Colorado picture thread

[Larry Ashcraft]

Billll brought his black powder mortar to start the festivities.

Crystal was chosen to do the honors.

 

[Larry Ashcraft]

And here we go!

It was a blast!

 

[Sisco]

Looks like you guys had a blast! Sorry I missed it this year, stayed home to attend a Special Olympics fundrasier.
Mostly I got to wait in traffic for road construction.

 

[Standing Wolf]

Another view of Billll's blaster:

More pictures A.S.A.P. Special thanks to Larry for showing me how to put pictures into posts.

 

[Larry Ashcraft]

Steve and Chris (and everybody else who wanted to give Crystal a hug).

This is for you:

I know it looks like I'm going to bite her, but I assure you I didn't.

 

[sm]

Larry,

Thank You!!

 

[Justin]

Today was a good day, didn't even use my AK.

(But I did use a variety of .357's, .45's, .22's, 9mm's, a 12G, .480 Ruger and a concrete mortar.)

Good food and comraderie was in easy abundance and it was great to see a lot of familiar faces from last year. I'll have some pictures to upload from my camera phone on Monday or thereabouts.

 

[BozemanMT]

Thanks Larry, the whole gathering was a hoot.
and it was fun to meet everyone.

That cannon was unreal. Loud doesn't begin. Think a pop can filled with concrete (I dunno, 1.5 lbs?) going a LONNNNGGGG WAY.

Cool
I want one.

Oh, Pueblo to Longmont: 2 hours 5 minutes. door to door: 2 hours 25 minutes. Good thing we were doing the speed limit.

 

[Larry Ashcraft]

Story later:

 

[Zak Smith]

Geeez, I'm glad I bugged out at 4...

-z

 

[PMDW]

Story later:

Story now!

 

[sm]

*snicker*

I know the story ... I called hoping to catch some of you folks....sorry I missed meeting some of you via landline....

The story ...* snicker* * snicker* .

 

[Zak Smith]

Larry,

Thanks!

Please extend my compliments to the cook of that nacho-style salad. GOOOD.

-z

 

[Zundfolge]

Thanks Larry for your hospitality!

Good food (yeah, that nacho salad thing was excellent) ... shooting ... a good time overall!

Now I'm dying to hear what the story is behind the cops photo especially ironic since when I talked to Larry as I left he joked that "at least the cops haven't shown up".

 

[Larry Ashcraft]

Story now!

Zak, you missed the best part. Cops showed up, said, "We got a call, gunshots on the Ashcraft place"

"So what?"

"Well, the explosions were a little over the top."

So they came down (took their time, they said; this IS the Ashcraft place after all), said "neighbors want to know what the explosions were."

"Black powder mortar" I said.

"Can we see it?"

"You betcha"

"Ya'll have fun, wish we weren't workin'"

 

[Smoke Rizen]

Thank's

Larry and Sandy, Thank's again for a day of good food and great people!We really enjoyed visiting with all. Crystal,if you're lurking.....good to see you again! S.R.

 

[Shanghai McCoy]

Good pictures and a great "story"....looks like ya had a good time.The best parties are usually the ones that the cops show up at...

 

[eerw]

Dang...

wish I didn't get stuck working...looks like a lot of fun...sheriffs and all...

 

[Edward429451]

Ditto that.

 

[BozemanMT]

Can we see it?

BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAH



ROTFLMAOPMP

now that's funny.

 

[aguyindallas]

That is awesome. I would have loved to have been there, even though I had no dealings with these guys personally. What you did was awesome.

Gotta love the police "We heard shots over at the Ashcroft place"

 

[Billll]

Cops comment to me when he saw the mortar:" Geez, you guys really know how to have fun."

 

[Sisco]

You did offer the cops a doughnut or at least a deviled egg didn't ya?

 

[Larry Ashcraft]

Couple more... The firing line:

 

[Larry Ashcraft]

I think Zak set those poppers up about a gazillion times, and we all stood back and let him do it: