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Lots of fancy rifles this past weekend.
Thanks to all that made the range happen Suggest moving the edge of the firing line back about 2 feet so that positions were on more flat terrain. I was struggling to maintain elevation in all positions .

Lots of fancy rifles this past weekend.
Thanks to all that made the range happen Suggest moving the edge of the firing line back about 2 feet so that positions were on more flat terrain. I was struggling to maintain elevation in all positions .

@Ren i'll try to do a better job at slotting you in to a better (flatter) parking slot next time, sorry you ended up in the overflow parking in the tall grass rolling hills with the recreational folks shooting faux suppressed 22LR, and being rained on by AK47 steel cases.  I actually do put some thought into the prospective shooters needs when I park them, but alas, subject to resources available at the time.  we had triple our previous max turnouts these past 2 days, not making excuses.  definitely food-for-thought for the OIC.  Previous two Saturday KR3 shooting days, we had 1 shooter.  no kidding.  1 solitary shooter.  and alluvasudden, it's frickin' Woodstock 1969.  "Event Planning", I guess it's a thing...

I appreciate your comment.   there were a lot of lessons learned this weekend. Thank goodness I don't have to write up an After-Action-Report (AAR). 
 

Flexing on the poors

😝 well, I chickened s**t on the rain at around 1300. And rpoL98 was calling me out on that casually saying “we still have 1hr more of shooting to go!” 🤢 Didn’t have any excuse to that until the wifey text and said she was hungry. So I had an excuse to pack it up.. so yea, seeing the gear getting rained on started to make me nauseous.. 😂 though, I did take your idea about the whole compressor thing..

Lots of fancy rifles this past weekend.
Thanks to all that made the range happen Suggest moving the edge of the firing line back about 2 feet so that positions were on more flat terrain. I was struggling to maintain elevation in all positions .

ren.. I was goin come by to say wassup! But you look too serious. I got kinda intimidated with your whole setup for competition style shooting..

My son shooting the BMG. Owner of another member who generously letting anyone wants to shoot it.

ren.. I was goin come by to say wassup! But you look too serious. I got kinda intimidated with your whole setup for competition style shooting..

I was just listening to the voice in my head. this guy's voice.

My "setup" is pake style. Everyone to the left of me shooting all that ammo could've paid for most of my stuff. I could only afford to shoot rimfire over the weekend. Everytime that 50 cal shot that was 2 gallons of gas for my hybrid.

I was just listening to the voice in my head. this guy's voice.

My "setup" is pake style. Everyone to the left of me shooting all that ammo could've paid for most of my stuff. I could only afford to shoot rimfire over the weekend. Everytime that 50 cal shot that was 2 gallons of gas for my hybrid.

Ren's post so deserves a meme reply... 
no wonder you looked so unhappy the whole time!
and I thought it was because of that mean old OIC.

AmmoSeek shows .50 cal ball ammo for less than $3 a pop.  Lake City.

I was just listening to the voice in my head. this guy's voice.

My "setup" is pake style. Everyone to the left of me shooting all that ammo could've paid for most of my stuff. I could only afford to shoot rimfire over the weekend. Everytime that 50 cal shot that was 2 gallons of gas for my hybrid.

I hear you brotha.. when I pulled the trigger of that 50, it reminded me of a max bet pull of a slot machine I played at Vegas. That BMG @ Hi state was definitely flexing for the pours. I went back to my rifle and I felt like my setup was a pellet gun.

I hear you brotha.. when I pulled the trigger of that 50, it reminded me of a max bet pull of a slot machine I played at Vegas. That BMG @ Hi state was definitely flexing for the poors. I went back to my rifle and I felt like my setup was a pellet gun.

i've seen lightly used Barrett Model 82A1's going for about $8K on GB, although none right now, i've been wishful thinking, window shopping, bolt-action Barretts for less than $5K, but, just sayin' ...
yeah, I'm absolutely no help when it comes to trying to maintain a budget.

click-click-buy, drop ship to your favorite FFL, all it takes is your VISA and your rifle permit. easy-peasy.
Please don't take me seriously.  I have a warped sense of humor.

Since KHSC closed been dry firing between my other projects and work. When I finally hit the range this weekend, things didn't pan out the way I visualized - so I was trying to find solutions. First was gear. New glasses, spotter and a used SLED. Couldn't find a local prescription lense maker for Radians. Glad I went back to a Kowa - can see mirage better now. And my stupid Sinclair SLED wasn't locking back. Time to get a Bob Sled.
And it was too hot. Who ever was in charge of the AC should be fired. And there was no shade. Shade OIC should be fired.

😝 well, I chickened s**t on the rain at around 1300. And rpoL98 was calling me out on that casually saying “we still have 1hr more of shooting to go!” 🤢 Didn’t have any excuse to that until the wifey text and said she was hungry. So I had an excuse to pack it up.. so yea, seeing the gear getting rained on started to make me nauseous.. 😂 though, I did take your idea about the whole compressor thing..

I figured you both would of been doing the rain dance.

@drck1000 January 28th (Saturday).

wow, record turnout this weekend at KR3, OMG.  I guess due to KHSC closure.  Kind of a delayed reaction ... lots of new faces, nice! 

We got shut down at 2pm on Saturday due to the Burn Index going RED (not the same as Rhed)  .  Sunday we had light mist (with the occasional boom of 50BMG), supposedly "scattered showers", so we were spared from Burn Index shut-down.  Summer months are going to be "interesting".

