bighonkinjeep
Senior Member
Went to Wilson Shoals yesterday. I had several rifles I had scope swapped and a couple of new shotguns to shake down for function and bugs.
I wanted to break em in a little and see what kind of shells they'd run with etc.
When I got there the range officer told me I was.limited to 5 shells.
For some reason I was.thinking he was takling about "in the magazine" and was thinking to myself thats silly, as AR standard capacity is 30 and most modern defensive style handguns are 15 or more.
Nope, He was talking about 5 SHELLS PERIOD! and youre done shooting!
Apparently there is a rule that multiple.projectile firearms can only fire 5 rounds to check pattern or function.
I was thinking from the git go that I didnt want to tear up their target stands and only wanted to use the berm but apparently 5 shots is 5 shots.
So much for testing and finding out which loads your shotgun likes or doesn't like , if its really fixed after repairs, training your wife and.kids on safety and function or any of a dozen other reasons you might want to/ or have to run a box of shells through a shotgun at a firing range.
I wonder if it has something to do with a sign near the entrance about a " Federal Grant" or if it's just so called "environmentalists" flexing their liberal whims over under the guise of "lead contamination" to get their pound of flesh from sportsmen. (the true conservationists)
All I can say is I was really impressed when they first started range improvements several years ago. Range officers, safety lights and gated acess, new benches and rests, partitions to stop ejected brass from raining down on shooters, Sound deadening ceilings and floors etc..
Now they are going way too far and restricting the usefulness and utility of these ranges for those who take the shooting sports anywhere beyond the level of basic casual plinking.
It apoears to me that those who have used these ranges for decades and take shooting as a serious hobby are being pushed out of the public ranges their sporting licenses paid for.
In addition I wonder if those making the "decisions" setting the rules and spending the money are shooters or just pencil pushers that may not have enough understanding of the shooting sports and how the ranges are used for much more than plinking or checking to make sure a rifle is minute of deer once a year.
Do you guys have any thoughts or observations on the way DNR is handling public ranges?
I wanted to break em in a little and see what kind of shells they'd run with etc.
When I got there the range officer told me I was.limited to 5 shells.
For some reason I was.thinking he was takling about "in the magazine" and was thinking to myself thats silly, as AR standard capacity is 30 and most modern defensive style handguns are 15 or more.
Nope, He was talking about 5 SHELLS PERIOD! and youre done shooting!
Apparently there is a rule that multiple.projectile firearms can only fire 5 rounds to check pattern or function.
I was thinking from the git go that I didnt want to tear up their target stands and only wanted to use the berm but apparently 5 shots is 5 shots.
So much for testing and finding out which loads your shotgun likes or doesn't like , if its really fixed after repairs, training your wife and.kids on safety and function or any of a dozen other reasons you might want to/ or have to run a box of shells through a shotgun at a firing range.
I wonder if it has something to do with a sign near the entrance about a " Federal Grant" or if it's just so called "environmentalists" flexing their liberal whims over under the guise of "lead contamination" to get their pound of flesh from sportsmen. (the true conservationists)
All I can say is I was really impressed when they first started range improvements several years ago. Range officers, safety lights and gated acess, new benches and rests, partitions to stop ejected brass from raining down on shooters, Sound deadening ceilings and floors etc..
Now they are going way too far and restricting the usefulness and utility of these ranges for those who take the shooting sports anywhere beyond the level of basic casual plinking.
It apoears to me that those who have used these ranges for decades and take shooting as a serious hobby are being pushed out of the public ranges their sporting licenses paid for.
In addition I wonder if those making the "decisions" setting the rules and spending the money are shooters or just pencil pushers that may not have enough understanding of the shooting sports and how the ranges are used for much more than plinking or checking to make sure a rifle is minute of deer once a year.
Do you guys have any thoughts or observations on the way DNR is handling public ranges?
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