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For many, the two day West Coast field target matches are just an excuse to get together with like minded airgun enthusiasts and camp, shoot, talk, eat, trade, etc. Same as the GTA fun shoots. Hopefully a West Coast GTA fun shoot comes to pass, but for now, I invite any GTA members to spend the weekend with us (even if you don't want to shoot for score):http://www.gatewaytoairguns.org/GTA/index.php?topic=50078.msg875641#msg875641
Personally, I would enjoy either the FT or Fun Shoot, but the Left Coast is a loooooong way from here. I was doing good to make it to Kentucky, which I hope to do again next year. What I need to do is get plugged in to what is happening around here in the SW VA area.
Where ever it is it will be a burden for someone to get there and no one location will be ideal for everyone the best bet is to find a place that can have it every year and build a tradition. I think most people want the GTA shoot as close to home as possible but ideally what the show needs is a place in a larger metropolitan area that has restaurants and hotels for those who travel in and area for retailers to set up and sell their goods plus if possible area to have shooting competitions. I don't believe it needs to be in the middle or some location that's central what I believe is its far more important its in the same location for years to come and be in and area that has more to offer for the wife's and girlfriends who don't want to sit around watching guys play with their guns. Right now at least to me Morro Bay fits the bill.
I'm pretty new to this forum, but an old timer in California - former USAF Officer / Pilot and former Cop/ range-master / armorer. You do know that you are talking about liberal controlled California as a place to hold this? I live in mostly "blue" Orange County now (on the coast south of LA-la land) and even here there is virtually NO PLACE to shoot any air gun out in the open. ALL the counties in CA have laws against shooting air weapons even on private property (READ - your own yard) unless it is a licensed facility like a shooting range, which are all scandalously expensive. A few police agencies allow public shooting, but only conventional guns, not air guns. There are no BLM properties in the 5 counties in this area except the deserts east of Palm Springs. None of the National Forests in OC, Riverside, LA or San Bernadino counties allow shooting of any kind; however a couple of small NF areas in north San Diego County do, but they are very remote. and one is closed due to the drought and concerns for fires, There is an outdoor shooting range near Prado Dam south of Corona (home of Fender Guitars and CA Confederate AF), but it is not cheap nor am I sure they allow Air guns. I can't speak for recent conditions in N California, but keep in mind that is the hornets nest of the raging Liberals that ruin, er run this state, so you figure it out as to their hospitality towards any kind of guns. Besides, it's "dang" cold in October - April.Here is one thought, the Orange County Fairgrounds is huge, it was a former WWII USAAC barracks at one time and I think back in 60's or something they held NRA shooting events there (22LR only). The range is long gone, but building a wood + metal backstop would be a breeze for Air Guns and they also have huge indoor venues that could contain ISSF type 10m matches ..... IF you can find someone to talk the Fairgrounds into the idea. LOTS of gun shops in OC, maybe you can get some to sponsor?The OC Fairgrounds is dead as a door nail in the fall, they may welcome this idea, so might the gun shops around here. I'm sure they'd love to sell $3,500 .177 Feinwerkbau or Anshutz as much as a $1,000 Desert Eagle or $3,000 Over and Under Browning shotgun.
Quote from: PBguns on June 26, 2015, 09:11:18 PMWhat airgun laws of ours are you so concerned with that you have to have a two state buffer?Not necessarily your airgun laws, except where those laws may try to mix airguns in with firearms (I don't know if you have any of those or not).It's your firearms laws.
What airgun laws of ours are you so concerned with that you have to have a two state buffer?
If I may...Kentucky is not exactly on the East Coast, so while a West Coast fun shoot is fine idea...in my personal, humble opinion, the East Coast fun shoot should be moved closer in to the East Coast.
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