Shooting Sports

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  February 2005 - April 2005  
     
 

We are now in the middle of our Practical Pistol Shoot season and we welcome our new competitors from the Palatine Post 690. That brings the total number of American Legion Posts who have participated in our shoots to 7. The remaining schedule is as follows;
  

Thursday, February 10th, March 10th, and April 14th. All Practical Pistol Shoots are held at Gun World in Bensenville IL. and begin at 6PM. Anyone age 13 and above is welcome to attend these shoots and firearms are available for those who do not have one. It is always a lot of fun.

If anyone is interested the Shooting Sports please come down to one our meetings. They are always on the 4th Tuesday of the month,7:00PM @ Post 1084. Membership to the Shooting Sports Club is open to anyone age 8-20(with parental permission), and Legion Family members age 21 and up. Cost is $5.00 per year for Jr Division membership and $15.00 per year for adult membership.

Remember adults; it is your responsibility to make sure that the children around you know about firearms safety. Children should always follow Eddie Eagle's Gun Safety Rules if they find a gun....

#1 Stop!

#2 Don't Touch!

#3 Leave The Area

#4 Tell An Adult

Hope I see you at the next shoot.

Dan Hendrickson

 
     
  January Practical Pistol Shoot - Mid Season Report  
     
 

Hi everyone how was your New Year. For various reasons we have not been sending out our semi-regular newsletter.  I thought I would put this one together to inform all those shooters who do not have e-mail. So far the Practical Pistol season has gone well. We started in October and have had an average of 14-16 shooters from 3 different Post attend each match.  Palatine Post 690 is our newest addition to our shoots , bringing the total amount of Posts attending to 7 (Roselle, Wheaton, Wood Dale, Lombard , Hinsdale, Naperville, and Palatine).

We have increased the shooter participation level by having the shooters form squads which set up and score their own targets. This has eliminated all down time because everyone has a job to do. It has also really sped things up leaving plenty of time at the end of the shoot for practice.

Below and on the following pages you will see all the scores starting with October 04 and the team rankings.  We have posted this information on our web site and sent it to those with e-mail addresses on file. If you would like to access this information on the Internet just go to our website  www.post1084.org and click on shooting sports, or send me a request via e-mail and I will put you on our e-mailing list. My e-mail is dhendrickson1@outdrs.net . If that does not go through check the website for a new addres                                                      

 
     
 

Team Standings as of January 05

 
     
  [NOTE: 1st place = 5pts, 2nd = 4pts, 3rd = 3pts, 4th = 2pts, 5th = 1pt]  
     
  1st Place,      Post 1084 Leftovers, team captain Dick Mikulecky,   Total Points 17  
  2nd Place,    Post 76, team captain Tom Krubl,                           Total Points 15  
  3rd Place,    Team ASL 1084, team captain Paul Goodwin,            Total Points 11  
  4th Place,     Post 690, team captain Ed Hewson                        Total Points 9  
  5th Place,     Team Wheaton, Team Captain,  Patrick Sinks         Total Points 4  
     
 

Shooter Classifications

 
  [based on last two shoots]  
  High Master                                    175+  
  Master                                        150-174  
 

Expert                                         125-149

 
  Sharpshooter                               100-124  
 

Marksman                                         0-99

 
  Unclassified        [ Has yet to fire two matches]  
     
  Practical Pistol Shoot January 2005  
     
  1st Place, Post 1084 Leftovers  
  Dick Mikulecky, Master, Auto/Adult, cal. .40s&w:  
  s1-55, s2-49, s3-19.20, s4-24.24 = score 147.44  
  Gene Mikulecky, Sharpshooter, Auto/Senior, cal. .22lr:  
  s1-54, s2-37, s3-10.58, s4-12.04 = score 113.62  
  Dan Hendrickson, Highmaster, Auto/Adult, cal. .38spl:  
  s1-41, s2-38, s3-27.69, s4-31.01 = score 137.70  
  Tom Lyden, Unclassified, Auto/Adult, .cal .45acp:  
  s1-50, s2-45, s3-20.44, s4-51.58 = score 167.02  
  Total Team Score    565.78  
     
