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General Categories => Shooting Sports => Topic started by: NE Bull on March 21, 2013, 08:21:11 PM
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You all might have seen the article in the local paper or news site about the Scouts looking for .22 ammo.
I for one can vouch for this. Our council is also afraid what we might not have enough .22LR to make it through summer camps. So, to be honest, fair, trustworthy, etc. I will direct anyone that might have hoarded a little above their means, to contact their local BSA Council. The Mid America Council is based out of Omaha and consists of the NE Nebraska/ W. Iowa area, and the Cornhusker Council is the SE part of the state based in Lincoln (?) I am not familiar with any other Councils with in the state.
As a member of the Mid America Council Shooting Sports Committee, anyone willing to help out in that regard is more than welcome to contact myself here, through PM or Email. As I travel between Omaha and Lincoln at least twice weekly I could make arrangements to pick up any donations.
I will get the contact info for the Cornhusker Council and post when I do.
Thanx.
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What types of ammo are they looking for? In what quantity's?
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My bad. .22LR mostly, I think everyone will be ok with shotshells.
Edited above.
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Can I just drop it off at the council HQ? I don't have much. In fact I haven't bought any in the last six months. I do however have a Federal value box I can part with.
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You all might have seen the article in the local paper or news site about the Scouts looking for .22 ammo.
I for one can vouch for this. Our council is also afraid what we might not have enough .22LR to make it through summer camps. So, to be honest, fair, trustworthy, etc. I will direct anyone that might have hoarded a little above their means, to contact their local BSA Council. The Mid America Council is based out of Omaha and consists of the NE Nebraska/ W. Iowa area, and the Cornhusker Council is the SE part of the state based in Lincoln (?) I am not familiar with any other Councils with in the state.
As a member of the Mid America Council Shooting Sports Committee, anyone willing to help out in that regard is more than welcome to contact myself here, through PM or Email. As I travel between Omaha and Lincoln at least twice weekly I could make arrangements to pick up any donations.
I will get the contact info for the Cornhusker Council and post when I do.
Thanx.
Thanks for volunteering to help out like that. I'm a former asst Scoutmaster and father of an Eagle Scout. Shooting sports are one of the boys' favorite activities at summer camp. It would be a tragedy if they had to cut back on that. Wish I had something to donate.
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Can I just drop it off at the council HQ? I don't have much. In fact I haven't bought any in the last six months. I do however have a Federal value box I can part with.
Huskerfan let me talk to one of the local guys. We might be able to make that work.
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"Bump" for additional information...........
I am one of the "local guys" that NeBull was talking about in a previous post....
I am the Mid America Council Shooting Sports Committee Chairman here in Omaha. I cannot speak for the Cornhusker Council out of Lincoln or the Overland Trails Council out of Grand Island as to their level of ammunition needs but quite a large number of councils across the nation are looking for ammunition.
The councils that budgeted and were able to purchase ammo in the fall are in good shape. Those that had to wait for budget reasons till after January 1 to order are scrambling for .22 caliber LR ammunition.
If anyone across the state, be they NFOA members or friends and family, wish to help out your local council with a donation of .22 caliber LR ammo, please use the following contact information.
Overland Trails Council - Grand Island. Covers West Central and Western Nebraska serving 6,500 youth and 2,500 adult volunteers. DAVID PLOND 308-382-3717.
Cornhusker Council - Lincoln. Covers 16 counties in Central and Southeast Nebraska. They serve over 11,000 youth. 402-488-6028
Mid America Council - Omaha. Covers Eastern Nebraska, Western Iowa and SE South Dakota. We serve over 20,000 youth - 7,000 adults in 58 counties.
Contact Clarissa Conolley in Scouter Services at 402-431-9272...
At the Mid America Council, upon receiving the donated ammunition, the donor will be asked to supply their name and address so that we may send them a letter that acknowledges the items donated. This would serve as a recognition of a donation to a nonprofit for tax purposes should the donor wish to do so.
During our 6 week summer camp program at Camp Cedars, near Cedar Bluff, NE we serve 600 youth in our Rifle Shooting MB program and 360 youth in our Shotgun Shooting MB program. Average rifle ammunition consumption for summer camp is 30,000 rds. For shotgun, the number of rounds is over 22,000.
During the spring and fall months, we do district camping events which will offer both rifle and shotgun shooting sports activities for the Boy Scouts.
Bottom line..... We burn through a lot of ammunition working with the youth on SAFETY - Knowledge - Skills - Attitude, and instilling in them the interest in shooting sports. Many of these youth have never held a firearm before summer camp and may never hold one again but they leave with the knowledge of how they work, how to use them, what they can do and how to deal with them safely..
Thank you...........
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+1 what UPcrawfish said.
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I have a donation bagged and ready for when NE Bull returns to Lincoln.
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Jeremy, I have a 550 round value pack of Federal 36gr for the Scouts
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Seems like this is worthy enough of a cause for an email to be sent to the NFOA membership.
I'll be dropping off a Federal bulk pack sometime this week.
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Great. I have a 525 federal pack I'll donate. That is actually a 1/3 of my meager stockpile of .22.
On thought I had: Could we organize this through NFOA? We could have one drop off a all ammo donated by NFOA members with a list of each member donating, their address and quantity (so they can get the write-off). Also, that lets NFOA get some pub for helping the scouts.
