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Old 07-12-10, 08:43 PM   #21
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Yep, and I have been there on the pistol side with lead whizzing overhead!

Just as Rumbler posted above, it was someone shooting short and sending ricochets our way.

Let's face it...there is no such thing as a safe range.
yep. same thing happened to us there and more.

i only feel safe when i am shooting at my own property.
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Old 07-12-10, 10:27 PM   #22
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i know its a public range but requiring people to take a basic range safety and firearms safety course to be able to access the range would not be an unreasonable request.....at least the occasional fwc or leo might be a good idea
leos will come out anytime you call them. ask me how i know. when they say range cold EVERYONE knows what it means.
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Old 07-12-10, 11:36 PM   #23
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Seems like my own property is the only safe place and thats a shame.
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Old 07-12-10, 11:55 PM   #24
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Seems like my own property is the only safe place and thats a shame.
can i rent your property for an hr every once and awhile.
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Old 07-13-10, 08:00 AM   #25
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. . . and I'd like to rent it every weekend for a few hours . . .
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