September 2021 Plaid & Khaki Page 1 Volume 75 September 2021 Number 9 Next General Membership MeeƟng 6 Oct. 2021 Official PublicaƟon of the Detroit Sportsmen’s Congress New email for P & K submissions [email protected]Please send in editable format only 2021 Scholarship Recipient Black Powder The Clinton River Muzzleloaders sponsored a special event to honor and celebrate the DSC Range Safety Officer volun- teers. This special woods walk event was held Saturday, Aug. 14. Current RSOs of all venues had a chance to try out the DSC Black Powder/Woods Walk range. They got to shoot for no fees as all charges were picked up by a couple of DSC members. About 15-20 range officers came out and their re- acƟons were quite posiƟve. Some enjoyed shooƟng on a range that they barely knew existed. Others enjoyed learning about black powder shooƟng and all seemed to appreciate that their Range Safety Officer service had been recognized and thanked. I hope we do it again. The monthly muzzleloader wood walk was held Aug. 8. The weather was warm and muggy. Even so, seven shooters came out, braving the mosquitoes and mugginess. DSC was well represented by three musketeers. Marty Greiner, Eric Giessl and myself were the top three finishers. Of note, Marty had the best trick shot for the day. We challenged him to shoot the target through a leaf that was covering some of the ConƟnued on Page 10 Dear DSC Members and Board of Directors, My name is Skylar Moore- field and I want to thank the scholarship commiƩee for awarding me with a scholar- ship to conƟnue my educa- Ɵon this fall. I stated my journey at DSC when I was 12 years old with Junior pistol and rifle nights. My pistol days did not last long because I was not very good. But, I conƟn- ued on with rifle for about four years. I enjoyed aƩend- ing the Christmas, Easter, and Thanksgiving shoots through- out those years. During that Ɵme, those Friday nights were what I would look forward to every week. I met some preƩy amazing people who inspired me to be a beƩer shooter and have fun. The person that brought me into the shooƟng world was my grandfather, Stan SurraƩ. He and my Grandmother would take me shooƟng every Fri- day night, where they would watch me shoot and provide encouragement. So, I want to thank them for being the best grandparents ever. Stan is the reason why I was able to apply for this scholarship. He made me a part of an amazing communi- ty of people. I am grateful to be his granddaughter. In the fall, I will be aƩend- ing Oakland University to pursue a degree in electrical engineering. Thanks to the generous scholarship I received, I will be able to focus more on the most important aspect of school, learning. Lastly, I want to thank any- one and everyone who was a part of my journey at the DSC. I truly loved and have missed spending my Ɵme there. I love this community! Sincerely, Skylar Moorefield, Granddaughter of Stan Sur- raƩ Oakland University - Class of 2025
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Black Powder The Clinton River Muzzleloaders sponsored a special event to honor and celebrate the DSC Range Safety Officer volun-teers. This special woods walk event was held Saturday, Aug. 14. Current RSOs of all venues had a chance to try out the DSC Black Powder/Woods Walk range. They got to shoot for no fees as all charges were picked up by a couple of DSC members. About 15-20 range officers came out and their re-ac ons were quite posi ve. Some enjoyed shoo ng on a range that they barely knew existed. Others enjoyed learning about black powder shoo ng and all seemed to appreciate
that their Range Safety Officer service had been recognized and thanked. I hope we do it again. The monthly muzzleloader wood walk was held Aug. 8. The weather was warm and muggy. Even so, seven shooters came out, braving the mosquitoes and mugginess. DSC was well represented by three musketeers. Marty Greiner, Eric Giessl and myself were the top three finishers. Of note, Marty had the best trick shot for the day. We challenged him to shoot the target through a leaf that was covering some of the Con nued on Page 10
Dear DSC Members and Board of Directors, My name is Skylar Moore-field and I want to thank the scholarship commi ee for awarding me with a scholar-ship to con nue my educa-
on this fall. I stated my journey at DSC when I was 12 years old with Junior pistol and rifle nights. My pistol days did not last long because I was not very good. But, I con n-ued on with rifle for about four years. I enjoyed a end-ing the Christmas, Easter, and Thanksgiving shoots through-out those years. During that me, those Friday nights were what I would look forward to every week. I met some pre y
amazing people who inspired me to be a be er shooter and have fun. The person that brought me into the shoo ng world was my grandfather, Stan Surra . He and my Grandmother would take me shoo ng every Fri-day night, where they would watch me shoot and provide encouragement. So, I want to thank them for being the best grandparents ever. Stan is the reason why I was able to apply for this scholarship. He made me a part of an amazing communi-ty of people. I am grateful to be his granddaughter. In the fall, I will be a end-ing Oakland University to pursue a degree in electrical engineering.
