Notes and Updates
The September member/board meeting has been moved to September 9th due the holiday.
July 24
The MCGC Membership and Board of Directors meeting for August has been cancelled.
March 27, 2024
MCGC will be closed on Easter Sunday.
We hope everyone has a safe and happy Easter!
March 19, 2024
All trap and skeet fields will be closed March 23 and 24.
MCGC will be hosting the TSCA Points Race #3.
Thank you for your cooperation and understanding.
February 20, 2024
SPRING TRAP LEAGUE
Starts Thursday, March 14, 2024
Spring trap league stars in just four weeks. League will run every Thursday for ten weeks followed by an awards banquet. The club will open at 4:00pm and remain open until it is too dark to shoot.
Form your 5 person squads and text or email me their names in shooting order along with each persons ATA or SCTP category (not both). For those that can’t find a squad, I will put you together with others to form a squad.
League procedures are as follows. Each squad will shoot one box of shells from the 16-yard line. The second box will be handicap, yardage to be determined by your squad scores on your first box. Example, your first box scores were 20 for the first shooter, 24 for the second shooter, 19 for the third shooter, 22 for the fourth shooter and 17 for the fifth shooter. Add up all five scores and divide by the number of shooters. 20+24+19+22+17=102 divide 102 by 5 = 20.4 You will shoot your handicap box from the 20-yard line. Round up if .5 and above, round down if .4 and below. The minimum yardage for handicap is the 20-yard line.
Make-up rounds procedures. Over the ten weeks of league, life will invariably force you to miss a week or two. You can make-up by shooting as a full squad, partial squad or as an individual. If making-up as an individual your first box score will be your handicap yardage because you don’t have anyone with whom to average. Example, you are shooting a make-up by yourself and get lucky and shoot a perfect 25 your handicap yardage will be the 25-yard line.
A $15.00 fee per person will be used to purchase trophies given at the banquet.
Trap League is always a lot of fun and the competition makes it even better, so don’t miss out. Put together a squad and come out on Thursday evenings.
Sincerely,
Bob Terry
Text 615 330-7173
email bobcarolterry@bellsouth.net
January 19, 2024
Due to extremely cold temperatures and slick conditions, MCGC will be closed for the weekend.
Decenber 25, 2023
Merry Christmas to all of our members and friends!
December 12, 2023
MCGC will be closed on December 24th so all of our volunteers can be with their families on Christmas eve. We are open on the 23rd so plan on coming out to the club to shoot all of our courses; trap, skeet, sporting clays, 5 stand, pistol and rifle! We may even have the crazy quail machine up and running!
December 6, 2023
The NSCA December Monthly Tournament has been cancelled this weekend due to weather concerns.
Hope to see everyone back in February for our next event.
October 25, 2023
MCGC is sorry to announce that we did not get enough registered teams to move forward with the Breast Cancer Awareness shoot for this weekend.
But, the good news is we are still going to do all we can to raise money for this cause.
On Saturday morning starting at 9:00 there will be a 5 stand tournament. The 5 stand will be open until 3:00. Come shoot at your convenience. This is a 50 bird event and the cost is $30.
We do have items for a silent auction that will end at 3:00.
T shirts will be included in the registration fee.
There will be a really nice prize for the winner and we have trophies for categories.
Please come support The Maury County Foundation in the fight to find a cure for breast cancer.
October 23, 2023
We are taking registration for this weekends Breast Cancer Awareness Shoot through Wednesday at 5:00. As of now we have not had enough teams to sign up for this event to make it happen. We will be making a decision Wednesday evening on moving forward with this event or cancelling it for the year. Please sign your team up so we can make this happen for a great cause.
rmail demastusheather@gmail.com
September 12, 2023
Saturday September 16th all shotgun ranges will be closed to the membership and visitors while we host the SCTP Academic All State tournament. We will open on Sunday as normal. See you at the Club!
August 28. 2023
The September Member and Board meeting has been moved to September 11 due to the Labor Day Holiday. We hope everyone has a great and safe holiday.
July 14, 2023
Due to unexpected circumstances, the pistol match scheduled for tomorrow has been cancelled. Look forward to see everyone back next fit month.
July 8, 2023
Wishing safe travels to all of the MCGC shooters headed to Morengo for the SCTP Nationals. Good luck, we look forward to hearing your success stories!
June 24, 2023
The July Membotship and Board meetings are canceled for July. Have a great 4th of July!
April 18, 2023
Sporting clays and 5 stand will be closed this weekend during the Junior Olympics shoot. We will open both later in the afternoon both days.
April 6, 2023
MCGC will be closed this Sunday so that our volunteers can spend Easter with their Families. We are open Saturday at noon until dusk. Looking forward to seeing everyone at the range!
March 7, 2023
The club sporting clays match for March 11 has been cancelled.
January 5, 2023
The annual general meeting was held on January 2nd. During the meeting it was my pleasure to present the member of the year for bit Shotgun and Rifle/Pistol. It was also my honor to present the 2022 Hal of Fame inductee. Thank you to all three of these gentlemen for your lasting contributions to MCGC. Please help me congratulate the following recipients.
Member of the Year
Shotgun - Ronnie Harper
Rifle/Pistol - Dave Parks
2022 Hall of Fame - Hayden "Boudreaux" Stewart
The election for officers and the board of directors was held. The new members to the MCGC Board of Directors are as follows.
Randy Gray - Vice President
Mike Shouse - Director
Dave Golwacki - Director
January 3, 2023
The Calendar for 2023 is now up on the events tab. We have a very busy year ahead! Please make your plans to shoot with us as much as possible.
There are two weekends that we will have parts of the club closed for the entire weekend. Apeil 22nd and 23rd the trap and skeet fields will be closed as we host the Junior Olympics and Ocrober 21st and 22nd the rifle range will be closed for the Regional Silhouette Target Tournament.
December 16, 2022
MCGC will be closed on December 24th and 25th. Merry Christmas!
November 4, 2022
The November member and board meeting has been changed to the 14th.
September 27, 2022
Due to multiple conflicts, the October member and BOD meeting will be held on the second Monday, October 10th. Member meeting starts at 6:00, BOD meeting to follow immediately afterward.
September 24, 2022
October 8th MCGC will be hosting a registered target sporting clays shoot. If you are interested please go to Score Chaser and register for the event. The event will be 100 targets with money back to class and options of class and Lewis. The cost is $70 for the main and $10 each for Lewis and class. Couse opens at 9:00 with last squad out by 4:00. European Start. $30 re-shoot.
Lunch will be served from 11:00 to 1:00 for all paid shooters.
See you at the Club.
August 31, 2022
The club sporting clays match on Sept 10 is cancelled. See everyone In October.
August 31, 2022
With Labor Day this coming Monday we have postpones the September Board of Directors meeting until September 12. Hope everyone has a great Holliday.
August 7, 2022
August 13th MCGC will be hosting a registered target sporting clays shoot. If you are interested please go to Score Chaser and register for the event. The event will be 100 targets with money back to class and options of class and Lewis. The cost is $70 for the main and $10 each for Lewis and class. Couse opens at 9:00 with last squad out by 4:00. European Start. $30 re-shoot.
Lunch will be served from 11:00 to 1:00 for all paid shooters.
See you at the Club.
June 28, 2022
The membership and BOD meeting scheduled for this month falls on July 4th. We have decided to cancel this month's meeting and go back to work in August. The BOD would like to wish everyone a Happy Independence Day! Stay safe.
June 14, 2022
The club sporting clays tournament is this Saturday June 18. Preregistration ends on Thursday the 16th at 5:00. Please email your name or squad to devinfarmer67@gmail.com. Registration will start at 9:00, shoot will begin at 10:00. Fresh targets will be set for this event. 50 targets, $25 registration.See you at the course!
April 19, 2022
The sporting clays course at MCGC will be closed this weekend. We are hosting the Junior Olympics at the club. Thanks, see you next week.
April 11, 2022
MCGC will be closed Easter Sunday. Happy Easter everyone.
March 16, 2022
The pistol match scheduled for this weekend has been cancelled. Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause. Please see our events schedule for upcoming tournaments.
March 12, 2022
Due to the weather we will be closed today. Everyone stay warm and safe. See you at the club tomorrow!
March 10, 2022
The sporting clays tournament for this coming Saturday has been cancelled due to the predicted weather and temperatures. Our next tournament will be in April. Hope to see you all then!
January 15, 2022
With the forecast of winter weather, MCGC will be closed tomorrow. Enjoy your Sunday and we will see you next weekend!
January 7, 2022
MCGC, out of an abundance of safety and caution, will be closed for tomorrow Saturday January 8 due to the weather conditions. We will make a decision about Sunday tomorrow.
Everyone stay safe and warm.
December 24, 2021
MCGC Board of Directors would like to wish everyone a very merry Christmas!
The annual membership meeting date has been moved to January 10th at 6:00 in the club house. Hope to see everyone there.
November 22, 2021
The last monthly sporting clays tournament of this year is this Saturday November 27th. Preregistration ends on Thursday the 25th at 5:00. Please email your name or squad to devinfarmer67@gmail.com
Registration and check in will start at 9:00 on Saturday, shoot will begin at 10:00. Fresh targets will be set for this event. See you at the course!
I don’t have a picture of this months trophies but it is the best yet!
October 12, 2021
The monthly sporting clays tournament is this Saturday October 16th. Preregistration ends on Thursday the 14th at 5:00. Please email your name or squad to devinfarmer67@gmail.com
Registration will start at 9:00 on Saturday, shoot will begin at 10:00. Fresh targets will be set for this event. See you at the course!
