Comments on: Informal Survey: Where Do You Shoot? http://www.saysuncle.com/2004/06/26/informal_survey_where_do_you_shoot/ Remember, I do this to entertain me... not you. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:12:19 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: F-Stop http://www.saysuncle.com/2004/06/26/informal_survey_where_do_you_shoot/comment-page-1/#comment-7136 F-Stop Wed, 30 Jun 2004 03:06:35 +0000 /?p=3132#comment-7136 If you live in or near Knoxville, TN. try the City of Norris watershed in, well, City of Norris. I think it's $5 per day or $15-20 yearly. They change the locks in July. If you live in or near Knoxville, TN. try the City of Norris watershed in, well, City of Norris. I think it’s $5 per day or $15-20 yearly. They change the locks in July.

]]> By: Marius Johnston http://www.saysuncle.com/2004/06/26/informal_survey_where_do_you_shoot/comment-page-1/#comment-7088 Marius Johnston Mon, 28 Jun 2004 19:37:17 +0000 /?p=3132#comment-7088 I can't resist :-) We now live in Amador County in Northern California and live on 27 acres surrounded by grazing land. The land in this area is hilly with live oaks and a few digger pines. Perfect for a range. So I have my own range with metal reactive targets, a place for paper targets and trap. Both my wife and I are avid SASS shooters and compete every weekend and practise during the week on our range. Here's to good shooting! Marius Johnston I can’t resist :-)

We now live in Amador County in Northern California and live on 27 acres surrounded by grazing land. The land in this area is hilly with live oaks and a few digger pines. Perfect for a range. So I have my own range with metal reactive targets, a place for paper targets and trap. Both my wife and I are avid SASS shooters and compete every weekend and practise during the week on our range.

Here’s to good shooting!

Marius Johnston

]]> By: countertop http://www.saysuncle.com/2004/06/26/informal_survey_where_do_you_shoot/comment-page-1/#comment-7084 countertop Mon, 28 Jun 2004 17:17:23 +0000 /?p=3132#comment-7084 I didn't see the New Jersey mention - Since i grew up there I thought I should comment as well. Usually we shot in our backyard into the mountainside - there was nothing but woods and hills for a couple of miles till you hit the next road - and no major development west of us for 30 miles till at least PA. Gun fire was a frequent sound (as were earth shaking tremors) from Picatinny Arsenals range which wasn't too far away. My father has a business in Newark and after a fire in part of the building in the 1960s the decided to leave the rubble as it was out in back and instead turned it into a gun range (It was next to a stream and too difficult to develop) We would shoot all sorts of things there. Good fun, however, they have since rebuilt it and it no longer exists. My brother, who still lives in Jersey, shoots at a gun club in Butler. not sure where it is, I havent been to it yet. I didn’t see the New Jersey mention – Since i grew up there I thought I should comment as well.

Usually we shot in our backyard into the mountainside – there was nothing but woods and hills for a couple of miles till you hit the next road – and no major development west of us for 30 miles till at least PA. Gun fire was a frequent sound (as were earth shaking tremors) from Picatinny Arsenals range which wasn’t too far away.

My father has a business in Newark and after a fire in part of the building in the 1960s the decided to leave the rubble as it was out in back and instead turned it into a gun range (It was next to a stream and too difficult to develop) We would shoot all sorts of things there. Good fun, however, they have since rebuilt it and it no longer exists.

My brother, who still lives in Jersey, shoots at a gun club in Butler. not sure where it is, I havent been to it yet.

]]> By: Sid http://www.saysuncle.com/2004/06/26/informal_survey_where_do_you_shoot/comment-page-1/#comment-7081 Sid Mon, 28 Jun 2004 16:50:57 +0000 /?p=3132#comment-7081 <a href="http://www.wadesguns.com/">Wade's Guns</a> in Bellevue, WA Wade’s Guns in Bellevue, WA