Thanks to the generous scholarship I received, I will be able to focus more on the most important aspect of school, learning. Lastly, I want to thank any-one and everyone who was a part of my journey at the DSC. I truly loved and have
missed spending my me there. I love this community! Sincerely, Skylar Moorefield, Granddaughter of Stan Sur-ra Oakland University - Class of 2025
(limit two tables per dealer) Dealer set-up is 8 a.m.
Registra on and payment Closes Sept. 13, 2021
Firearms must be secured to be unable to fire
Open Pistol
Monday evenings
6 p.m. to Dusk
Open Shoo ng for all on the Outdoor Pistol Range
Ques ons: Vada Billings 586‐292‐0926
The DSC hosted the Michigan Rifle and Pistol Associa on State Championship for Smallbore Silhoue e July 17 and 18. Four-teen shooters a ended. The DSC was well represented in both a endance and honors. There are two categories. One is for rifle set-up specifically for smallbore silhoue e com-pe on – Standard Rifle. The other is for reg-ular 22 hun ng rifles – Hun ng Rifle. In Standard Rifle, the DSC had two winners. Gary Dawson was the state champion while Steve Schneider finished first in B class. In Hun ng rifle, Gary finished first in AAA class, Jim Rhodes was first in AA class, Corey Salo was first in A class, and the author finished first in B class. The weather was good and it was a fun event. The DSC hosted two CMP Games matches on the Rifle Range Aug. 1. One was for M1 carbines and the other for vintage foreign military rifles. There were seven shooters for the carbine match. The top shooter was the author with a score of 347 – good for a silver medal. Next was Jim Rhodes with a 323 – one point from a medal. However, special thanks goes out to Jim for not only running the match but actually supplying the M1 car-bines for six out of the seven compe tors. I think I got to shoot his best one. In the vintage military match, there were nine entries. The top shooter was Jim
Steve ,passed away at the end of July. He was a long me member and shotgun shooter. Addi on-ally , he was grandfather to member Andrew Bielman.
Steve Osinski
Rhodes shoo ng a 257 with his M1917 En-field. Special men on goes to Mike Lucas. He shot a score of 280 with both his M1 Gar-and and 03A3 but was out of compe on for the foreign bolt gun category. The DSC will host a match specifically for the M1 Garand and 1903 and 03A3 Spring-fields, Sept. 19, so Mike can do it again then. This is another fun match for the old guns and I hope you can come out and give it a try. Further details on this event can be found on the “Coming Events” page of the DSC website or elsewhere in this issue of the P&K. By Walter Opdycke
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The Detroit Sportsmen’s Congress
Proshop
The Detroit Sportsmen’s Congress has two Proshops, one located on the first floor of the Pistol/Shotgun building on Dequindre Road and a second down in our Sporting Clays range building in Delaney Park.
Both Proshops stock a wide range of shooting accessories, including cleaning supplies, gun cases, hol-sters, magazines and eye and ear pro-tection.
We can also special order firearms from all major gun manufacturers, including a wide variety of competi-tion rifles, handguns and shotguns as well as all the most popular self-defense and hunting firearms.
Of course, if you are looking to feed your favorite 12ga shotgun or a new 9mm handgun or that 5.56 competi-tion service rifle, the DSC Proshop has the ammunition and reloading components you need most.
To place an order or ask any ques-tions about inventory or other items offered for sale please contact the DSC Proshop at (586) 739-3502
Monday & Tuesday CLOSED
Wednesday & Thursday 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Friday- CLOSED Saturday & Sunday
10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
The Proshop accepts most forms
of payment including Cash,
Personal/Business Check
Master Card or Visa
We love our customers and always welcome your suggestions for prod-ucts and services offered in the Proshop. Please don’t hesitate to contact us to tell us what we are do-ing right or what we can do to im-prove.
