The President`s Column In my last column I reported on some of the

APRIL, MAY, JUNE 2009
SECRETARY, EDITOR
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
President:
Terry Abbott
Vice President:
Pete Carstensen
Secretary:
John Martin
Treasurer:
Ed Roberts
Executive Officer :
Kevin Kasper
Chief Instructor:
Jim Neff
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Range Manager :
Bill Lagusis
Administrative Assistant
Cheryl Mauler
Weekend:
Courtney Murch
Historian:
Bob Shell
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Rio Salado Sportsman’s Club, Inc.
3960 N. Usery Pass Road
Mesa, Arizona 85207-9702
Phone:
480-984-3724
480-984-9610
Fax:
480-986-1592
Email:
[email protected]
CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE
www.riosaladosportsmans.com
Pete Carstensen, Webmaster
The President’s Column
In my last column I reported on some of the projects we had under way
to improve our range. I am happy to report that a lot of progress has been
made on those projects. The new Main Range check in shack has been
completed and the Range Officers have moved their operation into that
enclosure. It’s a very nice improvement to our Main Range operation.
Thanks to Paul Caudill for doing a great job on the construction. We recently
had to replace our old underground water storage tank that served the upper
ranges. In completing that project the vendor recommended to our Range
Manager that we should look into drilling a well, instead of continuing to have
water hauled in. The Range Manager brought this to my attention. After
researching the feasibility of a well, and analyzing the cost trade-offs, the
board went out for bids on the project. The cost was very favorable, and we
were also able to get a grant from Game and Fish to cover approximately 25%
of the cost. We have some work left to do but the well has been drilled and
will more than supply enough water for our future needs.
On the sporting clays range we have completed our multi-use 5-stand
and Trap field. We have lights on this field that were donated to us by
Arizona Game and Fish. This will allow us to run some night time Trap and 5stand leagues during the hot summer months. Jim Rasmussen has worked
tirelessly on this project while still attending to his daily work on keeping the
rest of the Sporting Clays Range running smoothly. Our new Maintenance
man, Dan Stratton, also made a huge contribution to the project by building
the shooting stations, operator platform and getting the old light poles cleaned
and painted. We have had terrific positive response from the shooters on this
new addition to our range. I am continuing to work with Arizona Game &
Fish and the Tonto National Forest District Ranger on the possible acquisition
of land for future expansion of our facility.
Congratulations to the Practical Division for their usual outstanding
job on running the annual Superstition Mountain Mystery 3-gun match.
Attendance was down a little this year. A sign of the times I’m sure. Even so,
we had a lot of competitors. It was a safe and fun match with great weather.
Feedback I heard from the participants was very complimentary as always,
and really highlighted how lucky we are to have such a nice facility that
allows us to run matches of this quality.
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The range is closed on New
Years Day, Easter Sunday,
Thanksgiving Day, and
Christmas Day each year.
Got a Question, a Change of Address, email or other
Membership Info?
Our Email address is: [email protected]
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The President’s Column Continued
On a sad note, most of you may already have heard that we had a break-in at the Range. In the
early morning hours of March 23 someone broke in to the Gunsmith shop and stole a considerable amount
of inventory. In tough economic times, property theft increases and guns are always a prime target. I
would caution all of you to take serious security measures to protect your belongings.
Finally, I want to compliment our entire staff for the terrific job they do. In spite of all the ongoing
projects that add to the confusion of daily operations, everyone provides great service to the shooting public and members of RSSC. I get a lot of positive comments from the users of our facility. In particular I
want to thank our Range Manager, Bill Lagusis. Bill continuously puts in a tremendous number of hours,
even on his days off, to make sure things get done and we are open for business.
Terry Abbott
President
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Chief Instructor
Up to January we taught 75 student packets by partnering with the NSSF and the commercial community. I am waiting to see if the grant will be offered again and in a month or two we will offer classes
again. Keep your eye on Rios web site or call me for the latest updates.
The Woman on Target© program has begun. Ladies who are interested in shooting shotguns please
contact Lisa Bunch at 602 390 2656. Lisa is an NRA Certified Instructor and who works with the Desert
Roses program and the Becoming an Outdoors Woman program. The ladies are also looking at shooting
one Wednesday evening a month. You do not need to have a shotgun to participate. The program can be
expanded to include pistols and rifles, again call Lisa for details.
