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Fun Shoot By State Discussion Gate => Discussions By States => South Carolina Fun Shooting Events => Topic started by: gene_sc on January 22, 2014, 06:04:24 PM
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Announcing the GTA Fun Shoot 2014 in beautiful Belton, SC….also known as “Paradise”.
Mark your calendar, set your alarm, tell your boss, make your reservations, grab your airguns and supplies and get ready.
Hosted once again by Gene and Cathy Curtis. Ornganized by Dez, AKA Ezman04
Dates are 9-11 May 2014. Room for tents if you are a camper. Make hotel reservations now, the Clemson graduation is that week and rooms are booking.
With Saturday 10th being the main day for activities, we will supply lunch with drinks. Bring your coolers and snacks/food for the other meals. Or there are plenty of restaurants in nearby Anderson.
We will have door prizes and hopefully raffle items for you to win. Please check in at D Ez HQ tent to register upon arrival to get your door prize ticket and purchase raffle tickets.
Here is the Google maps location. Just type in the address 201 Blair Mill Road Belton, SC.
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=maps&ie=UTF-8&ei=I6XZUv3lGfLMsAStjIHAAg&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ (https://maps.google.com/maps?q=maps&ie=UTF-8&ei=I6XZUv3lGfLMsAStjIHAAg&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ)
Make your plans now. We believe this will be the largest and best one yet!!!!
Additional instructions and info will follow.
Gene
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WooHoo!!!!
Reservations made and ready for it. Everybody that possibly can NEEDS to be there. You will enjoy it. Just look back at the photos from the previous years. They just get better and better.
And once again I will asked, beg and plead for any donations members and member/vendors would like to make to the event. We always have a bunch of good door prizes and raffle items for you to purchase chances on. We will gladly accept anything in new or like new condition. I'll beg and plead more as the date gets closer. But keep us in mind and start making your plans to join us.
See ya'll there!!!
SAFE & Happy Shooting!!!!
Dave
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Me and kim are going to be there. She has the days off and looking forward to seeing everyone's smiling faces.
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1,100 miles. Marking my calendar. Have to see how funds play out.
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It appears that Belton (Paradise), is close enough to Troy, S.C. and Anderson, S.C., that I can schedule going to this Event at the same time I visit with the Folks at Bryan and Associates and The Crooked Barn!:) If I'm not mistaken, I am only a 4-6 hour drive from these areas.?.
Will be well worth it and a great reason to get out the camping gear!
Only a little over 4-months away. Not sure I'll know how to act around so many other Airgunners? :o
Can't wait!
Thanks for the advanced notice! ;D
Al.
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Any special reservations, or notice that needs to be given if you are going to pitch a tent?
Looks like only 214-miles to drive, not bad at all.
Regards,
Al.
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Can't wait to see old friends and make some new !
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WoooHoooo This will be my first. I just missed last years by a month. NOT going to miss this year !
Time to put some faces to the posts ! I just need to see if there is somewhere close by to park a motorhome.
Yippee,
Scott
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Count me in, I'll be there. The wife might not come this time since I left her in the hotel room all day....
It appears that Belton (Paradise), is close enough to Troy, S.C. and Anderson, S.C., that I can schedule going to this Event at the same time I visit with the Folks at Bryan and Associates and The Crooked Barn!:) If I'm not mistaken, I am only a 4-6 hour drive from these areas.?.
Al.
Al, it isn't nearly as far as it seams, I get to Greenville in less than 3hrs, get a hotel, then back track 30 mins to Belton.
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Well shucks .... 4000 miles and some twisty roads between the LEFT and RIGHT coasts prevent this.
Wish I was on that EAST side and could formally meet the "Crew" ;D
Hope you geta darn fine turn out tho .... Nutin like fun in the sun with your fellow AG enthusiasts ;D
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I hope I can make this! I'm already going to be passing by four times in the next three months! On the way to Atlanta next week, on the way home the week after and then the same at the end of March. Maybe I can hook up with someone driving down from Upstate NY to tote my guns so I can ride my motorcycle down.
That or sling a handful of rifles and pistols across the back. I'm sure that would go smoothly... :D
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WoooHoooo This will be my first. I just missed last years by a month. NOT going to miss this year !
Time to put some faces to the posts ! I just need to see if there is somewhere close by to park a motorhome.
Yippee,
Scott
Possibly across the street at the abandoned factory. Gene might be able to check that. They never complained about us parking cars and trucks there.
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Is the map link working for you guys? It's not for me.
283 miles for me to Belton, not bad at all at 55 mpg. :D
Do you guys welcome newbies?
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ALL GTA members (and their guests/spouces) are invited and welcome!!!
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Only 88 mi. from North Augusta. I doubt I would shoot but I still like to watch, socialize, and learn for a day.
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Well, if you come, I'd just about bet you WILL shoot.
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Really kinda hard not to. Although some accuse me of not taking trigger time.
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Just to remind everyone, I generally bring between 10-20 of my babies. If you see one in my rack that looks interesting, PLEASE feel free to grab it and give it a try. You will see all kinds, shapes and calibers there. Many of our folks have an AWSOME collection of goodies!!! And most are glad to let you handle them.
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I plan to come. Save my tent spot.
Richard
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Richard,
Bring more Boudin, my wife said if she knew that it was there she wouldn't have stayed in the hotel...
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I'll probably bring some. I kinda live off of it while I'm there.
Richard
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Well shucks .... 4000 miles and some twisty roads between the LEFT and RIGHT coasts prevent this.
Wish I was on that EAST side and could formally meet the "Crew" ;D
Hope you geta darn fine turn out tho .... Nutin like fun in the sun with your fellow AG enthusiasts ;D
Scott, that's why there are aircraft :)
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Well shucks .... 4000 miles and some twisty roads between the LEFT and RIGHT coasts prevent this.
Wish I was on that EAST side and could formally meet the "Crew" ;D
Hope you geta darn fine turn out tho .... Nutin like fun in the sun with your fellow AG enthusiasts ;D
Scott, that's why there are aircraft :)
Tom,
I told him the same thing in Chat tonight, even used you as an example...
Hope to see you again this year...
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Yes, unless I'm AU that week. Not sure yet. I'll travel on Friday this time so I miss less of Sat. That's a hint for all travelling :) DON'T MISS SAT!
Tom
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I'll be needing my spot too!
Brett
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I always bring lots of guns and everyone is more then welcome to try them.
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Thinking about it...........
The wife and I considering a road trip (5k round trip).
Flying would be faster , but there is a big chunk of this country I haven't yet seen........we'll see.
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Is the map link working for you guys? It's not for me.
283 miles for me to Belton, not bad at all at 55 mpg. :D
Do you guys welcome newbies?
it did not work for me, showed me my area only. will try with mozilla
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Is there a deadline to let you guys know if we can make it? I'd LOVE to go, and since I don't mind the tent camping, I could drag the ole tent along!
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Is the map link working for you guys? It's not for me.
283 miles for me to Belton, not bad at all at 55 mpg. :D
Do you guys welcome newbies?
it did not work for me, showed me my area only. will try with mozilla
I reworked the initial post. The link for some reason opens YOUR local area. Just type in the address 201 Blair Mill Road - Belton, SC and see where it will be.
:)
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Is there a deadline to let you guys know if we can make it? I'd LOVE to go, and since I don't mind the tent camping, I could drag the ole tent along!
With the tents, it is really first come first best spots. Look at the pictures from previous years. Gene SHOULD have ample space for whomever wants to camp.
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Well being I`m only 30 min. from Gene you know I`ll be there. Just don`t change the dates this year Dez.
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Well being I`m only 30 min. from Gene you know I`ll be there. Just don`t change the dates this year Dez.
NOT happening. We did that last year to help someone out. But I have my room reservations. NO changing of the dates. May wind up just being me, Gene and our wives. But the dates are solid!!!
:)
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Only 2.5 hour drive. I might have to come on Saturday.
For those who need a working Maps Link:
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=201+Blair+Mill+Road+Belton,+SC&hl=en&sll=34.363844,-81.551514&sspn=1.970136,3.103638&hnear=201+W+Blair+Mill+Rd,+Belton,+South+Carolina+29627&t=m&z=17 (https://maps.google.com/maps?q=201+Blair+Mill+Road+Belton,+SC&hl=en&sll=34.363844,-81.551514&sspn=1.970136,3.103638&hnear=201+W+Blair+Mill+Rd,+Belton,+South+Carolina+29627&t=m&z=17)
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Sweet i might be able to do this... I didn't know about the previous meetings, also noticing that there are a BUNCH of SC folks that are into air-gunning.. Now i just got to get the approval from the "BOSS" being retired the schedule is not a problem, however accommodating the wife who still works is most important!! probably going to drag the camper and stay at Devils fork state park and make it a LONG weekend... That way i can get in some Kayaking as well..
