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by The Annoyed Man
Sun Jun 07, 2020 10:20 am
Forum: Competitive Shooting
Topic: WACO TACTICAL FITNESS BIATHLON OCT 12
Replies: 24
Views: 42657

Re: WACO TACTICAL FITNESS BIATHLON OCT 12

Paladin wrote: Sun Jun 07, 2020 9:37 am As far as practice ranges in DFW area go: I'm a member at TDSA which has rifle ranges out to 400 yards.
I've let my ETTS membership expire because I wasn’t using it enough to justify the $650/year, but they have several tactical bays that run about 60-75 yards deep and maybe 30 yards wide, a sighting-in range with target stands at 100 and 200 yards, an unknown distance range which I recall being about 500-600 yards deep, and a long distance range which was extended from 1200 to 1300 yards about a year ago or so. The last time I shot on that range, it was a 1200 yard range, with targets beginning at 300 yards, and going out to 1000 in 100 yard increments, and then the 200 yard jump to 1200. I personally was able to get qualified at 800 before I ran out of time (and money :mrgreen: ).

It’s a great facility. It USED to be open to members only and their guests ($20/guest), but the last time I was there they had opened up to non members for day use, for a $20 entry fee. HOWEVER, the 1300 yard range remains available only to members and their guests ... unless they’ve changed things again.

All of that said, I’ve been to both TacPro and ETTS, and ETTS is closer in for DFW shooters, and is IMHO the nicer of the two facilities. The thing that I found disconcerting about the 1000 range at TacPro is that, instead of targets being at increasingly further increments from the firing line, it has ONE target berm with multiple firing lines—meaning that if your shooting at 500 yards like I was, you have to periodically get up and move back to the 1000 yard line so that you don’t have to jump in a foxhole while the 1000 shooters shoot over the top of you when it’s their turn.

Multiple target berms is a much better idea! :lol:
by The Annoyed Man
Fri Jun 28, 2019 4:18 pm
Forum: Competitive Shooting
Topic: WACO TACTICAL FITNESS BIATHLON OCT 12
Replies: 24
Views: 42657

Re: WACO TACTICAL FITNESS BIATHLON OCT 12

ammoboy2 wrote: Fri Jun 28, 2019 2:06 pm I am over 60
And undoubtedly in better shape and thinner than I am. But do enjoy the experience. Maybe I’ll be able to do it some day, but that day isn’t today.
by The Annoyed Man
Fri Jun 28, 2019 1:22 pm
Forum: Competitive Shooting
Topic: WACO TACTICAL FITNESS BIATHLON OCT 12
Replies: 24
Views: 42657

Re: WACO TACTICAL FITNESS BIATHLON OCT 12

You kids! :lol:

I had to do a "cleanse" for a colonoscopy last week, and I can’t even run to the bathroom. :mrgreen:

A friend of mine has been trying for three years now to talk me into going to the Pawnee Run and Gun in Oklahoma. It looks like a lot of fun, but ever since I blew up my ankle two years ago (this month), I find it difficult to walk long distances, let alone run, and that’s NOT carrying a rifle, a pistol, a camelback, and sufficient magazine reloads for both weapons to complete all 6 (5K) or 8 (10K) stages of that particular event.

Oh to be young again.

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