There’s still time to get signed up and make room reservations for Gun Blogger Rendezvous X. Check out the site. There’s some good stuff to take home with this year.
The schedule has been sent out to attendees, and here’s what’s on tap:
Thursday, August 20:
2:45-5PM – Trip to the massive Scheel’s Sports in Sparks. If you need any last-minute range gear or just want to check it out (worth the trip) a group will be leaving from the Silver Legacy. Upon our return we’re having a group dinner at the El Dorado buffet. (No sponsor, attendees responsible for buffet cost.)
Friday, August 21:
8-9AM – Breakfast at the Silver Legacy Resort &Casino (Free, sponsored by LuckyGunner.com)
10AM-2PM – Range time at the Washoe County Shooting Facility. Shoot what you brought, and shoot what everybody else brought. This is where the Gardner Gun and various other toys, some suppressed, some full auto, will be available to shoot. The range has target frames and known-distance positions for them out to 300 yards. Steel swingers at various ranges out to 900 yards. I’m bringing my .300 Win Mag for this. Range fee is $8/person. Bring something to drink, and sunscreen is advised. You also need eye and ear protection.
6-8PM – Dinner at the Silver Legacy – (Free, sponsored by LuckyGunner.com)
8-Whenever – Mix-n-Mingle in the hospitality room. Adult beverages and snacks (byob!). This is the main reason I go to the Rendezvous, and I don’t drink. The range trips are just an extra added bonus.Saturday, August 22:
8-9AM – Breakfast at the Silver Legacy Resort & Casino (Free, sponsored by LuckyGunner.com)
10AM-2PM – “Paper steel” shooting at the new indoor range at Reno Guns & Range. $15/person. Rimfire and centerfire handguns only. Irons & optics. Five white paper plates mounted on IPSC style target stands. One plate will be designated as the “Stop Plate” and it must be shot last. The other four plates may be shot in any order. Each shooter will shoot the stage multiple times, and the slowest time will be discarded. The remaining fastest times will be totaled, and added to the shooter’s overall score. Once each shooter has completed the stage, the targets will be moved to different positions, and will be shot again as “Stage 2.” Additional stages will be shot as time permits. Each string will be shot from the “low ready” position.
5-6PM – Special Interest Arms’ Richard Brengman will talk about his Gardner Gun and other toys, which you should have gotten to shoot on Friday.
6-6:15PM – Brief introduction to the organization we’re sponsoring, Honored American Veterans Afield (HAVA).
6:15-7:15PM Pizza dinner, provided by the National Shooting Sports Foundation. Please don’t drip pizza grease on the Gardner Gun!
7:15-7:45 – Raffle benefiting HAVA. There’s some nice stuff this year.
7:45-Whenever – Mix-n-Mingle. Adult beverages, yadda yadda yadda….Sunday, August 23
8-9AM – Breakfast at the Silver Legacy Resort & Casino (Free, sponsored by LuckyGunner.com)
9AM-1PM – Scenario simulation at Reno Guns and Range. This is a training simulator using CO2 powered simulated firearms against projected threat scenarios. We did this last year. If you carry a gun for self-protection, this is highly recommended. It will make you think. $15/person.
So get on the phone and make your reservations!