[Dionysusigma]

In response to this thread over in Roundtable, (http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=125859) I'd like to set up a shoot sometime from 3/13 to 3/18. I was thinking Albuquerque, but I'm not sure if that would be convenient for 'most everyone. My friend and I will most likely be in Roswell and Socorro for the first couple days, and then up to ABQ later on. I'm open to ideas and suggestions... what about a Friday off to go shooting? I know I wouldn't object to that myself ;) :)

[NMshooter]

Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays can work with lead time.

Either Socorro or Albuquerque are fine. (or both in my case)

Look forward to meeting you! :)

[XD40Assassin]

Toobad I dont live in Rio Rancho anymore otherwise Id be there.

[Erich]

I can't take off work during the legislative session (it ends on the 18th), but I'd be happy to meet up with you on Sunday the 13th. :)

[Scottmkiv]

How about meeting in some government land (National Forest etc.) between Santa Fe and ABQ?

[Erich]

Most of the land between ABQ and SF is either some rez or another, or leased out. I don't care to trespass, and I don't want to deal with tracking down the lessors.

Why don't we stick to dedicated city or club ranges? Good for the sport (we don't look like yahoos out shooting and littering our junk in arroyos), good for insurance.

[garyk/nm]

I'm in Socorro and would be happy to go shooting with you. We have a great range here. Let's pin down a date so I can schedule a day off. Hopefully NMshooter will be able to join us (he has some really neat toys!).

[nickthecanuck]

I would love to meet some THR peeps!

Any of the days mentioned would work for me, although my GF would only be able to come on Sat or Sun.

Shooting on some BLM land somewhere is fine with me as long as we pack out what we bring in.

[13.45]

sounds like fun- might just be able to swing a day off ;)

[DJJ]

I'm in.

[Dionysusigma]

So who's bringing what? I'll be bringing everything I have, plus ammo for them:

1) Marlin 60 with a brick or two of .22lr
2) SAR-1 with ~1000 rounds of 7.62x39mm :evil:
3) Mossberg 590 with ~100 rounds or 12ga Wal-Mart Winchester $15 stuff
4) Swede Mauser (lightly sporterized) ;), ~100 rounds of 6.5x55 Swede
5) Vektor SP-2 and about 200 rounds of .40

Details are still up in the air. I'm going to meet up with my friend this Sunday, though, to work 'em all out. :)

Shooting on some BLM land somewhere is fine with me as long as we pack out what we bring in.
BLM land? What's that? :confused:

[Larry Ashcraft]

BLM = Bureau of Land Management

[nickthecanuck]

If I can make it I will bring my:

DSA SA58
FN SLP
FN P35
SIG 228
maybe a Ruger MkII

and ammo for all of the above

I am "in between" ammo for my M4gery w/Aimpoint (ie I shot it all up this weekend) but I would bring it if somebody wanted to give it a whirl with their own ammo.

[NMshooter]

If folks bring 9mm, .45, .223, .308, and/or 12ga. ammo I can bring interesting stuff chambered in those calibers... ;)

[Dionysusigma]

NMshooter: If folks bring 9mm, .45, .223, .308, and/or 12ga. ammo I can bring interesting stuff chambered in those calibers...
Will Silver Bear do? ;) :p After crunching the numbers with my friend, funds are going to be tight. What about Wal-Mart Winchester Valu-Pak 12ga?

What sorts of "interesting stuff"? :scrutiny: :confused:

[Dionysusigma]

General itinerary, since Roundtable is closed down...

Day
1: Driving to Roswell
2: Do touristy things in Roswell
3: National Solar Observatory and White Sands
4: Socorro and the VLA
5: Albuquerque
6: Head home

We're thinking of Day 1 being Sunday, but recent developments might push it forward to Saturday... thus giving us an extra day to goof off and rest. We'll be in the Socorro/ABQ area on Thursday & Friday (17th and 18th) for sure, though. And we've picked up another traveling companion... who has only a little experience with guns (former Boy Scout merit badge). Where should we all meet up? What range? What fees for said range? And So Forth (tm)

[Erich]

Keep us updated - if you're in ABQ on Friday, I could do lunch.

