The Utah get together was great. Personally that is the most fun I have had shooting in a while. We had a few members, and a few lurkers show up. Rangemasters is a good indoor range, they also gave us a group discount. First we sat around shooting the bull for a while, there was a TFL trivia quiz, and door prizes. (stuff brought back from the Shot Show) That bushmaster sticker is going to look good on my car.
We had a bunch of handguns, Springfield, a couple of Berettas, HK, Sig, Browning, S&W, and Ruger. There where a couple of AR15s, my old Ishipore, a of course George's FAL. Which by the way is a fun gun to shoot.
I learned a few things there, do not mess with Mrs. Hill. We got to watch her cut the x ring out of a target with a .45. Also Cacea (I hope I spelled that right) does have blue hair. I also really want a FAL now. And I want a 1911. I know that my Ruger is capable of accuracy, I let a guy who is a big IPSC competitor shoot it one time and he shot this tiny little group, but in my hands I might as well be chucking rocks, 6-8 inch groups at 25 yards average. This was the first time that I shot a nice 1911, and it was great, it was like I was pointing my finger and poking holes in the target right where I wanted them.
After everybody else had to leave, my lurker friend and I stayed and shot in the interactive simulator. We did the basic "fun" scenario. It was cheesy, and kind of like playing Area 51 only with a real gun and real bullets. You shoot at a screen with actors on it, the computer controls the reaction of your targets. There are also more serious scenarios for training. It's $15 for thirty minutes, one of us shot while the other reloaded. Whenever you are ruled dead the computer would make a really loud Homer Simpson D'oh noise. We died a lot. I think that if I ever do that again I will use the more realistic scenario.
Now this part is going to upset George because I know what a big HK fan he is. After we where done, and you guys had all left, I was looking at the MP 5k that you could rent. The guy behind the counter said "oh, you like HK, you will really like these." He went to the back and pulled out a full auto HK 33, and a full auto UMP, not the stupid Klintonized version, but the real thing. Unfortunatly they don't rent them out to just anyone, because the .223 and the .45 have too much muzzle rise, they are worried about somebody ventilating the roof.
It was a good day of shooting, I look forward to doing it again. I recommend that other states have their own TFL gatherings. The moderators aren't nearly as scary in real life as they are here.
We had a bunch of handguns, Springfield, a couple of Berettas, HK, Sig, Browning, S&W, and Ruger. There where a couple of AR15s, my old Ishipore, a of course George's FAL. Which by the way is a fun gun to shoot.
I learned a few things there, do not mess with Mrs. Hill. We got to watch her cut the x ring out of a target with a .45. Also Cacea (I hope I spelled that right) does have blue hair. I also really want a FAL now. And I want a 1911. I know that my Ruger is capable of accuracy, I let a guy who is a big IPSC competitor shoot it one time and he shot this tiny little group, but in my hands I might as well be chucking rocks, 6-8 inch groups at 25 yards average. This was the first time that I shot a nice 1911, and it was great, it was like I was pointing my finger and poking holes in the target right where I wanted them.
After everybody else had to leave, my lurker friend and I stayed and shot in the interactive simulator. We did the basic "fun" scenario. It was cheesy, and kind of like playing Area 51 only with a real gun and real bullets. You shoot at a screen with actors on it, the computer controls the reaction of your targets. There are also more serious scenarios for training. It's $15 for thirty minutes, one of us shot while the other reloaded. Whenever you are ruled dead the computer would make a really loud Homer Simpson D'oh noise. We died a lot. I think that if I ever do that again I will use the more realistic scenario.
Now this part is going to upset George because I know what a big HK fan he is. After we where done, and you guys had all left, I was looking at the MP 5k that you could rent. The guy behind the counter said "oh, you like HK, you will really like these." He went to the back and pulled out a full auto HK 33, and a full auto UMP, not the stupid Klintonized version, but the real thing. Unfortunatly they don't rent them out to just anyone, because the .223 and the .45 have too much muzzle rise, they are worried about somebody ventilating the roof.
It was a good day of shooting, I look forward to doing it again. I recommend that other states have their own TFL gatherings. The moderators aren't nearly as scary in real life as they are here.