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04/14/2026

On this day in 1860, the first Pony Express mail pouch arrived in San Francisco, CA.

It had left St. Joseph, MO on April 3rd, arrived via express riders in Sacramento on the 13th, and was delivered to it's ultimate destination in San Francisco on the 14th.

Pony Express mail service cost $5 per half ounce, which was a considerable sum at the time.

Although viewed as an icon of the Old West, the Pony Express system only operated for 18 months.

04/03/2026

I had to go to the next town today and I stopped at the dollar store to pick up these important range supplies.

Why would we need hand mirrors to teach a historic shooting class?

03/22/2026

Mud season is upon us!

This means the road to get here and the roadway to the range can be a bit squishy, but it also means that spring is right around the corner and it will be time to rebuild the target holders and start work on new projects.

In addition to our WW2 and Colonial Era shooting programs, we will be adding a couple of new classes this season.

The first one is an Old West class. We expect that one to be ready to go as soon as the new target holders are built.

The other is a Vietnam War small arms class.

Updates will be made here and on our website in addition to on our Tripadvisor and Viator listings.

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03/22/2026

Just a typical Saturday afternoon around here!

06/23/2025

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04/29/2025

50 years ago today, Operation Frequent Wind began. Frequent Wind was the evacuation of American troops, American civilian personnel and "at risk" South Vietnamese personnel whose lives would be in danger as Saigon fell to the North Vietnamese.

This entirely ended American involvement in the Vietnam War.

The US troops were removed from combat in March of 1973 and the war was turned over to the South Vietnamese to defend their own country at that time. They held out until April of 1975.

04/23/2025

03/29/2025

Happy Birthday 1911 collectors

You know the date, here's the document!

02/28/2025

Due to weather conditions making the roadway to the range impassable, we will not be holding any live shooting classes until March 15th.

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