Fun day at MCF&G

[mjrducky]

Yes I do, plus my new FNS gun should be done this week.

Can't wait to see what you've done with it

 

[VUPDblue]

Rimfire: we are already discussing a visual indicator system.

 

[EdC]

Que's experience of a round going off reminds me of something that happened earlier this summer out there. A buddy of mine and I had just arrived at the range while it was "cold". There were 2 rifle shooters putting up targets at the north end and we were just setting down our gun bags at the south end. Suddenly, BANG!!, a round goes off in close proximity to us. We looked at each other and at the other shooters...they were yelling the range was cold and we raised our bags in the air and said our guns/ammo had not been taken out yet. Later went down to tell them we had no idea who fired off a round. It was on one of those 90+ degree days and we wondered if a round could actually go off by sitting in the sun or if one of us stepped on a .22 (but thought that was highly doubtful). Anyway, never did figure out where it came from, but sure scared the ^#&)$ out of us.

That sound you heard could have been one of the nuts falling from the trees over the firing line and hitting the metal roof. The report and echo sounds much like a .22, and I've mistaken it for that before, yesterday afternoon, as a matter of fact.

 

[singlesix]

That sound you heard could have been one of the nuts falling from the trees over the firing line and hitting the metal roof. The report and echo sounds much like a .22, and I've mistaken it for that before, yesterday afternoon, as a matter of fact.

If it hadn't happen to me I would believe it. Sounds just like a .22. Darn Tree Rats.

 

[rimfire_crazed]

lotsa walnuts and hickory falling around there - and it sure does sound like gunfire when it hits that tin roof.

 

[HICKMAN]

VUPDblue, regarding the new bays, will there be a rule change which allows us to draw from holster?

 

[VUPDblue]

VUPDblue, regarding the new bays, will there be a rule change which allows us to draw from holster?

The rules for the new bays are the same as the rules for the existing range, except for the part about no aerial targets. There are no proposed rule changes on the table at this time.

 

[sj kahr k40]

The rules for the new bays are the same as the rules for the existing range, except for the part about no aerial targets. There are no proposed rule changes on the table at this time.

How do we propose a rule change for drawing from the holster in th new bays?

 

[VUPDblue]

How do we propose a rule change for drawing from the holster in th new bays?

One would have to present his/her case to the board at a monthly meeting.

 

[HICKMAN]

One would have to present his/her case to the board at a monthly meeting.

and noooobody has done that yet?

Did anyone make that case for the aerial target exception?

This is really a ploy to get me to come to a monthly meeting, isn't it?

 

[VUPDblue]

No, nobody has brought up any rule changes for quite some time. The aerial target prohibition in the new bays is not up for debate. It can't be allowed due to safety reasons.

 

[IndySSD]

so what exactly is the rule about "aerial" targets and how would this apply to something like shooting steel at the new bay?

When I was there I heard several people shooting steel targets at the new bay during the Bowling pin and pinheads matches.

Also, does this mean that one could not bring in a couple of stands with steel plates to shoot at on those bays?

 

[singlesix]

aerial = Flying Targets such as clay pigeons thrown from a handheld or portable thrower.

 

[Aszerigan]

Yeah, I could see aerial targets from the new bays being a mess. Don't need MORE debris falling on those tin roofs.

 

[pig957]

sounds like it was a good day

 

[tbhausen]

The first day I showed up at MCF&G with my snazzy new Howard Leight Impact Sport electronic muffs (highly recommended, BTW) I had them turned up pretty loud when I was down on the south end in a 7yd handgun lane when a squirrel (or something...) ran basically from the north end of the roof all the way down to my end. It was so loud and startling to me (I didn't know what was happening at first) that I almost crapped my pants. Of course, now I hear things falling on the roof all the time that I didn't notice while wearing foam plugs. Electronic muffs definitely take a bit of getting used to.