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Thanks. I'm just the messenger. A core group of volunteers has tackled the reconstruction like it was their full-time job. Yesterday I found out enough new benches had been built to get the range practically back to normal.

- Jim

The Galveston Rifle and Pistol Club will reopen September 13.

See the web site for more information: http://www.galvestonrifleandpistolclub.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

- Jim

Thanks.

The URL was not my idea, though I'm not sure I could come up with something better. Most of the shorter abbreviations are either taken by real organizations (http://grpc.com) or sat upon by cybersquatters, who have seized almost every one- to five-letter domain name that was not already taken.

If someone goes to Google and performs a search for "galveston gun club" and the like, our site comes up first. Google suggests corrections for spelling errors in search terms.

- Jim

All I can do is apologize.

- Jim

We got it back: http://www.galvestonrifleandpistolclub.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

- Jim

Repairing the berms is going to require several hundred yards of material. The old material washed away. The work also has to be done to meet certain standards.

Volunteer help is definitely going to be needed to rebuild the benches and sheds.

BTW, a domain pirate stole the domain name of our web site. I don't know how it happened. I'm trying to get it back.

TEXASGIANT, you have an old PM from me.

- Jim

Thanks. I will post an announcement here when the time comes.

- Jim

The restoration is going slowly. We got the debris cleared off. There were tons of it, including the trailer. The berms should be rebuilt in April. Then we may have a volunteer day to get some benches rebuilt.

We also need to repair the fence.

- jim

To the best of my knowledge, no one has attempted any kind of legal shenanigans with the range.

- Jim

Sorry, I missed your message somehow.

The Galveston range is closed and will be for months. It's difficult for an all-volunteer club to move quickly when most of the members have been affected by Ike. (By "affected," I mean all that is left of their house is the driveway in some cases.)

No one can put the range out of business. The club owns the land free and clear, and state law prevents municipalities from closing ranges by zoning or noise ordinances.

I don't know why the Moodys would care. The range is nowhere near any of their properties.

- Jim

It is quite convenient to go to the Galveston range whenever you want during daylight hours, and most weekdays you are the only person there.

- Jim

I can't say when the club will reopen. We are talking with the NRA about assistance for ranges that are hit by disasters, but the process is moving slowly. At the most recent board meeting, we authorized an officer to seek bids on rebuilding the berms.

BTW, I'm the webmaster now, and the site is up-to-date.

- Jim

big 54r wrote:can you shoot a rifle at Galveston?

The club has separate rifle and pistol ranges. The rifle range goes to 100 yards.

- Jim

I'm glad you like it.

I should explain that the range is on the shore of a lake in the interior of Galveston Island. Most of the view is obscured by the berms, but it's still a nice setting. It would be worth a fortune as residential property.

It's north of Stewart Road, just west of 7 Mile Road.

The club has a web site, http://www.galvestonrifleandpistolclub.com/, which is supposed to be functional soon. Meanwhile, anyone who is interested can send me a PM.

It's not unusual to be alone there, or the only person on the pistol range. At those times, you can shoot multiple targets, shoot while moving, and other exercises that you generally can't do at a public range.

- Jim