Range Day

A month ago, a friend of mine asked if my son and I would like to go to the gun range with a bunch of the guys. It's been years since I've gone shooting, and my younger has never fired a gun, so I said yes.

It was on a Monday, and I've got more than a month of time off per year now, and with the stupid restrictions it's not really a great time to be using them. Thus, I have a good amount of days I'm able to take off, and in my current position it's easier to get days. Just recently they've changed procedures to where you can carry over up to a week of vacation days. I had carried over most of a week last year, and was planning on doing so again this year, so one day less doesn't bother me at all!!!

The range is up in they canyons. It had also been years since I've driven up this one, and I don't think the boy ever had been that way. On the way up, there's a dam and reservoir. Looks like it's running a little low!!!

The range is a really nice place!!! It's actually the most structured firing range I've ever been to, and the range masters take things serious, as they should.

One of the guys had a couple of AR-15's, as did another guy.

Another guy had a .308 and a Mossberg 12 gauge. At the range, shot shells aren't allowed, so it was packing slugs.

This was at the first area we went to at the range, all long guns. One of the guys had a .22 rifle, and the ladies who came with us liked that one the best!!!

They rent the target stands there. We didn't get the deposit on this one back!!!

After a while there, we headed over to another area for pistols. I don't remember what all pistols were there, but I know one was a 9mm.

And, another stand we aren't getting the deposit back on!!! I think I'll make some of my own next time.

Since it wasn't too far after Halloween, there was a pumpkin down range. It was pretty Swiss cheesed!!!

It was fairly fresh, still had firmness to the meat of it, but with all those holes, it was pretty jiggly!!!

Being as the targets are set up a ways down, it isn't always easy to tell where you're hitting, but I know that hole was my shot!!!