MACHINE GUN SHOOT & GUN SHOW

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Fall shoot and show at Black Dog Gun Range

http://www.blackdoggunrange.com/events.htm

[Guest Nunya]

Hope my wife will let me go!

[1gewehr]

Oh, good! I'll be there. Time to crank up the Dillon 550B!

[Dolomite_supafly]

How many vendors have committed to being there?

Dolomite

[Photoguy67]

I'm planning to attend.

[Rock.45]

Anyone know anything about this range ? The video looks great . my wife and I drove up to the range today to check it out , it looked pretty grown up johnson grass 6 feet high and only seen a few grown up shooting bays and a old barn, not much else. It did look like someone had started mowing. It wasn"t like the video.

Edited September 8, 2012 by Rock.45

[1gewehr]

The main range is well past the old barn. The firing line is about 100 yards long, with about 200 yards distance downrange. That was as of June. I have heard that the distance may be longer towards the right side now.

[Photoguy67]

I was seriously disappointed in the show. Very few vendors. Small firing line and $18 to get in if you are shooting anything including rentals. I will not go back. I can do Knob Creek for a lot less money and see a lot more.

[1gewehr]

Well, I have to agree with photoguy. Very few vendors and not worth what he paid. As an RO, it was kind of fun since everyone who wanted to could shoot as much as they liked, and the explosive targets were plentiful.

Signage from I-40 to the range was plentiful and clear.

Black Dog Range has said the next one will be in May 2013. They have commitments from more vendors, are trying to get reenactors and bowling ball mortar groups to agree to attend, and promise to do a better job of advertising. Also, the 900-yard range is still being worked on. With 900 yards, the mortar and .50-cal folks will be able to play

This site has a lot of potential. What I have seen wrong is mostly due to a lack of promotion. The website was not updated with the shoot date until recently, and aside from a few notices on LE and military boards, no promotion was done on the net.

The SMG crowd is trying to get a sanctioned submachine gun match set up for the May shoot. That by itself will draw 40-100 machine gun owners. If those shooters come, more vendors will be very interested. There is a lot needed for that to happen, though. Range improvements will only be the first hurdle.

[Tempest455]

Website says 1,000 yard range. Does anyone know if that is open yet?

[1gewehr]

Website says 1,000 yard range. Does anyone know if that is open yet?

Not yet. The owner says he is working on it as fast as possible. We have already suggested that faster is better.