[tex_n_cal]

In other words, I am changing jobs:D

I'll be training in So Cal for 3-5 months, then moving to North Carolina, near Charlotte.

I am assuming that southern state has reasonable laws, it would also seem the mountains in thw western end of the state would offer good hunting opportuntities.

Any fellow members in NC with advice?:)

[10-Ring]

Congratulations...I think ;)

[El Tejon]

Good luck and best wishes, tex.:)

[KMKeller]

Check your PM for my cell number. Give me a ring when you get a chance.

[Lennyjoe]

Anything is better than Kali.

Where at above Charlotte?

I personally love the Carolina's.

Take a vacation down at Myrtle Beach when you get the chance. I was there for 5 years and loved it.

NC has better gun laws than Kali thats for sure.

Congrats on your escape.;)

[4v50 Gary]

So close to so many battelfields. Congratulations for your escape from the asylum.

[Sarge465]

North Carolina does have a concealed carry law. You have to take the concealed carry class then go to your local Sheriff's Office to have a backround check done. If everything is good, then the Sheriff will issue you a concealed carry permit. Depends on which county you live in on how quick it's issued. Also, North Carolina is an open carry state. The major gun stores around the Charlotte area are Hyatts Gun on Wilkerson Blvd, Carolina Sporting Arms on South Blvd, Fire Power in Matthews, and Shooters Express in Belmont. Shooters and Fire Power have indoor shooting ranges and also there is another indoor range at D&L Products between Charlotte and Monroe. D&L is the only indoor range in the area that has been OSHA certified. You don't have to go to the western part of North Carolina to deer hunt, just drive down the highway and try not to hit any.

[Lennyjoe]

Sarge465, Welcome to THR!:D

[Skunkabilly]

How far will you be from Duke? I know a pair of twins from Duke that are cute and adorable as heck but they're back here now :D

Oh yeah...AR-15s!!! Can you get pet skunks in NC? How far will you be from the birthplace of Earl Scruggs?

10-ring is pretty close to Ontario. Just don't ask him about the time we walked out of an IDPA match :D

[Waitone]

Another Cali refugee goes over the wall.

Welcome. Sarge 456 has it right about deer. Actually its a little cheaper to harvest them with cars as opposed to guns.

A week ago I made a pilgrimage to the Blue Ridge Parkway to do the leaf thingy. Twice my car was assaulted by deer. One time I narrowly avoided a major pileup on the interstate.

I hate Bambi.

[Zach S]

www.grnc.org

Congrats on your upcoming freedom. Cant really comment on Charlotte, I rarely go there, havent went in years IIRC, but I'm closeby in asheville.

[prisoner6]

I'm here in Charlotte and have lived in the area all of my life. When you get here, let me know and I'll be happy to help you settle in and try to answer what questions you have. If I can't answer, we'll find someone who can.

[Jack19]

Welcome to the Charlotte area. My advice is to live outside of Mecklenburg County if possible....Pendergraph is not a gun friendly Sheriff.

Handgun Purchase Permits take two to three weeks, CCW takes, generally, the full time, and he won't sign for FA, suppressors, or SBRs. Of course there are ways around that. :D

Once you get here, if you're interested in the Charlotte Rifle and Pistol Club, a private club with an indoor range in Indian Trail and outdoor shotgun, rifle , pistol, and plinking ranges near Waxhaw, send me an email.

[Yowza]

And just so you know, since Charlotte is so close to the border, NC and SC now have reciprocity with regards to CCW.

Rick

[Billy Sparks]

The closer you are to the big cities the more antigun stuff you run into. I am lucky in that the current county manager for the county I live in is very pro-gun (I guess that is why he bought a new Kimber). The leaves aren't are pretty as they can have been in other years but so far it has been a mild fall.

