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Originally posted by Greg:
I keep it charged up for when you visit!

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When I come up to visit I'm not driving you back and forth to the 25yd line.

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SAFE SHOOTING and HAVE A GREAT DAY!!!

I mighta made choo-choo noises the night I finally noticed my stars actually blinked. The old lady just smiled, and nodded in the right places, and probably patted me on the head. I get that a lot, patronized like an excited little kid, ha ha.

In all seriousness, I dont think you can rack up stars on here and not accumulate working knowledge about reloading. I swear this site brings people up to speed quickly.

I hope i make it up to the big fest, this oughts be quite a "cross section", quite a sociological experiment.

GREG: I have noticed more than a smattering of "I'm an instructor, you can put me on the flyer", "I'm certified in this or that, put my name on it", etc etc

I dont know how big the place were going is, or exactly how much time we have, or how organized it all is, but... some of the members here seem to have an ACUTE level of knowledge of various things firearm related.

We have long standing defense lawyers, armorers, police and combat veterans, real benchresters, stock makes and the like. Instructors for self defense, gun competitors for everythign from "fun houses" to 1k shooters. Is there any set-up for all this assembled brainpower to be passed along, maybe in half hour talks, should people shoose to listen? a cheap mic, and a PA amp and a schedule... or is that too regimented and would take the fun out of it for the highly qualified? maybe they could just write short papers to pass out or something, I'm big on accumulating information, it seems like a waste somehow not to take advantage of the assembled "brain trust" of this. Quite frankly, I wouldnt be surprised to see Masaad Ayoob or George Kelby be-bopping around. But then again, the website here kind of takes care of the brain trust thing, so i guess just multiple cookouts and gobs of range time will be just the thing.

or we're all going to just eat a lot of cook out and take turns making groups? man, am i gonna feel like whale poop being around IDPA competitors popping targets quick, and such, LMAO. I'm no "prize" wih a pistol, hee hee.....

I don't know if we will have any set schedule as to any "lectures" or "demonstrations". To me, half the enjoyment of being at the range is obviously to shoot, but the other half is to "shoot the breeze" and just talk to other shooters. I'm more than happy to give advice to others and take advice in return from other members at my club. In the past at the public ranges, you had to be careful as there were a lot of those "I know it all" types that actually knew very little but were either too proud or stubborn to even listen.

I seriously doubt we will find any of that know it all attitude at this meet in August. As far as my shooting level goes, I'm a hunter and have been shooting hunter accuracy for many years. Aside from shooting some MOA groups between friends in very informal matches, I only just started bench shooting with the 264 RLB. I know my bench technique can be improved on.

The same goes for my handgun shooting which has been mainly for hunting and practicing with some of my self defense guns so I'm not unfamiliar with the way they shoot should the need arise to use them. I think one can pickup a lot of info just shooting beside a more experienced shooter and in competition with them.

My biggest problem with handguns is that I'm left eye dominant and shoot right handed. I seriously doubt that any amount of practice will put me in the same class as some of the real competition shooters unless I try to correct that problem. For hunting where your not being timed and for self defense in close quarters the eye problem doesn't really come into play.

Regardless of what events or lectures might or might not take place, I think it's safe to say that it will be a good time had by all. Lots of shooting and burnt powder (ahhh the smell of burnt Unique in the morning ), big piles of food, and a weekend away with people that already feel like old friends.

Maybe just in the interest of completeness, though... we're all going to be on one of the member's ranges, no? some formal "all must attend" short course on range safety procedures would be called for, i suppose. I know we're all long time gun owners and target shooters, but every range seems to have a few small "things we do HERE" things. Theres gonna be a bunch of us milling around shooting constantly, and we're all used to different ranges.

Maybe some kind of organizational thing where someone announces "range is hot", "bolts OUT of the long guns", etc etc, "target time, guys... put em up or take em down, or leave 'em be if you havent touched the paper yet"

whatver the guy(s) of that range say, i guess, with an eye towards its going to be way more crowded than whats usual for the range. I know at MY range i am a member of, its tiny and informal, and i TREASURE gettign to it alone for the day. When hunting season gets close, "safety" is a nip and tuck thing, and over crowding is a problem. I think most of us here, and the "one or two" guys at our local ranges, that are likely the safest guys, so this is close to "optimal".

