St. Patricks Day Panoche Shoot

Santa Cruz Armory · #1 02-24-2007, 11:35 PM

Well, I was thinking...I really enjoyed the last Panoche shoot, how about another.

I have a friend coming from out of town in March and thought it'd be cool to take him out to Panoche for a little shoot. Is anyone else interested?

I think the same place we had it before would be good. We had clear shots out to about 400+ yds and it was a BLAST!!...so what does everyone think? Maybe we can get some of the "regulars" to bring out their toys

Directions are on page 3 post #30

Tentative list of interest

BLFD1
Edwardm
M.Sage
Thedrickle
Alanski56
Beatone
Can'thavenuthingood
Xenophobe
Rickfifty
TregoEd
FEDUPWBS
Sned45
BigMac
Illiana
Tweak338

Here's a couple pics from the last one:

edwardm · #2 02-25-2007, 8:20 AM

I'm up for it. I need to sight in a couple of rifles anyway, and I finally got my SA1911 cycling properly.

[note to self - apparently it's OK to beat on the internal extractor like a crack-addicted monkey]

-e

megavolt121 · #3 02-25-2007, 8:38 AM

Where's Panoche?

M. Sage · #4 02-25-2007, 8:39 AM

http://www.blm.gov/ca/hollister/panoche_tumeys.html

Santa Cruz Armory · #5 02-25-2007, 11:01 AM

Bump

M. Sage · #6 02-25-2007, 11:14 AM

What day of the week is St. Pat's? I'd like to go, if I can manage it.

thedrickel · #7 02-25-2007, 12:22 PM

Count me in. Hopefully this time my truck and the weather will cooperate

Santa Cruz Armory · #8 02-25-2007, 12:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by M. Sage

What day of the week is St. Pat's? I'd like to go, if I can manage it.

It's a Saturday, March 17th.

Alanski56 · #9 02-25-2007, 12:46 PM

I would like to participate. Please let me know if you're actually going to pull this off.

Beatone · #10 02-25-2007, 1:22 PM

I'm interested. I'll stay tuned for updates.

Can'thavenuthingood · #11 02-25-2007, 2:05 PM

I'm in for the day, have an ATV class sunday.
Maybe this time weather will keep the road dry.

Vick

Santa Cruz Armory · #12 02-25-2007, 10:24 PM

Maybe we can get Rickfifty or some other guys to bring out a gong. The one he brought before was great! it looked like swiss cheese when he left.

Any more people interested?

Santa Cruz Armory · #13 02-27-2007, 4:05 AM

Btt

*xenophobe* · #14 02-27-2007, 5:34 AM

I'm game if the weather is good.

Santa Cruz Armory · #15 02-27-2007, 3:38 PM

I'm gonna start an intrest/ whos coming list on the original post. It makes it easier to see who wants to go.

Rickfifty · #16 02-27-2007, 3:56 PM

I'll see if I can get out of work that day. I'll also try to bring some harder or thicker steel! Put me down for "maybe".

TregoEd · #17 02-27-2007, 5:42 PM

I will be there. I always love driving down to Panoche.

Santa Cruz Armory · #18 02-27-2007, 9:38 PM

COOL! the more the merrier. Tell a friend

sned45 · #19 02-27-2007, 9:40 PM

I'm interested but with my luck I will have to work.

Santa Cruz Armory · #20 02-27-2007, 9:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sned45

I'm interested but with my luck I will have to work.

WORK ! on St. Patty's Day??? That's criminal!

Let me know if you think you can make it, I'll add you to the list.

TregoEd · #21 02-28-2007, 6:54 PM

If you guys don't mind, I will be bringing my son and his .22. He is great at picking up brass

Santa Cruz Armory · #22 02-28-2007, 7:25 PM

Not at all!! the more the merrier. it would be great to have him out there.

sned45 · #23 02-28-2007, 8:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blfd1

WORK ! on St. Patty's Day??? That's criminal!

Let me know if you think you can make it, I'll add you to the list.

I'm in +1.

Perfect timing to blow off stress being the weekend after DST.

I'm thinking about camping out that weekend, is anyone else going to stay the night?

leelaw · #24 02-28-2007, 9:46 PM

I'm sticking this till we all wear green.

Santa Cruz Armory · #25 02-28-2007, 9:56 PM

Thanks leelaw.

Illiana · #26 03-02-2007, 2:08 PM

I'm keen to attend and potentially camp overnight. Please let me know what I can contribute to the event.

Santa Cruz Armory · #27 03-02-2007, 3:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Illiana

I'm keen to attend and potentially camp overnight. Please let me know what I can contribute to the event.