DSC stocks a WIDE variety of powders, primers, projectiles, brass, wads, hulls and lead shot from all your favorite manufacturers includ-ing Berger, Sierra, Hornady, Re-mington, Winchester, Federal, CCI, Eagle, IMR and many more.
Thanks to our direct buying rela-tionships with major suppliers and manufacturers we offer MEMBER ONLY pricing for al-most all items in the Proshop.
We also offer a wide variety of DSC logo gear from all your favorite venues including polo shirts, hood-ies, t-shirts, hats, vests, and other classic DSC swag.
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Junior Skeet & Trap DSC has developed our Junior Shotgun Program into a great youth program dedicated to the shotgun clay target sports. As our mo o states; “We Break Clays”. We are partnered with the Scholas c Clay Target Program to par cipate with a fantas-
c organiza on dedicated to teach and demonstrate sports-manship, responsibility, honesty, ethics, integrity and team-work. This allows us to develop coaches under the Posi ve Coaching Alliance, team funding through USA Midway Founda-
on and opportuni es to shoot under Na onal Skeet Associa-on, Na onal Spor ng Clays Associa on, American Trap Asso-
cia on and USA Shoo ng to pursue their Olympic dreams. Our DSC Junior Shotgun Team has par cipated in three or-ganized shoo ng events, S.E. SCTP Conference Championship hosted by DSC, SCTP State Shoot hosted by The Detroit Gun Club and SCTP American Na onal Championships hosted by The Cardinal Shoo ng Center in Marengo, Ohio. The DSC Junior Shotgun Team competed in the S.E. SCTP Confer-ence Championship hosted by DSC May 15, 2021. Let’s give a big shout out to the following athletes who competed in this event: James Bea y, Bryce Bolman, Dakota Gen-try, Chris Go schalk, Blake Griffith, Colton Hensley, Logan Lambert, Sid Ryszka, Jeremy Salisbury, Ma hew Shepan and Sydney Wells. The day was split between spor ng clays in the morning and skeet in the a ernoon. Watching our athletes ge ng ready for their compe on, I no ced a mixture of nervousness and excitement. We prac ced over the prior months ge ng ready for the event; forming our squads, developing friendships and increasing the compe ve experi-ence. Our day finally arrived and glint of our athlete’s eyes showed them thoroughly ve ed in the upcoming tournament. As the horn blew for spor ng clays, shots rang with an echo. DSC junior shotgunners summoned all they had and shot the en re 100-round course. When finished, up to the skeet fields to prepare for another shotgun sport. A small break, some-thing to eat and hydrate, change chokes and get ready to shoot skeet when the referee called your squad. With no me wasted, the DSC Junior Shotgunners went through another 100 rounds in record me. When all is said and done, medals were coming our way. There were eight gold, six silver and three bronze medals awarded our DSC Junior Shotgunners including one member, Ma Shepan, who was awarded gold medals as TOP Shooter Athlete in Spor ng Clays, Intermediate/Entry Level and TOP Shooter Athlete in Skeet, Intermediate/Entry. As an added bo-nus, Ma shot his first 25 in skeet compe on! I want to give thanks to the many people who made it pos-
sible for us to run this event. Without them, it would never have happened. Thank you Al McGee and crew in Spor ng Clays for a job well done, Rick Trawinski for se ng up the skeet and special thanks for Frank Pantalina and Rich Curle for going well beyond what was expected; all day pulling and refereeing for a mul tude of shooters! The SCTP officials, par-
