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explr2live wrote:Any idea of why TR left Texas in the first place?? Was it maybe lack of overall Texan support?? or the state of Texas giving them problems??

Nope, no problems with the State or anyone else; it was purely a personal decision. Clint's wife Heidi is from the Pacific northwest area and she has family in Oregon. They wanted to own their own property and they chose Oregon so Heidi would be close to her family, if anything happened to Clint.

One of the instructors (not Clint) once told me that prior to the announcement in 2003 that they would be moving to Oregon, only about 10-15% of their students were from Texas. After the announcement it ran about 60% for a year or so. Every class I attended had a large majority of non-Texans, except for the last year.

I miss TR being in Texas; the mere 5 hour drive was great. However, with the smaller classes in Oregon, Clint is with you 100% of the time and that's great! So, it's a different location, but the same great people and classes.

Regards,
Chas.

The "ranch" was leased and the property owner stated he doesn't want anyone running a school there, except Clint.

Chas.

PWK:
Welcome to the forum and sorry for the slow response. Yep, to my dismay, TR moved to Oregon. My wife and I have taken many classes at TR in Texas and we've taken Team Tactics (for the 5th time) at the Oregon facility. It's a great location, just a lot further than Mt. Home. I still highly recommend it and the new location won't deter Martha and I from going.

The TR - Oregon web site lists a couple of schools Clint strongly recommends; one in Texas - Rifles Only and Shootrite in Huntsville Alabama. Rifles Only now offers pistol classes as well. There are other schools in Texas, but I have no personal experience with any of them, so I can't comment. The only reason I mention these two is because of Clint's endorsement.

Regards,
Chas.

http://www.riflesonly.com
http://www.shootrite.org