Joys of a back yard range

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Yesterday afternoon, it was sunny, and around 70 degrees in NW Arkansas.

So the wife and I ambled out to our backyard range with a Ruger Mark II (hers) a Ruger 10/22 (mine) an M-1 Carbine ("ours" but really hers) and a 20 gauge Rem 1100 (hers) and did some plinking.

We shot bowling pins with the .22s, along with golf balls.......Kim is really hell on golf balls with a .22 rifle or handgun from about 10 yards..........along with some little plastic army men (delightfully sick targets, and cheap to boot...plus they really FLY when you whack them with a .22).

We also did a couple of rounds of shotgun ammo...just at gallon jugs of water, and the same with the M-1 Carbine.

Longest shot was right at 25 yards. And after blasting a water jug with the shotgun, Kim picked up the empty shotgun hulls and added them to the target area.

Casual plinking in the backyard.

Ahh.........

The agony of the day was my discovery that the gas piston on my M-1 Carbine broke....as in fractured into two pieces. Weird. Now I'm shopping for another gas piston.

Besides that one little hiccup, the afternoon was absolutely delightful.

hillbilly
 
Yep, I'm jealous. Well, after graduation (May), I plan on getting right on a backyard range. Maybe some 1000 yard silhouettes for kicks. Until then, I'm stuck in town putting the final touches on a B.S. in Business Admin.
 
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Dangit hillbilly....why don't ya just rub it in buddy.... Glad to see you had fun....Only wish I had a place like that of my own...but it'll never happen up here in the PR of IL....mack
 
Kikilee, all you need is some property in a very rural area that's outside any city limits.

And voila! Backyard range.

hillbilly
 
Hillbilly, you'd better stop bragging. If you don't, I'm going to find out where you live and show up at your door - I live in Fayetteville.
 
hillbilly,

Go ahead and rub it in. Has your wife been introduced to a 28 ga O/U ? Would like you for her to be introduced to one? :evil:

So it cost a few bucks, and you need another reloader anyway right? Look on the bright side, you won't have to bend over to pick up hulls?

I hope your 9mm brass gets inside the .40 and the .40 inside the 45 ACP brass.
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Nice today down my way in the Central portion of State. Glad you and Mrs had a good time-

Regards,

STeve
 
One of my goals

Ever since the government started making guns an issue, one of my goals has been my own property I could shoot on.

It took a long time, but I finally do have a rural property where I can shoot.

Even better, I can shoot in most any direction from the house and only hit trees or trespassers.

If rural property is a goal for you, also, you better get after it soon because much of the nicer property is either sold or going up in price.
 
If rural property is a goal for you, also, you better get after it soon because much of the nicer property is either sold or going up in price.
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There is less and less of it being made every day. Get it while you can. :what:
 
Hillbilly- I have a similar set up here in western New York about 25 miles from Buffalo. Six acres of land with a 50 yd pistol range off the back porch and a small rifle backstop at 100 yds. I will be moving down towards your neck of the woods (West Plains Mo.) this year. I bought 15 acres to build and retire on in West Plains and I already have plans in mind for the new range. I've enjoyed shooting all my life and cannot imagine living some in a place where I had to get in the car and drive to try a new load.
 
lwsimon, I'm about 45 minutes due south of Fayetteville, near Rudy.

As for showing up on my doorstep, good luck.

We've had friends and relatives who've been out here before get lost on the maze of dirt roads we live down.

But seriously, ought to come down and shoot some time.

http://www.possumpistol.com

hillbilly
 
I'll be down as soon as humanly possible for the CCW course. I turn 21 on the 4th of next month, and as soon as I gather up the cash, I'll give you a call!

As a side note, what type of pistol is req'd to get an AR CCW? I only own a S. Blackhawk in .44mag and a Single Six in .22 atm, I'm still deciding on which carry piece I want.
 
:cuss: you and your nice weather! As soon as the snow melts, or at least it warms up a hair, i'll be outback railin' sillouhettes too. Good for nothin' rams and pigs have it comin', ya know? ;)
 
Some people have backyard ranges here in Minneapolis. We call them bad neighborhoods!

Sorry about the joke. Actually, more and more cities here are putting discharge of firearm restrictions into effect. Some people who live in the more rural outer suburbs have found that they can no longer shoot on their property, even though at one time they could. And yes, this includes using a bow and/or air rifles as well.
 
Several years ago I had the opportunity to buy a 23 acre tract of land that backup up to a man made lake. The price was great and I even had permission from the sherrif to put in a private range for personal use. Dummy me turned down the opportunity to buy. :banghead:
 
I had a good weekend myself shooting at home. No rain and highs about 80 all three days.

One of these days I'll take some pictures of my 'range'. From where I shoot I'll show the 'range', the house and the barn where I reload. They are all within 100 yards of each other. I'll start a 'Show me your private range pics' thread. :)
 
Not to put a damper on the topic but, I hope that all of you with "backyard" ranges and rural property make certain that there is a bullet absorbing backstop. Considering the encroaching subdivisions and monied city refugees I had to adjust my thinking and range position to be certain that an escaping round couldn't reach one of those tract mansions a mile away.
 
What I miss most about my home in central NY-

100 yard range
Trap "field"
deer and turky walking through the yard

It was almost worth the lousy economy, nosebleed taxes, and crappy gun laws. Maybe when I retire........
 
My backstop is a pine forest, no buildings/people for at least a mile in that direction. I only worry about the first 50 yards or so though because the forest is dense enough that nothing can travel in a straight line more than about 20 feet before hitting a tree trunk.
 
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