Shooting

[Trucken]

Well, I agree that $60 for a brick is a rip off. However, I also feel standing in line for two hours at Dick, Gander, or Academy to MAYBE get some 22’s is a waste of my time.

Wall mart will only sell 50 rounds after waiting for two hours. Two gun shows I stopped at did not have bricks, but would sell 50 rounds for $10.00.

Wonder what would happen if Wall-mart and the rest of sporting good stores started selling bricks for $50.00 a brick, would that slow down the hording.

Shooting 22’s because they are cheap compared to 9’s or 45’s.

Since I don’t shoot big ammo, what would a brick of 9’s or 45’s go for?

Trucken

[Retiredin1993]

Finding a place to shoot can be difficult on the road. In Tucson, there is a public range a mile or so from the Pima County Fairgrounds, which also has a campground. Does anybody know of a range around the Orlando/Clerment or Bushnell, Florida areas.

[Jimalberta]

I bought a brick of 22's here at home for $20.00

[tjones1935]

Big 5 near me in AZ gets their ammo on Tuesday and a couple of months ago the clerk told me he had people lined up when he arrived at 9 for store opening at 10 and all 9mm he received was sold in just a few minutes.

 

I went in on Wednesday about 3 weeks ago and he had one box of 9mm. so I bought that. Went in a week later on Tuesday after noon and he had three boxes of 9mm so I was going to get another but he talked me into taking 2. So the shortage in 9mm seems to be getting better. Best of all, price was still about $19 per box, about what I was paying before.

 

Not sure about 22LR, I have some a few boxes but only my granddaughter uses it and with her working full time we don't get to the range as often as we did.

 

Jack was correct about hording being the reason for the shortage, at least that is what an author in Hangunner Magazine said a couple of months ago.

 

An article in today's Arizona Republic said that federal and local police in Douglas arrested a man smuggling ammo into Mexico. He had 3000 rounds of AR15 type, 2000 rounds of 9mm and 1000 rounds of 38 caliber. Wonder where he was getting his?

[stevec]

Looking for places to shoot when on the road? Go to WhereToShoot.org website. They also have an app for your smart phone.

[desertranger]

Ranger I hunt and shoot black powder I have found that some brands of caps make a big difference of miss fires. I use #6 caps

 

and the only ones I get now are the German brand don't recall the name but its long. I found this out after buying another brand

 

(might be CVA) but had more miss fires and the cap blew all to peace's when the German ones just split open. This might

 

matter by directing the fire down the nipple. This might help you out some.

 

Scott

 

 

My black powder has been put away for several years. Took it out after out our last posts and found it lean but a bit gummy. Cleaning took care of that. Got me a lb of pyrodex ffff, ball and caps. The German capps your talking abut are Fienwerkbrau (sp) if I remember. I also have one of their air rifles .22cal. Very nice.

 

I will say don't forget air rifles as an effective weapon. They're available in all kinds of calibers with some very impressive performance ratings.

 

As for .22lr it's still in short supply. Gun show coming up in Aug and I'll try again. As a reminder I did see one guy at a Crossroads gun show selling 22lr for 250+ a box.

[RV_]

Local Wally world has .40 cal in stock at the $18+ box 50 and 36 for 100. But it appears you are right, no .22. Weird days with weird fears.

[DWSW2013]

What is a good brand/model gunsafe for two handguns and ammo, and where do most folks mount it in fifth wheels. We are retired and preparing to begin fulltime RV'ing?

 

Dennis

[desertranger]

Try Cabella's. You can get one with a biometric lock on if for <$300. They have a nice selection.

[roadhousecharley]

I went to 22LR when the cost of 45ACP became prohibitive. Now 22LR is prohibitive for me. My nephew found realistic, metal "airsoft" propane powered pistols for around $100. The heavy pellets are $12-14 per1000.

 

They have the right weight and feel for training/plinking and are pretty accurate to 15 feet or so. They are also as quiet as a good suppressed 22LR pistol. With the right trap could even use them in some campsites.

[TCW]

I found this News article about women taking up hunting a little encouraging for the shooting sports. I tried to link directly to the National Geographic article, but you have to join to read it. Follow the link at the bottom of the Fox News article and you can read it.

[womaa]

Great to see there are other shooters. Just bought our RV (class A) and used to shoot IPSC and USPSA combat competition. Am really looking forward to getting back into shooting, and traveling next year and hopefully being able to hit campgrounds around the East that have shooting ranges and also archery ranges, or vice versa. Read there is a great one in Ohio that has everything, Gun, Rifle, Skeet, Archery, etc. I use a Taurus PT92 (9mm) , Taurus 1911 (.45), and a Springfield XDM 9MM (love it). It's a shame ammo is getting so expensive. I got rid of my Dillon press years ago, but went out and bought another press, to start reloading 9mm and 45's again. Being a martial artist for 40 yrs, people ask me why guns, I tell them because it's lots of fun to shoot targets and test your skill and accuracy. That's why I love archery also, not for hunting, but for target practice, etc.

[desertranger]

I still haven't fired the Mini-14 Ruger sent me as a replacement for the old one.

[kraffty1]

You won't find a better RV park for shooters than the Clark County Shooting Complex & 1St. Class "Bare Bones" RV Park in Las Vegas: 2,000 plus acres, shotgun, pistol/rifle and archery ranges. Complex is only four years old and the RV park has only just recently been open to the public. 80 full hookup (30&50amp), all pull throughs (120'X25'), club house with free WiFi, gated (you have the code) and only 5 min to Costco, Walmart and Aliante Casino. Easy big rig access on the north end of Las Vegas off I-15 & Hwy. 95 via the 215 Beltway. And best of all - it's ONLY $20 per nt. www.clarkcountynv.gov/shootingcomplex

[Clay L]

When we were full timing I got the Lee hand loading equipment and dies so I could reload 38 special/ 357 mag cartridges for my Ruger SP101. It all fits in a large plastic tub that fits under the bed.

