Shooting Range Day?
Jäger
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From: Northern Arizona
I would love to commit but I'm expecting my trailer brake parts to arrive either tomorrow or Saturday and I've got to get my trailer back in operating condition. We're visiting my Mom in Ventura on Saturday so Sunday is the only day I'll have to get it done.
If the parts don't arrive by Saturday I'll come out and bang some gongs with my Garand at Angeles on Sunday with you Gents.
If the parts don't arrive by Saturday I'll come out and bang some gongs with my Garand at Angeles on Sunday with you Gents.
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From: Whittier, CA
The office opens @ 9 to pay your fee. Shooting opens @ 9:15.
You can unload your gear and select a bench much earlier. I will plan to be there by 8:30 at the latest. Sunday is their busiest day, and often there will be a waiting list for a bench by 11 or so. I guess I'm thinking, 9 is fine, but a wise shooter would be there a little earlier.
You can drive up a lane directly behind the firing line to unload your stuff on the gear benches. It's a one-way alley, so people have to take turns going in and out the alley, but it's a long schlep from the parking lot.
I'm leaving for the range in just a few minutes. I'm shooting today too, doing my final checkup for my hunt.
You can unload your gear and select a bench much earlier. I will plan to be there by 8:30 at the latest. Sunday is their busiest day, and often there will be a waiting list for a bench by 11 or so. I guess I'm thinking, 9 is fine, but a wise shooter would be there a little earlier.
You can drive up a lane directly behind the firing line to unload your stuff on the gear benches. It's a one-way alley, so people have to take turns going in and out the alley, but it's a long schlep from the parking lot.
I'm leaving for the range in just a few minutes. I'm shooting today too, doing my final checkup for my hunt.
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From: Lakewood, Ca.
Are you going up there today, or to Burro?
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No, I can't think of anything - unless there are some road closures or anything like that, which I'm sure you would let us know about anyway.
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From: Whittier, CA
I think I'm going to stick to rifles tomorrow.
Most likely I will just do some position shooting at the steel plates. I have some various loaded rounds that I would like to burn through. Loads that I don't/can't hunt with, or that I just don't like. I finished my final checkup on my two hunting rifles on Fri, and those won't be coming with me this time.
Most likely I will just do some position shooting at the steel plates. I have some various loaded rounds that I would like to burn through. Loads that I don't/can't hunt with, or that I just don't like. I finished my final checkup on my two hunting rifles on Fri, and those won't be coming with me this time.
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From: Lakewood, Ca.
FIFO - hehe
I think I'll bring along my Commander - if you can bring yourself to fire an auto, you're welcome to it....my neighbor gave me three boxes of 9mm a couple of weeks ago so I've got a little to burn.
I think I'll bring along my Commander - if you can bring yourself to fire an auto, you're welcome to it....my neighbor gave me three boxes of 9mm a couple of weeks ago so I've got a little to burn.
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From: Lakewood, Ca.
Yeah, I know.........but it was a deal that I couldn't pass up when it came along. It's got a big brother to look up to though. 
Is the target situation at Angeles similar to that of Burro?
Is the target situation at Angeles similar to that of Burro?
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From: Whittier, CA
I'm trying to remember what they had at Burro, but I think this is pretty similar. They are PVC pipe, you pay a fee, and then if you don't shoot the pipes you get some money back. The stands might be a little better, I'm not sure.
One thing that is different - at Burro you can put fruit and stuff out there to shoot. My brother says they even encourage it because it's great fun. They would not appreciate that at Angeles.
On the pistol side they've got a bunch of steel plates on a rack kind of thing, plus you can post the regular paper targets out to 100 yards.
It's all pretty much the same.
One thing that is different - at Burro you can put fruit and stuff out there to shoot. My brother says they even encourage it because it's great fun. They would not appreciate that at Angeles.
On the pistol side they've got a bunch of steel plates on a rack kind of thing, plus you can post the regular paper targets out to 100 yards.
It's all pretty much the same.
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From: Lakewood, Ca.
Yeah, it was PVC at Burro, and I know all about the deposit thing because I managed to blast the stand on the first shot I took with that Remington Model 8 .35 cal that Bill brought along. Took the target down and left me with nothing to shoot at for the rest of that session.
