Bay Area (SF) airgun ‘Fun Shoot’ coming up….
Gentle friends,
At the range in Concord California, Diablo Gun Club is having their four times a year ‘airgun Fun Shoot’ in ten days (Sunday, the last day of August). This is not to be missed unless absolutely necessary. We have 15 lanes on a ‘multi use’ range, out to 200 yards. Guys will be bringing knock down (Field) targets, spinners of all kinds, cans and (plastic) bottles, water balloons, old stuffed animals, CDs that don’t play, bell targets, the ever-popular ‘shaving cream target’ (shoot through the hole in the shield) plus whatever you might bring. Some of us will no doubt amuse ourselves (yet again) by shooting the larger chips of clay birds that carpet the range. Some guys even shoot at paper targets on cardboard boxes set to whatever range they wish.
The chips of clays make it easy to see where your pellets hit, making this a great time to try your gun out at different ranges.
Eye protection is required, but since there’s no firearms, hearing protection is not. There’s usually several young shooters as well, always a good sign. Good fellowship with good folks.
Tony will be brining out his Caswell ‘arcade target system’, and no doubt some truly fine airguns for folks to try. There were four of us shooting out Talons and Condors at Livermore today, we’ll be there so there will be at least four AF guns and no doubt a big bore or two to try. So, fill your air tanks, lay in some pellets, mark your calendars, call your friends and make plans to join us:
http://www.diablorodandgun.com/modules.php?name=Directions
The fun starts at nine (some will be there a little early no doubt) and usually ends mid afternoon. The range we use is ‘up the hill’ past the firearms ranges, before you get to the trap and skeet fields.
I hope to see you there and meet some of the faces to go with the names.
Doug Owen
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Ya Cyg, I’m spoiled by my nav system also. It took me right to the Hornet without a problem. I feel spoiled by it. I hope that I can still read a map. I’ve started asking for zip codes with addresses.
But good for you guys! Go have some fun and let us know how it goes.
i dont need directions……hehe…i asked wrong….i need to know what to punch into the gps 🙂
maps.google.com is aweseom, but still need to know where to go 🙂
Cygnus your about 1 1/2 hours south, get onto 680 north to hwy 242 to hwy 4 east towards pittsburgh, take the willow pass exit, take a left at the stop sign, at the next stop sign you take a right and i think it’s about a mile up on the left.
it’s been a coons moon sense I’v been there so if I’v gotten the directions wrong someone please correct me… thanks
USI is four gun clubs with a common range. It’s a little North East of the junction of highway 4 and Willow pass road on the North side of Concord.
Doug Owen
sounds cool….however i have no clue as to where it is as my access to that page has been blocked ?
whats the adress ?
if its the one i think its only about 1hour away
“All the way accross the country would be a rather long drive.”
Hey, it’s an even longer walk…..
We’ll just have to try to have fun without you I guess. Maybe you can make the shoot on November 30, plan to be ‘on the coast’.
Doug Owen
You’re only 16!?
Aww, I’m not the youngest. 🙁 I feel so old now.
Unfortunately, I can’t make it. 🙁 All the way accross the country would be a rather long drive. 😛
So I just emailed the club officer responsible for the event. He’s outlined a way we can have a 16 YO shooter without their parents having to be there. I’ve sent a PM to bikincrazy52 to get that process started.
Shooters as young as 8 are fine, with some supervision identified.
Doug Owen
Doug Owen
If he brought the beer I sure it would be okay 😛
I honestly don’t know (I’m a bit past 16 myself….). I’ll ask and see if I can find out.
Doug Owen
I am near adam so it’s about a 5 and a half hour drive for me. Would you allow an a minor to come without their parents? I am 16 and would rather drive myself, if you know what I mean. 😀
No problem, this is next weekend. You’ve got plenty of time.
We’ll save you some targets. When do you think you’ll get there. BTW, I’d bring some Wok Butts, I’m sure there’s gonna be folks wanting them…..
Doug Owen
Oh,
6 hrs away and me going to Mammoth lakes this weekend!
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My GPS died 4 hours after I put it on my bike. I guess they can’t take the vibration.