The Satuit Nimrod

KC's Game Feed — V3

Let's Try This Again! Again!

The Blizzard of 26 on February 23rd dumped a significant amount of snow on us, much of which is still on the ground, but slowly going. Where is it going? It's soaking into the skeet field, driveway, and all the other places where we park vehicles at the Game Feed. This would result in a quagmire with that amount of traffic, so, once again, we are moving the date of the event; the new date is Saturday, March 28th. We do have some warmer weather coming up with temps in the 60's; hopefully this will dry out the parking areas. Keep your fingers crossed!

The event starts at 11:00 am and runs until 4:00 pm. Admission is $40/person, 18 years and under are free. Bring your appetite as there will be game such as venison, goose and duck plus a spit-roasted wild hogs that will be roasted at the club along with hamburgers and hotdogs. Additionally, there will be a Seafood Tent and Raw Bar. 

Skeet and Trap

Efforts are underway to get quotes from several manufacturers to replace the skeet machines. In conjunction with replacing the machines, access to the machine in the high house will be improved.

Skeet is shooting on Sunday mornings and Wednesday evenings. Trap is  shooting on Saturday mornings and Tuesday evenings. See the Calendar section below for times.

Cowboy Action Shooting

The Gunnysackers will hold a shoot on Saturday, April 25th starting a 9:00 am.

Pistol

The Pistol Committee will hold a St. Paddy's Pistol Match on Saturday, March 21st starting at noon. This is a fun shoot comprising of four stages: Smashing Clays, Popping Balloons, Don't Break The Bottle and Lucky Shamrock plus Pot 'o Gold. Any range legal pistol can be used, but the targets favor smaller calibers. No prizes, just bragging rights. 

Safety Course

The monthly Safety Course is now given on the first Wednesday and Thursday of the month. The next course will be given on April 1st and 2nd.

Our Hardy Skeet Shooters

As preparations for the American 250th commemoration continue, the Hingham Militia is actively welcoming new members to the 2nd Suffolk, 1st Companie of Foote. The Hingham Militia is a nonprofit educational organization dedicated to honoring the unit’s history since 1637 and preserving the rich story of America’s fight for independence. Through immersive reenactments and public events, the Militia brings history to life, fostering a deeper understanding of the American Revolution and its enduring legacy.

Rooted in one of the earliest colonial defense units, the Hingham Militia plays a visible role in Patriots’ Day observances, Memorial Day ceremonies, parades, school programs, and living‑history demonstrations throughout the region. Its mission is to inspire a new generation to appreciate and carry forward the legacy of liberty, ensuring that the ideals of the American Revolution are not forgotten but proudly remembered and lived.

Those interested in keeping history alive and honoring our country’s struggle for independence by participating in the Militia are encouraged to visit hinghammilitia.com or contact our Treasurer Michael Fechter at 617‑470‑2420 to learn more.

Quotes of the Month

"A strong body makes the mind strong. As to the species of exercises, I advise the gun. While this gives moderate exercise to the body, it gives boldness, enterprise and independence to the mind. Games played with the ball, and others of that nature, are too violent for the body and stamp no character on the mind. Let your gun therefore be your constant companion of your walks ."

~ Thomas Jefferson, letter to Peter Carr, August 19, 1785 

"There are hundreds of millions of gun owners in this country, and not one of them will have an accident today. The only misuse of guns comes in environments where there are drugs, alcohol, bad parents, and undisciplined children. Period"

~ Ted Nugent

"A gun is like a parachute; if you need one, and don’t have one, you’ll probably never need one again."

 ~ Unknown

Straight Talk: Know Your Gun

When you trust your life to a tool, you must know it inside and out.

by Sheriff Jim Wilson — posted on January 27, 2026 in NRA Shooting Illustrated.

We know that when we are faced with the threat of serious bodily injury or death, our focus will be on the threat. This is not so much a conscious effort as a fact that our natural survival system has taken over. For that reason, our manipulation of our defensive equipment must be practiced until its operation and deployment almost become subconscious functions. This is the main reason so many of us caution against the continual switching back and forth of that equipment—especially our daily-carry guns. While firing the defensive shot should certainly be a conscious decision, getting the gun into play should be a task that can be accomplished without thinking. To accomplish this, one really needs to know their defensive handgun.