[NMshooter]

Wednesday or Friday in Albuquerque or Socorro works for me.

The 12ga. ammo does not matter, pump actions feed everything.

I can provide .308 if you bring some Winchester Value Pack .223.

No charge to shoot in Socorro or my favorite spot outside of Albuquerque.

[Scottmkiv]

Free is good :)

I have a pair of FALs
Arcus 94C (Hi-Power Clone)
Bulgarian Makarov
CZ-52

and ammo for all of the above obviously.

[Dionysusigma]

Friday looks good. We'll be up in Albuquerque by then, so where would everyone like to meet up? I'll be needing instructions to some sort of rendevous point, the place itself, or wherever. As Scottmkiv stated, free is good (plus it's about all we can afford! ) :p

Finalization of details is preferred by Friday (the 11th) evening, as we set out the next morning at 8am. After that time, we'll have no internet capability until we get back.

As far as your .223 goes, NMShooter and NickTheCanuck, our local Academy is out so we'll pick up as much WWB as we can on the way. :)

[Dionysusigma]

I just realized that one can get on the 'Net at Kinko's. :o

So... lunch and then shooting?

[NMshooter]

Does the K&I serve alcohol? (yes, I realise that is not the place for folks on a diet ;) )

Or maybe Hurricane's, pretty sure they don't.

More BBQ is certainly an option.

[Erich]

What's a K&I? :confused:

Just let me know for lunch - it'd be nice if it were somewhere nearer downtown than Powdrell's east side location. Since these boys are coming to NM, perhaps they'd enjoy some NM food. We could leave our hardware in the car and hit the new Los Cuates on Menaul over by Moon . . . or we could bring our hardware into one of the Dos Hermanos restaurants that doesn't serve.

Dionysusigma, you're the visitor: What do you feel like eating?

[nickthecanuck]

MMMMMMMMMMMM Los Cuates!

Chile rellenos, mmmmmmmmmmm.

Wait, are rellenos Atkins friendly? D,oh! :banghead:

[Erich]

Only if you peel off the breading.

I was thinking more of a bowl of red and a bowl of the green con carne for myself.

[Dionysusigma]

Well, I'll ask the other two, but sampling the local flavor sounds good. Of course, BBQ is also always good, but that goes without saying. :p

Best of both worlds... hmmm... sampling the local BBQ. :D

[NMshooter]

Erich, I can't believe you have never been to the K&I diner.

Home of the "Travis", quite possibly the largest burrito ever! :what:

It is on Broadway, near Rio Bravo.

We need to eat there sometime.

If you don't mind a place that serves alcohol, Cervantes is a very good restaurant.

Is the new Los Cuates serving the original food?

[Erich]

OT: Yeah, but . . . you know. When Frank Barela died and the twins sold out to the Little Anita's people, part of the deal was that the LC recipes couldn't change. And . . . maybe they haven't. But folks agree the experience is somehow different than it once was. (Dos Amigos, btw, on 4th just S of I-40, is run by LC refugees - the food is different, but okay.)

I will say, that LC is certainly cleaner nowadays than in days gone by. The new one on Menaul is actually nice (or it was a couple of weeks ago).

I'll go to K&I (I rarely run around down in that part of the world anymore) sometime soon - sounds good. But you've got to come to Leroy's (on Old Coors) and the original Mac's (on Central, just E of new Coors) sometime! :)

Getting back on topic: Dionysusigma, BBQ is not really a NM thing, though we have good stuff here. Let us know which you prefer: NM food or BBQ, and we'll figure out a place.

