SF Bay Area Shoot 04.03.04

[Combat-wombat]

THR Northern California Spring Shoot
Saturday, April 3rd, 2004

Finally, it's here! Saturday, April 3 at Los Altos Rod and Gun Club, 9 AM to 5 PM.

Los Altos Rod and Gun Club
14750 Skyline Boulevard
Los Gatos, CA 95033
(408) 867-3106

Map and Driving Directions
Range Rules

Range Features
-7 to 25 yard handgun range
-40 yd Tin Can Range (water filled jugs ok to 1 gallon)
-25 and 50 yard rifle
-shotgun patterning board
-100 yard rifle range
-electric and manually operated trap
-black powder ok
-soda machines, bottled water, snacks (chips, cookies, ice cream bars), coffee, hot chocolate, and tea.

Last shoot was a real blast (no pun intended), and I'm really looking forward to this one. I hope to see you all there. Sorry, I can't get the images to work on this thread, but you can see them in previous gathering threads.

Previous gatherings:
9/27/03
6/7/03
4/19/03

 

[Sgt Stevo]

I am there..

I know I should know this. What is a wombat? I know, its some kind of animal. But it is bugging me. I will be there. Stevo

 

[QuarterBoreGunner]

A Wombat?

Well you have door #1

Or door #2

Door #2 is more a more accurate portrait, but door #1 is closer to the spirit perhaps...

 

[45R]

Wait you forgot door # 3 This is a spy photo of Combat-Wombat just before he opened up a can of whoopie.

I'll try and make the shoot. I maybe going to Az for a seminar that weekend, but if I dont and the weather is good, I'll make the trek.

 

[Combat-wombat]

Well, "wombat" really isn't some special symbol to me or something like that, as many people think. I just came up with it out of the blue, and it seemed cool.

 

[45R]

CW
Would you like for me to bring out the 10/22 "sniper"rifle

 

[Combat-wombat]

Yeah, 45R, that would be great. I've been wanting to shoot an upgraded one, so I can evaluate whether it would be worth it to upgrade ours, too.

And, if you could...
Bring those sweet Ti Chopsticks!

We'll be bringing:
Stock 10/22
Browning Buckmark
S&W Model 19
(It's all we have )

 

[45R]

CW-
If I can make it out I'll bring out the 10/22. Regardless the upgrades are worth it, esp the trigger work. A VQ target hammer makes a huge difference in the trigger pull. All that for just 40 bucks. Are you shooting irons or scoped?

I'll bring out the chopsticks also I gotta use something to eat my food.


45R

 

[Sven]

I'll be the geek with the big grin...
Please save and bring empty milk jugs and bottles!



Watch jugs of water explode

 

[stv]

I'm there. The 10-day for my new (to me) Colt is up Saturday, so I'll bring a bunch of ammo for people to try it out.

 

[talbalos]

The Hodaka Combat Wombat

PURPOSE: Racing, trailbike

PRICE: 789

DISPLACEMENT: 123cc

ENGINE TYPE: Piston-port two-stroke single

LUBRICATION: Pre-mix

IGNITION: Mag. flywheel

TRANSMISSION: 5-speed, left side shift

CLAIMED HORSEPOWER: ? @ 8400 rpm

CLAIMED WEIGHT: 192 pounds

WHEELBASE: 53 inches

GROUND CLEARANCE: 9.5 inches

FRAME: Steel tubing

FRONT SUSPENSION: Telescopic Hodaka

REAR SUSPENSION: Hodaka shocks

FRONT TIRE: 3.00x21 knobby

REAR TIRE: 3.50x18 knobby

WHEELS: Steel

FUEL CAPACITY: 2.0 gallons

INSTRUMENTATION: None

COUNTRY OF MANUFACTURE: Oregon/via Japan

 

[QuarterBoreGunner]

talbalos- I think we have a winner.

Ted? Is that you from calguns.net?

 

[Combat-wombat]

Pretty cool video, Sven, but what do you think my parents thought when they saw "jugs.mpg" on my computer?

 

[45R]

 

[natedog]

Hey Wombat- I may be able to make this one. If so, I'll have my Mini-14 (stainless w/ Hogue stock), Colt .38, Win 12, 10/22 (these 10/22s are pretty ubiquous, aren't they?), and k-31.

 

[Gordon]

Ireally wanna go me some guys, but wouldn't ya know this is the weekend of my long awaited Luis Auwerbach rifle&carbine course in lovely Turloch!!!

 

[chink]

unforturnely I will be memorial park watching little kiddie running around looking for plastic eggs. I anyway want my collection of cans and plastic containters let me know

 

[QuarterBoreGunner]

More good news; I just received my two cases of Fed M193 .223- Great stuff, Lake City brass of recent vintage and all NATO spec. I highly recommend Wholesale Hunter.com; $3.19 a box of 20 (I just missed the $2.99 sale) and delivered fast.

So that puts me at around 3k rounds of .223... better bring another AR to the shoot.

 

[45R]

I will be going to Az for a seminar that weekend so I wont be able to make it.

 

[QuarterBoreGunner]

45R- Well I guess that means we'll just have to have ANOTHER range day later in the season when you can make it.

What a shame, making us meet up again to shoot guns in the great outdoors like that. You'll probably make us cook and eat some barbecue as well.

 

[Buckskinner]

Blastin' away is a ton o' fun, but...

Read this link http://www.fredsm14stocks.com/rifle.asp?ITEM=1 and see if shooting that Army Qualification Test would be a challenge for anyone. It sure seems like great practice to me...

 

[Jim Diver]

I'll be there... will be wearing my black TFL shirt.

Jim

 

[bigjim]

One of these days you guys should consider a Laguna Seca Shoot and gathering in Monterey CA. Nice range and nice people running it!

 

[atek3]

I'll be bringing my 'fred's aqt's' will Los Altos let us shoot them is a better question. Generally ranges poo-poo rapid fire at 25m with military-pattern rifles

On a similar note, what kinda "gun games" do you all think would be fun to bring? Fudge, forgot they don't allow holster use at los altos, thats lame. Anyone have a steel target say, a 5" steel plate, we could put at 100 yds, and shoot on the tin can line. One shot per person, offhand, you miss, you drop out, until one person remains?
Sounds fun to me.

atek3

PS assuming I can find wheels, I'm totally coming.

 

[QuarterBoreGunner]

atek3- no joy on the steel targets. They won't allow it. I've got a fat garbage bag full of .5 liter plastic water bottles though.

Hey Sven? Do you have any more of that tempra paint for the water bottles? If not I'll pick some up in the city this weekend.