I probably shot with you at both the National Guard Armory with Cactus and Usery Pass with Rio Salado. They were fun matches.The old days, I worked a shovel, sledge and 50 pound poke bar. On an el jay cone crusher in mesa.
No a/c around. Take salt tabs and plenty water. Biggest issue is now we all live, drive, work in a/c here.
So that’s what the body gets used to. Maybe spend more time everyday in the sun and build up heat tolerance.
but, in reality, it’s hotter that balls out here during summer.
many years ago in the 80’s we used to shoot comps at night. Over at the national guard armory. Also usery pass range.
I’ll bet that’s why I don’t do well in the heat anymore. Blood thinners, I’m on Xarelto. I’ve had two attacks of Multiple PE’s in all 5 lung lobes. (Including lingula).Please be very careful, heat exhaustion can get you before you know it at any age. The heat index was 105 here today, my range buddy and I left the range @ 11:00 am this morning after a couple of hours due to the rising heat & humidity. My heart meds/blood thinners work on me in the heat.
Then you musta also shot with Brian and Robbie out at usery? ( Brian Enos and Rob Leatham ).I probably shot with you at both the National Guard Armory with Cactus and Usery Pass with Rio Salado. They were fun matches.
I now only shoot .22s so USPSA is out and I can't manage my walker on all the rocks at Rio. Ben Avery is good for me. Phoenix Rod & Gun has that hill between stages and I can't manage walking up it.
I'm glad we have two clubs that shoot Steel Challenge and I practice most times at Shooter's World indoor range in Peoria.
Have had at least 6 heat strokes and passed out at least 20 times from heat exhaustion from working in the boiler and engine room of US Navy ships over the years. You know that you're alive when you wake up in a stainless steel tub filled with ice and half a dozen corpsmen are pushing you back in screaming about your body core temp. Will not even discuss thermometers sticking out of all your orifices, all of them, what the ***. While they may have been trying to save my life I might have slugged one or 2 pecker checkers or so.Please be very careful, heat exhaustion can get you before you know it at any age. The heat index was 105 here today, my range buddy and I left the range @ 11:00 am this morning after a couple of hours due to the rising heat & humidity. My heart meds/blood thinners work on me in the heat.
I prob should remember, but I can’t even remember the guys I used to go there with. I can’t remember ship, I can’t remember shooting at usery after it became rio, but, maybe I did and just didn’t pay attention. Until you wrote that I even forgot it was CACTUS league matches.Yes. Shot with both and I remember when Robbie first started shooting with Cactus. Rio didn't even exist them. That was in the 70s. Brian's book is still a must read.
You probably don't remember me but I'm Steven Bressan. I don't think I missed a match at Cactus for 10 years. Started with Rio when they began shooting there and made the trip from West Phoenix every Tuesday and the second Sunday of each month. Lots of good memories.
