That much more reason to get one of those nifty takedown Hi-Walls!  

I am guilty of being one of the new shooters and I traded rifles halfway through the first day so I didn't get much shooting done but I had a great time! Like MerwinBray mentioned the facility was great, the lunches provided were first class, the match ran smoothly, and the people were very friendly! I will be in a class at the end of Sept but I plan on driving down for the day Saturday.

Thanks for the kind words, gentlemen.  Brushy Mtn Club's members are proud of what is being accomplished there by a relatively small group of dedicated volunteers and they are anxious to be good hosts to as many of the shooting sports as possible and practical.  Although we, the Chinquapin shooters, were few in number this time for the schuetzen match, we were mighty in spirit, and the club members noticed and appreciated that.  With the cost of gas (and everything else) making the decision to trek off to a match a more significant one, those of us who organize matches really appreciate you for making the commitment to come and participate.  One of the other event organizers (sporting clays) told me that every organizer he talked to said their events were down by as much as 25% this Summer.   

Without shooters, a rifle range is just a golf course without the holes and sand traps!  

Be sure and put the last Fri and Sat in September (the 26th and 27th) on your calendar to attend our next match.  We are planning on specially emphasizing the Dell/Hudson for the serious shooters and the Buffalo (over .40 cal) Iron Sight Matches for the casual single shot enthusiast.  I think there should be something for everyone.  

Charlie Shaeff
the Green Frog

I'll admit to being geographically challenged.  Where is Brush Mountain and the match?  I'm still happily a recluse behind the Redwood Curtain and with the price of gas I could not attend anyhow.  But it sounds is if everybody had a grand time.

waterman

Waterman, if you look at a map of the state of Virginia, a whole country away from you, unfortunately, the Brushy Mountain Club is approximately in the middle.  In fact, we refer proudly to the area as "Central Virginia."  We are on the Eastern side of the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, those old mountains that were already being worn smooth when the Rockies were still on the drawing board, trying to get their plans approved in Sacramento. 

We are only 15-20 miles South of Lynchburg Regional Airport, and shooters could conceivably get here that way if determined enough.  As others have mentioned, we are a small club, most of which is devoted to shooting at flying pottery discs, but our 300 yd range makes a pretty good place for a schuetzen match and we are thinking of trying to expand our program into at least some sort of silhouettes.  What we lack thus far in numbers, we are trying to make up in enthusiasm, and it is part of our goal to continue the tradition started 90 miles West of us by Charlie Dell when he started Chinquapin Schuetzenverein. 

We would welcome some left coasters or other far-flung visitors, and as we grow our event, the shotgunners have said they would be supportive to the idea of expanding the range to have more firing points.  PM for a set of directions, if anyone is interested.

Regards,
Charlie Shaeff
Green Frog