NamibianAmphibian
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Its better then the issue of having the state come out and fine you for not having the inspection. ...There are a lot more consequences to not having the paperwork then there is for having it.
I don't think anybody in this thread, myself included, is advocating doing anything unsafe or illegal. I think the OP is spot on with the choice of going with airsoft / pellet guns only with the distances he has to work with.
If it is possible for a bullet to hit a residence 400 - 500 yards away, then it is an unsafe situation no matter how careful one intends to be. So, far better to shoot something that can't go that far or won't do any damage if it does.
And if a stray bullet (from hunters or gang bangers or anywhere) hits something in the area, the guy with the rifle range on his property will be guilty until proven innocent in the eyes of the community.
The government wasn't really my concern. My concern is things like having your insurance dropped and being unable to get reasonable insurance because you appear in whatever property records or database as having a firing range on your property.Not sure why people are afraid of having some type of paperwork trail for it anyway. I can't find one reference anywhere that a government agency, anywhere in the U.S., has prohibited or decomissioned a legally constructed and operated private or public range...
The more I think about it, the less I think environmental concerns would come up with a pistol / rifle range. They have come up for my gun club many times but that has more to do with shotgun sports where lead shot is being sprayed over a wide area. For a pistol range, 99% of the lead ends up in a small area and could be easily removed.
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