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Jim, I tried that first, but I think that my keyboard has some kind of barrier to prevent stray bits and pixels from getting into my computer. I am now setting the camera on top of the computer hoping that the little pixels can find their way onto the hard disk on their own.

Thanks to all who came and shot with us. The weather was a slight inconvenience and the wind was worse, but we all survived and had a good time.

Thanks to HV and Extremist for taking and posting/hosting the pictures and videos. I took some pictures also with a new camera and as soon as I can figure out how to get them out of the camera and into my computer, I will post them to put some faces with the names we have come to know.

Thanks again for those who helped make this a success

W e l l l, for those willing to brave the weather, I'll be there by 10:00. Maybe it will clear off and we can set something up to shoot when it stops raining, if it stops raining.

Jim101 wrote:Is it OK if bring a 1 or 2 friends? We all live in the Grapevine/Flower Mound area and have been wanting to try your Range out..

Bring friends, bring significant others; the more, the merrier.

It's getting closer to Saturday, so I'm posting this little reminder for the get-together and fun shoot. As always, when one tries to set up something like this, Mr. Weather seems to rise up and try to "dampen" the moment. It's only a chance as of now, but Saturday is three days away and this is Texas. Keep your fingers crossed for some good weather. If worse comes to worse, I'll still be there and we can meet and greet each other, and maybe shoot when it stops raining.

But enough pessimism. The weather will be great and we'll have a good time. I've set up this shoot for our regular club shooters, so we will have plenty of experienced shooters and RO's to help those less familiar with action shooting (once you play these games, a single target down-range will seem awful boring). Most any pistol or ammo will be OK (we don't have S&W .500 approved yet, so no super powerful exotic ammo). I'm planning on having 5 or 6 stages set up, relatively simple drills, target recognition, and a little distance shooting. I anticipate 10 to 15 txCHLforum members with about as many club shooters. We'll see who shows up when they get there.

I had tried to plan for a hamburger type cookout for after the shoot, but work and other issues have prevented that plan. There are several good places to eat around the club, however. Maybe next year.

Plan on shooting to start around 11:00, so come a little early, like 10 or 10:30 to get ready. Keep your fingers crossed for good weather, and I hope to see you there. PM me if you have any specific questions.

extremist wrote:Count me in for both days. I'll be bringing my daughter with me on Saturday. Can she shoot also, or are stages too "grown-up"? She is 12.

I don't know quite what you mean by "grown up", but I try to design my stages as easy to medium complexity with some movement, not much though due to my arthritis limitations. Also, I don't design any "adult" oriented stages if that is what you meant. As long as your daughter is skilled in handling a firearm and can control it while firing it, she's welcome to come. You will have to stay with her at all times since she is only twelve, though. Last week, I had a 14 year old shoot with us and he finished in the top half after scoring.

HighVelocity wrote:She wants to know if she can shoot the scenario with her 45LC single action.

I try to desigh all my stages as revolver friendly, though I've only had double action revolvers shoot the matches. I categorize the shooters as Single Stack SA, Double Stack SA, and Revolver. As I said above, if she can shoot it and control it, she's more than welcome to come play with us. My matches are designed to have fun at and maybe learn something. I don't award prizes and I do not tolerate "gamesmanship" attitudes that I have seen at some IPSC and IDPA matches.

Y'all come and have fun.

Well guys, looks like we have our lunch problem solved

nitrogen wrote:I'd love to attend something like this, especially if there's some "how-to" for anyone who'se never shot IDPA or the like before.

Myself and the other RO's will be quite accomodating with regard to shooters not experienced in action pistol matches. We regularly have new shooters at our regularly scheduled matches and as long as the shooters are safety conscious and follow the RO's instructions, there should be no problems. Our club matches are designed to teach, challenge and develop shooting skills and we take the time to make sure that our shooters have a good time and occasionally learn something.

HighVelocity wrote:Sounds like a lot of fun. Is there going to be lunch?

Well, I'm considering several options in that regard. Depending on how many can commit to coming and how much help I can get, we'll see. However, I wouldn't count on it for now. I'll keep you informed as time goes on.

jimlongley wrote:I will make every effort to attend, I seem to have that weeked off from travel and everything, for once.
Are spouses invited?
How much is the gate fee?

Spouses and/or significant others are more than welcome to come. There will be no fee to come shoot with us. You will all be my guests. I am considering setting up a "donation" jar to help with expenses, however, just to help the club defray costs for supplies and equipment for set-up. If you choose to come out Sunday and shoot the Ironman match, its cost will be $11 for non-club members.

JLinTX wrote:I would be able to attend to, anymore specifics?)

My objective is to provide a scenario where we can get together and meet each other and have a little fun in doing so. As far as match specifics, I generally plan and design my match stages (I run the Personal Protection match) about 5 minutes after I start setting them up (its worked so far.)

DFW area TexasCHLforum day

This month has a fifth weekend and there are no scheduled matches on Saturday, the 29th, at my club, the Dallas Pistol Club in Carrollton, TX. I have arranged to have a fun shoot that Saturday and would like to invite TexasCHLforum members to come join us for a get-together to meet and greet one another. I have met a few of the local members at the TSRA meeting earlier this year, but would like to meet more. I have seen posts that have suggested a get-together and I am hoping this might work out. I believe the planned PSC TexasCHLforum day would be later this year so this would not interfere.

I plan to set up a few personal protection stages, similar to IDSA but modified to fit our club rules. The shoot will start at 11:00, so you can come early or stay late to visit. It should take no more than 100 rounds. Bring a holster (3:00 strong side), extra mags and concealment cover. If you are comfortable with drawing from concealment, you can, or if not, you can start from the ready position. We should be done shooting by 1:00.

You are also welcome to join us on the 30th for a planned steel match at 9:00. It's called the "Ironman" match and will consist of 6 stages of 7 targets each stage and will be scored the best of 6 runs on each stage. Round count minimum will be 252 rounds, which means bring 350 to 400 rounds. I will be there both days.

Let me know if this will work out for anybody. Use the link to the club for directions on how to get here, or PM me. Any forum member is welcome to join us, local or not.