2011 LARUE TACTICAL RANGE DAY, November 12th (Page 4 of 6)
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Originally Posted By Zhukov:
Anyone want to meet at the Dahlia Cafe in Liberty Hill for dinner on Saturday? Yep! TAMUJeep and I will be there to join y'all. Their outdoor seating is real nice. Guess we'll just walk around asking for the ARFCOM group (as if it won't be obvious). 
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Originally Posted By KV: I'm up for dinner afterwards at the Dahlia Cafe. A group of us ate lunch there today  |
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Originally Posted By AggiePhil:
Originally Posted By Zhukov:
Anyone want to meet at the Dahlia Cafe in Liberty Hill for dinner on Saturday? Yep! TAMUJeep and I will be there to join y'all. Their outdoor seating is real nice. Guess we'll just walk around asking for the ARFCOM group (as if it won't be obvious). As Phil said...count us in! I'll be the one in the shirt and hat...pants are optional at that point... |
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I'm sitting in my room in Ceder Park as I type this.
Me and the wife will be at the event tomorrow. I'll be wearing a Black LaRue hat with a pin that looks like my avatar . |
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Never received a waiver in my email. I hope they have them at the door. 
edited: amazing what a little reconnaissance will accomplish 
I was confused because the original ad said they'd be mailed out. Guess I missed the memo.  
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I'm standing in line now. I think I'm 1,000,124,345 person in line.
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Originally Posted By FP2000H:
Seems to be some confusion regarding which line people are supposed to be in. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile Yea- A new line has materialized to my left. Not sure wtf- but when I got in line, that line didn't exist there. |
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So it's crazy busy again? I might wait until early afternoon - maybe the crowds will have died down some. |
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Originally Posted By AggiePhil: Originally Posted By Zhukov: Anyone want to meet at the Dahlia Cafe in Liberty Hill for dinner on Saturday? Yep! TAMUJeep and I will be there to join y'all. Their outdoor seating is real nice. Guess we'll just walk around asking for the ARFCOM group (as if it won't be obvious). The spirit was willing, but the flesh was weak. I've been up since 4:30 this morning and ended up going home home to rest. Sorry I'm going to miss it.  |
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Originally Posted By TheGonzo:
Come see us at the Torch Run booth!! We met early in the day. You found my girlfriend a medium shirt because you were out of smalls.
Had a pretty good day but I didn't get to shoot hardly anything. I think I was cursed with bad luck in super slow lines. Still had a good time meeting folks and watching but I had hoped to shoot more. CM |
| Had a great time today. Got to meet the mysterious mfingar, had the wife shoot her first AR's, met Costa, got some cool swag and met some awesome people. I must say that for the amount of people who were supposed to have been there, appx. 4,000, the place seemed to be left very clean and everyone was working together getting out of there and not making it a massive traffic jam. Looking forward to next year, if I'm not deployed... |
Had a great time, I waited twice to get to shoot the 1000 yard long range but wasn't able to. The first time I went straight out of the gate at 10am and waited for an hour but at the line I was told to just shoot the surefire, which was great don't get me wrong, at the 250 and try again later in the day. No big deal since most were waiting for that same opportunity and it caused the line to back up. I came back after the 4pm drawing and was asked if I shot earlier by Kevin after I waited in line for another hour to shoot to which I said yes first thing in the day I did and he asked me to go to the end of the line so others could shoot instead. The end of the line was 60 + shooters back. So I said
and just went to the thermal instead. Never got a chance to see if the PVS14 held up all day though, anyone get to see it and or shoot it? I was only able to get in at 3 stations through out the day, no big deal as I got to meet Costa, Dustin Ellerman, chat with Mark LarRue for a bit and get some great brisket wraps that I have craved ever since April. Great turnout and great toys to play with. Thanks to all those involved! |
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Originally Posted By AggiePhil:
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/320606_10101284323796694_8300509_77395740_1051041206_n.jpg I got a few of those, along with about 10 Range Day dillos and I don't know how but I ended up with 8 5.56 pmags and 2 7.62 pmags! My gf kept getting them for me while I was in lines! |
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Tired, dusty, dirty, and a little sore from standing in lines all day....but I came home with the biggest grin on my face. Had SO much fun. Got to shoot some cool guns, had a PMAG tossed at me by a guy in a golf cart for the 2nd year in a row (and who can't use more mags?), free BBQ, finally got my hands on some of the elusive Dillo Dust, got a new addition to my dillo collection, and unexpectedly ended up with Chris Costa RO'ing me on my last stage of the day (I didn't even know he was gonna be there!) Sure am glad I stopped by the ballistic gelatin demo, too. That was really informative as I'd never seen gelatin shot in person. And the night vision trailer was cool - amazing how much you can see in a pitch black environment with a good NVD. Thanks LaRue and crew for putting this on. If there's a Range Day III next year, I hope to be there. |
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Originally Posted By AggiePhil:
Originally Posted By wyager:
That was fun! I even got to hold the full auto sbr, but sadly did not get to shoot it :( Thanks to Larue and everyone else who showed up. Uh...WHERE AT??? Towards the end of the day, behind the ammo truck where they were shooting ballistics gel, there was an SBR lying on the table. I walked up to it and thought "Hey, that's a nifty little HOLY SHIT IT HAS A THIRD HOLE" Sure enough, the selector went to position three... I thought it was cosmetic. The LaRue guys let me fondle it and take some pics. I had a major geek attack, I must have looked like a total dweeb holding that thing. Never even thought to ask if I could shoot it, but I sort of assumed the answer was no. They day was almost over and it needed a thorough cleaning (it was so dirty, the bolt catch didn't work). |
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Was the first person of the day to hit at 1000 yard :-) I couldn't believe how effective a suppressor is at recoil reduction. Was seeing my own hits at 500, 750 and 1000 yards. Horus scopes have got to be the way to go for long range. :-)
Plus I won a CTR in the raffle. When can I buy wristbands for next year!?! :-) Damn I'm tired. |
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All in all a good time, even though we didn't get to hit all the stages. The staff and RO's were great, as was the food. Thanks to LT for putting it on, and the entire team that pulled it off. And thanks to all the other industry sponsors/participants.
The sound system was challenged by the windy conditions, as well as the ranges not going cold during the drawings. Maybe calling out the numbers over radio to the stages, rather than brining people in would speed things up? Just a thought. A listing of what systems were at each stage would have been helpful, at least for someone who wanted to shoot specific things to make a buying decision (like I was). I was able to shoot the systems I wanted to, but one was pretty rushed, trying to get done before the last drawing and when the tent closed up to get in my order. Still not feeling 100% on the choice, and I'm sure I left stuff off the order form (although I was told I will be able to take care of this when I get a call to confirm the order) Definitely learned a few things for the next time I attend. |
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Originally Posted By BCV:
Originally Posted By AggiePhil:
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/320606_10101284323796694_8300509_77395740_1051041206_n.jpg I got a few of those, along with about 10 Range Day dillos and I don't know how but I ended up with 8 5.56 pmags and 2 7.62 pmags! My gf kept getting them for me while I was in lines! Damn, that's where they all went! I only got 1 Pmag and a handful of the Dillos |
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Originally Posted By Nutro:
Originally Posted By BCV:
Originally Posted By AggiePhil:
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/320606_10101284323796694_8300509_77395740_1051041206_n.jpg I got a few of those, along with about 10 Range Day dillos and I don't know how but I ended up with 8 5.56 pmags and 2 7.62 pmags! My gf kept getting them for me while I was in lines! Damn, that's where they all went! I only got 1 Pmag and a handful of the Dillos I got home and emptied my bag and pulled out all those Pmags and was like wtf? I asked her about it and she said every time she saw the magpul guys they handed her a Pmag. I got two myself and one 7.62 for my new OBR I ordered. I also got 3 Dillo Dust, a LaRue hat and a Shirt!
