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Posted: 7/6/2015 12:06:45 PM EDT

Thinking abt a possible move to Omaha for a career change. Have a few questions:

1. Moving by myself and prob not bringing much. Looking for extremely cheap housing (600/month or less). roommate? Possibly even renting a room type of situation (family will be staying behind for a while). ideas?
2. How are the gun ranges (indoor and outdoor)?
3. Any ARFcom gatherings (meet, greet, eat, shoot events, etc)?

Posted: 7/6/2015 10:58:14 PM EDT

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I'm on my phone, so I'll keep it short.... Omaha sucks as it pertains to gun laws. Live in a suburb if possible. Good luck with the search!

Not really any arf get together but the NFOA has monthly breakfasts and an annual meeting.

Posted: 7/7/2015 3:23:31 AM EDT

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Thinking abt a possible move to Omaha for a career change. Have a few questions:

1. Moving by myself and prob not bringing much. Looking for extremely cheap housing (600/month or less). roommate? Possibly even renting a room type of situation (family will be staying behind for a while). ideas?
2. How are the gun ranges (indoor and outdoor)?
3. Any ARFcom gatherings (meet, greet, eat, shoot events, etc)?

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Occasionally people get together, but it hasn't happened as a group for a while. There's a couple indoor ranges, a third being built, a fourth was planned but I haven't heard anything about it for a while. Outdoor, for an organized range Eastern Nebraska Gun Club is probably your best bet. For land, make friends with shooters, they'll usually know of private land to go shoot on.

Omaha gun laws suck UNTIL you get a NE CCW. Get that ASAP.

Before you buy/rent, ask about areas. PM me if you need to, I'll respond.

Posted: 7/8/2015 12:13:53 PM EDT

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Don't buy a house in Douglas County unless you want to live under the Omaha regime or be conquered by it.

Posted: 7/8/2015 12:24:31 PM EDT

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Really looking for an extremely cheap place for just me, for 6-10 months. After that, a transfer could happen or the family would end up joining me. I would be on nights, so if I had a roommate or was somebodies roommate, who worked days, I'd prob never see them.

Does Neb recognizes carry permits from other states?

Posted: 7/8/2015 5:49:55 PM EDT

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Really looking for an extremely cheap place for just me, for 6-10 months. After that, a transfer could happen or the family would end up joining me. I would be on nights, so if I had a roommate or was somebodies roommate, who worked days, I'd prob never see them.

Does Neb recognizes carry permits from other states? Only if you are NOT a resident of Nebraska. Once you establish residency(NE Driver's Licence) you must obtain a NE Concealed Hangun Permit.

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Also, I'd recommend not moving to where all the markers are: Omaha Homicide Map

If you could give us an idea of what area your job is in, we could be of more help.

Posted: 7/12/2015 1:31:41 PM EDT

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I drive 25 miles into Omaha to go to work for a reason.
If a bit of a commute doesn't bother you, look at outlying areas, stay out of Douglas county.
Fremont, Blair etc. depending on what part of Omaha your working in can be as quick of a drive as across the city. I drive 27 minutes, people that I work with spend more time in their car than I do.
Rent can sometimes be stupid cheap in some of these small towns.

Posted: 7/12/2015 1:34:21 PM EDT

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What abt some of the downtown lofts. Craigslist listed some, one was 500 ish with all utilities. These seem ok?

Posted: 7/14/2015 8:19:46 PM EDT

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Link? That's way to f'in cheap for downtown.

Posted: 7/14/2015 8:23:05 PM EDT

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Scott, welcome potentially to Nebr. I retired and moved back here from MO. I guess that was not too long after you went to Ark.

We'd love to have you up here. I haven't lived in Omaha for dozen years, so I can't help much, but stay western Omaha or Sarpy county, it's south.

For shooting get togethers its nothing like MO. No cmmg or other ad hoc get togethers. I however will be 3 hr west of you and I still have all my toys. Feel free to get together to shoot. I've even added more belt Feds and lots of siuppressors. I'd probably have plenty of turkeys for you. Here, they're like shooting a cow. Just shoot off my porch. None of that camo, decoys etc stuff my MO step kids do to shoot turkeys.

Hope it works out for you!,

Posted: 7/14/2015 9:06:39 PM EDT

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Link? That's way to f'in cheap for downtown.

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What abt some of the downtown lofts. Craigslist listed some, one was 500 ish with all utilities. These seem ok?

Link? That's way to f'in cheap for downtown.

Can't find it now. Most were 600-800 for 600 square feet. This one was only 440sq feet and might have been only one avai or I might have messed up the location. It stayed it was close to crieghton?

V188, it would be great to see you again. I don't have any beltfeds but my MG collection has grown a bit. Not sure if they will be joining me or staying behind for a while.

Edited-- the 500.00 place was Bellevue.. https://omaha.craigslist.org/apa/5116869561.html

Posted: 7/16/2015 9:04:59 PM EDT

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Don't buy a house in Douglas County unless you want to live under the Omaha regime or be conquered by it.

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Plus the taxes suck. Of course if you're looking short term that may not matter as much.

Posted: 7/18/2015 8:21:00 AM EDT

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Sarpy County is OK as well. Commute to Omaha from there is quick. Bellevue is the 3rd largest city in NE behind Omaha and Lincoln. West of HWY75 is a little nicer.

Posted: 7/25/2015 4:22:19 PM EDT

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Douglas county will rape you on taxes, and sarpy police/sherrifs are dickheads (in my experience). However, my apartment is 630 a month for around 800 sqft. Have to pay electric and cable.

Posted: 8/11/2015 8:59:49 PM EDT

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Can't find it now. Most were 600-800 for 600 square feet. This one was only 440sq feet and might have been only one avai or I might have messed up the location. It stayed it was close to crieghton?

V188, it would be great to see you again. I don't have any beltfeds but my MG collection has grown a bit. Not sure if they will be joining me or staying behind for a while.

Edited-- the 500.00 place was Bellevue.. https://omaha.craigslist.org/apa/5116869561.html

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What abt some of the downtown lofts. Craigslist listed some, one was 500 ish with all utilities. These seem ok?

Link? That's way to f'in cheap for downtown.

Can't find it now. Most were 600-800 for 600 square feet. This one was only 440sq feet and might have been only one avai or I might have messed up the location. It stayed it was close to crieghton?

V188, it would be great to see you again. I don't have any beltfeds but my MG collection has grown a bit. Not sure if they will be joining me or staying behind for a while.

Edited-- the 500.00 place was Bellevue.. https://omaha.craigslist.org/apa/5116869561.html

Ah. Downtown Bellevue. That makes much more sense.

That's not a bad part of town at all.

Posted: 12/7/2015 11:55:24 PM EDT

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When you guys say Omaha gun laws suck, does that mean there's no state preemption law?

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Posted: 12/8/2015 12:45:17 AM EDT

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That's correct.

Posted: 12/8/2015 7:20:44 PM EDT

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Bullet hole is a decent indoor range. They've had a couple rental suicides there, so it's a little creepy.

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