[tex_n_cal]

Great info guys, thanks:)

Skunky, so far my luck with twins has not been that good, at least based on a pair of Armenian twins, anyway. Still working on one Korean engineer:)

Is most NC hunting on public, or private land? Darn, deer running all over sounds a lot like West Texas:D

[Jack19]

Darn, deer running all over sounds a lot like West Texas

Yup, a guy from my company ran through a herd of them, on the highway, in the weddington area (South of charlotte) about two months ago....only wound up hitting two.

Don't know about hunting on public or private land. I do know that around Charlotte anyway, yuppies are building homes on lots of old farmland south of the city and deer are on the move. Drive carefully, especially at night.

[tex_n_cal]

I will never forget one night in West Texas, driving from Ozona out to our lease - I counted 57 deer in 17 miles on, or around the road. #57 scratched drivers door with the tip of an antler, as I braked and swerved.

[El Tejon]

If you are driving from Austin to Kerrville in Southeast Tejas at night, be advised that deer have organizational meetings in the middle of the highway.:eek:

From what I remember, if you like critters, you should love NC, tex.

[Shalako]

Isn't there some law that you can only hunt deer from a tree stand in NC? Or only with a shotgun? :confused:

(Not like there aren't any weird laws in CA, or anything...)

Anyway, Congrats!

[Black Majik]

There is only 2 reasons why we live here in Southern California...

The weather...

and

The Women

:neener:

[GeneS]

Welcome to the right coast. Overall NC is pretty gun friendly. As to the deer hunting, there may be certain places that are restricted to shotgun or from tree stand only, but most of the state is not.

[CAP]

Welcome to NC. Can't comment on the Charlotte area, but we are getting more states added to our CCW reciprocity agreement more and more.
:D
GREAT place to live.

[Scoob]

Hi, and welcome. I live 20 miles NW of Charlotte, but venture there often. It is pretty nice...for a large city.

As for the deer, it used to be unheard of to see deer in my area, now they are walking around in the front yard:D . They are definately multiplying in the area.

Good luck!

[Fed168]

Welcome to NC. By all means stay out of Chapel Hill, unless you get homesick.

[twoblink]

With all the fires, SoCal has basically become a big firing range:D

The weather in SoCal is nice, but I think freedom, low taxes, and no traffic is better.

The women in SoCal are nice, but probably, not-so-shallow tactical WOMAN (a man only needs 1 good one) is all you need, and I find that to be a difficult catagory to fill in SoCal.

[sidearm]

I think you're going to LOVE it here. I just moved from Kali as well - It's kinda strange at first though. It's almost like I've turned back the clock as far as gun laws etc. Almost sureal in a way. Not a bad thing, but when you walk into a store and see what you can walk away with it's hard to believe at first. I live just north of Charlotte in Cornelius by lake Norman. Beautiful area. The only thing I miss at this point is the 1000 yrd outdoor ranges or the shoot as far as safely possible desert camping trips (mojave area). Other than that, I'm looking forward to some good hunting this spring. Also, I'm sure you'll notice the drivers and the differences as far as that goes. Oh yeah, pick a driver as everyone is NASCAR crazy around here. Housing is incredibly affordable and the weather is mild so far. Give me a PM when you get here.

Cheers- Sidearm

[mdsteele]

Gimme an email if you ever want to shoot a little. We got a nice range in Greensboro.

[Sven]

Congrats on the new gig, sorry your vote is leaving but I'm sure you will be happier. Buy an AR and shot a few for me, will ya?

Good search seems to indicate that Class III (automatic weapons) are outlawed - is that true?

[Loach]

Welcome to the Carolinas!! Consider living in the Rock Hill SC area, especially if you're working on the south side of Charlotte. The taxes are better, the real estate cheaper and you don't need the approval of a Sheriff to get a CWP. But, NC's also great. The wife and I would've moved there instead of SC, but the job situation panned out in Columbia first. In hindsight, though, I think it was for the best. In either event, we have some great matches at the Mid Carolina Rifle Club (http://www.midcarolinarifleclub.com/) outside Columbia. So if you don't mind a 70 mile or so trip, you should come check us out!