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Originally Posted By JakAttak:
Did anyone think to ask how big those 1000 yard targets were? I image around 24'' circle maybe larger since we could see them from the firing line. |
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Originally Posted By clharr:
Originally Posted By JakAttak:
Did anyone think to ask how big those 1000 yard targets were? I image around 24'' circle maybe larger since we could see them from the firing line. That's impressive! I couldn't see them at all until I got behind the scope. |
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Originally Posted By JakAttak:
Originally Posted By jdhill:
Would love to see hats available in the staff and RO colors to us common folk That would just make for potential confusion at future shoots, I doubt they're going to want to change staff colors every year. Yeah, I know it's not gonna happen, but some "non-tactical" colors would be nice add to the lineup |
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Mark and all, thanks for putting up a great event. A buddy and I drove down from Oklahoma and we had a great time. I attended last year's and this one was better.
Quick rundown in no particular order -THE PREDATAR 5.56 IS MY FAVORITE!!! -The two lines were a bit confusing -The vendor tent was smaller than last year's but in a much better location -Please bring more t-shirts to buy, especially pink (my wife is a size small but y'all ran out FAST) -THE PREDATAR 5.56 IS MY FAVORITE!!!! -The stages were AWESOME! (We shot the Top Shot stage and the 3-gun stage; they're excellent ways to get the lines moving) -I suck at magnified optics. First time ever shooting one was at the Top Shot stage and using them for CQB was even weirder -The winner of the Top Shot OBR was running at LIGHT SPEED!!! -THE PREDATAR 5.56 IS MY FAVORITE!!!! -The TG1 Tactical Sniper Targets on the Long Range were AWESOME!!! -The brisket is excellent! -Never shot past 500 yards before. I need to work on that too. The coaches were great though! -THE PREDATAR 5.56 IS MY FAVORITE!!!! -All that wind and dust/sand and I didn't notice any malfunctions. So much for the AR platform and Direct Impingement being unreliable! -The range officers were great! -Thanks to the ladies driving around keeping everyone hydrated! -THE PREDATAR 5.56 IS MY FAVORITE!!!! -That 13 year old is one lucky son of a gun -Maybe make the preorder dillos a different color from those that pay at the door -The 10 or 11 year old boy running the pistol at the 3-gun stage was a sight to see -THE PREDATAR 5.56 IS MY FAVORITE!!!! Final thought: Making it a paid entry event was fine by me. All in all I paid $140 in my prepaid shooter's band package, gas, food and campsite fees for a dillo, 5 chances to win stuff, shot some cool weapons in cool stages, bought 2 tshirts, got 1 bottle of dillo dust, donated a couple bucks for a free tshirt, handled products that my local gun shop doesn't carry, got some nifty stickers and catalogs, met great people and generally had a blast! I do have a couple questions: What iron sights were on the PredatAR 5.56 at the 3-gun stage? Does the range day 15% discount apply to rifles or stealth uppers as well? Would you offer up the rifles used at range day up for sale? |
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I had a great time despite the wind and the dust.
I never shot. I waited for over an hour in line twice, only to have the raffle start and decide that was more important than shooting. I had plenty of opportunity to shoot if I wanted. I spent a lot of time in the vendor tent ogling the optics. I am sure that is going to hurt my pocket book eventually. I got to talk to Mark, Even got to ask Mark if a Larue 1911 was in the future. He should run for office. He does a much better job of changing the subject than Rick Perry. I got to talk to Costa and look how his rifle was set up. All in all it was a good day. |
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Sorry I missed it. Had the (last minute) opportunity to take the kiddos camping and figured outdoor time with the family and sleeping on the ground was more important than shopping for man-toys.
Sounds like (once again) a good time was had by all. Great to hear. I look forward to next year. -Tx |
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Originally Posted By aolspartsman:
I had a great time despite the wind and the dust. I never shot. I waited for over an hour in line twice, only to have the raffle start and decide that was more important than shooting. I had plenty of opportunity to shoot if I wanted. I spent a lot of time in the vendor tent ogling the optics. I am sure that is going to hurt my pocket book eventually. I got to talk to Mark, Even got to ask Mark if a Larue 1911 was in the future. He should run for office. He does a much better job of changing the subject than Rick Perry. I got to talk to Costa and look how his rifle was set up. All in all it was a good day. Costa had some very interesting things to talk about in regards to future products.  Nicest guy ever. He handed me his Predatar when I asked about the OBR barrel and walked off to take pictures.
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