cipants and I appreciate everything you did to make it hap-pen. In final thought, as their head coach, I could not have been more proud of our athletes. They represented themselves with dignity and good sportsmanship throughout the games. As our mo o says: “We Break Clays”. Congratula ons to the following athletes and team squads in spor ng clays; Ma Shepan Gold Medal for Top Gun Inter-mediate/Entry level class, Team Squad Members Ma Shepan, Dakota Gentry, Bryce Bolman; Gold Medal winners Intermedi-ate/Entry level class, Team Squad Members Colton Hensley, Sid Ryszka, Jeremy Salisbury; Silver Medal winners Senior/Varsity level class. Congratula ons to the following athletes and team squads in skeet; Ma Shepan Gold Medal for Individual High Gun In-termediate/Entry level class, Team Squad Members Ma Shepan, Dakota Gentry, Bryce Bolman; Gold Medal winners Intermediate/Entry level class, Team Squad Members Colton Hensley, Sid Ryszka, Jeremy Salisbury; Silver Medal winners Senior/Varsity level class, Team Squad Members James Bea y, Logan Lambert, Blake Griffith; Bronze Medal winner Junior Varsity Level Class. The DSC Junior Shotgun Team had also competed in the SCTP State Shoot at the Detroit Gun Club June 18-20. Thank you to all the parents and athletes; Bryce Bolman, Dakota Gen-try, Chris Go schalk, Colton Hensley, Logan Lambert, Sid Ryszka, Jeremy Salisbury, Ma Shepan and Sydney Wells. Congratula ons to the following athletes and team squads in spor ng clays; Team Squad Members Ma Shepan, Dakota Gentry, Bryce Bolman; Bronze Medal winners Intermediate/Entry level class. Ma Shepan also won Michigan All State Team 2021 Spor ng Clays Intermediate/Entry level class. Congratula ons to the following athlete in skeet; Dakota Genty who won the Michigan All State Team High Lady 2021 Skeet Intermediate/Entry level class. As the summer progressed the SCTP American Na onal Championships presented itself at The Cardinal Shoo ng Cen-ter, Marengo, Ohio between July 10-17, 2021. It was my un-derstanding that the SCTP and SASP set a new record a end-ance and event par cipa on. Our DSC Junior Shotgun Team had two representa ves, Colton Hensley and Jeremy Salisbury. A great me was spent by all as there were many side shoo ng ac vi es, spor ng vendors, great food, etc. to choose from.
By Rick Stanfield
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RANGE OPEN
SHOOTING HOURS
Archery 3D (Apr ‐ Sep) Sat & Sun
9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Black Powder Tue 9 a.m.—3 p.m. Mon 6 p.m. - Dusk
Cowboy Ac on (Apr‐Oct)
Sat 10 a.m.-2 p.m. (Nov‐Mar)
Sat 10 a.m.-12 p.m. (May‐Sep)
Wed 6 p.m.-Dusk
Pistol Fri 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Sat‐Sun 10 a.m.-2 p.m. 586‐739‐3502
Rifle (May‐Sep)
Sat‐Sun 11 a.m.-4 p.m. (Dec‐Apr)
Sun 11 a.m.-3 p.m. (Oct‐Nov)
Check website or sight-in flyer for dates and mes
Skeet /Trap & Pro Shop Wed & Thur. 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Sat‐Sun 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
586‐739‐3502
Spor ng Clays/5‐Stand (Nov‐Mar)
Wed, Thur, Sat & Sun 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
(Apr‐May) Wed & Thur 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Sat & Sun 10 a.m.-4 p.m. (Jun‐Sep)
Wed & Thur 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sat & Sun 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
LOCATION: Detroit Sportsmen's Congress 49800 Dequindre Road, Shelby Twp., MI 48317 586-739-3500 (Shotgun range building)
COURSE OBJECTIVES: Class required for those who have a current CPL license to renew their license.
Recommend taking this class 3‐months prior to expira on. Review changes to CPL and firearm laws. Review fundamentals of handgun handling including, stance, aiming and shoo ng. Includes structured prac cal handgun shoo ng exercises.
DATE & TIME: One night class 7 - 10 p.m. Either: Sep. 21 Oct. 12 check box for desired class.
COST: Non DSC Member $75 DSC Member $60 Add $25, if gun and ammo are required and check box.
REGISTRATION: REGISTRATION REQUIRED. CLASS SIZE LIMITED. RETURN FORM TO ADDRESS BELOW, PAYMENT DUE AT CLASS.