  2nd Place,  Wheaton  
  Patrick Sinks, Master, Auto/Junior, cal. .45acp:  
  s1-54, s2-52, s3-28.08, s4-25.37 = score 159.45  
  Joe Ellinger, Unclassified, Revolver/Adult, cal. .38spl:  
  s1-50, s2-56, s3-9.37, s4-10.97 = score 126.34  
  Peter Platt, Sharpshooter, Revolver/Adult, cal. .38spl:  
  s1-43, s2-51, s3-19.48, s4-23.72 = score 137.20  
  Scott Sinks, Sharpshooter, Auto/Adult, cal. .45acp:  
  s1-31, s2-49, s3-15.75, s4-24.92 = score 120.67  
  Total Team Score   543.66  
     
  3rd Place,  Post 76  
  Tom Krubl, Expert, Auto/Adult, cal. .22lr:  
  s1-39, s2-33, s3-23.5, s4-30.05 = score 125.55  
  John Graeff, Master, Auto/Adult. cal. .45acp:  
  s1-55, s2-48, s3-27.42, s4-35.46 = score 165.88  
  Patrick Sargent, Expert, Auto/Adult, cal. .22lr:  
  s1-52, s2-43, s3-22.12, s4-28.78 = score 145.90  
  Ed Schulewitz, Marksman, Auto/Senior, cal. .22lr:  
  s1-39, s2-43, s3-4.00, s4-6.26 = score  92.26  
  Total Team Score   529.59  
     
4th Place,  Team ASL 1084
  Paul Goodwin, Master, Revolver/Adult, cal. 38spl:  
  s1-49, s2-57, s3-24.69, s4-29.34 = score  160.03  
  Roman Kuszynski, Unclassified, Rev./Adult, cal. 44:  
  s1-43, s2-46, s3-17.29, s4-13.30 = score 119.59  
  Catherine Hull, Unclassified, Auto/Junior, cal. 9mm:  
  s1-29, s2-5, s3-9.73, s4-7.80 = score  51.53  
  Greg Hull, Sharpshooter, Auto/Adult, cal. .45acp:  
  s1-34, s2-49, s3-26.84, s4-21.16 = score 131.00  
  Total Team Score    462.15  
     
  Top of their class, January 2005  
     
 

High Master                          N/A                                       0.00

 
 

Master                         John Graeff, Sqd. 76                           165.88

 
 

Expert                         Patrick Sargent, Sqd. 76                      145.90

 
  Sharpshooter               Peter Platt, Sqd. 76                             137.20  
 

Marksman                 Ed Schulewitz, Pst. 690                        92.26

 
 

Unclassified                  Tom Lyden                                       167.02

 
     
 

Semi Auto                     Tom Lyden                                      167.02

 
 

 Revolver                       Paul Goodwin, Pst 1084                    160.03

 
  Junior                            Patrick Sinks, Sqd 76                       159.45  
  Women’s                      Catherine Hull                                 51.53  
 

Senior                           Gene Mikulecky, Pst 1084                 113.62

 
 

Military                                        N/A                               0.00

 
     
  Practical Pistol Shoot December 2004  
     
     
     
  Top of their class, December 2004  
     
     
     
  November 11th, 2004, Practical Pistol Shoot Scores  
1st Place, Post 1084 Leftovers                                          
  Dick Mikulecky, Master, Semi Auto/Adult, cal. .45acp  
  s1-50 + s2-52 + s3-27.95 + s4-31.32   =agg.    161.27  
  Brian Elliot, Sharpshooter, SA Revolver/Adult, cal. .38spl  
  s1-42 + s2-41 + s3-17.67 + s4-19.51  = agg.    120.18  
  Gene Mikulecky, Sharpshooter, Semi Auto/Senior, cal. .22  
  s1-39 + s2-47 + s3- 7.79 + s4- 3.95   =  agg.     97.74  
  Dan Hendrickson, Highmaster, Semi Auto/Adult, cal. .45acp  
  s1-43 + s2-51 + s3-25.13 + s4-67.57  =  agg.   186.70  
  Team Score------565.89  
     
