Every since I was a kid and my uncle (RIP) let me shoot in his backyard, ive wanted to live some place I can do that. He was in Georgia about 2 hours outside of Atlanta and his property was up against a national forest. So he had a couple acres I think but since the gov owned the forest, no one could live right behind him and his nearest neighbor was like 1/4 mile away down the dirt road.
Idk if this is even legal anymore anywhere but does anyone here do it? My parents are aging and ill so if I moved to a ruralish place I’d like to be within 90 minutes of a major airport, that’s my main goal ideally one hour but that might not be possible.
So I’m wondering a few things:
Anyone know of cities that we want to live that meet the criteria of distance to airport but rural enough to have land reasonably priced you can shoot on? Something with nice-ish weather so we don’t get stuck on our dirt road waiting for snow to melt. Obviously I’m pro gun states! I’m open to move anywhere really.
What kind of range do you have set up? What distance, targets, safety features,etc?
How often do you actually use it? I wonder if it’s like a pool where you use it all the time at first and then wish you never got it due to hassle. The hassle here is living rural is a hassle compared to city due to extra driving everywheee and lack of diversity in food options. So if I made the move and wound up not shootin much it would be for naught. I know this is more personality than anything but most people who buy boats for example end up regretting it. So wondering if anything similar for backyard gun ranges. I’ve never lived rural before so it seems daunting.