DMV ( NoVA MD DC ) thread - Page 2

MC 1911 · June 10, 2012, 08:36 AM

Upgrades are looking good & range should be open on schedule!! 30-06 and below will be allowed!!

pturner67 · June 11, 2012, 06:31 PM

Schweet

MC 1911 · June 17, 2012, 06:30 PM

We would appreciate comments/opinions once you visit the range. We opened Sat. as scheduled!!

E45 · June 21, 2012, 10:25 AM

Sharpshooters in Lorton (formerly Gilberts) now allows rifle calibers.
No stell core, steel jacket or tracer ammo allowed (of course).
Calibers permitted:
.17 HMR
223 / 556
243
270
30 Carbine
30-40 Krag
300 Blackout
303
308
30-06
30-30
45-70
5.45 x 39
5.7mm
6.8mm
7.62 x 39
7.62 x 54
7mm-08
7 x 57 Mauser
8 x 57 Mauser

pturner67 · June 23, 2012, 12:12 PM

thanks for the update E45

pturner67 · August 18, 2012, 06:40 PM

I'm going to be at the NRA range tomorrow (Sunday) morning with a friend around 10:30 if anyone wants to join me.

pturner67 · September 27, 2012, 04:54 PM

I'm gonna be at the gun show in Chantilly Saturday at 11am with a few gun enthusiasts if anyone wants to meet up there.

JIMBOINVA · October 6, 2012, 12:58 PM

I'm in Dulles VA. I have visited Silver Eagle once for a look see. Much cleaner than that other nearby range. I hope to shoot a bit at SEG soon to evaluate. I'm also liking their indoor 50 yd for rifle.

pturner67 · October 8, 2012, 01:23 PM

Jimbo,

Silver Eagle is very nice...almost like a country club

Take a look at the NRA range in Fairfax. It's 50 yd indoor. It's very clean and they have a big focus on safety.

http://www.nrahq.org/shootingrange/nrahqrange/

JIMBOINVA · October 8, 2012, 05:04 PM

THNX ! I hear great things about the NRA range......alas......I also hear about the crowds. Will advise about my visit to SEG.

bumnote · October 9, 2012, 12:14 PM

Quote:

I also hear about the crowds

I've found that once the football games start on Sunday, the crowds aren't as bad. I don't watch sports so I'm not missing anything and can usually get in pretty quick. If the Skins keep losing that might change.

pturner67 · October 10, 2012, 04:44 PM

Not if the Skins keep losing; more like when.

Just go early and you can avoid the mad rush.

pturner67 · November 10, 2012, 05:44 PM

I will be heading to the NRA range in Fairfax tomorrow morning at 10am with a buddy of mine if anyone wants to meet there.

pturner67 · November 15, 2012, 11:46 AM

This weekend, I'm heading to the Dulles Expo Gun Show if anyone wants to meet up. I usually go with a few friends to tool around, people watch, and pick up ammo. And we grab lunch afterwards.

There's a $1 off coupon on the website

http://thenationsgunshow.com

If you're interested, let me know and we can make plans to meet up.

MTHall720 · November 26, 2012, 08:45 PM

Anyone from central MD like Frederick County?

pturner67 · December 25, 2012, 08:10 PM

Another gun show in Chantilly this coming Fri-Sun. I'm heading out there. If anyone wants to meet up, feel free to PM me.

Hope everyone had a nice Christmas.

pturner67 · April 22, 2013, 04:31 PM

It's been a while. Hope everyone is doing well.

I'd like to get a few people together this coming Saturday morning and go to the NRA range or Sharpshooters.

Who's in?

Sher Khan · April 23, 2013, 01:03 PM

Thanks for keeping this thread alive. I can't make it this weekend, but mebbe another time.

bumnote · April 28, 2013, 06:31 PM

Went to the NRA range today around 12:30 and it was.....empty!

Shot until I ran out of rounds, there was no waiting list. Couldn't believe it, I had tried about 6 weeks ago and it was so packed I went home.

pturner67 · May 14, 2013, 10:17 AM

Yeah, ammo prices have made shooting an expensive outing.

pturner67 · May 14, 2013, 10:18 AM

My nephew is in town from college and we will be heading to the NRA range this coming weekend if anyone wants to meet us up there.

June 21, 2012, 10:25 AM	#29
E45 Member Join Date: August 22, 2009 Location: Virginia Posts: 23	Sharpshooters in Lorton (formerly Gilberts) now allows rifle calibers. No stell core, steel jacket or tracer ammo allowed (of course). Calibers permitted: .17 HMR 223 / 556 243 270 30 Carbine 30-40 Krag 300 Blackout 303 308 30-06 30-30 45-70 5.45 x 39 5.7mm 6.8mm 7.62 x 39 7.62 x 54 7mm-08 7 x 57 Mauser 8 x 57 Mauser __________________ 1911's are like Doritos, you can't have just one

October 6, 2012, 12:58 PM	#33
JIMBOINVA Member Join Date: October 6, 2012 Location: Dulles, VA Posts: 31	I'm in Dulles VA. I have visited Silver Eagle once for a look see. Much cleaner than that other nearby range. I hope to shoot a bit at SEG soon to evaluate. I'm also liking their indoor 50 yd for rifle. __________________ Old Fed LEO-now Chairborne Sherlock Holmes Former USNR Intel Geek for SEALS-East Coast "Do you want information from the Records Section or the Truth Section?"