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It's official, I'm in double trouble. I'll be out on a job and it's mother's day weekend. I'm missing the fun shoot and still catching havoc! Everyone enjoy and I'll shoot for 2015.
Tom
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Just got my reservations confirmed! will be staying at Devils fork state park, they have plenty of empty sites. however it is about an hours drive from Belton.. i just like devils Fork state park, IMHO it is THE prettiest place in SC.. and i would rather have electricity hookups so i can run the AC!! also being a total newb anything that i need to know about the shoot? any helpful info would be much appreciated!
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Snacks and drinks (Lunch/drinks on Saturday furnished)
airguns & ammo
Money for raffle tickets
Anything you want to donate to raffle :)
Warm up your handshake arm
Possibly a table, chair(s) and shooting bags?
Anything you want to sell or trade
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Local stores are close. We will have the drinks in coolers on ice on Saturday. Chairs are always in demand so make sure you bring one or two.
Gene
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looking at last years pics, should I get a canopy? and what are we shooting? do i need targets? sorry if I am asking goofy questions...
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Canopy is good for shade and to keep sun off guns. We shoot at bells,paintballs,paper targets,Christmas ornaments, inflated rubber gloves and anything else we bring or think of. Gene also has a bunch of spinners too. Bring targets not bad to have on hand anyway.
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cool sounds like the stuff I like to shoot... or more correctly shoot at..lol
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Canopy's are an option. We only have enough room for about 15-6 full canopy's. We line them up along the shooting line. First come first server sort of speak. Some folks will have room to share. You can bring your favorite targets to shoot if you like but last year we had over 700 targets out there plus shoot n see stickers for the back boards.
Gene
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you ought to sneak in some tannerite targets..lol
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you ought to sneak in some tannerite targets..lol
Not even. As it stands, the police always visit anyway. But their visits are always pleasant. We don NOT want to change that. Plus the neighbors (inside the city limits) would probably have us put UNDER the jail.
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you ought to sneak in some tannerite targets..lol
Not even. As it stands, the police always visit anyway. But their visits are always pleasant. We don NOT want to change that. Plus the neighbors (inside the city limits) would probably have us put UNDER the jail.
Rumor has it that the police showed up one year late at night. turns out it was a loud snorer. so the rumor goes. lol :) ;D
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you ought to sneak in some tannerite targets..lol
Not even. As it stands, the police always visit anyway. But their visits are always pleasant. We don NOT want to change that. Plus the neighbors (inside the city limits) would probably have us put UNDER the jail.
Some people just can't take a JOKE!
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you ought to sneak in some tannerite targets..lol
Not even. As it stands, the police always visit anyway. But their visits are always pleasant. We don NOT want to change that. Plus the neighbors (inside the city limits) would probably have us put UNDER the jail.
Some people just can't take a JOKE!
Who?
The police, the neighbors or me?
:P
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I had gone to a shoot with my son in West Virginia. At the end of the competition, the host loaded a cannon with a bowling ball and fired it off. Very powerful, very loud, and once was enough for me. The ball went into the woods about 200 yards away after going probably 200 or 300 feet high. There were no close neighbors and it is a good thing. As a side note, we were all shooting WWII fire arms from the US and Europe; and the targets were from 50 to 400 yards.
To answer the question: The police, the neighbors or me? <---Here, it would be my police department that would have trouble with that kind of joke.
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you guys are aware that the 11th is mother's day, and being that most of us did not come out of an egg, we might have to come up with some cock eyed story.... (but then again, we hunt, so "embellishing " might not be so rare after all...). No really, my wife will kill me...
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either way... count me in!!!!!! i have been wanting to go since i got into the GTA. I will not miss this for the world!
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Lucky for me I live in Travelers Rest, SC. I can just drive down Saturday morning for all the fun and games. Since I am very new to GTA I am looking forward to meeting some of the folks from these forums. How early does the activity start at these things?
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As soon as people start waking up......
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"As soon as people start waking up......" sooo 0500 ok?? oh wait i wont have my "Alarm cats" in the camper so i guess i will be able to sleep in tell 6 or so...lol
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... stand outside of your tent at the crack of dawn... point dragonclaw into the sweet, soft earth... unleash Let the plinking commence!!!
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I don't care what I gotta do, I'm going to try my hardest to be there. Only 875 miles for me. That sounds like 12 hours of driving. Not that bad.
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chem you should find out if anyone in your area is planning the trip as well. i plan on making the trip ;D only like 130 miles for me ;)
Josh
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Can't make any promises, but I would like to attend. Depends on where or if i'm working, but i'll mark the calendar.
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Wow....shaping up to be some great raffle and door prizes available at the Fun Shoot. Already getting donation sent and promises by some. Will be some NICE airguns available to buy raffle tickets for.
How about a TAU-200 Senior Laminate? We're talking a retailing new for $850 Co2 target gun. :)
How about a new Trail NP Limited .22 with a GRT-III installed? And I'm thinking when I get this one in hand, since it looks like a Phantom style stock, seeing if it will slide into a Remington Summit stock. I will toss that in if the winner prefers a nice wood stock over the synthetic one.
How about a new Benjamin Regal Nitro? If it fits, will install a GRT-III in it too. I bet it will work.
How about a new Powerline Target Pro 953?
How about a custom made set of Walnut grips to fit the Crosman 13XX, 22XX, 23XX, 24XX series?
Oh, and rumors are there will be a new .25 MRod on the raffle table also. :)
Just getting started, I haven't even put out my request to most of our vendor/members. This year is shaping up to be a most excellent event. Dave (grumpy) and his wife Nancy have volunteered to cook up the Saturday meal. Should be most excellent.
I look to having more very good raffle items and hope to have at least one door prize for each attendee. Maybe more!!!
Make your plans to be there. Should be a most excellent time, as usual.
See ya'll there!!!
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sweeeet, I just hope I can make it.
Josh
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Wife seems hip to the idea of a 2 day mini vacation. I am really hoping to make it this year to meet you all and have some fun shooting pellets and the bull.
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Reservations are made.....
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Reservations are made.....
but you haven't even met me yet. lol :) ;D
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Sure looking good so far everyone. I have a nice Benjamin Trail NP that I will put out with all the possible mods. Things are sure looking good for this 2014 GTA Fun Shoot. Yaaaaaaaa Hoooooooo
Gene
Wow....shaping up to be some great raffle and door prizes available at the Fun Shoot. Already getting donation sent and promises by some. Will be some NICE airguns available to buy raffle tickets for.
How about a TAU-200 Senior Laminate? We're talking a retailing new for $850 Co2 target gun. :)
How about a new Trail NP Limited .22 with a GRT-III installed? And I'm thinking when I get this one in hand, since it looks like a Phantom style stock, seeing if it will slide into a Remington Summit stock. I will toss that in if the winner prefers a nice wood stock over the synthetic one.
How about a new Benjamin Regal Nitro? If it fits, will install a GRT-III in it too. I bet it will work.
How about a new Powerline Target Pro 953?
How about a custom made set of Walnut grips to fit the Crosman 13XX, 22XX, 23XX, 24XX series?
Oh, and rumors are there will be a new .25 MRod on the raffle table also. :)
Just getting started, I haven't even put out my request to most of our vendor/members. This year is shaping up to be a most excellent event. Dave (grumpy) and his wife Nancy have volunteered to cook up the Saturday meal. Should be most excellent.
I look to having more very good raffle items and hope to have at least one door prize for each attendee. Maybe more!!!
Make your plans to be there. Should be a most excellent time, as usual.
See ya'll there!!!
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It's been a long time since i camped in my truck... kinda excited!!! Gene, just told my wife and Boss (not the same person, but both are very controlling...) the dates... so I am so there. I'll bring some toys for you to play with too... some rarities for everyone to enjoy...
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Thats Great News. I knew if I lived long enough I would finally meet ya...:)
Gene
It's been a long time since i camped in my truck... kinda excited!!! Gene, just told my wife and Boss (not the same person, but both are very controlling...) the dates... so I am so there. I'll bring some toys for you to play with too... some rarities for everyone to enjoy...
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I actually moved 30 minutes away from Atlanta... so count me in for any shoot with ya...
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I was hopeing to make it this year but I may be finishing a job in California about then.