[Dionysusigma]

Honestly, anything would be great. I get BBQ here all the time, and this will be the first I've ever been in New Mexico. Let's go for local. :)

I don't mind places that serve alcohol, but my travel companions don't drink. I personally won't because I'm doing all the driving for the week. :uhoh: :D

Tell me more of this mythical "Travis"... :scrutiny: :uhoh: ;)

[SMLE]

Ahh, the "Travis". Now there is some gastronomical lore for you. It was invented in the 1950' by a fellow named Travis who worked near the diner. One day for lunch, he ordered a burrito with "EVERYTHING", and got it. Other folks started asking for one them "Travis" burritos, nad it became the diner's trademark speciality. It is a meat and bean burrito with red and green chili, and is covered with french fries. It is also available in half an quarter sizes. A quarter is a full sized dinner plate piled about 3 inches deep in the center. A full Travis comes out on a large metal serving platter with handles on each end. :what:

K&I is only open from 07:00 15:00 Mon.- Sat. Saturday hours are a recent innovation by the new owners.

[Erich]

I've had something similar called a "disaster" at some other joint in town.

[Tijeras_Slim]

The "Disaster" is from Hurricanes.

I tried to get through a 1/4 Travis once, I felt like a Zeppelin for a week.

[Erich]

I've eaten a full one. I used to be quite a bit larger than I am now.

[Dionysusigma]

Well, we're shipping out in a couple of hours. :) Next time y'all hear from me, it'll be out on the road somewhere.

Let's go for Friday around 1200-1300ish, someplace with local flavor. Then spend the afternoon shooting.

I'll try to post again sometime Monday. Till then, slainte'! :cool:

[nickthecanuck]

OK somebody local needs to take a leadership role.
Where are we going shooting?

[Erich]

Well, I'm not going shooting (working), so machts nichts to me.

But as far as the food goes: do you guys want to meet at the new Los Cuates on Menaul (just W of Moon) or at the Dos Hermanos on N 4th (just N of Guadalupe, a couple blocks N of Montano)? Friday at - let's say - 11:30?

[NMshooter]

Los Cuates definitely the better of those two.

Shooting afterwards.

You can follow me out there, I will also have room for a couple folks.

Erich, the whole thing? Wow, me and a friend managed (just barely) to finish a disaster between the two of us, and we were hungry! 1/8 is a good size for most folks. ;)

[Skyviking]

I'll play. We can head out to Zia Rifle & Pistol Club after lunch. Best to do lunch around 11AM due to the crowd.
For a printable map:

http:\\www.ziarifleandpistolclub.com

[Erich]

NMShooter: Yep, I was quite the rump roast in those days.

Skyviking: I trust you're a member, then? :) 11:00 would be too early for lunch for me - I have to maintain the image of someone who's around the office. If everyone else wants to go at 11, though - that's cool; I could certainly miss one of these meet-ups for once.

[NMshooter]

Skyviking, how many guests can you bring these days, because I am not a member, nor are Dionysusigma and his friends?

Erich, 1130 for lunch at Los Cuates sounds good to me. We can hold a table for Dionysusigma and party if they arrive late. Could you post a street address so everyone is on the same page?

[nickthecanuck]

Back when I was a member at Zia, the rule was 1 guest per member but it was never enforced and frequently ignored. They seemed a lot more concerned about frequent guests who refused to become members than they did about 1 time guests.

[Skyviking]

I can bring five. Maybe we can talk another Zia member into joining the festivities, but there's always the City range out past 98th St.

I've got three... Anyone else got any target stands?

[nickthecanuck]

I've got one.

[Dionysusigma]

Well, we're here in Alamogordo... and there's been a slight snag. Funds are running low (although we are heavily loaded down with ammo, guns, the three of us, etc.). :)

Somehow there was a miscalc, and what was supposed to be a 6-day trip (2 days of ingress/egress and 4 days of being here) got turned into eight. We're not sure what we'll do, although I wouldn't be surprised if the Mossy 590 didn't make it out of New Mexico (there are worse fates, though... it's never been used, and I know somebody here in Alamogordo would give it a good home). The scenery is beautiful, but bad planning has a bad way of ruining an otherwise good time. :(

So... details for Friday: 1130 at Los Cuates (an address would be most excellent), then shooting afterwards? A PM'ed/emailed phone number would be nice too, just in case.