[tex_n_cal]

Sidearm, I will definitely have to talk to ya, 'cause I'll be working in Mooresville, near you. That big lake on the map looks like an awfully inviting place to live, as well as fish & ski. :D

Started the new job this week, I had to laugh - the IT admin has pictures on his office wall of him shooting MP5's. I told him I have two gun safes and he said we'd get along fine:D

I am pretty psych'd - things are looking pretty good right now, and if I'm lucky I might talk a cute lady engineer into visiting, too.:D

AS for NASCAR, one division of the new company is an official sponsor - don't know yet if I'll be working that end of the business, but it's a possibility.

[Sven]

tex_n_cal:

An associate of mine is moving from California to a "free state" (Texas), and we were talking about value propositions in moving. The amount of housing he could buy versus here just blew my mind. He was like "yeah, my wife and I want to have another child, and we can't afford that in SoCal".

Exhibit A: Here at this time on the SF Bay Area Peninsula, 3/2 1100 square foot bungalow 'starter homes' on small lots go for $480,000 - really crappy homes go for $400,000. Places where you could spread out start in the 800s and 900s. All to live next to some ultra Liberal neighbor? No thanks.

In Texas, I could be a PLAYER for that much money. A few minutes on Realtor.com has me rethinking my whole plan. Tennessee, Minnesota, hell, North Carolina... sometimes its compelling to think about leaving California for higher ground.

My haunt in NC was Rocky Mount, a few years back. Very friendly people, excellent (though rich) southern food, and a few crazy drivers.


Good luck in the Carolinas!

[Detritus]

How far will you be from Duke?

at least a day trip, Duke is in Durham in central NC (same cluster as Raliegh and Chapel hell [hill]

i grew up about 5-6 miles from the Duke campus.

will second the stay way for chapel hill remarks.... and since you're going to Charlotte that's prety dern easy. about the only things i EVER found in Chapel Hill that were worth the drive even from Durham (the towns abutt each other in numerous places BTW, for those who are not local) were the Used bookstores, the Bicycle shops (better service) and the Saturn Dealer. as far as i care the rest of the town was a hellmouth. Franklin street (main drag for UNC students) wasn't even worth getting you shoes dirty, when i left.



and finally Congrats on your return to the land of the free

[tex_n_cal]

yeah...real estate....:rolleyes:

When I bought here in Fresno in 98, the housing market was depressed...now it's booming, oh darn it:evil:

At this moment, from what I can see, homes are about 2/3 the cost in NC than what they are in Fresno, which is still one of the cheaper parts of CA. Of course, if I snag something like a lakeside home, it will probably cost more.

One thing I am thinking 'bout doing, though, is acquiring a M1a & Mini14, just in case they get restricted while I am gone. There's a chance I might come back and it would be good to have things already registered here.

[sidearm]

tex_n_cal:

Yeah, we should hook up. I'll give you a PM-. Fresno huh? Bulldogs forever. I've got several friends that still live in Fresno- runs and owns an almond farm. From what I've heard though, it's turned into a rather big gang area? Hmm... funny really, in reality it's just an inland farmland community, or at least that's what it used to be. At the moment I'm in the process of buying on Lake Norman (Victoria Bay). You'll have to come over after closing (Dec 27th) ... Cheers and welcome! It's nice to have fellow Cali friends out here. Let's hook up for some fising, hunting & shooting!

Sidearm-

[Sven]

One thing I am thinking 'bout doing, though, is acquiring a M1a & Mini14, just in case they get restricted while I am gone. There's a chance I might come back and it would be good to have things already registered here.

Good thinking.

[kentucky bucky]

Great state! You will be able to take long weekend trips to the mountains in the west and the ocean in the east......the best of both worlds. It seems to be a reasonably gun friendly state. I can carry with my KY CCW permit, and that is why I don't go to South Carolina. For some reason SC is stuck in a anti-reciprocity limbo. NC has alot of good fishing,hunting and race tracks. The only drawback is that it seems that many NC drivers think they are Richard Petty or Dale Jr.and think their 79 Camaro is Nascar worthy.:what:

[Detritus]

The only drawback is that it seems that many NC drivers think they are Richard Petty or Dale Jr.and think their 79 Camaro is Nascar worthy.