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I am in the midst of some serious negotiations to take a couple of days to shake hands with some wonderful people I feel I've known forever!!
Being self employed I work for a major pain in the neck!!!
It's 1200 miles for me, but a nice drive might be just what the doctor ordered!!
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You want us to send Guido up there to "talk" to your boss??
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That would be great Joe. Would be excellent to shake your hand!!!
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I am in the midst of some serious negotiations to take a couple of days to shake hands with some wonderful people I feel I've known forever!!
Being self employed I work for a major Pain in the neck!!!
It's 1200 miles for me, but a nice drive might be just what the doctor ordered!!
Joe, you need to check you mileage man, it is only about 750 miles from South Jersey to Charleston. I know I can get good flights out of Myrtle Beach to Atlantic City for less than $100.00 round trip.
I just did a Google Map search from Monmouth University to Belton, SC is 754 miles Taking I81 through the Mountains instead of I95 through the cities...
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Yup!!
Just entered into Mapquest...740 miles. Quick 12 hour ride. I'm coming!!
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Yup!!
Just entered into Mapquest...740 miles. Quick 12 hour ride. I'm coming!!
Yeah buddy, can't wait to meet you....
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I am seriously considering making the trip myself- just can't decide whether to drive or fly. It will be expensive to fly, but time-consuming to drive, and it may be worth the extra money to fly, just because of the cost of gasoline these days. I have no idea where I'll stay, but thought I might just fly there, rent a car, and drive until I find a place to crash.
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Would be quite awesome to meet you Liz!!!
Come on out!!!
:)
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That would be fantastic if you could come Liz. Meet all of us and our wives. We do have a great time and enjoy each others company and of course air guns...:) We have lots of room for tents...:) But I am sure u will want to bed down in a nice soft hotel bed at night.
We will be looking forward to seeing you Liz.
Gene
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Yes, I am really looking forward to meeting all you guys. If I can't find a place to stay, I'll pitch a tent, but I bet I can find something.
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Lizz, check the Holiday Inn Crown Plaza in Greenville, that is where the wife and I will be staying...
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THanks OTC- I will!
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Anderson is the closest to where I live and lots of hotels there Liz.
Gene
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Here's a list in Anderson and the dates of that week.
http://www.trivago.com/?aDateRange%5Barr%5D=2014-05-07&aDateRange%5Bdep%5D=2014-05-11&iRoomType=7&iPathId=34950&iGeoDistanceItem=0&iViewType=0&bIsSeoPage=false&bIsSitemap=false& (http://www.trivago.com/?aDateRange%5Barr%5D=2014-05-07&aDateRange%5Bdep%5D=2014-05-11&iRoomType=7&iPathId=34950&iGeoDistanceItem=0&iViewType=0&bIsSeoPage=false&bIsSitemap=false&)
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Would be awesome to meet you Lizzy. Try the Super8 in anderson. A lot of us are staying there and theres tons of places near by to eat. Rates were about the best I could find.
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Anyone coming from Canada?
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Thanks guys- very helpful information!
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Anyone coming from Canada?
Sadly I don't think Bruce is coming down again :(
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Anyone coming from Canada?
Sadly I don't think Bruce is coming down again :(
Yeah, we spoke in Chat a while back and he said he doesn't think he will make it this year.....
I really like the looks of that Retay and want one but not bad enough to take the trip there myself so was going to see if anyone from the great white north was heading to the shoot could pick one up for me...
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Tom the Retay will be under lock n key...:)
Gene
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Gene,
I want a 100x fixed barrel in Carbon fiber .22 so unless that is what you have no need to batten down the hatches...
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Glad to be back. I plan on being at the shoot. Will help cook hamburgers again if needed. Look forward to it and seeing old friends again.
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I will be there around 6pm friday. Hopefully there will be a tent spot for me!
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Randy I always need help..:) You flip some great burgers too...:)
On the tents it is first come first serve but I think we can sqeeze you in somewhere..:)
Gene
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Good deal. I live here in Wisconsin. I'll be going on vacation in Myrtle Beach for 5 days, then I'll be coming to the fun shoot.
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Great ! I am looking forward to meeting some old, and new friends.
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Who you calling old???
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HeeHee
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I have a feeling I'll be one of the young bucks there, and I'm 41!!!!!
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...I'm 38, going on 90...at least I feel 90... Lol
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With air gunning, age does not seem to matter...:) Young and old play. Especially the old...:) You will fit right in Pat.
Gene
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Old or young -- boys will be boys and play with their toys. You will enjoy the Fun Shoot and meet a bunch of fine people.
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A lot of years in the Army have made me feel way older than 41. Just glad to know that the Army is coming to an end for me. Oct 1 looks like the final retirement. Couldn't come faster. Matter of fact, I'm leaving in 1 hour exactly for Beautiful (JOKE) Fort McCoy for a few weeks.
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Stop by the PX and pick me up some cigs while ur on base...:)
Congrats.
Gene
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So the dates are May 9th to May 11th.. May 9th is my Birthday.
Very temping.. to go to the Funshoot, I'll right next to Blythewood, SC ;)
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it starts friday the 9th right? what time may we start arriving?
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Any time...come on out. I'm sure someone will be up and stirring if it's after daylight. :)
Happy Tom, please do come on out and we will help celebrate your birthday with you!!!
Looking at the calendar, I guess it's time for me to start begging. :)
If any members or member/vendors have something they would like to donate to the Fun Shoot for raffle, door prizes or supply any goodies to support the event, please let me know as soon as you can. Drop me an email or pm. I need to start rounding things up and make a list.
We already have donations by David (grumpy) of an MM tuned XS60C as well as his wife has graciously volunteered to smoke some goodies for the Saturday meal.
Scott at AGD has donated a Benjamin Nitro Limited and Gene has sent me a CBR trigger to install.
Darrell (ddgrego) has donated a new Daisy 953.
Norm is donating a Blaster stock that he will tailor cut for the Disco, MRod or MRod 2nd Gen. He will also cut them for the double tube setup if needed.
johninthecamper custom grips for the Crosman line of airguns
Rumors that a couple of folks have gotten together to supply a MRod (will hold off making that official until I hear a for certain :) )
I'm sure I've missed some, I don't have my "official" list started but need to. LOL
I have a couple of airguns we have purchased out of GTA funds that will be raffled also. Like a TAU-200 target Co2 air rifle. I'm buying tickets on this one!!!
I believe Gene has an airgun or two hidden away in his shop.
Any and all contributions accepted and appreciated. Let's make this the bestest Fun Shoot yet!!!!
See ya'll there.
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Oh we have a couple suprises for the shoot :)
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Thanks Grumpy. We like surprises.
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Hope to make one of these shoots at least once. Would be nice to meet many of you in person and shoot together.
BZ
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i'll be there Dan... have not camped in my truck since the old Army days... but it will be fun...
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OK, the 5 man cleanup crew came in this morning and cut down 25 trees and leveled the outer shooting areas on both sides this morning. Those who have been to all our previous shoots will know what this means. We now have a larger, deeper and wider shooting area now. At least 80 yards now. And this is all clean and no brush or trees in the way now...:) Thanks to the donations from all of you that made this all possible. We now have a fantastic shooting area..:)
Gene
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well I got a item or two for the raffle, and I will be coming for sure, best save me some ground to sleep on Gene!!!
Josh
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i'll be there Dan... have not camped in my truck since the old Army days... but it will be fun...
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Dang Gabe...rub it in why don't you! Hey, picked up an m rod so we will be chatting.
BZ
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Humm, about a 5 hour drive. I might stop in for a day! Maybe make my way up to Black Mountain afterward.
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Stop by for the day and help support the GTA, and you will not be disappointed. You may even go home with a new air gun or nice accessory. A great way to see and shoot dozens of air guns.
Hope to see you there.
Gene
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yeah I am really looking forward to shooting some of those elite airguns that I have only read about...
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I have a small guppy air tank,will there be anywhere at the funshoot to get a refill?
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Normally everyone brings there own air tanks if they shoot PCP's. Most all will share if they have extra air.
Gene
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I will be bringing two 4500 tanks and everyone knows I don't shoot THAT much. Too busy socializing and organizing.
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Anybody need a 2216psi cylinder? Might have a couple of those to bring to find a new home.
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Well, my wife & I made the decision! We're coming. Like to meet & greet everyone at the shoot. Don't know if we will shoot, but hey, it will be great to be there.
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Well you will enjoy it and your wife can make new friends with our wives as well. There is fun for all.
Gene
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coalminer, you wont regret it. Matter of fact you and your wife will have a great time.
