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Where can we get some of those snazzy shirts the big man is always wearing? Love one of those black ones.
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Quoted: Where can we get some of those snazzy shirts the big man is always wearing? Love one of those black ones. I was hoping for an LT Polo shirt to be in Retail. No go. It's always about the t-shirts with the gun folks. I'm just not a t-shirt sort of fella. Neck is too big for those little t-shirt holes I guess. Would love me an LT Polo. |
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The coolest part of the range day was meeting Mr. LaRue in person. Seeing how much was going on during that day, The few minutes chatting with Mark was almost as good as winning the OBR.
It was just before 10:00 and my friend and I was standing back watching the crowd gathering just outside of the club house. Mark walked up from behind, introduced himself, shook our hands and then thanked us for coming. We spent a few minutes chatting about the range, chuckling at the growing line in the parking lot, and getting Governor Perry to test fire OBRs (one of my friend's OBR came with a test target shot by Gov. Perry). By this time, other folks recognized him and came up and we excused ourselves. The whole time, we knew he has a million things to do (5 minutes later, we spotted Mark helping his crew unload ice from the freezer) but he completely dropped everything just to chat with a couple of total strangers as we we are in a family reunion. There are other business with great customer service, but when a business is treating total strangers (Mark has no way to know if we even own any of his gears) like an extended family, then they have definitely earned at least 2 more customers for life. Thank YOU again for a great weekend, Mark! Francis |
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Here's me (in the blue shirt .........|) http://i679.photobucket.com/albums/vv155/MrBackpack/DSCN0197.jpg Photo courtesy of of GoatBoy that's me right under the edge of the tent...wife sitting on the ground beside me. I liked that stage cuz the wife like the scope on the OBR - TA648. oh yeah...gonna have to get one of those! |
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I see the Alaska crew, and imortal in that one. Just to the right of the white pickup.
Quoted: Here's me (in the blue shirt .........|) http://i679.photobucket.com/albums/vv155/MrBackpack/DSCN0197.jpg Photo courtesy of of GoatBoy |
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Here's me (in the blue shirt .........|) http://i679.photobucket.com/albums/vv155/MrBackpack/DSCN0197.jpg Photo courtesy of of GoatBoy that's me right under the edge of the tent...wife sitting on the ground beside me. I liked that stage cuz the wife like the scope on the OBR - TA648. oh yeah...gonna have to get one of those! Yeah, got me in there, too. Green shirt, blue jeans, black versipack and my back to the camera (before I ran back to the car for my camelbak and a change in headgear). That was early in the day; that was the first range I went to. I was and still am completely amazed by how well everyone acted. I did not see a single person lose their temper or yell, despite just how insane the lies were. I can't wait to see what Mark and company come up with once they realize how big this event could be. By the way, who had the helicopter out there, and can we see pics? |
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Here's me (in the blue shirt .........|) http://i679.photobucket.com/albums/vv155/MrBackpack/DSCN0197.jpg Photo courtesy of of GoatBoy that's me right under the edge of the tent...wife sitting on the ground beside me. I liked that stage cuz the wife like the scope on the OBR - TA648. oh yeah...gonna have to get one of those! No shit......... I'm the fat bastard in green right behind you, my wife also sitting on the ground. My boy was pacing back and forth like a caged tiger. I so much enjoyed my family shooting the big guns and hitting stuff, looks like I'll be spending a bunch in the future. |
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The pic where Mark is holding the 3 Pmags is seconds before he called my ticket #
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Yeah I had a great time! Good food, good shooting, good range day. Super long lines kinda sucked but the Larue crew did a pretty good job in managing it. ETA: Plus I got a new Dillo to add to the collection http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll109/henkhaus/photo-16.jpg I miss my little dillo...RSVP'd but didn't get there in time... It was still a blast and I have a few more random pics I will post tomorrow... |
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Then you were standing right by me!!!!!!! I was the gal taken pics of her old lady...long curly hair...yellow safety glasses on top of my head...so close yet so far... I cannot BELIEVE we didn't see each other!!! the WHOLE DAY!!! ::sigh:: maybe one day... sfax39 kept having me move to different spots in the crowd, and I was just trying to find tall guys to stand behind for shade. so, I was a little distracted... I still can't believe that we never met up... |
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The coolest part of the range day was meeting Mr. LaRue in person. Seeing how much was going on during that day, The few minutes chatting with Mark was almost as good as winning the OBR. It was just before 10:00 and my friend and I was standing back watching the crowd gathering just outside of the club house. Mark walked up from behind, introduced himself, shook our hands and then thanked us for coming. We spent a few minutes chatting about the range, chuckling at the growing line in the parking lot, and getting Governor Perry to test fire OBRs (one of my friend's OBR came with a test target shot by Gov. Perry). By this time, other folks recognized him and came up and we excused ourselves. The whole time, we knew he has a million things to do (5 minutes later, we spotted Mark helping his crew unload ice from the freezer) but he completely dropped everything just to chat with a couple of total strangers as we we are in a family reunion. There are other business with great customer service, but when a business is treating total strangers (Mark has no way to know if we even own any of his gears) like an extended family, then they have definitely earned at least 2 more customers for life. Thank YOU again for a great weekend, Mark! Francis Ah yeah, I remember y'all. Make sure I get that email and I'll send that paper doo-dad we discussed. |
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Here's me (in the blue shirt .........|) http://i679.photobucket.com/albums/vv155/MrBackpack/DSCN0197.jpg Photo courtesy of of GoatBoy that's me right under the edge of the tent...wife sitting on the ground beside me. I liked that stage cuz the wife like the scope on the OBR - TA648. oh yeah...gonna have to get one of those! No shit......... I'm the fat bastard in green right behind you, my wife also sitting on the ground. My boy was pacing back and forth like a caged tiger. I so much enjoyed my family shooting the big guns and hitting stuff, looks like I'll be spending a bunch in the future. oh yeah! I remember seeing you! that stage was my warm-up! |
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If you do the Facebook, Best Of The West, the range where the field day was at, has a Facebook page.