But, i just want to point out there might be hundreds of us, and it might stress the range a bit for whatever is normal activity level for it. I know if i visit a new range, i like it when they spell out whatever rules are observed there, theres always SOMEthing i am not used to previously.

a little formal speech up front,a must-attend 'ten minute safety class' one, would be cool. Some small organizational details might be in order to make things smoother, but i am not the person to ask to plan such things. Completely full lines of benches, and numerous pistol targets getting constant use, with maybe lines forming behind them, might possobly call for "bolts carried in back pockets" with "little flags in the chambers" and maybe a PA announcing "target time" "range hot time" "commence firing" "cease firing", etc etc etc. I dont know whats already in place there, but we migh overwhelm whats normal activity level there.

but i am used to a teensy private club range, this is likely a huge place already used to this stuff. Just throwing it out there in case anythign seems like a good idea.

Every range has their own rules and guidelines. While most of them are the same, there may be some slight differences in policy. Most of the private clubs have their own version. I know my club has all the range rules listed in the clubs bi-laws set forth by the clubs committee. I'm sure Clayt's club has the same thing.

You bring up a good point. As guests of this club we should know the range rules. I doubt that there would be a problem, but its better to be safe and accidents can happen to even the most safety conscious people. Clayt, would it be possible to get a copy of your clubs range rules?

With all the certified this and certified that at this meet, I'll bet there will be plenty of certified RSO's too, MC1911 and myself included. A brief discussion of these rules prior to the first day of shooting sounds like a good idea. So who's bringing the donuts and coffee for this? I hope there is a Dunkin Donuts or something similar on the way. A quick search and tadaaa.

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Dunkin' Donuts
175 MAIN ST
SOUTH BERWICK, ME 03908, USA
207-384-4188

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It seems there is one right near the Dover Days Inn too.

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Dunkin' Donuts
526 CENTRAL AVE
DOVER, NH 03820, USA
603-742-9576

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I am still pondering the drive ,Truck or Car..Anything in your neighnorhood we can kill , I mean leagally.. LOL Hunting season of some kind.. I could come up a day or so early and we can do some damage.. Anyone on here eat Opposume? We could stock up on road kill before we get there..

Anyone getting married that time of year.. Check the Papers for weddings on the way and we can crash them.. Weddings always have the best food.. I still have a bunch of crap from mine we can wrap back up and give again.. Does anyone even use a Bread maker.. I got 3.. Aint used the first one...

If I drive the truck I can Set up a portable loader in the back, You know just in case of an emergency...

We better not linger too long in Maine else we'll start talking like them. Wa'd Ja pock the Ka?

When I arrived in Houston, I was afraid to open my mouth :rofl All I heard was very strange to my ears. The Houston Oilers was pronounced Earlers. The Uhaul guy thought I was daft when he told me to "mash" the brakes. I just looked at him helplessly, totally not understanding what he wanted me to do

In Texas, someone named Dawn is pronounced Don. You have INsurance not InSurance. There are quite a lot of different pronunciations. People from the Bronx sound just like Fran.

It should be great fun if'n the New Englander's behave themselves

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Originally posted by Tinkerin:
People from the Bronx sound just like Fran.

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Dat's DA Bronx! Fran as in "The Nanny?" I think she was from Queens (Flushing, NY).

i know what he means. There was a chick in college... and she was from "Knee Yawk" , lmao, and had that drawn out "ohhh-hh, yahhhhh..." sound like the nanny does.

one night, it was a matter of contention. We had people from new york around before, and they hadnt sounded like that. One guy said some part of new york they sound like that... another theory was she had relatives in "bah-stun", and yet another theory was that it was semitic speech mannerisms.

we never did get to the bottom of it. I know some italian or irish families can have overtones of speech patterns picked up from older family members if they grew up around it. Taking this tack, she claimed to be "mediterranean", whatever in the h3LL THAT is. I assume that means she lives in the ocean. I called her "the girl from atlantis" for about half a semester.

perhaps this individual comes from atlantis, too, lmao. Me? I have red hair that has darkened over the years considerably, and i have very fair skin. Its no secret where my ancestors come from.

