Some of you may recall that I am a member of the forum from days gone by. I stopped posting a while ago because I lost my place to shoot in Virginia and just lost interest.
About three years ago, my wife and I got a request from my folks in Florida to come down and assist. They have been in their home in Naples for about 35 years and we just could not see them giving it up and moving into a retirement facility.
We had a home in VA, a restaurant in VA and rental properties in VA, all of which we sold.
So we now reside in Naples as of March of 2019. For the intervening three years I have been looking for a place to shoot and finally admitted that I would need to buy. I never shoot on ranges because I don't like the rules of ranges, many will not allow black powder, and most ranges will not tolerate my quirks.
About four months ago I closed on an acre and a half in Charlotte county. It is called Punta Gorda but is actually way out in the country.
I have built the shooting station and target location and am working on a berm. I never shoot more than 25 yards since my eyes are no longer good enough to see much past that.
I will post some photos of the place prolly by this week end.
It feels real good to have a place where I can shoot safely any time I want.
About three years ago, my wife and I got a request from my folks in Florida to come down and assist. They have been in their home in Naples for about 35 years and we just could not see them giving it up and moving into a retirement facility.
We had a home in VA, a restaurant in VA and rental properties in VA, all of which we sold.
So we now reside in Naples as of March of 2019. For the intervening three years I have been looking for a place to shoot and finally admitted that I would need to buy. I never shoot on ranges because I don't like the rules of ranges, many will not allow black powder, and most ranges will not tolerate my quirks.
About four months ago I closed on an acre and a half in Charlotte county. It is called Punta Gorda but is actually way out in the country.
I have built the shooting station and target location and am working on a berm. I never shoot more than 25 yards since my eyes are no longer good enough to see much past that.
I will post some photos of the place prolly by this week end.
It feels real good to have a place where I can shoot safely any time I want.
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