Salt Lake City, UT Area Fun Shoot--Apr.20-22

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I'm bringing a bunch of ammo, but ammo right now is expensive and scarce, so it won't be as much as I would like to have.
But should be enough.
 
So, what's the plan for meals? Are you guys bringing food we can just pitch in for, or should we plan to pack our own camping foodstuffs?

(Writing all these little comments makes me realize how long it's been since I've gone camping without a huge support crew. [SCA household, Burning Man contingent] I'm thinking I may have never actually gone camping "by myself" before. Always with the Boy Scouts, or church groups, or somewhere else where communal meals were the norm. Heh.)

I'm starting to wonder if all this stuff is going to fit in the little Jetta!
 
We're bringing food to BBQ on the pits there for lunch on Saturday. Hotdogs & hamburgers, and are going to charge $5. Other than that, you're on your own. :)
 
If you are coming in from out of town you can mapquest directions to the intersection of Burmester Rd and Higley Rd in Grantsville, UT. That will get you pretty darn close to the range. Just keep your eye out for the Big Shot Ranch sign.
 
*sigh* I still don't know if I have work off or not... :uhoh: If I don't get it off, I'll just have to show up after work, I guess.

Wes
 
What's the plan for targets? I have 7 cases of empty beer bottles that I need to get rid of somehow...

Not sure if that's the sort of target we're looking for at this location.
 
Man, I wish I were going to be back from my deployment in time to enjoy this, it looks like fun. Hopefully we'll have another (and another... and another...) as the summer/fall come around.

Regarding driving with weapons, not to get too much OT, when I got stationed in CA I had to move my registered AWs there, and I was deathly afraid of getting stopped by Barney Fife and having him get all spun up about my rolling arsenal. On the same token, when I was leaving the state a year later, I was anxiously awaiting the CA/NV state line. Sure, I was legal, but I didn't want to pay $69,000 in legal fees to prove it.
 
Wes, show up. The wife is working saturday night and sunday. She's still camping out both nights. If she can do it, you can do it.
 
Current weather predictions are for possibilities of rain & snow showers this weekend, so bring rain gear and warm clothing just in case they're right.

Edited: This was an earlier forecast which has since changed for the better.
Spring weather in Utah is dicey to forecast. "Be Prepared" applies.
 
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Just get wet and get it over with! If it aint rainin ya aint trainin!

The line is covered but the one I just looked at said Sat and Sun were clear and around 60F. Bring a jacket none the less, weather men are the only job that gets paid to be wrong!:D
 
I don't care if its snowing and freezing, I'll be there. :)


Also whats the status of .223/5.56, and 45acp?
Do I need to go shopping tomorrow or just bring money?
 
Anyone have instructions for it?
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Yep, I do. I'll PM it to you... :evil:

We've also been experimenting with a blender that we got at the DI (thrift store, for those not from the area). We've been grinding the "pellets" into powder, which seems to make a more potent explosion. :evil: :what:

Wes
 
It was a Great Success

Thanks to everyone who made it out. We had a great time shooting the PK's and sub-guns. The Tannerite made the night shooting as exciting as the day. We hope to have a video compilation of the event put together soon.
Next time, no one has an excuss, we had people come from CA, NM, CO, even TN.

Thanks again to everyone for making a safe, fun event.
 
Hey thanks for putting this event on, I hope to see it happen every year, maybe again early fall? ;) I would love to see this turn into something like Knob Creek one day.
A Big thanks to the guy that did the pistol class, I'll be figuring out everything I learned for the next little bit.
Maybe FBMG can start stocking .223 and 7.62x39? your guys store is a little out of the way for me, but it would give me an excuse to drive out there more often.
And thanks to the SIG Rep, I had alot of fun shooting those guns, and I think my next pistol will be Sig.
I hope everyone that was there on Friday night enjoyed my AR pistol (flame thrower). :evil:
 
Gibbles, that was your gun with the 55 gallon drum size muzzle blast? :D My kids enjoyed the show.

I'll pass your thanks on to the instructor. He's an awesome guy, and will be flying out here to do another full length, Fri-Sunday class.

The folks from Bigshots were great to provide the use of such a nice range for this kind of thing.

We do try to keep .223 and 7.62x39 bulk in stock, but ammo is a killer right now. Everything has gone through the roof, and availability sucks. We'll be restocking because of this shoot though.
 
Gibbles, that was your gun with the 55 gallon drum size muzzle blast? My kids enjoyed the show.
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Glad to hear it, I really had alot of fun with that thing on Friday, although I wish I had worn sun glasses when I pulled the levang muzzle device off. :D
That was the first time I have fired that thing at night. :)
I wish I could of stuck around for the night shooting on Saturday, I was to darn tired and falling asleep on the couch, and when I dropped my wife off at home around 2, I took the camping gear out along with my coat. :banghead:

When is the other pistol class, and how much will it cost?

And I would love to know how much your charging for ammo.
I have been mostly shooting .223 lately, and my AK has been pretty much mothballed, mostly due to a lack of cheap wolf.
 
The only 7.62x39 I've got is $189 a case right now.

We're going to work with Bigshots and get some classes scheduled.
 
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