October 8, 2012, 05:04 PM	#35
JIMBOINVA Member Join Date: October 6, 2012 Location: Dulles, VA Posts: 31	THNX ! I hear great things about the NRA range......alas......I also hear about the crowds. Will advise about my visit to SEG. __________________ Old Fed LEO-now Chairborne Sherlock Holmes Former USNR Intel Geek for SEALS-East Coast "Do you want information from the Records Section or the Truth Section?"

November 26, 2012, 08:45 PM	#40
MTHall720 Member Join Date: November 7, 2012 Location: Central Maryland Posts: 58	Anyone from central MD like Frederick County? __________________ The price of freedom is Eternal Vigilance

April 28, 2013, 06:31 PM	#44
bumnote Senior Member Join Date: October 13, 2008 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 354	Went to the NRA range today around 12:30 and it was.....empty! Shot until I ran out of rounds, there was no waiting list. Couldn't believe it, I had tried about 6 weeks ago and it was so packed I went home. __________________ "And remember, Abraham Lincoln didn't die in vain, he died in Washington D.C." - Firesign Theatre

June 10, 2012, 08:36 AM	#26
MC 1911 Senior Member Join Date: February 19, 2011 Location: Virginia Posts: 129	Upgrades are looking good & range should be open on schedule!! 30-06 and below will be allowed!!

June 11, 2012, 06:31 PM	#27
pturner67 Senior Member Join Date: February 26, 2006 Location: Fairfax, VA Posts: 593	Schweet

June 17, 2012, 06:30 PM	#28
MC 1911 Senior Member Join Date: February 19, 2011 Location: Virginia Posts: 129	We would appreciate comments/opinions once you visit the range. We opened Sat. as scheduled!!

June 23, 2012, 12:12 PM	#30
pturner67 Senior Member Join Date: February 26, 2006 Location: Fairfax, VA Posts: 593	thanks for the update E45

August 18, 2012, 06:40 PM	#31
pturner67 Senior Member Join Date: February 26, 2006 Location: Fairfax, VA Posts: 593	I'm going to be at the NRA range tomorrow (Sunday) morning with a friend around 10:30 if anyone wants to join me.

September 27, 2012, 04:54 PM	#32
pturner67 Senior Member Join Date: February 26, 2006 Location: Fairfax, VA Posts: 593	I'm gonna be at the gun show in Chantilly Saturday at 11am with a few gun enthusiasts if anyone wants to meet up there.

October 8, 2012, 01:23 PM	#34
pturner67 Senior Member Join Date: February 26, 2006 Location: Fairfax, VA Posts: 593	Jimbo, Silver Eagle is very nice...almost like a country club Take a look at the NRA range in Fairfax. It's 50 yd indoor. It's very clean and they have a big focus on safety. http://www.nrahq.org/shootingrange/nrahqrange/

October 10, 2012, 04:44 PM	#37
pturner67 Senior Member Join Date: February 26, 2006 Location: Fairfax, VA Posts: 593	Not if the Skins keep losing; more like when. Just go early and you can avoid the mad rush.

November 10, 2012, 05:44 PM	#38
pturner67 Senior Member Join Date: February 26, 2006 Location: Fairfax, VA Posts: 593	I will be heading to the NRA range in Fairfax tomorrow morning at 10am with a buddy of mine if anyone wants to meet there.

November 15, 2012, 11:46 AM	#39
pturner67 Senior Member Join Date: February 26, 2006 Location: Fairfax, VA Posts: 593	This weekend, I'm heading to the Dulles Expo Gun Show if anyone wants to meet up. I usually go with a few friends to tool around, people watch, and pick up ammo. And we grab lunch afterwards. There's a $1 off coupon on the website http://thenationsgunshow.com If you're interested, let me know and we can make plans to meet up.

December 25, 2012, 08:10 PM	#41
pturner67 Senior Member Join Date: February 26, 2006 Location: Fairfax, VA Posts: 593	Another gun show in Chantilly this coming Fri-Sun. I'm heading out there. If anyone wants to meet up, feel free to PM me. Hope everyone had a nice Christmas.

April 22, 2013, 04:31 PM	#42
pturner67 Senior Member Join Date: February 26, 2006 Location: Fairfax, VA Posts: 593	It's been a while. Hope everyone is doing well. I'd like to get a few people together this coming Saturday morning and go to the NRA range or Sharpshooters. Who's in?

April 23, 2013, 01:03 PM	#43
Sher Khan Member Join Date: September 25, 2008 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 27	Thanks for keeping this thread alive. I can't make it this weekend, but mebbe another time.

May 14, 2013, 10:17 AM	#45
pturner67 Senior Member Join Date: February 26, 2006 Location: Fairfax, VA Posts: 593	Yeah, ammo prices have made shooting an expensive outing.

May 14, 2013, 10:18 AM	#46
pturner67 Senior Member Join Date: February 26, 2006 Location: Fairfax, VA Posts: 593	My nephew is in town from college and we will be heading to the NRA range this coming weekend if anyone wants to meet us up there.