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If you do the Facebook, Best Of The West, the range where the field day was at, has a Facebook page. AWESOME!!! just "liked" it and added a pic of the hubby. |
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Can anyone give me a rundown on the optics that were on the long range OBR's? Model numbers would be great too if possible
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So what will the dates for 2011 be? If LT does this again next year I would like to suggest they have two vendor tents. Have one tent for swag, caps, t-shirts, etc and a separate tent for AR stuff, mounts, optics, rails etc. Lines were long , but a lot of people just wanted a T-shirt. With 3,000 plus people for the first year I can't imagine how big it could grow into. |
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i need to plan to fly in or drive .... i'm hoping i dont miss it twice!
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Quoted: Can anyone give me a rundown on the optics that were on the long range OBR's? Model numbers would be great too if possible I'm sorry I don't know what power it was or model #, but the OBR I was shooting at 1k was a S&B with a Horus reticle. |
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I shot a Nightforce 3.5x15x56 on the OBR heavy at the 750 range.
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Can anyone give me a rundown on the optics that were on the long range OBR's? Model numbers would be great too if possible I really, really liked those Horus reticules on the S&B scope. I always thought they'd be too busy, but they were so easy to use. Wish I had three grand for a S&B scope |
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Can anyone give me a rundown on the optics that were on the long range OBR's? Model numbers would be great too if possible I really, really liked those Horus reticules on the S&B scope. I always thought they'd be too busy, but they were so easy to use. Wish I had three grand for a S&B scope Thanks! That's the info I was looking for all along. That was a magical reticle. |
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I have a suggestion for next year...
Ammo and time are finite, so some sort of rationing must occur. This year it was rationing via lines. I would suggest for next year that each person could get a punch card and each time you demo a gun you get it punched. Perhaps there would be enough for 1 or 2 times through each option. I was inspired when I was in line for the distance shoot I heard someone in front of me mention that they had already been through several times. I never did get to shoot at that station. This is similar to what I have seen at beer festivals, but tickets were used instead. |
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I have a suggestion for next year... Ammo and time are finite, so some sort of rationing must occur. This year it was rationing via lines. I would suggest for next year that each person could get a punch card and each time you demo a gun you get it punched. Perhaps there would be enough for 1 or 2 times through each option. I was inspired when I was in line for the distance shoot I heard someone in front of me mention that they had already been through several times. I never did get to shoot at that station. This is similar to what I have seen at beer festivals, but tickets were used instead. I think it is selfish to think Mark will host this again next year. I am sure his first call Monday morning was from his accountant. What the $%$%@ happened this weekend ? Generosity does have its limits. Thanks Mark. My family had a great time. We would be in for the next one, even if you charged for ammo. I don't know what the weekend cost you , but you are the man. Thanks again. |
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Quoted: Quoted: I have a suggestion for next year... Ammo and time are finite, so some sort of rationing must occur. This year it was rationing via lines. I would suggest for next year that each person could get a punch card and each time you demo a gun you get it punched. Perhaps there would be enough for 1 or 2 times through each option. I was inspired when I was in line for the distance shoot I heard someone in front of me mention that they had already been through several times. I never did get to shoot at that station. This is similar to what I have seen at beer festivals, but tickets were used instead. I think it is selfish to think Mark will host this again next year. I am sure his first call Monday morning was from his accountant. What the $%$%@ happened this weekend ? Generosity does have its limits. Thanks Mark. My family had a great time. We would be in for the next one, even if you charged for ammo. I don't know what the weekend cost you , but you are the man. Thanks again. I think his accountant will be pleased after the orders start rolling in. He did it to make money, not only to be generous. |
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Quoted: I have a suggestion for next year... Ammo and time are finite, so some sort of rationing must occur. This year it was rationing via lines. I would suggest for next year that each person could get a punch card and each time you demo a gun you get it punched. Perhaps there would be enough for 1 or 2 times through each option. I was inspired when I was in line for the distance shoot I heard someone in front of me mention that they had already been through several times. I never did get to shoot at that station. This is similar to what I have seen at beer festivals, but tickets were used instead. Badges with lanyards, write your name or whatever on the badge, then have the badge punched after you get done shooting. |
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Hell, I would have gladly paid entry into that event. I am picturing the Disney land of shooting, with some poor soul dressed in the dillo outfit.