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not sure what day or how long i'll be able to stay, but ill bring my big nitrogen tank. :) any of the pcp guys welcome to it. should have plenty of air. :)
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Thanks Chad, and we will be looking forward to seeing you again.
Gene
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15 Days and counting...:)
Gene
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Super excited to again be able to attend this wonderful event. I won't be able to make it for as much time as previous years, but I will be there Friday afternoon and all day Saturday.
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Sure will be great to see you once again Martin.
Gene
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I'm actually kinda looking forward to it. hope i can make it.
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Looking forward to meeting a great group of people! My 8-year-old son and I are planning to drive up Thursday.
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Myself, wife, and kids will be in Myrtle Beach Till Friday, then were heading there for the fun shoot. I'm really excited.
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Hoping to make this years shoot. Is there an official head count of who's coming to this one. Still struggling with which rifles to bring with me.
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LOL
I know the feeling. I struggle with that every year. :)
Head count...hard to say. There will be anywhere from 40-70 folks. Some will be there early for the entire event, some will only show up for one of the days. I plan on having at least 10 of my herd there and will have them available for folks to shoot and handle. Please don't be shy to ask!!!
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I'm all set for the fun shoot.
My wife was not too happy that sunday is mother's day.
All I have to do now is top off my tanks drive down. I'll plan to be there friday around 1 and I will leave sunday bright and early.
I'm bringing my two guns. The Custom Bottled disco .22 and mrod .25. Everyone is welcome to shot either.
Look forwards meeting all you in person.
Daniel
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Great show Daniel, be looking forward to seeing you bro.
Gene
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Gene... i have decided to rough it and i would like to camp on my pick up... do you have room for a bum with bbguns and a sleeping bag? i want to do the under the stars thing (unless weather does not cooperate, then i'll find a hotel...). Are you having people staying in tents also???
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plenty of tent campers last yr, just gotta show up early for grass space lol, ill be sleeping in the truck bed if grass isn't available.
Josh
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Anybody passing through Lexington, NC on the way down to the Fun Shoot?
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We gots lots of room Gabe
Gene
Gene... i have decided to rough it and i would like to camp on my pick up... do you have room for a bum with bbguns and a sleeping bag? i want to do the under the stars thing (unless weather does not cooperate, then i'll find a hotel...). Are you having people staying in tents also???
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Truck bed Inn for me too!!!!
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will be dragging the Camper up to Lake Joccassee at Devils fork State Park.. looks to be about a 30 or 40 minute drive from Belton... I plan on attending Saturday morning maybe 9:30 or 10ish?? if that's not too early?? figured i would want to beat the afternoon heat?? there are closer parks in the area, but lake Jocassee is beautiful and it will allow me to indulge in my other passion.. "kayaking" anyway just wanted to ask if i needed to bring anything NON airgun related...lol also will be bringing my entire collection, nothing too fancy though.. ( see signature) or most of it, and most of them ARE for sale if anyone is interested... I am not particularly attached to anything that's NOT German...lol Looking forward to meeting everyone..
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Anyone else bringing their Wives to the fun shoot, mine is kind of skeptical about going but doesn't want to get left in the hotel all day like last time either?
Anyone staying at the Holiday Inn Crown Plaza in Greenville?
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Anyone else bringing their Wives to the fun shoot, mine is kind of skeptical about going but doesn't want to get left in the hotel all day like last time either?
Anyone staying at the Holiday Inn Crown Plaza in Greenville?
Mine will be with me. She's a reader not a shooter, though may toss a little lead and by little i mean likely less than 20 pellets over the days we are there
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Mrs. Ez will be there as usual, Gene's Cathy will be there also.
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How far is the nearest air fill? My condor is a airhog.
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Might ought to take up a collection to buy a Freedom 8 or larger HPA compressor for GTA.
:)
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i should be there mid afternoon saturday and will stay til sunday Ed. i will have nitrogen so long as we can fill with a foster fitting. or an fx fill probe. or someone has whatever adapter needed. :) i will fill it all you want. :)
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Ill be there on friday midday... and i'll bring my bottle with 3000 psi... anyone is welcome to it... foster fitting or BSA adapter available.
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If there is anyone heading up today that will be going I-95 North, is starting their trip south of exit 8 which is just north of Savannah, G.A. (hilton head, island exit), has room for 1 more and a box and wants to save some gas money by car pooling, please let me know. Would be great!:)
Thanks,
Al.
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Al, toss on a short skirt and some heels, then put you thumb up and :)
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Al, toss on a short skirt and some heels, then put you thumb up and :)
Been told I have nice legs for a guy, might give it a try, lol!:)
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Do what you have to do, Al. Give 'em a shave and see what happens. There's bound to be somebody into that sort of thing :D
Plus I need you to bring your QB so I can install the replacement bolt.
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Al, toss on a short skirt and some heels, then put you thumb up and :)
"Oh Hey look,, a girl with hairy legs and thick calves wanting a ride,,, Humm, that doesn't look suspicious at all"
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Ooooh Miss, is that a FDPCP? Hop on in............
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Al,
My wife just backed out of the whole trip so I will be flying Solo, leaving tomorrow after work from Summerville.
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Shootin starts at 7:00 am tomorrow morning. Everything is set to go. Lots of raffle items and lots of food. For those of you that cannot make it we will eat your food and take home winnings you may have won...:)
And a few extra pounds...:)
Gene
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7am????
Gee...no beauty sleep for me. And you know I need a LOT. HeeHee
Well, sleep ain't gonna help. See you all in the early hours. Will be as Gene says, lot of fun, food, shooting and prizes. The best part is seeing our old friends and shaking hands with new ones!!!
I was very glad to see our GTA family members that showed up a little early. Especially good to finally shake hands with Mr. Melick. Mike is definitely one of a kind!!!
GREAT to see him and this was a long trip for him, 1200 miles.
Glad to have and see all of you that have or are making the trek.
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7 am ? misses aint even up yet lol. Were all moving real slow but will be there in a lil while.
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7am!!!! and i was taking my sweet time thinking i would get ther a bit early (12 pm)... let me finish my coffee and i'll be on my way...
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yall post some pictures, we will be up there tonight.....
See yall tomorrow morning...
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Have fun everyone. If you need an extra grill I just found the perfect one on craigs list.
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7am????
Gee...no beauty sleep for me. And you know I need a LOT. HeeHee
Well, sleep ain't gonna help. See you all in the early hours. Will be as Gene says, lot of fun, food, shooting and prizes. The best part is seeing our old friends and shaking hands with new ones!!!
I was very glad to see our GTA family members that showed up a little early. Especially good to finally shake hands with Mr. Melick. Mike is definitely one of a kind!!!
GREAT to see him and this was a long trip for him, 1200 miles.
Glad to have and see all of you that have or are making the trek.
Beauty sleep!? If you are looking for beauty sleep Dave you better sleep another 20 years ;)
BZ
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Beauty sleep!? If you are looking for beauty sleep Dave you better sleep another 20 years ;)
BZ
Thanks BZ but it's more like I never should get up.
LOL
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Beauty sleep!? If you are looking for beauty sleep Dave you better sleep another 20 years ;)
BZ
Thanks BZ but it's more like I never should get up.
LOL
I can't believe you responded so fast! Ain't you shootin man? ;D
BZ
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OK, DEz, it's halfway through the first day and there's still no pics posted. Please...........
joe
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BZ, have you not realized D Ez can multi-multi-task?
LOL
On my shooting table are 2 airguns and my laptop. Meeting and greeting folks, selling raffle tickets, shooting and taking pictures.
Joe, I'm working on it bro, sorry. Maybe I don't multi-task so well. HeeHee
Kim is getting ready to upload some photos. Tyler is taking some also, Pyramyd Air has requested some to post on social media. I'll try to post some tonight.
Wish you were here my friend. I will say I've had a few most excellent surprises since arriving here this year. One of the best was when my ol' buddy rocker1 walked around the corner!!!
Richard has a huge pot stirring with some Cajun food cooking. It smells fantastic.
Hmmm...will soon be multi-multi-multi-tasking holding a spoon and bowl also.
:P
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Please tell both Mike Melick and Lil Sis,
that Ron says hello, AND THANK YOU for all of their past support and services.
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BZ, have you not realized D Ez can multi-multi-task?
LOL
On my shooting table are 2 airguns and my laptop. Meeting and greeting folks, selling raffle tickets, shooting and taking pictures.
Joe, I'm working on it bro, sorry. Maybe I don't multi-task so well. HeeHee
Kim is getting ready to upload some photos. Tyler is taking some also, Pyramyd Air has requested some to post on social media. I'll try to post some tonight.
