Hunting Season is here and it’s time to sight in your guns
This is usually the time of year that I avoid gun clubs becaues the season shooters usually show up around now and sight in their guns for deer season. In Pennsylvania it’s almost time to put your crossbow down and pick up a rifle. They have recently opened up many areas of the State to hunting with crossbows because firearms are too dangerous in the highly populated suburbs but but archery is something for those in better health and strength than others. Crossbows do not take as much energy up as compound bows and many people with disabilities are actually taking advantage of the new rules and getting out for deer season. Some crossbows now have really good sights and optics on them and you can even see that Trijicon has some nice sights and mounts for them.
Trying to find a good gun club or gun range that will allow you to sight in your gun for 100yds, sight in your crossbow and maybe shoot archery is hard. Many people looking for a gun club listings in your State have a hard time getting email addresses or phone numbers to even get information. Some gun clubs want to be off the radar but this actually hurts them in the long run when long time members die off and nobody even knows how to join up. We’re doing some work to the website but trying to do more than just talk about guns and tactical gear and get information out to people with feedback about gun range conditions and options.
This week I got an email from an ammunition manufacturer that made me smile. He was selling Russian 7.62×39 ammo for $209 per 100rds. I haven’t seen that price since before the Obama election. It seems that a bad economy and high unemployment is having an impact on the consumption of ammo buying. I didn’t get caught up in the panic buying because in my opinion, I never thought that 1000rds of any kind of rifle or pistol ammunition should cost as much of the frickin gun. I remember the days of $79 Wolf ammo and IMHO we are going to go back to that as long as there is not another major upheaval.
I’m not aware of any indoor shooting ranges that are longer than 50yds, but I assume there are some out there. I’ve probable been to and shot at over a hundred different firing ranges in the Country and some were very impressive. I’d have to admit that at 90% of the ones I was in, there was either a bullet in the table or a bullet in the ceiling far too close to the tables. This tells you that there is always going to be a certain percentage of risk when dealing with the public. I’ve seen about as much negligence on firing ranges that I see on a daily basis on the roads with people driving, so theres the reality of being with gun owners.
Ammo prices seem to be coming down just like the economy is going down so now might be a better time to consider going out and scoping the place out for ammo. Ammo prices are still drastically different, but atleast the availability seems to be there. I notice the run on firearms has slowed now, probable since everyone knows that if you don’t already have enough, racking up more credit card debt just for rack queen isn’t rational. Let us know if you don’t see any shows being listed that are being promoted.
There are a great many reasons for gun owners to find a decent range that they know will accommodate their shooting interests. We tend to find the more restrictive ranges closer to urban environments, but you won’t know for sure depending on which State you a living in. Every State in the Country is different and trying to find out where to look is very difficult.
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