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Main Discussion Area => Around the Campfire => Topic started by: yehti on May 09, 2012, 06:44:01 pm

Title: the CTA shoot
Post by: yehti on May 09, 2012, 06:44:01 pm
Anyone make it to the CTA shoot this year at Kerr Scott Lake?  If so how was it with the change of location and date? Are they going to hold it in the same location and date next year?
Title: Re: the CTA shoot
Post by: jonathan creason on May 10, 2012, 09:43:08 am
I was there all day Friday, and Saturday morning.  The new location was real nice.  You couldn't camp at the range, which some people didn't like but I didn't think was a huge deal.  My biggest complaint is they had to close the courses at 6 pm, because the park closed at 7.  There's still quite a bit of daylight left at that point, and I could have shot a good bit more.  Attendance and vendors were way down from the past 2 years, no doubt due to scheduling.  All-in-all, I'd say it was a real good shoot though.
Title: Re: the CTA shoot
Post by: yehti on May 10, 2012, 04:11:55 pm
do you know if they are going to keep it the same weekend next year?
Title: Re: the CTA shoot
Post by: jonathan creason on May 10, 2012, 04:32:29 pm
Not real sure.  I know I heard several times that they wanted to get away from Memorial Day weekend for good, and there's another shoot they would conflict with if they went into June. 
Title: Re: the CTA shoot
Post by: nugget on May 12, 2012, 03:17:12 am
Shoulda hollered at me Jonathan. I might have been able to meet you and shoot a little. I am only 15 minutes from there. I could have gone before work.
Title: Re: the CTA shoot
Post by: Pat B on May 12, 2012, 11:29:29 am
Anyone take pics of the event? This is the first year in many that I did not attend and am saddened that the timing wasn't a little better thought out.
Title: Re: the CTA shoot
Post by: jonathan creason on May 14, 2012, 12:00:08 pm
Shoulda hollered at me Jonathan. I might have been able to meet you and shoot a little. I am only 15 minutes from there. I could have gone before work.

I almost gave you a buzz as I was heading up 421, buddy.  Wish I would have, but I figured you were probably at work.
Title: Re: the CTA shoot
Post by: Pappy on May 14, 2012, 12:06:44 pm
Wished they would get off the Classic date,I would love to make it someday.  :(
Planed on it this years till they changed,can't please everyone I guess. :)
   Pappy
Title: Re: the CTA shoot
Post by: mullet on May 14, 2012, 10:27:44 pm
I'm with Pappy, that has been on my "to do" list for awhile.
Title: Re: the CTA shoot
Post by: Hillbilly on May 15, 2012, 08:39:34 pm
This is the first time in many, many years that I've not gone, either. They screwed up big time when they moved the place and date, IMO, maybe to an unrepairable extent. I think MD weekend is great, myself-one of the few shoots when you have a Monday off to recover ( :) ) and the weather is usually more stable by then than in late April/early May, too.  And it was very unwise to schedule it the same week as the Classic-I reckon that they don't realize that the same crowd of people go to most of the major shoots in the southeast. Things have changed greatly in the CTA in the last couple years, it seems.
Title: Re: the CTA shoot
Post by: bryan irwin on May 15, 2012, 09:42:46 pm
I brought that up at the last shoot and a few people and my self said it was a bad idea. and if they keep the same date next year i won't be there next year and talked to david knight and he said a harry and some of his guys left on friday after shooting half of the first range. said they won't be back.
Title: Re: the CTA shoot
Post by: mullet on May 15, 2012, 10:15:36 pm
Throw some more hot dogs on the grill, Pappy ;D ;), sounds like a bigger crowd next year. :)