NAME:_____________________________________ AGE: 21 or older SEX:________ (Name exactly as on your Driver’s License)
DSC Membership # : ____________ Return form to: Bob Savo, 53741 Tidal Lane, Shelby Twp., MI 48316 Phone: 248-651-8667 Or Email: [email protected]
CPL/CCW/NRABasicPistol/PersonalProtectionCourse
LOCATION: DETROIT SPORTSMEN'S CONGRESS, 49800 DEQUINDRE ROAD, UTICA, MI 48317 Phone 586-739-3500 Class has been designed for those having prior handgun experience but no formal class
OBJECTIVES: Class designed for BEGINNERS & those having li le or no firearms training. Designed for the instruc onal needs and concerns of women. Review Handgun Knowledge, Safe Gun Handling, Storage and Child Safety; Review Fundamentals of Handgun Shoo ng Prac cal Range Handgun Shoo ng Exercises, Firearms and The Law - Includes CCW Cer fica on Introduc on to Personal Protec on in the Home
Cer fied NRA & CCW Instructors and local Law Enforcement will teach this course. Review all of the fundamentals as well as prac cal range experience in proper handling, aiming, and shoo ng of a handgun. Ci zen’s rights and responsibili es as it pertains to firearms will be addressed. State Laws pertaining to purchase, transport, and concealed carry will be taught. A endance earns NRA & CCW cer ficates.
TIMES AND DATES: (This is a five session course) Sep. 12 Basic Pistol #1 & 2 ~ 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the DSC Clubhouse Sep. 13,14 & 20, CPL por on ~ 7 p.m. un l 10:30 p.m.., Classes in the DSC Range Building
COST: Non DSC Member $250 DSC Member $220
TO REGISTER: REGISTRATION IS REQ’D. CLASS SIZE IS LIMITED. RETURN FORM TO ADDRESS BELOW, PAYMENT DUE AT CLASS.
NAME:_____________________________________ AGE: 21 or older SEX:________ (Name exactly as on your Driver’s License)
DSC Membership # : ____________ Return form to: Bob Savo 53741 Tidal Lane, Shelby Twp., MI 48316 Start Sep. 12, 2021 Phone: 248-651-8667 Or Email: [email protected]
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CPL/NRAPersonalProtectionCourseLOCATION: DETROIT SPORTSMEN'S CONGRESS, 49800 DEQUINDRE ROAD, UTICA, MI 48317 Phone 586-739-3500 Class has been designed for those having prior handgun experience but no formal class
OBJECTIVES: Review Handgun Knowledge, Safe Gun Handling and Storage, Review Fundamentals of Handgun Shoo ng, Prac cal Range Handgun Shoo ng Exercises, Firearms and The Law - Includes CPL Cer fica on Introduc on to Personal Protec on in the Home
Cer fied NRA & CCW Instructors & local Law Enforcement will teach this course. Review all of the fundamentals as well as prac cal range experi-ence in proper handling, aiming, and shoo ng of a handgun. Ci zen’s rights & responsibili es as it pertains to firearms will be addressed. State Laws pertaining to purchase, transport & concealed carry will be taught. Class a endance earn NRA and CPL cer ficates.
TIMES AND DATES: (Three-session course) Evenings: Sep. 13, 14 & 20.
All other classes run 7 to 10:30 p.m., in the DSC Shotgun range building.
COST: Non DSC Member $100 DSC Member $80 Add $50, if gun & ammo are required and check box.
TO REGISTER: REGISTRATION REQUIRED. CLASS SIZE LIMITED. RETURN FORM TO ADDRESS BELOW, PAYMENT DUE AT CLASS.
NAME:_____________________________________ AGE: 21 or older SEX:________ (Name exactly as on your Driver’s License)
DSC Membership # : ____________ Return form to: Bob Savo, 53741 Tidal Lane, Shelby Twp., MI 48316 Phone: 248-651-8667 Or Email: [email protected]
Clinton River Muzzleloaders Present:
22 Rimfire Rifle Woods-Walk Shoot Saturday Sept. 25, 2021 Primi ve Range in Delaney Park at the Detroit Sportsmen’s Congress. This is a fun shoot for 22 rimfire (S,L and LR) rifles.
Registra on: 9:45-11:30 a.m. The first safety briefing begins at 10 a.m. with the shoot commencing a erward. Firearms with non-removable magazines will be loaded at the firing line only. Removable magazines may be loaded between sta ons but not inserted un l the shooter is at the firing line. There are four divisions; Adult – Iron Sights, Adult – Op cal, Junior – Iron Sights and Junior - Op cal. Re-Entry for another division is allowed The junior division is for shooters 16 and under. Juniors must be accompanied by an adult. The course of fire is five shots each on 10 hanging steel targets at various distances between 20 and 60 yards in the woods. Range Officer scoring decisions are final.