We have our unique 3D printed trophies back this month! Don’t forget there is also cash back to the winners.
September 20, 2021
The monthly sporting clays tournament is this Saturday September 25th. Preregistration ends on Thursday the 23rd at 5:00. Please email your name or squad to devinfarmer67@gmail.com. Registration will start at 9:00, shoot will begin at 10:00. Fresh targets will be set for this event. See you at the course!
Spetember 20, 2021
MCGC had received notice of a price increase on targets. Starting October 1st the price for punch cards will increase to $4.00 per round or $72 per card. Until that time you will be able to purchase cards for the present rate of $57.
August 25, 2021
Friday August 27 will be our last Friday open for this summer. We will continue to open at noon on Saturday and Sunday as always.
August 7, 2021
The Monthly sporting clays tournament is August 14th at 10:00. Preregistration is open now and will end Thursday at 5:00pm. Please email your name or squad to devinfarmer67@gmail.com. Fresh targets will be set this week for the tournament. See you at the course!
July 27, 2021
The August Membership and Board meeting has been postponed until August 9th.
July 23, 2021
MCGC a was able to acquire a few more shells. They are 12 gauge 1 1/8 oz 1200 FPS. The same as last time, if you are a member in good standing you are eligible to purchase a max of 3 flats
You will need to send an email to breaksomeclays@gmail.com . You will receive a response telling you when and where to pick up your shells. If your email is not responded to then that means all of the shells were sold. If for some reason shells are not picked up we will continue down the list until all of them are sold.
July 15, 2021
MCGC has been able to obtain close to 100 flats of 12 gauge shotgun shells, Challenger 1oz 8 shot 1290 fps. We would like to offer these to members that are in good standing. Each member will be able to buy up to 3 flats of shells for $65 per flat. Here is how you can become eligible to buy your shells.
As said in the previous paragraph you must be a member in good standing for the 2021 year. You will need to send an email to breaksomeclays@gmail.com . You will receive a response telling you when and where to pick up your shells. If your email is not responded to then that means all of the shells were sold. If for some reason shells are not picked up we will continue down the list until all of them are sold.
Don’t wait, these shells will not last long.
July 6, 2021
Reminder that the start time for this Saturday's sporting clays shoot is 10:00! The time change is popular request and should help us beat the afternoon heat. There are several spots open. Hope to see you Saturday!
July 3. 2021
The Monthly sporting clays tournament is July 10th. Preregistration is open now and will end Thursday at 5:00pm. Please email your name or squad to devinfarmer@gmail.com. Fresh targets will be set this week for the tournament. See you at the course!
June 26, 2021
The July Board of Directors meeting will be held in July 12th. This will allow everyone to enjoy a long Independence celebration weekend!
June 14, 2021
The MCGC Sporting Clays shoot will be this Saturday, June 19th. If you plan on shooting please email me at devinfarmer67@gmail.com for preregistration. I will cut off preregistration Thursday afternoon at 5:00. Walk ups are always welcome. We will squad you on a first come basis. See you Saturday!
May 2, 2021
The MCGC Sporting Clays shoot will be this Saturday, May 8. If you plan on shooting please email me at devinfarmer67@gmail.com for preregistration. I will cut off preregistration Thursday afternoon at 5:00. Walk ups are always welcome. We will out you in the first available spot. See you Saturday!
May 2, 2021
Congratulations to the Columbia Kiwanis Club on a successful sporting clays tournament yesterday! Thank you for choosing MCGC as your destination for a fun way to fundraise.
April 5, 2021
We are now open on Friday afternoons from 3:00 until all shooters are finished.
April 5, 2021
MCGC will be hosting our April Sporting Clays match this Saturday April 10th. Registration starts at 11:00, the shoot starts at noon. We have trophies for all four categories, adult male and female and youth male and female. If you would like to see the trophies I will be posting them on our Facebook page later today. These are the coolest ever! Along with a trophy there will be cash back to the winners.
March 31, 2021
MCGC will be closed Easter Sunday. Have a safe and Happy Easter everyone!
February 20, 2021
MCGC will be closed on Sunday February 21 due to the road conditions near the club. Stay warm and safe. See you next weekend!
February 19, 2021
MCGC will be closed Saturday February 20th due to the road conditions getting to and inside the club. We will evaluate the roads tomorrow afternoon and make an announcement about Sunday at that time. Hope everyone is staying safe and warm!
February 14, 2021
MCGC will be closed today due to weather. We will be open again next Saturday at noon. Everyone stay safe and we hope to see you next weekend!
February 7, 2021
MCGC will be hosting its first Club Sporting Clays Match this coming Saturday February 13th. There will be awards for adult male and female as well as youth male and female. We will be throwning 50 targets. Registration will start at 11:00 at the sporting clays house. The shoot will start at noon. Entry fee is $25 per shooter. We look forward to seeing everyone this Saturday!
January 17, 2021
MCGC is always looking for Range Officers at Sporting Clays, Trap and Skeet, Rifle and Pistol ranges. If you have interest in becoming part of the MCGC team please let us know. You can contact us at maurycogunclub@gmail.com
January 17, 2021
New for 2021 is our Monthly Sporting Clays Match. We will be shooting 50 targets with awards for winners. Please see our events calendar for information.
November 23, 2020
We are sorry to announce that the annual MCGC Christmas party is cancelled this year. Due to concerns of the virus we thought this would be the best decision.
October 10, 2020
ATA CANCELLED
Due to weather we are sorry to announce that we are going to cancel the shoot. Please check back with us for future events.
September 29, 2020
Breast Cancer Awareness Shoot
To Benefit the Maury Regional healthCare Foundation’s Womens Center Fund
Is scheduled for October 24, 2020
EVENT 1: Trap Singles 25 Targets
EVENT 2: Skeet 25 Targets
We will have instructors and guns available for those that have not shot before. This is a FUN day so come out and enjoy
DONATIONS: 4 PERSON DOVE HUNT IN ARGENTINA
And support a great cause. Team of 5 cost $150.00 or $30.00 For single entry.
Social distancing and MASK Please
NO PRIOR REGISTRATION REQUIRED
LOOKING FOR DONATIONS - SILENT & LIVE AUCTION ITEMS
Here are some of the items up for auctiion
* Atgentina Dove Hunt * Regions Bank Bicycle * 2 loads of gravel * many small silent auction items
SIGN IN at 8:00 am
How about YOUR donations Contact numbers below
Shoot starts at 9:00 am
EVERYONE IS WELCOME
Did you ever play COW PATTY BINGO (WE ARE)
Lunch will be availablE
For more information,
Don Kerce 386-546-0466
Devin Farmer 931-224-1451
FOR OTheR CLUB shOOT dATes visiT OUR weBsiTewww.MAURYCOGUNCLUB.COM
September 15, 2020
The pistol match for this weekend has been cancelled. We look forward to seeing everyone back again on October 17 for our next scheduled match.
August 25, 2020
The September membership and board ofdirectors meeting has been postponed due to Labor Day. An announcement of the new date will be posted soon.
May 3, 2020
It was great to see everyone that came to the club yesterday for our first day back open at MCGC! We have a good plan to keep the gates open and keep everyone safe. See you at the club!
Devin
May 2, 2020
The Club Membership meeting for this month has been cancelled. We plan on starting these back up in June if possible.
April 26, 2020
MCGC to reopen May 2nd
The Board of Directors has made the decision to open the club up this Saturday May 2nd. We will be placing resteictions for usage of th facility. Please read the following to prepare for your visit. We will do everything we can to protect us from exposure to the virus but understand that you are visiting the club at your on risk. It had been a long month. We are looking forward to seeing everyone!
1. The club house will be closed to everyone except the MCGC staff. All participants will sign in at the front of the clubhouse. We will have a range officer stationed at the front door with the sign in book. If a purchase of punch cards or ammunition is needed the RO will get those for the customer and the sale will be made at the front door.
2. Groups of no more than 5 people are allowed at each field. No exceptions. Range officers will be monitoring this and will ask for more than 5 to reduce their number to five. While at MCGC, the practice of social distancing will be practiced. Always keep six feet between each other . Range officers will be monitoring this and reminding everyone.
3. At this time their will no access to the vending machines. If you want something to drink or eat while at the club, you will need to bring it with you.
4. We will be providing portable restrooms and wash stations at both the shotgun and rifles ranges. Our indoor restrooms will be available for emergencies only.
5. MCGC will not be providing hand sanitizer or cleaning wipes. You are strongly advised to bring your own.
6. Club hours: MCGC will open at noon and close at dusk while we operate under the restrictions put into place due to Covid-19. We will try to accommodate as many people as possible. If you have any questions or concerns you may email MCGC at maurycogunclub@gmail.com
April 2, 2020
In light of the recent mandates issued by the Tennessee State Government regarding social distancing and for the health and well-being of our membership and surrounding communities, The Board of Directors has made the difficult decision to close Maury County Gun Club effective immediately. At this time, we plan to reopen on Saturday May 2nd; however, this could change as the situation develops.
The Board of Directors extends our sincere wishes that each of you stay safe and healthy.
March 26, 2020
The April Membership Meeting is cancelled. We will continue to update the website with information concerning any canellations or changes. We are still open for business on Saturday and Sunday from noon untl dusk. See you at the range!
March 18, 2020
The calendar of events will be updated on a regular basis as some event will be postponed or cancelled. Please check in regularly to see what is happening.
