing animal. They can stand a lot, but especially bucks. They can shrug a flesh wound off and keep going."
Sparby said they went through the woods seven times on Saturday and went back on Sunday morning, but couldn't find the deer anywhere.
"It's heavy brush and a lot of tall grass. ... It's so difficult, really thick and cumbersome. It's good deer habitat, though," Sparby said.
Johnson said the hunters saw no signs that the wolves heard howling in the area on Friday night or scavengers such as ravens had found the deer, either.
Sparby said they'll keep an eye out for the wounded deer when they hunt in the area again this coming weekend. If the deer is still alive and they bag it, Sparby said, they'll donate the meat to food shelves and save the rack for Pawlenty.
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