Range day with my girls today!

[Wambli Ska]

First an update. Turns out my journey was not finished in Phoenix. After a whole lot of thinking, exploring, money math and talking future plans with my children we have decided the end point of our journey is Vegas with my daughter and her husband!

Now I know most identify Las Vegas and just about all of Nevada with the strip. Well…. It’s not. A few miles just outside the city and you can find yourself in the middle of nowhere. State, BlM, National land and outdoor adventure opportunities are everywhere! Breathtaking views are around every bend of the road, and my daughter and SIL love the outdoors.

So today my daughter, wife and I loaded the Jeep and headed out of town. Found a dirt trail that went off-road through some BLM land and after a few miles of spectacular desert views and not having seen another soul for a while, we veered of the trail on to a wash and started shooting at improvised targets of opportunity.

We were packing light:

An early 1900s 5 screw S&W in .38 spl, a Uberti SA 7 1/2” in .45 Colt, the Ruger Vaquero birdshead in .45acp and my Glock 48 MOS with the Holosun sight.

The girls had not shot in a while and they were both a little apprehensive of looking foolish. No chance of that! Good foundation and fundamentals, a few quick corrections and making sure they did not fall on old bad habits, within a few rounds they stopped shooting the improvised short distance targets and started taking on targets of opportunity 40-70 yards away. Both LOVED the 48 with the Holosun and where making clods of dirt explode as far as they wanted to. Crazy how easy the damn red dot makes that happen.

Great day all around, might just need a rerun tomorrow when my SIL gets back to town

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[GrapeApe]

<3

[Wambli Ska]

All in all I can’t believe it took me this long to move out here

[Wambli Ska]

I almost had to pry the 48 off my daughter’s hands. She was hammering a bush at over 50 yards away giggling as she took branches off

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[Zee]

Good deal! Glad the ladies still put up with you.

[Wambli Ska]

Good deal! Glad the ladies still put up with you.

HA! It’s the ammo. If they had to buy their own they would have ditched me a long time ago.

BTW, credit where credit is truly due…

You started BOTH of them on the right track. They have never forgotten the fundamentals you instilled on them.

Thank you!!!

[sakodude]

That looks like a great day for sure. At least now there is a worthwhile reason to visit Vegas some day.

[Wambli Ska]

That looks like a great day for sure. At least now there is a worthwhile reason to visit Vegas some day.

Please do!!!

[shotgunshooter3]

Shhh. Vegas is a desert wasteland with nothing but slot machines and tourists.

[Elk Creek]

Good times!!

[Chiro1989]

Still waiting for some hunting pictures . But, practicing with hunting revolvers is acceptable in the interim

[Wambli Ska]

Still waiting for some hunting pictures . But, practicing with hunting revolvers is acceptable in the interim

Too late for this season, switching from AZ residency to NV residency is screwing everything up but had a long conversation with Son-in-law today about next year! I January we’ll start planning a multi-state season for the fall

[Wambli Ska]

Good times!!

Oh hell yes, they are both excited to go back out again! This “exploring” thing is contagious

[Wambli Ska]

Shhh. Vegas is a desert wasteland with nothing but slot machines and tourists.

Oh crap… yes, what he said!

[JunkCollector]

Wow.....that little girl I shot with grew up.

Family looks great
Even the New Yorker

[rberg]

One thing about living in the desert, finding places to shoot is pretty easy.
Good pictures as usual, looks like you all had a good time!

[Wambli Ska]

Wow.....that little girl I shot with grew up.

Family looks great
Even the New Yorker

She still remembers fondly our outings to your range

[Wambli Ska]

One thing about living in the desert, finding places to shoot is pretty easy.
Good pictures as usual, looks like you all had a good time!

Thanks! The pictures take themselves. It’s just spectacular in every direction you look

[sakodude]

One thing about living in the desert, finding places to shoot is pretty easy.
Good pictures as usual, looks like you all had a good time!

Thanks! The pictures take themselves. It’s just spectacular in every direction you look

That place looks like a rockhounders paradise.

[Wambli Ska]

One thing about living in the desert, finding places to shoot is pretty easy.
Good pictures as usual, looks like you all had a good time!

Thanks! The pictures take themselves. It’s just spectacular in every direction you look

That place looks like a rockhounders paradise.

I want to spend some time looking at those walls closer. I think there might be some cool surprises in there!