Fee: $10 per shooter. Shooters 16 and Under: $5. For Safety Reasons, NO 22 MAGNUM or 17 Rimfire AMMO! For addi onal informa on, contact Walter Opdycke ([email protected])
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SKEET & TRAP Friday evenings through Oct. 4 to 8 p.m.
Open Shoo ng for all
Unless posted otherwise regular range and ammuni on fees.
Free instruc ons for beginning shooters
Black Powder cont.
Date: Sunday ~ 19 Sep, 2021 12 p.m. squadding and safety briefing 12:30 p.m. first relay
Loca on: Detroit Sportsmen's Congress 200-yard Rifle Range 49800 Dequindre Road U ca, MI 48317 www.d-s-c.org 586-739-3500 Fee: $25 adults, $15 juniors under 18 No ammo included, but available for purchase Rifle: M1 Garand, 03 & A3 rifles only Must meet CMP Games Rules, 6 Edi on 2021, effec ve 1 Jan 2021. Rules: h p://thecmp.org/compe ons/cmp- compe ons-rulebooks/
Course: Sigh ng: 5-shots slow fire any posi on 5 minutes Stage 1: 10-shots slow fire prone 10 minutes Stage 2: 10-shots rapid fire prone 80 seconds Stage 3: 10-shots rapid fire si ng/kneeling 80 seconds Stage 4: 10-shots slow fire standing 10 minutes
Safety: 12 p.m. squadding and safety briefing Eye & ear protec on required for all Empty Chamber Indicator required. Items available for purchase at the range. Shooters must sign DSC Release of Liability Form.
Notes: Range is covered and has a cement firing line. No lunch break taken during match. Par cipants advised to bring their own lunch, snacks and drinks (microwave available).
Coffee, water and soda are available for purchase at the range.
Awards: CMP Achievement pins, awarded to shooters that earn them.
Awards in clubhouse a er match.
Registra on: Register early to ensure a spot. Match capacity, 40 shooters (two relays). Entries can be made by email. Entries close once range capacity is reached. Second relay only if entries warrant. You cannot choose your relay.
Direc ons: DSC is approximately 8 miles east of I-75 and 2 miles north of M-59.
Range is east of Dequindre, off Juengel Road (200 yards north of Hamlin Road).
Turn east on Juengel Road, go (500 .) to gate on north (le ) side and follow road past the pistol ranges to the rifle range.
GPS, the range is: N 42° 39.442’, W 83° 05.311’ Shoo ng at 200 yards at NRA target SR
M1 Match ~ Sun. Sept. 19, 2021 ~ 11:30 a.m.
Con nued from Page 1 target. He put a nice hole in the leaf and hit the target too. The most interes ng rifle at the match was a Hall rifle made in the 1820s. It is notable because it was the world’s first military breechloading issued in sig-nificant numbers. They were made at the Harpers Ferry Arsenal. This example had been converted to per-cussion some me before the Civil War. It was cool to
see it shoot. September brings us two special Black Powder events. Sunday Sept. 12, we have the monthly Black Powder Woods walk and Saturday, Sept. 25 we have the 22 rim-fire rifle woods walk. You can find details on these events in flyers on the Com-ing Events page of the DSC website or elsewhere in this issue of the P&K. By Walter Opdycke
Paul Koehn and his 3.5 pound bass.
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Match Schedule of Events Registration: 8:30 a.m. Safety Meeting 9:30 a.m. Lunch 12:30 p.m.
