I went to the indoor range a couple of days ago and I can see how the club is changing. The club used to hold a lot of bowling pin matches which I really enjoyed. When I went to the range I could see were they took the steel table tops and after cutting them up they put them on the walls of the indoor range.
I don't know if this is because people don't like to shoot in matches where it takes a pistol a little stronger than a 9mm to win or they just aren't in to shooting in matches anymore.
Last winter some of the club board members threw away our high power rifle targets. We pretty much got a new board three years ago. In the last three years we have not had one board member shoot in a high power rifle match.
The club used to also hold charging bear matches this time of year and it doesn't look like it is going to happen this year.
The club has two sets of HP silhouettes and two sets of rimfire silhouettes but we havn't had a silhouette match in three years.
I guess that people aren't into shooting in matches any more.
Monday, October 24, 2011
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Accident at Monashka Bay Range
Several weeks ago the Kodiak Police Department was firing at the Monaska Bay outdoor range.when two of their rounds left the range. The bullets went into the landfill and hit one worker in the helmet and one in the neck. Neither worker was hurt. What I have heard is that the police were firing thousands of rounds and some of them richoted into the landfill.
Thank goodness they were firing 9mm so nobody got hurt.
The reason I like a .45 is that shooting something twice is silly.
Sean from the AML/JIA came down and looked at both the Monashka Bay Range and the Salonie Creek Range today. The Salonie Creek Range is a very safe range. The only thing that needs to happen on an ongoing basis it making sure that the range boundry flags are in place. They need to be checked reguarily.
The Monashka Bay outdoor range needs to be improved. It would be best, in my opinion, if they changed the line of fire about 15 degrees to the left. Jim Grahm drew up the planes for this many years ago and I think that they are still valid.
I am going to run these plans by some people that are into range development.
Thank goodness they were firing 9mm so nobody got hurt.
The reason I like a .45 is that shooting something twice is silly.
Sean from the AML/JIA came down and looked at both the Monashka Bay Range and the Salonie Creek Range today. The Salonie Creek Range is a very safe range. The only thing that needs to happen on an ongoing basis it making sure that the range boundry flags are in place. They need to be checked reguarily.
The Monashka Bay outdoor range needs to be improved. It would be best, in my opinion, if they changed the line of fire about 15 degrees to the left. Jim Grahm drew up the planes for this many years ago and I think that they are still valid.
I am going to run these plans by some people that are into range development.
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