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Member Section => Down Range Cafe => Topic started by: TAB on July 28, 2014, 09:00:23 PM
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So I will be traveling to az in a few weeks for work. Any members in the Havasu and/ or Phoenix areas?
I would like to know things like great places to eat/ cool "toy stores" to vist. Etc etc
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I'm sure Az will appreciate the warning.
Should I point out that most people travel South in the winter, not the hottest time of year ?
Nah, TAB's clever, he'll figure that out on his own . ;D
Try a PM to BillT
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There's the famed Scottsdale Gun Club (range) and right next door to it is a cool Class 3 dealer.
Probably 100 gun stores in the region. Cabelas has a hugh store on the West side of town. And of course, Ben Avery.
Then if have time and you go north a bit to Prescott there's Ruger and a dozen other gun related manufacturers
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I'm sure Az will appreciate the warning.
Should I point out that most people travel South in the winter, not the hottest time of year ?
Nah, TAB's clever, he'll figure that out on his own . ;D
Try a PM to BillT
Trust me I know, bend is where the snow birds come from. This is a consulting gig. All the fun and head ache of a project but none of thw back pain ;D
I am not looking forward to the heat, but I am the $$$$
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Trust me I know, bend is where the snow birds come from. This is a consulting gig. All the fun and head ache of a project but none of thw back pain ;D
I am not looking forward to the heat, but I am the $$$$
You should do well, God knows you are opinionated enough to have some to share !
Come to think of it, maybe I can make a few bucks on extra's I haven't used. ;D
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This is ada compliance on historic sites. I know the laws, procedures and the gray areas better then the registry. I also can give you real world numbers, not just a guess, but a actual bid.( not that I would do the work) my hands on exp is what sets me apart. The only thing I don't have is a pe,
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This is ada compliance on historic sites. I know the laws, procedures and the gray areas better then the registry. I also can give you real world numbers, not just a guess, but a actual bid.( not that I would do the work) my hands on exp is what sets me apart. The only thing I don't have is a pe,
Dr Tom prescribes coffee or beer and you'll have plenty.
By the way, "pee" has 2 "E's" in it. ;D
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Can't help you out in Havasu but Phx has lots of gun fun.
Alf already mentioned Scottsdale Gun Club. There's also 2 Shooter's World locations that have ranges.
All are indoor and air conditioned....do you sense a trend here? ;)
Are you bringing your own toys?
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TAB, I contacted a friend who lives in Havasu and here is the message I got in reply
Just give him my e-mail address. When he contacts me I will send him links. Pictures worth 1000 words. Let him know I live in Havasu. Does he, by chance, ride motorcycles?
I will PM you the email address.
Have fun :D
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Can't help you out in Havasu but Phx has lots of gun fun.
Alf already mentioned Scottsdale Gun Club. There's also 2 Shooter's World locations that have ranges.
All are indoor and air conditioned....do you sense a trend here? ;)
Are you bringing your own toys?
No flying to vegas, then driving. It would take me 2 days each way to drive. Its 1200 miles. I would need atleast a day to recover each way if I did it in one day.
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Ben Avery
Rio Salado
Superstition Mountain
Between these three you can participate in something everyday.
My first trip down was just for Rio Salado, and we spent time at the others as well. Second day of trying my hobby in a new organized way I was shooting with and getting tips from Rob Leatham (Rio is his home range). We went to Superstition Mountain for smallbore (50 and 100yard, and 50 and 100 meter), and within an hour I was shooting .22's more valuable than my pick up.
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Did I neglect to say take the trip north and visit Gun Site?
My last trip out there I ran past on a quick trip elsewhere, and I have sworn to return when I can spend time.
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I lived in Lake Havasu City from 1991 to 1997. The city has grown and changed a lot since then. Population is up from around 18,000 when I was there, to over 50,000 now. I think they now have an indoor shooting range, but I've never used it. There are several local gun shops there. Most are friendly. 2 good places to eat are Big John's Highlights Sports Bar, and if you want a little fancier with a nice view there is Shagrue's on the channel, right next to the London Bridge.
If you are going to arrive in Havasu on a weekend, make motel / hotel reservations in advance. (Same with Laughlin 60 miles up the river). In the Summer, (Memorial to Labor Day), the place gets packed with boaters from California from Friday to Sunday afternoon. Again, this may have changed since I was there and gas was $1.00 a gallon. I can't imagine what it now costs to run some of those big 40 ft., twin screw race boats today, with $4.00 a gallon gas. (AV gas sells there for around $6.00 a gallon.) Not to mention dragging them back and forth across the desert 700 miles with a diesel dually from L.A.
In Phoenix as was mentioned, Scottsdale Gun Club is the Cadillac of gun shops in the Phoenix metro area. A Vulcan Mini Gun greets you as you walk in the door. Believe it or not, their prices are very competitive on a lot of their guns. You can rent & shoot just about any type of full auto weapon there is. There is also Bear Arms in Scottsdale, about 5 miles away. Right next to Scottsdale Gun Club is US Auto Weapons. They're primarily a, "order on line and pick up", type of place. It's pretty hard to drive more than a few miles in Phoenix in any direction, and not run into a gun shop of some type. Dillon Precision is right in the same area, just a couple of miles away in the Scottsdale Air Park. Mike Dillon keeps his extensive aircraft collection there, and sometimes you can catch him taxiing out to the runway in one of his planes or helos.
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Ben Avery
Rio Salado
Superstition Mountain
Between these three you can participate in something everyday.
My first trip down was just for Rio Salado, and we spent time at the others as well. Second day of trying my hobby in a new organized way I was shooting with and getting tips from Rob Leatham (Rio is his home range). We went to Superstition Mountain for smallbore (50 and 100yard, and 50 and 100 meter), and within an hour I was shooting .22's more valuable than my pick up.
+1 on that. Now that I'm now longer shooting at Rio, I realize how special my time was there. It wasn't unusual to have Rob Leatham, Nils Jonasson, Angus Hobdell and Cody McKenna on my squad.
Now I have an A Class shooter, if I'm lucky. Plus having 200+ people show up on a Tuesday night to shoot a practical match is something everyone should experience (although that leads to some looooong match times.
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+1 on that. Now that I'm now longer shooting at Rio, I realize how special my time was there. It wasn't unusual to have Rob Leatham, Nils Jonasson, Angus Hobdell and Cody McKenna on my squad.
Now I have an A Class shooter, if I'm lucky. Plus having 200+ people show up on a Tuesday night to shoot a practical match is something everyone should experience (although that leads to some looooong match times.
Tuesday Night Steel!!!
Met the Jonasson family the first time down and had a great time. The next year I was visiting Airguns of Arizona and saw a father and his sons. I told them they looked familiar, but I couldn't remember why. Dad laughed and called me by name. They were picking up air pistols for Peter and Nils to practice with.