This is, of course, the correct answer.

I want this one, 24 Pounder Iron Siege & Garrisson Gun model of 1845 (Tredegar Iron Works, 1851) . . .



It's only a couple of miles from here, and weighs a svelte 5,750 pounds.
But they would miss it I'm afraid.

Oh well, time to start digging through the scrap.

This is why I make and give these to my hunting and shooting neighbors:

My lower field rifle range (I have two rifle ranges):



My downhill neighbor's shooting table.  And just in case someone is a moron and doesn't get it - this was set up as a gag for my neighbor by his friends and myself - he was out of town that weekend and we wanted to surprise him.  The "leaning tower of concrete blocks" should be a dead giveaway.  I don't have pics of his final location and setup; last time I was there it was dark.



My neighbor to the south concrete shooting table.  About a week after I brought it to him, I heard some big bore booms and decided to pay him a visit.  He was sighting in his .45 caliber BP rifle at +300 yards.  He was very happy with it - both the rifle and the table!







I have some new neighbors building a house +1/2 mile down the road from me.  Come springtime, I'll be making one for them as well.

The more neighbors who shoot, the less chance someone will complain about me.

Do you happen to have plans laying around for those table?

That's.  Fucking.  Awesome.

lot of truth here. Some cops know jack shit about guns, but the one thing all cops hate is the nosy nelly that calls all the time because you farted with the wrong wind direction. Just keep doing your thing

So would I IF he didn't invite me to shoot

I wish you were my neighbor, I have to drive to a membership based club.  Better than public but would be great to walk out the door and get range time.

What exactly are the laws regarding backstops or berms on private property?

“Not leaving till you do”

Enjoy your overnighter in my driveway.

time for tannerite. tons and tons of tennerite.

Half the time, if the LE agency, or supervisor had the brains to triage calls, most of these calls to 911 about shooting neighbors would result in a phone call to the reporting person.  Our dispatch claims they are required to set up a call for anything that someone calls in about...but they work for the LE agency, not the other way around.  Any agency that responds to a call that they know does not need service is wasting their employees time, wasting gas, and missing handling other incidents.

Our dispatch tries to send multiple cops to our calls like this, which is ok if inside town, but not needed if rural.  I typically direct the person to be called to discuss why they are calling us- so hopefully they do not call in the future.  But it seems like I am fighting the tide as nobody else seems to triage these calls as much as I do.

These callers are sometimes the equivelant of the "there is a black guy walking thru our neighborhood" callers.  ie- so what?  We wouldn't respond on that type of call ( although I was dispatched many yearsmago one that exact call- I cancelled it out and said we were not responding.)

For some reason, when it comes to guns, every idiot thinks something is illegal.  People walking there dogs in hunting areas call in shots during duck season, people call about their neighbors, people call because they know it is legal, but they don't think it should be, etc etc.

I once advised a lady that if she called in ever again about the shooting club range noise (that she moved near to) that I would arrest her for misusing 911, as it was totally legal.  She was just an anti gun weirdo who wanted to harass the trap shooters.

Now I have responded on plenty of stupid shooters as well....one dumbass shooting out a car window that I tracked down, morons shooting in the air in town, and one time a guy using a tiny little dirt berm, which had a county road 10 feet behind it (that was NOT OK in my analysis!).  Also some people think that just shooting at the ground, without a real backstop is OK, but that is how you ricochet rounds off the ground and into the neighbor's house...

Most of the time, people need to mind their own damn business.  Move back downtown or where ever you came from.

My advice- if LE are called on you for shooting, be helpful, show them your backstop if requested, and then request they write an informational report or location CAD notation saying that any future calls about "shots heard in the area"'can be disregarded.  Also request that they notify the caller to not call again about it.

After that- if the neighbor keeps calling- and LE show up each time, write a letter to the LE agency directing them to cease contacting you for legal activities, as it is essentially harassment/discouragement at that point.  I would also notify the troublemaker to stop calling in about legal activities as that is also harassing in nature, and once they know it is legal there should be civil suit possibilities if they continue.  Some of these neighbors like to "cop shop" when they do not get the answer they like, so documenting that they were notified is important.

