Bailey Creek,5759 Posted July 14 Share Posted July 14 I was on their Web Site. Can't find an application for their Black Powder Shoot in late August. There is still. The application for their June shoot is still up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Badly Posted July 14 Share Posted July 14 https://paradisepassregulators.com/schedule Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indy Kid, SASS #4638 Posted July 14 Share Posted July 14 Here is a direct link to the application: https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/621dfc17-189d-4535-b481-233c03b36da1/downloads/Fire%26BrimstoneEntryForm-2023.pdf?ver=1681930992924 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlett Posted July 14 Share Posted July 14 EVERYONE should attend this match!! It is SO MUCH FUN shooting at The Pass!! The Paradise Pass Regulator Crew does an amazing job with stages, FOOD and fellowship! Lots of time to hang out and visit with friends, old and new. Add a BLACK POWDER NIGHT shoot? AWESOME!! Besides, its near the Egg Basket of the Midwest (Mentone, IN). If you're on the fence about shooting Black Powder for the first or second time - DO IT! Those of us who shoot it will be THRILLED to introduce (indoctrinate) you to the thrill that is BP! And, will assist with gun cleaning if necessary - so long as you help. HUGS! Scarlett There is onsite dry camping as well! 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamond Jake Posted July 14 Share Posted July 14 How many stages in the Friday Night Shoot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Iron Lucille Posted July 15 Share Posted July 15 3 stages for the night shoot. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlett Posted July 15 Share Posted July 15 21 hours ago, Diamond Jake said: How many stages in the Friday Night Shoot? I asked for more but it’s kinda like Alaska… doesn’t get seriously Dark til about 10pm! YOU WOULD HAVE A GRAND TIME!!!! Hugs! Scarlett Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamond Jake Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 On 7/15/2023 at 10:52 AM, Scarlett said: I asked for more but it’s kinda like Alaska… doesn’t get seriously Dark til about 10pm! YOU WOULD HAVE A GRAND TIME!!!! Hugs! Scarlett Thinking about it. We're planning a trip to Michigan sometime this summer (dates not determined yet) and Etna Green is only about 10 miles out of the way from the route we normally travel. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogmeat Dad, SASS #48563L Posted July 18 Share Posted July 18 (edited) Holli and I are going. Be our 2nd trip, our first being 2021. We had signed up last year but had to cancel due to "life". Won't get there until late afternoon Friday so we will miss side matches, but we will be there for both main match days. We had a good time when we were there last, it's an interesting range, and as always the folks are great. Hopefully we will get to at least do a drive-by of the new SASS HQ! Edited July 18 by Dogmeat Dad, SASS #48563L 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misty Moonshine Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19 On 7/18/2023 at 10:01 AM, Dogmeat Dad, SASS #48563L said: Holli and I are going. Be our 2nd trip, our first being 2021. We had signed up last year but had to cancel due to "life". Won't get there until late afternoon Friday so we will miss side matches, but we will be there for both main match days. We had a good time when we were there last, it's an interesting range, and as always the folks are great. Hopefully we will get to at least do a drive-by of the new SASS HQ! Drive by simply wont do! We'd love to show you SASS HQ! Perhaps we can schedule a little time in to bring anyone who wants to visit down. We're happy to open the doors and give you a tour. Just let me know and I'm sure we can work something out! Misty 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogmeat Dad, SASS #48563L Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19 29 minutes ago, Misty Moonshine said: Drive by simply wont do! We'd love to show you SASS HQ! Perhaps we can schedule a little time in to bring anyone who wants to visit down. We're happy to open the doors and give you a tour. Just let me know and I'm sure we can work something out! Misty Misty, Thank You! For us, a lot will have to do with when we can actually hit the road. It's about 600 miles and around 9 1/2 hours to get there from home. Wish we could head up there on Thursday but life won't won't let us head out until Friday morning. Maybe, if I can get Holli poured into the truck at 0'Dark Thirty, before her coffee kicks in, we might get up there by 4:00pm on Friday, but that will be pushing it. It would be really awesome to get to see it in person. I lived through the remodel vicariously via the internet. Looks like an awesome place to have settled down, hopefully for the long haul. Next year, maybe you guys can think about doing a Meet & Greet at HQ on Thursday night for a couple of hours, (Heck this year would work for most folks). I can think of a bunch of folks that would love to see it! Looking forward to seeing you, and Ruby, and the rest of the folks at the match. Us BP folks always seem to figure out how to have a Good Time! Dogmeat 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misty Moonshine Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 On 7/19/2023 at 11:43 AM, Dogmeat Dad, SASS #48563L said: Misty, Thank You! For us, a lot will have to do with when we can actually hit the road. It's about 600 miles and around 9 1/2 hours to get there from home. Wish we could head up there on Thursday but life won't won't let us head out until Friday morning. Maybe, if I can get Holli poured into the truck at 0'Dark Thirty, before her coffee kicks in, we might get up there by 4:00pm on Friday, but that will be pushing it. It would be really awesome to get to see it in person. I lived through the remodel vicariously via the internet. Looks like an awesome place to have settled down, hopefully for the long