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I am on the far left, in a dark shirt. Guess I should have worn the Wally Walk tie-dye camo shirt. My two boys are just behind me in white shirts. Easier to spot them that way......gotta keep an eye on them. In all honesty, they were very well behaved. Its a real pleasure to take them somewhere and not have to deal with the typical sibling rivalry, picking on each other and such......they know the range is serious time and there will be plenty of fun without any foolishness.

USA1 must be from Missouri. The "Show Me" state. Doesn't believe it without pictures.........its all good. We had a great time, and I encourage this kind of get together in other areas when possible. The camera survived even with me in the pic!

A PHENOMENAL day!! The boys and I had a great time! Many thanks to Excalibur, TAM, AndyC and others for sharing their firearms. Thanks to Excalibur for giving my youngest some pointers and tips as well! He was really appreciative and said his shooting improved immediately!

Thanks, Hoi, for taking the time and making the effort to get it all set up! A great outing with a group of great people!

And for TAM, that M1A is a great firearm, but I can never blame you if I bust my budget in the future. It'll be my fault. There were others at the range as well that were allowing us to share weapons. My boys got to shoot a Glock and a Mosin-Nagant as well. I've never had the "Glock vs. All Others" type of discussion with them, and they both reported to me that the weapon "felt weird" and they preferred my Beretta. I am not one to argue.....

Now having experienced both Quail Creek and Elm Fork, I see exactly what TAM was discussing earlier. Universes apart.....Not only in organizaion, but in facilities as well. It was also nice to try out my little 12ga after they safety repairs I did to it. Shot flawlessly. The guys next to me with the little black gun saw me plop the little shotty up on the table and said "OMG, what is that? A cannon?" They were definitely impressed even more when it went off with a resounding "BOOM!" and the target had a big, ugly hole in it.

The Lonewolf boys have a new appreciation for the realities of some of the guns they have been shooting on video games and what they see in the movies as well. They had quite a discussion on how ridiculous it was to shoot rapid fire and all the bullets go into the same place, or just how heavy some of these guns are. They also said there was no way they were ever going to shoot the shorty shooty with one hand as it was all they could do to control it with two, and they are not small kids. That was with 2-3/4 inch slugs. I told them next time we'd take it out somewhere and put some 3" magnum through it....

Excalibur, the boys were really impressed with the Kimber, and I think we have some more 1911 converts on our hands. More than once they would come to me and say, "Dad, when are we going to get one of those?"

Of course, we cleaned everything upon returning home. A neighbor came over to visit as we were doing this and saw our little arsenal laid out on the table in the garage. He's known my boys since they were much smaller and was very impressed with how grown up they have become.

Edit to add: Now I have to restock on ammo as well! The boys left me less than a box of 9mm FMJ, and my SD loads. OK, I may have had a hand in that as well, but it was a good price to pay for a really good time!!!!

suthdj wrote:

lonewolf wrote:I may be out as well. Doing contract work for a large company and there may be a critical need for my services this weekend. Just heard rumors/hints today, so it may just be someone stirring the pot, but the situation sounds legit......if they offer the work, I'll work. Otherwise I'll be at Elm Fork....just can't pass up the money, times being what they are and all......

So whats the word, work or play?

Play!

I may be out as well. Doing contract work for a large company and there may be a critical need for my services this weekend. Just heard rumors/hints today, so it may just be someone stirring the pot, but the situation sounds legit......if they offer the work, I'll work. Otherwise I'll be at Elm Fork....just can't pass up the money, times being what they are and all......

I don't have much to offer in the way of shooting irons for folks to try, but any are welcome. Might need a little support with .380 ammo if anyone wants to try the Taurus TCP PT738. I only have one box.

Other than that I have the following:

Beretta 92G Centaurian
Mossberg 500 (pistol grip, short barrel)

I'm sure we can prop you up against something........you know us, always trying to be helpful......

On a serious note, just follow the doctor's orders. Or see if he wants to come along!

It appears that both my boys may be with me that weekend. Ages 15 and 16. They've been asking for me to take them shooting again, so this may be a good opportunity for them. I'll make sure any adolescent 'tudes are checked at the door. I have to say that their behavior so far around firearms has been exemplary, so I would expect the trend to continue......

AndyC wrote:

03Lightningrocks wrote:I am wondering if they have any restrictions on ammo. FMJ or not for rifles.

Rifles - if you want to shoot on the 100-yard range, you must have optics on them - and no FMJ is allowed.
You can, however, shoot FMJ on the 30-yard Tactical bay, and no optics are required.

I'll have to defer to those who have been there before, but it looks like it may be OK...Thanks in advance!

I think that's only on the 100 yard range. Should be OK on the thirty, if I understand the rules correctly. All they can do is say "no" if I am wrong. It would be most appreciated!

Does anyone have a Mosin-Nagant and a couple of rounds of ammunition I can try out? The local store has a real nice one for sale, but I'd like to shoot one prior to buying......Thanks!

Health first. Take care of yourself per your doctor's instructions so that when you can join us, you can fully enjoy the experience......just my thoughts...

Hope you get well and heal thoroughly and properly!

Guess I'll bring the car.....I bought the old gun used and had to replace the plastic safety tab (got a steel one), the retainer ball and spring. Want to make sure everything is working fine. Everything works fine with snap caps, but there is nothing like an operational test.

Does anyone know if Elm Fork has a place I can put a few shells through my shorty Mossberg? If they do, I may have to bring the car. Hard to carry the shotgun on the bike.......if that happens, I'll bring my ancient .22 single shot bolt action as well........there may be a young one or two there who may enjoy shooting that, with their parents' permission, of course.

We'll keep it warm with all our smoking barrels!!!