You can contribute yourself, and even better if you can bring an non gun person to convert them. Just be sure to bring something to shoot at, and some type of stand and cardboard to hold your targets as they're out there quite a ways. Cheap cans of soda make great targets, as do bottles of tannerite form Martin at Irvington arms. ( I think they stock tannerite

)

Food wise, I figure for me it's easier to be self sufficient, so I usually pack my own lunch. If guys want to get a BBQ together that's cool to. I just plan on doing more shooting than eating.

As for camping, maybe someone else that has camped there can chime in as I have never camped there.

At any rate, just go out there and have a good time!

Tweak338 · #28 03-03-2007, 6:05 PM

Hmm, since this is BLM land can we bump it>?
I might attend if my step-dad is available to go with me.
I dont want to go there alone, I know I'll get lost for sure.

unless...
there is going to be carpool?

sned45 · #29 03-03-2007, 7:56 PM

Does anyone have the GPS coordinates of the shooting site?

Also what do you recommend for target stands?

Santa Cruz Armory · #30 03-03-2007, 11:13 PM

It's pretty easy to get there.

If your coming from the San Jose area:

Come 101 south to 156 east to Union road in Hollister, go right. Follow Union Rd. to Airline Highway and go right. Follow Airline Hwy to Panoche Rd then go left (there's a little store/ old gas station there) follow Panoche Rd to Little Panoche Rd then turn left, follow that for about 10 or 11 miles and look for the BLM sign on the right.

From I5 Central valley area:

Take I5 (depending where you are north or south) to the Shields Ave exit and go west. Follow that a mile or two and turn onto Little Panoche Rd. (it may turn into Little Panoche Rd)Follow that for approx 15-20 miles (I'm guessing as I did't clock this section) look for the BLM sign on the left.

Once you get to the gate, I hope to be there 9 am waiting. I'll most likely be in a white F250 4x4. I'll wait (or hopefully someone will) for stragglers until 10 am, after that you're on your own, so leave early. once you're inside the park it's a couple miles back.

I'm gonna try and get there early enough to put out signs to the site. The signs will have "CG" on them.

Here's a link to the Google map For Little Panoche Road: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=e...,0.179558&om=1

I'm looking forward to the trip, I hope alot of people can make it. If anyone is interested in Tannerite, contact Martin at Irvinton arms, he may carry it. And with some luck, he may be out there. You can order Tannerite from here:http://www.tannerite.com/ I can say from the last trip, this stuff is COOL!

As for stands, I'll be bringing 5 metal stands. (someone ended up with one at the last shoot) I'll try to get 6 more. BRING CARDBOARD about 2'x3' You can use 2x4's to make a stand or use 3' or 4' stakes from a hardware store. Google "target stands" or make something like this: https://secure1.totalink.net/targetb...%5Ctarget3.jpg The ground is pretty soft, so you could just attach rebar to the legs and stick it into the ground or build a stand like the picture.

If anybody has any questions just PM me, I'll do my best to help out.

Tweak338 · #31 03-04-2007, 12:14 AM

I like the carpool idea...

I can pitch in towards gas...

Santa Cruz Armory · #32 03-04-2007, 5:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tweak338

I like the carpool idea...

I can pitch in towards gas...

That's a good idea. Maybe you can hook up with someone from the bay area. I'm driving from Santa Cruz, if someone is in this area they can catch a ride with me if I don't bring a buddy.

Tweak338 · #33 03-04-2007, 10:22 AM

I think if we had a carpool setup
or maybe a meeting spot so newbies like myself can meet someone so we can follow them to Panoche...

we could get a few more people to go.

Santa Cruz Armory · #34 03-04-2007, 10:32 AM

People can follow me if they'd like, but I'll be leaving pretty early about 5:30 am so I can get down there and make sure I can find the same spot. It was nice and had clear shots out to 400+ yds.

If people wanted to meet in Santa Cruz at Denny's.

Tweak338 · #35 03-05-2007, 8:09 PM

I think i foudn a nice target to drag along, a steel 55gallon drum

its empty of course, and we can fill it with trash when we leave(unless it is completly destroyed)

Santa Cruz Armory · #36 03-05-2007, 8:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tweak338

I think i foudn a nice target to drag along, a steel 55gallon drum

its empty of course, and we can fill it with trash when we leave(unless it is completly destroyed)

Perfect Idea! Rickfifty brought an old keg last time. It looked like swiss cheese when he left.

Tweak338 · #37 03-05-2007, 8:36 PM

sweet, i also might be able to bring some 1/4" steel signs too

Santa Cruz Armory · #38 03-05-2007, 8:41 PM

I'm hoping to bring some type of steel plate/ gong as well as some target stands.

Have you found a ride or someone to follow?

Tweak338 · #39 03-05-2007, 9:02 PM

no one to follow yet. I'll PM Xeno.

sned45 · #40 03-05-2007, 10:12 PM

looks like a 2.5 hour drive from San Jose, does that sound about right?

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