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I,ll check about a sign this week. My "Dragon Arms Full Auto Shooting Team" sign was only 50-60 bucks. Also, there is a place here that I had the "Rocky Mountain Fifty Caliber Shooting Assn." patches made at and they only cost 2.00$ each, BUT, you must order at least 100. I,d be willing to front the $$$ to get them made (and you guys pay for 'em when you get 'em) if there is enough interest. Ryan
Hey Mods, maybe we could move this sign/patch thing to its own thread. Ryan
We just came from putting a few rounds down there, they had a
Ranger there doing surveys. I asked him if they were gonna supply dumpsters for the 29th he told me yes, so that's great.
There is a good parking lot for Long's Drugs on 31st and Colorado to meet at, then head up the backside of Garden of the Gods right to Rampart Road.you can avoid more hikers and bikers that way, just a thought. Just let us know. :cool:
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Originally Posted by roman gnome
I thought Longs was 8th and Colorado, or is that a Walmart?
Might be easier to find being just off Hwy 25.
[usa]
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Originally Posted by roman gnome
I thought Longs was 8th and Colorado, or is that a Walmart?
Might be easier to find being just off Hwy 25.
[usa]
Thats very good news...... now lets show some support, i guess every other time they have had this opportunity, alot of people have bailed out.Quote:
Originally Posted by roman gnome
now we just need to nail down a meeting place and time, id like to show up a bit early to get some coffee and meet some of yall. I was thinking the safeway out there, but longs is fine as long as we get an address and arent confused as to whats actually there.... lol
True. :mrgreen:
This is great, I've been wanting to participate in a big clean-up for some time. In the summer time I usually go up there shooting about once a month. Each time it seems busier and more junk yard like.
I catch myself thinking that it's only a matter of time before the FS closes this place for good. :cry:
I will also try to bring a couple 15 year olds with me that I've brought up there shooting.
I wonder if the FS would consider leaving one of those big dumpsters in the parking lot for people to throw their trash in? I mean on a continuing basis. People might be a little more willing to clean up their trash if there was some place convenient to put it.
Sure would hate to lose this place.
It would end up being filled with trash from people that are to cheep to pay for their own trash service.Quote:
Originally Posted by m4bangr
[usa]
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Originally Posted by m4bangr
"convenient" ?
it was convenient enough for them to transport thier crap to the site!
like the age old gun debate.. it's the loser behind the gun thats the problem.
Yeah, that thought occurred to me right after I posted, or it would be full of bullet holes, which is exactly what we don't need.Quote:
Originally Posted by Greg H.
Crap. They would have this thing on my birthday. I'm supposed to go over to my folks that day, but I'll have to check on the timing to see if I can work this in.
I can do the 29th I have not been there so will need directions. I am familiar with rampart just not the shooting range you all are talking about.
I would not encourage them to leave a dumpster there it will get shot to hell I gaurentee it. :evil: morons know no bounds.
You guys pick the spot and we'll see you there.
AFAIK, I should be able to make this one, The service change is done anyway. So pick a spot and a time and I'll be there.
I should be there.
Are we to assume that the FS will close the range for the day or at least half a day?
Hey, how come under my screen name it says "paintball shooter"????
That's insulting!
It's probably a good idea.Quote:
Originally Posted by m4bangr
[usa]
It could be worse m4, check what's under wallary's name!Quote:
Originally Posted by m4bangr
Don't worry, you'll get to plinker soon enough [wink]
Hey guys sorry for bieng late to respond to the first post.. just kinda lost this thread in all the other ones.
Just let me calrify, I always pick up after myself, i hate bieng a pig. I am actually a member of the Issak Walton Leuge and go shooting at the Pikes Peak Gun Club, they have a nice organized range, always bring paper targets and always hone my skills on getting nice tight groupings.
But see when i headed out to the rampart range i had targets in hand and when i pulled up, i basically said "WTF" to my buddy in the car.... i have in all honesty never seen so much junk in my entire life.... So we decided to leave the targets in the car... (since we didnt know what to pin em on) and started shooting at stuff. It's very interesting to see what your high power rifle will do to a: PC, car axel(or somthin like that), DVD Player, Construction worker hats(which was especially fun, cause it would jump around), beer kegs, and random other stuff.... All i was sayin is that i didnt mind the junk that much... i didnt contribute to it, i just added more holes to the existing hundreds. Now clean up with my small car, and only one other guy and trashbags... seemed well hopeless.
But i have come to a conclusion, i am not going to that range anymore, and sticking to the PPGC, and the WP meeting spot. Why may you ask, since i "liked" shooting at the junk their? I didnt feel particularly safe. The shooting lines are not all lined up and the short range pistol range, is about 20-30 feet infront of the medium range, and the medium is visisble from the long range shooting area.... even if no one points their gun in your direction you have a chance of getting shot, with all the metal and random stuff the chances of ricochets are very high, and i bet sooner or later somone will die from a ricochet. So i'm not going thier again.