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Originally posted by Greg:
Clayt, would it be possible to get a copy of your clubs range rules?

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Rule #1: Don't shoot Clayt!
Rule #2: Don't shoot Greg....... and so on.......

General range rules apply, plus a few like the following;

You do NOT handle firearms when others are downrange posting targets. Firearms are to be unloaded, with the actions open during "cease fire".

I'll go over the whole rules/proccedure Saturday morning at 9AM.

I'm the President of this Club. I have either written or revised all the range rules recently. I am the Chief Range Safety Officer of the Club. I'm a Maine State Certified Hunter Safety Instructor for both Bow and Firearm, Certified Maine State Range Safety Officer, past State of Maine coordinator of the "Maine Youth Field Day" where we had 150 kids shooting guns, Certified NRA Pistol Instructor, and I can boil "lobsta" with the best of them!!

If I'm in Texas, then "I" talk funny, if you're from Texas and are in Maine, then "You" talk funny!

For those of you that may "talk funny"
Practice before you come, say "Kennebunk Port" (Ken-E-bunk Port) and "Lobsta" five times a day until you come here in August.

~Clayt

When I spoke to the Dover Days Inn (603-742-0400) last time, Tammy said she would give us a group rate (10% off) with a minimum of 4 room reservations. This was only if reservations were phoned in. Making reservations via the Internet required a 10 room block for a group discount. Also, IIRC, making a group discount reservation online requires a non-refundable prepayment in full at the time the reservation is made. Should something come up and you can't attend, you can cancel a phone reservation up to 24 hours in advance without any fee or penalty.

I'd like to make reservations for this as soon as possible, preferably sometime this week. So, my question is, who else plans on staying overnight and needs to make reservations?

How does anyone foresee this fest playing out? I seem to have a feel for Saturday. 9 A.M. range rules session, evening Lobsta feast. In the middle, casual shooting and yap-pin. Haven't heard anyone mention something like TGully's "challenge".

What do we do with Sunday? Maybe shoot fish? I've asked my wife if she wants to come and got "as long as I can look at as many Antique Shops as long as I want to, responses.

Tinkerin

I compared quite a few places via hotels.com and travelocity.com. This place looks to be the least expensive. Earlier in this thread, Clayt had stated that friends for a wedding had also stayed there and it was a pretty nice place.

Yes, Dover is in New Hampshire and judging by its location near to the water, and the other lodging prices, I'd say it is a big tourist/summer attraction type of town. I can't say if it's a complete tourist raping ground or not, but it seems to be on par with most of the New England coastal towns. Dover,NH is about a 30 minute drive to South Berwick ME.

Checking the online reservations for the Dover Days Inn , they show the following rates...

For a 2-night stay (Check-in 8/5/06, Check-out 8/7/06) the rates range from $202.30 to $304.30 depending on the room you want to reserve. They have a standard, efficiency, studio, and suite. The pricing for these is via the Internet. There are no refunds or modifications and they must be prepaid. Ten rooms are needed to get a group rate via the Internet.

For the same 2-night stay making reservations online, with the availability of cancellation within 24 hours of check-in and paying upon arrival, the rates range from $238 to $358. This is the same pricing I got when I called them on the phone. However, if the reservations are made directly through Dover Days Inn, they can give us a group rate (10% off) with as little as 4 rooms. I'd rather book the reservations via telephone directly with the Dover Days Inn.

I'll be leaving my house with MC1911 August 5th at around 2:00 AM. This should put us in the area of South Berwick, ME at around 8:00 AM. The first thing is to find a diner and get some coffee and breakfast. (Clayt, any suggestions?) Once at the range, Clayt will go over the range rules in his best New England accent, while the "Northerners" will make fun of he the way the "Southerners" talk, and vice versa. Saturday night is of course the Lobsta and steamers (or is that steamas?) feast.

We still need to have the "TGully101 30-06 Challenge. We still have plenty of time to come up with a shooting event schedule. I don't want to make the kind of schedule where we have to race to get through and jump from one event to the next. I think a more laid back, relaxed pace would work just fine with plenty of casual shooting and yap-pin in-between.

