Don’t have a slot reserved just yet, but I’ll be getting something reserved in the next few days.
Anyone have a preference between late March/early April? I’d rather get it together sooner than later, but if people are planning on heading out to USFAR’s Douglas Ridge shoot (soon to be announced) in early March, and want more time to recoup money/ammo, then we can push it back a bit.
A couple of members have suggested moving the shoots to Saturdays, to accommodate church. I’m down, and agree- so likely shoot dates are March 27 or
April 3.
please check in here, and give me a preference.
also- and this is just a note/reminder, not a complaint- if you’re bringing homies to the shoots, have them sign up for an M4 account and have them sign-in the Roster/Intro thread. active PNW participation is required to participate in the shoots! this rule isn’t for any other reason than the benefit of the members- active participation in the group sub-forum adds a small level of commitment and motivation to train, which benefits the individual’s own training. and that’s what it’s all about, gentlemen- improving our ability to gunfight.
I’ve never been to Douglas Ridge, I never realized it was so close! I’d be interested if it was early April, but again, I’m low on ammo so won’t commit to anything until some stuff shows up at home.
I will be there. Also I will have something very special in tow. All I can say is if anyone wants some trigger time on said “special” thing to bring a few dozen rounds of 7.62.
firstly, want to make sure everyone knows the shoot is OFF for the 3rd, right?
i wanted to push up to the 7th, but we’re having some scheduling issues, mostly on my end. the 10th doesnt look like it’ll work either, and we’ll have to see about the 17th or 24th…
all of this could have been avoided with better forsight on my part- scheduling for the 3rd was boneheaded. i apologize.
Personally, I’m glad this is not happening on the 10th. I’m planning to shoot action pistol at CRPC on the 11th (first outdoor match of the year) and SWMBKH (She Who Must Be Kept Happy) would not appreciate me bailing on the family for the whole weekend, shooting hundreds of dollars in ammo over the course of the weekend, and not progressing on the tons of work we ahve to do around the house/property.
New condition, however- there’s now a $50 usage fee to reserve the range. I don’t expect anyone to pay anything to get together for these informal training events, and i think i will try to argue with range leadership to get the fee waived for us. the justification is that since they charge OSP, CCSO, CCSO and all the other “organizations” that use us, they need to charge PNW too. but we’re obviously a lot different- none of us are getting paid to attend, and our group doesn’t have a “budget.” unfortunately, i didn’t have the energy/mental capacity to argue about it on the phone this morning, as i’ve been fasting for the last 28 hours and can barely think straight to begin with.
for now, however, we need to decide if ~$10 per head is worth it. it doesn’t bother me much, when i figure i’m already spending an average on $20 in gas, $300-400 in ammo, some minor costs to built targets/obstacles/etc… what’s another hamilton? but, as i said, paying anything is outside the original parameters of PNW’s intent- FREE TRAINING.
JOE? you in? come on out, hones. gonna be a good one. and i want to see that 6004 mod of yours- i still haven’t done anything with mine yet, got my 17 in a lame ass uncle mike’s padded thumbsnap, still.
I think I have a babysitter that weekend.