April Blastfest: - AR15.COM

Posted: 3/22/2006 6:33:05 PM EDT

Friends:

It’s time to start planning the April Blastfest. Following tradition, we should have our Blastfest on a Sunday. We have the following dates to pick from:

Sunday, April 2
Sunday, April 9
Sunday, April 16
Sunday, April 23
Sunday, April 30

Maybe somebody more literate with the technical side of the board can set up a poll.
Thank you,

I am looking forward to seeing you all after this long winter.
Regards,
FRIZ

Posted: 3/22/2006 6:36:16 PM EDT

[#1]

I vote for April 23.

To post a poll, you have to click the Poll button att he top of your post. Then fill in the data. your all set. Unforunately only the thread author can start a poll in it.

Posted: 3/22/2006 7:17:41 PM EDT

[#2]

Thank you codycoyote.
Regards,
FRIZ

Posted: 3/23/2006 8:43:57 AM EDT

[#3]

Any date if good for me. I will be there this time. I will be the short fat guy with the hakim

Posted: 3/23/2006 12:58:27 PM EDT

[#4]

I guess we've got 2 ppl that are goin to the "other" church for easter sunday(4-16).

Posted: 3/23/2006 1:59:52 PM EDT

[#5]

4-23 is IPSC @ TCGC.

I picked the 9th.

Posted: 3/23/2006 4:48:18 PM EDT

[#6]

Quoted:
4-23 is IPSC @ TCGC.

I picked the 9th.

the 9th is knob creek

Posted: 3/23/2006 5:39:58 PM EDT

[#7]

How about a new tradition of doing it on a Saturday once in a while for the church folk?

Posted: 3/24/2006 7:58:58 AM EDT

[#8]

Hi handyandy:
The last one was on Saturday.

Regards,
FRIZ

Posted: 3/25/2006 1:08:54 AM EDT

[#9]

I voted for the two later dates. Early April can be really messy with rain and mud.
The bad news is, the dirtbike club I belong to has a few events in the spring (which I should work). I don't have the new schedule yet so all dates are iffy.

Posted: 3/25/2006 11:00:32 AM EDT

[#10]

Quoted:
How about a new tradition of doing it on a Saturday once in a while for the church folk?

And on the seventh day God created Blastfest. Doesn't your church have Saturday night service? Mine does, you're welcome to accompany my family to Messiah Lutheran.

Posted: 3/25/2006 11:02:51 AM EDT

[#11]

Quoted:
I voted for the two later dates. Early April can be really messy with rain and mud.
The bad news is, the dirtbike club I belong to has a few events in the spring (which I should work). I don't have the new schedule yet so all dates are iffy.

We were out there in February. The high tempature was 9 degrees. I think it was 9 degrees for like fifteen minutes.

Posted: 3/26/2006 4:09:55 PM EDT

[#12]

????????????????

Posted: 3/26/2006 4:41:54 PM EDT

[#13]

St. Paul Lutheran , has a Wed. night service , it's on the outskirts of Leonore , Home of the Smitty Burger. Not too far from the range either. Pork Tenderloins bigger than your head , too.

I just ate, now I want more food. Nah, didn' t puke it out.

Posted: 3/28/2006 6:52:51 AM EDT

[#14]

So, is it April 23d or 30th? Personally I'd prefer the 23d.

Posted: 3/28/2006 6:55:10 PM EDT

[#15]

Reminder to any NASCAR fans, 4/30 is DEGA.

Posted: 3/29/2006 3:40:53 AM EDT

[#16]

NOOOOOOOO! The 23 is my wifes birthday!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted: 3/29/2006 3:55:55 AM EDT

[#17]

And on the seventh day God created Blastfest. Doesn't your church have Saturday night service? Mine does, you're welcome to accompany my family to Messiah Lutheran.

We have three services Sunday, nothing Saturday. BTW, the seventh day is Saturday, the traditional/Jewish sabbath.

Posted: 3/30/2006 6:34:40 PM EDT

[#18]

Quoted:
Quoted:
I voted for the two later dates. Early April can be really messy with rain and mud.
The bad news is, the dirtbike club I belong to has a few events in the spring (which I should work). I don't have the new schedule yet so all dates are iffy.

We were out there in February. The high tempature was 9 degrees. I think it was 9 degrees for like fifteen minutes.

yeah that was fun

i'm voting for anyday thats you can open a can of soda.. and not have it freeze solid within 2min...

i'm voting 23rd!