March 18, 2020
Due to the spread of COVID-19 and the current sate of emergency we are under, the MCGC Board of Directors has been working hard to establish ways to keep our membership safe and healthy. With that said there are a few things we would ask of you. We will open the club at noon on Saturday and Sunday until further notice. Extending the time will hopefully give everyone a chance to shoot without crowding up in a shorter period of time. Please do not have more than10 people at each field, 5 shooting and 5 waitng to shoot. If you are not shooting and just spectating It would be beneficial for our shooting members if you would stay in you cars. If you are experiencing any of the symptoms of the virus please do not come to the club until you are no longer showing those symptoms. If possible please bring hand sanitizer for your personal use. If possible, bring hand sanitizer fr your personal use. Overall, use good common sense.
We hope everyone will stay healthy!
See you at the Club
March 13, 2020
Due to the peredicted inclement weather and the anouncement of a state of emergncy in the U.S., the SCTP event scheduled for tomorrow March 14, 2020 has been postponed. We are disappointed in to make this decision but in cosideration and respect of our participants and their supporters health we feel this to be the correct decision. An announcement of a date for this tournament to be help will be announced soon. We hope to see you soon.
January 15, 2020
It has been a very busy and exciting start to 2020 at MCGC!
The Club inducted Don Kerce as the newest member Hall of Fame. Don is our second member of this elite group. Ronnie Lunn and Don's pictures now hang proudly in the clubhouse. Thank you Roy Boyd for handling this project.
Shawn Berryhill, pistol and rifle, and Heather Demastus, shotgun, were announced as the 2019 Members of the Year.
Carol Terry was honored for her years of volunteer service as she retires from the kitchen.
The sporting clays course now has a new trail cut through the trees that will provide some challenging shots.
Congratulations to all of them!
The Columbia Breakfast Rotary has been planned and been approved for a new trap tournament and has committed to build a new pavilion on field 6.
The 2020 Board of Directors were elected at the January Membership meeting and is looking forward to continuing to serve the membership and add additional opportunities to participate in through the year.
That is just a few of the things that have happened so far. With a great start like this I cant wait to see how it ends!
Hope to see you all at the club soon!
Devin
MERRY CHRISTMAS
MCGC Christmas Party will be held December 6th. It will begin at 6:30. Please bring a dish to pass and if you would like to participate in the fun Christmas tradition of DIrty Santa bring a gift worth a value of $10 or less. We look forward to seeing you there for a evening of fellowship and fun!
Posted 09-02-2019 Labor Day
Labor Day is here and the summer shooting season is over. We have had a very successful Summer. Our eight school teams have wound down after winning numerous titles and trophy’s. It always thrills my heart to see all those youngsters lined up shooting our numerous fields. The future of Skeet, Trap and Sporting Clays is always just one generation away from extinction. Thanks to all our team coaches it looks like the future is in excellent hands,
This Thursday we will install Fields 5 & 6 with new Lincoln Skeet machines. A big “thank you” to the Friends of NRA for their donation of the machines going into Field 5. Field 6 is paid for out of Club funds. The old Mattarelli machines in field 5 are approaching their third decade of use and the ancient Winchester machines in field 6 must be pushing 60 years old.
The Sporting Clays field is up and operating with 7 shooting stations. Come and try it.
Saturday September 21 will be our last ATA registered Trap shoot of the year. We need volunteers to help with that shoot. If you can help please contact Devin Farmer or Jimmy Dunham.
8/26/19
We are happy to anounce that we have now set up a 7 station, 50 target, sporting clays practice course. The price is $12 for 50 targets. Come out and give it a run! Please check in at the sporting clays house adjacent to trap field 6.
8/26/19
The Membership meeting scheduled for 9/2/19 has been cancelled due to Labor Day. Have a great and safe holiday weekend.
8/26/19
Congratulation to all the winners at this past weekends ATA shoot. We look forward to seeing all of you again on September 21st at the next scheduled ATA at Maury County Gun Club.
8/26/19
Over the last few weeks Chase Turner, member of the CA Gun Dawgs and son of sporting clays range officer Stacey Turner, has been working on his Eagle Scout Project by upgrading our pattern board area. It has now been completed and he has given MCGC something to be very proud of. The amount of time spent planning, working and money raised is incredible and shows in the end result. Thank you Chase and congratulations on completing your project!
The Fall Trap League will begin on 15 August and run for 10 weeks. Mom's and Dad's,you can shoot with the kids or against the kids. Either way it is a great opportunity to have fun! Sign up by emailing Don Kerce at dkerce27@att.net with your team information. See you there!
Posted 7/01/2019
Claude Mays Skeet Shoot
New to the schedule, August 03, 2019 will be the date of the Claude Mays Skeet shoot. Details to follow as determined.
Posted 06/20/2019
Summer is in full swing. We had a terrific month of May, with three very successful events. An SCTP Trap shoot that had over 125 shooters. our annual Shoot for A Cure breast cancer fund raiser produced over $6,000 for Maury Regional Foundation and an ATA Trap shoot with over 100 shooters. June looks pretty good also. On June 08 we had an ATA shoot with over 90 shooters.
Our 10-week Spring Trap League is winding down and will conclude with a Banquet on June 27, in the clubhouse at 6:30 pm. Please bring a covered dish to share. Trophies will be distributed after the meal.
The ATA Trap shoot scheduled for July 06 has been cancelled due to the holiday weekend.
Posted 6/5/2019
The ATA Shoot for July 6th has been cancelled due to the holiday weekend.
“SHOOT FOR A CURE” Saturday, May 18, 2019
Breast Cancer Awareness Shoot & Auction
We need items to auction at the Club’s Breast Cancer Charity Trap and Skeet Shoot. All proceeds from the auction will go directly to the Maury Regional Healthcare Foundation Women’s Center For Breast Cancer.
If you can help this worthy cause by donating anything that we can auction, please contact either:
Don Kerce 386-546-0466 (cell)
Maury County Gun Club - 2879 Parsons Bend Road, Columbia, TN 38401 All Donations are Tax Deductible. For tax purposes checks should be made to Maury Regional Foundation Registration starts at 8:00 May 18th, no pre-registrtation, shoot starts at 9:00. |
Posted 04/18/2019
The Board of Directors has elected to CLOSE the club on Easter Sunday. We wish all members to spend this Easter with their Families.
Last Friday, Saturday and Sunday MCGC hosted the Tennessee State Junior Olympics. We had 90 youth shooters competing in both skeet and trap. It was the third year that we have hosted this statewide event.
This Saturday, April 27, we will conduct an ATA Trap registered shoot. Registration will start at 7:30 and shooting will commence at 9:00.
Posted 04-02-2019
Junior Olympics
This Saturday April 06 will be an Official Practice for the upcoming Junior Olympics. April 12 – 14, Friday through Sunday, will be the real competition. Junior Olympics shooters will shoot International Skeet or International Trap, not both. Both these disciplines are vastly more difficult than American Skeet and Trap. Let’s talk about International Skeet first. The targets fly at 60 mph vs 40 mph. Shooters must hold a low gun (un-mounted) until the birds fly. The shooting order of targets is different than American Skeet and to make it even more difficult shooters must use a shot shell with a quarter ounce less pellets. Now let’s talk about International Trap. The targets fly at 60 mph vs 40. Shooters must use the same baby shells as Skeet. Where American trap limits the target angles to a cone of 34 degrees the International expands the target angles to 90 degrees. If you think hard lefts and rights are difficult in American Trap the International Trap hard lefts and rights are vicious. If all of the above weren’t enough, International Trap has a vertical component. Not only do the targets oscillate left and right they oscillate up and down (Wobble). As a saving grace the shooter is allowed to shoot two shells at each target.
Shooting these two shotgun disciplines is fascinating to watch. Our youth shooters do a remarkable job at it. Come-on down to watch, shooting starts at 9:00am.
Spring Trap League
Thursday April 4th will be the opening day for the spring league. All shooting will start at 3:00 pm each Thursday Night. The league will consist of 10 weeks for each squad and will be scored on one round of singles and one round of handicap with the handicap yardage to be determined by the average of the squads single round. There is a $10 trophy fee per participant. The trophies will be presented at the league banquet after the ten weeks of shooting is complete. You can assemble your five person squad or if you don't have a squad to shoot with you can be placed on a squad. Please contact Don Kerce if you need to be placed or if you need additional shooters to fill your squad. Don would like to pre-squad as many as possible. Please contact Don at dkerce@bellsouth.net to provide him your squads information.
SCTP Trap Shoot
Congratulations to all the winners at the SCTP trap shoot this past Saturday. Dispite the cold temperatures there were a total of 189 participants! What a great turn out for our first shoot of the year.
Posted 02/20/2019
SCTP Trap Registered Shoot: Saturday, March 02 at the Trap range. Registration begins at 8:00 am shooting begins at 9:00 am. See details on NEWS page.
Posted 02/12/2019
High Power Rifle Match: Saturday March 02, we will have a high-power rifle match at the rifle range. Shooting starts at 9:00 am.
Posted 02/10/2019
Two Gun Jungle walk
Saturday February 16: This will be the last two gun jungle walk of the year. Bring a pistol and rifle with lots of ammo. Registration starts at 8:30 am, shooting starts at 9:00 am. In March we will revert back to the normal pistol matches.
