Buckeye Rendezvous

[Hickory]

This is just a feeler to see if this idea has any merit or goes anywhere.

I have noticed as some of you probably have, that there are a lot of Buckeyes on the castboolit page. (That’s Ohioans’ if you don’t know what a buckeye is)

I was thinking it might be a good thing getting together in a central location here in Ohio and get to know each other sort of face-to-face. Spend the day, bring the family if you can. The logical place to do this would be a State Park with a cookout & potluck.

I was thinking next year sometime in early June. This gives us plenty of time for planning.

If this does not get any legs, I guess it’s not a good idea.
So, what do you guy think? Yea /Nay?

[4060MAY]

where?

[Hickory]

A central location. Maybe around Columbus area.

[george1980]

sounds like a good idea to me , just a thought though we do have a few state parks with both pistol and rifle ranges , one of them would be a great place to have a summer shindig

[Firebricker]

Sounds like a good idea plus there's a lot of members in surrounding state's that might be able to make it. FB

[Hickory]

I was hoping that more people would be interested in getting together.
We can kick it around for a while and see if there might be more interest here.
I have no idea what State Parks are around Coulmbus. I'll check it out on a map and maybe go down there to "eyeball" it.

[Zbench]

Hickory,

Cleveland Suburbs here, I'd be in.

Pete

[Firebricker]

I was hoping that more people would be interested in getting together.
We can kick it around for a while and see if there might be more interest here.
I have no idea what State Parks are around Coulmbus. I'll check it out on a map and maybe go down there to "eyeball" it.

I would not get discouraged yet it there's a lot of time for it to pick up steam. FB

[4060MAY]

location is ok for me,

keep it going

[Shepherd2]

Check out Columbus Metropolitan Parks, I think it's called. They have many big parks around the Columbus area. I think most are outside the city limits and some most are quite large. There is also Delaware State Park north of Columbus. Delaware has (or had) a shooting range. When I used to go there many years ago it was small and crowded.

If you need info on the Columbus parks, let me know. I have a friend who is the forester there.

[Ohio Rusty]

There are quite a few places to be able to meet. One place that has merit is Delaware State Park just noth of Columbus on Rt. 23. It is a nice park with a beach for swimming, large lake, and there is a shooting range just up the road from the state park.
There is also Hoover Resevoir north of Columbus. No beach or shooting range, but easy to get to from I 270 in north Columbus and the fishing is pretty decent.
Another consideration is the Columbus Metro Park system. Lots of different parks all around central Ohio, but I'm not sure of what the rules are about having firearms in a metro park. I'd like to do show and tell as everyone else would be inclined to do.
I'm up for a get together .... I make the best pasta salad ......

Maybe we can give away some wheelweights in a surprize raffle ....
Ohio Rusty ><>

[Hickory]

Rusty;
The Deleware State park sounds like it might be the place to meet.
The goal is to meet some of the other people on the castboolit board, even if they are not fron Ohio. Shooting would be a plus, but I'd have to check it out for rules and permits?

[george1980]

deleware state park or anywhere works for me im near centralia so everywhere in the state is only a couple hours

[Firebricker]

I will look up the hours for the Delaware range in the morning. The range is right up the road from the state park. The range is on St.Rt.229 and 23 in between Delaware and Marion both of hotels. Cardinal center is the new trap range they have a huge campground and it's abought ten minutes away from the park.

The range used to be free but now you have to get a pass they can be bought at the Norton gun shop or probably online too. Still a lot of other possabilities but thought I'd post a little abought the area. FB

[Hickory]

Thanks Firebrick,
I'm writing all this down.
Any information is appreciated.

[The10mmKid]

I'm in.
Pretty flexible with the date with at least a month or so confirmation.


Here's some Ohio State Park info.

Delaware:
http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/Home/wild...9/Default.aspx

All parks w/ranges:
http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/Home/wild...1/Default.aspx

Can we do a blind gift exchange?
Bring a USPS Medium FRB full of goodies and go home with a different one.

Thanks for starting this Hickory!!!

'da Kid

[Johnch]

If I am not working
I would be interested

If someone wants to camp localy
Cardinail Center isn't far from there
A great campground and dog freindly

John

[Old Goat Keeper]

I'm not a buckeye but I would slip on over from PA if the dates work for my schedule. Shucks what's a line on the map to gun nuts!

Tom

[Hickory]

I'm not a buckeye but I would slip on over from PA if the dates work for my schedule. Shucks what's a line on the map to gun nuts!

Tom

Glad to have you come visit next year,
but leave the goats at home

[Three-Fifty-Seven]

but leave the goats at home

WHY? Goats make good target practice, and boolit expansion testing material . . . taste good too if you don't blast it up too much!