Alright, here's what we've got so far....
02/26 seems to be the favored date, which is this Saturday coming up. The time is 9 a.m. The place is Alpine Shooting Range (
Google Maps Location).
Those who can be there are (in no particular order):
- The Annoyed Man
- The Annoyed Woman
- AndyC
- geekwagun
- Right2Carry
- baldeagle
- Tregs (maybe)
- mikeintexas
- chasfm11
- cbucher (maybe)
- Ropin'
That's 11 people so far. That seems like a large enough group that we might want to split it into groups of 5 and 6 and see if we can't get both skeet ranges at Alpine at the same time. They are right next to one another, so we'll still be able to heckle each other and slander one another's upbringing.
Count on it taking most or all of the morning, possibly past noon a bit, but the time will actually pass quite quickly. Bring water and/or something to snack on for energy. There is a "pro shop" on site, and they do have vending machines. They do sell ammunition on site, but you will probably be better off price-wise buying from your usual sellers. Each round of skeet will consume a 25 round box of ammo in whatever caliber you shoot, and we will get in at least 3 rounds, possibly 4. It is customary to tip the guy who runs the launchers, so figure to bring along a small amount of cash.
The 10 day forecast at Weather.com shows local conditions on the 26th Partly Cloudy, high of 77°, a low of 53º, and a 10% chance of precipitation. In other words, it will be a lovely day. Dress accordingly. Bring cameras if you think of it so that we can make everyone else here jealous.
I'll send out a reminder PM to each of you which will include my personal contact information. I can accommodate two other shooters in my vehicle if anyone wants to ride with my wife and me. We live in Grapevine.
I'm really looking forward to this get together. We had such a great time the last time we did this.
“Hard times create strong men. Strong men create good times. Good times create weak men. And, weak men create hard times.”
― G. Michael Hopf, "Those Who Remain"
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