Buying a strip of land to have my own rifle range?
As the title says, I am just about done with ranges, be it public, private clubs or otherwise...
Was at GGC this morning and I had to keep looking for the Old Folks Bus.
I mean, I was the youngest one there, and I am 56...
Between hunters shooting their yearly 10 rounds to sight their rifles (friends of members, not even dues paying members) and confused old folks (also friends of members), I spent half the time on the lookout for people swinging muzzles left and right, actions closed on benched handguns with people down range during a cease fire etc...
I already baby sit unsafe and untrained shooters for a living, I don't need this shit when I am supposed to be having fun.
I might be soon in a position to buy a strip of land to set up my own range, but I am unclear as to what requirements and regulations I may have to contend with.
Before I contact my real estate lady, I would like to be able to give her some parameters to work with.
Ideally ([ROFL2]) it would be a strip of land 200 yds x 1000 yds, not more than one hour away from Wheatridge, maybe a hill as a backstop, maybe a place where I can set up a trailer...
Can anyone shed some light on how to do that?
What kind of permits would I need?
Who do I contact in any given county to make sure I will be to use such land as intended?
I recall some legislation recently that aimed at stopping recreational shooting on ones own land...
Head for the hills (you will need 4X4)
I'd get some land in the mtns. It will be more than an hour away. Bugout land is the best. My favs are Lake County and Chaffee County. If it has an old mine, the better. Usually you can get water from an old mine. Distilling it will make it pure. Use Google Earth PRO for satellite images. Below is a random example. I am sure you can find cheaper if you look around.
https://www.realtor.com/realestatean...=srp-list-card