Posted 01-18-2019
Postponed due to weather
Two Gun jungle walk
Sorry, due to tomorrow's weather forecast we have postponed the "two gun jungle walk" until next Saturday, January 26. Shooting starts at 9:00 am, bring a pistol and rifle with lots of ammo. Thank you Mike Parris and Dave Parks for putting this event together.
Posted 12-31-2018
2019 Annual Membership Meeting
It's New Years Eve and all is well with Maury Co Gun Club. Carol and I spent Christmas in Minneapolis, Minnesota with our two daughters and their families. We had a wonderful time with the family in spite of the canine jungle we spent it with. We brought our three dogs along to join my daughters three Labradors, two of them are under five months old. Wow, eight people and six dogs opening presents was an experience to behold. When we were finished with the presents there wasn't a piece of wrapping paper larger the one square inch. I can truthfully state, we were one dog away from insanity. All in all we had a magnificent Christmas.
Remember the Annual Membership Meeting on Monday January 07, in the clubhouse at 7:00 pm. This will be my last meeting to chair after four years of serving as your club President. It has been a wonderful and rewarding experience. MCGC is a volunteer organization and you as members have never let me down when I needed volunteers. Thank you all for the help.
At the Annual meeting we will vote in the new Officers and Board members. See previous post for their names and positions. I will sleep comfortably knowing the club is in excellent hands.
The Board will present the winner of the 2018 Maury Co Gun Club "Member of the Year." Something new will also take place. We will be starting a new tradition this year. Maury Co Gun Club Hall Of fame.To receive membership in the Hall of Fame the member must have spent many years of dedicated meritorious service to the club
Posted 12/06/2018
Election for 2019 Officers and Board members
Your Nominating committee consisting of Randy Gray (chairman), John Angus and Steve Rice has nominated to the MCGC Board of Directors the following candidates for Officers and the five open Board positions for 2019. At the December 03, 2018 General Membership meeting there we no nominations made from the floor. Therefore all Officers and Board members running for the 2019 positions are un-apposed. The following list of men and women will be elected at the Annual Membership meeting to be held on January 07, 2019.
President Devin Farmer
Vice President Jimmy Dunham
Secretary Jan Crutcher
Treasurer Steve Burt
Board Members John Angus
Randy Gray
Roy Boyd
Steve Snackenberg
Jim Lyons*
*With the resignation of Brian Lewis from the Board, Jim Lyons will fill the remaining one year of Brian's three year term.
Posted 12/04/2018
We need one rifle and one pistol Range Officer
We have an opening for one Pistol Range Officer on the first Saturday of each month. If interested contact Pistol Range Director Shawn Berryhill. We also have an opening for one Rifle Range Officer on the second Sunday of each month. If interested contact Rifle Range Director Allen Uselton.
Posted November 29, 2018
Pistol range two gun Jungle walk.
For the months of December, January and February the club pistol shoot will change to a two gun jungle walk. The two guns will be pistol and rifle. Bring 50 rounds of pistol ammunition and 100 rounds of rifle. Cost will be $15.00. On Saturday December 15 report to the pistol range at 8:30 am for registration, shooting starts at 9:00. I would suggest you wear a good pair of boots because the course is in the woods.
Posted November 28, 2018
Club Christmas Party
Friday December 07, in the clubhouse at 6:30 pm will be the start of the Christmas party. Please bring a covered dish to share. We will have a fun time in the old house including a dirty Santa gift exchange. Please limit the cost of your gift to $10.00. For several years this party has been a good time for all, young or old. Don't worry be happy. Merry Christmas.
Posted 11/25/2018
My apology for not having a posting in quite a while. I spent a week hunting pheasants in South Dakota and two days after my return a Flu bug hit me like a ton of bricks. I'm up and operating now and will catch you up on the latest news.
1. New "Lincoln" Skeet machines are up and running on fields 2 and 3, all reports are that these are exceptional machines. Enjoy
2. December Rifle Match at the Rifle range will be held at 9:00 am Saturday, December 01.
3. Remember the December Regular Membership meeting is where you can nominate members for our 2019 Officers and Board of Directors. See posting below dated 10/25/2018 for details.
4. Club annual Christmas Party will be held at the clubhouse on December 07. I will post details later when available, (that means when Carol tells me.)
Posted 10/26/2018
November Membership Meeting
Your November General Membership Meeting will be held at 7:00 pm, November 05, in the clubhouse. All members are welcome.
Posted 10/26/2018
M-1 Garand Rifle Shoot
If you have a M-1 Garand rifle now is your chance to shoot it. 9:00am, Saturday, November 03 at the rifle range. This is turning out to be an annual event. The club has M-1 ammunition and clips for purchase if you need it. Come up to the range for a great competition.
Posted 10/26/2018
November Pistol Match
Novembers pistol match will be held using "backup" pistol. To simulate a backup gun you will use a small 6 shot pistol. If you don't have a small pistol you will be limited to loading six cartridges. Shooting starts at 9:00 am, if you can help set up come at 8:00am.
Posted 10/25/2018
From the President
Once again it's time to prepare for new leadership. Each January, Maury County Gun Club elects new Officers for a one year term, Officers are defined as President, Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary. At the same time one third of the Board of Directors are selected for a three year term. We have four Officers and twelve Board members making up a sixteen member Board of Directors to operate your club.
MCGC Bylaws require that nominations for the open positions can be made at the December General Membership Meeting. This year the December meeting will be held at 7:00 pm, December 03, 2018 at the clubhouse. If you have a nomination the December meeting is the time to do so.
Voting will be held at the Annual Membership Meeting. Each member family has one vote and only the member named on your application is eligible to vote. The Annual meeting will be held at 7:00 pm, January 7, 2019 at the clubhouse.
It has been an honor to serve as your President for the last four years. We as a group have made great strides to promote shooting sports, especially amongst our youth. I am now seventy five years of age and feel it's time for a younger President. Our Range Officers and other volunteers are the heart and soul of this club. Thank you all for making this club possible.
I love you all,
Bob Terry
Posted 10/19/2018
Odds and Ends
Night in the dark pistol shoot. Tomorrow, Oct 20, we will have a night shoot at the pistol range. Bring your pistol and a flashlight, it's a lot of fun. If you want to help set up come at 5:00 pm shooting will start around 6:00.
Anniversary. On October 20, Carol and I will celebrate our 54th anniversary with our family. Our two daughters are 50 and 48, where has all the time gone?
Range Officer Training Make-up Day. Last Saturday we held our annual R O training. Brian Rupp was our guest trainer, Brian is the Maury County Director of EMS. His lessons covered emergency care of gunshot wounds, the proper use of tourniquets and how to use our club defibrillators. We had 47 Range Officers present. For those RO's that were unable to attend we will have a make-up day on Saturday November 03.
Summer hours at the Skeet and Trap fields. Today will be the last day of being open on Fridays. For the rest of the year and until spring the club will only be open on the weekends.
ATA Registered Trap Shoot. Saturday October 27 will be our last ATA shoot of the year. Registration begins at 7:30, shooting will commence at 9:00. We will shoot Singles, Handicap and doubles.
Posted September 18, 2018
Range Officer Appreciation Day
Saturday October 06 will be Range Officer Appreciation day. It starts at 10:00 am and runs all day. Free lunch and all the free clay targets you can shoot. We especially invite our pistol and rifle RO's to come on down and bring your shotguns. This has always been a fun day and an opportunity to get to know one another.
Posted August 22, 2018
September 03, 2018, monthly Membership Meeting is Cancelled.
Monday September 03, 2018 falls on Labor Day. Therefore, the Board of Directors has decided to cancel the General Membership Meeting due to the holiday.
Posted August 16, 2018
Fall Trap league starts tonight
Shooting starts at 4:00 pm and runs to sunset or whenever squads are finished. If you have a squad already give your names to Don Kerce, if not and want to be placed on a squad also contact Don. League will run for ten (10) Thursdays followed by a banquet where trophies will be awarded. All league shooters will be charged club rates of $4.00 per round (25 targets) and a onetime $10 trophy fee. The $4.00 club rates apply whether you are members or not for league. Only club members can use punch cards. It's always a great time to hone your skills and at the same time meet new and old friends. Come on down!
Posted August 01, 2018
Jim Lyons, new Board member
We thank Brian Lewis for his many years of service on our sixteen member Board of Directors. Brian has served with distinction and will be missed, he has resigned for personal reasons. Your Board has unanimously voted to fill that void with Jim Lyons. Jim has been a long time Rifle Range Officer and friend of our club. Welcome aboard Jim Lyons.
Posted July 31, 2018
CMP (Civilian Marksmanship Program)
I was recently asked if MCGC was a member of CMP and I didn't know. I called the CMP office and found that our membership had expired a few years ago. Today, I filled out their renewal application and will mail it tomorrow. It is my understanding that once MCGC is a member of CMP all MCGC members in good standing can purchase firearms from them. Check the CMP website for all the good deals available.
Posted July 20, 2018
Shoot For A Cure
Its tomorrow at 9:00, registration begins at 7:30. I just checked the weather forecast and it looks good. Rain should end by 6:00am and the overcast sky will keep us cooler than normal. Come on down and support Maury Regional Foundation in their quest to help breast cancer Patients.
Posted July 17, 2018
Shoot For A Cure
Saturday, July 21, is the day for our fifth annual breast cancer fundraiser. Last year we raised over $5,300 for the Maury Regional Foundation. Shooting starts at 9:00 am, Registration opens at 7:30. Activities include shooting one round of skeet and one round of trap (entry fee $25). Fundraising will also include an Auction of very nice items donated by Columbia merchants. I know of a couple of items I am going to bid on, Kubota has donated a chainsaw and a gas powered string trimmer. Come on down, it's always a great time.
