Just back. Went last week with Mrs. Walter.
Shot ~~ 800 rounds in three days. Plan on 200 the first day and 300 the other two days. We used loads from Fenix Ammunition in PA, 45 grain frangible, and it worked fine and was accurate. Thunder Ranch is 100% frangible ammo.
We took lots of mags, but could have got by with 4 each if we reloaded a lot. I’d say an ammo can with 11 loaded with 28 rounds will get it done every day. Have a belt or pouch that can hold two backup mags, have one in the rifle, one in a pocket and you should be fine through each course of fire. Lots of breaks to reload or drink water or coffee.
69* the first day and 31* and wet day two and 33* and wet day three. Bring Gore-Tex. I wore old military issue pants and the new issue parka in the morning. Just a puffy jacket in the afternoons. A good beanie and good baseball cap. Gloves, the light “tactical” kind are a must. I wore light winter gloves from COSTCO days 2 and 3 and was fine. Get the ones with little grippers in the palm and fingers.
Don’t skimp on ear pro. I wore plugs with electronic muffs over and turned the sound up to hear at normal levels. Mrs. wore Walker Game Ear in the ear buds and they worked OK, although all the gunfire seemed to wear out the battery by end of day.
Bring hard plastic elbow and knee pads. Lots of prone, and lots of dropping to prone in the gravel pad. Lots of shooting from the Terminator through openings at 100+ yards. I had a hand brace on my rifle and it helped a lot as a stop when shooting out of windows. Lots of head shots. “Urban PRECISION Rifle”
Rifles covered the gambit from builds to BCM, DD, LMT, etc. All of the rifles did fine. All rifles were AR-15 or M4 types.
I had a cannon-style AAC brake and so did the guy next to me and everyone was bitching about the blast, including Mrs., who was next to me on the other side. I ran a can days two and three and it was easy to see shots, but the extra 6” on the barrel made barriers and windows a challenge. Bring a good sling and know how to get into and out of it fast.
Eye pro that protects the side of your eyes is a must. I didn’t, and by day three my left eye was full of grime from the blast. It hurt for another day, but seems fine now.
Scopes ranged from a top shelf Leupold that shit the bed on day one, to Razors, other Leupold, red dots, EOTECH with triplers, SWFA and Primary Arms. I ran my SWFA 1-6 HD hard without any hiccups. Mrs. ran an Aimpoint with a tripler. Bring iron sights and know how to employ them quickly.
There were 15 students, and four instructors, including Clint. The oldest guy there was 73, youngest probably late 30s. All men except Mrs. Walter.
Great fun was had by all.
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