Even with the unexpected crowds, the stages were managed well. More impressive was the fact that no one got irate with the lines on site. Most folk were there for a great day in the sun, ready to make noise and eat texas bar-be-que. All three were spoon feed to us by one heck of a generous guy. |
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Quoted: I was talking to a friend of mine, who sponsors the range and has done tree work for LaRue out at their shop...Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: I'm nearly 29, actually And yes, I'm very conscientious about my choice of underwear to wear to the range these days. Catching a hot casing down your pants will do that Congrats Emily ! If there had been a contest to see who would be the most excited winner, you would have still won hands down. Ok, seems I've now figured out how to reply to posts appropriately! Yup, I was doing the Tara-Lipinski-I-Just-won-the-olympics-dance, screamin' like a little girl. It was hard to miss, your ticket was just six numbers under one of my four. He was one number off the winning ticket and he looked pained. |
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Quoted: Hell, I would have gladly paid entry into that event. I am picturing the Disney land of shooting, with some poor soul dressed in the dillo outfit. Even with the unexpected crowds, the stages were managed well. More impressive was the fact that no one got irate with the lines on site. Most folk were there for a great day in the sun, ready to make noise and eat texas bar-be-que. All three were spoon feed to us by one heck of a generous guy. I'd dress up in the Dillo outfit. In exchange for close to sunset shooting time on the long range. |
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Probably too late now, but it would have been handy to put the 2011 Range Day on the printed 2011 LaRue Calendar.
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I have a suggestion for next year... Ammo and time are finite, so some sort of rationing must occur. This year it was rationing via lines. I helped setup for the match the next day. We had to move a BUNCH of ammo which had been stored with the match props. Ammo is finite, but there was ammo left. Not sure how much was used. Lee |
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Samwe and I were drooling over the Deuce loaded with ammocans as we helped tear down the larue tent. It gave us that warm and fuzzy feeling all over.
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All I have to say is my sister is still talking about the shoot. She does a lot of pistol shooting .
There will be an OBR .308 in her arsenal at some point. Everyone that was with me had a great time. We all agree that we will be at the next one even if we have to pay for ammo and other expenses. |
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Agreed, I would have gladly paid to get in. even if you had to pay for raffle tickets, or the food or something. i was truly amazed that that whole ordeal was free. and they still gave out tons of free schwag and made an effort to get drinks and such to people.
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really? fergie0660, sfax39, his brother and I were the "old folks" chatting y'all up in the line, waiting to shop. http://i56.tinypic.com/263ir6a.jpg some shooting fun: http://i55.tinypic.com/292uscg.jpg http://i54.tinypic.com/bhf1ah.jpg http://i55.tinypic.com/2u9phlv.jpg http://i55.tinypic.com/347e8gh.jpg and lunch - YUM. it's a rare day that I can find brisket that needs NOTHING added to it. no sauce, nothing. pure goodness. http://i55.tinypic.com/2mp07sm.jpg got to finally meet Blitz_308 - was very cool - we were just walking along, different directions, and we both did a double-take - LOL - was great to meet him. http://i52.tinypic.com/nf1ptx.jpg all in all, it was an amazing day. yes, there were lines, but we expected that. we drove down from Fort Worth, and knowing that there were people coming from even further away, added to all the folks in the area, it just made sense that would be a lot of people, but that was part of the fun of it. good conversation while waiting was part of the coolness of the day. we got to see a beautiful sunset on the way home, too, and I made it home in plenty of time to watch my daughter's marching band perform at a competition they were hosting. yesterday was a very, very good day. a huge thank you to Mark LaRue and all the staff - incredible attitudes, all-day smiles, and plenty of laughs for jokes I'm sure they'd heard 1,000 times over the course of the day. I am more than impressed. If you shot an OBR with the 6x48 Trijicon sight that was me who was the RO that handed you the rifle. |
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Agreed, I would have gladly paid to get in. even if you had to pay for raffle tickets, or the food or something. i was truly amazed that that whole ordeal was free. and they still gave out tons of free schwag and made an effort to get drinks and such to people. Hold that thought. |
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Agreed, I would have gladly paid to get in. even if you had to pay for raffle tickets, or the food or something. i was truly amazed that that whole ordeal was free. and they still gave out tons of free schwag and made an effort to get drinks and such to people. Hold that thought. Uh oh!! The entrepenuer mind at work. :) |
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My pics: My stage http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo157/Furyataurus/020_21A.jpg http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo157/Furyataurus/024_25A.jpg Ammo left over http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo157/Furyataurus/014_15A.jpg Some goodies I got http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo157/Furyataurus/003_4A.jpg Sweet ass hat, but what the hell's with the 60-some odd cases of EXTRA ammo? Damn, that's a lot! |
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No kiddin!! I would have loved to back my truck up & just had those cases dumped in my truckbed!!!!
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