Also cleanup? I dread the thought of that, some wanabee rambo walks up to the firing line not paying attention and starts to shoot at those moving trashbags down the range... ya not exactly the safest thing... Had i wanted to be filled full of lead i wolda joined the marines. hehe
1. If they are involved, I'm sure it will be closed down for the day. We'll get to see how many yahoos pull up and leave when they find it closed.Quote:
Originally Posted by m4bangr
2. I tried to make the first couple a little insulting, as a little incentive for more posts. [wink] You can do one of the following;
a} Post more
b} Do the CMP paperwork and get the CMP tag
c} Send Roger a little cash for operating expences and get a Contributer tag.
[abused]
Not at all funny in any way, shape, or form.Quote:
Originally Posted by Delphi
Comin from a guy who grew up in an army family, we made fun of marines all the time... or as we'd call em Jarheads....
Trust me they make fun of army guys all the time.
We call em bullet catchers, they call us whimps it's just how it works
What you have to understand is that both make fun of eachother in good spirit. We may be mean to eachother, but it spurs competition and rivalry, which in tern makes for better soldiers. When the two best compete against eachother they get even better. In the end with all the harsh things the two services say to eachotehr, when a marine and a soldier is on the field fight bad guys, they will work very well together.
I'll try to be there but I wont be much help with a cane and a tank of oxygen. Hope to be feeling a lot better by then...
:oops:
You take care and get better.Quote:
Originally Posted by ColoradoPacker
:idea: If your up to it, you can come and give us your company, thats always welcome.
[usa]
Get better, ColoradoPacker!
I'll be able to do morning cleanup on the 29th. I've also never been there before, so can I meet someone and follow them?
That or keep us motivated with your cane.... lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Greg H.
Delphi... im not going to quote anything in particular, but i dont think you are seeing the big picture. This world is full of people who look at other people. when someone sees a person of a particular group, say, a firearm enthusiast... and the said enthusiast is readily emptying the 30 rnd mags from his ak47 at a bunch of garbage.... well put yourself in his shoes and you tell me what he is going to tell the first person when the subject is brought up. That person didnt know that shit wasnt yours, and now we have a stereotype of being a bunch of trigger happy slobs. Its true, that one bad apple ruins the bunch and im not saying you have to clean up after all the bad apples, but every good thing you do counts toward preserving our (your) rights. You can say you didnt bring that stuff out there, but if you shot at it, and it broke, you successfully created more than one peice of garbage that i am going to be cleaning up next weekend. So, thanks a bunch. In closing, and i know this probably sounds harsh, and i am just that way, but nothing im saying is meant to be horribly offensive, perhaps motivational at best. Perception plays a big part in the world we live in, and when we are a part of such a largely disliked group, the dislikers are always looking for excuses, and you plugging away at kegs, pc cases, and whatnot is just the ammunition they need. I do hope you learn some other angles and perhaps see my side of the debate here, and i hope to see you out there next weekend, right next to the rest of us.
Hey PhL0aTeR that is definatly a different way of looking at it... I can see where you come from and am sorry that i didnt before. And maybee some other time i can help clean up a range... maybee the woodland park one if it ever needs it or somthing. But this weekend is bad... i have to work... If somthin like this ever pops up let me know a good while in advance my boss needs at least a 2 week notice for days off.
So, yes i agree and can see where your coming from, i hate it when they lable us like that too. But i'm a college kid that needs money to pay for college, guns and other things :) And i cant afford to just tell my boss, sorry cant come today... gonna go clean a range. Next time somthin like this is schedualed i'll do my best to be there, I'll give ya a raincheck :) Just make sure ya let me know in advance hehe
Another piece of this is there are people who will always pick up their trash and those who may or may not and those who generally won't.
If a place is kept clean, and people are seen picking up after themselves, the others will be more likely to follow suit and pick up theirs too.
2C
So, Do We have an "Official" meeting spot for this yet or, do I spend the day driveing around wondering where it is? [abused]
Personaly I'm inclined to say meet at the Walmart on 8th street, just sounth of Colorado / hwy 24..Quote:
Originally Posted by Marlin
After you get off of hwy 25, turn west on hwy 24 ( colorado ) and at the 1st light, turn south, and IIRC, Walmart is the 1st light south of hwy 24.
Perhaps the NW corner of the parking lot?
[usa]
Sounds good Greg, You have an address by chance? And how about a time. :mrgreen:
I think I've seen a McDonalds turning South at the first light, but I don't remember a Wally-World. Then again, I don't get by there very often.
By letting my fingers do the walking, it appears that the address of the Wal-Mart is 707 S 8th.
http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp...tment%20Stores
What time do we meet?
How about 9:30?Quote:
Originally Posted by Marlin
Then give people a half hour before we pull out?
[usa]
wallyworld on 8th at 930.... works for me.
There may be hope for you yet!!!! heheQuote:
Originally Posted by Delphi
PS, its ok that you arent attending this one, just send us all a check for picking up stuff on your behalf [roll]
BIG check. [wink]
Very cool! We will see you guys there.
I think Walrus-World is the second light heading up 8th St..you can't miss it either way. :cool:
Sorry if I missed it, but,do we need to bring trash bags;or? And don't forget your gloves,you'll need em.
Was up there this past Sunday to light some off. That place looks like a friggen landfill. It's gonna take a monster effort to even make a dent.
But, I'll be there.