Meeting of the Four Corners Pistol Rifle Club 9/28/2020
Meet and Greet with Jr. Shooters: 6:20 – 6:52
The Meeting was brought to order by President Joe Butterfield @ 6:54pm with the Pledge of Allegiance.
There were 18 members present.
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Anita presented the treasurers report which was motioned and passed. Ending club balance for the month of September 2020 is $87,092.38
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Old Business
- Gun Show: August 14,15,16
- Next Gun show in April
- May not need to purchase new insurance for April event
- Sherriff donated deputies
- Had to pay for Posse
- Ended with 2684 attendees
- Mike – Nothing to report
- Membership – Currently have 443 members
- Indoor Range – Jim
- Brought in a plumber to work on bathrooms. Fixed toilet and faucets in Women’s bathroom.
- Need to order propane for winter – getting low.
- Outdoor Range – John for Chuck
- Range looks ok
- Jim saw evidence of a line of shotgun shooters – wooden target frames shot (see new business)
- Shooters – Norm
- Will start on the 9th
- 3 new shooters this year
- John McHenry – Nothing new to report
- Mic McPherson – Nothing new to report
- Earl – Director
- Updating flag at outdoor range. Ordering new flag, ropes and hooks
- Crackshot – Susa Kelly – Nothing new to report
New Business
- US Lawshield
- Concealed carry insurance
- Hosts a gunshot wound class that several members have taken in the past
- Question of if The Club should act as a facilitator
- $30/head to be a facilitator
- Earl commented that there doesn’t seem to be a downside to doing this
- Joe will do more research and report back.
- Outdoor Range issues – Jim Kingery
- Found during the centerfire benchrest competition – a line of shotgun shells at the rifle range, as well as wooden target frames being shot up with shotguns.
- Looks like it could be law enforcement. Types of rounds used consistent with practice towards qualifying for shotgun.
- The issues is the destruction of wooden target frames
- Agencies that may have keys are Mancos Marshal and Montezuma County Sherriff
- Will discuss at next meeting the idea of banning unsupervised shotgun use.
- Joe Butterfield has asked Jim Kingery to head the nominating committee for next election at the end of February
- Joe Butterfield and Jim Kingery are not running for re-election
- Hunter Site In
- Concerns about out of town hunters coming in and spreading Covid.
- Earl has decided not to run, and volunteers have backed out.
- Decided we could run with 2 RSO’s and 1 at the gate to take money
- Joe has volunteered to coordinate and has list of volunteers
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Report on Executive Committee Meeting – Outdoor Range Safety
- Joe presented a synopsis of the Executive Meeting from 9/1/2020
- Jim reported on demarcation of berms for ground targets
- 100 yd – top of wooden target frame is 1.5” below top of berm
- If shooting at 25yds, the top of the frame is above the 100yd berm
- 200 yd – top of wooden target frame is 1ft. below top of berm
- 300 yd – Rock outcrop starts approximately half-way to the top of the hill
- Best method would be orange fiber insulator cable w/ cable tensioner or Orange barrier fencing on the 300 yd.
- Jim doesn’t feel that having demarcations for the 100yd or 200 yd is necessary.
- Mic brought up that the biggest problem area is on the 300 yd. range. From approximately 250 – 300 yards the ground is hard rock which can cause ricochet above the 300 berm. Recommends getting peat gravel to place on the ground to better stop bullets.
- Getting estimate on approximately 10,000 sq. feet
- Mic read new range rules that will be added to the application.
- Joe emailed them out for review and will be finalized next meeting
- John reported on the proposed New Member Orientation and Personal Contact programs
- Will work out a schedule for Orientation, as well as a method for assigning new members a personal contact.
- Jenn will research cost of signature confirmation or proof of delivery for mailing keys, handbook, membership card.
- Mic reported on proposed security cameras
- Research in progress. Working with a company that does security for shooting ranges
- Current specs for cameras are motion sensor, will upload to the cloud. Each camera will have a camera looking at it to prevent / capture vandalism.
- Need to have source of power
- Most expensive – Solar panels
- Option of Generator w/ battery storage
- Jenn reported on Keyless entry options
- 100 yd – top of wooden target frame is 1.5” below top of berm
Keyless Entry – Outdoor Range
Things to consider:
- Power Supply:
- Electrical – John is getting quote from Empire Electric
- Solar – Cost prohibitive?
- Generator w/ Battery supply – Mic is looking into this for Cameras
- Credentials:
- Keypad with code
- Proxcard – bit frequency
- Dual Credentials – both Keypad and proxcard – ultimate security
- Bluetooth/NFC – Smart device or Fob
- Current gate structure and changes:
Options – going on the assumption of no access to electricity:
- Keyless padlock with audit trail capabilities (Ken Geiger)
- This would be an alternative padlock that would require a smartphone device or NFC fob to open as opposed to a key.
- PROS:
- Least amount of infrastructure changes
- Cost: $70/lock; $4.50/fob
- Audit trail
- Add and delete users via App
- Will not have to rekey the range if needed (approximate cost – $4000)
- Cons:
- Requires Bluetooth or NFC app – need a smartphone or other capable device to download app – unless they have a fob
- Needs to be recharged via USB every 7000 uses
- Will not track every user unless gate is locked after entry
- Does it need wifi?
- Monthly subscription for software might be required – need to see how many users are able to use it.
- Alternative Uses:
- Supply Sheds?
- Keyless Entry Lock (Kendrick – Gateway Locks)
- This would require reconstructing the main gate for a standard door lock device. Options are a cylindrical lock, a mortis lock, or an exit device lock. There would be a stand-alone device that would be able to be programmed with a handheld device that can be programmed from home. 3 credentialing options depending on how secure we want the gate to be. We would need to add stability to the gate, add a mounting device/strike plate for both sides, and potentially steel mesh to prevent non-members from reaching through to activate the exit handle.
- Pros:
- More secure than padlock option
- Dual credentialing would prevent non-members from stealing card/stealing code from members. Must have both to open the gate.
- Can have up to 2000 active users and a 40,000-use audit trail
- Can set up time restrictions (day) and expiration dates (users)
- Key Override for emergency personnel
- Will not have to rekey the range if needed (approximate cost – $4000)
- Least amount of reliance on tech (wifi)
- Batteries changed 2x/year – 5AA batteries
- Cons:
- Infrastructure Change
- Cost: (All approximate and depends on locking device used)
- Locking Device: $2000
- Exit Device (if used): $1600
- Handheld Module: $500
- Cord for Handheld module + Software = $200
- Spare Cord = $200
- Proxcards = $5/card (high estimate)
- Will have to go out to range to transfer new programming to keypad
- Was decided that more research is needed on programs.
Motion brought and passed to adjourned @ 8:51 pm
