Delmarva Sporting Clays

Idaho said:

Went on Friday on way to bike ride. Was quite crowded at first but thinned out so I got a spot within a few minutes. Was shooting my Uberti 1885 High Wall. I had never shot beyond 200 yards and was hoping to get to at least 300 yards. Thanks to some great shooters there who did a fine job of spotting, we began regularly hitting 17 inch target at 300 yards as well as the dinger. My spotters also shot and did better at hitting than I did. I then tried the 500 yard dinger and with help of experienced long range shooter and the range officer, we hit that dinger after I realized I had figured the bullet drop on 45-70 incorrectly. Yes, I did write down all the settings on the vernier sight scale so hopefully can repeat next time. What a day. Great bunch of people. Highly recommend this range.

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ToolAA said:

I'm looking for a good place to get together with a bunch of friends who live near Annapolis.

We all want to try out each others guns and it seems like a good place for a diverse group.

Got a few questions for anyone who have visited there.

How many rifle stations to they have at 500 yds 1 that I can remember.

Do they have both skeet, trap and rabbit clay shooting areas?Nope. Just sporting clays.

Do you have to bring your own target stand like AGC?No, they have target stands already at the various distances. But you're also permitted to shoot various things (2 liter bottles, balloons, TVs, etc.) as long as you clean up after yourself.

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Bisleyfan44 said:

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ToolAA said:

Hey thanks for the reply. Didn't know that you could bring bottles other and stuff to shoot. Very cool

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AlanInSilverSpring said:

Just nothing explosive, like tannerite

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Mark75H said:

When did they change that? Tannerite used to be welcomed there ... shot my share of it there.

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Bisleyfan44 said:

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Mark75H said:

When did they change that? Tannerite used to be welcomed there ... shot my share of it there.

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AlanInSilverSpring said:

Looks like it was about 3 years ago. I called Delmarva couple months ago and they said definitely not allowed.
http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_8_29/489547_Tannerite_now_banned_in_MD.html

And, as I remember it, just possessing both components is illegal in MD now. That whole constructive intent thing.

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lazarus said:

Yeah, shooting steel is a ton of fun.

I know a guy (seriously not me) who accidentally shot off one of the 200yd steel targets. As it turns out if you land a .308 right on top of the bolt head holding the steel to the stand, it'll sheer it right off.

Opps

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rmaybach said:

So it sounds like they have their own steel for people to use? Might make it worth the trip across the bridge, especially if I'm not lugging my plates and hanging hardware...

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Bountied said:

Yeah the RSO there told me he has to replace them pretty frequently. I just made up some target stands using AR500 plates with grade 80 hardware. Hopefully they will hold up. Instead of chains which get shot off all the time I went with a tow strap rated for 20,000lb. I'm thinking the bullets will pass through the strap instead of ripping through the chains. I tried a tripod set up I saw online and I put a 115 gr 9mm through one of the legs and the whole thing toppled over. I was surprised the 9mm went through the rebar. Now I have a short piece and a long one...

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outrider58 said:

Old fire hose works great for this as well.

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