6_gunner
Member
I'm getting frustrated trying to find somewhere to target shoot in north-central Indiana!
There are only two ranges in my area: one charges more for membership than I can afford; the other is an FOP range. I can shoot there if I become an associate member of the FOP, but I can't for the life of me figure out how to do that. Although the local police have tried to be helpful, I keep getting referred from one person to the next and nobody seems to know who I need to talk to to get a membership!
Now comes the legal question:
Lacking a range at which to shoot, and woefully rusty on my handgun marksmanship, I'm wondering if there's any place I can just go and shoot. Other states have BLM land where people can apparently legally go and set up targets at whatever safe area they please. Is there any place like that in Indiana? Can I just pick a spot along the river with a solid backstop and blast away at tin cans? If it's not private property, outside city limits, and there are aren't any "no target shooting" signs, then is it fair game?
There are only two ranges in my area: one charges more for membership than I can afford; the other is an FOP range. I can shoot there if I become an associate member of the FOP, but I can't for the life of me figure out how to do that. Although the local police have tried to be helpful, I keep getting referred from one person to the next and nobody seems to know who I need to talk to to get a membership!
Now comes the legal question:
Lacking a range at which to shoot, and woefully rusty on my handgun marksmanship, I'm wondering if there's any place I can just go and shoot. Other states have BLM land where people can apparently legally go and set up targets at whatever safe area they please. Is there any place like that in Indiana? Can I just pick a spot along the river with a solid backstop and blast away at tin cans? If it's not private property, outside city limits, and there are aren't any "no target shooting" signs, then is it fair game?