Awesome!  I signed up to attend. 

For getting prepped for the next range day, I will mostly be noting velocities for some test load.  Other than that, I want to shoot 100 yards for bolt gun and 50 and 100 yards for rimfire.  What is the system for targets these days?  Are there stands or racks set?  Or have to bring own stand and frame and set them at appropriate distances? 

I don't recall the last time I shot at KR3 or KR4. 

For getting prepped for the next range day, I will mostly be noting velocities for some test load.  Other than that, I want to shoot 100 yards for bolt gun and 50 and 100 yards for rimfire.  What is the system for targets these days?  Are there stands or racks set?  Or have to bring own stand and frame and set them at appropriate distances? 

I don't recall the last time I shot at KR3 or KR4.

you should be totally self-sufficient.  I recommend you bring your own target frame, stand, and means of anchoring to the ground (8" - 10" tent stakes work good).

if you're shooting semi-auto, you really, really need to be using a brass-catcher or a tarp, especially with 22LR, because you are responsible for policing your brass, and sometimes your shooting position is in tall grass.  When we're done for the day, the Army inspects the range to make sure it's clean, and we're accountable for that, even if it wasn't when we signed it out.

If you're putting out a paper target at KR3, it's at 100yds.  I sent you a PM with some amplifying info.

At KR4, you can put out (multiple) targets near and afar and in-between, e.g. CCW style, but you're limited to the fence line, appx 80yds, for max target distance.  From certain KR4 shooting positions you can see the top of a rusty old tank turret at about 380 yds. 

sounds to me that if you want to shoot 50yds and 100yds, you might have to split that between the two ranges, sorry.

I recommend you bring a folding table and chair, or a shooting mat.  and sun-screen.  As @Ren pointed out, there is no shade and no AC, and we've brought this to the attention of mgmt.  They've assured us they have Top Men, yes, Top Men working on it. 

However, there is shade at KR4, and after 11am, you'll find all the old-timers congregated under the trees, talk story for hours.  It's a regular "social hour" down there, all quiet on the range, though.  There's some funny stories ...

previously posted pic of KR4, mental refresher:

you should be totally self-sufficient.  I recommend you bring your own target frame, stand, and means of anchoring to the ground (8" - 10" tent stakes work good).

if you're shooting semi-auto, you really, really need to be using a brass-catcher or a tarp, especially with 22LR, because you are responsible for policing your brass, and sometimes your shooting position is in tall grass.  When we're done for the day, the Army inspects the range to make sure it's clean, and we're accountable for that, even if it wasn't when we signed it out.

If you're putting out a paper target at KR3, it's at 100yds.  I sent you a PM with some amplifying info.

At KR4, you can put out (multiple) targets near and afar and in-between, e.g. CCW style, but you're limited to the fence line, appx 80yds, for max target distance.  From certain KR4 shooting positions you can see the top of a rusty old tank turret at about 380 yds. 

sounds to me that if you want to shoot 50yds and 100yds, you might have to split that between the two ranges, sorry.

I recommend you bring a folding table and chair, or a shooting mat.  and sun-screen.  As @Ren pointed out, there is no shade and no AC, and we've brought this to the attention of mgmt.  They've assured us they have Top Men, yes, Top Men working on it. 

However, there is shade at KR4, and after 11am, you'll find all the old-timers congregated under the trees, talk story for hours.  It's a regular "social hour" down there, all quiet on the range, though.  There's some funny stories ...

previously posted pic of KR4, mental refresher:

Great.  I don't have my own target stands, but easy peasy to get a viable setup. 

Noted on the brass.  Being a prior RSO, went through that.  Especially the part of picking up .22 lr brass afterwards.  Where I swear and area was clear, the shooter left, then would find plenty of brass.  Depended on angle at which you were looking.  If I shoot .22 lr rifle, would be bolt action.  But still noted on the brass.  I have a shooting mat and a small tarp as well. 

I wouldn't likely shoot 50 yard with .22 lr same day as the 100 yards.  Maybe, but noted on the different ranges.  Eventually, I would like opportunity to shoot more pistol at SRGC, but I have opportunity to do my pistol shooting elsewhere.  It's the rifles, particularly the 6.5 cm I want to get back to load development.  Then maybe the steel at KR3. 

For the no AC part, haha.  All good and I'm used to that.  I vaguely recall the setup on the pic you posted.  Seems like the road is much improved from when I was last a member.  Seems like I'll look for days for KR3 for 100 yards.  While I would be down to shoot groups at say 200-600, that's not a keen interest.  And yeah, I would need a golf cart or something for targets at those distances.   

Brownells & Midway have some foldable angle-iron target stands at reasonable prices.  Starting to show up at KR3...

Brownells & Midway have some foldable angle-iron target stands at reasonable prices.  Starting to show up at KR3...

Yeah, I am going to order one, or maybe two from Midway.  Thinking of what else I can get for free shipping.   

those foldable 4-wheel carts, like for picnic use, are popular for hauling all your gear out of your car to the firing line.  the ones with the fabric sides.  If you buy it new, you'll have to store it outside for a few months because those cheap chinese rubber tires stink to high-heaven for a long time.  and don't store them on the carpet. black stains, not removable 

also, the 2-wheeled stackable plastic rolling tool boxes.