Desert shooting spot closest to north Phoenix
- redj
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Re: Desert shooting spot closest to north Phoenix
Like I said crippled knows nothing about Marana.
Just because it is in Pima County does not mean it is by any means liberal.
As far as shooting goes. You can go in just about any direction and in 30 - 45 minutes or less find a place to shoot.
The same goes for Tucson as far as finding a place to shoot.
Just because it is in Pima County does not mean it is by any means liberal.
As far as shooting goes. You can go in just about any direction and in 30 - 45 minutes or less find a place to shoot.
The same goes for Tucson as far as finding a place to shoot.
- Crippledtrigger
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Re: Desert shooting spot closest to north Phoenix
It means the people managing the land are. Which is the point. Dont make it easy for them by handing out directions to people you dont know.
- redj
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Re: Desert shooting spot closest to north Phoenix
The same people that manage the land here are the same ones that manage it anywhere in the state.
Unless it is private land you have BLM , State land and Forest land.
Do you think because it is in Marana or Pima County that different rules apply ?
Unless it is private land you have BLM , State land and Forest land.
Do you think because it is in Marana or Pima County that different rules apply ?
- Torsf_az
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Re: Desert shooting spot closest to north Phoenix
I've visited most of the sites within 50 miles North and East of PHX that have been mentioned online, and they are all dumps. Glass and other target fragments left everywhere, enough empty shotgun shells to make a trap shooter blush and the poorest of poor safety practices. At this point I'll only shoot in the desert if the road is too rough for a passenger vehicle and I do try to clean up more than I left.Crippledtrigger wrote: ↑December 29th, 2019, 5:04 pm The worst thing you can do is pass on shooting sites to people you dont know online. Sorry, but at this point they should have to at least be vouched for before they get that info.
I think one of the most effective things you can do to clean up is buy a cheap shop magnet (the kind that has a long handle and is a foot wide for cleaning up screws, metal shavings, etc) and a 5 gal pail - the majority of empties I see are steel, and it's real easy to fill the pail that way.
Re: Desert shooting spot closest to north Phoenix
Public service announcement:
The primer cups on shotshells are steel and can easily be picked up by the magnet mentioned above.
The primer cups on shotshells are steel and can easily be picked up by the magnet mentioned above.
- Jack Dupp
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Re: Desert shooting spot closest to north Phoenix
Where's the best place to get a magnet like that for a good price?
- Ballistic Therapy
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- knockonit
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Re: Desert shooting spot closest to north Phoenix
yip, that magnet is a must ifn' you shoot any where in desert, our group generally spends an hour or more cleaning up after others, don't want to, but it is what it is, and one day, they will shut it all down, idigits who don't pack it out when they pack it in, oughta have their freaking hands chopped off.
but hey thats me
but hey thats me
- Crippledtrigger
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Re: Desert shooting spot closest to north Phoenix
While buying your magnet like roofers use to clean up yards and such at harbor freight get a stack of cheap tarps. Put one under the shooting table and one under the targets. Grab 4 corners tie and take.
- Jack Dupp
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Re: Desert shooting spot closest to north Phoenix
Thanks. I do use a tarp already (well, actually a couple thick canvas sheets).
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- goodaim
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Re: Desert shooting spot closest to north Phoenix
I was at a spot not far from Avery that literally was covered in shotgun shells. There were more shells than dirt!
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Re: Desert shooting spot closest to north Phoenix
All of the spots in Tonto along the highway to Payson are shut down until March 2021 due to the fire. In addition there is another NF order regarding vehicles off of roads in Tonto, but I’m not sure what that one means.