Live in Houston for 3 years THEN say that!!! NC drivers are NOTHING compared to the nutjobs around here :what: only place i've seen worse than here (Houston) is LA!!

Wife adn i are making plans to be someplace like El Paso the weekend the Super bowl hits town. i don't EVEN wanna think about how bad THAT'S gonna be.

[Zach S]

The only drawback is that it seems that many NC drivers think they are Richard Petty or Dale Jr.and think their 79 Camaro is Nascar worthy. Hey! I resent that!!! I dont even have a Camaro!!!

however my fairmont, built out of JY parts, has seen 140+

[Waitone]

Years ago Richard Petty retired from racing (well, driving in a race car). At that time he could name the political office and take it if he so desired.

Well, Richard decides to run for Secty of State IIRC and proceeds to run. One day on I-77 he got really frustrated with a driver who wasn't moving fast enough to suit him. Long story short, Mr. Petty tagged the drivers bumper just like at the race track. Big news // stink on the news.

He lost the election.

[Dorian]

Handgun Purchase Permits take two to three weeks

HOLY MOLY!!!!!!!

Here in Greenville it was NEXT day! :P

Sorry just kinda suprising. Guess our sherriff here doesn't have a problems with his "subjects" protecting themselves.

[Detritus]

Waitone...

I'd almost forgotten about that....!! :D

course IIRC even BEFORE that his campaign wasn't exactly "seen with all seriousness" (ie the only thing keeping the laughter to a minimum WAS the fact that he was "Richard Petty").

[tex_n_cal]

Ha! Made it!

NOw where's a good gun shop round Mooresville? I need Break Free:)

[Skunkabilly]

Gone already?? You didn't call...you didn't write.... :rolleyes: :(

:p

[azrael]

AHHHH another exile moving to the promised land....

few things...

Some of us hate NASCAR

DUKE IS OF THE DEVIL!!!

My county (Randolph) takes 5-10 minutes (sometimes 20) for pistol permits

Big cities suck no matter where you move...

I live about an hour and a half from Mooresville...looks like I am going to be visiting that area from time to time...We can all get together and shoot pictures of my ex's husband, who just got a job in Mooresville, and decided to move there with my eldest in tow:cuss:

Welcome:D

[artherd]

I don't know.

* CA has CCW, NC has CCW.

* CA has an AWB, NC dosen't (that's a win for sure, but if AB2218 gets passed CA's AWB will not apply to rifles used with 10 round mags.)

* CA has Class-III machine guns. NC does not (that's a loss.)

It would take more than that level of gun law change to make me move.

[azrael]

we dont have classIII weapons?? I thought we did...hmmmm

CA only gonna get more liberal

NC has a LONG way to go before we get to where CA is RIGHT now

[tex_n_cal]

which reminds me strangely enough...

...I wonder if I can get 1911Tuner to work on my .40 cal Double Eagle Commander:evil: :D

[GeneS]

NC most certainly DOES have Class III.

[azrael]

I thought so....I was hoping that rifle I fired at the range was a legal full-auto and NOT a NO!NO! bad evil weapon of death:D


Right now pollen is my enemy...:fire:

[Snowdog]

I never thought I'd actually ever see a head to head comparison of North Carolina and California.
What's next, Texas vs North Korea? :D

[sidearm]

tex_n_cal:

Welcome! Glad to hear you made it. The closest thing that I know of is a pawn shop in old downtown Mooresville. Can't remember the name of the place but they have a pretty good selection of stuff. They even carry Beowulf's and ammo! Anyway, they're not the cheapest in town but when you'd rather have locally then have not, it may just be the ticket. The other option is that this next weekend is the gunshow. It's off of the 77 exit 18 (Metrolina sp?) if I'm not mistaken. If you like we could always hook up. Good to have another (ex)Californian in the area. PM me if you like-

Sidearm-:D