Nevada Cast Bullet Shoot- 2006
Funny to actually see "2006" in print. It seems the turn of the millennium was just a month or two back.
However, it's time to start thinking about the 2006 Shoot.....the SEVENTH time around for this event. Deputy Al, Curmudgeon, and myself had some conversation about it during our trip to Alberta, and from our experience with the weather at the 2005 Shoot, perhaps we may want to push the date back a little later in May to get a better chance at good weather.
The Shoot will be held in Winnemucca NV, spanning a three-day weekend with the Friday devoted to minor preparation and socializing, and Saturday-Sunday for shooting. Please note that ANYONE who uses cast bullets is welcome. If you buy your boolits, come anyway. Even if you can't bring guns along, come anyway....there'll be untold numbers of guns to shoot and oodles of ammo for your enjoyment.
Again, repeating what we say each time the event comes around, this is a FUN shoot. Although there is some moderately-serious competition, that is the least of the attractions, the main one being the social, conversational and "look at this!" aspects.
The "Rools" are few, and simple:
1. Act safely
2. Have fun
3. No whining!
I work shifts, and two weekends out of four on my 4-week schedule will find me at work here at the mine. To hold the Shoot on one of my work-scheduled weekends means burning a good part of my annual vacation time, so if we move the Shoot later in May, it will likely be fully two weeks "deeper" into the month. At that point, I'd have to take one day's vacation, but that's no great hardship. My schedule for 2006 isn't out yet, but I don't expect a change in the rotation so I'll just have to sit down with a calendar and figure it out...and I don't yet have one for 2006.
As soon as I get it lined out, I'll post the two possible weekends which best agree with the shift schedule., and then we can talk about it.
It sure would be nice to see some new faces at the Shoot, along with the previous attendees. Assuming (yeah, I know) that we all love to cast, handload and shoot, this is one of the premier Good Times of the year!