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Posted: 12/9/2005 1:41:56 PM EDT
OK Houston Crew and anyone else who is interested:
1. We are having the THIRD annual Houston ARFCOM Crew's New Years Eve Day Shoot. LOCATION: The Impact Zone in Brookshire. This is a nicer place to shoot that the SHNF. It is a private club, but the owner welcomes our attendance. He is asking for $10.00 a person to shoot. For $10.00 the Houston ARFCOM Crew gets: Entry Fees: Members: No fee, we already paid Non-Members: $10.00 for all day- Phil is re-working the bays, adding shelter in each bay and raising hte berms. He also has a 200yd range in the works. Time: 12:00 noon until night NFA Weapons: a. Have your paperwork with you. Any Illegal NFA weapons and their owners will be sent home. Those of us that have legal NFA weapons do not want to see the illegal shit or be associated with it. b. If you have Full Auto, Keep it under control. Keep it under the top of the berm. c. If you want to shoot some full auto, refer yourself to the ammo section below. d. DO NOT SHOOT STEEL WITH A RIFLE Facilities: 1. ROAD: Its passable in a car. 2. COVER: There may be some cover depending on the bay that we are in. 3. CHAIRS: Bring field chairs 4. RESTROOMS: Porta Potties and the field Range Rules: If anything I post conflicts with Phil's rules, then his rules apply unless he approves a variance from the posted rules: 1. Variance #1: Fruit is OK if shot on the berms 2. Clay pigeons are allowed 1. AMMO: a. No Tracers- it scares the cows and neghbors. b. Bring your own ammo and lots of it. 1. If you want to shoot machineguns BE COURTEOUS! Stop at Wally World and get Winchester value packs in 100rd boxes (.45 acp and 9mm preferred along with 5.56mm) and bring your own. Most of us who have machineguns like to share them, BUT it gets expensive feeding my machinegun habit and your machinegun habit at the same time. 2. If you are going to shoot a dealer's machineguns- offer to buy his ammo or make a generous donation to him so he can maintain the wear and tear on his firearms. 2. TARGETS: a. DO NOT SHOOT THE STEEL TARGETS with rifles! Read below! Not only does it piss Phil off because he has to patch holes in his targets, but rifle bullets hitting steel plates at 50 yards have a nasty tendency to change direction and head back toward the firing line at lethal velocities. DO NOT SHOOT THE STEEL TARGETS WITH RIFLES! Get it? b. No computers, TVs, VCRs Etc. Leaves lots of small sharp peices of trash that Phil and I will have to pick up. c. CAR and AIRPLANES: These are allowed if you haul them out with you at the end of the day! Anyone got a King Air they want to get rid of? d. Fruits, Vegitables, Watermelons: As Phil plans to re-seed the berm in a few months, these are encouraged. Just take the watermelon rinds with you. e. Clay Pigeons: These are OK also f. Paper targets and hangers: Bring your own! 3. SAFETY: a. The Buddy system will be used. When you come off the line, have the guy next to you visually check you chamber to verify that it is empty. Guys, this is simple. Have your buddy verify clear when you come off the line! b. See below for a more detailed look at the safety rules! c. KEEP YOUR FREAKIN' FINGER OFF THE TRIGGER and the MUZZLE pointed down at all times! d. DO NOT SWEEP ANYONE WITH THE MUZZLE OF YOUR WEAPON: Muzzle discipline is of paramount importance! We all know it, so practice it! e. BUMP FIRING: Guys, Phjil has expressed concern about this. Some people have gotten REAL close to sending rounds over the berm! While not outright banned, this is discouraged. If you are going to Bumpfire your weapon FROM THE HIP, do NOT send rounds over the berm or even halfway up the berm. We do not want this PRIVILEGE canceled and the practice of the ART of Bump firing banned from yet another range. f. NO LOADED WEAPONS BEHIND THE LINE! Again, load and unload on the line! Remember, a few shoots back, someone put an M-16 in the rack with a round in the chamber! 4. BBQ: a. Phil has at least one grill that holds at least 5lbs of charcol. b. Bring stuff to grill! 5. Drinks: Bring what you will need with you! 6. Common Sense:A. a. We can have a lot of fun out there, but EVERYONE must exercise common sense. b. DO NOT SHOOT THE STEEL WITH RIFLES! Anyone not get this by now? It keeps happening and its dangerous to me, Mrs_SC-Texas and everyone else. It also destroys the steel and pisses Phil off! This is bad JU-JU- GOT IT YET? c. The most effective safety for your weapon is your BRAIN! IS IT ON? d. We will have range officers: Listen to them and follow their instructions. 7. Activities:: These are the proposed activities A. Bay 1: Line Abreast- pistol- steel targets B. Bay 2: Line Abreast-Rifles C. Bay 3: 3 gun D. Bay 4: IPSC stage E. Bay 5: Clay pigeons: SMGs and shotguns w/ Rabbit thrower F. We will have regular cease fires to change targets, unlike last year. Phil Oxley's E-Mail: [email protected] Phil's Cell # is (832) 274-8549. Feel free to call him. The Impact Zone's Website: community-2.webtv.net/impactzone/ImpactzoneHomepage/ DIRECTIONS to the Impact Zone:
MapQuest Map & Directions: Link to Map As you can see on the amp, the Impact Zone is 50.1 miles out of downtown Houston. |
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Since school will be out and Yall have been missing me (I hope) I will make it to said event. I better now refer to ammo section
eta mind if the girlfriend joins in? She hasnt ever been before and i might bring her if she will go. |
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Its $10.00: Phil is re-working the bays, adding shelter in each bay, raising the berms and working on the addition of a 200yd berm for rifle shooters and belt fed owners. |
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Sweet. I'm in. Thanks for organizing this!
What is the longest range for rifle work? |
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About 50yds. Phil is planning a 200 yd range, but its a year off. |
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I sure want to go to this. I will not know if I can go until work schedules for the holiday are published.
I will make it if I can. I look forward to meeting Houston area arfcommers. |
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Hi guys, can I come?? Just moved to Spring Texas, from Chicago 2 weeks ago. (and am loving it!) My Texas S-Corp just got set up and I'll finally be able to buy all those neat toys I've always wanted!!
By the way if any of you guys have a mac or uzi - please bring them and I'll pick up the ammo. Never shot full auto and want to see which one is for me (as the M16 has just gotten out of my price range) THANKS! |
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Hey guys & gals
There is a new covered areas 18’x21’ in bay 2 and next Wed they deliver another one for bay 4. As I told Sean I will set up bay 2 with steel and 4x4 stump shoot posts, bay 3 the 50 yard will be set up for rifle and in bay 4 we will set up a tactical stage that will be for all weapon systems followed by the running rabbit machine, there will be a small fee to cover the cost of the targets for the rabbit machine. As far as bump firing, it will be restricted to Bay 1 or 5 and a distance of 20 yards or less from the berm there will be no steel in that bay! You want to bump fire a pumpkin to death knock your self out, but my money’s on the pumpkin LOL The Tactical stage will be run by seasoned RO’s from IDPA and IPSC, These guys run with scissors all the time as well as run behind guys with scissors, and they know how to do it and enforce it safely. Their main concern is the safety of you and others, they are nice guys not range Nazi’s and will help you in any way they can, but again their main concern is safety Some of the things you may hear and need to respond to immediately are MUZZLE, point it down or down range, FINGER remover it from the trigger guard, and hold it straight along side, STOP this means just what it says. If you don’t respond to their commands Immediately you will be stop immediately! you will be given two warnings and then they will stop you if you continue to pose a danger to yourself or others. The whole idea behind running this stage is a chance for a lot of you guys to see where the real fun begins, and that is when you start to use these weapon system in the seniors that they where intended to be used in. It is also a great chance to test and evaluate your equipment and all the do dads you have bolted onto it. Blowing up fruit & veggies is fun but after you exit a car engage 3 bad guys and charge on to a school bus taking out the rest of the bad guys, saving the worlds beautiful children along with saving their beautiful princes school teacher, (the spoils of war) the rest is kind of mundane & mediocre. Stay safe and I hope to see you all there Phil |
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Guys, as you may know, I may or may not be there, BUT, I can have shirts made for us by my good friend who runs a screen-printing biz. He can have them made and shipped to me by the 31st, and I was gonna hand them out at the shoot, would anyone be interested in this? Something like, "Ringing in the New Year with a 3 round burst, Arfcom Houston Crew New Years Eve shoot." and have a graphic as well. Let me know, I thought it would be something everyone would want. If I can't go at the last second I'll give them to someone who is going to hand out.
