Posted on 10/27/2015 1:13:00 PM PDT by TheMom
The planning stages for TCMS XI are in the works. At this point the plan is to hold the event in October 2016. (Yes, I know that is a looonnnggg way away!) The range we are considering is Hiciksville Range, in Gatesville. The closest lodging we could find is in Whitney.
We have already had one recon trip, which was not very productive due to heavy rains. The entire recon crew checked out one of the places we are considering staying. The majority of us fell in love with the place, even though it was a gloomy weekend. It made for some fun joking about being the perfect place to film a horror movie, especially with the creepy & trashy road to the resort. We all agreed that the pavilion was awesome; it is big enough to hold all of us without bumping into each other.
NYTexan & BuckeyeTexan checked out the other place. I liked it from looking at their website, but was not impressed with the pictures that Buckeye sent me. She & I are going to do another recon so that I can see it in person. There is also one more location we will look at. The one negative for both of those places is the size of their pavilions ~ we need lots of room to move & mingle.
Next week Eaker, humblegunner and I are going to Hicksville Range for a look see and discuss pricing.
Stay tuned for more info . . .
You have been added to the ping list.
Come on down, it’s a lot of fun and the people are all like family.
When did GeronL get banned?
No idea.
Only three more months until the shoot ping!
3 months PING! :-)
Are y’all still doing that shoot thing?
I’ve seen so much on the news lately about guns
that I either turned mine in or sold them back
to the warmongers I bought ‘em from.
Shame on y’all.
so happy that the heat will break and we can break bread while bustin some stuff up
Did Scott charge you in advance for the retainer fee?
I never noticed it on my Amex
I need to reconfirm that we have landing 7/8 Oct?
Dunno if i told you but some park ranger across the river from my range over at the Palmetto alligator slough made a big stink when a round whizzed by him.
He tried too shut it all down.
We said dont stand down range.
He’s gone
Carry on
Thanks for the ping. I’ll make it a point to talk with Libertybel about it this weekend.
I must have messed up the dates or something. I thought the Shoot was going to be in June or July. We can probably do October.
“When did GeronL get banned?”
I haven’t seen Geron around in a while, but I know he was unhappy here. I had no idea he was banned.
Suicide by zot?
“...some park ranger across the river from my range over at the Palmetto alligator slough made a big stink when a round whizzed by him.
He tried too shut it all down. We said dont stand down range. He’s gone.”
Is that Mickey’s range in Seagoville?
Yessir
you need to drop by the shop and get a permit pass in the interim but things are going back to normal.
They are building more shooting lanes
The ATF guys love our range and they pressured alligator boy out
Interesting. Last time I spoke with Mickey, he told me that shooting into (or toward) the river, wasn’t allowed anymore. According to him, the new owner of the property on the opposite bank was raising a stink about it.
I’m glad to hear he got that straightened out.
“you need to drop by the shop and get a permit pass”
Can I get me a shootin license heah? LOL
Seriously, I thought I’d missed the deadline months ago. Mickey even gave me extra time, but I just couldn’t spare the dough.
I’ll call him. Thanks!
No No it was just one rogue ranger on the alligator slough over there, all that was off limits to the public but he wanted the whole river bottom for himself and wanted us to pony up his paycheck too.
He was “reassigned”
Haven’t been down there since all this happened but in the interim you need a pass and they have a range nazi.
All should be good by autumn.
“No No it was just one rogue ranger on the alligator slough over there...”
By “ranger”, do you mean a state government employee? I don’t get how his paycheck would be affected by this kerfuffle.
I just remember Mickey telling me that there was a new owner on the other side of the river, and that he was forcing him to keep the shooters turned parallel to his property. He told me that a lot of folks had chosen not to renew their range passes because of it.
Your info adds a whole ‘nother angle to the story. No matter. Sounds like it’s all good now.
I was charge.
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