 
2nd Place, Team ASL 1084
 
  Greg Hull, Sharpshooter, Semi Auto/Adult, cal. .45acp  
  s1-36 + s2-36 + s3-12.14 + s4-28.9   =   agg.   113.04  
  Matt Hull, Sharpshooter, Semi Auto/Adult, cal. .45acp  
  s1-16 + s2-33 + s3-27.23 + s4-29.48  =   agg.   105.71  
  Rachael Souza, Sharpshooter, Semi/JR/Women's, cal. .22  
  s1-46 + s2-24 + s3-13.27 + s4-22.70  =   agg.   105.97  
  Harold Heidenreich, Sharpshooter, Revolver/Adult cal. 38spl  
  s1-44 + s2-46 + s3-10.91 + s4-21.46  =  agg.   122.37  
  Team Score-------447.09  
     
 
3rd Place, Wheaton Post
 
  Steve Hart, Unclassified, Revolver/Adult, cal. .38spl  
  s1-19 +  s2-+  s3- 5.87  +  s4-    =   agg.     30.87  
  John Graeff, Master, Semi Auto/Adult, cal. .45acp  
  s1-37 + s2-30 + s3-21.7 + s4-11.57   =   agg.    100.27  
  Patrick Sargent, Expert, Semi Auto/Adult, cal. .22lr  
   s1-42 +  s2-46 + s3-24  + s4-20.27   =   agg.     132.27  
  XXXXX  
  0          0         0         0             =                0.00  
  Team Score--------263.41  
     
  4th Place, Palatine Post 690  
  Ed Shulewicz, Marksman, Semi Auto/Senior, cal. .22lr  
  s1-27 + s2-41 + s3-11.74 + s4-6.24   =   agg.      85.98  
  Dave Hermann, Unclassified, Semi Auto/Adult, cal. 22lr  
  s1-34 + s2-30 + s3-19.80 + s4-21.19 =   agg.     104.99  
  Nick Crudele, Marksman, Semi Auto/Junior, cal. .22lr  
   s1-42 + s2-30 + s3-18.4 + s4-8.66   =    agg.       99.06  
  XXXXX  
  0           0          0           0          =                  0.00  
  Team Score-------252.03  
     
 

Top of Their Class

 
 

High Master,      Dan Hendrickson, Sqd. 1084        186.70

 
  Master,              Dick Mikulecky, Sqd. 1084          161.27  
  Expert,              Patrick Sargent, Sqd. 76              132.27  
  Sharpshooter,    Harold Heidenreich, Sqd 1084       122.37  
  Marksman,        Nick Crudele, Junior Division          99.06  
     
 
Semi-Auto,         Dan Hendrickson, Sqd 1084         186.70
 
  Revolver,            Harold Heidenreich, Sqd 1084       122.37  
     
  Junior,               Rachael Souza, Unit 1084             105.97  
 

Women's,          Rachael Souza, Unit 1084             105.97

 
 

Senior,              Gene Mikulecky, Post 1084            97.74

 
 

Military,              ------------------------------              N/A

 
     
 
Current Team Standings (NOTE: team standings are based on the following criteria; Team places 1-5 receive points each month, these points are as follows, 1st=5pts, 2nd=4pts, 3rd=3pts, 4th=2pts, 5th=1pt. These points are added together month to month to create team standings. We use points instead of scores to keep everyone in contention, as long as a team continues to have representation it will have a chance to win the much coveted Practical Pistol Trophy (LOL))
1st,               Team ASL 1084,                              9pts.
2nd,             Post 1084 Leftovers,                         8pts.
3rd,              Palitine Post 690,                             6pts.
4th,              Wheaton Post 76,                             5pts.
 
     

 

  Friday October 29th, 2004  
     
  VERY IMPORTANT!!!!!!!!
I have found an instructor with open dates prior to 1/05. these are the available dates...
11-28, 12-12, & 12-19
We can hold the instructor course at Roselle Post 1084 using air guns. We must contact the instructor ASAP. The pistol course is the shortest (10hrs) and we should do that one first. Please contact me immediately so that we can schedule this. Our BIT certifications expire at the end of 04. This course would be open to anyone who has had NRA Basic Instructor Training, and anyone who has an NRA Certified instructor in another disipline (ie, Rifle, Shotgun, etc.) and would like to add Pistol Instructor to their Credentials.
 
