Hey Pat and Elizabeth!! Congrats on a great trip. Sounds wonderful. I hope I'm able to make this trip at some point.

A big congratulations to Elisabeth on some real fine shooting. Pat: I know you are real proud of her.

Pat: you didn't do too bad yourself. If you ask real nice, maybe Elisabeth will be willing to give you some tips to help you shoot better .

Thanks for the pictures. They have a first class range. I bet both of you had a great weekend that you will not forget.

I can only guess of all of the hard work that took place behind the scene, that the normal shooters never see.

Being able to make that match would be the highlight of the year.

Considering we got maybe 4 hours of sleep at night, we did ok. Its the worst ive shot since i started. It really didnt matter how i did as i was there as the support animal. I had a 1712 in a lefty pharr stock, leupold scope and i was shooting center x. No excuses. Elisabeth too was tired and missed shots she normally hit. Its hard to go to a strange range and shoot someone elses rifle. It puts the performance of the guys who come up here and do it in perspective. In the end we had a fantastic time. We made a bunch of new friends, learned a lot, and visited the birthplace of our sport. We had traditional authentic Mexican food and drink. Closest i can compare it to is Winnsboro in the old days. I urge you to make the effort to go. It is worth the trip.

E and a falcon they use for pest control in Monterrey

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I was asked how much it cost to do this.
Airfare round trip from Houston was $250 per person on United. Regular tickets.
Entry fees were about $100 each
Hotels were about $100 per night.
Food was less than $20 per meal including drinks. We ate 3 meals at the range included.
We brought about $300 in gifts.
We used about 4 boxes of ammo each.
Jorge paid us to ride in his car....lol
So for us, less than half the price that ridgeway costs.

psteiger wrote: ↑Thu Aug 17, 2017 6:56 pm I was asked how much it cost to do this.
Airfare round trip from Houston was $250 per person on United. Regular tickets.
Entry fees were about $100 each
Hotels were about $100 per night.
Food was less than $20 per meal including drinks. We ate 3 meals at the range included.
We brought about $300 in gifts.
We used about 4 boxes of ammo each.
Jorge paid us to ride in his car....lol
So for us, less than half the price that ridgeway costs.

That's not bad at all.

Let's assume someone doesn't have connections south of the border at the match. My quick search shows bringing rifles aren't an option. Is there some sort of rental process for international shooters?

Not to my knowledge. However i am certain there is a way for you to get your stuff down there. Ive been gone from home for 13 days now doing all this from my phone during breaks. I can research it more later. You can get Danny to look for you as we have discussed your tenuous grasp of technology. Just say please.... sorry that was mean..... but i owe you a couple.

Get em !!! I'm loving it! Don't cut him no slack at all !!!

psteiger wrote: ↑Fri Aug 18, 2017 8:22 am Not to my knowledge. However i am certain there is a way for you to get your stuff down there. Ive been gone from home for 13 days now doing all this from my phone during breaks. I can research it more later. You can get Danny to look for you as we have discussed your tenuous grasp of technology. Just say please.... sorry that was mean..... but i owe you a couple.

dhatch wrote: ↑Fri Aug 18, 2017 11:27 am Get em !!! I'm loving it! Don't cut him no slack at all !!!

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