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The "Punkin' Patch"
and other mysteries of life ....
Bob Erwin has been knocking himself
out preparing for us to come have a great time on his property.
This wooded grove now sports all sorts
of varmint critters just waiting for our pistols and Jan. 15,16.
These are all steel silhouettes cut
out, painted, and hung for our use. There's 36 of them on this
range alone!
Now that will "Ring" with
a nice hit.
You see the format of our game here
too. We aren't asking that you come shoot aspirins at 100 yards.
We're making this a pistol wonderland. Consistency will be rewarded.
Fun will be enjoyed by all.
Just a side note. This is the sort
of thing the sport / hobby has NEEDED for a long time. Sure, it's
nice when people purchase from a dealer and go back for a scope
and for pellets - then accessories, then a target, etc. However;
all of that happens in a vacuum. It's absorbed and doesn't float
all of the boats in the harbor. We'd like to see new opportunities
for you to USE what you purchase. Perhaps gather and have some
good natured competition while doing so. When you do so ... others
are introduced to the sport.
Where are the festivals? Where are
the tournaments? Who's gonna step forward and organize and sponsor
events? I've said, for many years, that this is the type of thing
we've needed. More "activity" in the hobby. Can you
imagine if most people just kept their golf clubs in the closet.
Collected baseball bats, but never played. Who knows ... I wouldn't
be surprised to learn that there's a baseball bat collector's
club meeting somewhere. But ... I think a boat should be in the
water. An airplane should fly. And, an air rifle should engage
in the sport of "shooting". For that to happen, in our
rapidly diminishing shooting culture ... we need "events".
You turn on the TV late at night and
try to find something to watch. You flip across the "FOOD
CHANNEL" and there's a "Chili Cookoff" ... held
in some little town ... and they had 50,000 people during the
weekend. Someone planned it - someone promoted it - many people
advertised it - AND ... tens of thousands of people SUPPORTED
it. That's the one ... yeah ... I know .... everybody's busy.
As you realize ... I'm SUPPOSED to
be making airguns. But, along with that, I've tried to step up
to the plate and entertain, sponsor, organize, etc. to get some
activities off the ground. However; when we spend six months producing
a Standing Stone festival, we get 200 people to show up in three
days. We've been pushing the rendezvous for five years now. If
we didn't have it anymore ... everybody would wonder why ... 'cause
they were just getting ready to come THIS time.
Well, Bob's got my vote. He's stepped
up here. Those targets are sawn out of plate steel. He doesn't
have a machine shop. He wants to support the sport. What's in
it for him? Sharing the enjoyment of something he likes. Seems
he actually shoots his Chaparral 25 pistol. ;?) I've lost track
- he's put somewhere well over 20,000 rounds thru it now.
There's still time for a few more of
you to come enjoy a weekend of air pistol shooting Jan. 15, 16,
'05 in Corbin, Kentucky. Sorry ... we're alittle behind in our
"sensitivity training workbook". If you come, some will
win - some will actually loose. We'll have therapy personnel on
hand (to laugh at any poor sport ... ;?). Obviously, we'll be
featuring Barnes air pistols. Hey! Can we DO that? .... (:?()
... You Bettcha.
Bob's set up four ranges. At the top
of the page was the "hunting camp". Here's the "pumpkin
patch". Another is a "fruit bowl" theme. The fourth
is all manner of steel splash plates - geometric shapes. Heated
shooting sheds provided. Tanks of high pressure nitrogen provided.
Don't wait to see the pics here of
what you missed. ;?) Just going to remind you here too. Many of
my Pistol actions will drop into a carbine stock as an alternative
format. (Yes ... that's a blatant commercial
comment) ;?)
Guaranteed to cure cabin fever and
the post New Year blues!
If you don't come ... all the Whales
will die.