It Doesn't Take Many Idiots To Ruin It For The Rest Of Us

[grampajack]

Sounds like a typical public range. And some private ones as well....

 

[hdwhit]

Where my retirement property is located the county got a grant to build a rifle range. They built it adjacent to the county fairgrounds so there's a fair amount of traffic around it. I haven't been to it yet because I have a ready-made 225 yard range across the top of my dam but I figure the brass there gets cleaned up pretty fast and the steel cases and rimfire cases get left to accumulate. The county is bankrupt and the grant only covered building but not operating the range so unless some group has volunteered to maintain it, I doubt it gets cleaned up very much. Might be a volunteer opportunity.

 

[hdwhit]

Where my retirement property is located the county got a grant to build a rifle range. They built it adjacent to the county fairgrounds so there's a fair amount of traffic around it. I haven't been to it yet because I have a ready-made 225 yard range across the top of my dam but I figure the brass there gets cleaned up pretty fast and the steel cases and rimfire cases get left to accumulate. The county is bankrupt and the grant only covered building but not operating the range so unless some group has volunteered to maintain it, I doubt it gets cleaned up very much. Might be a volunteer opportunity.

 

[Solomonson]

Oh please. Some people have greater or lesser social needs than others. Nothing "sad" about it. And drop the pretense, you started this thread about "idiots".

You're wrong. Equating "people" (witch no exceptions from what I read) to a "crap fest" is terribly sad, no matter how you try to spin it.

Not everybody was meant to have kids either. Nor does everyone think it's the be-all, end-all of human existence.

That's true, but keep in mind what I actually posted: "That's really sad to hear. Among the greatest joys of life is to have kids and to be surrounded by good people who are in no way part of any "crap fest." As a member of humanity, my apologies to you for what you have experienced.

 

[Solomonson]

I know one thing that I would do if I were to design an unsupervised shooting area. Entry would be on foot with a 1/4 mile (maybe further) uphill grind to the shooting area. I would lament the restricted access to the elderly and disabled, but I suspect it would keep away 90% of those that vandalize shooting areas and turn them into "crap fests."

 

[.308 Norma]

And drop the pretense, you started this thread about "idiots".

Craig C,
Solomonson didn't start this thread. I, .308 Norma did

 

[Solomonson]

Where my retirement property is located the county got a grant to build a rifle range. They built it adjacent to the county fairgrounds so there's a fair amount of traffic around it. I haven't been to it yet because I have a ready-made 225 yard range across the top of my dam but I figure the brass there gets cleaned up pretty fast and the steel cases and rimfire cases get left to accumulate. The county is bankrupt and the grant only covered building but not operating the range so unless some group has volunteered to maintain it, I doubt it gets cleaned up very much. Might be a volunteer opportunity.

Would it be worthwhile to fence it and operate it as a business if you could get an el cheapo lease from the county?

 

[CraigC]

Craig C,
Solomonson didn't start this thread. I, .308 Norma did

Oops! He started so many others, it's tough to keep track.