Range Work Day Is A Great Success
The Thunder Tactical Shooters work day was a resounding
success. Approximately thirty people showed up on a cool humid morning to
do major repairs and enhancements to the range. Starting promptly at 8:00
the teams swung into action, working steadily until mid afternoon. The
biggest three projects, raising the height of the bay walls on bays, one,
through four over two feet for the final eight yards of the bays, removing four
dead trees that threatened the covering structure at bay seven, repairing and
filling in the wall between bays three and four, and grinding down sharp edges
left by bullet holes on approximately eighty plastic barrels to remove
potential cutting hazards. Additionally, a number of other minor projects
such as painting equipment, upgraded lights in bay five, adding numbers to the
bays, and relocating the slider hardware from bay two were also completed along
with general titivation of the grounds.
With so many eager and willing hands, the work went
rapidly. Jesse provided cold drinks and tasty Thunder Dogs to the
workers. A big thank you to all those who came out and worked so hard to
make the range safer and generally nicer. A particular thanks goes to
Ricky Gilbert and Darrell Sells for doing the planning and making arrangements
for this successful event. Those who did not have the chance to participate in
the working party can see these improvements next Wednesday evening or at our
December monthly match next Saturday, 10 December.
