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Martin burns public range
- Thread starter warwickben
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MaxStravinsky
NES Member
Sorry if this has already been covered..... can you shoot any caliber there? I'm a little confused because of the hunting connection. I only shoot .38spl,9mm and 20ga. Thanks!
Yes, any caliber - coyote can be hunted with just about anything, as can crow I think. As such, any caliber you have
goodzilla
NES Member
Have any non-residents gotten their MB Permit?
Just got my permit in the mail today and I was wondering about this. My brother and father live in NJ. They don't have and are not getting a MA non-resident LTC but are both licensed in NJ.
The way it's worded, I can't bring my brother as a guest to shoot if they happen to visit me? There's no provision for that, correct?
The guy who monitors the place doesn't seem to accept the idea of guests
warwickben
bubba Kalashnikov
Depends if the jbt is working that day.
Legally, not unless they get non res permit AND DFW target permit.
Legally, not unless they have FID and DFW permit.
the woods?
413guy
NES Member
the woods?
yea yea yea lol. if its private property you've gotta have the written consent of the landowner if I'm not mistaken. wish it were as easy as new hampshire or owning acreage myself.
offer the land owner beer. People like beer.
warwickben
bubba Kalashnikov
How far are you from Florida mass?
Every time I hear about this place the first thing that comes to mind is "110% Sketchmo" between the sketchy users of the place and and the range nazi guy that shows up at random odd intervals. Not sure why anyone would subject themselves to that crap.
-Mike
-Mike
When it's quiet, it's a nice free place close to home. But it's a gamble.
Those of us up on the North Shore are stuck with a lot of crap that the blessed of "Elsewhere" aren't subject to. Not all of us are able to afford the exorbitant fees of initiation and membership that most clubs up here have decided are needed to keep the status quo membership.
As one of the very few ranges open to the general public, we are subjected to the arbitrary rules by those wearing a shield, etc. in order to enjoy the so called "right" listed in 2A. No RSO, etc., no other requirements other than a permit issued by the State. It's s a free range - mostly.
For a lot of us, it's all we got.
So really - get off it - There's a lot of us shooters trying to shoot where we can - stop slamming the shit out of anything that does not fit your preferred shooting range "scenario" and mentality - you're becoming really close to "that guy" whose opinion I value less and less with every word.
Your incessant negative input is really tiring. Maybe try a new tact or something. If you don't like it go back to Curmudgeon and live happily ever after.
Either way, I will try to use the MB ranges this year and really care about the facility overall. It's one of the few we have to use.
lmao
No, really - it's sad more than funny
Nevermind. The place sux because it's too safe. Shut it down
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warwickben
bubba Kalashnikov
What
I'm guessing brass, shotgun shells, ammo boxes, splintered target stands, and liberal bird watchers tear filled hankys.
yea I wouldnt go either, place is super unsafe, the last time I went someone was shooting watermelons and coke cans
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I have never once met the "range nazi". The 8 or so times I went last summer (didn't have the permit until the end of july) I was the only one there 4 times, saw other people (a few of them twice) 4 times. Met a Mass Enviromental Police officer checking permits twice. Apparently Fish and Wildlife itself doesn't do much actual monitoring of the range, leaves it to MEP (which he was none to happy about XD)
Not sure if kidding... What, are you a Pepsi guy?someone was shooting watermelons and coke cans
yea I wouldnt go either, place is super unsafe, the last time I went someone was shooting watermelons and coke cans
Haha. Yeah that's not why I'm not going there. Like Ben said , that JBT is a piece of shit swinging his badge. He can EABOD and I'll go somewhere else.
Damn, mailed seperate permit requests for myself, wife and 2 coworkers over a week ago and haven't gotten anything back. Martin Burns area actually extends to my back yard on Scotland rd, always hearing the gunfire during the summer, never knew there was a range there, just figured there was some rednecks out in the woods drunk and blasting away ha.
Usually they return the permits within a day. I sent my renewal Monday thinking it would be the same deal. Not the case, still waiting. However, the mail has yet to arrive today.