]]> By: countertop http://www.saysuncle.com/2004/06/26/informal_survey_where_do_you_shoot/comment-page-1/#comment-7079 countertop Mon, 28 Jun 2004 16:23:17 +0000 /?p=3132#comment-7079 In DC I shoot at the NRA Headquarters Range in Fairfax. Its about 10 minutes from my house and I pay about $200 a year to use it. I think it runs $10 or so an hour otherwise. I also shoot, on occaison, at a friends Gun CLub in King George County, VA - about halfway down to Richmond from here. Thats free, well, I have to give him beer. For Skeet and Trap, I either go to the Gun Club or head over to the County's Bull Run Park where they have a great Trap/Skeet range - Skeet, Trap, Wobble Trap, 5 Stand, Sporting Clays plus archery. Pretty good stuff. Also, we are looking at purchasing a piece of land in Western VA (1-2 hours from DC to shoot at). When in Dixie - I shoot the .22 in my backyard to hearts content. Outside of hunting season, if I have anything bigger to shoot, I generally head over the the National Forest Range in Villanau, Georgia. Its $3 or $5 for as long as you want. I go there other times of the year because I am a good neighbor and I don't want to upset anyone. Also shoot at a friends farm in Sweetwater, TN on occaison too, but havent in awhile. If you want to shoot over the 4th of July Weekend (or next week), let me know. Were not too far from Chattanooga. In DC I shoot at the NRA Headquarters Range in Fairfax. Its about 10 minutes from my house and I pay about $200 a year to use it. I think it runs $10 or so an hour otherwise. I also shoot, on occaison, at a friends Gun CLub in King George County, VA – about halfway down to Richmond from here. Thats free, well, I have to give him beer. For Skeet and Trap, I either go to the Gun Club or head over to the County’s Bull Run Park where they have a great Trap/Skeet range – Skeet, Trap, Wobble Trap, 5 Stand, Sporting Clays plus archery. Pretty good stuff. Also, we are looking at purchasing a piece of land in Western VA (1-2 hours from DC to shoot at).

When in Dixie – I shoot the .22 in my backyard to hearts content. Outside of hunting season, if I have anything bigger to shoot, I generally head over the the National Forest Range in Villanau, Georgia. Its $3 or $5 for as long as you want. I go there other times of the year because I am a good neighbor and I don’t want to upset anyone. Also shoot at a friends farm in Sweetwater, TN on occaison too, but havent in awhile.

If you want to shoot over the 4th of July Weekend (or next week), let me know. Were not too far from Chattanooga.

]]> By: matt fulghum http://www.saysuncle.com/2004/06/26/informal_survey_where_do_you_shoot/comment-page-1/#comment-7078 matt fulghum Mon, 28 Jun 2004 16:04:22 +0000 /?p=3132#comment-7078 down here in tuscaloosa, AL, you pretty much just have to get outside the city limits. my mother in law's folks have a quite suitable clay creekbank for us to use as a pistol backstop. For rifle shooting, we usually head over to the Oakmulgee range; national forest range close to Centerville,AL, located on National Forest property. six bucks per car to park if you pay by the day. down here in tuscaloosa, AL, you pretty much just have to get outside the city limits. my mother in law’s folks have a quite suitable clay creekbank for us to use as a pistol backstop.

For rifle shooting, we usually head over to the Oakmulgee range; national forest range close to Centerville,AL, located on National Forest property. six bucks per car to park if you pay by the day.

]]> By: Alphecca http://www.saysuncle.com/2004/06/26/informal_survey_where_do_you_shoot/comment-page-1/#comment-7074 Alphecca Mon, 28 Jun 2004 04:52:20 +0000 /?p=3132#comment-7074 <strong>Weekly Check on the Bias</strong> Yeah, yeah, yeah, everyone's yapping about Bill Clinton's new book. But NOT US! Here at Alphecca we're focused like a laser beam on the male Olympic gymnast tryouts on NBC bias in the media against guns and the Second Amendment.... Weekly Check on the Bias
Yeah, yeah, yeah, everyone’s yapping about Bill Clinton’s new book. But NOT US! Here at Alphecca we’re focused like a laser beam on the male Olympic gymnast tryouts on NBC bias in the media against guns and the Second Amendment….

]]> By: tgirsch http://www.saysuncle.com/2004/06/26/informal_survey_where_do_you_shoot/comment-page-1/#comment-7070 tgirsch Mon, 28 Jun 2004 03:52:01 +0000 /?p=3132#comment-7070 I shoot at <a href="http://www.rangemaster.com/" target="newwindow">Range Master</a> here in Memphis, TN. (Yes, a liberal with a gun -- imagine that!) It's only about two miles from my house, so it's convenient. <a href="http://www.shelbyfarm.com/#range" target="newwindow">Shelby Farms</a> has an outdoor shooting range, but I've never pesonally used it. Of coure, it helps that the park with the outdoor range is also the home to <a href="http://www.ducksunlimited.com/" target="newwindow">Ducks Unlimited</a>'s world HQ, so they're not likely to close the range any time soon. ;) I shoot at Range Master here in Memphis, TN. (Yes, a liberal with a gun — imagine that!) It’s only about two miles from my house, so it’s convenient.

Shelby Farms has an outdoor shooting range, but I’ve never pesonally used it.