Well, see y'all on Friday...

[Dionysusigma]

Conditions worsen. :(

We're not going to be able to make it. We are running much lower on money than previously thought, so we're going to have to cancel. :banghead:

Believe me, this is not what I wanted to have happen. Just to get home, we're going to have to leave a few days early. The plan for Wednesday is check out of the place we're staying, find a local range (since this ammo is an extra ~100lbs. that's lowering my car's gas mileage) to go enjoy, then grab some lunch. Then head home.

Please accept my apologies for this disasterous turn of events, but staying this far from home, for this long, is no longer doable.

:banghead: :banghead: :( :(

[NMshooter]

Are you passing through Albuquerque at all?

Shooting or not shooting, makes no difference to me, but if you can make it up here for lunch I can buy if you are broke.

I hope you at least got to meet the Alamogordo folks, they are good people.

Whatever happens, good luck!

[Skyviking]

Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms... We'll get the chips at Los Cuates Friday. If everyone else is up for it, we locals may as well do lunch.

[Erich]

I've got 10" of snow up here in the backyard of my house in the foothills of the Sandias. I hope they're doing better down in Alamogordo.

Hope you guys can make it. I don't have a street address for the new Los Cuates (they just opened this branch, so they're not in the book, and the stores aren't open to call), but it's easy to find. Get off I-40 on Wyoming. Go N to Menaul. Go E/right/toward the mountains on Menaul. Los Cuates is on the S (right) side of the street before you hit a street called Moon. It should be less than a mile on Menaul.

You know, if the Okies can't make it, I may just take a pass on lunch, too. I'm getting killed at work right now. :(

[Skyviking]

Erich, you can probably see my place from your house. We're across Tramway, in N. Albq. Acres. We got LOTS of snow yesterday, didn't we? To think I was shooting a match on Sat. in near 70-degree weather. On call for work, standing by for emergencies.

[Erich]

Was it that IDPA match at Zia? Finzel invited me to it! :) Let me know if you want to go hiking and have lunch sometime, neighbor. (I'm actually in High Desert, a bit S of you.)

[Skyviking]

Yep, that's it. I had to bail prior to finding out if I managed to come out ahead of him. You how fast & slippery those attorneys are - and for a defense attorney, he's a remarkably straight shooter. (Couldn't resist.)

I just picked up a neat little hiking pistol from Molly over on the handguns for sale board. We'll invite Roger. I owe him lunch, anyway.

[Sam]

Dionysusigma,

I'm here in Alamogordo. PM me with your location/ phone # and I'll get you to the range for a shoot'emup.

Sam

[Whole Hog]

Since this thread seems to be as much about eating as it does shooting, maybe I could ask a question here. On another forum I read, the topic of Albuquerque restaurants came up and a couple people claimed El Modelo to be their favorite. Do any of you know anything about the place?

Scott

[Gifted]

I just now noticed this thread. Oh well. I can't make it this weekend, I have weekend duty. But, let me know and I can see about later.

[Erich]

It's more of a carry-out place. I haven't been there in over a dozen years, but they used to have great tamales.

Among other things, from what has been rumored. ;) (Ask me in person sometime.)

[SMLE]

El Modelo is still a great place. I love their stuffed soapapillas, even though they make me sweat. It's not too far from where I live in the SW part of town next to the RR tracks.

[NMshooter]

So it looks like the original meet has been canceled.

Anyone interested in breakfast or lunch on Saturday (the 19th)?

[Skyviking]

How 'bout after the Zia match?

[Erich]

No can do this Saturday.