Thanks for sharing the Austin Gun Club pic. I am currently trying to get matched up with an Accuracy 1st class held at AGC.I get some serious mountain envy looking at the places you guys shoot out west!
Here's a shot of the rifle range at Austin Gun Club. The name is a bit of a misnomer as its really out by Lampasas, about 40 miles out of Austin. We have 5 lanes, all reaching out to 1000+ with 70+ targets. Some battery operated knock-down pop-up, others 12" diameter over rectangle (I think 16x24")…(if I hit the rectangle, I missed!). The second lane doglegs left into an opening and there is a target at 1 mile, our longest. The 3 near targets in center are 100 yds with paper for sighting.
This is a great Christian operation. Range was built with Mark LaRue and Todd Hodnett involved. Todd's group, Accuracy 1st, uses the facility for some of its classes in TX - highly recommended.
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This is what it's all about right here!Two days before my old hunting pard died we talked to what would make the perfect rifle. Agreement came that it had to hit to kill P dogs religiously at 1k.
Like two kids we started in the design without two buckles two rub together.
Ruban then asked his wife to fetch his old rifle. She did and gave it to him. Ruban was close to death with a body ravished with cancer.
He ordered me to come close and I did. He then handed me his rifle and in a rough whisper said, " here, you make that rifle for the both of us". With tears in my eyes accepted and took on the challenge.
Nothing special but it has flipped many a P dog from his mound as it was meant to do. My old hunting pard of 32 winters and falls is still with me as the beast roars. I can still hear Ruban say, "a real rifleman can hit that again". Oh, the good times.