Of coure, it helps that the park with the outdoor range is also the home to Ducks Unlimited’s world HQ, so they’re not likely to close the range any time soon. ;)

]]> By: Les Jones http://www.saysuncle.com/2004/06/26/informal_survey_where_do_you_shoot/comment-page-1/#comment-7062 Les Jones Sun, 27 Jun 2004 23:32:18 +0000 /?p=3132#comment-7062 GunCraft Sports indoor range (minutes from my job) or the quarry in Walland. There's a place (Insley's) near my house in the county I need to check out, too. It's private, but apparently cheap. I went to John Sevier range with Uncle one time and liked it. Wish it was closer. An absense of places to shoot is a real impediment to shooting. GunCraft Sports indoor range (minutes from my job) or the quarry in Walland. There’s a place (Insley’s) near my house in the county I need to check out, too. It’s private, but apparently cheap. I went to John Sevier range with Uncle one time and liked it. Wish it was closer.

An absense of places to shoot is a real impediment to shooting.

]]> By: Eric http://www.saysuncle.com/2004/06/26/informal_survey_where_do_you_shoot/comment-page-1/#comment-7055 Eric Sun, 27 Jun 2004 15:39:45 +0000 /?p=3132#comment-7055 ...if I go to a range, it is normally the one down in Calhoun... otherwise, I put up targets in the back yard, or head over to our farm.. …if I go to a range, it is normally the one down in Calhoun… otherwise, I put up targets in the back yard, or head over to our farm..

]]> By: robert http://www.saysuncle.com/2004/06/26/informal_survey_where_do_you_shoot/comment-page-1/#comment-7050 robert Sun, 27 Jun 2004 14:17:44 +0000 /?p=3132#comment-7050 Guys, within 150 miles of every city in the country, SOMEONE is running a Highpower Rifle match about once a month. If you find the match director and CALL or email him, he will loan you the rifle, mat, ammo, et to go and shoot across the course at least once. Highpower rifle, especially shooting SERVICE rifle at 200, 300, 600 yards will enlighten every other shooting discipline. I know it sounds extreme, or something only "special" people with extraordinary eyesight or something ONLY can do, but that's not true. You can do this. www.epcgc.com or www.tr-pc.com. Check it out. USA Shooting Sports lists the NRA matches in all disciplines nationwide. Folks are out there shooting like crazy all the time in competitive matches. Folks JUST like YOU. You don't need ANYTHING to shoot the first match but 15 bucks or so and a cap. Guys, within 150 miles of every city in the country, SOMEONE is running a Highpower Rifle match about once a month. If you find the match director and CALL or email him, he will loan you the rifle, mat, ammo, et to go and shoot across the course at least once. Highpower rifle, especially shooting SERVICE rifle at 200, 300, 600 yards will enlighten every other shooting discipline.
I know it sounds extreme, or something only “special” people with extraordinary eyesight or something ONLY can do, but that’s not true. You can do this.
http://www.epcgc.com or http://www.tr-pc.com.
Check it out.
USA Shooting Sports lists the NRA matches in all disciplines nationwide. Folks are out there shooting like crazy all the time in competitive matches. Folks JUST like YOU. You don’t need ANYTHING to shoot the first match but 15 bucks or so and a cap.

]]> By: robert http://www.saysuncle.com/2004/06/26/informal_survey_where_do_you_shoot/comment-page-1/#comment-7049 robert Sun, 27 Jun 2004 13:44:39 +0000 /?p=3132#comment-7049 This is the reason I thank God I am not in Dallas or Houston or San Francisco or NY. I have access to a free range about five miles from the house. I can shoot to 110 yards there but it is set up as a pistol range. Shaded firing points with a berm. Has a table top running across the firing points covered with indoor-outdoor carpet. Shaded parking. I belong to a range three miles farther out- 125 per year. It has covered firing points at 100 on a golf course cut lawn, a berm at 200, and a one lane 500 yard berm. Concrete benchrest tables on the 15 100 yard lanes. I also shoot at highpower at Carthage, Terrell, Red River, Waco, the Nationals at Camp Perry, so I get to shoot from 200 to 600 with my AR15 all the time. I also teach this Squad Designated Riflemans course and have shot m16s on many Army Ranges with soldiers. In town in a 15 bucks a lane indoor upscale pistol range. Plus deer hunting, but I am counting the ranges. It's not enough and all the time I hear about the noose tightening.... Airgun at the house here in town and I USED to shoot .22 at my photo studio, (90 foot range) until the landlord moved in upstairs. You gotta shoot. This is the reason I thank God I am not in Dallas or Houston or San Francisco or NY. I have access to a free range about five miles from the house. I can shoot to 110 yards there but it is set up as a pistol range. Shaded firing points with a berm. Has a table top running across the firing points covered with indoor-outdoor carpet. Shaded parking.
I belong to a range three miles farther out- 125 per year. It has covered firing points at 100 on a golf course cut lawn, a berm at 200, and a one lane 500 yard berm. Concrete benchrest tables on the 15 100 yard lanes. I also shoot at highpower at Carthage, Terrell, Red River, Waco, the Nationals at Camp Perry, so I get to shoot from 200 to 600 with my AR15 all the time. I also teach this Squad Designated Riflemans course and have shot m16s on many Army Ranges with soldiers.
In town in a 15 bucks a lane indoor upscale pistol range.
Plus deer hunting, but I am counting the ranges. It’s not enough and all the time I hear about the noose tightening….
Airgun at the house here in town and I USED to shoot .22 at my photo studio, (90 foot range) until the landlord moved in upstairs.
You gotta shoot.