     
  November 2004 - January 2005  
     
 

The Practical Pistol season is upon us! Our first Practical Pistol Shoot will be held on Thursday, Oct. 14th, 6:00PM, at Gun World in Bensenville IL. We have been doing this for several years with a 100% perfect safety record and excellent attendance. Anyone age 13 or older is welcome to attend. Junior shooters age 20 and under are restricted to .22 cal handguns until they have classified as sharpshooter or above, then any caliber pistol is allowed. For adults, any caliber and type of handgun is allowed. If you don't have a handgun but are interested in attending, loaners are available for $10.00 including ammo. This is a fun shoot with emphasis on safety and marksmanship, and has educated many shooters both young and old alike. The Practical Pistol Shoots will be held on the 2nd Thursday of the month from October through April. If attendance increases as expected, we will add a second shoot to each month to handle the volume.

The next Family Fun Shoot will be held on Sunday, October 24th. These shoots are outdoors and use rifles to educate juniors and entertain adults. We always have several historical military rifles on hand for shooters to try and a bunch of .22 rifles for the juniors to use. Depending on range availability, the shoot will be held at either Buffalo Range inc. in Ottawa, IL. Or at the Sycamore Sportsmen's and Conservation Club in Sycamore IL.  So if you are interested in firing a 1903 Springfield, M1 Garand, M-14, or AR15, or if you would like your children or grand children to learn firearms safety and marksmanship, just contact us to find out which range it will be at and come on down. A hot lunch will be available to attendees to fight off any chill in the air. Don't worry about the weather, it will be much better than what these battle rifles and the rifleman behind them saw during winter combat in WWI, WWII, & Korea, and at the end of the shoot everyone gets to go home.

For more information regarding these shoots or joining our club, check us out on the web, e-mail me or just call and leave a message. Until next time keep your guns clean and your powder dry, and remember ALWAYS treat all firearms as if they are loaded, ALWAYS keep the muzzle pointed in a safe direction, ALWAYS keep your finger off the trigger until ready to shoot, and ALWAYS be aware of what is beyond your target!

Dan Hendrickson

Post 1084 Shooting Sports

 
     
  10/18/2004  
     
 

The first Practical Pistol Shoot of the season had fifteen shooters from three different Posts in attendance. A big welcome goes to our new shooters from Palatine Post 690 and Wheaton Post 76. This first shoot was a practice shoot and it's purpose was to wring out a new scoring  system that requires all shooters to be apart of the process. This new system was a little awkward at first but with a few tweaks, should prove to be more efficient. We have added Shooter Classifications, and class sub categories to the mix as well, and they are as such;

 
     
  Shooter Classifications (based on avg. scores of 2 shoots)  
  High Master                                 175+  
  Master                                    150-174  
  Expert                                     125-149  
 

Sharpshooter                           100-124

 
  Marksman                                    0-99  
  Unclassified  (has yet to fire 2 matches)  
     
  Competition Classes  
 

Semi-Auto / Revolver

 
 

Junior                                  age 13-20

 
 

Adult                                   age 21-59

 
 

Senior                                    age 60+

 
 

Women                                  any age

 
  Military   (currently serving in the Guard, Reserves, or Regular Military)  

An example of a shooter's class may be; 

  Semi-Auto/Junior  or   Revolver/Military/Women  
 

 

 
 

 

 
  1st Place, Team ASL 1084  
 

Paul Goodwin, Master, Revolver/Adult, cal. .38                    

 
 

                s1-49, s2-56, s3-25.38, s4-35.78= agg.    166.16

 
 

Rachael Souza, SShooter, Semi/Jr/Women's,cal .22lr   

 
 

                s1-52, s2-44, s3-9.66, s4-14.6= agg.        120.26

 
 

Harold Heidenreich, SShooter, Revolver/Adult,cal. .38          

 
 

                s1-40, s2-45, s3-12.35, s4-18.38= agg.     115.73

 
 

Greg Hull, Sharp Shooter, Semi Auto/Adult, cal .45             

 
 

                s1-45, s2-35, s3-18.95, s4-22.86= agg.     121.81

 
 

                                      Team Score                    523.96

 
     
