Hello from Michigan!

[Danco411]

Recently new member but long time stalker. Been around the block a few times but really got into the long range game only recently. I live in Fenton Michigan north of Detroit and belong to our local Sportsmans Club. We only have a 100yd range but it's good enough for load development and testing. I recenly joined the Marksmanship Training Center in Lake City Michigan which has a 1K UKD range and will soon have a 1K KD range. Before joining the farthest I had to shoot was 500 yards in a cow field at a friends house.

Im big time into reloading and building very nice rifles. I'm a billet and bullet whore. LOL I love billet AR recievers and love shopping for bullets more than my wife likes shopping for shoes. I have a 15 year old son who is really getting into shooting. He loves pistols and is wicked good with his M&P 9 and now his Kimber Warrior 1911. He will start shooting IDPA this year and probably 3gun. He is pretty good with a rifle too but not yet better than the old man. With pistols it's not even close he kicks my butt every time. It is really awesome to have your shooter/spotter partner being your teenage son. He is just so awesome. 4.0 in school and loves to shoot with the old man.

I have met some of the coolest people in the shooting sports. I have made many good friends in the reloading community and now the rifle community. I'm not rich by any means so I usually build a nice rifle, shoot it and then sell it to build another. It is very addicting!

Hope to contribute here on the hide.

Regards,

Dan

 

[Maple One]

Hello Dan. Nice introduction. Welcome aboard!

 

[littleeagle52]

Welcome Dan.I live just a little north of you.

 

[turbo54]

Hi Dan, I'm in the Ann Arbor area.

I went to MTC on their opening day in May last year, but haven't made it out since, because it's quite a haul to Lake City.

Over to your East is the Blue Water club, and I think they have 600 yard NRA-type (with pit service) matches, and to your south in Ypsi is the Washtenaw Sportmans club. They use their 600 yard range quite a bit. Events schedule can be found at wsclub.org. There is a once/month long range prone match, with 5 shots for record @ 200, then 300, 400, 500 and 600. There will be 3x600 F class matches throughout the spring, summer and fall. All of that is open to all - not just members. Also open to the public is the 600 yard range for practice every wednesday afternoon (during daylight savings months) till 8:00 PM. Cost is $5. You must take a turn in the pits for each turn you spend on the line.

Also, there is Thunder Valley Precision (TVP) about 5 hours south of you in Kimbolton OH, which is god knows how many acres littered with steel. My shooting partner and I try to make it down there once a month or so. If your'e interested in coming with, shoot me a PM.