Wish you were here my friend. I will say I've had a few most excellent surprises since arriving here this year. One of the best was when my ol' buddy rocker1 walked around the corner!!!
Richard has a huge pot stirring with some Cajun food cooking. It smells fantastic.
Hmmm...will soon be multi-multi-multi-tasking holding a spoon and bowl also.
:P
You're killing me, bro!! Tell everyone I said, "Hi!" I sure do miss being there.
joe
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I got to the fun shot around 11:30 in the morning. Shooting is great but the best part is meeting everyone.
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Please tell both Mike Melick and Lil Sis,
that Ron says hello, AND THANK YOU for all of their past support and services.
I passed your words along to both Ron. They said howdy and thanks!!!
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I got to the fun shot around 11:30 in the morning. Shooting is great but the best part is meeting everyone.
Absolutely agree Daniel!!!
Joe, here's a few photos...
Just getting started setting up...
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Setting up GTA HQ tent...
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The shooting competition winners this year will receive trophies and gift certificates to PA.
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Gene had the range reworked and opened up better this year!!!
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Lotsa targets!!!
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Lil' Sis, MrSis and Mr Melick talk airgun tech.
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Cathy about to christen the SMG 22. She was really smiling after ripping through a belt of ammo. :)
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Tent city going up...
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Gene, Daniel and Richard under the big top.
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We had another great event thanks to the support from the members and vendors.
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Folks from all over...WI, TN, MI, IL, GA, VA, NY, LA and several from SC & NC. Oh, and some old coot that now calls FL home. :)
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Firing line getting filled up...
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Richard sorting a couple of raffle tickets. :)
We all know it's a waste (except to support GTA) because David (grumpy) always hauls everything home with him. :)
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Some of the girls lounging on the deck.
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Was fantastic to finally meet lizzy. Here she is being entertained by Ernie and Art of LexAir.
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Tyler and Martin...
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Daniel and Gabe.
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See...shooting while maintaining the forum. LOL
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Richard and Randy working on dinner!!! YUM, can you smell what Rich is cooking???
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There's a few. Tomorrow should be a very active and busy day. More folks scheduled to show. Wish you ALL were here.
Maybe next year.
More photos coming!!!
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WOW! look at all the fun going on there! Can you smell J E A L O U S from the left coast ? ;D ;D ;D
So I'm kinda guessin' there's not a feathered or furry varmint wanderin' around within 10 miles of there ! ;D
Great pics, and keep 'em coming !
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Was so busy today sorting out guns and trying to get some trigger time just flat out didnt have time to snap pics. Tomorrow i hope to get a bunch.
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Having a ball so far. Its great to renew old friendships and create new ones. Really missing you Joe (Jonnnyboy).
Richard
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Jonnnyboy, wish you were here. Richard told me about your wife and I will be praying for her.
Also, never ever expect a Cajun to answer correctly the question: Is it hot and spicy??
They will automatically answer "NO, I just cook it to taste good."
But you better have plenty of water for the afterburn.
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Having a great time,lots of great friends heaps of guns and food and a Dez,lol! What more could you ask.
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D ez, thanks for the pics and updates. I do truly hope to make one of these shoots sometime. Glad you all are having a blessed time ;D
Also, since you do not need your beauty sleep and can multitask so well Dave, when I make a Fun Shoot you can pump up my .25 Marauder for me between shots ;)
LOL!
As a side note, who makes that .22 SMG that Cathy is holding?
BZ
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Sure are having a blast so far !, pun intended :) As Dez mentioned its great to see old and make new friends. I am sorry if I missed anyone so far. If so please feel free to come up and say Hi, I promise not to bite. As far as winning everything, well I don't know about that lol, but I try to do my part in supporting GTA, there is no more deserving site !!
A huge thank you to Gene, Dez, all the Misses an everyone else who helps to put on this most excellent event. Oh, and I cannot thank my own Misses for tolerating this bunch and driving us 17 hours straight through and putting up with me, she really is a trooper !
Dave
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Wishin' I was there, too! It's great to see all you having a great time. Somebody take a big bite of whatever Richard is cooking there and think of me! Lol!
Rocker, it's good to see you there. You're missed, buddy.
Joe
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Jonnnyboy, wish you were here. Richard told me about your wife and I will be praying for her.
Also, never ever expect a Cajun to answer correctly the question: Is it hot and spicy??
They will automatically answer "NO, I just cook it to taste good."
But you better have plenty of water for the afterburn.
Randy save me a seat, will be there shortly....
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Wish i could be there.
Tommy
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I stopped by this morning and watched for a bit. One guy let me shoot his converted 2400 which was sweet. Hope they post the raffle numbers on line for the folks that can't be there during the drawings.
I want SOMETHING!
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I heard there was a Sasquatch siting this morning at the fun shoot. Any truth to that... Amb550c?
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Yep.
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Wow. I had an AWESOME time for the little bit that I was able to attend. Learned a lot about my own guns, and got to meet some really cool people. My wife wasn't feeling too good cause of the heat, and whatnot, so we had to duck out way earlier than planned to get on the road. 900 miles later, and here I'm home in Wisconsin. I apologize in advance that I didn't get to say good bye to everyone there. Or personally meet everyone.
Like I said. I had a great time, and so did my boy and my 7 year old daughter.
Thanks everyone.
Pat
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This has been the best of the best GTA Fun Shoots ever. All the wives pitched in and did allot of work to make this all work right..:). All there male partners...:) pitched in as well to set up and re set up targets and put up equipment etc. I want to personally thank Dave's wife. AKA Mrs Grumpy for a world class meal on Saturday. She sure knows how to cook and she sure knows how to cook for a bunch of hullegan air gun addicts..:)
Cathy my wife had southern biscuits, sausage and gravy with eggs both mornings. So all of you who know me now know why I am so big...:) She is one dang good cook too.
I also want to thank all who participated in this event for your support of the GTA. Dez, aka Ezman604, aka Dez Is one heck of an organizer and leader. Richard, aka amb5500c, cooked us all one of his family recipes of for Friday's dinner. Man was that great stuff..:) Everyone loved it.
All in all it was a total blast of non stop air gunning and eating..:)
We did have a voyeur looking in on me when I would go in the restroom...:) I had to put my dog outside the door to guard the door while I did my business after they busted in on me...:)
Anyways we will be having allot more pictures and many monthly raffles to come. So keep on supporting the GTA. It is your forum.
Gene
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Cool! Looks like you guys had fun. Had to work in Beaumont TX covering a hot job and I sure hated to miss it.
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What makes it great there is no one in chat and now everything I say makes sense ;D
Wish I was there with all you great people. Grumpy took me all day to zero that scope LOL'
Bob
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I had a great time at the fun shoot! I can't thank enough everyone that helped with this event. It shows how the GTA is a very larger family and a great bunch of people. For all the members that could not make it, I would highly recommend to come next year and share the passion of air guns.
Thanks again.
Daniel
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I'm exhausted. But man, is it a great exhaustion. ;D
Teresa and I had a blast as usual. We got a little rain on us but the timing, in my opinion, was perfect. It gave us time to hand out some door prizes and draw for raffle prizes. MANY thanks go to Gene and Cathy for hosting all us crazies. THANK YOU for opening your home once again and making us feel at home. It is a LOT of work and it was greatly appreciated and showed in all of the fun we had. It was great to see everyone and actually have time to chat with everyone. If I missed shaking hands or chatting with you, my apologies. I'll try harder next year!!!
And it was a pleasant surprise to get to see Mr. Bob pay us a visit. I know it took a lot for you to make it but we are all so proud you did my friend. GOD Bless you sir and we will continue to pray for your recovery.
The annual Fun Shoot is just like no other event I've ever attended. All year long you hear me and others proclaim that GTA is a FAMILY. This is more like a fun family reunion and legitimizes what we say about being a family of airgunners. I hope all that attended had 1/2 as much fun as Teresa and I did. The 3 days went by WAY too quickly. As I attempted to do my "creative packing" to leave, I said my good-bye's to most. It started to rain again as we were leaving and I failed to say a proper good-by to some of my dear friends. I think they know we really enjoyed our too short time together and will be chatting with them soon (Kim, Joel, Richard, & Liz to name a few)!!!