  2nd Place, Team 690  
 

Ed Hewson, Unclass., Semi Auto/Adult, cal. .22lr            

 
 

                s1-46, s2-47, s3-15.73, s4-18.96= agg.    127.69

 
 

Steve Hart, Unclass., Semi Auto/Adult, cal. .45               

 
 

                s1-26, s2-17, s3-7.03, s4-21.65= agg.        71.68

 
 

Ed Schulewitz, Unclass., Semi Auto/Adult, cal. .22lr         

 
 

                s1-28, s2-44, s3-12.37, s4-12.51= agg.       96.88

 
 

John Graeff, Master, Semi Auto/Adult, cal..45                     

 
 

                s1-41, s2-51, s3-35.95, s4-30.36= agg.     158.31

 
                                         Team Score                   454.56  
     
 

3rd Place, Post 1084 Leftovers

 
 

Dick Mikulecky, Master, Semi Auto/Adult, cal..45               

 
 

               s1-57, s2-53, s3-23.51, s417.37= agg.       150.88

 
 

Gene Mikulecky, SShooter, Semi Auto/Senior, cal. 22   

 
 

               s1-45, s2-39, s310.62, s4-14.72= agg.       109.34

 
 

Dan Hendrickson, Master, Semi Auto/Adult, cal .45             

 
 

               s1-54, s2-55, s3-16.67, s4-50.51= agg.      176.18

 
 

XXXXXX                                                                      0.00

 
                                        Team Score                    436.40  
     
 

4th Place, Wheaton 76

 
 

Patrick Sinks, Master, Semi Auto/Junior, cal. 45acp

 
 

                  s1-52, s2-49, s3-27.42, s4-27.21= agg.   155.63

 
 

Scott Sinks, Sharpshooter, Semi Auto/Adult, cal. 45acp

 
 

                  s1-32, s2-40, s3-13.64, s4-22.12= agg.   107.76

 
 

Tom Krubl, Sharpshooter, Semi Auto/Adult, cal.22lr

 
 

                    s1-45, s2-27, s3-6.90, s4-29.30= agg.   108.20

 
 

Jim Goepel, Marksman, Semi Auto/Adult, cal.9mm

 
                                        Team Score                    423.67  
 

 

 

Top of their Class

 

 High Master 

  N/A  

          Master, Dan Hendrickson, Sqd 1084

         

176.18

 Expert  

N/A
 

Sharpshooter, Greg Hull, Sqd 1084

 

121.81  
 

    Marksman, Jim Goepel, Post 76

  

152.08  
 

  Unclassified, Ed Hewson, Post 690

 

127.69  
 

           Semi-Auto,Dan Hendrickson, Sqd 1084

        

176.18  
 

Revolver, Paul Goodwin, Post 1084

  166.16  
 

   Junior, Patrick Sinks, Sqd. 76

 

155.63  
     Women's, Rachael Souza, Unit 1084   120.26  
 

      Senior, Gene Mikulecky, Post 1084

     

109.34  
 

 Military

 

N/A  
 

I hope everyone likes the new system as it gives a chance for everyone to be top of their class. The team names are not final as of yet and as you can see we had a team with members from multiple Posts. It would be great if we could figure on at least 4 regular teams and 2 fill in teams every month. If your team is short we will still use your team name and just add a fill in shooter to your team to bring it up to 4 shooters, but we will not average team scores to make up for teams short on shooters (as in the case of the Post 1084 Leftovers, their team score was affected by the lack of a 4th shooter). It is important for shooters to fill out the score sheet completely, we probably had more shooters in the Senior class but there was no way I would put someone in a class if I'm not sure (after all, the offended shooter will be armed at the next shoot!), if you want to be listed in a class let me know. In order to save time at our shoots, I would like all shooters to send me the following information so that I can pre-print labels to put on your score card. This will save you time and save me time trying to decipher poor penmenship (no offense to anyone, but the spaces are small and sometimes it is very hard to read the info).

