Back yard shooters, range shooters or back woods shooters?

[Guest]

Just kind of curious if most members here shoot from their own property, drive to a shooting range or just drive out to the boondocks and fire away?

I only shoot from my back yard which is the main and only reason I got hooked into PCP shooting. I have DFL's on all my .45 and .50 calibers but they are still pretty loud which is fine cause there is not noise ordnance here except for barking dogs.

As a somewhat newbie here this most likely has already been asked.

 

[MEC17670]

Two of the above, backyard and hunting area.

Save the range for firebreathers. 

 

[ram2jeep]

Backyard and the range for me. Then I hit the woods for hunting season.

 

[woogie_man]

Back yard with the .177 and .22, on lower power, other than that I go to the woods and shoot.



Then like Ram.... out in the fields hunting

 

[DShepard]

I shoot on my backyard range out in the woods. 

I actually mowed some of my shooting lanes today, and might start a shooting trail through the woods with targets along the trail. 

 

[Impact701]

I'm fortunate that my backyard is my shooting range.

Then out to the prairie to help a few ranchers with their prairie dog problems. 

 

[biohazardman]

I can no longer shoot in my back yard as they made up laws and just said airguns rather than the paintball guns everyone was getting shoot with back in the day. So now I have to drive to the range unless I am shooting in my basement.

 

[Guest]

"So now I have to drive to the range unless I am shooting in my basement."

Funny you would say that because I'm setting up a mini range in my basement for hand guns and rim fires. Only 36' long but at least I can shoot some of my firearms. I have a high CFM exhaust fan to suck fumes out. 

Still..I don't get why your local laws disallowed air guns...unreal but expected these days, sucks!

 

[bluemoon_wulf]

I wish I had a yard. Or a basement. Or a garage maybe?

Anyway, I have 22ft inside my living/dining room.

Otherwise to the range. Eventually I will feel accurate enough to try some hunting/pesting.

 

[biohazardman]

"So now I have to drive to the range unless I am shooting in my basement."

Funny you would say that because I'm setting up a mini range in my basement for hand guns and rim fires. Only 36' long but at least I can shoot some of my firearms. I have a high CFM exhaust fan to suck fumes out. 

Still..I don't get why your local laws disallowed air guns...unreal but expected these days, sucks!

We had a rash of the young ones running around in their vehicles sticking paintball guns out the window and spattering the unaware souls. So, rather than disciplining the guilty they just punished us all. We are very leftists here in Multnomah county, Oregon and do everything we possibly can to stop people from enjoying life.

When they were done with the city they added airguns to all of firearms restrictions also so we can't shoot anywhere firearms are not allowed to shoot. There are No Shooting and No Parking signs everywhere even up in the forests these days.

 

[Ripper]

I shoot in my yard. I can shoot 50 yards easily and 100 yards If I make a better backstop.I have plenty of woods in front and back of my house but I don’t hunt anymore. I gave it up about 15 years ago. Used to be one of my favorite things to do along with fishing.

 

[Alderman]

I’m able to shoot in the back yard with my air guns and have two shooting ranges on our property for the powder burners. Was up shooting a 375 H&H this afternoon to get ready for elk season. 

 

[jameskiser]

My backyard range and woods all are one in the same I have targets from 25 to 100 yards 3 different lanes in the woods 

 

[AirShot]

Years back I moved to the country so I coukd shoot whatever I want. Neighbors all have gun ranges in there back yards. We are surounded by farm ground in ront and back. We are all respectfull of shooting times, only on New Years are there any shots fired after dark. Up close to the house is primarily airguns but out back a couple hundred yards is the firearm range. No shooting before 10am, no long hours of shooting, on ocassion the neighbor takes a cyote late at night but we all appreciate his keeping them under control. Never will I mov back into a restricted area. And no...we dont have any breakins or burgleries!!

 

[survivor45]

I’m fortunate to be able to shoot in my back yard. Out to 30 yards. 

 

[CharlieF]

I have a 15 yard indoor range via a .22 powder burner backstop and can shoot in the backyard out to 36 yards. At my lakehouse on Lewis Smith lake I can take it out to 50 yards and have plenty of tree rats, and other living targets to satisfy my appetite. I am in Alabama and a state law forbids any municipality from banning air rifle shooting. They passed it to keep the more liberal areas (few that their are) from stopping kids who want to learn how to shoot. We also have open carry, stand your ground, and lifetime concealed permits. In Cullman County, the concealed permits are free to any Veteran.

 

[AndyKunz]

Charlie, you're making Alabama sound like somewhere I might want to retire! Now if only my wife would be interested.

I shoot almost only at home, indoors up to 14y, outdoors up to 42y. I've only taken them to an indoor range once so I'd have something to play with while my son shot his 9mm and 22LR pistols and 30-06 Savage. The only other time I've shot away from my home is at my brother's place, which is also his training range.

Being able to shoot any time I please is a big reason for me to into airguns.

Andy

 

[cunha]

I just found out that shooting an airgun within city limits in my area (like every single city in the region) was illegal.

But I was always a back yard shooter, with a daisy red ryder I probably shot 4 hours a day for 7 years straight. It really made a difference I've never really had to try to be a good shot with a rifle and I say it's thanks to that. I also had a crossman multi shot pistol sort of 1911 shaped also a springer.

 

[ChRiSiS]

I shoot mostly in my yard, in my basement range and occasionally, if I want to go out to 100 yards, at the range. I have a 25 yard target, 2 50 yard targets and a bunch of steel hung on trees at 35 - 70 yards. Luckily I am surrounded by woods and have about 4 acres, so if I choose my directions wisely no one even knows.

 

[Marley5]

Have various ranges setup on the property but prefer to simply open up the garage door, turn scope to 12 and shoot insects off the wood pile ,acorns out of the driveway, then on to a little plinking. Just the wife and I on the mountain so no worry with strays.