Novus Collectus
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Land in some areas is too expensive for a new shooting club to start and then there is taxes and the new problem with dealing with the lead in the soil as hazardous waste, so for areas near water how about a barge with a range on it? The lead would be contained, the cost of the barge may be much less than some land in some areas, it could be mobile and it might be able to avoid a resort town or city's property taxes.
Some barges are three hundred yards long, if a proper roof or baffle system was built over top to catch the bullets it could be a mobile rifle range. Stability in the waves could be handled by adjustable pylons and the anchoring in the shallow water of a bay or harbor.
The price of the barge may be mitigated by leasing instead of buying, but even when buying like I said above the land may be way higher in cost.
The idea came about with some of us because of the high cost of land in Maryland, but we have plenty of water around like the Chesapeake Bay and the ocean. Also, speaking of the ocean, in the town of Ocean City gun ranges are banned (even indoor ones apparently), but would a gun range on a barge in the bay next to Ocean City be right outside city limits?
Anyone know of a gun range built on a barge before?
Some barges are three hundred yards long, if a proper roof or baffle system was built over top to catch the bullets it could be a mobile rifle range. Stability in the waves could be handled by adjustable pylons and the anchoring in the shallow water of a bay or harbor.
The price of the barge may be mitigated by leasing instead of buying, but even when buying like I said above the land may be way higher in cost.
The idea came about with some of us because of the high cost of land in Maryland, but we have plenty of water around like the Chesapeake Bay and the ocean. Also, speaking of the ocean, in the town of Ocean City gun ranges are banned (even indoor ones apparently), but would a gun range on a barge in the bay next to Ocean City be right outside city limits?
Anyone know of a gun range built on a barge before?