Do You Shoot At A "Range"?
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Outside SVFTC Club Events .... NOPE !!! We are operating there at a commercial range to have INSURANCE, Near year round access, Running water bathrooms and a roof overhead to shield us from the glare or the summers heat etc ...
Can shoot at my home and adjacent BLM lands.
Can shoot at my home and adjacent BLM lands.
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Illegal to shoot in my yard, however I still do but not for extended periods, and the stress of it in my scenario isn't really worth it, juice is not worth the squeeze, both of my neighbors have several kids and even neighbor kids over playing more times than not if its nice out, would be rude to shoot even safely into a backstop when they're outside.
So I shoot mostly indoor, and rarely, because 11 yards isn't that fun... I don't go out of my way and day to shoot live things dead unless I am starving which I am not, but those are my circumstances and I don't hold anyone else to them.
Private ranges and national forests are too far of a drive, would be nearly an all day event just to shoot for a few hours for me, so convenience isn't there living in a suburban environment.
So I shoot mostly indoor, and rarely, because 11 yards isn't that fun... I don't go out of my way and day to shoot live things dead unless I am starving which I am not, but those are my circumstances and I don't hold anyone else to them.
Private ranges and national forests are too far of a drive, would be nearly an all day event just to shoot for a few hours for me, so convenience isn't there living in a suburban environment.
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Probably not worth the risk, cool neighbors or not. Saying "its illegal in my city but my neighbors are okay with it so I still shoot" is like saying any illicit activity is okay as long as your neighbors are cool wit hit. Unless you have incredible stress management skills, it's just not worth dealing with. Downplaying the lethality of airguns is very naive especially within a group that should be very well educated on terminal energy and its potential.
-Matt
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Would be great to have you visit
Peter did actually visit my range and the shooting shed, but he is no longer around AKA he blocked me !Upvote 0
At home. We used to be able to shoot firearms in the back, but new homes have ended that. We store roundbales for the horses in the front yard along the south fence. I use them as archery targets and safety catch when shooting airguns. In wintertime I shoot in the house. It is 28 feet from my front door to the kitchen cabinets. I keep a pellet trap in there next to the trash can.
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I shoot at an indoor range occasionally. Sometimes it is for base line tuning purpose, but usually it is for the social interaction with like minded people.
Most of the time I shoot outdoors because I am blessed to live in a state with strong 2A leanings and an abundance of public lands. Then there is the 1,400.00 acre ranch my wife and I manage. I never lack for a place to shoot.
I won’t shoot in my backyard as my neighbors may or may not approve. Also had an incident a few years back with my hunting bow in the backyard where a defective arrow rest sent an arrow out of a 60# compound to parts unknown which killed any desire to shoot in my yard.
Most of the time I shoot outdoors because I am blessed to live in a state with strong 2A leanings and an abundance of public lands. Then there is the 1,400.00 acre ranch my wife and I manage. I never lack for a place to shoot.
I won’t shoot in my backyard as my neighbors may or may not approve. Also had an incident a few years back with my hunting bow in the backyard where a defective arrow rest sent an arrow out of a 60# compound to parts unknown which killed any desire to shoot in my yard.
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I'm blessed to have retired on 10 acres of rural property where I've set up a shooting range with 55 and 128 yard lanes.
The HW30 is a nice, light, low power springer that's suitable for indoor use. I set up a rubber-mulch target in the basement that sees a lot of use over the winter months.
Cheers!
The HW30 is a nice, light, low power springer that's suitable for indoor use. I set up a rubber-mulch target in the basement that sees a lot of use over the winter months.
Cheers!
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Maybe take your HW30 over to the permission property ( that said yes ,then no ,) and show the owner the gun (let him shoot it) Take a "plastic tub target" with you to prove the pellet will stop in the tub .
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There is a hunting club about half an hour from home and I am going to try to talk to people that own and run that club. There are huge numbers of deer and black bear (wild turkey, fox, bobcat, and on and on but most hunters are after deer or bear) so it would not be safe during hunting season. That is not a good solution as half the year I would not go on that land. I don't know if they have a membership for "non hunters" but my choices are so few that I will investigate that possibility. If they do - well the cost will be part of the decision. Thanks for all the replies. I am envious of you that live and shoot on your own land!
Off topic but I looked at the North Carolina Wildlife Commission web site and in just eastern North Carolina they estimate there are about 11,000 black bear and that number is growing so they need to increase the number harvested by hunters! That's not somewhere I want to be!
Off topic but I looked at the North Carolina Wildlife Commission web site and in just eastern North Carolina they estimate there are about 11,000 black bear and that number is growing so they need to increase the number harvested by hunters! That's not somewhere I want to be!
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Sounds like you need to take up bear hunting... Mostly no reason to fear black bear though, unless you see a cub, then quickly figure out where momma is and make sure you are not in between them. Most I have seen out in the woods flee as quick or quicker than a deer once they realize there is a person around.
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Paradise is where you can pee off the front porch and shoot a rifle off the back porch and it is nobody's business but mine.
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We have a range near by on a national forest and mostly I shoot pb’s there but if I want to practice 50-100 yards with air guns that’s usually where I go. Otherwise it’s my back yard for air gun shooting. It’s legal and I can do it safely.
Rick H.
Rick H.
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Shoot in my own yard have 60 yds to shoot if I want farther can use neighbors property and shoot 3-800 yds if wanted. I can shoot off my deck into my woods also if I want to clear a shooting lane out to maybe 120-150 yds
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Someone you know has a perfect set up, if you could visit with a pellet trap, some fun targets, and your rifle you may kindle a relationship, especially if they have an old air rifle in the corner that has been used in a while.
In the meantime I would be looking for another place.
In the meantime I would be looking for another place.
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My own property, or part of it, is the airgun range. For PB shooting I go to a designated firearms range even though legally I can shoot those here also. I don't want to add that level of noise around us. Airguns are much quieter. We moved to rural property to have space away from neighbors--AND for its quietness.
The ability to safely and frequently shoot airguns right from home has been a huge benefit. With PB, the most I routinely practiced was twice a month. With airguns, it has varied from twice a week to daily, but usually 3 or 4 times a week. It makes a big difference in improving skills. Plus the proximity to "the range" means I can take advantage of a short window of good weather conditions on the spur of the moment.
I do wish there were a dedicated air rifle range with a covered place to shoot from and target stands at several distances.
The ability to safely and frequently shoot airguns right from home has been a huge benefit. With PB, the most I routinely practiced was twice a month. With airguns, it has varied from twice a week to daily, but usually 3 or 4 times a week. It makes a big difference in improving skills. Plus the proximity to "the range" means I can take advantage of a short window of good weather conditions on the spur of the moment.
I do wish there were a dedicated air rifle range with a covered place to shoot from and target stands at several distances.
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