-mark |
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How much ? I might be interested in one! |
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not sure, I'll know once he gives me a price to pay him for manufacture and shipping to me.
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Can we have a name tag printed on each shirt that says:
"HI, My name is MIKE!" AR15.com Houston Crew 3rd Annual New Years Eve Machinegun shoot |
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I have a bunch of empty freon drums (freon and oil free) available to shoot. Will it be ok if I bring a bunch of these to shoot up? I have shot these out in the country many times and pretty much everything will go right through them (no danger of bullet bounce back). i will also haul off the shot up cans when we are through.
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I don't get it... |
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TIM let me know if yall need helpat the range or building targets. |
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At last count, I think that we have around 7 or 8 mikes in the group. Mike C Mike W Mike A Mike P Mike W Well, maybe 5 or 6. I think there may be a few more. |
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Doug Holland, of Holland Gun Works is talking about bringing ammo and spare parts to sell to the shoot.
Anyone want him to bring some ammo? |
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I sometimes go by my middle name. that would make me MIKE K. |
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that would be nice, shoot as much as you buy kind of thing.
Do we have a head count how many are going to this yet? On a side note, I need anyone to chime in that wants a shirt $15, only making XL size, will only bring the amount that was requested. Thanks. -mark |
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Tehre was a Monty Python skit called "The Bruces". I have adapted this to our group- "The Mikes"
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If it comes in....I'll have my new RRA toy there.... This is from the order I placed.
RRA Tactical CAR A4; R-4 Handguard, Black; Stainless Steel barrel 1:8,; Hogue Grip, Black; 6-Position Tactical CAR Stock, Black; RRA Dominator EOTech Mount; A2 Front Sight; Standard Latch; Standard Trigger Guard; Star Safety Selector; Standard Mag Catch, EOTech Holosight, Model 512 I sold my Bushy yesterday..... Only made it 24 hours before I had to have another AR15. Started getting withdrawal pains. |
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I wonder if we can register this event as an officical "Gun Show".
I need to look into what it takes to do that. That way, I and Holland GW, and others could actually legally sell lowers and firearms there. Nevermind " The definition of a "gun show" in H.R. 2122 includes only those events at which there are 50 or more firearms offered or exhibited for sale and 10 or more firearm vendors." |
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coz get, holland gunworks, NFA Investments and find some other people in the houston area interested in setting up FFLs. in fact, just as shooting-the-shit discussion, I was joking with one of the houston crew(forget who) about just getting all arfcom member FFLs together, those willing anyhow, and set up a big chain in the houston area etc......
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See the Pasadena Gunshow thread...we may end up at adjacent tables come springtime..... |
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I would take one of the shirts.
The people who are going to help run the range are going to go out to the impact Zone sometime this week for a planning session. Probably Thursday night. |
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Please put me down for one of the XL shirts as well, Mark.
Thanks. |
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You can put me down for a shirt as well if you get enough to order.
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also, not saying anyone needs one, but I'll probably have an equal number of XXL and XL, I need XL and can sometimes wear XXL. But anyone chime in if they would rather have an XXL.
-mark |
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No adult sizes? Put me down for an XXL and one XL. (April may not be there but she'll be there in spirit). |
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there will be 50 guns there and you can count me as a vendor ed to say put me down for a shirt. XXL Please! make it nice. something that says "AR15.com" and "Houston Crew" maybe a Texas Flag and a AR15 rifle. |
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I'll take an XXL
Tell me about the shirts?
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What Thurs night would that be??? |
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Sorry guys....I won't be able to make it.....and as for the pink shirt, well maybe I like pink
Not really....I hate you Tim |
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Your behind a long line of others... Where you been hiding at? |
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Since this is my first new years eve shoot, I'm going to go ahead and withdraw myself as range officer. My first time out to one of these get-togethers I wanna have a bit of fun and hang out. I'll do it at the next one. no offense, guys.
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Range Recon:
This will happen next week. I got stuck in Austin yesterday. Date and time to be announced over the weekend. |
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Working all weekend,but i will try to ck back thanks SC |
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I can't do Monday, but should be pretty flexible the remainder of the week. |
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