Is the trail on your property? Do you actually have enough land to make a "proper" range? Shoot, i wouldn't want to walk on a trail if i saw a range 5 feet away from it.. Maybe it will deter walkers runners. I would be mad as hell about that personally. Just because i am curious is it the states 300 acres?it just irritates me that the county would put a running/biking/walking trial literally 20 feet from my land marker when there are over 300 acres back there. hell i deer hunt back there past their markers.. gonna tell me im breaking the law now? since im on MY land and shooting a deer that dies on your property?
the trail is 20 feet from one corner of my land. it winds through the woods. i have 9.5 acres. plenty for a 25 yard range + backstop. as far as i know, it is county land. (state / county the same i assume.)Is the trail on your property? Do you actually have enough land to make a "proper" range? Shoot, i wouldn't want to walk on a trail if i saw a range 5 feet away from it.. Maybe it will deter walkers runners. I would be mad as hell about that personally. Just because i am curious is it the states 300 acres?
Oh my gosh, you mean I'm not alone!?!?!... At least Indy Trading Post is only a 2 minute drive up the road...I also suffer from "Stepoutbackandshootitus," a rare condition that effects us city dwellers.
Haha, I can see myself laying on the ground half suspended over a hole trying to line up my shot.Well, if you can't go horizontal, go vertical. Dig yourself a hole that goes down 100 meters...
I wonder what sort of building permits you would need for that.. And land modification permissions.. It would never hurt to try!Oh my gosh, you mean I'm not alone!?!?!... At least Indy Trading Post is only a 2 minute drive up the road...
Haha, I can see myself laying on the ground half suspended over a hole trying to line up my shot.
Sad part is, I live on enough land that I could easily build a nice 100 yard range, but it's within Indianapolis City Limits and there's no way they're going to let me build a range much less discharge firearms.
I've considered it, but I have other higher-priorities at the moment with the first child on the way. No way I could convince the wife that a home range was a necessary expenditure at this point.I wonder what sort of building permits you would need for that.. And land modification permissions.. It would never hurt to try!
Indeed, now I'm trying to convince her I need an XDm-9 for my EDC ... Wish me luck.Congrats on the Child on the way! Wise man. If Mom is not happy No one is happy.
Would she notice if you upgraded? i dunno man.. all those hormonal changes pregnant women go through. Might just have to catch her at the right moment.. Best wishes though on that!Indeed, now I'm trying to convince her I need an XDm-9 for my EDC ... Wish me luck.
It's more of getting past "you already have one"... :-)MikeDVB, as to your trying to purchase another firearm and getting the wife happy with it.... Always better to use the facts.....
Fact... All quality firearms either go up in value or atleast stay at what you expended for it originally if you pay street value for the piece. This is true no matter how many times you pull the trigger on the firearm, as long as you take care of it otherwise.
Fact... A firearm can be used to protect you and your child and wife, plus it may be able to procure food or other supplies needed to survive under certain conditions.
Fact.... In todays economic conditions, a firearm is currently one of the best selling products in the country, even out selling all other big investment items from the past such as property, etc.
Fact... When you die she can sell all your firearms off at more than what you spent for them and live off your great investment planning for many years to come.
Just thought I would chime in.....
Really need a firing range in the back yard.... starting to jones for one seeing those pics of home ranges.... boy the ability to just go out back and drop a couple rounds after dinner or working up a load for a gun and being able to just walk out the door and chrono it to see if it's performing as you thought***, bullet let down is setting in....
The good news is, I have officially convinced my wife that we need a lot of acres. So whenever we look at property she says, "Its too close to town" or "Its not enough land" or a combination of both!