Posted July 16
Sons of Confederate Veterans
On Wednesday SOV will have a black powder, Civil War era rifle competition at our Rifle range. It starts at 8:30 and fifty competitors are expected.
Posted 07-02-2018
Claude Mayes Skeet shoot
This Saturday, July 07, we will have the annual Claude Mayes Skeet shoot. In honor of one of our founders, Claude Mayes, we will host a 12 gage only skeet shoot. Registration will start at 8:00 and shooting will commence at 9:00.
Posted 06/21/2018
July 28, ATA trap shoot is cancelled.
Our July schedule got too busy. We had three Saturday events scheduled. As you know, all of our shoots are done with volunteer labor. The Board of Directors felt three events in one month would put too much of a strain on our volunteers. Therefore, we will only have the Claude Mayes TSSA skeet shoot on July 7 and the "Shoot for a cure" breast cancer fund raiser on July 21.
Posted 06/14/2018
Date Change for League Banquet
The spring league Banquet is changed to July 12 and the time has also been changed to 7:00 pm.
Posted May 24, 2018
This Saturday, May 26, we will host an ATA registered trap shoot. Registration will start at 7:30 am and shooting starts at 9:00 am. Walk-ins are welcome. Don Kerce told me yesterday we have 100 shooters preregistered. Lunch will be served for $7.00. Come on down and shoot with us.
Posted May 24, 2018
Let me give you a personal insight into our last SCTP (Scholastic Clay Target Program) trap event. When Mike and Annie Lu Pup told me we would have 218 shooters, I about had a heart attack. The most participants we have ever had before was 135 shooters and that event taxed our resources to the max. Another serious draw back was, 2 of our 7 trap houses didn't have machines in them, they had been traded in on new machines and the new machines had not yet been delivered. We had just worked our volunteers to the bone to finish the Junior Olympic four day event. Just think about it, 218 shooters would shoot over 21,000 clay targets, we would need seven volunteers to keep the machines full of targets, we would need 14 volunteers to score the events. We would need people to keep the trash picked up. We would need a five man crew to fill the trap houses with boxes of clay targets prior to the event. Parking, for every youth shooter there is a Mom, Dad, Brother, Sister, Aunt, Uncle or friend that needs a place to park. I was praying for dry weather because we would have to park people on our grass all the way to the front gate. Nothing like people stuck in the mud to sour their opinion of MCGC. The kitchen crew would have to prepare for 300 meals. The behind the scenes work and organization to put on a large event is staggering and this one required a maximum effort.
PatTrap Inc. came through by delivering our two new trap machines on the Monday prior to the Saturday SCTP shoot. Our volunteers installed the machines by Wednesday and we gave them a good test at the Thursday Trap league shoot. I put out a frantic call to everybody that has ever volunteered before that I could remember. It was unbelievable, the number of people that saw the need and came running to help. It is always dangerous to list names of volunteers because invariably you will miss a name or two but in this case they need a mention. Should I miss someone, please remember I'm 74 years old and becoming forgetful. Look at all these willing and wonderful volunteers that make MCGC work at its finest. They are in no particular order, Wayne Eldridge, Steve Burt, Keith Henson, Dale Hinson, Lee Groover, Shannon Pope, Mark Davis, Jan Crutcher, Heather Demastus, John Crutcher, Tim Bird, Melanie DeCuir, Suzanne Devine, Mary Brewer, John Angus, Mike Bassham, Jayson and Caleb Clayton, Don Kerce, James Meyers, Tony Palazzolo, Bruce Pierce, Steve Rice, Mike Rolla, Mike Manning and Carol Terry my beautiful wife of 53 years. A very special thank you to Mike and Annie Lu Pup who made this shoot possible. Thank you all!!!!!
Well, how did it turn out? It was a sunny day we had 208 shooters, all went smoothly. The trophies were distributed five minutes after the shoot offs were completed. I went home and enjoyed a cigar on my deck with Carol and my three dogs, Minne, Hope and Barkley
Posted May 23, 2018
What a busy last few weeks we have had at the Club. We have had rifle shoots, pistol "in the dark" shoots along with several very large shotgun events. Before I go on let me tell you that none of our events could have happened without the willing volunteers that make all this possible.
In April we hosted the Tennessee State Junior Olympics. To host this great event is a real feather in the clubs hat. Junior Olympics is a very challenging event for our youth shooters. It is a four day shoot that really stretches their skills. They shoot International Skeet and International Trap, both of which, make American skeet and trap look like a child's game. First of all, the targets fly at 60 mph vs 40 mph for American. The trap oscillation angles, left or right of center, are increased from 17 degrees to 45 degrees. Where American trap has NO change in target elevation, International trap uses Wobble- that's where the trap machine wobbles up and down to introduce a vertical component to it's difficulty. If that's not enough to make International trap and skeet more difficult, the rules limit you to baby shotgun shells. In American trap and skeet you can use shells loaded with up to 1 1/8 ounces of lead, the International rules restrict you to 7/8 ounces of lead. The Kids practiced for weeks to learn this difficult International game and were rewarded with excellent scores. The winners advance to the National Junior Olympics.
We have held three SCTP (Scholastic Clay Target Program) competitions, two trap and one skeet. I would like to thank Mike and Annie Lu Pup for making these SCTP shoots possible. Behind the scenes there are a score of other volunteers like our kitchen crew who have provided over eight hundred meals so far this year.
April 18, 2018
Club target prices are going up on May 01
After thirteen years of stability the Board of Directors was forced to raise target prices. The White Flyer Target company has raised its prices from $9.75 to $11.25 per box of 135 targets. Let me give you a little history of club finances. Over the last ten years our fixed costs (Those costs that are not optional like taxes, insurance, utilities, mowing, trash pickup Etc.) have increased annually from $19,740 in 2007 to $46,274 in 2017. Your Board of Directors has elected to eat those ever increasing costs for two reasons. First, our stated reason for existence "Is to promote shooting sports, especially for our youth." Shooting is expensive. Keeping cost to a minimum helps youth compete in this sport. Second, as our youth teams have increased so have our revenues. The increased revenues have not quite covered our costs. For years our cash reserves have hovered around $65,000 now they are $35.000 and on a downward trend. As you can see our current pricing is not keeping up even before this latest White Flyer increase.
The bad news
On May 01, 2018 club member rates will increase to $4.00 per round of Skeet or Trap, Five Stand will soon be evaluated but no change for now. Non members rates will increase to $7.00 per round of Skeet or Trap. As an incentive to join the club and for members to use punch cards, the new punch card cost will be $57 for 18 rounds. That will equate to $3.17 per round, a savings of 83 cents per round. The Board is very saddened to make this change but feels it is absolutely necessary.
April 17, 2018
Tennessee Junior Olympics 2018
MCGC is proud to host the 2018 clay target Junior Olympics. This will be our second year to host. Last year we hosted the Skeet half and this year we will host both International Skeet and International Trap. They start this Thursday and continue through Sunday April 22. So far there are 105 shooters signed up to shoot this very difficult event. It's difficult because the international targets fly at 60 mph vs American targets at 40 mph and the Trap angles are twice as wide. Come and see the young shooters perform.
April 16, 2018
Pistol Shoot
Night in the DARK pistol shoot this Saturday April 21. This will be our third night shoot and all reports are wonderful. Those willing to help set up the course please arrive at 4:30 pm. Shooting will commence at 6:00 pm. You will need lots of bullets and a flashlight.
April 06, 2018
Summer hours:
Today is the first day of summer hours on the Skeet and Trap fields. We will be open every Friday from 3:00 to 6:30 until Fall. Come join us.
April 05,2018
Remember Spring Trap league starts tonight at 4:00 pm.
March 27, 2018
Closed on Easter
The Board of Directors has decided to close on Easter Sunday to allow all of our volunteers to spend that day in remembrance of Easter with their families.
March 18, 2018
Spring Trap League
Thursday, April 05, 2018 will be the first night of spring Trap league. It starts at 4:00 pm each Thursday night for Ten weeks. Each squad will shoot one round of Singles (from the 16 yard line) and one round of Handicap, yardage determined by your Singles squad score. There is a $10.00 Trophy charge. Trophies will be presented at the Banquet following the ten weeks of shooting. You can make up your own five person squad or Don Kerce will put you into squads. It's always fun and a good way to meet other club members.
February 23, 2018
SCTP Trap Shoot
Tomorrow, Saturday February 24, 2018 will be our first SCTP Shoot of the year. It starts at 8:00 am.
February 16, 2018
Two Gun Jungle Walk
Due to forecast of rain tomorrow the Jungle walk is postponed one day. The Jungle Walk will be held at 8:30 am, Sunday, February 18 at the Pistol Range.
February 08, 2018
Saturdays SCTP Shoot Postponed Due to weather
The SCTP Trap shoot scheduled for Saturday February 10 has been postponed until February 24 due to weather. Saturdays weather forecast is for an all day washout with thunderstorms.
February 4, 2016
Membership monthly meeting tomorrow, clubhouse, 7:00 pm
January 28, 2018
Help Wanted
We have several openings for Range Officers. Range Officer duties require one afternoon a Month. The perks include free annual membership and your own Key to the club facilities. Range Officers are the backbone of your club and are essential to its operation. If you are interested in volunteering your name will be presented to the Board of Directors for approval.
