UZI Talk Shoot - 2004

First Annual UZI Talk Shoot
March 12-14, 2004
Las Vegas, Nevada

The first annual UZI Talk shoot was held March 12-14 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Members from the east coast to the west coast arrived with a lot of gear and high hopes for a great event. Joining the traveling members were several locals who knew all about having fun with their UZI's in the desert southwest. The weather was perfect - sunny and 80 degrees.

Friday: Friday was primarily a travel day for most of the group but some people arrived early enough to get in some pre-event shooting. A patch of BLM land south of Las Vegas offered an ideal spot for some informal machine gun shooting. The local shooters meet there monthly for their "Desert Blast Shoot". By Friday evening everyone had arrived in Las Vegas and we went out for a group dinner at Billie Bob's steak place. It was great fun putting faces with the names we've come to know on the UZI Talk discussion forums. Cookie handed out the brand new UZI Talk shirts to everyone so we could show them off at the gun show the next day.
 

Saturday: Saturday morning most of the group went to a gun show that was being held that weekend at the Cashman Center. I don't think any of the UZI Talk members made any big purchases but it was the perfect stop for some weekend supplies - especially ammo. Lots of ammo. At 1:00 we assembled at our meeting area and proceeded to the range. Many of the local shooters that didn't go to the gun show were already at the range blasting away. Vegas SMG had arrived early and got his grill set up so the hot dogs and hamburgers were ready to go when the crowd showed up. Many thanks to him for providing the afternoon BBQ. For the next five hours, everyone shot, ate, laughed, lied, loaded mags and generally had more fun than a person should be allowed to. Midway though the afternoon we took a break to have a prize drawing. The big drawing of the day was for the suppressor that Stover Arms donated to UZI Talk. The lucky winner was Chili17! Additionally, drawings were held for door prizes that Vegas SMG had obtained. Our HQ hotel had donated shirts, hats and dinners for two. Vegas SMG also donated three bottles of Jack Daniels. As the sun went down behind the hills, the day's shooting was capped off by one of the local shooters using his Barrett M82 to put a .50 BMG explosive round though a half full propane tank. The explosion was a huge crowd pleaser.

Saturday evening the group went out for dinner at the Hofbrauhaus, a German restaurant across the street from the Hard Rock. The food was very good and entertainment was - unique. We'll all have lasting memories of the well endowed waitress who sold pretzels table to table all evening.

Sunday: Sunday morning came way too early - especially for cookie and Sturmgeschutz who had to be dragged out of bed. We drove to the Desert Sportsman Rifle and Pistol Club west of Las Vegas for a subgun match. Local shooters hold a monthly match there and the UZI Talk members were invited to join the competition. Tony Dee, the match director put on a great event for all of us. UZI Talk member Vegas Henchman was the range officer with the timer who was running back and forth all day long. Many thanks to him. Regardless of whether you were watching or participating, regardless of whether you were new to competition or a seasoned veteran, the day was thoroughly enjoyed by everyone that was there.

 

Here are some photos from the weekend. Thanks to everyone for submitting their photos and thanks to everyone for making this event a huge success!

Saturday Fun Shoot:

Sunday Match:

Match Results:

UZI Talk Division

Open Class

Stock Class

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