Well Darryl, if you were half as smart as you think YOU are, maybe you’d have seen this as a good thing a decade ago, when people from all over the country told you it was. Take particular note to the fact that it did not take me a decade to see it. YEARS ago, I wanted to allow 17# guns here, even when it was shot down because of your lobbying. My opposition to it for the regular season was based solely on the potential for loss of members from fears, real or imagined. Most of those fears were instilled in people by those of you who went around telling people how “disadvantaged” they’d be… and a zillion other things. Oh, you’ll see Buck Roger’s Ray Gun!!! Ewwwwww. I’m here laughing thinking about Joe talking one night all animated, saying “Bring Buck Rogers Ray Gun! Shoot it! Make a believer out of me! I don’t care! Stick lasers on the gun! Just put the holes closer’n we do now and Ill be impressed! ” omg he was funny…
Now, lets go back a few years. Winter 2005, you and 3 others said that if we tried to change the heavy gun rules back the way they were since the dawn of time, that you would quit shooting (and assured us many others would follow. Well they haven’t, other than those who’ve died and unfortunately that’s a large number.). You were so opposed to those changes in fact, that you went to find old members who’d not shot for many years to come join the cause and vote against the changes. Obviously you felt as you always did that there’s no sense in letting the people who shoot decide. No no, you know better what to do, and you will decide for everyone.
Well, those who predicted the decline in attendance (you) made certain that prophecy came true, cause when the rules got put back, you quit. At the same time, the stock tape on lg’s got legalized and despite opposition to that, (probably cause nobody put it on anyhow), John, Dianne and Hubie continued to shoot the LG class, but quit the HG class that very match. You had not shot a match to that time in 06 but via email, said to me you intended to, and with that, 05 match 10 was your last regular match. Joining the others in the World Open, you shot in the LG class only, fulfilling your prophecy that you would not shoot in the HG class if the rules were put back (sound like a boycott…)
At the same time in the beginning of that year, a vote came up to allow IBS legal guns at the WO, to which you were all vehemently opposed and lobbied heavily to the easily influenced membership how bad this would be. That vote was shot down unfortunately, so you came and shot the WO LG only, but still had a corncob up your ass about the HG rules so you boycotted that as you said you would. However, in 2007, that vote was heavily in favor of allowing IBS shooters to shoot, and with that, NONE of you shot.
Now, either what you said then was a lie, or what you say now is, but one way or the other, the shoe fits. Now, if you want to have a “duel”, that’s fine. We’ll just have it. I hope the duel isn’t a bet on shooting in matches where I have to wait over a year for you to pay again like last time.
The letter I referred to was addressed from John and Dianne (or just John, I’m not certain any more). All great ideas I might add. Virtually a carbon copy of what I already had on my agenda. The only trouble I had with it was, I didn’t understand why if some of these were such great ideas that they were not addressed while you and she were there on the board??? I was scratching my head, believe me. In fact, one huge item was put there after a rangemaster’s stand speech from YOU. I have failed in ridding us of that and now it’s another of your wonderful cans of worms left behind. The single biggest detriment to the club, period.
In addressing support of the Williamport range-------Any Board member in the years I served on the Board know of the support I always gave to that range. Even behind the scenes financial help was given that most don't know about. It was our way of giving back to the club since I was a life member. Williamport was always my top priority during match weekends but, I have now come to the opinion that shooting isn't everything in the World.
Well, I’ve asked quite a few… None seem to agree. There was stuff went on behind the scenes, that portion of that sentence was a truism.
Rules/classes: Now I must ponder to myself, why would the light gun class rules need changed there, if there is to be another class of factory guns? Factory guns weigh 17#???? So what you’re saying is there will not be a factory class, only one class that now allows factory guns to compete? Or is it that factory guns can not be called factory guns if they don’t also fit the LG class rules? Or there’s different types of factory guns? This is too confusing. I vote for 17# and forget the rest of the crap!
You’ve succeeded in separating these two clubs easily as well as you did the PA club from others. Abe Lincoln didn’t do as good a job of separating the north and south as you have. …2005 rules… Why didn’t you just come right out and say, “If you’re from the PA club or own a heavy gun, we don’t want you here.” It woulda saved a lot of time. From all over the country I answered emails asking wth is this 05 rules about?
I’ll tell you what. You just stop causing issues for this range, stop giving Joe a ration of $&*& all the time, and I’ll stop replying to any of your posts, Johns, or any others about your range. “Fair Enough?” I have not the slightest interest in how you run that place or what you do, or what rules you use. I have no doubt that the range there will do just fine, as will this one, and that using the 17# rules will be the best thing you ever did. If it does not turn out to be, it’s a damn site wiser than 2005 PA rules. I sincerely hope the same happens here but I have a sneaking suspicion that the biggest opposition to it happening here… is there. Time will tell, won’t it?
Good luck with the new club and the new rules. If it doesn’t work out, you can have my job here.
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