Just a reminder to my Arizona readers that there’ll be a shoot in Casa Grande next Saturday, 1/24 at the Elsy Pearson Public Shooting Range in Casa Grande beginning at 0700 and running until we get tired and go home.
Same as last year, the range opens at 7:00AM. There are no rangemasters. There are no chairs – bring something to sit on. The firing line is covered and there are concrete shooting benches, however.
The city has porta-potties out there on a permanent basis, so we don’t have to rent our own (but bring your own TP just in case.)
The rules are pretty simple:
No explosives, no .50BMG rifles, no tracers, no incendiaries, clean up after yourself, don’t be a dick.
The rifle range is 300 yards deep with the first berm at 200. The mountains that form the ultimate backstop are another 300 yards out and farther. The ground there is reinforced concrete disguised as sun-baked clay. Forget about any target stand that needs to stick into the ground, it ain’t happenin’ short of bringing a sledgehammer. Steel and targets that don’t need taping are best, but if you bring something frangible be prepared to clean it up after it’s blown to pieces. And the benches are funky-shaped. Regular camping chairs are marginal, stools and folding chairs are better. I bring a folding chair, a target stand made of 2″ PVC pipe, and my 1″ thick AR500 plate steel swingers. I also have some .22 rimfire rated rolling targets made of steel, and some polymer self-sealing targets. I think I still have a case of bowling pins, and some clay pigeons.
It appears turnout will be light – I’ve gotten five confirmed replies so far, and a couple of maybes.
I recommend you bring: water or other non-alcoholic beverages (no alcohol on the range), sunscreen, ear and eye protection. Ladies, don’t wear anything low-cut or open-necked. Yes, I’m sure it looks lovely, but you don’t want to catch hot brass down in there. OPTIONAL: Something to shoot with, and something to shoot AT. If you’re a reader or a non-gun blogger interested in coming to a off-the-cuff funshoot, please come on down! I imagine most of us will be bringing multiple firearms and lots of ammo, but if you don’t, well, I’m willing to let people shoot my stuff (with my ammo), and I’m willing to let them shoot at my targets.
If you’re coming, please let us know in comments.
UPDATE: Looks like seven or eight of us so far.