To everyone who's signing up at CR tomorrow (9/6), have a great day.

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I originally thought I was going to be there for when you guys got out to do some shooting but don't think I am going to be able to swing it. so good luck and welcome to the cult

I'll be there with the lady. Not sure if we'll be staying to shoot afterward... will probably depend on how crowded the silhouette range is. Either way, I'm excited

Just made it back - ended up not staying to shoot. Club house was PACKED.. there were atleast a dozen people standing. Richie, Troy, and Zack (aka Son of Ed.. aka zesler) were there. Richie had mentioned that usnmars might come to sign up, but, not sure if he did (not that I know what he looks like, so for all I know, he was sitting next to me ).

It took a little longer than expected, mostly because people were showing up well past 10am. But, it's done, and I now have a membership

Just got back..... Yes..... it was packed

 

usnmars did sign up..... stopped by the 100yd rifle range on the way out to see his rifles....

 

Did a little shooting at the Handgun range.....

 

I have said it once...... gonna say it again....

 

This is gonna get expensive

This is gonna get expensive

You just need to pace yourself, then it only gets very expensive instead of "Holy Crap!" expensive.

 

Congrats to all. Anyone going tomorrow (Monday)? I may show up there for a while.

I will corrupt you yet 67gtonut, there is hope! next thing you know, you will need a support group like I do...

Well - I'm a CR member. 8-) Great seeing everyone out today.

 

I stuck around after orientation and sighted in my Savage 111 .243 and tooled around with my Bushmaster M4 and my buddy's Remmy 700 .308. Eric (usnmars) was kind enough to bring, let me shoot and educate me on a bunch of my C&R dream rifles. That made my friggin' day. 8-)

 

Later on, a guy let me shoot his new International Accuracy AW series .243 sniper rifle with Nightforce scope. This was the most insane firearm I've ever handled. I think he mentioned that it cost him well over $6k after all the bells and whistles. Having never shot one, I was shooting 1/4" groups at 100 yards. Unreal.

 

My guns are clean, my shoulder is sore and now it's time to put away some brews!

Well - I'm a CR member. 8-) Great seeing everyone out today.

 

I stuck around after orientation and sighted in my Savage 111 .243 and tooled around with my Bushmaster M4 and my buddy's Remmy 700 .308. Eric (usnmars) was kind enough to bring, let me shoot and educate me on a bunch of my C&R dream rifles. That made my friggin' day. 8-)

 

Later on, a guy let me shoot his new International Accuracy AW series .243 sniper rifle with Nightforce scope. This was the most insane firearm I've ever handled. I think he mentioned that it cost him well over $6k after all the bells and whistles. Having never shot one, I was shooting 1/4" groups at 100 yards. Unreal.

 

My guns are clean, my shoulder is sore and now it's time to put away some brews!

 

I thought you sold the M4????

 

And excellent, sounds like fun. Did you get your crossbow yet??? I just got a bow from a friend I wanna head up one day this week and try it out so I'm ready for the test

I thought you sold the M4????

 

Did you get your crossbow yet??? I just got a bow from a friend I wanna head up one day this week and try it out so I'm ready for the test

 

I had a buyer but I backed out. I love it too much. (and I'd be losing a TON of money on it) :oops:

 

Not yet. Sportsman's Guide has them on backorder and they won't ship until October 2nd which sucks because that's cutting awfully close to bow season. :shock:

hahaha I KNEW I WAS RIGHT see if you would of just listened to me before you started all of that shennanigans I would of saved you a lot of trouble.

 

And that sucks about the crossbow, that is cutting it pretty close, but when does bow open in jersey tho?

well I am heading off to work tomorrow, but when i get back I am gong to definately need some trigger time. When I but the "toys" from today back in the safe, my svt was shouting at me saying "SHOOT ME!! SHOOT ME!!!" so I gotta take it out when i get home. Well see yall at the ridge in 3. By the way Richie I had a blast, lookin forward to meetin up again.

I tried to sight in the 10/22 with the new scope. I've got a problem, could be either a) operator error b) cheap scope or c) receiver bump (or a combination of all 3).

 

Just can't get the poa to line up with the poi. :oops:

 

But, I took the pull girl with me and we practiced for next weekend's north south meetup. I ran 68%, not great, not horrible.

 

Then we went to the HG range and I warmed up with about 50 rds of 22 followed by about 40 rds of 380 followed by about 75 rds of 45. WOOT that 1911 is sweet.

 

Does anyone have a sight drifter for a 1911? I need to get the front sight back to the center of the barrel. Whoever had it before has it drifted right and it was shooting left for me.

68% dan, I'm glad you posted that, now the south will think we stink haha

 

The last time Mal and I were there I was shooting fairly dead on, had quite a few 5 out of 5's I was kind of excited.

 

I am sooo ready for next weekend, I can't wait to see all you guys and exersize my 2nd ammendment with you fine folks

68% is far better than I did today. I shot my very first rounds of official trap today. Shot 4 rounds of 25, sucked royally on the first 2. I think it was just adrenaline, shooting in a new place, a new sport and with mostly strangers. I pretty much forgot what little I know about shooting clays, and just screwed the pooch on the first 50. For the third round, I borrowed a really nice dedicated trap gun from someone, and didn't shoot any better. By the time the fourth round was coming up, I was starting to settle down a bit and tried to stop overthinking what I was doing. That round was just a bit better than the others, but the hits were cleaner, and I didn't feel like they were accidents. Anyway, it was big challenging fun, and I managed to shoot an impressive 31/100 over the 4 rounds. Much more practice is in my future.

Ken where did you go shooting today? And how much did it run you for the 100 clays? Also where you went, were you allowed to bring your own ammo or was it a must buy on site place???

