Shoot Location Discussion (old)

[unixdude]

Re: Ugh... So, we're gonna need a new location YET AGAIN

ok status.... I have made contact with the North Las Vegas ( Harry Reid ) shooting facility, They will get back to me today or tomorrow.. Also I have contacted the rep for Boulder city and hope to hear back soon.... Failing that I have to go sight in anyway so I'll see if the range RO can answer some questions.


unixdude

[Deviant Ollam]

Re: Ugh... So, we're gonna need a new location YET AGAIN

ok status.... I have made contact with the North Las Vegas ( Harry Reid ) shooting facility, They will get back to me today or tomorrow.

what did they have to say? eager to hear what you've learned.

Also I have contacted the rep for Boulder city and hope to hear back soon.

any time frame on when we're hearing back from them?

Failing that I have to go sight in anyway so I'll see if the range RO can answer some questions.

i really do hope that we get some good info soon... and at the risk of sounding pushy, please try to maintain any sort of time lines that you post here, since we're getting shorter and shorter on time as we plan.

saying "i'm going to call these people and they'll have an answer for me tomorrow" kind of has to really mean that there will be an answer posted here on the forums the following day. i don't want to have a whole cacophony of our voices all starting to call these ranges over and over... i like having one key person (particularly someone with local knowledge and a set of eyes!) working this angle. said person will sort of have to be pushy, however, if this is likely to work out.

please let us know what you find out as soon as you hear anything. right now the key issue (wherever we go) is going to be "we won't bring full autos, but can we bring short-barreled arms and/or suppressed arms"

[GeoCoder]

Re: Ugh... So, we're gonna need a new location YET AGAIN

How about "The Gun Store". It is just a few miles out of town and they rent fully automatic weapons. The staff is helpful and courteous.
The only drawback is that it is indoors.

....Just a thought.

[chill]

Re: Ugh... So, we're gonna need a new location YET AGAIN

whatever range we end up at, is it possible to push the starting time back a bit? my plane lands at 10am and i am planning on bringing 2 guns from my arsenal

[Deviant Ollam]

Re: Ugh... So, we're gonna need a new location YET AGAIN

How about "The Gun Store". It is just a few miles out of town and they rent fully automatic weapons. The staff is helpful and courteous.
The only drawback is that it is indoors.

indeed... they are pretty decent people there and they rent full-autos, however the only drawback isn't that it's indoors (which itself isn't a bad thing, after all that means they have A/C) but the fact that they're not rate for centerfire rifles. and they only have like a dozen lanes... so that would mean a massively small group and people not bringing their own rifles.

whatever range we end up at, is it possible to push the starting time back a bit? my plane lands at 10am and i am planning on bringing 2 guns from my arsenal

while pushing things back is unlikely, we might stick around longer if some folk are showing up late. people need time to get back, clean up, and attend events like DC101 or other Thursday happenings.

when are you arriving and what are your bringing?

[sintax_error]

Re: Ugh... So, we're gonna need a new location YET AGAIN

My general plan is to leave Southern California a few hours prior to the ass crack of dawn Thursday morning, so timing isn't an issue on my end. Once we have a site finalized I'll decide if/what to carry up with me.

[chill]

Re: Ugh... So, we're gonna need a new location YET AGAIN

i am planning on bringing my AK-47 and 30/30 rifles. our plane is going to be landing at 10:01am, then we will be grabbing a taxi to the riviera to check in and get our room. if my schedule is sounding like it's not going to mesh well with the shootout schedule, i'll probably just wait until next year to come blast some caps.

[sintax_error]

Re: Ugh... So, we're gonna need a new location YET AGAIN

i am planning on bringing my AK-47 and 30/30 rifles. our plane is going to be landing at 10:01am, then we will be grabbing a taxi to the riviera to check in and get our room. if my schedule is sounding like it's not going to mesh well with the shootout schedule, i'll probably just wait until next year to come blast some caps.

From the Riviera booking page:

Check-in time is 4pm, check-out time is 11am.

Not sure if you have any special arrangements with the Riv for early checkin, but you might want to consider going to rent a car first thing (if you plan to) and go from there.

[Deviant Ollam]

Re: Ugh... So, we're gonna need a new location YET AGAIN

so, Bill from Boulder City got back to me with the following details mentioned in his latest message...

not be allowed to use full auto weapons on the Courtesy Range but short barrel rifles and shotguns are allowed. (emphasis mine)...

to get the 2 pits to handle all the shooters that will be coming with you, you should get there early. ...

i understand that you are not an organized group, but a group of individuals who want to shoot together, and you'll have adequate safety personnel on site to keep all your people safe. ...

he went on to say that he'll run this by their Board of Directors for final approval, but we should likely get a positive answer back soon. so it sounds like we might have something we can work with here. my one current concern is what size their "pits" are... i'm hoping they're comparable (in terms of firing line width) to the short pistol range where we were last year. two "pits" of that size in 75- and 100- yard could do quite nicely, i think. the ability to go hot and cold independently will help a lot, i think.

i'm easing him in to our requests, etc... so the next email will touch on the issue of suppressors.

thoughts?

[Deviant Ollam]

Re: Ugh... So, we're gonna need a new location YET AGAIN

So, Boulder got back to me and confirmed... no extra insurance or any other large group considerations needed. Just have to pay one of their RSOs for the day... $75 spread between whomever shows up. That along with the basic $10 per shooter shouldn't be to hard to swallow.

Full auto was the only no-go... short-barreled arms and suppressed guns are fine. We are allowed to shoot at messy targets (plastic bottles of water, fruit, etc) as long as we police up the scraps when we're done. (steel and glass wouldn't be ok, naturally)

Shooting at various distances from the line (i.e. - pistols firing next to rifles) is fine as long as all targets are high enough up that ground skips aren't a problem. We should plan on bringing some boxes and other things to act as base rests.

Any other questions? (any mods care to change this thread's title to "we have our new location" or something like that? or do i have that power if i edit my first post?)

[Thorn]

Re: Ugh... So, we're gonna need a new location YET AGAIN

(any mods care to change this thread's title to "we have our new location" or something like that?)

Done.

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[TheCotMan]

Re: Ugh... So, we're gonna need a new location YET AGAIN

(any mods care to change this thread's title to "we have our new location" or something like that? or do i have that power if i edit my first post?)

Don't you have rights to change that as a forum leader/organizer for the Defcon Shoot forum?

While viewing the thread, locate "thread tools" on the right side, just below the nav bar to the left of "Display Modes" and "Search this thread"

Under Thread Tools, do you have an option, "edit thread," and if you choose it, can you change the title of the thread?

Thanks for checking.

[xor]

Re: We have our new location (was: Ugh... So, we're gonna need a new location YET AGA

This always happens to me. I often feel cursed if I believed in the sort of stuff. The first year I attend an event something always happens. :-(

Anyway just an observation on my part; the BC club needs some serious web page help. I have more graphics on my web page http://www.v-system.net . Perhaps some of our more gifted web/gun gurus could offer a trade of services in exchange for firearms concessions. Just an idea.

xor

My arsenal is much less impressive that most(1 hand gun); so being able to rent was kind of important to me. Just as well I guess, I probably would have shot someones eye out.