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[img]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/M1_Garand_rifle_USA_noBG_new.png/1280px-M1_Garand_rifle_USA_noBG_new.png width=500[/img] [img]https://i.imgur.com/Jo6X9lu_d.webp?maxwidth=760&fidelity=grand[/img] The M1 Garand Clinic is back again! Monday, May 27, 2024. Costs are ...

re: Honey Island Range - is it open?

Posted by cdaniel76 on 1/8/24 at 12:28 pm
Sorry I missed this... Been an infrequent visitor here lately. Unless the bridge is flooded over or there's a tropical storm bearing down on us, we are open every Fri, Sat and Sun from 9-2. The only Holiday that we will ever close for is if, and only if, Christmas Day falls on a Fri, Sat or S...

re: Any idea what this little guy is?

Posted by cdaniel76 on 6/22/23 at 4:28 pm
Even baby ducks have flat bills. That has a beak. I have no idea what it is but I know it's not a duck....
[quote]Could I shoot my M1A Scout[/quote] Unfortunately this event is limited to only the M1 Garand. ...
[quote]Doesn't the Louisiana Shooting Association still qualify also? Good to support homegrown groups that support our rights. Annual membership is only $15. [/quote] Yep!...
[quote]weekends seem to be booked out until I die[/quote] Clinic is on Memorial Day which is a Monday ...
Those that are interested can now download the application for the event here: https://docs.google.com/file/d/1eQANkjzxTP64D94ghnt0aXuOcyikidnt/edit?usp=docslist_api&filetype=msword Applications must be LEGIBLE and mailed to the address stated on the 1st page....
Buy one from the CMP. You can get a service grade shooter for around $800, last I checked. ...
[img]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/M1_Garand_rifle_USA_noBG_new.png/1280px-M1_Garand_rifle_USA_noBG_new.png width=500[/img] We're bringing back the M1 Garand Clinic. It's been several years since we've presented one and we've had some interest in bringing it back. Co...
The Honey Island Shooting Range WILL REOPEN this weekend (March 10, 11 &12) after an extended closure due to flooding. Thank you for your patience and understanding....

re: Honey Island range?

Posted by cdaniel76 on 3/6/23 at 11:30 am
More water is being dumped into the West Pearl since the control structure east of Bush collapsed a couple years ago and more water than ever before is now coming down the West. The mouth of the West has been silting in for decades and the water has nowhere to go. So it stays flooded for longer peri...

re: Honey Island range?

Posted by cdaniel76 on 3/1/23 at 4:34 am
[link=(https://water.weather.gov/ahps2/hydrograph.php?gage=perl1&wfo=lix)] This is the current level at Pearl River which is what we go on.[/link] We say it needs to be below 16ft in order for the WMA roads to be navigable but in recent years it's actually closer to 15.5ft before the water lever ...
[quote]The great bridge that they took donations for to overcome the flooding, but didn't think to build it 2 feet higher.[/quote] I've been with the range for almost 10 years now and have never heard anything about that. ...
Looks like we'll be closed at least 1 more weekend, probably 2 more though. The gauge at Pearl River needs to be below 15.5 to keep it from overtopping the Indian Bayou bridge. [img]https://water.weather.gov/resources/hydrographs/perl1_hg.png[/img]...
[quote]My most vivid memory of going to the WOW was one time in the very late 1970s or very early 1980s, i was about 5 or 6 yrs old- and the celebrity they had that year was BOSS HOGG[/quote] I was there too! It was glorious!...
[quote]It was like 3 eggs, bacon, sausage, grits, toast, and milk for < $3.00.[/quote] I was like 6 to 10 years old. I had no idea what money was. LOL...