Tired of shooting paper...

[Bede5man]

First time poster here...

I know that I'm not the only one who's tired of just punching 45 caliber holes in paper targets. Anyone know of a place that allows ANY kind of reactive targets (and I don't mean moving gongs, etc.)? I mean the stuff we shot up as kids, like tin cans, clay pigeons set in sticks, plastic jugs, etc.

Guess what I'm looking for is a literal dump, or an area that is essentially so. As a boy, I had family in the Midwest with a community dump on the property, and we shot up old TV tubes, appliances, light bulbs, etc. In those times and in that place there was no concern of lawsuits if somebody got cut, poked, etc.

While I'd never just trash up yet another place in an already-too-trashed-up world, there has to be some place within an hour or two that might allow this.

Or, at least a place where tarps could be put down to catch debris then easily humped out, even if that restricted the allowed materials.

I'd pay for the privilege.

Anyone?

 

[jimbobborg]

Have you ever thought about shooting action pistol competitions? A lot more fun than just punching paper at a range.

 

[K31]

While it's not a dump, Delmarva Sporting Clays.

 

[Bede5man]

Yeah, I've thought about the shooting games. Still, I want to see stuff come apart!

 

[Bede5man]

Delmarva lets you shoot stuff up???

The location is doable, easily. I saw their website, but it makes to mention of that kind of casual plinking.

Worth checking out, though...

 

[BigT5g]

Move to Alaska.

 

[Bede5man]

Yeah, I lived in AK for a time. It's not the magic-bullet freedom that everyone thinks it is.

 

[ironpony]

No problems at my range
Cans of expanding foam lately lol, I think it helps to aerate the soil and the corn grows better too.

 

[Czechnologist]

First time poster here...

I know that I'm not the only one who's tired of just punching 45 caliber holes in paper targets. Anyone know of a place that allows ANY kind of reactive targets (and I don't mean moving gongs, etc.)? I mean the stuff we shot up as kids, like tin cans, clay pigeons set in sticks, plastic jugs, etc.

Guess what I'm looking for is a literal dump, or an area that is essentially so. As a boy, I had family in the Midwest with a community dump on the property, and we shot up old TV tubes, appliances, light bulbs, etc. In those times and in that place there was no concern of lawsuits if somebody got cut, poked, etc.

While I'd never just trash up yet another place in an already-too-trashed-up world, there has to be some place within an hour or two that might allow this.

I would call first to be sure that reactive targets are still OK. I haven't been there in about a year.
Or, at least a place where tarps could be put down to catch debris then easily humped out, even if that restricted the allowed materials.

I'd pay for the privilege.

Anyone?

It's would be a bit of a haul from Catonsville but, 340 Defense just outside of Charlestown, WV allows reactive targets:

http://www.340defense.com/

It's not the cheapest place to shoot, though, and you definitely don't want to go there without a pair of boots if it has been raining recently.

 

[Redcobra]

First time poster here...

I know that I'm not the only one who's tired of just punching 45 caliber holes in paper targets. Anyone know of a place that allows ANY kind of reactive targets (and I don't mean moving gongs, etc.)? I mean the stuff we shot up as kids, like tin cans, clay pigeons set in sticks, plastic jugs, etc.

Guess what I'm looking for is a literal dump, or an area that is essentially so. As a boy, I had family in the Midwest with a community dump on the property, and we shot up old TV tubes, appliances, light bulbs, etc. In those times and in that place there was no concern of lawsuits if somebody got cut, poked, etc.

While I'd never just trash up yet another place in an already-too-trashed-up world, there has to be some place within an hour or two that might allow this.

Or, at least a place where tarps could be put down to catch debris then easily humped out, even if that restricted the allowed materials.

I'd pay for the privilege.

Anyone?

I quit punching paper when I discovered the shotgun sports. Trap, Skeet, 5-stand, Sporting Clays. Haven't punched paper in many years. I occasionally go to the pistol range to keep the skills up, but love them orange flying discs.

 

[davsco]

yeah 340 defense used to allow (and sell) tannerite but def call and be sure, they also had a bunch of steel up but I haven't been there in prob 3+ years. rents guns too up to 50bmg.

and a longer drive, but check out the cove west of Winchester (I think it's covecampground.com). again been a while so call but they at least used to let you bring all sorts of crap there to shoot up, and also had a few steel plates out there. camping there also.

but as jbb said above, definitely hit a uspsa or steel match, lots of fun running around shooting up steel and even cardboard on the move. really haven't been to a static range since I started doing all of this, other than to get new guns zeroed.

 

[Wsanner]

The cove had went to pretty much all paper the last time I was out there. Seems someone called the Epa on them after they wouldn't let wouldn't let someone shoot up a bunch of old tv's

 

[HordesOfKailas]

I use MNHA's range days and they're pretty permissive about what you can shoot. I brought my mom's old shoes and we all had a blast.

 

[photoracer]

As many eventually find out the most fun you can have with firearms is 3-gun competition. Once you start that every other form of shooting competition becomes nothing more than just practice for 3-gun.

 

[gamer_jim]

First time poster here...

I know that I'm not the only one who's tired of just punching 45 caliber holes in paper targets. Anyone know of a place that allows ANY kind of reactive targets (and I don't mean moving gongs, etc.)? I mean the stuff we shot up as kids, like tin cans, clay pigeons set in sticks, plastic jugs, etc.

Guess what I'm looking for is a literal dump, or an area that is essentially so. As a boy, I had family in the Midwest with a community dump on the property, and we shot up old TV tubes, appliances, light bulbs, etc. In those times and in that place there was no concern of lawsuits if somebody got cut, poked, etc.

While I'd never just trash up yet another place in an already-too-trashed-up world, there has to be some place within an hour or two that might allow this.

Or, at least a place where tarps could be put down to catch debris then easily humped out, even if that restricted the allowed materials.

I'd pay for the privilege.

Anyone?

Downtown Baltimore?

 

[Vile Shadow]

While it's not a dump, Delmarva Sporting Clays.

I drive past there every day on my way to Salisbury. When I have to pull into the chicken coop next door I can see their pistol range. Looks like they have a duelin' tree set up, among other thangs.

 

[lazarus]

I quit punching paper when I discovered the shotgun sports. Trap, Skeet, 5-stand, Sporting Clays. Haven't punched paper in many years. I occasionally go to the pistol range to keep the skills up, but love them orange flying discs.

I still enjoy a couple of hours punching holes in paper, but I do tend to get a much bigger kick out of trap and sporting clays.

Still enjoying hunting the most, even when I come home empty handed

 

[INMY01TA]

Delmarva will let you shoot at whatever but you have to clean it up.

 

[johnnyb2]

Yeah, I miss that when I was a kid, back in the 60's and 70's. Used to shoot up tim cans, jugs filled with colored kool aid, and stuff. They all got developoed thru the years, must have a friend to blow up that kind of stuff again. I used to love streams that froze over... a .22lr would skip a can down range, then BOOM, my 9mm or .270 would blow that sh_t up!! :-)

 

[BradMacc82]

Delmarva, hands down.

Steve and the guys sold me a VW door to shoot at, also put some old rotors off a dually and some spray paint cans out with it. It was a good time.