We have the following openings
Pistol Range Contact Range director Shawn Berryhill @ 931 446-4016
Two openings, First Saturday or Second Sunday of each Month
Skeet and Trap Contact Range Director Steve Rice @ 931 334-0482
One opening, Forth Saturday of each month.
Sporting Clays Contact Range Director Phil Devine @ 931 982-5333
One opening, Third Saturday of each month.
January 13,2018
Club is Open
The Storm has passed without too much difficulty, roads are clean and dry. Therefore, we will be Open for shooting tomorrow, Sunday, January 14, 2018.
January 12, 2018
Closed due to weather
Club will be closed tomorrow, Saturday, January 13, 2018 due to bad weather. The forcasts of icy roads are too much of a threat to our members safety. With Temperatures in the high 20's and winds of 15 mph, I don't think there would be a lot of shooters anyway. Our apology to anybody that would have braved the weather.
December 20, 2017
Closed Christmas and New Years Eve
Merry Christmas everyone, Just a reminder that the club will be closed on Christmas Eve and New Years Eve. We all need to be with our families on these wonderful holidays.
December 20, 2017
2018 ELECTIONS
Just a reminder, our membership meetings are usually on the first Monday of each month. This year the first Monday of January fall on New Year's Day. The Board of Directors has moved the meeting forward one day to Tuesday January 02, 2018
ELECTIONS for 2018 Officers and Board members
Nominations for 2018 officers and Board members were held at the December monthly business meeting.
For President Bob Terry
For Vice President Ronnie Lunn
For Treasurer Steve Burt
For Secretary Jan Crutcher
There were no additional Officer nominations from the floor. Therefore the four Officer positions will be uncontested and will be elected to a one year term.
Twelve Board members in addition to the four officers make up your sixteen member Board of Directors. To maintain an experienced Board of Directors the twelve Board members serve a three year term. Each January four of the twelve Board members are up for election. This year Tim Henderson resigned from the Board due to severe health reasons. The Board temporarily replaced Tim with Devin Farmer for the remainder of 2017 but Tim still has one more year (2018) left of his three year term. Therefore, this January we will elect five members to the Board. Four of the five will serve a three year term and one will finish Tim Henderson's last year.
Your nominating committee recruited five members and we had one nomination from the floor at last night's meeting. As a result we have six members running for the five Board positions. The following are the six Board member candidates.
For Board member Shawn Berryhill
For Board member Roy Boyd
For Board member Phil Devine
For Board member Devin Farmer
For Board member Jim Lyons
For Board member Steve Rice
The Election will take place at the Annual Membership Meeting held on Tuesday January 02, 2018 in the clubhouse at 7:00 pm. You must show your 2018 membership card to be eligible to vote so if have yet to pay your 2018 dues, now is a good time.
December 09, 2017
Shawn Berryhill is running for 2018 MCGC Board of Directors. He has submitted this bio for your consideration.
I have been a MCGC member since 2008. I have also served as Range Director of the pistol range since 2011. I have been match director for pistol match's for five years. I have also shot hand gun match's all over Middle Tennessee for about ten years. It would be my honor to serve on the Board of Directors for the club members.
December 09, 2017
Jim Lyons is running for 2018 MCGC Board of Directors. He would like this bio to be published in your website. Jim is a resident of Columbia, married with two adult children. Jim has been a MCGC Rifle Range Officer for years.
Employment,
Engineer for Nissan in Smyrna 2011 - present
Instructor at Nashville Auto-Diesel College 2010 - 2011
Various positions at GM/Saturn Corporation 1992 - 2009
United States Army - Infantry 1984 - 1988
Education,
Masters Degree from University of Phoenix 2007
Bachelor Degree from Illinois State University 1991
December 05, 2017
Pistol range two gun Jungle walk.
For the months of December, January and February the club pistol shoot will change to a two gun jungle walk. The two guns will be pistol and rifle. Bring 50 rounds of pistol ammunition and 100 rounds of rifle. Cost will be $15.00. On December 16 report to the pistol range at 8:30 am for registration, shooting starts at 9:00. I would suggest you wear a good pair of boots because the course is in the woods.
December 05, 2017
ELECTIONS for 2018 Officers and Board members
Nominations for 2018 officers and Board members were held at the December monthly business meeting last night.
For President Bob Terry
For Vice President Ronnie Lunn
For Treasurer Steve Burt
For Secretary Jan Crutcher
There were no additional Officer nominations from the floor. Therefore the four Officer positions will be uncontested and will be elected to a one year term.
Twelve Board members in addition to the four officers make up your sixteen member Board of Directors. To maintain an experienced Board of Directors the twelve Board members serve a three year term. Each January four of the twelve Board members are up for election. This year Tim Henderson resigned from the Board due to severe health reasons. The Board temporarily replaced Tim with Devin Farmer for the remainder of 2017 but Tim still has one more year (2018) left of his three year term. Therefore, this January we will elect five members to the Board. Four of the five will serve a three year term and one will finish Tim Henderson's last year.
Your nominating committee recruited five members and we had one nomination from the floor at last night's meeting. As a result we have six members running for the five Board positions. The following are the six Board member candidates.
For Board member Shawn Berryhill
For Board member Roy Boyd
For Board member Phil Devine
For Board member Devin Farmer
For Board member Jim Lyons
For Board member Steve Rice
The Election will take place at the Annual Membership Meeting held on Tuesday January 02, 2018 in the clubhouse at 7:00 pm. You must show your 2018 membership card to be eligible to vote so if have yet to pay your 2018 dues, now is a good time.
December 05, 2017
CLOSED Christmas Eve and New Years Eve
The Board of Directors has decided to close the club on Christmas Eve and New Years Eve. Both holidays fall on Sundays. The BOD thinks it would not be fair to the on duty Range Officers and the probability of having many shooters is very slim. We sincerely hope that this decision does not inconvenience any of our members.
December 02, 2017
Club Christmas Party
Friday December 08, in the clubhouse at 6:30 pm will be the start of the Christmas party. Please bring a covered dish to share. We will have a fun time in the old house including a dirty Santa gift exchange. Please limit the cost of your gift to $10.00. For several years this party has been a good time for all, young or old. Don't worry be happy. Merry Christmas.
December 01, 2017
Please come to the monthly General Membership Meeting on Monday December 04, in the clubhouse at 7: 00 pm.
November 08, 2017
Very Sad Announcement
Yesterday MIKE HALE had a very serious stroke and passed away. Mike was a long term rifle range officer. There will be a memorial service for Mike, Saturday from 4:00 to 8:00 pm at the Williamson Memorial Funeral Home in Franklin. 3009 Columbia Ave. Franklin Phone 615 794-2289
November 06, 2017
Winter Scraps will start Friday November 10 at 6:00 pm and run every Friday through the winter months. SCRAPS is a wonderful clay target game. We shoot faster than normal wobble trap targets from the skeet stations. It's a challenging game where the targets are usually shot at 50 yards or longer. Each shooter is charged a one dollar fee per round for trophies. If you haven't shot SCRAPS come and try. It's difficult but very rewarding to break those sizzling targets at great distances. Full chokes are recommended.
November 05, 2017
The November Membership Meeting will be tomorrow November 06 at 7:00 pm at the Clubhouse.
October 16, 2017
NIGHT, IN THE DARK, PISTOL SHOOT
The last "night pistol shoot" was so much fun that we are doing it again. Saturday October 21 will be the date. Shawn Berryhill and Mike Parris ask that you show up at 4:00 pm to help set up the course, shooting will commence at 6:00 pm. Bring your pistol a flashlight and all the ammo you can carry. Unfortunately MCGC has an agreement with our neighbors and the Maury County Sheriff's department that we will cease all shooting by 10:00 pm. That's the reason for the early start.
RANGE OFFICER APPRECIATION DAY
Range Officer Appreciation Day will be Saturday Oct 21. It's a great time for Rifle, Pistol, Sporting Clays, Skeet and Trap Range Officers to get together and share a meal and shoot all the clay targets their shoulders can stand. Come about 10:00 am, bring all the shotgun shells you can get in your vehicle. The meal and targets are on the club.
October 03, 2017
Odds and Ends
1. Summer season for skeet and trap will end this Friday, October 6. The club will only be open on the weekends until Spring. It's been nice to shoot skeet and trap on Thursday and Friday evenings throughout the summer and we hope to continue having summer hours next year.
2. Saturday October 14 we will host the 4-H invitational. Shooting will start at 9:00 am. This event should be winding down by 1:00 pm so we will be open for members during normal hours.
3. Range Officer Appreciation Day will be Saturday Oct 21. It's a great time for Rifle, Pistol, Sporting Clays, Skeet and Trap Range Officers to get together and share a meal and shoot all the clay targets their shoulders can stand. Come about 11:00 am, bring all the shotgun shells you can get in your vehicle. The meal and targets are on the club.
4. Fall trap league will finish this Thursday, Oct 5. The league Banquet will be held Thursday October 26 starting at 6:30 pm in the clubhouse. Please dress for Halloween and bring a covered dish to share. I love this banquet, lots to eat and we get to see who won all the trophies.
September 28, 2017
Please remember the monthly membership meeting. It will be at the clubhouse, 7:00 pm Monday October 02, 2017
September 27, 2017
NIGHT, IN THE DARK, PISTOL SHOOT
The last "night pistol shoot" was so much fun that we are doing it again. Saturday October 21 will be the date. Shawn Berryhill and Mike Parris ask that you show up at 4:00 pm to help set up the course, shooting will commence at 6:00 pm. Bring your pistol a flashlight and all the ammo you can carry. Unfortunately MCGC has an agreement with our neighbors and the Maury County Sheriff's department that we will cease all shooting by 10:00 pm. That's the reason for the early start.