haul. Next year, maybe you guys can think about doing a Meet & Greet at HQ on Thursday night for a couple of hours, (Heck this year would work for most folks). I can think of a bunch of folks that would love to see it! Looking forward to seeing you, and Ruby, and the rest of the folks at the match. Us BP folks always seem to figure out how to have a Good Time! Dogmeat Great idea for next year with a bit of planning.... For this year, we can pop over to Akron on Friday or Saturday and I can open it up for anyone who wants to come for a tour. Misty 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogmeat Dad, SASS #48563L Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 Well, it looks like we have a slight hiccup in our plans. We are still coming, but we won't be able to hit the road until about High Noon on Friday due to an unplanned appointment. That will put us at the hotel in Warsaw about 10:30-11:00pm (depending on how many Steak & Shake stops I end up making! ) but, barring any additional glitches, we will be there. Probably make Saturday morning a bit of a scramble but, as anyone that knows us well can attest, that is not unusual for us! Will miss seeing Folks Friday night at the Pot Luck, but such is life. See you all Saturday Morning, just 8 Days Away! Dogmeat & Holli 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frontier Lone Rider Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 (edited) On 7/15/2023 at 11:52 AM, Scarlett said: I asked for more but it’s kinda like Alaska… doesn’t get seriously Dark til about 10pm! YOU WOULD HAVE A GRAND TIME!!!! Hugs! Scarlett One of our local clubs used to do a black powder night shoot. They would shoot three stages, stop for lunch, then come out as it was getting darker to shoot the last three stages. It worked, but the range re-design eliminated the dark. Edited August 20 by Frontier Lone Rider 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogmeat Dad, SASS #48563L Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 (edited) For anyone who hasn't read my tag line, here it is...Announcin' your plans is a good way to hear God laugh. The appointment that was originally scheduled for Friday morning got rescheduled, which will add complications in a few weeks, but the good news was that we were able to leave earlier on Friday morning and that allowed us to make the 10 hour drive and still get there in time for the Post Luck (just a little bit late), visit with a few folks, and get our cart built and parked for the night making for an easier morning on Saturday, the first match day. Missed seeing the Night Shoot as we wanted to get checked into the hotel and settled before too late, but that's par for the course when we travel on Side Match Day. Overall, we had a great time. Posse 1 was awesome and, despite what they had heard about me from the Wire , they welcomed Holli & I with open arms . Everyone at the match was great, the food was great, the stages were fun, and the targets were all hitable, at least when we could see them through all the smoke. I only had three misses for the match, and they were all my fault (although I will blame the smoke for 2 of them )! Speaking of "Fault", I have no idea where the heck my head was on Stage 7, our first stage of Day 2. Started with Shotgun, I grabbed it, loaded it, and nothing...I forgot to cock the hammers when I staged it . I should have restarted, but I just kept going. Cleared the 4 shotgun, and moved to the rifle, which was staged vertically. Now the sweep (They call it a Montana Furball Sweep) is something we have shot here in Maryland many times, but their target arrangement was a bit different and my brain went into Full Stupid Mode. They had it set with three across the bottom and one in the center above them. Supposed to be Outside, Top, Center, Top, Other Outside, Top, Center, Top, First Outside, Top, starting on either of the bottom outside targets. I had planned to start on the left, but fore reasons unknown started on the right, and shot it Right, Top, Center, Top, Right, Top, Center, Top, then restaged the rifle with two in it and turned for the pistol position. Everyone is yelling One More, One More! (It was actually Two More) so back I go, stare into the action where I can SEE the bullet in there, grab the rifle and shoot the Top target (because that's where we were "Supposed" to finish) and then cycle the action a second time, you know, just to make sure it was empty this time, which sends my 10 round flying back over my head. I start to restage the rifle again, when everyone starts One More, One More. At this point, I'm thinking... I was about to just take the miss, when I realized that I had already bought the P, so I didn't need to add the miss too, so I picked up the rifle, do a reload, and then shoot the bottom center target as I have no idea what target was unhit at this point. Restaged the rifle for the last time (much to everyone's relief) and then just moseyed off to the pistols, no sense running at this point. Same sequence, same target setup, and I managed to shoot them correctly, but not with out a lot of gears being ground to dust in the old brain box, and with a little guidance from the TO. I swear, you could smell the brain cells burning... So, in the end, I ended up with a 97.14 stage (87.14, clean, with a P) and a lot of laughs. I still am not 100% sure what happened (there was certainly a lot of well deserved discussion among the spotters and TO) but it's all good. Heck I wasn't even drinking the night before! Sure would have liked a Do-Over on that one! A big Thank You to all to folks that helped put on this match, especially Big Iron Bohannon and Little Iron Lucille, and the all the folks at Paradise Pass. We had a lot of fun and we will be back. Dogmeat & Holli P.S. If anybody has it on video, I would love to see it. Maybe I can figure out what the heck actually happened! Edited August 28 by Dogmeat Dad, SASS #48563L Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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