Topic: Weapons

[CVXTERRA]

this sounds very appealing
 

[steve c]

Plus I haven't been there.

When is this happening?

Next weekend?  Is there still snow? 

[JFanaselle]

Not sure how soon everyone would be available for something like this. The next few weekends are out of the question for me. I'll be moving next weekend and will need at least a couple weekends after that to settle in and finish getting unpacked and work on some projects around the new place. Plus it is supposed to snow pretty good up there between tonight and Monday. They're predicting 10" to 12" at the resort levels, and I believe the shooting areas are pretty close to 7,000 feet. The forest service tends to closee them when there's snow, but the current conditions on the website just say "Call Big Bear Discovery Center at (909) 382-2790 for more information." You can look up the two spots online... the offical names are "arrastre shooting site 1" and "arrastre shooting site 2":

http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/sbnf/recarea/?recid=77697

http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/sbnf/null/recarea/?recid=26441&actid=106

They do tend to get shut down all summer long due to fire danger, so if we were going to plan a trip as a group, maybe we should shoot for mid-spring. Maybe a couple weekends before the Mojave Road trip, or a couple weekends after maybe?

[Deadpilot]

Depends on how far out we plan it I may my X done for a break in run.

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[CVXTERRA]

any chance this is do-able for a 2wd peasant like myself? I am not familiar with the trail.

[SyK0]

I'd be a fan of a range day..   As of Burro Canyon.  I'm kind of on the fence,  The last time I was there there were some shady people.. Saw a lot of the sideways gangster shooting and people who didn't practice any type of gun safety..   Hopefully those kind of people aren't there anymore.

I hadn't thought of that, but now that I think about it, the last trip I went to Burro Canyon, on BOTH sides of us at the rifle range, there were two groups that didn't know anything.  It was pretty funny, because the range safety officer completely shit on the young kids next to us telling the owner that his AR was filthy, dry, and if he kept shooting he would ruin his gun.  What did the firearm owner do? He kept shooting!!!!

The other guy next to us had some expensive looking ARs with every attachment you could think of with massive optics.  The guy even had one of those benchrest (?) stands, which he locked his AR into place, so all he had to do was pull the trigger without even truly shouldering the rifle.  Anyway, this guys rifles kept double feeding AND more than once fired two rounds per trigger pull...

So yes, a private range would probably be best if we ended up going there. 

I have never been to 2N02 is, but it sounds like fun!

[JFanaselle]

any chance this is do-able for a 2wd peasant like myself? I am not familiar with the trail.

Yes, a 2WD stock Xterra can make it up to the shooting spots on 2N02 no problem, as long as the road isn't covered in snow or mud. 2N02 is basically a graded fire road all the way. There are a few routes that could be taken to the shooting spots, but the easiest is to head into Big Bear and hit the trail on the east of Baldwin Lake. The other common way is to head up Burns Canyon from Pioneertown. Either way is very 2WD friendly.

[nworker]

A shooting field trip sounds great.

[Alex]

Well I'm gonna have to get my shotgun sooner than later! Gun research is going into high gear

[Deadpilot]

I think it's time to start a thread for planning this shooting clean up run

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[Boondock]

I actually reserved one of the larger private ranges at Burro a few months back for Sunday April 3rd. You are all more than welcome to join me. Bring a canopy, fold out table and chair if u have them. I believe it goes out to 100 yards, maybe longer now. They've done some renovating.

It's 2wd friendly. Hard packed sand, even on a rainy day you're fine.

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[fiercextreme]

I carry a Mini-14 w a tactical stock, sights, flashlight, Magpul foregrip and shoots 5.56 Nato rounds!