It is indeed a joke. It is like work... I work with a bunch of young PhDs and I think it is ironic that when you are young and your brain works at peak efficiency, you have no knowledge or experience for it to work on. Once you are old enough to have learned up from down, your (my) brain is so worn out that it takes forever to percolate a thought through.
Bayou Rifles is a good club. Nothing is perfect, and a couple of the rules I mentioned are sort of silly in a way, but it is a safe place - proud of "no firearms-related injuries since inception in 1936" - we've had bee stings, twisted ankles, splinters, and so forth, but as far as anyone recalls, nobody has been shot. And the Highpower crowd is very accepting. Years ago, I went to "one match" to qualify for my Garand from CMP. Instead of "go away and don't come back until you learn to shoot that rifle" I was told how to stand, where to put my elbow to support my arm and the forend, and to keep my head as upright as possible - informal coaching instead of criticism. Hooked.
I used to go to public indoor ranges (in the Chicago area, in the early 1970s) and could not imagine it these days.
So as you say, family and work are top priorities, but take time to get to the range and make some holes in paper.
Regards,
Andrew
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- Fri Oct 08, 2010 11:51 am
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- Topic: Any ranges near Katy?
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- Forum: Shooting Ranges
- Topic: Any ranges near Katy?
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Re: Any ranges near Katy?
You can shoot your pistol-grip shotgun at Juliff, but are limited to slugs (or #7 birdshot). So far they have not changed the rules to allow buckshot.
Addicks has an RSO - part of the deal with the Army Corps of Engineers, from whom the club leases the land. Juliff is club owned; no RSO but the members are contentious enough that I've never felt anything but safe there.
I do not know about Addicks, but Juliff is not that crowded on weekends, and in the late afternoon I'm often the only one at the 25/50 yard range.
As a member I'm prejudiced in favor of the club, but I have to admit we have a couple of rules I consider less-than-reasonable. One is the slugs or birdshot (no buckshot) rule - the point is not to tear up the wood target frames. The other is the "no drawing from the holster" rule - out of concern that someone will shoot himself in the leg. This is just in the interest of "full disclosure" you can download and read the range rules from the club web site and decide for yourself if the rules are too restrictive.
And if you shoot Highpower rifle, come to the matches at Juliff on the second Sunday of the month. Or if you have a scoped rifle and rest, come shoot F-Class (prone) midrange the 3rd Sunday (usually) of the month.
Regards,
Andrew
Addicks has an RSO - part of the deal with the Army Corps of Engineers, from whom the club leases the land. Juliff is club owned; no RSO but the members are contentious enough that I've never felt anything but safe there.
I do not know about Addicks, but Juliff is not that crowded on weekends, and in the late afternoon I'm often the only one at the 25/50 yard range.
As a member I'm prejudiced in favor of the club, but I have to admit we have a couple of rules I consider less-than-reasonable. One is the slugs or birdshot (no buckshot) rule - the point is not to tear up the wood target frames. The other is the "no drawing from the holster" rule - out of concern that someone will shoot himself in the leg. This is just in the interest of "full disclosure" you can download and read the range rules from the club web site and decide for yourself if the rules are too restrictive.
And if you shoot Highpower rifle, come to the matches at Juliff on the second Sunday of the month. Or if you have a scoped rifle and rest, come shoot F-Class (prone) midrange the 3rd Sunday (usually) of the month.
Regards,
Andrew