All of our RSO’s have been through the NRA RSO training program. Dr. Harry Watters conducted
a trauma medicine class and many members of Rio attended. I would like to thank Kevin Kasper and the
Muzzle Stuffers for conducting a Muzzle Loading class for the Boy Scouts of America. They will have
about 1300 scouts shooting Muzzle loaders at their rendezvous and the training will be invaluable.
If this seems like a lot of training programs, it is. If you are interested in teaching classes, please let
me know. The rewards of being involved in programs like this are really great. We have a lot of fun extending these educational opportunities to our community. If you feel there is a lack of training in a particular field, please contact the Chief Instructor.
Be Safe, Have Fun
Jim Neff
Chief Instructor
Quiz:
Name the 4 calibers and models Winchester brought out in their early auto-loading rifles.
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.22 Pistol Division
Bronze: Jim Hulihan
Women - Open
Gold: Sue Little
Silver: Gale Aschenbagh
Junior - Open
Gold: Skylar Miller
Women - Limited
Gold: Lisa Bunch
Silver: Val Lanza
Bronze: Jackie Gerak
Junior - Limited
Gold: Dana Allen
Silver: Stephanie Allen
Our next Grand Canyon State Games Match will be Sunday, June 22nd at 7:00 a.m.
Please make note on your calendar that summer hours begin in April. So our next match will be
Sunday, April 26th at 7:00 a.m.
Yes, we will be back to offering the .22 rifle part of our match. Thanks for being patient with the
3Gun set up that we had in March.
Sue Little
.22 Pistol Division Director
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NRA Youth Essay Contest
(as advertised in March, 2009 issue of America's 1st Freedom)
This essay contest is being sponsored by the NRA Civil Defense Fund. Deadline for the contest
will be December 1, 2009 and open to all grade levels (grades 12 to elementary school). Prizes will be
awarded to the first 3 winners in each category (grades 12-10 and grades 9 and below). The theme of this
year's contest will be "The Second Amendment to the Constitution: Why it is important to our nation."
For additional information, you can visit www.nradefensefund.org or call Karen Kulivan at
(703) 267-1268.
Answer:
WSL in the model 05 , the 35 WSL also in the model 05, probably the two most useless rifle cartridges ever introduced, the 351 in the model 07 and the 401 in the model
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From the Historians Pen
The Bodero Revolver
The 10.4 sometimes called the 10.35 was developed for the model 1874 service revolver. It came in
two main models. The enlisted soldier’s model didn’t have a trigger guard and the trigger folded up while
the officer’s model had a normal trigger guard. I am not sure as to any advantage of having two different
trigger guard systems. There was also a brass frame model made but they are not common. Like many
other guns of the period it was designed by a commission and made in several different plants so there are
some minor differences between them. Like most of the military revolvers of the period it was somewhat
underpowered and hard to shoot accurately. Sights were not considered important in those days. Also if
you didn’t solve your problem with 6 shots you were in trouble as it is slow to unload because there is no
ejector system attached to the gun. You had a separate rod to eject the empties. It is similar in size and
power to the 44 Russian but isn’t interchangeable. In fact I have seen them rechambered for the 44 Russian
which while usable destroys the collectors’ value of the piece. It was also used in the 1889 Glesenti revolver and saw some use up to 1945 as a secondary pistol. There were both black powder and smokeless
loads developed for it. It was used until the 1920’s when the 9mm Glesenti replaced it as the first line service handgun. Occasionally you can find a revolver at a gun show or on an auction and the price is usually
reasonable.
It is a solid well made revolver for the period however like most handguns of the period the double
action trigger is atrocious as are the sights. Shooting single action and taking my time I was able to obtain
2” groups at 15 yards which pleased me. Ammo for the gun is strictly a reloading proposition though Fiocchi has made ammo for it. To make ammo for it you need to shorten a 44 special or Russian case and use
a .422 diameter bullet. I swage down 44 caliber cast bullets to .422 which is easy once you get the die. I
would not use 427 or larger bullets as it would be hard to chamber and will cause other problems. They
have been converted to 44 Russian which is a bad idea in my view as it destroys the collector value. I have
obtained velocities in the neighborhood of 700 FPS with a 200 grain which is close to factory specs and I
don’t recommend exceeding that in such an old gun. It is a gun that you would take out and shoot it strictly
for the historical aspect and to have some fun doing it. That what shooting old guns is all about.
Bob Shell
RSSC Historian
480-983-7078
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