The Kittery Trading Post is on my list of places to go, although it looks like a place that could become costly to anyone prone to impulse shopping. Also nearby in Dover is On Target Technologies (OTT) . They make custom barrels using EDM & CNC. OTT is going to make one of the 264 RLB™ barrels for Jude's Encore. While I doubt they will be open on the weekend, I'm going to contact Mike Sirois and see about stopping by and touring the place.

I also want to document this event with pictures and video and post it on the site afterwards. It's going to be a busy weekend to say the least. I think it will be a lot of fun too.

Clayt,
I forgot to ask you. Do you have GPS coordinates for the club? If not, could you get them?

Dover is about 15 mins from the Club. I'll write up a sheet of directions and "points of interest" with directions too. There are a few "must do(s)" when in this area, I'll have to look up some "antique places" too!

~Clayt

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Originally posted by Greg:
I'd like to make reservations for this as soon as possible, preferably sometime this week. So, my question is, who else plans on staying overnight and needs to make reservations?

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Hello? Anyone else? I'd like to be able to take advantage of the 10% discount for the group rate. That's nearly a pound of powder and box of bullets...

I don't want to wait too much longer to make the reservations.

Are we going to play any shooting games? Maybe have a bragging rights forum? I'd like that announced so's I could practice up a bit I think it'd be fun to have some informal matches then share our super secret recipes over Lobsta.

I'd also like to know how much ammo to bring. Takes me awhile to reload cause I'm in the south and we do it slower here,so I need a head start.

Anyone considering RLB Fest 2006 t-shirts? I'd put in for (3) XL's

Tink

Check in is at 2:00 PM, checkout is at 11:00 AM. I'm not sure on the late check out, you'd have to contact them directly to find out.

What started this whole thing was from this thread: Challenge

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Originally posted by Tgully101:
I challenge anyone to come up to my range. we will have a liitle game of shooting. big bore of course.

1. July 18, Strathcona MN
2. 50 dollar entry fee.
3. 5 shots each target.
a. 270yds off hand
b. 600 yards any way you want except supported in any way.
c. 125 yards silent gong.
4. in case of a tie 3 shot at 30" bull at 1000yards. first one to hit it wins. electricity available. maybe water hook ups for RV no sewer.
5 in case of a tie again, we will move to my golf game, rules are as follows. shooter a hits a golf ball in bounds. shooter b must kill gaolf ball. where it lands for a point. this is off the bench. rounds will carry on until we havea winner.

No sight adjustments are allowed once shoot begins.
no bull barrels allowed. must be deer legal. Hunting rifles only...customs are allowed. bring you frickin magnums, I'm betting on anything other than magnum. will be taking wagers on 2.5 to one odds against the magnum.

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Tink,

No problem with the lodging. I want to secure the reservation as soon as possible. If I can get it with a group discount, even better. I'm not going to wait too long and have the place booked up solid for the weekend and have to look elsewhere.

We'll put together some sort of "schedule/listing of events" and post it here. It' will give us all plenty of time to brush up on our shooting. Being that this would be my first "official" match, someone who's been to one can make some suggestions.

I'm sure there will be plenty of bragging afterwards too. I plan on getting plenty of pictures and video to upload to the server for all to see.

It funny you mentioned "how much ammo" as I was just thinking that today. You have to figure several matches (maybe more?) and quite a bit of informal shooting/plinking. I'll probably bring 4 or 5 rifles and several handguns and a minimum 200 rounds for each, more for the semi-auto plinking types. Just figure the ammo you'll need for two full days of shooting. Then add to that the ammo you want and you'll have an exact number.

The shirts were mentioned before in this thread and I'll have to look into it. The last time shirts came up, there was a 36 minimum order for T-Shirts. I only got 12 order requests and the idea has more or less died out. I'll call the vendor this week and ask what would be involved about getting a "short order" of shirts and how much they would cost. Of course this means having to create a new design (or alter the original) for the shirt.

Hey Sed and Rob, you still planning on heading up north for this?

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Hey Sed and Rob, you still planning on heading up north for this?

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You bet , A road trip and food , I wouldn't miss it for the anything.. I still think Seds riding with me... Hey nothing is in season to hunt that time of year right?

Rob, they got lots of chipmunks. It may take a few to make a stew, but it is as good as squirrel.

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SAFE SHOOTING and HAVE A GREAT DAY!!!