I think the 25th is fine as well. But weekdays and the second saturday of the month is usually a no go between tac rifle and/or practical rifle.
25th works for me!
As a side note, the world famous Oregon Brewer’s fest is July 22nd to the 25th. http://www.oregonbrewfest.com/
WA folk who like beer: make it a weekend?
After I started this thread with what i thought would be clear sailing for July has turned into me now having 7 days off for the month!!! UGH!
Anyone up for August 1?
Any new updates on July for a PNW shoot?
no… we never got anything nailed down. since this is wichaka’s thread, and proposal, i’d like to make sure we get him out. he’s past due anyway.
and he owes us some brass!
wich- you avail on the 31st?
is anyone else OK for the 1st? its a sunday, and i know you goody-two-shoes churchy types like your churchy church. :rolleyes:
(kidding, i’m a church goin man, myself).
soon as we get some kind of a consensus, i’ll put in. how about this- if i can get at least 4 ma’fuckers to commit to the 1st, i’ll schedule the event right then and there.
this is probably how we should organize scheduling events in the first place.
You have me, I know Fontaine, Piet, and my friend Keith. Boom! 4.
there it be. i’ll put in for the 1st on me dinner break.
Alrighty, Aug 1 is a bust too.
In Aug I have sat-sun-mon off, but since I work til 0600 on Sat morning, that might not be a good thing, unless we start in the afternoon.
Sooooothe weekends of Aug 7th, 14th, or 28th will work for me.
I have been talking with Mike Calloway (owner of Schuemann Barrels http://www.schuemann.com/default.aspx 0 ) he said he would like to come out and run us thru some drills, he also has some rifle steel…so am hoping for a good day of shooting and getting to know the group better.
Can we just pick a day and stick to it? We’re burning summer here! 
First or the eighth please.
Same, 1st or the 8th. middle of august or later is just too late and work will keep me out of the game.
ive put in for the first.
I can likely make the first, pretty busy around that time though so its tentative.
we are GO for august first.
they still want payment for the last shoot… BAH.
Steve- try to get out in the afternoon, if thats all you can manage. i had to get this thing scheduled… sorry, man.
Calendar…marked. If anyone wants to rally/car-pool from sea-tac area, we should figure that out.
August 1st works best for me as well!
Second weekend of August is the civilian run through of the USTACRA WA state SWAT Rodeo stages. I wanna run the same stages the SWAT guys run, haha.
See ya’ll then 
The 1st works the best, as I don’t work the night before…so I will get out to the range in the late morning to set things up…that work for you Ben?
I will be packing 5 target stands, with backers and assorted targets, along with some rifle steel.
Hoping to set up some multi-target drills, with decision shoot/no-shoot options.
If anyone coming has access to some target stands, bring them along, will need to set up some barricades etc.
But as always this is a group thing, so I like all to have some input. Like to learn from all of you.
works fine. we’ll probably start at 11, as usual. i’ll have plenty of things to do, so don’t feel like you need to kill yourself to get out by 11.
i’ll be bringing 12ish silhouette stands, a couple large target boards, and probably some other shit. don’t bother bringing extra stands if you think that’ll be enough. steel is always cool- i have not yet invested. i’ll be bringing my usual paper plates and 3x5 cards and spray paint. stapling devices are good, and/or spray-adhesive. i’ll bring a hammer-tacker.
and if anybody else wants to bring anything in the way of props- do so. none of my CoFs are totally concrete- improvisation is good.
so for the record, who’s committed? head-count, por favor.
I will be there.
rifle/handgun ammo? Whattya think?
Anyone wanna carpool? I gotta car, room for 2 more
new people, if you’re coming:
if you’re new to tactical shooting, drop me a PM to set aside some quick, basic instruction before the shoot. we don’t really over safety rules, weapon-handling, etc, during the shoot… most, if not all of us, have done/do tactical shooting on a regular basis, and it’s assumed that everyone knows protocol. if you’re lasering guys, running with the weapon on FIRE, have your finger on the trigger when not firing, etc… you WILL get a verbal bitch-slapping.
and a note to everyone, not just new people- it shall now be policy that everyone attending PNW shoots is to be considered an RSO. if you see anyone doing anything unsafe, at any time, it is your obligation to correct it on the spot. be looking at everyone’s weapons to make sure they’re either open or on safe, be watching peoples’ muzzles, watch for fingers in the guard, etc. if you see me do something stupid, i absolutely expect you to call me on it. we all have little slips, and it’s forgivable so long as nobody gets shot, but it still needs to be addressed.
that’s how we make it habit- fear of public embarrassment.
also, and something i’ve been meaning to address since PNW’s inception- who carries GSW-appropriate FAKs? another member PMed me today asking if blowout kits are required… they’re not, but i’m thinking it might not be a bad idea to at least ensure somebody has a kit and knows how to use it for every event. CRPC is not exactly within shouting distance of a hospital, and the simple fact is: shit does happen. out very own Rangemaster shot himself in the ass last summer, for beautiful example.
so who’s got GSW-appropriate first-aid kits? who’s got some certification? my certs for basic first aid and CRP are expired, but i’ve at least had a few training sessions. i was also, long, long ago, the field medic on my Ironman team in military school, covering GSWs, tourniquets, SCWs, etc… but i’m surely very rusty.