The original Big Bear "Leather Slap" location

[.38 Special]

Does anyone happen to know where, exactly, these matches were held? I spend a good deal of time in Big Bear and would love to visit the location, if it still exists and is accesable.

 

[Riomouse911]

I believe this is the place. Its still around, but has many restrictions:

http://www.bbvsc.org/home.html

Stay safe.

 

[Speedo66]

A surcharge for semi-autos, don't think I've ever seen that before.

 

[jeepnik]

I haven't looked at the fire map, but it might not exist anymore.

 

[Demi-human]

Looks like 44 Magnum is okay to shoot there but 45 Schofield isn’t?

Still, not terrible pricing, assuming one could get a range.

 

[.38 Special]

Honestly, it hadn't occurred to me that it would have been on an actual range. Apparently the very first one was at least partly a promotional stunt and was held in the parking lot of a ski lodge. Based on that, I'd figured they would have just found some spot in the forest for subsequent contests.

 

[jeepnik]

From the late 50's until the early 90's my family had a cabin in Big Bear. The area became known sometime in the 60's as Moon Ridge. It wasn't all that uncommon to see sportsmen carrying handguns even in Big Bear proper. I honestly hadn't even heard of the Leatherslap contests until I was in my teens.
Even into my teens kids could hike out from the cabin with a rifle or shotgun and no one would think anything of it. Until the 70's we shot behind the cabin. But as more and more cabins were built that finally ended.

 

[Smokin Gator]

Looks like 44 Magnum is okay to shoot there but 45 Schofield isn’t?

Still, not terrible pricing, assuming one could get a range.

They just mention large magnum cartridges larger then 44 mag are restricted. 45 Schofield or 45 Colt should be ok. But not 454 Casul or 500 S&W magnum.