BinRat
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On this last weekend, I went to a sort of informal bowling pin shoot, after being invited by the organizer, a LGS owner. It was held at an outdoor range that I wanted to check out because I'm considering joining. By informal, I mean that they kept score and there were range officers, but it wasn't for the purpose of competing for any awards. It was just for practice and fun.
And, boy, it was fun! I had a blast, literally. I didn't get any great time scores, but it sure was a good time. The best time I saw on my card was 10.6 seconds.
There were about 15 or 20 shooters during the time I was there and none of them were picking up their brass. I could hardly believe it. So, when they were in between stages and pins were being reset, I asked each one if they were planning on picking up their brass, and when they responded that they weren't, I asked if it OK with them if I did. They told me to have at it. So, I approached the guys (range officers) that were running it and asked them if they had claims on the brass as part of organizing the thing, or if I could pick it up. They told me to take what I wanted. In fact, one of them told me to check out the next range bay to the north because an Illinois club had shot there a couple of days previously and, "Those guys never pick up any of their brass."
It's been a long time since I've been somewhere to shoot where there was so much brass lying around for the taking. I ended up leaving with 353 9mm, 109 .40S&W, and 151 .45acp that I didn't come with. My shooting buddy that I drove with picked up about the same amount, and there was still more on the ground, but we were too hot and tired to continue. It's rough picking up brass from the 1 to 1 1/2 inch size gravel that composes the ground in the bays. I just finished sorting and a load is in the tumbler as I type.
Over all, a very good day, but any day shooting usually is.
And, boy, it was fun! I had a blast, literally. I didn't get any great time scores, but it sure was a good time. The best time I saw on my card was 10.6 seconds.
There were about 15 or 20 shooters during the time I was there and none of them were picking up their brass. I could hardly believe it. So, when they were in between stages and pins were being reset, I asked each one if they were planning on picking up their brass, and when they responded that they weren't, I asked if it OK with them if I did. They told me to have at it. So, I approached the guys (range officers) that were running it and asked them if they had claims on the brass as part of organizing the thing, or if I could pick it up. They told me to take what I wanted. In fact, one of them told me to check out the next range bay to the north because an Illinois club had shot there a couple of days previously and, "Those guys never pick up any of their brass."
It's been a long time since I've been somewhere to shoot where there was so much brass lying around for the taking. I ended up leaving with 353 9mm, 109 .40S&W, and 151 .45acp that I didn't come with. My shooting buddy that I drove with picked up about the same amount, and there was still more on the ground, but we were too hot and tired to continue. It's rough picking up brass from the 1 to 1 1/2 inch size gravel that composes the ground in the bays. I just finished sorting and a load is in the tumbler as I type.
Over all, a very good day, but any day shooting usually is.