Name
Address
E-Mail Address
Home Post
Class (semi-auto,revolver,/adult,junior,senior,women's,military)
Caliber  
Team Name (if applicable, or you could state "fill in")                
 
     
 

09/29/2004

 
     
 
Hey everybody, are you ready for the Practical Pistol Shoots to begin? I hope so. At last night's meeting we have chosen the dates for the 2004/2005 Practical Pistol season. These dates still have to be confirmed with Gun World but most likely they will be the ones. Everyone needs to keep the 2nd Thursday of the month open. Our first shoot will be on Thursday, October 14th, 2004, 6:00PM SHARP!. Yes we know that is only a couple of weeks but we all have been busy. This first shoot will be a practice shoot so that we can work the bugs out of some new procedures. These new procedures will help our shoots run more smoothly and safer. Shooters will be grouped into 4 man squads/teams and each squad will be doing their own scoring and target setup. As popular as the shoots have become we may have hold the shoot twice a month. Everyone would be able to shoot at both monthly shoots but only one month would be for record. We will know if we are going to implement this after the first 2 or 3 shoots. Due to limited space we must ask that shooters arrive to the range as punctual as possible, we will only allow 24 shooters per match. 4 man Teams will have priority, followed by Post 1084 Shooting Sports club members and then followed by non-members. If you have not  joined the club yet, you definatly need to consider it this year. All certified RSO's are requested to be of assistance this year, we need to spread the load around. If you have forgotten, the cost to attend these shoots are;
 
     
 
Post 1084 Shooting Sports Club Members-------------$10.00
Non-Members--------------------------------------------$15.00
Juniors (age 13-20)--------------------------------------$5.00
There may also be a one time team fee which would cover team trophy expenses if we decide to do so. We will decide about the team fee after the October shoot.
 
     
 
The October Family Fun Shoot will be held on Sunday,Oct 24th, 10:00AM. If you have not attended one of these shoots you are missing alot of fun. There is no scoring and no rules (except obvious safety rules). We just go out to have fun. We Bring out some Historical military rifles for adults and older juniors to try and plenty of rimfire .22's for the juniors to shoot. we have not decided on the range yet, Buffalo Range in Ottawa may be open by then and if it is we will shoot there, otherwise it will be at the Sycamore Sportsmens Club in Sycamore. We will let you know when we know. We hope to see you all soon.
 
Dan Hendrickson
Post 1084 Shooting Sports

See Shooting Sports Programs

 
     
  August - October 2004 - POST 1084 SHOOTING SPORTS CLUB REPORT  
 

Our 3rd annual Family Fun Shoots are about to begin! This year we are starting them a little late because we needed to find a range to hold them. Buffalo Rock Range in Ottawa IL is closed until September so John Graeff of Sqd. 76 went on a search for a replacement range and found Sycamore Sportsmen's club in Sycamore IL. The first Family Fun Shoot will be held on Sunday July 25th. At this shoot you will get a chance to fire military rifles from WW I through the present and Juniors and new shooters will receive instruction in firearms safety and marksmanship. Many of the Juniors will be upgrading their marksmanship qualifications. If you are interested or know someone that may be interested in attending please contact me.

For all you Legion Family members out there with children, grand children, or great-grand children, remember that it is your responsibility to teach them firearms safety! Even if there are no firearms in your home they should still have this life saving knowledge instilled in them. Odds are sooner or later they will be in the vicinity of a firearm; make sure they know what to do. If you are interested in enlisting them in a Firearms Safety Course or a Basic Marksmanship Course just let us know.

The Civilian Marksmanship Program has just received a shipment of M1 Garand Rifles that have been returned by Greece, these rifles had been on loan to Greece by the U.S. Government. These rifles are in several conditions and are priced very reasonably. The least expensive "Rack Grade" is $295.00. That is a heck of a good price for a functioning piece of history! "Service Grade" and "Collector Grades" are also available. These rifles will go fast so if you want one (or 5) act quickly. There are a few qualifications that must be met in order to purchase rifles through the CMP, one of them is you must be a member of a CMP affiliated club. Luckily for you the Post 1084 Shooting Sports Club is affiliated with the CMP and with a small donation of $15.00 you can be a member, allowing you to purchase that 1903 Springfield, 1917 Enfield, or M1 Garand that you always wanted. You will also receive a $5.00 discount at our Practical Pistol Shoots to boot! For more information regarding the Shooting Sports Club and it’s programs, just drop us a line.

Dan Hendrickson

Post 1084 Shooting Club Chairman