GI: Who would like to go shooting at Bills/Burnsville Pistol one of these days?

Bring the M14, I'd love to shoot one of those again. Also, I'm willing to pay for my own and Steph's ammo as long as others let me use it in their guns. Otherwise, I'm going to rent a pistol.

 

I can't see the cal marks, but I'm guessing 9mm? Yes, I'd love to pass some rounds through your gun.

 

Aww geez, I was looking at the pistol itself for the cal marks, dummy me for not looking at the mags.

 

I'll gladly buy a box of 9mm ammo or at least throw down on one with you if you let us put rounds through your gun

 

Seriously, I'm buzzed about this (and from the jag I've been drinking) i haven't shot a gun in years. Not since range day in the Navy. And that was with crappy 92F range pistols.

 

I just want to shoot a mag of M14 business. Also, the AR15 might be fun, but I'm not begging here. I will gladly shoot whatever anyone allows me to shoot at this point.

 

Depends on what you want to sight in really IMO. If you plan on using the 2x then bring the 2x, the eDot if you want to just raise and shoot.

 

W00T! I'm seriously super stoked about this.

 

We should get a list going of what weapons and caliber will be there

 

Jason, you're more than welcome to have a go with any of mine as well. My .22 is a riot to shoot because it's just plain fun. My .45 is a sweetheart, and my 12ga is a lot of fun as well. If you want to pick ammo up for any of the three let me know. The best round for my .45 is a 230gr FMJ. Don't get any +P ammo or hollowpoints. The +P stuff voids the warranty on the gun and hollowpoints are a waste of money at the range. My .22 just takes regular .22LR ammo, but I've found the reliability is a bit better with the high velocity stuff. It's cheap too, somewhere around 500 rounds for 10 bucks. As far as the 12ga goes, mine will take anything in 2 3/4 to 3in loads, for range shooting it's cheapest just to get some birdshot in the #8 range or so, still makes fun holes and you can usually find a box of 25 for about 10 bucks or so. It's a non rifled barrel, so if you decide to bring slugs just make sure they're for a smoothbore gun. I'm open to anyone using my stuff, there will be a few guns coming that I would love to try out.

Oh yeah, my list:

Kimber TLE II .45ACP
Kimber Rimfire Target .22LR
Remington 870 Police Magnum 12ga.

I will check with a couple of officer friends of mine and see if I can't score a couple more for the morning. For those of you looking to buy ammo and bring it, make sure you check out Bills website and make sure that your ammo is on the approved list. I know for sure they won't take CCI Blazer ammo because of the aluminum casings. They don't like having to sort through the brass to pull it out. That reminds me...Boomer, do you want us to save the brass for you to reload?

One other thought, it would be fun if we can get some cameras out there to document the massacre of these poor, defenseless paper targets.

 

I'll bring the video camera

 

Sweet.

For those of you who've never been to Bills there are two parking areas, they have above ground parking on the top level, enter through the front door, walk to the back of the store and follow the stairs down. They also have a parking garage that leads into the store and directly to the range as well. I'm planning on getting there about 8:45 and I'll be parking downstairs. Just meet at the counter downstairs and we'll get things started.

Oh, Jason...If you're planning on doing a machine gun shoot make sure to call ahead and let them know to reserve it. I'm not sure what they require for lead time but I can't imagine they need a whole lot of it.

 

Nah, not doing it this time. Not enough money to be doing that right now.

 

Sounds good, I've been kicking that idea around for a while. We'll have to get together one of these days and do some full auto stuff. I think if we can get 2 or 3 people in it'll keep the costs low, especially with 9mm ammo.

 

This year when I get the money, I've been tossing around the idea of picking up an HK94 or HK89 and converting it to SBR. Then pick up the SEF trigger group and get the whole thing legalized. I know there are legal routes, and that takes time, but I'd be happy to own one and let everyone shoot the thing at the range if I'm there.

I believe you need an MP5 reciever for the conversion too.

 

Martin, check the box and see if there is a (+P) marking on the package. Usually the 185gr bullets are an uprated powder load to compensate for the lighter bullet. If it's non +p then it should function alright.

 

Correct. I've seen them do .50cal shoots in there so you'd have to bring in a howitzer to make a dent in the backstop. Check the restricted ammo list to make sure you're not bringing anything they don't allow.

 

Unloaded and cased is fine guys. Just make sure they are in the trunk or a not easily accessible location, ie Wagon guys put them in the cargo area, etc. You won't need trigger locks.

Martin, I'll take a look at the ammo and we can figure it out.

 

What are you looking for? Unless it's something really odd I'm sure they'll have it.