The only negligent discharge with injuries I ever witnessed in a training class involved an older fellow who had carried a revolver in his law-enforcement career. Now, retired and working security, he had decided to carry a striker-fired pistol. The only trouble was that he had not taken the time to actually learn his new gun, and had real trouble keeping his finger off the trigger when the sights weren’t on the target. The double-action revolver trigger requires a significant amount of pressure, so this gross violation of the safety rules probably never resulted in a negative outcome for him, but that’s pure luck. With the lighter trigger of a striker-fired pistol, luck is less available. As you might guess, he shot himself in the leg while improperly re-holstering his new gun.

Sometimes manufacturers make things difficult, like Smith & Wesson with its Models 39 and 59. Those were good, solid guns, but you pushed the safety up instead of down—the opposite of the single-action semi-automatics. If someone wasn’t really checked out on those, they might get a click instead of a bang or vice versa, either of which could create problems depending upon the situation.

So, it is critical for the armed citizen to totally familiarize themselves with their chosen defense gun. This means knowing how to safely load and unload the gun. It involves knowing the proper manipulation of all the various safety controls the gun might have. And, it involves knowing what the most common malfunctions might be and how to deal with them. All of these things are not going to be learned in a day, but take time and training. Once these things are learned, they must be practiced.

While the semi-automatic pistol is certainly the most popular defensive handgun, revolver shooters don’t get a free pass. Do you know how to keep your ejector rod from backing out? Do you know how to avoid having a spent cartridge get stuck under the ejector star? Finally, in the midst of a gunfight where you can only get a partial reload into your revolver, which way does the cylinder rotate? We know that Colts rotate clockwise whereas Smith & Wesson rotate counterclockwise, but what about the double-action Taurus or your Ruger SP101? You’d better find out.

Knowing the gun one carries is probably the main reason why many of the old-timers have stayed with guns of older design. It’s not that the new guns aren’t as good, it’s just that the older models are what these folks grew up with. They know them, know how they operate, know their shortcomings and know how to deal with any types of problems that might arise. That’s what knowing your gun is all about—the ability to effectively bring it into play without a lot of conscious thought.

By contrast, an old-timer of my acquaintance—a double-action revolver guy of long standing—advises that he is going to switch to a 9 mm for everyday carry. He has spent a good deal of range time and is satisfied with the function and accuracy of his new choice. Nonetheless, his next step is to attend a class at Gunsite with his new gun. All of which is part of the process of knowing your gun.

Finally, to end this piece on a lighter note, I would share this humorous—and probably apocryphal—story of a young man who just had to have a 1911. Obviously, he had never even fired one prior to his purchase. Within days, he was back in the gun store complaining that his new gun jammed. The in-house gunsmith checked it, cleaned and oiled it and reported that he hadn’t found any problem.

Sometime later, the young shooter returned, still complaining about his gun jamming. This time the gunsmith, after checking the gun, took the customer back to the shooting trap so he could witness the gun being fired. The gunsmith fired an entire magazine into the test trap and the slide locked back. “Look! It jammed again,” said the customer.

Know your defense gun. I mean really know your chosen defense gun. It is important.

Club Calendar.

EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING

Monday, April 8th – 7:30 pm

MONTHLY MEETING

Monday, April 8th – 8:00 pm

SKEET
Sundays: 10:00 am – 2:00 pm.
Wednesdays: 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm.

TRAP

Tuesdays: 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Saturdays: 10:00 am – 1:00 pm.

PISTOL
St. Paddy's Fun Pistol Match, Saturday, March 21st, noon.

COWBOY
Cowboy Shoot, Saturday April 25th, 9:00 am.

KC's GAME FEED
Saturday, March 28th,  11:00 am — 4:00 pm.

SAFETY COURSE
Wednesday, April 1st –7:00 pm & Thursday, April 2nd  – 7:00 pm Register here.

RANGE ORIENTATION CLASS
Sunday, April 12th – 9:00 am Register here.

…And Finally