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NE Pa. 2015 Factoryville Sportsman's Club Long Range Day
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<blockquote data-quote="top predator" data-source="post: 1102171" data-attributes="member: 13514"><p>Hello shooters,</p><p></p><p>Sorry to say this, but the July 25th FSC long range day shoot will have to be postponed due to the ongoing construction on the skeet range.</p><p></p><p>As a few of you are avid patrons of the shoot and good people, I feel a need to explain:</p><p></p><p>The skeet range is getting a facelift, including a somewhat deep drainage ditch. Deep enough that trying to get to the usual parking area will cause most vehicles - including trucks - to scrape or bottom out. The dirt removed to make the ditch is piled in an area that sets any other parking area even further back.</p><p></p><p>As the Event Chairman / Match director, I try to give my participants the safest, easiest, most convenient, least redneckie experience for their buck within what I can get done within my limited resources. The current situation doesn't allow any of that. </p><p></p><p>As the future of the event still may be in question, most of the upgrades / improvements to the firing line that I had in mind (overhead cover, leveled concrete pads, port-a-pottie, etc) were also put on hold the last few months and probably will not become a reality this year. </p><p></p><p>I'll attend the next Club admin meeting to see if they have considered my previous inquiry for them to consider installing a culvert crossing, if not, if they'll allow me to put one in on my own (materials / rocks are available from the ditch). I have to add my inquiry had less than a warm response at the last meeting. </p><p></p><p>Worse case, for August, I'll try a different approach for vehicles to enter or exit the present parking area via the road on the ridge next to the pistol pits, but will be restricted to travel before 8:00a.m, at the 9:00-9:15a.m. and 10:15-10:30a.m. cease fires as this path of travel actually puts the vehicles forward of the muzzles, and will allow shooters already engaging targets on the line at least an hour of uninterrupted shooting. </p><p></p><p>Those cease fires should allow around 15 minutes for folks to come and go and not feel as if being held "hostage" for the whole event.</p><p></p><p>If it turns out that seems to too much of a hassle for the majority (feed back is welcome), and not allowed to put in a culvert crossing, the shoots may be postponed indefinitely, which is would be a shame as it's the only range of it's type in the area, and it seems we all have a great time spending time with others with the same type of shooting interests.</p><p></p><p>Thanks for taking a second or two for reading, and I hope you can understand the reasons for last & this month's cancellation. I'll be sure to give you a head's up of what will happen in August and beyond.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="top predator, post: 1102171, member: 13514"] Hello shooters, Sorry to say this, but the July 25th FSC long range day shoot will have to be postponed due to the ongoing construction on the skeet range. As a few of you are avid patrons of the shoot and good people, I feel a need to explain: The skeet range is getting a facelift, including a somewhat deep drainage ditch. Deep enough that trying to get to the usual parking area will cause most vehicles - including trucks - to scrape or bottom out. The dirt removed to make the ditch is piled in an area that sets any other parking area even further back. As the Event Chairman / Match director, I try to give my participants the safest, easiest, most convenient, least redneckie experience for their buck within what I can get done within my limited resources. The current situation doesn't allow any of that. As the future of the event still may be in question, most of the upgrades / improvements to the firing line that I had in mind (overhead cover, leveled concrete pads, port-a-pottie, etc) were also put on hold the last few months and probably will not become a reality this year. I'll attend the next Club admin meeting to see if they have considered my previous inquiry for them to consider installing a culvert crossing, if not, if they'll allow me to put one in on my own (materials / rocks are available from the ditch). I have to add my inquiry had less than a warm response at the last meeting. Worse case, for August, I'll try a different approach for vehicles to enter or exit the present parking area via the road on the ridge next to the pistol pits, but will be restricted to travel before 8:00a.m, at the 9:00-9:15a.m. and 10:15-10:30a.m. cease fires as this path of travel actually puts the vehicles forward of the muzzles, and will allow shooters already engaging targets on the line at least an hour of uninterrupted shooting. Those cease fires should allow around 15 minutes for folks to come and go and not feel as if being held "hostage" for the whole event. If it turns out that seems to too much of a hassle for the majority (feed back is welcome), and not allowed to put in a culvert crossing, the shoots may be postponed indefinitely, which is would be a shame as it's the only range of it's type in the area, and it seems we all have a great time spending time with others with the same type of shooting interests. Thanks for taking a second or two for reading, and I hope you can understand the reasons for last & this month's cancellation. I'll be sure to give you a head’s up of what will happen in August and beyond. [/QUOTE]
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