shooting on BLM Land

[CopperHead]

Hi,

As some of you may know I live in Cold Springs now, and am looking for someplace nearby to go plink with the 22s, and put a few rounds through the .357 and shotgun - gotta get the wife practiced up :)

Anyone live out this way and know of a good place to go on BLM land - assuming it is legal to shoot on BLM land out here.

I would go out to the Washoe shooting facility, and will if necessary, but was hoping there was someone who could show me around the trails near cold springs and who maybe wants to go shooting also.

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[kairo]

just drive into the desert for 5 miles and shoot. make sure you dont leave any trash. When I lived in Red Rock I would typically go to Seneca Lane (on North Virginia) and shoot on peavine.

[ManNamedJed]

I've been *told* that the rule is you can shoot on any BLM land unless its otherwise posted and you are 2mi from any buildings.

[xjmoser]

I live out there.

I think you can follow mud springs road to blm land and head out there. I shoot out there and there is a huge burm I shoot into.

Every now and then I hear a .50 cal......

I need to go shooting soon so maybe we can get together and go shootin.

[DiscoveryXD]

just be carefull in this dry ass weather. Doesn't take much to start a fire.

[Connect]

The law is 1000 yards from populated road or hous for a pistol, and like 3-5k yards for a rifle. They actually have signs posted above spanish springs high school stating this.

And yes, please pick up as much trash/brass as you can and don't start any fires!

[dharris]

Contact me, I have a place or two near us that is legal to shoot.

[xjjeep4x4]

I live out there.

I think you can follow mud springs road to blm land and head out there. I shoot out there and there is a huge burm I shoot into.

Every now and then I hear a .50 cal......

I need to go shooting soon so maybe we can get together and go shootin.


i live in cold springs to, we all should get togeather sometime this week and go kill some cans.... need to get the M1 out:cool:

[CopperHead]

Excellent - let me check the schedule for the weekend, still doing some moving in and have to appease the better half, and then we can post up and pick a date and time and place to meet.

d

[bigwheeler]

i need to burn some rounds up too. i live in stead and just go west up peavine to shoot.

[ZIPGRAVER]

The law is 1000 yards from populated road or hous for a pistol, and like 3-5k yards for a rifle. They actually have signs posted above spanish springs high school stating this.

And yes, please pick up as much trash/brass as you can and don't start any fires!

Correct me if I'm wrong but I believe the law says 1000 FEET of an occupied dwelling not 1000 yards and you can't shoot across a road but by that it means a road regularly used by cars and trucks not an outintheboonies track.

If if was 1000 yards we wouldn't be doing much shooting out in the desert here in Fernley.... and we do a LOT of shooting. There is a lot of signs around that say "CONGESTED AREA DISCHARGE OF FIREARMS PROHIBITED". Many of those are loaded with bullet holes :P Gee!

[72 Virginians]

Excellent - let me check the schedule for the weekend, still doing some moving in and have to appease the better half, and then we can post up and pick a date and time and place to meet.

d

I might have some free time next weekend. Wanna go then?

[CopperHead]

Sunday? Anyone up for a little shooting?

let me know

d

[72 Virginians]

You have a spot?

[CashMoney]

Sunday? Anyone up for a little shooting?

let me know

d

i'm ususally up for some gun shootin on sundays

[ZIPGRAVER]

Hey we have plenty of good shooting space out here...I know it's a drive from Reno but we have plenty of good targets...lots of appliance varmints... and it's right outside of Fernley so when you're done the bars and restaurants are right there.:) Road into the area is good too...no need to 4 wheel in.

Just a quick shot east on 80 to exit 48 and another mile or so out into the desert. We could all meet up in front ot the new Walmart in Fernley and just drive on out Newlands Dr.

[CashMoney]

man i have no idea where the truck stop is, all i know is where the 3 truck stops are for land markers

[CopperHead]

Not sure if I have a spot or not yet, was planning on driving around on Saturday up here and finding one or, going where someone else can lead. I was told of a spot up here, and was gonna try to find it on Saturday. Don has a spot off of red rock he told me about also.

Just trying to get something together.

d

[72 Virginians]

How about Saturday afternoon? Bree has a going away party to attend and I haven't been shooting in months.

[Charlie]

I use some locations behind Red Rock as well and would be able to show folks Saturday.

[Lithia Chrysler Jeep of Reno]

Meet at Smiths on Lemmon Valley Drive @ 2PM sound good?

[ZIPGRAVER]

....and I haven't been shooting in months.