]]> By: Phelps http://www.saysuncle.com/2004/06/26/informal_survey_where_do_you_shoot/comment-page-1/#comment-7048 Phelps Sun, 27 Jun 2004 07:00:48 +0000 /?p=3132#comment-7048 There is an outdoor range that I go to that is $7 a session. I also carry a goodly portion of my arsenal with me whenever I go to the family land in the boonies in Oklahoma and burn off a thousand rounds or so (like I will be doing on the 4th.) There is an outdoor range that I go to that is $7 a session. I also carry a goodly portion of my arsenal with me whenever I go to the family land in the boonies in Oklahoma and burn off a thousand rounds or so (like I will be doing on the 4th.)

]]> By: Stormy Dragon http://www.saysuncle.com/2004/06/26/informal_survey_where_do_you_shoot/comment-page-1/#comment-7045 Stormy Dragon Sun, 27 Jun 2004 05:18:52 +0000 /?p=3132#comment-7045 For indoor, I'm a member of a range nearby. For outdoor shooting, I just go to one of the free ranges on the state gaming lands. For indoor, I’m a member of a range nearby. For outdoor shooting, I just go to one of the free ranges on the state gaming lands.

]]> By: bjbarron http://www.saysuncle.com/2004/06/26/informal_survey_where_do_you_shoot/comment-page-1/#comment-7043 bjbarron Sun, 27 Jun 2004 03:35:02 +0000 /?p=3132#comment-7043 I live in the PRNJ so shooting in the boonies is verboten (nor is there much in the way of boonies left). I shoot at Ft. Dix Rod and Gun for outdoor rifle (to 250 yds), pistol, and shotgun. I shoot at ShoreShot (Lakewood) for 25yd indoor pistol. If I shot a gun off my back porch, it would soon look like an ATF convention around here. It wasn't always like that. I live in the PRNJ so shooting in the boonies is verboten (nor is there much in the way of boonies left).
I shoot at Ft. Dix Rod and Gun for outdoor rifle (to 250 yds), pistol, and shotgun. I shoot at ShoreShot (Lakewood) for 25yd indoor pistol.
If I shot a gun off my back porch, it would soon look like an ATF convention around here. It wasn’t always like that.

]]> By: mike http://www.saysuncle.com/2004/06/26/informal_survey_where_do_you_shoot/comment-page-1/#comment-7041 mike Sun, 27 Jun 2004 03:01:11 +0000 /?p=3132#comment-7041 I live in the city too. It's tough. We have an indoor range, but you can't really take rifles there. I belonged to private outdoor range for a while but it got closed due to "noise" complaints.... I'm out of luck with my long guns. I live in the city too. It’s tough. We have an indoor range, but you can’t really take rifles there. I belonged to private outdoor range for a while but it got closed due to “noise” complaints…. I’m out of luck with my long guns.

]]> By: Drake http://www.saysuncle.com/2004/06/26/informal_survey_where_do_you_shoot/comment-page-1/#comment-7040 Drake Sun, 27 Jun 2004 03:00:48 +0000 /?p=3132#comment-7040 A friends palacial estate in south Knox County, the lake, out of my car at stop signs, mountains in Sevier and Campbell County, off my back porch at starlings and miscellaneous creatures. A friends palacial estate in south Knox County, the lake, out of my car at stop signs, mountains in Sevier and Campbell County, off my back porch at starlings and miscellaneous creatures.

]]> By: SayUncle http://www.saysuncle.com/2004/06/26/informal_survey_where_do_you_shoot/comment-page-1/#comment-7039 SayUncle Sun, 27 Jun 2004 02:00:15 +0000 /?p=3132#comment-7039 I go to john sevier range or guncraft. I go to john sevier range or guncraft.

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