Posted: 3/30/2006 7:55:03 PM EDT

[#19]

anyone want to fill the new guy in on what and where this blast fest if at? thanks, bill

Posted: 3/31/2006 5:58:25 AM EDT

[#20]

So the 23rd it is.
As everybody can see, the majority can make it on April 23rd.
I am looking forward to seeing you all.
Regards,
FRIZ

Posted: 3/31/2006 6:39:25 AM EDT

[#21]

Quoted:
anyone want to fill the new guy in on what and where this blast fest if at? thanks, bill

Look in the photo archive tacked to the top of this forum for pictures of Blastfests past. Its basically a gathering of people from this site to shoot at Buffalo Range in Ottawa, IL.

Here's the webpage for the RANGE. It's $20 to get in for the day. They have 100/75/50 yard rifle sight in, a shotgun, and pistol ranges and the "Pit", where you can throw out your own physical targets (except glass, metal, tannerite targets, or tracer/inciendiary fire)

Posted: 3/31/2006 11:45:19 AM EDT

[#22]

cool deal ive been going to buffalo for many many years...i will be there on the the 23rd also with a few buddies hopefully get to meet a few people off here...

bill

Posted: 4/5/2006 3:49:13 AM EDT

[#23]

Quoted:

And on the seventh day God created Blastfest. Doesn't your church have Saturday night service? Mine does, you're welcome to accompany my family to Messiah Lutheran.

We have three services Sunday, nothing Saturday. BTW, the seventh day is Saturday, the traditional/Jewish sabbath.

Ya know, I never thought of that. You're right, the seventh day is Saturday. It has always been hard for me to consider Sunday the first day of the week.

Posted: 4/5/2006 9:45:06 AM EDT

[#24]

I'm in on the 23rd. Lets try to set a time to all meet. Last summer I went down there for one of these I couldn't tell who was who.

Posted: 4/5/2006 1:14:46 PM EDT

[#25]

Quoted:
I'm in on the 23rd. Lets try to set a time to all meet. Last summer I went down there for one of these I couldn't tell who was who.

12:00 Noon in the field across from the Pit for the photo. Be there or be anonymous.

Posted: 4/5/2006 6:44:30 PM EDT

[#26]

Count me in.

Posted: 4/6/2006 11:04:01 PM EDT

[#27]

Keep an eye out for the big AR15.COM sign. It's a hint we may be near. The last ones to show up get to stand on my right at the firing line. Free hot brass showers!

Posted: 4/7/2006 12:17:41 AM EDT

[#28]

Quoted:
Keep an eye out for the big AR15.COM sign. It's a hint we may be near. The last ones to show up get to stand on my right at the firing line. Free hot brass showers!

I'll bring my hat/dipnet ( I reload!). No WOLF please.

Posted: 4/7/2006 7:30:21 AM EDT

[#29]

Quoted:
I'll bring my hat/dipnet ( I reload!). No WOLF please.

Here's a thought: bring a huge blue tarp! Can you image the quantity of brass you could collect at one blastfest? Course the tarp would probably get torn to shreds between people's feet and all the old spent cases under foot.

Posted: 4/8/2006 10:29:37 AM EDT

[#30]

I'm still debating. Match at Tri-county, or Blastfest?

Posted: 4/8/2006 2:51:30 PM EDT

[#31]

I'll be there!

Posted: 4/8/2006 3:02:56 PM EDT

[#32]

Quoted:
I'm still debating. Match at Tri-county, or Blastfest?

+1

I think that fact that there is no rifle match that day, only pistol and shotgun, and the 2 hour drive to TCGC is going to swing me towards blastfest.

Posted: 4/8/2006 8:46:40 PM EDT

[#33]

Quoted:
Quoted:
I'm still debating. Match at Tri-county, or Blastfest?

+1

I think that fact that there is no rifle match that day, only pistol and shotgun, and the 2 hour drive to TCGC is going to swing me towards blastfest.

Where you from? If we opt for Tri-county, we could possibly carpool.

Posted: 4/9/2006 5:22:09 PM EDT

[#34]

I live in Bolingbrook.

Posted: 4/9/2006 8:54:02 PM EDT

[#35]

Quoted:
I live in Bolingbrook.

Kinda impractical to carpool then.

Posted: 4/9/2006 11:19:20 PM EDT

[#36]

Ooh... a carpool?

How fun!

Posted: 4/10/2006 4:23:54 PM EDT

[#37]

Ooh... a carpool?

How fun!

You're not invited and neither is racecar

Posted: 4/10/2006 5:06:04 PM EDT

[#38]

Quoted:
Ooh... a carpool?

How fun!

You're not invited and neither is racecar

Uh...since you felt it necessary to speak for me, can you explain these statements?

Why would my minor disagreement in political ideology prevent me from driving either of those two individuals to the shooting match if we lived close together and were both heading there?

That would make no sense.