I'll bring the refreshments when I get home...Soon!!!!
We have not done a group shoot in quite a while. Will have to plan one pretty soon, since it is getting cooler.
True, haven't shot a gun in months.
Last time I never made it because the small wedding trip ended up turning into a family trip to Cancun. lol
New guy on the forum here. I actually specifically searched for "El Paso Gun Forums" on google and ended up here. Pretty cool we have our own corner of the internet!
I've lived here in EP all my life, and have been shooting out by the CBP station out in Santa Teresa on and off for about 10 years as near as I can figure (only been shooting seriously for the past 5 years or so however). I knew that spot was pretty famous in the area, but I think it's pretty dang cool that other folks on the internet frequent the same place!
First, I must confess that I quite feel bad as I've been out there a few times when other folks were about and I just sort of kept to myself. If any of ya'll happen to have been one of those folks, I hope I didn't offend you. I'm a bit softspoken and can be shy, so I tend to keep to myself. Oops! I need to make a better effort at being outgoing . I also tend to use the other side of the range if someone is on one side, just for safeties sake and to give folks their room if they need/want it - again, I hope this doesn't come across as unfriendly.
I really dig and appreciate that here in El Paso we have plenty of Desert to practice and shoot in. I recently visited my father in Dallas and quickly realized that many other locales don't have the option of just picking a safe place in the boonies to go shoot. I haven't been to the Rod & Gun Club in years (since my grandfather taught me to shoot when I was around 12 or so) which is odd considering I live a maximum of 10 minutes away from it. I really do need to get out out there and check it out again. As of late I've been doing the majority of my shooting at the Indoor Range operated by the EPCC Law Enforcement Training Academy - I LOVE that place! I'd heard about it before, but didn't think I would be aloud to shoot there as I am not LE or Military. I didn't realize that the range is indeed open to the public as long as you have a CHL or take their free safety class. It's open week days from 5PM -9:30PM and 9AM - 4PM on the weekends if memory serves correctly. $40 for 40 visits, and free targets as well. I was just there last night with my wife as a matter of fact. Great Place to get your practice in if you want to escape the weather! The wife and I tend to head out to Santa Teresa to practice training that wouldn't be practical at EPCC or if we want a little bit more freedom to move around.
I perfer Self Defense style shooting myself as well as plinking, and thats usually what the wife and I end up doing. Kudos to you guys for keeping Santa Teresa clean too! The east side of the range is pretty spotless compared to the west side. We or any friends we shoot with make a serious effort to leave the place as we found it and not contribute to the mess. Anything we take in comes back out. Lord knows those berms are probably more lead than dirt, and the ground more brass and plastic from all of the emptys left behind over the years.
Anyways, applogies for the novel of a first post. Happy shooting to all my fellow El Pasoans!
New guy on the forum here. I actually specifically searched for "El Paso Gun Forums" on google and ended up here. Pretty cool we have our own corner of the internet!
I've lived here in EP all my life, and have been shooting out by the CBP station out in Santa Teresa on and off for about 10 years as near as I can figure (only been shooting seriously for the past 5 years or so however). I knew that spot was pretty famous in the area, but I think it's pretty dang cool that other folks on the internet frequent the same place!
First, I must confess that I quite feel bad as I've been out there a few times when other folks were about and I just sort of kept to myself. If any of ya'll happen to have been one of those folks, I hope I didn't offend you. I'm a bit softspoken and can be shy, so I tend to keep to myself. Oops! I need to make a better effort at being outgoing . I also tend to use the other side of the range if someone is on one side, just for safeties sake and to give folks their room if they need/want it - again, I hope this doesn't come across as unfriendly.
I really dig and appreciate that here in El Paso we have plenty of Desert to practice and shoot in. I recently visited my father in Dallas and quickly realized that many other locales don't have the option of just picking a safe place in the boonies to go shoot. I haven't been to the Rod & Gun Club in years (since my grandfather taught me to shoot when I was around 12 or so) which is odd considering I live a maximum of 10 minutes away from it. I really do need to get out out there and check it out again. As of late I've been doing the majority of my shooting at the Indoor Range operated by the EPCC Law Enforcement Training Academy - I LOVE that place! I'd heard about it before, but didn't think I would be aloud to shoot there as I am not LE or Military. I didn't realize that the range is indeed open to the public as long as you have a CHL or take their free safety class. It's open week days from 5PM -9:30PM and 9AM - 4PM on the weekends if memory serves correctly. $40 for 40 visits, and free targets as well. I was just there last night with my wife as a matter of fact. Great Place to get your practice in if you want to escape the weather! The wife and I tend to head out to Santa Teresa to practice training that wouldn't be practical at EPCC or if we want a little bit more freedom to move around.
I perfer Self Defense style shooting myself as well as plinking, and thats usually what the wife and I end up doing. Kudos to you guys for keeping Santa Teresa clean too! The east side of the range is pretty spotless compared to the west side. We or any friends we shoot with make a serious effort to leave the place as we found it and not contribute to the mess. Anything we take in comes back out. Lord knows those berms are probably more lead than dirt, and the ground more brass and plastic from all of the emptys left behind over the years.
Anyways, applogies for the novel of a first post. Happy shooting to all my fellow El Pasoans!
hey can someone email me directions. I would really enjoy finding a new place to shoot. My schedule changed once again so it looks like i may have sundays off for at least a couple of weeks. i live on the east side of town so directions from I10 east would be fine. thanks in advance.
randmplumbingllc:
Would you happen to be the guy with the NFA toys? I always seem to hear something going on Auto . If so, I know I've unofficially met/seen you out there a few times. On one occassion a few months back my wife and I were on the East side of the range when you arrived, and then moved to the west. I hope I didn't offend you by moving, we just thought it might be a little better to be on the other side for what we were practicing (Close Range stuff). I should have introduced myself and handled that a bit better - sorry 'bout that.
I understand about only being able to manage one side of the range, it seems like new piles of crap appear out of no-where on a regular basis out there. I don't understand how some folks think it's a great idea to go dump a fridge out there, ugh. Then again, illegal dumping is just a huge issue in El Paso in general.