A good, safe spot to shoot in lefhand

[boco22]

Im looking for a place that won't be packed with other shooters in left hand canyon near boulder. Never been up there so some good, clear directions would be much appreciated. And of course i will be picking up an leaving with more trash then when I came In [Awesom]

[nisils14]

OH man, where to start. Let's see, nothing like seeing others downing coronas and shooting clays with pistol gripped shotguns, that's always neat. How about also having a group of nice people just start shooting as my buddy and I are down range setting up targets and then shoot OUR targets after we set them up. It's pretty swell. Just as we had enough, I get a muzzle of another gun almost swept across my face as I was walking by. Had I have not seen it I probably would've gotten whacked with it. Did I mention this happened in one day? Needless to say, place is full of idiots and jackasses. Save yourself the trouble and find another place.

[spleify]

I'm not sure such a place exists there....sorry

[Sawin]

^yep... unless you go early on a weekday when there's no one else there (rare), but that would also require the area to be open to shooting. I've not been keeping up with it's status lately, but the last I heard, all of lefthand was closed to shooting, indefinitely. It started around the fire ban, but I'm not sure it was ever re-opened.

[boco22]

"avoid it like the plague"


Hmm :/ that seems to be a common answer. But Really dont want to make the 50 mile trip up to Pawnee Natl. Is there really no place that is even kinda ok-ish??

And last I heard the fire ban was lifted :)

[Sawin]

"avoid it like the plague"


Hmm :/ that seems to be a common answer. But Really dont want to make the 50 mile trip up to Pawnee Natl. Is there really no place that is even kinda ok-ish??

And last I heard the fire ban was lifted :)

The fire ban has been for the most part, but I'm not sure the "shooting ban" in left-hand canyon has been.

Pretty much anywhere else in the national forest, greater than 150 yards away from any trailheads, campsites, structures, parking areas, etc. It's ok to shoot. Just be sure your target is not a can, bottle, etc. Paper and steel targets designed for target practice are fine. Just don't shoot in to the trunk of a tree by having the paper target on the trunk.... and don't shoot on or across the roads or trails! The trick is finding a place that's secluded enough, but not 50 miles away from home. We all have the same trouble with that it seems!

[boco22]

Im going to try up there during the weekend (buying my first mosin nagant). I'll drive around and look for a good spot with your tips in mind.

Thanks Sawin

[boco22]

Im going to try up there during the weekend (buying my first mosin nagant). I'll drive around and look for a good spot with your tips in mind.

Thanks Sawin

[hatidua]

I'd suggest stopping in at the forest rangers offices (pretty close to where hwy 36 & Broadway meet) and asking them for location suggestions. It's far preferable to having an SUV with a fancy logo on the door pull up ten minutes after you send the first shot at a target.

[boco22]

That actully sounds like a smart Idea I'll check it out

[colorider]

Left hand is open for shooting. Was there with a few buddies last sunday. I was not shooting, but rather standing behind them and looking out to make sure nobody set up behind us and shot. Or was down the line shooting in our direction.
Seriously, that place needs to be shut down. It is horrible. The trash is absurd and the people shooting were totally unaware of what they were doing. The apex of the day was a toothless wonder who shot a milk jug full of tannerite. Had to be about 4# total. Forget reading the instructions, or using common safty with the shit. He shot it from about 40 yds away. I quickly walked backward as far as I could get. All the onlookers were pelted with dirt, rocks, debris, you name it. Also the concussion and noise was enough to cause a few smaller chicks fall flat on the ass. We spend enough time for my friends to get the shooting itch out of their system. About 20 min. Then we all decided the danger factor is not worth it.