[Ravensfort] Populace meeting

[SF Tester]

On Sun, Apr 4, 2010 at 2:09 AM, Sdw Sdw <sdw_texas at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Greetings,
>
> I have also heard that the equestrian people who visited the site at Crown
> Tournament was not happy about the secondary southern site either. There was
> concerns about not enough room and safety issues, which also made me think
> about the archery people too. There might not be enough room for them
> either. I think the southern site is ok for a Crown Tournament or even a
> Queens Champion , you known a single category type event, but i don't think
> one could host a larger event out there such as a Defender.

I'm not going to comment on the equestrian community's opinion on the
site for reasons that a few people know. Yes, I'm being strangely
tactful. It's one of the many skills I've (barely) learned lately.

As for the archery people... Ok, I have personally witnessed many,
many, MANY thousands of rounds of ammunition from .22LR to .338 Lapua
Magnum fired out of everything from itty bitty revolvers to belt feds
on a tripod to full auto submachine guns to sniper rifles, and there
was never at any point in any way, shape, or form an unsafe situation
resulting from the site or berm. Ever. There may have been an
occasional accidently muzzle sweep, but I never saw or heard about it.
The berm is safe for .50 BMG and beyond. Now, with that in mind, can
anyone possibly explain to me how an arrow with a field tip fired out
of a recurve or longbow that a human has to draw can POSSIBLY stand a
chance of penetrating the berm or, in the case of someone screwing up
royally and firing over it, make it to even the property line through
the dense foliage directly behind the berm? Now I'm not an archery
expert, as a matter of fact I'm not an expert at many things, but I do
have a fair amount of knowledge and training with firearms and
ballistics, and I can promise that the shooting range is far beyond
sufficient for use as an archery range.

Ok, I'll stop ranting now. I should go chase bad guys for a bit before
they start thinking they run the place again.

*goes poof*

Oh, one last thing. The site isn't much smaller than the Stones. Less
spread out, but the utilized area isn't a whole lot less.

Ok, one more one last thing. I would be out there every week and
taking an officer position if it weren't for another officer position
I've sworn to fill. That's my excuse, take it or leave it.
-- 
Gundy, who is at work more than he isn't
"Maybe the first thing one should demand
of his sidearm is that it be unfair."
Col. "Jeff" Cooper, USMC Ret.