My bride and I made a visit to the High Noon Gun Range in Crosby Texas last week for the first time and bow howdy, the place is first class. Baytown does not have a public range since Mr. Turner shut down Turner's gun range behind Mobay, now Bayer and it is danged difficult to find a place close by to pop a few caps. My previous experience with a local gun range in Pasadena has left much to be desired. High Noon is expanding the range to 12 lanes and it is $12 per hour per person to shoot - no limit on the number of firearms. At the current cost of ammunition, I don't know how anyone can afford to shoot for more than an hour anyway. My .44 costs me a dollar every time I pull the trigger.
My bride and I were shooting to two firearms. Her Kahr E9 - 9 mm and my Charter Arms Bulldog Pug in .44 Special. this is basically the same revolver David Berkowitz, more commonly known as the Son of Sam killer used. The Charter Arms Bulldog Pug has a short barrel and at one time was referred to as a Saturday Night Special, but at 30 feet, I could easily put four out of five shots in the head of the target. This revolver incidentally only holds five cartridges.
My Bride shooting the Kahr E9 9mm and I shoot the Charter Arms .44 Special.
My five foot three inch Bride easily handled the large caliber .44 Special. Both of us wore ear plugs and ear muffs to dampen the massive noise, which can ruin a person's hearing. Before we fired, we reviewed proper muzzle control and she loaded the magazines herself. We met our friend Aaron Burton also, but I failed to get a photo of him.
I returned a day later with Daniel
Blackford to complete the shooting requirement portion of my Concealed
Handgun License renewal. He can be reached by email for classes at dblackford001 AT gmail.com or by his Facebook account.
Daniel Blackford and I pose for a photo at my Concealed Handgun License test.
Daniel Blackford is an Ex-Secret Service agent under President Bill Clinton and a certified Concealed Handgun Permit Instructor. He is extremely knowledgeable about all aspects of the law and concealed carry.
My favorite gun shop in Baytown is Magnum Firearms in Baytown on the corner of North main Street and Park Street. They will be getting a web page soon, but for now, here is their Facebook page. I believe in supporting local Mom and Pop businesses as much as possible.
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