 

Now that we have all of stuff that was in storage for 11 years moved to our house in CO, I have all of my bench reloading stuff and bench back.

 

Here in Bouse AZ where we spend all or part of our winters there a range a half mile or so from the RV park.

I haven't investigated it yet but I think there must be a number of places to shoot out on some of the BLM land around this area.

[horizon36]

Kraffty - you are right about CC Shooting Range. We voluntered there for 4 months at the beginning of 2011. It's 2,900 Acres and they have lots of plans to expand the ranges.

 

Clay - I just bought Lee reloading equipment, press, dies, measure scale, primers etc from Midway. I'm hoping to learn how to use the equip in the next couple of months. I will reload 38 Spl & 357 mag. I have a Ruger Mod 77 Ranch gun that eats both calibers. Also have a '71 vintage S&W Mod 10 with a 6" taper barrel as well as a few other lead launchers.

 

You can build a simple target holder out of PVC pipe. Just don't glue it and you can break it back down.

[TCW]

Reloading supplies seem to be getting as scarce as ammunition. On my last trip to Cabelas and a couple of other gunshops, most of the popular types of Hodgdon and Alliant powders were sold out. One shop owner said that his Hodgdon representative told him they were having difficulty getting the raw materials. I got sticker shock when I found out a 25# bag of lead #8 shot was $41. I doubt that will change with the closure of the last lead smelter in the USA. A news article about that closure said the mining company will be sending its ore to China for refining.

 

On a briter note, now that more states seem to be permitting air rifles for small game hunting, I purchased a Gamo fixed barrel air rifle. It came with a pretty decent 3-9X scope. So far, I am pleased with it. It has an adjustable trigger pull which at its shortest feels good to me. It shoots the Gamo magnum pellets that are $7.50/750 well enough for plinking tin cans out to 25 yards and shoots some of the pellets designed for hunting even better. On its first outing, it accounted for enough bushytails to make a nice stew.

[desertranger]

I've used air guns for a very long time. Best funyou can have in a stix and brix backyard.

[skp51443]

Lead may be becoming scarce, if I was still shooting I'd be making deals to get used wheel weights from everywhere I could. Not a great thing to haul around but you can stick a barrel of them in a corner of the kid's garage or something.

 

I bought all I could find and then as time was available melted them down into one pound bricks just right to feed into my lead melting pot. Casting, sizing and lubing bullets is a real money saver compared to buying them. Even the folks that want a more powerful round can get a bullet mold that has a gas-check cut into it and then add gas-checks to any you load for higher power shooting.

 

I'd probably bring a shovel and some 1/4 or 3/8 carpenter's cloth along when shooting and recover as much lead as possible, not just my lead either recycling other folks lead is even cheaper than buying wheel weights.

[dawgdawg69]

I'm trying something new and I am very happy with the outcome so far. When I was a teen I bought my first gun with all my own $$$ it was a "64" Winchester model 70 what a great gun. This year it turned 50 and started to show some wear on the stock. I watched a lot of utube vids on refinishing and thought I can do this.

 

I started by stripping the stock with Citristrip non toxic stripping gel worked great. The guy at the hardware store told me to brush it on then wrap it in plastic wrap and let sit over night. took it right down to wood in one application.

I used a wet rad and heat gun to raise any small dents and lightly sanded after. Did this two or three times.

Once I got the stock cleaned and dry I used Birchwood Casey TRU-OIL it works great put it on lightly with cotton rag let dry over night then buff with terry cloth towel then repeat. I've got five coats on right now and looks better than new. I'm still waiting for Birchwood Casey gun finishing wax to get here to finish it off with.

 

I'm not a wood worker so I was very happy with how it is going and thought I wood share.

 

Thanks Scott

[lasttruck]

Sprucing up a trusted friend is always a good feeling.

[RV_]

Time very well spent! Done a few myself, great feeling. Few things are so long lasting, with so little care, that can do so much. They provide recreation, excitement, and serve to allow us to feed and/or defend ourselves if needed.

[desertranger]

Lead may be becoming scarce, if I was still shooting I'd be making deals to get used wheel weights from everywhere I could. Not a great thing to haul around but you can stick a barrel of them in a corner of the kid's garage or something.

 

I bought all I could find and then as time was available melted them down into one pound bricks just right to feed into my lead melting pot. Casting, sizing and lubing bullets is a real money saver compared to buying them. Even the folks that want a more powerful round can get a bullet mold that has a gas-check cut into it and then add gas-checks to any you load for higher power shooting.

 

I'd probably bring a shovel and some 1/4 or 3/8 carpenter's cloth along when shooting and recover as much lead as possible, not just my lead either recycling other folks lead is even cheaper than buying wheel weights.

 

 

Cool idea since I have a black powder pistol.

[rv-voyager]

We're at the SKP park in Bushnell and I just picked up a Kimber Pro CDP II yesterday that I'm dying to try out. I hear a lot of shooting going on in the area, and somebody said there is an informal gun range between the campground and I-75, and/or west of I-75 past the National Cemetery but I can't figure out where it is.

Nice choice! Enjoy your new pistol!

[drifting]

OP, I also have never been interested in guns but will now sometimes be carrying one. I like to hike and rock hound. I usually go with my dog, but sometimes alone. I am not concerned about other people. But since we have been traveling out west, I have been getting spooked about critters. I do carry bear spray and I make lots of noise. Still, sometimes I am thinking about a pistol.