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Farmerrick, others. I can say we were discussing some things, but I kinda jumped the gun, so to speak when I saw how desperate some of the units were needing ammo. as UPcrawfish stated,processes are being put in place to get ammo to where it needs to go. THANK YOU ALL WHO ARE HELPING OUT.
(And remember any quantity helps. If 20 good folks can spare 100rounds, thats a good day of shooting at a camp, I believe.)
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Since you are in Lincoln, maybe you can call the LPD. They just had a stupid....i mean successful gun amnesty and collected 10,000 rounds of ammo. Maybe you can get them to let some of the rimfire ammo go to a good cause.
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Since you are in Lincoln, maybe you can call the LPD. They just had a stupid....i mean successful gun amnesty and collected 10,000 rounds of ammo. Maybe you can get them to let some of the rimfire ammo go to a good cause.
I like this idea
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I like this idea
The same thought had crossed my mind, too. (Some of the Venturing Scouts programs also shoot handguns, rifles, in other calibers. ) Hm....
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Can we drop off donations to the Scouts at Rods?
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*BUMP* to top with contact information for Cornhusker Council Shooting Sports..
John Irwin - Camp Director
402 466 2990
402 525 9693
You can also reach him at the Scout Office
402 488 6020 Wait for the operator
The article in the LJS came from Jerad Reimers
402-488-6020 X208
He would also be in the loop.
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Can we drop off donations to the Scouts at Rods?
Lmbass14, If that is OK with Rod being a collection point, I would be glad to go by and pickup as needed. Just leave him your contact information if you would like a donation letter. Thanks, Don
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I'd be happy to be a collection point.
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I have a donation bagged and ready for when NE Bull returns to Lincoln.
I'm an Eagle Scout, I learned to shoot rifles, shotguns, and bows at scout camp, and I was a shooting sports instructor for two years at Salmen Scout Reservation.
Add me to the Lincoln list. I've got an unopened 375-count box of CCI .22LR that I can spare. It is optimized for the AR, but I'm sure it will run just fine in a bolt gun.
I'd be much obliged if someone could suggest a way for my contribution to be added to the pile here in Lincoln.
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The Lincoln Izaak Walton League has set up a drop box to collect .22lr for the Boy Scouts. The box is located by the gate to the rifle range.
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OR- I am located on West Cornhusker near Pfizer (or what ever it is now). Contact me thru the forums and we can make arrangements. As I work nights, I am available to meet most anytime during the day.
Thanx to all!
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I will be heading to a Scout Committee Meeting on Wednesday. Contact me and I will pickup any ammo donations you want. We will get them to where they need to go.
THANX TO ALL!
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Brought this up at a Legion Rider meeting this morning. Sounds like some of the individual members will be donating.
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Great that some of you guys are taking care of the Scouts. Some of us kids fell through the cracks, and our youth was not as it should have been. I grew up without a dad and had no father figures in my life. I am married now, and my wife is all the man I can handle! lol
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I would like to know if anyone has contacted CCI and explained this dire need. Seems to me (ok, IMO) they ought to be the ones `stepping up` to help out. After all they can produce 4 million rimfire rounds per day! Obligations or not, seems they ought to be able to give priority to something of this importance.
Done ranting.
That said, and the importance of training TOMORROWS ENTHUSIEST in the safe handling of firearms, and marksmanship, I would be willing to donate a unopened box of Remington 525 Value Pack if someone near Syracuse/ Nebraska City could get them where they need to go. PM me.
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Hank, A fella on the Facebook exchange did contact some of the bigger manufactures, and I am happy to say, out of them all, CCI replied back that they are looking into the situation and for National and the Councils to expect some communication in the coming weeks/ month!
(IIRC Another that replied said theirs are going to LEO/ Gov first, civilian next and that there was nothing they could do. No, I do not recall the company, if one was given.)
Also if you head this way ever, the Ikes just off Hiway 2 near Bennett, has set up a drop box.
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Anyone here work or live in the I-680/Irvington Exit location here in Omaha? I have a 525 round box of Remington for the Scouts if someone can get it to them for me. I can meet during lunch or right after work (5:00).
Thanks...
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know if anyone has contacted CCI
Hank,
CCI, a subsidiary of ATK, contacted (Email) BSA National in January and offered the sale of their "seconds" in 200 ct boxes / 4,200 rds to the case to BSA Councils with a maximum of 8 cases per council. National forwarded their email and details to ALL councils. The Mid America Council here in Omaha placed an order for 8 cases within 72 hrs of the national mailing and were told that all available product was committed.
Rest assured, we are turning over rock we think might have .22 LR ammo under it right now.
Your location is in borderlands between the Mid America Council / Omaha and Cornhusker Council / Lincoln so someone headed in either direction could be your 'carrier' and the ammunition would be put to good use at either camp.
Thank you for your contribution.....
( I see NE Bull was posting as I was editing....)
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Through PM, UPCrawfish has graciously offered to meet soon and take the ammo in. That was quick :)
Thanks UP!
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Thanks for the reply fellas; I will check into the drop box location. If not for time constraints due to work, I would deliver them myself. Might have the wife help out with delivery.
Hope this shortage don`t last for long..thats close to half of what I have `hoarded`.. :laugh:
Happy to do this though.
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What about setting up a display at Pandemic 2013 as part of the NFOA table. A poster with contact info or if any of the scouts wanted to come and explain things, might be a good way to get support. Just my thoughts.
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Thanx to all that have helped thus far. The boys will greatly appreciate your generosity.