Sacramento THR Shoot 1-18-03 or 1-19-03

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Yeah, thank god I only fired that Blazer once. It was addicting. However, I cannot afford a tackdriver on a milsurp budget. However, there are some milsurps that I am considering. For instance I loved the blast on the short barrelled M44 SacTown had.
 
No one should get a Blaser. They're way too boring. Shooting one hole groups at 100yds, you'll just get bored and shove it into the back of the safe. You could move out to longer ranges, but then you gotta hike out there to change the targets. It's more challenging to have a rifle with a creepy trigger and shoot large groups. That straight pull action is way to fast and smooth so you'll end up shooting too much ammo. Cleaning is a pain. There are soooo many parts, you know the barrel and the bolt. In the end, it's just not worth the effort for perfection. :D

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OK, this is what I get for not shooting Sactown's long guns and generally being a handgun guy without a lot of knowledge of long guns.

What's a Blazer? Ignorant look follows...:scrutiny:

Bob
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Gumshoe4-

A Blazer is a SUV developed by Chevy for the nuclear family....oh wait a BLASER......See pictures above. :)



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I saw the pictures. It looks to me like a bolt-action rifle with a modern design stock made from composite materials. Is it a single shot or does it have a magazine? What round is it chambered for?

Truthfully, I don't know why I'm asking, except for academic interest, because I shoot long arms left-handed due to the fact that I have a left master eye. That means that most bolt-action and semi-auto rifles don't work for me, because the bolt handle is usually on the wrong side of the gun and the ejected brass is flung across my face!!! Maybe that's why I don't know much about long arms.

I'd like to get a nice rifle, but I'm still searching for the right one.

Bob
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Sacramento shooting

Do any of you Sacramento folks know of a bullseye league there? How about indoor shooting ranges? Are there any? I might be coming down there to do some work and would like a place to shoot (near Folsom) that is open in the evening/weekends.
 
Thanks, Sactown. I now know more than I did 5 minutes ago. Compensating for the senility setting in :D

Rick Reno-There are no indoor ranges in the Sacramento area any more. The nearest indoor range I'm aware of is in Stockton, I believe, about 40 miles south.

There are several outdoor ranges, including Cordova Shooting Center in Rancho Cordova, Sac Valley Shooting Center near Ione (about 30 miles SE of Sacto) and another one up near Lincoln about 25 miles NE of Sacto. There are probably others I don't know about.

Sac Valley Shooting Center has many competitive shooting activities, including IPSC, silhouette and lots of other stuff. If anyone has a bullseye club, it's probably Sac Valley.

I'm sure some of the other guys on here can provide additional info.

Bob
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Rick,
I think I posted a message somewhere else on your question, but the only indoor range I know of around here is the Mangan Range in Mangan Park I think a block south of Fruitridge in Greenhaven. This is a City type range and I've seen NRA bullseye matches advertised at this range in the American Rifleman. Two partners from work shoot there on Thursday nights.

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The indoor city range only lets you shoot handguns at certain days and times - not sure which. Also, they do not let you shoot overly loud guns (magnums, etc). Never been there, but my BIL was asked (very nicely) to leave after shooting his AMT .30carbine pistol. They said they have to keep the noise down due to the poximity to homes or something...

The Gun Room in Elk Grove is constructing a state of the art indoor facility south of Elk Grove a few miles - I think it is supposed to be done by summer - maybe even by May.

Edit: just called them and they said April/May - the building is up and painted, parking lot in - just finishing the inside.

They have total state of the art filtration and you WILL be able to shoot lead in that range. He said they will charge about $10 per hour.
 
WOW 10 bucks an hour. :what: I could save my money drive out to Stockton to Target Masters shoot lead, and still have money left over for dinner, gas and a gun rental.

Or I can visit Mangun and it'd be a few bucks. I can pretty much shoot anything...within reason

I hope its just a flat fee. One of the Bay Area ranges that I visit states they charge 10 bucks an hour, but thats just actually a flat rate.
 
i could even see a decreasing rate for each additional hour. maybe the rate would only be enforced during peak time...with folks backed up waiting for lanes.

i hope they fair better then the indoor range that used to be on croyden, off mather field road, it was pretty nice when it started but when quickly downhill as management changed.

hey guys, what ever happened to the range that was over in west sac ?
 
Rumor is that West Sac Range was closed down due to a few people winning the Darwin award. I guess WS didnt want a range there so after a few dumb people won the award it was closed down.


You would think the range fee would be cheaper so that more people would come visit the new range. I hope that its going to be a gun shop/ range.
 
The Firing Pin wasn't a bad place. The owner of ASI (a few doors down) wanted to buy it as they did their shooting stuff there anyway, but Firing Pins' people just would not sell. I'm waiting for the new range to open.
 
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