September 12, 2017
Remember the club monthly membership meeting on Monday, October 02, in the clubhouse at 7:00 pm.
September 11, 2017
Very hard to believe that it's been 16 years since the attack on the World Trade Centers and the Pentagon. Now the country is recovering from two devastating hurricanes. Here at the MCGC things seem to be going along as planned. We completed an ATA Trap shoot Saturday with 67 shooters. All went well with that shoot and we are in the sixth week of our ten week Fall Trap League. We have lots of other events planned before the snow flies. Don't forget the club pistol shoot on Saturday Sep 16, show up at 8:30 am for a 9:00 start.
August 31, 2017
August has been a busy month. We have had a High Power Rifle Match, a night time 'in the dark" Club Pistol shoot and we hosted the Tennessee State Skeet Shoot, a three day event. Thank you to all the volunteers that made this possible. A special thank you to Don Huebschman for running the rifle match, Shawn Berryhill and Mike Parris for coming up with the idea of a night pistol shoot and bringing it to fruition. Hosting the Tennessee State Skeet Shoot was a special honor for MCGC but it would have been impossible without a host of volunteers to prepare your club for such an event. I would like to mention some of the people who made it possible. Tim Byrd, Steve Burt, Milton Crutcher, John Davison, Phil Devine, William Dunnebacke, Devin Farmer, Randy Gray, Lee Groover, Brian Lewis, Dave Peterson, Mike Rolla and Lon Wilson all helped with the preparation and operation of the shoot. We had a wonderful lunch on Saturday and Sunday for over 150 people. That lunch was planned, prepared and served by Roy Boyd, Jan Crutcher, Suzanne Devine, Bill Osborne and Carol Terry. This club has a wonderful cadre of volunteers that make MCGC what it is, Thank you all.
Speaking of volunteers, have you been up to the rifle range lately? Howard Parker (past President), Ron Bell (past Board Member) and John Moomaw (rifle Range Officer) have taken it upon themselves to clean up the rifle range. It looks great, Let's give a big , Thank You, to all three when you see them.
Tennessee State Skeet Shoot
MCGC is once again honored to host the Tennessee State Skeet Shoot. The shoot will be a three day event commencing Friday August 18 at noon and go through Sunday August 20. If you would like to see the best Skeet shooters in TN come and watch. or even better come and shoot. Further information is on the NEWS page.
August 16, 2017
Club Pistol Shoot
This Saturday night August 19 we will have a NIGHT shoot. Bring a gun mounted light or a hand held flashlight. Shawn Berryhill says to come at 6:00 pm to help set up the course, shooting will commence at dark.
August 05, 2017
Wow! This is a busy time. Carol and I just got back from a two week vacation is Minnesota visiting family and friends. MCGC Fall trap league started last Thursday, August 03, and will run every Thursday for ten weeks. It starts at 4:00. "Come on down" it's a great time to meet new friends and get a little trap shooting in, it's not too late.
Tomorrow I will depart for the Grand American Trap Championships and shoot through August 12. We always have a lot of club members there. Some even win a trophy or two.
Five days after we get back from the Grand American, MCGC will host the Tennessee State Skeet Shoot, August 18, 19 & 20. Don't forget the Pistol shoot on the third Saturday of every month and the rifle shoot the first Saturday of every month. Like I said Wow! we are really busy this month.
July 18, 2017
Thursday night Trap league starts August 3rd at 4:00 pm.
July 18,2017
Remember the ATA Trap shoot in five days, July 22 at MCGC . Also remember the Trap Doubles Marathon ATA registered shoot on July 29th. Starts at 9:00 am, registration starts at 7:30 am.
July 6, 2017
Spring Trap League Banquit is tonight at 6:30 pm at the clubhouse. Please bring a covered dish that you can share.
July 06, 2017
THIS IS A NEW ADDITION TO OUR SCHEDULE.
On Saturday July 29 we will hold a registered ATA Trap Doubles Marathon. Shooting starts at 9:00 am registration at 7:30 am. Cost will be $25.00 for the first 100 targets and $20 for every 100 targets thereafter. No trophies but lots of fun. Bring all the shotgun shells you can carry because we will shoot until you either run out of shells, daylight or enthusiasm. For those who have never seen or shot Trap Doubles we will have at least three of the best doubles shooters in the state, Mitch Loveless, Don Kerce and Steve Rice. Unfortunately, last years Senior Veteran Tennessee State Doubles Champion will be fishing in Minnesota that day. Y'all come and break them all.
Good shooting and be safe, Bob
July 03, 2017
Remember, tonights Membership Meeting is CANCELED due to HOLIDAY.
June 23, 2017
Date change for the July ATA shoot. Due to a conflict with an AIM Shoot we will hold our ATA shoot originally scheduled for July 29th one week earlier on July 22nd.
June 20, 2017
JULY 03 MEMBERSHIP MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELLED due to the July 04th Holiday.
June 19,2017
Well done Savanna Brock. Savanna has shot 100 straight singles targets at both the Mississippi and Alabama State Trap Shoots. In addition to that great accomplishment she won Lady-1 High Over All.
June 18, 2017
Spring Trap League Banquit has been rescheduled to Thursday July 6th, 6:30 pm due to conflict with the KY State Trap shoot
June 07, 2017
Caleb Clayton's Big Day
On Friday June 02, 2017 I witnessed a spectacular display of Sub Junior Trap shooting at the Alabama State Trap Shoot. Our own Caleb Clayton started the day by winning a shoot-off for the previous days Handicap event. Caleb then proceeded to shoot 100 straight doubles targets to win his second Champion trophy. If that wasn't enough he then shot a 95 in handicap from the 24.5 yard line to win his third Champion trophy of the day. Now get this, after winning three events in one day he proceeded to Singles where he again shot 100 straight targets to win his fourth Champion trophy of the day. All I can say is WOW and a mighty well done to you Caleb, we at MCGC are so proud of you.
June 06, 2017
ATA shoot will be held Saturday June 10, Shooting starts at 9:00 am, Registration at 8:00 am.
Club pistol shoot
Saturday June 17 at 8:30 am, at the pistol range.
Spring Trap League Banquet will be at the Clubhouse June 29 at 6:30 pm. Please bring a covered dish to share.
May 18, 2017
ATA shoot will be held on May 27, Shooting starts at 9:00 am, registration at 8:00 am.
May 17, 2017
Don't forget the Breast Cancer fundraiser this Saturday May 20
“Shoot for a Cure”
Breast Cancer Awareness Shoot
Looking for Shooters and Sponsors for “Shoot for a Cure”.
Please contact Don Kerce at 931-982-6222 home or 386-546-0466 cell
or Denise Snackenberg 931-626-5008
OPEN TO ALL SHOTGUN SHOOTERS
All money goes to The Maury Regional Healthcare Foundation Women’s Center Fund
May 20, 2017
Registration opens at 7:30 AM
Entry fee $25 per individual shooter $125 per team (5)
TROPHIES and Door Prizes
EVENT 1 – Trap Singles
Start time 9:00 AM
25 Single Targets
EVENT 2 – Skeet
25 Skeet Targets
Awards to: Awards to:
High Lady’s Novice Shooters 12-18 yrs High Overall
19-29 years, 30 and up High Skeet High Trap
Ties will be done by a Drawing
Team Awards to: High Ladies Team
and High Overall Team
Breakfast items and Hamburgers and Hot Dogs will be available
In the Club House
Novice shooters?????? NOT A PROBLEM. We will have coaches available to help. We will also have loaner guns available. Ammunition will be available for purchase.
These Team and Individual shooter Donations are Tax Deductible if checks are made to Maury Regional Foundation.
April 28, 2017
General information about club finances
We are in excellent financial order and see no reason to raise dues or clay target prices at this time. That is thanks to you the volunteers. With the exceptions of clubhouse cleaning, shotgun side grass mowing, trash pick-up and new construction everything at MCGC is done with volunteer labor. To the recollections of our Board of Directors we have not had an increase in dues or targets in 10 years and we want to keep it that way. Thanks again to all of you who have come to help every time there's been a need.
Our fixed costs are about $35,000.00 a year, that's taxes, insurance, utilities and the above mentioned labor costs. That's just to keep the gates open and does not include any equipment replacement or club improvements. We have roughly 400 families but about 100 of those do not pay dues because that's a PERK for being a range officer or are lifetime members. Therefore about 300 of our families pay the $90.00 annual membership dues. Dues income amounts to $27,000 leaving an $8,000 shortfall in covering fixed costs. Just making enough to cover the fixed costs would not allow any money to replace existing equipment as it wears out or make any club improvements. Let's just talk about the big ticket items we have purchased in my tenure as president. It cost $19,000 to pave the clubhouse road, $4,000 to build trap house on field #1, $2,600 for new lawn mower for the rifle range, $4,000 to build the pavilion on field #5, $14,000 (less NRA grant of $6,550) to build trap field #7, $3,000 for steel targets at the rifle and pistol ranges. In addition to those costs we have traded in three of our oldest PatTrap machines on three brand new Wobble PatTrap machines at a cost of $13,000. That doesn't include replacing the clutch and hydraulic controls on our tractor, deep cycle batteries for the sporting clays field, trimming the Bradford pear trees, removing the fallen trees on the rifle range road, rebuilding the picnic tables and benches on our fields, having our septic tank repaired and all the little things like paper products and Port-O-Potties. Here's one I never would have guessed, those heavy duty trash can liners we use, last year we spent over $600 on them.
