I was at the range earlier today meeting with the roofer to confirm repair estimate on the outdoor buildings. On the way in, I discovered a hole in front of the gate bearing closer to the west side about 4 inches in size. It goes straight through the asphalt and through the concrete pipe underneath it which is installed for drainage to pass through on either side when the ditch fills with water.

Please beware of this when entering the property and avoid driving directly over it so as to avoid damaging it further and potentially caving it in. I have notified the City of Pharr and they are dispatching personnel to diagnose it. I am awaiting their determination but considering the time of day, probably will not find out until tomorrow what they plan to do. It remains to be seen if they will attempt to patch it first, or if they think it will require relaying a whole new pipe. At any rate, please be careful when entering the property until this issue is repaired.

Dear Club Members,

The Cowboy Action Match will be meeting on the 3rd Sunday in December 2021 instead of the 4th Sunday as usual. Why? The 4th Sunday is the day after Christmas, the 26th. So, to give the Cowboy Action shooters some time off with their families, they will be shooting the prior weekend instead.

Note, on the 3rd Sunday, we already have the usually scheduled Smallbore Match. They will continue to use the 100 yard bay for their match and the Cowboy Shooters will use the 25 yard bay. So, both matches will occur essentially concurrently in their respective bays.
For Cowboy shooters, this is a one time switch, and the January Cowboy Action match will be back on the usually scheduled 4th Sunday.

For regular members who do not shoot in either of these matches, be aware that both bays will be in use that Sunday morning, so the only available bay will be the 200 yard. You will either need to come back after one of those matches is complete, or partake of one of the matches themselves if you arrive during their time frame.

Merry Christmas to all, and let’s have a great month of safe shooting sports. Always remember to be safe and be aware of target placement so in case you miss, your bullet still goes into the backstop. Remember, we are all in it together to have a nice Club to go and shoot at.

Gate work is just about done. Today the main post was straightened. The gate was removed and squared up and rehung correctly on the post. Next up is replacing the spring actuated trigger hasp, which will be replaced tomorrow.

In addition to the spring trigger hasp being replaced, welding will be done in the 25 yard bay. It shouldn’t take too long, but while the welder is in there, the bay will be off limits to shooters. So keep in mind if you are heading out there.

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Wednesday the crew hit the scene and cleared out the mud that had backed up in the drainage pipe in the 100 yard bay to get the water flowing again. Pictures are from Friday evening and show almost all the water is gone except a bit behind the 50 yard marker leading up to the pipe. It’s pretty shallow, but the ducks still wanted to hang out in it.

The 200 yard bay is rutted deeply from vehicles going downrange and is still full of water in the ruts, making it really muddy. You can walk downrange along the edge and bypass the ruts, but please don’t drive down there making the ruts even worse, until they dry out so we can get the grass cut and the ground leveled back out and make the ruts disappear.

We’ll get the remainder of the grass cut in the 100 when it fully dries out. It will take a bit longer in the 200 to dry out, but when it does, we’ll get it cut in there too. Getting the lawn tractor in there through the vertical support beams and the ruts is just too difficult right now.

Enjoy the nice fresh blacktop, at least until it rains and starts to pothole! 🙂

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I just went by the range after breakfast to check up on the status of the road widening and how far along they are. Currently, it is covered in fresh oil and tar, with spots pooling here and there. I don’t know which day it was applied, but the scent of oil is thick in the air. Personally, I would not travel on that material with my car until it is paved asphault material. Getting that crap off the undercarriage of a car would probably be damn near impossible.

Tomorrow is the regularly scheduled Cowboy Action match. As of now, it is not cancelled. I just spoke with Nenette on the topic, and if the Cowboy Action shooters wish to continue with the match, they are free to do so. I’ll be posting photos here and on Facebook and sending an email out to the Club to make y’all aware of the situation.

My advice is to wait for the road to be completed, but if you choose to enter the Club, you may do so if you so choose.

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Javelina Drive in front of the Club is currently under construction to hopefully level the street properly and repave it. If you drive in, some times there might be machinery operating. Sometimes there might just be signs. Sometimes there might just be cones. We are still open and have not closed. As long as you are able to drive your vehicle through our gate, you can continue to use the range. If you wish to enter the range while the road is under construction, you may try to maneuver around obstacles to gain entry. If you cannot get through, come back another day.

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Ok, got new hardware installed at the gate to replace the damaged gear that was under water. Gate access has been restored. Remember to scan your card both when entering and leaving the range.

The road is opened and the gate is down until I can get hardware replaced since it was under water. You can use the range, but clean your boots off, as it’s going to be muddy for a while until it dries out.