Houston Area Group

[Robert_K]

Interested....

 

[Brains]

Maybe we could get together at Hot Wells on 290 some time for a fun shooting competition? Be fun to get to show off, swap and try some different firearms too.

Hot Wells is really convenient, but competition will obviously be limited to "who can put a hole in a certain place on a piece of paper you aren't allowed to touch until the kid goers and gets it for you" lol. Still better than sitting on the computer of course, so I'm in

 

[Robert_K]

I'm headed to Carter's Country (Hopefully I don't get too pissed off since I'm taking only one rifle) to zero in my Remington 700 .308 tomorrow afternoon.

EDIT: I'm going to head to Thunder Range in Conroe instead.

 

[RangerPointPrecision]

Hot Wells is really convenient, but competition will obviously be limited to "who can put a hole in a certain place on a piece of paper you aren't allowed to touch until the kid goers and gets it for you" lol. Still better than sitting on the computer of course, so I'm in

We know the range hands and the managers pretty well. I was hoping we could talk them into letting us use the pistol range in the front. And let us have a range kid to change the papers every 10 or so minutes (per person). can probably work something out.

 

[Brains]

We know the range hands and the managers pretty well. I was hoping we could talk them into letting us use the pistol range in the front. And let us have a range kid to change the papers every 10 or so minutes (per person). can probably work something out.

That would be nice, but I'm sure we can handle changing our own paper too

What would be even better, is if we could put a bug in their ear about entertaining the possibility of more experienced/vetted folks being able to do more than just sit/stand and shoot at the same boring paper targets. Even simple, baby steps like setting up a couple steel plates or dueling trees and being able to shoot from the range side of the benches. Heck even setting up a members day kinda like they do on Sunday mornings for LE.

 

[karlac]

Interested, for sure.

 

[Major Kong]

I'd been down with it. If the timing is right.

Sent from a B-52 flying over Russia.

 

[RangerPointPrecision]

That would be nice, but I'm sure we can handle changing our own paper too

What would be even better, is if we could put a bug in their ear about entertaining the possibility of more experienced/vetted folks being able to do more than just sit/stand and shoot at the same boring paper targets. Even simple, baby steps like setting up a couple steel plates or dueling trees and being able to shoot from the range side of the benches. Heck even setting up a members day kinda like they do on Sunday mornings for LE.

I'll stop by this week and talk through some ideas with them. Agree, it would be cool to set-up something like you suggest. Stay tuned...

 

[Rebel]

Been meaning to check out Hot Wells. Not sure how I feel about not being able to pull my own target.

That said, I'm game. Next few weeks are real busy for me, but I might be able to squeeze a few hours in.

 

[Dredens]

Been meaning to check out Hot Wells. Not sure how I feel about not being able to pull my own target.

That said, I'm game. Next few weeks are real busy for me, but I might be able to squeeze a few hours in.

I'm not a big fan of Hot Wells, but to each his own I guess.

 

[Brains]

I'm not a big fan of Hot Wells, but to each his own I guess.

Nobody is a fan of Hot Wells, it's just the closest range and convenience sometimes wins. I like the people just fine, I just don't like the ultra harsh restrictions and the lack of options. If I want to do anything beyond basic testing or sighting in a gun, I'm giving my money to someone else.

It's really not a shooter's destination. It's basically a place for new comers to get a little trigger time with the gun they bought last week. That's what they're geared toward, and that's all the staff knows. Heck, even setting up a chronograph involved teaching the range kids what a chronograph was

 

[Dredens]

Nobody is a fan of Hot Wells, it's just the closest range and convenience sometimes wins. I like the people just fine, I just don't like the ultra harsh restrictions and the lack of options. If I want to do anything beyond basic testing or sighting in a gun, I'm giving my money to someone else.

It's really not a shooter's destination. It's basically a place for new comers to get a little trigger time with the gun they bought last week. That's what they're geared toward, and that's all the staff knows. Heck, even setting up a chronograph involved teaching the range kids what a chronograph was

Lol I don't like the restrictions one bit, and the only real beef I have with the people is that it's a bunch of kid RSO's (they act fine though, I've never felt they treated me unfairly). As someone that just came off of an active military combat unit, the 5 seconds between shots for a pistol kind of eats at me. It's like the longest time ever lol.

 

[45tex]

5 seconds between shots on a pistol range. I knew there was a reason I have always driven past that place. I (continue to) pass.

 

[Dredens]

5 seconds between shots on a pistol range. I knew there was a reason I have always driven past that place. I (continue to) pass.

Lol 5 seconds might be an exaggeration slightly (although it may not be). I think it was one every 1-3 seconds on rifle and one every 3-5 seconds on pistol (then again I've not been in quite a long time). I'm sure some of the regulars could clarify, but they consider anything faster than their specified intervals to be rapid fire (lol).

 

[Brains]

You can mag dump a 10/22 next to a guy firing an AR-10 without being noticed though

 

[Robert_K]

Hot Well is better than Carter's Country that for sure. I went to Thunder Range last week. I don't know how anyone gets a good shooting stance with that BS they set-up on the 100yd lane. I got frustrated and left.

 

[Dredens]

Hot Well is better than Carter's Country that for sure. I went to Thunder Range last week. I don't know how anyone gets a good shooting stance with that BS they set-up on the 100yd lane. I got frustrated and left.

I've been thinking of going there.

 

[ZX9RCAM]

Anybody shooting this weekend?
I have not been out in a while.

 

[Sugar Land]

Where are you shooting Cam?

 

[Major Kong]

I'd be game. Would prolly have to bring 1 or 2 of my girls with me.

Sent from a B-52 flying over Russia.