That is a really, really sad thing:(. If I don't get out at least 2-3 times a week and blast away I get pimples or dry rot or something.:maddance:

[72 Virginians]

That is a really, really sad thing:(. If I don't get out at least 2-3 times a week and blast away I get pimples or dry rot or something.:maddance:

I know :( it's been a busy year for me. Haven't been shooting much. Haven't been wheeling much. Only went to the lake once. :scratch: And it's gonna get busier....

[CashMoney]

man I know how the lack of time goes...I get one day off and it seems like I still end up down there workin on trucks then too half the time

[CopperHead]

Meet at Smiths on Lemmon Valley Drive @ 2PM sound good?

pencilled in for me.

d

[72 Virginians]

Meet at Smiths on Lemmon Valley Drive @ 2PM sound good?

pencilled in for me.

d

cool. Meet ya there. :thumbsup:

[Charlie]

sounds good.

[CopperHead]

For anyone interested, Justin and I did go find a place to shoot, about 10 minutes from my house. Just around the corner there are a ton of trails that lead into BLM Land and lots of good berms to shoot into. Grounds a little hard to push targets into, but with a little coaxing we were able to work things out.

If someone wants to go shooting on a weekend and is in the cold springs area, let me know.

Not this sunday though, cause I am going to go get my CCW.


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[CashMoney]

nice...i need to pull my head out of my butt and get mine sometime soon. Who gives the class on a sunday?

[CopperHead]

been offline a few days, I will get the guys name and number and pm to you

d

[CashMoney]

cool that would be great cause I need to get my butt in gear and get this done

[dharris]

I have nothing really planned for this holiday weekend with the wife gone and all. Who wants to go shoot some clays? I have a box, of clays and a few rounds to blow. I have a killer seat model duel clay launcher:thumbsup:.

[ZIPGRAVER]

I have nothing really planned for this holiday weekend with the wife gone and all. Who want to go shoot some clays? I have a box, of clays and a few rounds to blow. I have a killer seat model duel clay launcher:thumbsup:.


Where? I might go out to Fallon trap club though Sunday. I like your dual trap...I have a single one with a wobbler.

[dharris]

Where? I might go out to Fallon trap club though Sunday. I like your dual trap...I have a single one with a wobbler.

Going by my house off of Red Rock.

[CashMoney]

i might be down for some clays, i gota work sat, but i was goign to try to stop by sportsmans and get a scope for the .50 thats worth spending the money sighting it in, i think i got like 50 rounds sittin in the garage for it

[dharris]

i might be down for some clays, i gota work sat, but i was goign to try to stop by sportsmans and get a scope for the .50 thats worth spending the money sighting it in, i think i got like 50 rounds sittin in the garage for it
Call me Sunday, if your not busy.:thumbsup:

[Mrburns]

The law is 1000 yards from populated road or hous for a pistol, and like 3-5k yards for a rifle. They actually have signs posted above spanish springs high school stating this.

And yes, please pick up as much trash/brass as you can and don't start any fires!


so it IS cool to go shooting above the high school there right? :scratch:

[ZIPGRAVER]

so it IS cool to go shooting above the high school there right? :scratch:

You better check because on most of the roads north of Reno there are congested area signs poted all over.

[Mrburns]

You better check because on most of the roads north of Reno there are congested area signs poted all over.

Check with Sparks PD?

[ZIPGRAVER]

Check with Sparks PD?

Yeah but make sure they quote you the law and not their opinion.

[CopperHead]

The CCW guy is:

Ken Walls Firearms Training

Contact info is below:

http://www.washoesheriff.com/CCW-INSTRUCTORS-List.pdf

[Mrburns]

So after a few calls the rule is.... 5000 feet (nearly a mile) from any structure for handguns adn rifles....100yds for bb guns.

[CashMoney]

thanks, and good to know about the distance

[CopperHead]

Found a couple good places to shoot on BLM land in Cold Springs, been going once or twice a week lately.

Picked up a new Beretta Neos (.22) fun little pistol and only $209 brand new at Sportsman's Wareouse for the black matte model. Accurate, eats about anything you feed it, and looks kewl too!

Took the wife out last weekend and got her working on self defense shooting (21 feet and in). Might be in trouble though, she has an ultralight Taurus snubby .38, but shot my sp101 (.357) this last time out and is already talking about how she likes it.... I may get relagated to the darn Taurus as a carry weopon (just kidding - not a bad little revolver but really light and whippy with +p loads)

Again, if someone is looking for someplace to go shoot let me know I can show you where or hopefully go with you and pull off a few rounds.

d