Knob Creek + rain

[jclark]

How friggin' muddy is Knob Creek gonna get this weekend??
Parking should be interesting....

 

[Arm America]

What rain they have had and whats yet to come does not look good.

I'm alittle nervous about parking as well.

 

[k12lts]

If you have two wheel drive you should just park on the road and plan to walk in. Four wheel drive should be good if you get there early enough to park on the hill. If you get sent to the low lot you'll be in trouble.

 

[customizef]

Hmmmm..... I ll have my wifes AWD Uplander minivan, maybe I should still part in the street ?

Makes me wish I was taking my 1 ton 4x4 Diesel instead......

 

[dsol]

The lower lot is always a mud bog if it rains a day or two before. If you don't have 4wd and decent tires, don't even try it. Really. The spring shoot somehow brings a few damn inches of damn rain before it every damn single damn time. I cannot count how many people in cars and soccermom suv's with street tires having to be pulled out by the tractor.

 

[nighthawk80]

Isn't that what make it all the more fun?

 

[tsmysak1]

My buddy just told me it is real muddy down there.... Looks like a mess..

 

[SmileDocHill]

My buddy just told me it is real muddy down there.... Looks like a mess..

Yeah...he said something like only the ak-47's are working.

 

[tsmysak1]

...and a few Glock 22's...

 

[Rotor Talker]

It's pretty muddy......

I'm back at the hotel from there. Unless you are into hard core 4 wheeling, you know huge tires, lift kit, whole 9 yards, park on the road and walk back, it's bad.

Water in the creek is about 2 feet from the bottom of the bridge, the lower parking lot looked like a swamp when I drove by. I heard from some guys who came in after me they had closed parking in the normal lots and were directing people to park on the road, 4 wheel drive or not.

Crowd was lighter, at first, I hear weather should be nice tomorrow so that will be good.

Best of all, the " Tactical Gun Stroller" was a tremendous success, for $2.00 at a garage sale, I have an excellent shooting equipment transportation platform, have some pics tomorrow.

 

[jclark]

Thanks for the update Rotor. Heading down Sat. morning.

 

[Rotor Talker]

No problem..

As for prices, ammo was not as stupid as April, but still pretty high. Saw a lot of Wolf, .223 and 7.62 X 39, lot of " centurion" .22lr, I understand that is Aguila, which I personally am not wild about. Some completely stupid prices on ammo cans, like $12.00 for .50 cal cans! .30 cal upwards of $8.00!!!

The Army surplus store at 21st and Arlington has the same thing for $2.00 each, and they are in just as bad a shape. One guy had them for $2.00, I was going to pick up a couple on my way out, when I went back they had gone up to $5.00 a piece, no sale.

All in all it is as good a time as ever, found all I was looking for and then some.

Enjoy!

 

[wabash]

 

[IDCC]

G18?

AC556 22lr conversion?

 

[Thumper]

Was not bad today.I had a great time.

 

[cougar_guy04]

Reminds me of a theory a friend has. Says there are two types of weather at the Knob Creek Shoots:
- Mojave Desert
- Mud Boggin' Fun Fest

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Rain was survivable. We stayed in Radcliff Friday night, early breakfast (the Shoney's is gone! It moved to Elizabethtown!) and then headed off to Knob Creek at 7:00AM (for a good parking spot).

We walked the show until 1PM. I found a bunch of deals on ammo (everything from 8mm, 7.62x39 tracer, .45acp to .22lr tracer), a book, extra mags for my nephew's .22lr 1911 build, and, of course, t-shirts for buddies at home. Should have brought more money but playing it careful this year because of economy (did everyone see the smoking hot deals on the Colt 6920s? Ugh, should have brought more dough).

The parking lot team had to push my Impala out of the mud/swamp/bog (extra ammo weight did not help) but that was a minor effort. Drove back with no interference from Big Brother. Great show, can't wait for April--I'm taking her back for the Patton Museum.

 

[Rotor Talker]

Back at home...

Not a bad day, I parked on the road, employed the "Tactical Gun Stroller" to the sub gun match. After it, hit the gun show again, picked up another larger dueling tree and a .22 "spinning plate rack" , 10 plates that can swing around, should be fun, some other parts, a little 9mm subsonic for you-know-who!

Weater was pretty good, but man was it muddy!, saw 4 wheel drives being towed in to spots by a tractor. The mighty tacoma would have tried.

A good time, worth the trip, especially if you have never been.

Bob

 

[Thumper]

Did anyone from ingo other than myself shoot the assault rifle match?

 

[jclark]

Just made it back home....decent deals on ammo....went there to purchase a Busse but didn't really see one that called my name.
Parking not an issue at all...parked in the lower lot but nothinng a stock 4 wheel drive with good tires couldn't handle. Thought I might seen 1 person from the forum, but too far away to talk. Had a great time!!!!