Many folks need special recognition for this event. There were a lot of donations by members and member/vendors of door prizes and raffle items. I will try to get my list together and post the folks that sent items. I will also echo Gene's comments on Nancy (Mrs grumpy) for the fantastic feast she prepared for us today. It was most awesome ma'am, thank you so much!!! Cathy helped and I believe Teresa also between the chores I asked of her. :)
Each year the event gets bigger and better. A few of the members and I chatted about next year and possibly finding a larger area for our ever expanding reunion. And it would be great to allow Gene to just come and enjoy the event (he does that anyway) but not feel like he has to do so much. You deserve a rest my friend!!! But I have a feeling it would be quite difficult to get Gene and Cathy to agree to not be full tilt into this event. :)
Art of Lexair furnished hamburgers and hotdogs again this year for a Friday meal. Richard also followed that up with an awesome kettle of Louisiana eatin'. Excellent stuff Rich!!!
Thanks to your support, we had enough funds to handle all of the expenses this year. And with the amount of raffle tickets sold and the generous donations, we were able to replace what we spent plus add more to the GTA operation funds. As well as having a few airguns left over for our monthly raffles. So the forum, as well as the annual Fun Shoot, happens because of and for YOU!!!
Teresa and I thank each and every one of you that attended. It was fantastic meeting you and getting to chat in person. I am already looking forward to next year and how the heck we can make it better. The only thing I can think of for sure that would make it better, is if YOU are there!!!
More photos coming.
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I really enjoyed the 2014 GTA Fun Shoot.
Great turnout and lots of good shooting.
Already looking forward to 2015.
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A special thanks from Cathy and me to those that stayed behind and cleaned up and put everything away on Sunday. It is deeply appreciated. I am sorry for not being able to of helped but the preceeding weeks and three days of the fun shoot took its toll on my legs. It was all I could do, to get up and down the back deck stairs...:)
This just shows you how great the GTA family is. Kim and Joel, aka Sis, and Sis2, had a 10 hour trip to get home but stayed to help with the clean up. Also Richard and Chad, aka aack73 stayed behind to help with the clean up as well. Talk about going the extra mile..:) Again thank you for all those who helped make the fun shoot a blast..
Again thanks for all you do.
Gene n Cathy
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This year was a blast just like the previous year! A deep thanks to all those that put this event together. The folks of GTA are like a nice and friendly family, caring for everyone, especially those going through hard times, I will keep them in my prayers. That barbeque was yummy! Haven't done so much shooting in a while! Met some nice people too :) Looking forward to next year!
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I finally got to meet Mike Melick from Flying Dragon Airguns, and that was a great treat. What a gentleman and down to earth Friend. Been talking with
Mike for years on the phone and forum but never had the opportunity to meet him. Mike is an Icon in the airgun industry and has made several trips to China to help them
build air rifles that we like to shoot. His vast knowledge of air rifles make him a perfect candidate for design changes that improves the performance of all those air rifles
we like to buy and shoot. Thanks Mike for coming and supporting the GTA.
Also got to meet Gabe, aka lillysdad621. Now that was a pleasure, and surprise because Gabe has been with the GTA from the beginning, along with Jeff, aka Longislandhunter. Gabe
is another great asset to the airgun hobby/sport. He had some awesome stories and a collection of antique air rifles and air guns that would choke an elephant..:) Gabe
kept breaking out another gun everytime I turned around...:) Most all the air guns he had, I had only seen in pictures. A great guy and now a very good personal friend.
All this time I thought Gabe was in his 70' or 80's...:), BUT he is a good looking buck around 30 years old...:) What a surprise. And that just shows you that meeting people you have known
for years on the forum can be one heck of a surprise..:) It was a pleasure Gabe and I hope we can connect in the near future.
And another great guy and knowledgeable member was Jason and his son, aka Nervoustrigger. It was a pleasure getting to meet and talk with Jason. He is very sharp and has a
great talent and understanding of the Chinese airguns, Especially the QB series and the B-50 series PCP's. Technically savey and I love talking to him. He brought his son
and if my memory is correct his son is around 8 years old. That boy could shoot dime groups with a QB HPA air rifle out at 60 yards..:) He is another future air gun addict
and sharpshooter...:) Thanks again Jason for the great conversations and for your support of the GTA.
I also got to meet another amazing man. Danieal, aka RDSAIL. Now Daniel is a good example of a man that is innovative and extremely creative on a beer budget...:)
Those of you who have not seen some of his projects you should take the time to find his posts and take a look at the pictures of some of his work. But the pictures do not
do his work any justice.. He is limited to his tools and tooling. The finished work he has produced is amazing. He is another technical savey GTA member. Thanks Daniel for
supporting the GTA, And coming to the GTA Fun Shoot and sharing with all of us. It was amazing what he has done with little tooling but he has a talent that many of us
would be envious of... Especially me..:) Thanks again Daniel for sharing and your support.
Another great suprise was meeting Liz, aka lizzie one of our long time GTA Moderators. Wow what a gal..:) She is another very talented air gun addict..:) She flew in from
Texas on Friday. Yes she works on air rifles and shoots like Annie Oakly...:) She loves older spring rifles and has a great collection. We all were very happy that she made
it and partook in all the fun. She canvased the shoot until she found an air rifle that she took a liking too and talked to the owner, "lillysdad621". I assume they
came to a mutual agreement and off she walked with another sweet air rifle...:) As I understand it, it was a XMS-24 Chinese rifle that Mike Melick had moded with a Reckord
Trigger.No wonder it caught here eye...:) I tried to get her to let me keep it and ship it to her later but she looked at me like I was nuts...:)
Guess she knows all about those Record Triggers...:) Anyway it was a great pleasure meeting Liz in person, talking to her and just
being around her. A very sweet lady air gunner... Thank you Liz for all you do and your support of the GTA.
These are just a handfull of those new faces that I had never met in person. There are many more new faces that I hope return next year so I can get you know them/you
and sit down and talk more.
The GTA is a diversified air gun forum and there is an endless amount of talent here on the GTA. I learn something new every day and am amazed by all the new innovations, ideas, and mods that
keep popping up. The GTA is truly blessed with some of the best talented air gunners in the world. Bar none.
Thank you all for your support of the GTA. It is your forum and always will be.
God Bless
Gene and Cathy
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Enjoyed meeting some new faces and some old ones too. :) hope everyone made/makes it home safely with no troubles. a lot have a long ways to go today. :)
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This event was unbelievable!!!! I' like to thank you all for throwing what has now become the highlight of the year. The food was unreal good (Rich... you my friend have an incredible talent... that was by far the best meal had in over 24 years in this country... that was reason enough to come.) The camaraderie shown and the hospitality shared by Gene and his gracious better half made the event feel like you were plinking at home. Dez, you have an uncanny skill at keeping everything running so smooth, and Alas, it make the event seem too short... Lizzie, you smiled beautifully for 2 days straight... enough to give us enough joy even on rainy days... thank you for your company. Kim and the crew... love you guys. I will keep the NP3 a secret... oh... Darn... Came there not knowing that i needed two Joshs' in my life... so glad to have met you guys personally... better meet me there again next year! Muse... a pleasure to have spent time with you my friend... Daniel... who knew i would find a link to my old country, and at the GTA shoot!!! by the way, I will post the recepy for a good Guarapito, for those lucky enough to still have some of your gift around. Jason... you have a gem in your son... even though we were all Bsing around tell Chris i did notice how he was just blasting targets out at some ungodly distances... that kid is a great shot...Mr Melick... who always with his generosity and wisdom answered a million questions and gave his insight as to what is to come with Flying Dragon (that P12 is AWESOME!!!!!!!), while managing to be the last man standing after the party...the man can party like a Rock Star... my hat is off to you sir. to everyone else who made this event what it was with your presence, help and gifts... thank you and see you there next year!!!!!
PS: it was great to see all the builds i have been reading about for the past few years... if you did not get there this year, you missed out big time!!!! Thank you GTA family for the gathering of the year!!!!
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Well we made it into VA. Got 512 more miles to go.
We all had a great time and sorry didnt get pics added yet.was not able to get alot of pics was to busy talking with all the great people there.
Thank u again Gene for opening your home to us and letting us come down so early.
Will be back on later dang phone is to small to type lol
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hmm keeping the NP3 a secret...OK, was there any demo's of the new NP2 there.
Chet
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Jonnnyboy, wish you were here. Richard told me about your wife and I will be praying for her.
Also, never ever expect a Cajun to answer correctly the question: Is it hot and spicy??
They will automatically answer "NO, I just cook it to taste good."
But you better have plenty of water for the afterburn.
it was "warm"... not spicy!!!
