Posted: 2/16/2012 1:24:23 PM EDT
| Hi all, I'm looking into the area around Chambersburg for a move in about five years. Any good ranges in the area? Anything I should know? |
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There are several gun ranges. Chambersburg Rod & Gun Club, Chambersburg Rifle & Pistol, and an indoor range are all right in Chambersburg. A lot of the other towns close by have clubs also (St. Thomas, Shippensburg). There is lots of organized trap, sporting clays, popcorn etc... locally. No 3 gun or really any EBR shoots that I am aware of.
What is bringing you to the area? |
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Well, I hate living in the People's Republic of New York, and Pennsylvania is a free state that is close enough to allow an easy ride to visit family still in NY. I originally looked in NE PA, but everything up there has a gas lease attached to it, and I won't buy something and risk having 200 people show up the next day to start drilling wells all over my new range.
I'm also a Civil War buff, and the area is close to Gettysburg and Antietam. Home prices with some land also seem pretty reasonable based on a quick look at Realtor.com. Did I mention that I hate New York? |
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Welcome. Hope you can move sooner.
Good choice for a relocate. Lots of public ground west and east of there, state parks with picnic and swimming areas, Appalachian trail not to far to the east. Definately can get a "being in the mountains" feeling while being close to a nice size town. Not sure how the taxes are, but probably less than NY. Some decent trout streams and lake fishing, not to far. |
| Did the same thing here in 2000. Moved away from WNY because there were just no real jobs and the SNOW sucked ! Wife's Parents moved to Wv about 10 years earlier and We would come down to visit. Drive back to see kids and friends once or twice a year as it's only 6 hours to Buffalo. While I visit Chambersburg and enjoy it I much rather reside in the Eastern Panhandle of Wv as it's the center of the Tri-State region ( and most importantly CHEAP ! LOL ) ! We now have Kid and grandkids in McConnellsburg, Pa about 45 minutes north. Either State beats Ny for quality of life IMHO.......WVleo |