Gun Blogger Rendevous

I'm going this year, having been regaled by Kevin of Smallest Minority, and being otherwise unoccupied and having not had a vacation in mumble mumble years. This is turning into an interesting proposition.

Going by rail is the lowest cost and probably the slowest. OTOH I get to see the Black Canyon of the Gunnison and other scenic stuff going both ways. Colorado going and Nevada and Utah coming back. If 2 or 3 of us were going, it would be cheaper to drive if slightly slower. 1600 mi round trip x 21 mpg x $3.50/gal. Maybe next year.

For a while there I thought it might be marginally less undignified to bypass the TSA at the airport, but it looks like they might be at the train station as well, plus branching out to random gropings on the streets. Baggage restrictions are somewhat less than on the airplanes. Weight and size restrictions apply, but are somewhat more generous than Southwest Air Lines.

The Rendevous seems to be 3 days of speakers, presentations by industry reps, socializing and 3 range trips so luggage will include guns and ammo.Amtrak doesn't have a problem with guns in checked luggage, but disapproves of black powder and hand loaded ammo.

The hotel assures me that they do not have a courtesy car, probably because Nevada is a solidly union state. The good news is that it's only about 3 blocks from the train station.

Full details on the event are here.