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just to Add to what everyone else is saying, the fun shoot was awesome... yes Mike Melick can party!!! putting a good face and voice to all the names in chat and on the forums was awesome! it was a good time hanging out with Grumpy, Lilysdad, RDsail, Wilson, LilSis and Mr.Sis, ACK, Rocker1, and the few others who were down on our end!!! Thanks to Kevin (AFMUSE76) for driving and allowing me the use of the "trailer park on the hill". i hope you all drive safe and arrive home unscathed!!!
yes, the NP3 will stay a secret!!!
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The NP3 was a joke. Someone miss spoke and now is a joke between us. There is NO np3.
Gabe i am going to throw airgun parts at u next time i see u and beat u with a barrel. Lol
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Made it home about 90 minutes ago.
I have a great time meeting those that attended and looking at all the very nice guns. I enjoyed my shooting the bull, figuratively and actually. It was nice to put faces to names.
My wife shot 6 different rifles (thank you) and over 150 pellets. Until that time she had not shot any. She enjoyed that and REALLY liked Kim's super Mrod
Everyone I ran into made me feel welcome. My wife and I thank you all for that. There were so many nice people, I could not name them all though I would like to thank ...
Gene for hosting and making me feel welcome right off.
Dez for the same reason.
They both make it seem we were old friends.
Joel and Kim for sharing their canopy and company for the shoot. I felt like kinfolk as we sat and shot and chatted. ;- )
Thank you joel for the zombie target ! I am thrilled to have it to shoot up. Can't thank you enough.
Dave, Daniel and Josh, it was great to finally meet you in person. You also made me feel welcome.
I know I did not name everyone and MUST stress, everyone was friendly and made my wife and I feel welcome. thank you !
I took a boatload of photos and will get them edited and posted where everyone can see and copy and they like for their personal use.
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I just want to thank everyone that came. Gene was a great host. Food was awesome, thanks goes to those who prepared. The guns where impressive. I kept hearing people refer to GTA members as family, now i know why, and im proud to be a part of that family. To all the sponsors and people that contributed to GTA, i thank you. Keep up the good work, i look forward to hearing from you guys in the chat, and seeing you next year at the shoot.
In my opinion all post should have SOME eye candy.
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Pops and I just made it home a short while ago. Really had a great time this year. The past few years have been fun as well but there was something special about this year. Maybe it will come to me....not sure. It was great as always to see Gene, Dez and the rest of the crew. Special thank you to Gene's wife Cathy and Dez's wife Teresa, both of which are integral to this event. Was really great to see my buds Brett and Richard, and even David (Rocker1) made an appearance. That was an unexpected surprise. Hopefully he will not be a stranger around here!
Thanks to everyone who attended and helped make the event special. Every year it seems to grow and become another can't miss event on my calender. I hope to share next years event with more new faces and LOTS of cool airguns!
Tyler
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We got home about 4pm today, had a great time seeing everyone, Kim congrats on winning the PCP paint ball comp.....
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It was great. I cant really add to whats already been said. After all that driving, I'm too tired to even try. I'll probably dream about air rifles tonight. ( but that wont really be unusual for me). I wont even try to name all of the folks that I owe thanks to because EVERYONE contributed to making the event a huge success and a big ole pile of fun. I will, however, mention just a couple of my favorite highlights of the event: The priceless look on Kim's face when she kicked every man there's butt at shooting BB sized paintballs off of golf tees from 50 yards to win the PCP competition. Congratulations Kim and to Tyler also, for winning the spring gun competition. It was truly a blessing to get to see Mr. Bob come walking up there. I was also pleasantly surprised to get to hang out with my old buddy David aka (Rocker1) and to have left him with a mental image he wont soon forget. LOL. It was great to reacquaint with the rest of my old friends and I left there confident that I had made quite a few more treasured friends/family. Thanks to the Lord for providing us with his traveling grace that allowed us all to gather together for a while and return to our respective homes safely.
Richard
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well now that we made home after the 14 hour drive and the 1 hour of unpacking the vehicle we would like to thank all that showed and Gene for letting us have another great get together this year. It was great to see all the old crew there and all the new faces. As for Richards comment about my face he should have been in my head as i was saying NO WAY. I was shocked I hit one but to get 3 was just unbelievable to me. Cant wait to see all the pics when everyone has the time to get them loaded and will try to get the few I have up soon. Now it is time for bed. Glad I took the extra day off work.
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Wow, what a great time! Nice guns, great food, and an amazing group of people!
It's hard to know where to start but I'll give it a whirl.
Firstly, I want to thank Gene for letting us all gather at his place. What a great venue. Awesome shooting range with a dizzying array of targets, and I can hardly imagine the preparations it must have required. For example, on Friday I accidentally left the Deep Woods OFF spray at the hotel room. Half way through the day I realized I hadn't swatted at a single mosquito and Gene explained that he'd had the yard sprayed twice over the last couple of weeks to keep the bugs at bay. Nice! And as for the man himself, if you ever get an opportunity to talk shop with Gene and see his amazing air rifle collection, don't let it pass you by.
Big thanks to DEz for his tireless efforts to organize the activities, the door prizes, the raffle, and numerous other things I have the luxury of not even knowing.
I enjoyed meeting Daniel (Rdsail) and shooting his finely crafted Disco. Well, by Disco I mean I know he had a Disco at one time and he swears there's something inside of the rifle that is a Disco part, but you wouldn't know it by looking at it and shooting it! :D Thanks also for keeping my boy and me aired up.
And Gabe (lilysdad) is a walking encyclopedia of air guns! If you want to know what it would look like if ESPN did a Stump the Schwab for air guns, strike up a conversation with Gabe.
It was great to meet Mike Melick. Super nice guy who promptly took the time to show me his bevy of rifles, and let me shoot everything from a very tame RWS 34 to a beastly .25 cal XS28M, to the new P12 bullpup.
Josh (Korps) is a great guy who let both my boy and me shoot his LW-barreled Marauder bullpup. Christopher was smacking spoons and foam balls at 50 and 60 yards with it in pretty short order, all the more impressive considering we had dialed back the scope to 10x and he couldn't use bags to steady it. Thanks too for keeping us aired up!
Toward the end of the day Saturday, I met 454 Big Block Chevy and his .25 cal Condor. Really nice guy who quickly offered to let my son and me shoot it as much as we wanted. He has it shooting both powerfully and accurately, making a strong case for anyone thinking about a hard-hitting quarterbore.
Al (airgunwarriors) couldn't be there but he hooked up the raffle with all sorts of goodies like the Tifosi glasses and heavy-duty spinners from Trenier as well as custom 13ci bottle covers. He also supplied a target stand with lots of hanging targets which summarily got attacked like a wounded elk by a pack of wolves. The resulting damage was impressive to say the least but it was good fun while it lasted!
I'm sure I'm forgetting some folks but suffice it to say I can't imagine finding a better group of people in a different hobby. Overall I had a great time and so did Christopher. Well worth the 7 hour drive and I'm looking forward to next year!
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I had a absolute blast catching up with old friends, a great heartfilled thanks to Gene and Cathy for all the hard work they put into this great get together. My hats off to Dez he had his hands full just toting guns back and forth to his truck, he is a good man though to put up with folks like me. By the way I did see a sasquatch and I have witnesses lol!!!!! Thanks David
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The NP3 was a joke. Someone miss spoke and now is a joke between us. There is NO np3.
Gabe i am going to throw airgun parts at u next time i see u and beat u with a barrel. Lol
...Riiiiiight... shhh, don't speak... (holding finger over lips...) your secret is safe with me... LOL
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by the way, there was no NP2 at the shoot... but it's ok. next to all the greta builds it would have felt somewhat...inadequate... lol
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I forgot one big thanks for Gene....I broke the bolt handle on my bmn breech and gene let me use he workshop for a quick fix.
Thanks!!!!
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I had a blast again lol, put a few names with new faces. Thanks everyone!
Josh
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photos posted here. copy any you wish for personal use. if you have a problem copying them, shoot me a PM or email for the 1 2 3
https://www.flickr.com/photos/36026557@N05/ (https://www.flickr.com/photos/36026557@N05/)
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Great pictures...Thank you for sharing
Daniel
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I really wish I could have stayed longer. I really enjoyed the time I did get on Friday. My son had a blast as well. Thanks goes out to 454 Big Block Chevy for teaching me some secrets for my Gamo Big Cat, and to the other members who helped me when my marauder blew a gasket. Litterally. Being a LONG time member of the US Army, I thought it was really cool to see so many people from different branches of service. I think what gets me enjoying this hobby so much is the fact that I spent numerous years doing Service Rifle Competition for the army, and the fact that my son enjoys it. Also a special thanks goes out to the lady who set me up with the GRT III Trigger for my gamo. My son and i are really going to enjoy this.