But ultimately- shooting is inherently legal in many areas.  These calls are the equivelant of calling up saying your neighbor is driving up your street, at the speed limit.  So LE agencies need to be trained to ask what is different/hazardous/whatever about the situation before they bother to respond.

Just my two cents.  I shoot on my property some with pistols and suppressed rifles, but try to be cognizant of the neighbors.  I also se the other side with the LE response and try to educate the callers, and if needed, the shooters as well.  But most of my coworkers don't seem to care as much so they don't have the calls handled the same way nearly as often as I do.

why should they even have to show you their backstop?

So let it be written!  So let it be done!

This is why obnoxious city people need to stay in their precious cities. They move to the country and expect literally everyone around them to comply with the directives they set forth in their high pitched nasal whine.

I went thru this due to my f/a toys on my private range.  Neighbor was upset, deputy couldn't do a thing about it.

This.

And they will still vote democrat.

If you placate them or try to be nice.

they will still vote democrat and still want to put you in a camp or have a .gov thug kill you.

See my post above.

Fuck liberals.

Thunder mugs

Same thing I did at the family farm. Made friends with the sheriff and deputies. Showed them parts of my collection. Let them shoot suppressed and explained the laws and regulations regarding NFA items (they don't get a lot of instruction on those unless they are gun people). And invite them over for regular shooting sessions.

Help them maintain a critical skillset while building a solid rapport with local law enforcement. Get to know the individuals. Not the department.

SPNI

Fucking potato gun!!!

I would let you sit there for months.

I don’t think my neighbors care to much about shooting.
When Clemson won I somehow though setting off a couple lbs of tannerite was a good idea, you know at about midnight .  That I don’t think they liked and I probally shouldn’t have done it.

Tell the whiner to move back to NY to feel safe lol....

Fucking liberals.....fuck em

I've only ever had that happen once. Neighbor called them and insisted that we were shooting into the air and the bullets were coming down on top of his roof

Like a Bofors.

Why would you expect a rational result from someone who has already proven to be irrational?

It's more likely the neighbor starts calling in with more serious (and impossible to prove as lies) complaints if the cops tell them they aren't going out anymore.

You and your “don’t need permission badge” seem particularly...ambitious, when it comes to making sure gun owners are walking the line while out shooting.

@hkx3
i may know a guy getting rid of 10000 308 blanks cheap.

Having been on the deputie's end of this before, try to at least be a little respectful of your neighbors.  It's bullshit nonsense and you are within your right, but if you annoy all your neighbors regularly, the township/town/etc will manufacture a way to fuck you.  If enough people complain to the local elected officials they will pull some sort of nonsense like re-survey the land and "find out" that it's not yours.  Plus there's no reason to be a dick just to be a dick to non-problem neighbors.

And a machinegun

I posted in the 2020 dodge 1 ton can tow 35000 lbs thread... "i don't own 10k lbs of crap, what would i do with the extra 25000lb of towing." well NOW I KNOW>>>

I would say that you need to purchase a real cannon at this point

If you have nothing to hide.....

Here’s the facts that rub some people raw:  if the homeowner doesn’t “voluntarily” let you inspect his range in a safety fishing expedition that’s unrelated to the noise complaint you’ll just rat the guy out to someone that isn’t bothered by the fourth amendment.

Do you see why some people don’t see what you are saying as doing them a favor?

Only reasonable answer.

@firemedic5586,

Here's the latest Mk II build thread I did on my neighbor to the south's table, it's in the archives.  The previous build threads are in the archives as well:  https://www.ar15.com/forums/general/Third-Mk-II-concrete-shooting-table-is-up-and-running/75-2141177/

And my first Mk I table thread is still active in the Precision Rifles General subforum:  https://www.ar15.com/forums/Precision-Rifles/My-shooting-bench-project-in-pictures/17-551/

Enjoy!

Remember everyone, as long as you don't question the "show me your papers" mindset, all will be well. It's totally not like the government ever abuses their power or anything.

That outdoor space is mine and as a responsible gun owner/shooter I don’t need deputy dolittle snooping around uninvited to give my range his pass/fail opinion. I’m not being defensive, I just find it odd how cavalier you are about trespassing under the guise of protecting and serving.

I will, right after I pick up this can.

So if I call you for a “man wearing a suit” you are required to investigate and will call in your haberdashery SME on overtime?