Well, if you made it through the above paragraph without your eyeballs caging and falling off your chair from the induced coma it put you in, you're probably asking yourself the key question. How do we stay in business? We do it by selling clay targets. Lets analyze the cost and profit in just one round of trap. Our cost is 7.5 cents per target or $1.88 per round of 25 targets. Our revenue varies depending whether the shooter is a member, nonmember or member paying with a punch card. A member paying $3.00 cash our profit is $1.12. Member paying $2.67 via punch card our profit is 79 cents. Nonmember paying $6.00 our profit is $ 4.12. That's a huge variable $4.12 vs $0.79. We are in business for our members but without those occasional $4.12 profits we would have to raise member prices.
Here is where you can help. Wasted targets really hurt our ability to "live long and prosper". You see it every day you are at the club. A shooter on station talks, the electronic speaker picks up the sound and a target is wasted (7.5 cents wasted) The next shooter has a semi-automatic and closes his bolt when it's his turn to shoot, the electronic speaker picks up the sound and fires another wasted target (7.5 cents wasted). After every one has shot five shots it's time to rotate, when in your new shooting station you notice the speaker isn't where you like it so you move it. The metal base scrapes the concrete and the electronic speaker picks up the sound and wastes another target (7.5 cents wasted). We have all done it but we can also prevent it by using correct procedures. 1. Never talk on the shooting station. 2. If you have a semi-automatic shotgun take advantage of the 1.5 second delay from the time the system throws a target until it arms itself to fire the next target. How do you do that? Be ready to close your bolt and close it when the person shooting before you fires his gun. 3. Move your speaker without making any noise. There's no telling how many thousands of targets are needlessly wasted in a year's time, but I can tell you for every thousand wasted it's the cost of eight boxes of targets, 135 targets per box.
Thanks for reading through all these boring numbers, I hope they will give you a better understanding of how your club functions.
Regards, Bob
April 27, 2017
General Membership Meeting
Monday May 1st is our next monthly general membership meeting. It will be held in the clubhouse starting at 7:00 pm
High Power Rifle Match (NRA)
Saturday May 06 will be our next rifle match. Start time is 9:00 am at the rifle range.
Mitch Loveless Trap Clinic
Saturday May 06, 9:00 am Mr. Mitch Loveless will conduct a trap shooting clinic at the trap field. I have personally taken this clinic and can highly recommend it to all ages, even us "over the hill" shooters. You can contact Mr. Loveless at (615) 691 0746 for details.
April 21, 2017
Junior Olympics
Last Friday and Saturday MCGC was host to a J O Practice event. We had 35 young shooters preparing to compete at the Paris TN Junior Olympic Trap competition that will be held tomorrow and Sunday. On April 28, 29 & 30 The Skeet portion of the TN State Junior Olympic competition will be held at MCGC. We feel very honored to host this wonderful event.
April 20, 2017
Summer hours of operation
Starting tomorrow, April 21, Skeet and Trap will be open three days a week. Fridays 3;00 to 6:30 and normal hours on the weekend. Later in the summer if volunteer Range Officers can be found we will increase hours of operation to Five days a week.
April 07, 2017
Junior Olympics
April 14 & 15 Friday and Saturday MCGC will host a PRACTICE EVENT for the upcoming Junior Olympics. We will be practicing International Skeet and International Wobble Trap. Fridays practice will commence at 10 am and conclude at 4 pm. Fridays event will cost regular club rates, $6.00 for non members and $3.00 for members per round. Saturdays practice event will be a 100 target Junior Olympic Match with trophies, cost will be $40.00 per shooter. Shooters must chose to shoot Skeet or Trap, not both. We expect Saturdays events to be completed by 1:00 pm, allowing normal club shooting for members.
April 04, 2017
Thursday Night Spring League
Just two more days till Spring Trap League starts. Form your five person Trap squads. If you don't have a complete squad see Don Kerce and he will help you find a place on a squad. The club will open at 3:00 pm, shooting will commence on three fields as soon as your squad is ready. The League will shoot for ten weeks followed by a Banquet where a good meal is served and trophies are presented. Every shooter will contribute $10.00 to buy the trophies. Good luck, and have fun.
April 3, 2017
Club Pistol shoot
Saturday April 15 will be a big day for pistol and small caliber rifle shooters. We will have a two (small caliber) gun pistol and rifle shoot at 8:30 am on the pistol range. Bring your 22 caliber pistol and 22 caliber rifle and lots of ammo. If you don't have access to a 22 rifle, bring a rifle that is chambered for pistol center fire ammunition. It will be fun so "come on down".
March 14, 2017
Friends of NRA Banquet
The venue for Saturdays (March 18 @ 5:00 pm) banquet has been changed to Columbia Academy due to construction at the Armory. For those not familiar with Columbia Academy it is located on Trotwood Ave. The banquet will be held in Vest Hall, It has a red roof.
Our own Hayden (Beaudreaux) Stewart has won the Gold Medal at the World Cup Skeet Match in New Delhi, India. Ronnie Lunn told me when Beaudreaux started shooting at MCGC as a child, he was so young his shooting vest hung below his knees. Well Done Beaudreaux!
February 18, 2017
Rained out!
Today's Two Gun Jungle Walk was cancelled due to the rain. It is rescheduled for Saturday February 25 at 8:30 am at the pistol range.
The SCTP Trap shoot will be held February 25 at the shotgun side. Registration starts at 8:00 am, shooting starts at 9:00 am
February 06, 2017
Don't forget about the Membership Monthly Club Meeting tonight, 7:00 pm at the clubhouse.
January 30, 2017
The following is an excerpt from the upcoming Firing Line
Many of you have seen the new website "maurycogunclub.com". The site gives me the ability to communicate with the membership without waiting for publication. This is such a vast improvement to club communications that the Board of Directors has decided to suspend the Firing Line. This will be the last issue. I urge you to regularly check the website for the latest and greatest club news. Yes, I am trying to join the 21st century.
Regards,
Bob
January 29, 2017
It's with extreme pleasure that I can announce, our own Don Kerce has been inducted into the Florida Amateur Trapshooting Association Hall of Fame. This is a pinnacle honor bestowed for a lifetime of dedication and promotion of Trap shooting. Don has annually earned a position on the All American Trap Team for as long as I can remember. His dedication includes coaching the Zion Christian Academy Trap Team to State and National Honors. Don is the kind of a man that you will see, one on one, with a youth shooter whenever there is daylight and a clay target. He has endless energy and a tremendous desire to help.
For the last four years Don has organized, promoted and run a fundraiser called "Shoot for the Cure". Last year his efforts raised over $3,300.00 for the Maury Regional Breast Cancer Women's effort.
Don divides his time between Florida and Tennessee with homes in both states. It's our loss that all of his competition shooting and the majority of his efforts are under the Florida banner. Maybe, if he ever slows down, we can convince him to concentrate on us alone. Regardless of where he exerts his efforts I can say without reservation, Don Kerce is one of the finest men I have ever met. A superlative man in all regards who I am proud to call friend.
Regards,
Bob
January 17, 2017
ATTENTION LADIES!
We are wanting your input on starting a ladies shooting group to meet monthly at the Gun Club. This group will cover all disciplines including Pistol, Shotgun, Rifle, Personal Safety and Protection and a monthly educational topic. Also included will be lots of fun and laughter – Shootin’ and Hootin’!
If you would be interested being a part of this group, please contact:
Beth Fischer at (931) 215-3564 /bsfischer1025@hotmail.com
January 13, 2017
I finished the 2017 calendar of events for the club. Check it out on the Events page of the website. Sorry about the vertical columns not lining up, they were vertical when I pasted them from Word to the Website. I'll ask the sixth grader next door how to fix it. As you can see from the calendar we are an extremely active club for our 413 families. Monthly meetings are held in the clubhouse at 7:00 pm on the first Monday of each month. I personally would like to encourage all of you to attend.
Thanks to Don Kerce, Roy Boyd, Ronnie Lunn and many others Trap field Seven is throwing targets. We will pour the concrete for the shooting stations as soon as weather permits. For those of you who didn't hear, the NRA granted us $6,550.00 to help us build Trap field seven. The NRA is very active in its support of youth shooting. With the addition of a Trap on field one and field seven MCGC was able to take on two new high schools. Summertown and Columbia Central High Schools are now home based and practice at MCGC. That makes six high schools and one college who call us home. Congratulations to Martin Methodist College the current Division one Champion of the United States of America.
January 07, 2017
It's Saturday, it's cold (16 degrees) and the snow and ice on the gravel road going up to the pistol and rifle ranges are too iced to safely use. Therefore the pistol and rifle ranges will be closed today, shotgun side will be open. Thank you Dave Parks for braving the elements to check out the club conditions this morning.
At the January club meeting the current officers and Board of Directors were reelected for the year 2017 by acclamation. There was no opposition. Twenty Yea's and zero Nay's was the result of the voice vote.
I am extremely happy to announce that MCGC will be the host club for the International Skeet portion of the 2017 Tennessee Junior Olympics, April 28-30. I'm equally proud to announce that we also will host the 2017 Tennessee State Skeet Shoot, August 18-20.
Regards,
Bob
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