First symptom of aging aside from being presbyopic.. Denial
i tell ya.. im just screwed!
might as well give up on aiming and just shoot from the hip..
First symptom of aging aside from being presbyopic.. Denial
i tell ya.. im just screwed!
might as well give up on aiming and just shoot from the hip..
I do not think they can build new ranges within the urban sprawl in MD. MG probably went in it the 50's or so before sprawl and PC. That said, I do not understand why they cannot build more lanes as the local population has more than tripled (conservative guestimate) since the opening of the range.it would be nice if they use the money to buy land to build new and more shooting ranges around the state
I do not think they can build new ranges within the urban sprawl in MD.
I do not think they can build new ranges within the urban sprawl in MD. MG probably went in it the 50's or so before sprawl and PC. That said, I do not understand why they cannot build more lanes as the local population has more than tripled (conservative guestimate) since the opening of the range.
They should allow a sponsor to build a roof for shade. There are plenty of rednecks that shoot there and own the equipment to build a respectable structure. Well under the scope of 4 million could expand the range from 8 lanes to 12-16. I cannot think of any other tax payer recreation where people have to wait up to 2 hours to play for 1 hour.
Then there are the people from out of state (and country) that do not pay taxes and show up and occupy a lanes for $20 per year. That should be at least $100 for out of state paid directly to the range improvement. I am one of those people and I think it is wrong to benefit from the tax base in a place I do not live. I even bring my friends from UK as a tourist attraction. $20 out of state per day pass would be completely reasonable rather than $6. The market says Berwyn can charge $400 per year plus $200 initiation for the same facility plus shade and grass. Berwyn is a nice club, I enjoy shooting there, but it is everything the grove should be.
MG is not running as a business. They should be using the revenue to improve the facility in order to generate more revenue.
The area directly south is prime to expand the range. It is tree removal and earth moving. I use to do commercial tree removal and what is there is not a big job. I am not sure about the earth moving, but I am sure it can be done for less than a million dollars and directly benefit the taxpaying shooters.
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i disagree.
sportsmen already pay special excise taxes on every gun, ammo and other stuff which is meant to pay for this kind of stuff, add to that the range fees, and the miniscule budget spent on the range, and there is simply no reason why they shouldnt improve the range under the existing funds, the problem is the funds we're already paying are going elsewhere.
out of staters like you and my visiting family etc, already pay for the range because when they come to the state to hunt, or shoot or fish they are paying special excise taxes, the range fees are just a bonus. if you have ever bought ammo in MD when going to MG, you have already put money into the tax fund that is reserved by law for this kind of thing.
that said, if we had some kind of written agreement voted on which specifically stated that the range would be expanded and inproved if higher range fees were put in place, i would be all for that, but right now i have no reason to believe that higher range fees would lead to anything but more of the same.
on another note, i was just down enjoying our beautiful grove today, desp[ite the heat i had a great time, , only 2 other people there the whole time, and the heat wasnt all that bad, the shotgun range was in shade the whole time too so it was ok.
shot my garand, gsg-5, romanian tt-33 and my mossberg 835 on the clay range. had my brothers GF with us her first time ever shooting and she had a great time, another convert, not that she was anti or anything, but the more interest the better.
I do not think they can build new ranges within the urban sprawl in MD. MG probably went in it the 50's or so before sprawl and PC. That said, I do not understand why they cannot build more lanes as the local population has more than tripled (conservative guestimate) since the opening of the range.
They should allow a sponsor to build a roof for shade. There are plenty of rednecks that shoot there and own the equipment to build a respectable structure. Well under the scope of 4 million could expand the range from 8 lanes to 12-16. I cannot think of any other tax payer recreation where people have to wait up to 2 hours to play for 1 hour.
Then there are the people from out of state (and country) that do not pay taxes and show up and occupy a lanes for $20 per year. That should be at least $100 for out of state paid directly to the range improvement. I am one of those people and I think it is wrong to benefit from the tax base in a place I do not live. I even bring my friends from UK as a tourist attraction. $20 out of state per day pass would be completely reasonable rather than $6. The market says Berwyn can charge $400 per year plus $200 initiation for the same facility plus shade and grass. Berwyn is a nice club, I enjoy shooting there, but it is everything the grove should be.
MG is not running as a business. They should be using the revenue to improve the facility in order to generate more revenue.
The area directly south is prime to expand the range. It is tree removal and earth moving. I use to do commercial tree removal and what is there is not a big job. I am not sure about the earth moving, but I am sure it can be done for less than a million dollars and directly benefit the taxpaying shooters.
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I am all about showing off my firearms and I have no issues letting people shoot them. However if someone picks up my weapons with out my permision they will have a bad day
Yea, I couldn't imagine picking up some strangers firearm without their permission. Heck, I feel like I might be overstepping my boundaries when I ask certain people about their firearms, let alone touching them without their permission. Yogi offended me one time when he asked me to have my action open on my sks, I said it doesn't hold open like that so he helped himself to stick a .308 casing in my chamber. Made me a little mad. I know he's right and its supposed to be open by the rules, but he shouldn't have picked my weapon up and closed my bolt on a casing. It's a good idea, and I do it now, but he shouldn't have touched my weapon.