 

Very interested if you ever plan on going back

 

M

A friend of mine is a member of a trap shooting league that meets at the range on the old Hercules property near Wharton. He's been asking me to come down and try it out for a while, and I finally figured what the hell, I'm too dumb to get embarrassed, and I wanted to get some more Godzilla time in before next week.

 

The cost is 4 bucks a round of 25, and there were about 3 groups of 5 shooters rotating at a nice casual pace. I got there at about 9, and was there until about 1. So, 4 hours of shooting and bs'ing around cost 16 bucks for the 4 rounds, and I brought 100 shells that cost 20 bucks.

 

$36.00 for 4 hours of shooting, watching other people shoot, and getting some tips from people who were shooting in the mid to hi 90's or so to my 31. Can't have a better time than that standing up for that kind of coin.

WOW that is dirt cheap. Go to thunder mtn and its about almost double the cost of that. I believe they are 7 bucks per 25 and I'm almost certain you have to use their over priced ammo but don't qoute me.

 

So are you getting use to godzilla yet Ken?

$7.00/ round is correct , but you can bring your own ammo.

A friend of mine is a member of a trap shooting league that meets at the range on the old Hercules property near Wharton. He's been asking me to come down and try it out for a while, and I finally figured what the hell, I'm too dumb to get embarrassed, and I wanted to get some more Godzilla time in before next week.

 

The cost is 4 bucks a round of 25, and there were about 3 groups of 5 shooters rotating at a nice casual pace. I got there at about 9, and was there until about 1. So, 4 hours of shooting and bs'ing around cost 16 bucks for the 4 rounds, and I brought 100 shells that cost 20 bucks.

 

$36.00 for 4 hours of shooting, watching other people shoot, and getting some tips from people who were shooting in the mid to hi 90's or so to my 31. Can't have a better time than that standing up for that kind of coin.

 

Ken - Awesome. I've been tossing around going to Chester on a Thursday night or Saturday morning but I haven't made the time or got up the nerve yet.

A friend of mine is a member of a trap shooting league that meets at the range on the old Hercules property near Wharton. He's been asking me to come down and try it out for a while, and I finally figured what the hell, I'm too dumb to get embarrassed, and I wanted to get some more Godzilla time in before next week.

 

The cost is 4 bucks a round of 25, and there were about 3 groups of 5 shooters rotating at a nice casual pace. I got there at about 9, and was there until about 1. So, 4 hours of shooting and bs'ing around cost 16 bucks for the 4 rounds, and I brought 100 shells that cost 20 bucks.

 

$36.00 for 4 hours of shooting, watching other people shoot, and getting some tips from people who were shooting in the mid to hi 90's or so to my 31. Can't have a better time than that standing up for that kind of coin.

 

Ken - Awesome. I've been tossing around going to Chester on a Thursday night or Saturday morning but I haven't made the time or got up the nerve yet.

Don't let that stop you. It was a ton of fun, and well worth the barely audible snickers from the onlookers. Not really. Everyone was helpful and willing to share their shooting tips (where to aim, how far to lead, sighting tips, etc.). Some of these guys have been shooting as long as I've been breathing.

Dan if you want to hit it up on saturday morning, let me know, I'd be more than happy to go along with you so we can both stink together!

Ken - $4/ round is a great price, I went to Thunder Mountain today with my daughter and paid $7/round. The wait was long so we worked in with another group and shot 5 rounds each. Adds up quickly. Top score 123/125 (not me), daughter 122/125, me 104/125 :oops: I placed last in the group. Still had a great time.

Ken - $4/ round is a great price, I went to Thunder Mountain today with my daughter and paid $7/round. The wait was long so we worked in with another group and shot 5 rounds each. Adds up quickly. Top score 123/125 (not me), daughter 122/125, me 104/125 :oops: I placed last in the group. Still had a great time.

 

Tom, you need to bring your daughter this sunday, that way she can single handedly kick the south's butt

Just got back from CR. I finally got to shoot the Taurus for real. Damn, that thing is scary accurate. I shot my best group ever with it today. 5 of 7 holes can be covered with a quarter from about 15 yards out, resting from a knee in SA. Ran about 75 .38's through it (didn't have any .357), shot 100 .40's, about 50 9mm, couple of hundred .22, and another 100 on the shotgun range. I'm friggin' sore and tired, and my right cheek looks like my wife slapped the crap out of me. But I had a great time shooting this weekend. I'm off from work tomorrow, and I'm planning to just hang out and do a couple of things around the house, unless I figure out a way to sneak away for some more punishment.

 

I hope everyone had a great holiday weekend, filled with family, fun and frivolity.

 

K

Proud to say, my wife and I were among the many that were there on Sunday to join. Went back yesterday (Monday) to go shoot. Brought the Ruger 77/22 and the S&W M&P15T(F). Shot at the 50 and 100 yard lines. Enjoyed it immensely. I really have to get into reloading, otherwise this is really going to be expensive.

Proud to say, my wife and I were among the many that were there on Sunday to join. Went back yesterday (Monday) to go shoot. Brought the Ruger 77/22 and the S&W M&P15T(F). Shot at the 50 and 100 yard lines. Enjoyed it immensely. I really have to get into reloading, otherwise this is really going to be expensive.

 

So this means you're coming to the Shoot next Sunday?

Proud to say, my wife and I were among the many that were there on Sunday to join. Went back yesterday (Monday) to go shoot. Brought the Ruger 77/22 and the S&W M&P15T(F). Shot at the 50 and 100 yard lines. Enjoyed it immensely. I really have to get into reloading, otherwise this is really going to be expensive.

 

So this means you're coming to the Shoot next Sunday?

 

Details???