Match Fees Junior $4 DSC Member $11 Wolverine Ranger $18 Non-Member $20
Categories and Rules as defined by The Single Action Shooting Society
Old West Clothing Lead Bullets Only
Revolvers, Single Action, Two, at least 32 Caliber Rifle, Lever or Pump, Pistol Caliber, 38 Caliber or greater
Shotgun, Double Barrel or Pump, at least 20 Gauge Guns, originals or reproductions, Pre-1900 design
Course of Fire
There are five stages. The total round count for all five stages is usually:
50 Pistol 10 at each stage 50 Rifle 10 at each stage
COME TO OUR COWBOY MATCH! Presented by the Rocky River Regulators
Sunday Sept. 19 Match
Cowboy Match Results July 18 – Cowboy Ac on Match. 27 compe tors. Top three DSC Cowboys: (1) J. J. Longley-Clean Match; (2) Rifle Rick-Clean Match; (3) Bad Brass. Cowboy Range Calendar for September 2021: Sept. 3 – 5. Wolverine Rangers Range War. Michigan SASS Championship, Port Huron, Michigan. Saturday, Sept. 18. 9 a.m. Target Setup for Cowboy Ac on Match. 10 a.m. Cowboy Commi ee Mee ng. Sunday, Sept. 19. Cowboy Ac on Match. 8:30 a.m. Registra on; 9:30 a,m. Safety Mee ng and Match Start. Sunday, Sept. 26. 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Cowboy 50 yard Range is open for prac ce.
The American cowboy roamed the plains west of the Mississippi River. His job involved tending cattle, usually miles from where he lived and for months at a time. So, the cowboy developed a functional manner of dress that suited his unique lifestyle. Some of the key elements of cowboy attire have entered the American popular imagi-nation and become symbols of a romantic and lost way of life. American cowboys borrowed much of their clothing ideas from the earlier “vaqueros” or herdsmen of Mexi-can and American Indian descent who migrated north-ward over the Rio Grande River into Texas. Necessity dictated the cowboy’s way of dress. He had to carry eve-rything he might need with him on his horse. Cowboys were plagued by many dangers, including hostile Ameri-can Indians, cattle rustlers, rattlesnakes, sudden rain-storms, flooding rivers and stampeding cattle. Conse-quently, everything the cowboy wore or kept close at hand was designed to help him overcome these obstacles. A typical cowboy outfit consisted of the fol-lowing items: Shirt usually made of muslin (cotton fab-ric). In the 1890s most work shirts were of the pullover variety, had but-tons or lacing running partially down the front. A large kerchief/neckerchief tied loosely around the neck per-formed a variety of functions. He could use it to protect his mouth and nose from dust, cover the back of his neck to protect against sunburn, or use it as a makeshift sling for a broken arm. A wide-brimmed hat to protect the wearer from the harsh elements of the open plain. The most famous cowboy hat of all was designed by John B. Stetson of Philadelphia, Pa. Many cowboys wore Stetson hats that came to be known as “The Boss of the Plains”. To protect his legs while riding through the thorny brush, the cowboy wore a set of leggings called chaps. “Chaps” is the Mexican word for leggings. They were made of leather or hide, often with fur left on the outside, and covered only the front of the legs to allow for movement. The most expensive item of cowboy ward-robe was their boots. A high “Cuban” heel would prevent the boot from slipping through the stirrup. They could grind the heel into the ground when roping a steer of calf from the ground. Spurs were used to control, but to nev-er punish, the horse. At times there was a need for guns and all men carried them. No pistol of less than .44 cali-ber was tolerated on the range. .45 caliber being the most universally used. The saddle, a cowboys most valu-able possession. A good stock saddle weighed 40 to 50 pounds. It came with a prominent front horn made of steel and a rope coiled and tossed over it. SOURCES: (1) lonehand.com/cowboy_gear; (2) fashionencyclope-dia.com; (3) “The Passing of the Frontier” by Emerson Hough-1918; (4) “The Story of the Cowboy” by Emerson Hough-1897.
1800s American Cowboy Fashion & Dress
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DETROIT SPORTSMEN’S CONGRESS 49800 DEQUINDRE ROAD UTICA, MI 48317
Welcome New Members The Detroit Sportsmen’s Congress welcomes these new members. We congratulate you on your wise choice in joining our club. Get involved in what you like and in what we have to offer. Ge ng involved does not mean work; it means enjoyment. We want each of you to be ac ve in your club for years to come. Thank you for joining the DSC!
Fellow members please make them feel welcome!
Conserva on Pledge
I give my pledge as an American,
to save and faithfully defend from waste,
the natural resources of my country,
its air, soil and minerals,
its forests, waters and wildlife.
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