Once again. Thanks so much for everyone who made this possible, and I hope to be able to attend again next year.
Pat
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Geoffrey_K... you know there is a program called photoshop... you could make me look a bit more... Tom Cruisesesque.
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The pictures are fantastic Geof. Thanks again for sharing them with all of us.
And yes there is a photoshop program... But it cost lots of moneys and for many folks it is much easier to post pictures off site. And Gabe you look just fine....:)
Gene
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Gabe, for your sake I hope Geoffrey in not good at photoshop or this could go bad really quickly! :D
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... just realized that... sigh... (Josh's Marauder bull pup makes my butt look big...)...lol
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Hey gabe maybe a NP3 would make you're butt look a little smaller.
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I told you is real!!!! right there, in your avatar pic... third down from the top... Crosman commissions rifles from Gene secretly... yeah, im no dummy, I knows... lol
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Geoffrey_K... you know there is a program called photoshop... you could make me look a bit more... Tom Cruisesesque.
I have that program, though I am more of a hack than an artist. My changes may come out more Rodney Dangerfield than Tom Cruise. LOL
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Geoffrey, WOW! You have some serious photography skills. The nature shots of the chipmunk and birds and the water droplets...just stunning!
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Thank you Jason.
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Yeah... Didn't want to say it as I did not want to be a creeper through your pics... But they are really neat and clear... Great photography.
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I just want to say it was great meeting all you guys, and I had a blast!
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What a fantastic time we had. Thank you so much to all who helped put this great shoot on. You all deserve a nice long week off.
Was great meeting old friends and meeting new. Really sorry to those who I never got around to meeting. There just is not enough time to make the rounds. Really wished we all had much more time for our meet and greet. As usual cannot wait until next year !
Dave
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Got idea for next year, like handing the mic to each person and let them introduce themselves. And we have GOT to remember to do our group photo!!!
Maybe before we do anything as far as prizes and eats on Saturday?
HELP ME remember to do this.
LOL
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Sorry i kind of bugged out rather quickly, got a message that my Dads surgery to have an earlier amputation "Cleaned up" and a couple of Skin cancers removed from his face was moved forward to Monday..So i figured i had better head back and get packed up to leave early so i could see him before he goes under the knife. I left right before it started to rain hard... Anyway just wanted to say Thanks to EVERYONE!!! it was really nice to talk and SHOOT all those cool airguns!! looking forward to next year!!! might even have my own marauder by then or Condor..lol Also big Thanks to Gene for hosting!!
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Got idea for next year, like handing the mic to each person and let them introduce themselves. And we have GOT to remember to do our group photo!!!
Maybe before we do anything as far as prizes and eats on Saturday?
HELP ME remember to do this.
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That's a great idea! Only one suggestion,.... avoid mothers day weekend please.
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Next year friday night, im not staying sober. And im sleeping outside.
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I'll second the mothers day thing, that an NOT on any of the local school big events please. They doubled our hotel room rates which sorta stunk to :(
Other then that it was awesome !
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I did the best I could on the dates. I missed out on my annual bass tournament this year because of it. There is ALWAYS a conflict of some type with setting the dates in May but I'll try harder next year. As for the hotel rates, I actually got a better hotel for less this year than last.
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I only got to attend the Friday activities and it was great seeing old friends and conversing with them. And seeing all the marvelous air guns. Dez will never lose Gene's newest creation cause that baby is yellow as yellow can get. A big, big humungous thank you to Gene and Cathy for hosting the event and doing all the preparation before the event. They are a special couple.
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It was a great event and I feel so very fortunate to be a part of the GTA family. Thank you to all the people who worked so hard to put this event together. My hat is off to all of you.
Lloyd-ss
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You probley wouldn't have caught any fish anyways Dez , just feeding them lol!!! David
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You probley wouldn't have caught any fish anyways Dez , just feeding them lol!!! David
Yeah, but I'm net boy for my brother-in-law. LOL
I scoop up all of his fish for him.
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How about second week of June after school is out? I would have loved to be there. :'(
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How about second week of June after school is out? I would have loved to be there. :'(
Too hot here by then, I am thinking about trying to get one going after labor day...
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Our Fun Shoot has always been held in May. As stated, there will always be some conflict with the date, no matter which you choose. :)
But we will take a harder look next year and try better.
There's a lot of info I need to pass along. This years Fun Shoot was outstanding. Thanks again for all of you for your support and for attending. It was and always is an excellent event because of YOU!!!
We had a LOT of donations by members and member/vendors. I'll try to make this comprehensive but I may have to edit and add folks if I forget some. If I do, my apologies up front.
THANK YOU to:
My wife Teresa!!!
Tim (TimmyMac1 of Mac1 Airguns)
Jeff (Trenier - formally paperplatetargets of http://cadwis.com (http://cadwis.com))
Lloyd (lloyd-ss of AirGunLab)
Norm (Norm_m of DiscoRus)
Al (airgunwarriors of AERO-MAGNUM)
Art (Lexair/Lexington Airguns)
Andy (vigilandy)
David (grumpy & Nancy-Mrs. grumpy)
Kim & Joel (Lil' Sis & Mr_Sis)
Crosman Corp
Pyramyd Air
Ron (ronbeaux)
John (johninthecamper)
Vincent (Airgun Exporter)
Mike (mikeiniowa of Flying Dragon Air Rifles)
Darrell (ddgrego)
Gene & Cathy (gene_sc)
John (Flatcar1)
Jason (nervoustrigger)
Josh (wilsonj1018)
I probably missed someone in my feeble attempt to thank folks. If so, refresh my memory and I'll update the list.
Jason and Josh donated some vintage airguns that I did not put out for raffle. David (grumpy) also donated a slab of ballistic material I found while packing to leave. John (johninthecamper) sent two sets of custom grips he made that will fit the 13xx airguns. What I intend on doing is take these three items and having a monthly raffle package. It will be a vintage package with the ballistic material also. I may have to buy tickets for that one. :)
Thanks guys for the donations and they will be used to support GTA Forums!!!
While I'm updating this thread, I'll just toss in a few more photos.
This year's shooting competition was most excellent and challenging. PCP shooters had the extra challenge of hitting a .43 caliber paintball at 50 yards. This year the winner received a trophy and a $50 Pyramyd Air gift certificate. Second place received a $25 PA gift certificate. Congrats to Kim (Lil Sis) and Kevin (Afmuse76) for winner and runner up respectively in the PCP division. Here Gene and Bob present them with their prizes.
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Springers had the challenge of hitting a .68 caliber paintball at 25 yards. This is a one shot elimination. It may not sound tough, but believe me it WAS!!!
Congrats to Tyler (Tpatner412) for clinching the 1st place and to Richard (amb5500c) for second place. EXCELLENT shooting everyone!!!
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Looking at the registration logs last night I only counted around 45 members. I do believe we had more than that attend. The firing line was full end to end and we even had folks waiting to shoot. I gave up my prime shooting position for other members since I was too busy to sit and shoot. LOL
Any sacrifice for GTA and our family. HeeHee
By the way, this year we also commissioned a videographer to document our event. He is in the process of editing and preparing the video and as soon as it is available, we will let you know. Thanks to Tyler for being mic-ed up and adding narration and descriptions. It will be posted on YouTube and may make copies available for sale to recoup the expense? Just tossing ideas around. Anyway, stay tuned for the video release.
Thanks again for everyone that attended, pitched in with helping setup and cleanup, preparing food and for all of the fantastic donations and buying raffle tickets!!!
Let's make next year the BEST ever!!!
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Dez, Thanks for those great pics !! The prize package for a raffle sounds awesome to me. Really think someone is going to love that ballistic rubber. Count me in for a copy of the shoot. Will be just like being there again, well close nuff lol
Dave
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Anyone heard when the video is going to be posted from the funshoot?
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Not chet...checking on it.
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2014 GTA Fun Shoot Video Now On YouTube:
SORRY...video temporarily removed for a bit of editing. Will repost the link when it's ready again.
:)
Gene
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Dang must have just missed it :'(
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Next year Dana, worth the trip.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1q0-VY8qtw&feature=youtu.be (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1q0-VY8qtw&feature=youtu.be)
Video is back up and ready for viewing and comments.
Enjoy!!!
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It looks great, like the weather cooperated with everyone. I enjoy backyard events sometimes much better than larger ones.
Sadly due to health reasons i wasn't able to make it.