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To: dangerdoc
I had a 500 yard range when I lived in Pennsylvania, off the porch.

Here in Alaska, along the Yukon; I have a 200 yard range. Nice to reload, set up chrono, and shoot off my back porch T bench.

I have one neighbor,(200 yards away), viet vet, shooting really gets him upset, bothers him; so to get along I usually only shoot when he's gone, and he travels often so it isn't such a big deal. For several years, we went around about my range. When I started shooting, every couple days for an hour or two; he'd start blowing off this air horn. I guess he was ready to call the cops which are 200 miles away and no restrictions where I call home. So When another friend told me it was all about Vietnam, I stopped shooting and approached the neighbor to see how we could settle this. I got a good neighbor now, not one that is ready to shoot me. Best thing I ever did actually. I reload, then when neighbor goes on one of his trips, I shoot for a few hours for several days in a row.

Funny, my neighbor told me that when I shot the 30-378, it shook his windows. I think the biggest problem with neighbors is the noise.

21 posted on 02/04/2014 6:44:46 AM PST by Eska
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To: Eska

Lucky for me, all my neighbors shoot and the guy closest to me is my brother and we frequently shoot together.

The only person I was afraid would give me trouble lives on the other side of a hill and I put my range directly across from the hill minimizing the noise.

One of my neighbors has a full auto I hear ripping off rounds from time to time, I need to get to know him.


22 posted on 02/04/2014 7:07:11 AM PST by dangerdoc (I don't think you should be forced to make the same decision I did even if I know I'm right.)
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