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Gun club application creates controversy near Courtland

PostPosted: Thu Jul 30, 2020 7:42 am
by jdege
https://www.keyc.com/2020/07/28/gun-club-application-creates-controversy-near-courtland/
Gun club application creates controversy near Courtland
ST. PETER, Minn. (KEYC) — It was a full house at The Nicollet County Board of Commissioners Meeting Tuesday morning as the board took up a proposed expansion to the River Ridge Gun and Archery Club.

The club historically has been a shotgun and archery range, but its new owners have applied for pistol and rifle shooting as well.

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Additional conditions added Tuesday include a limit to .39 caliber rifles or smaller, research must be done around the property to allow or disallow black powder guns and no alcohol can be served before or during your shooting experience, only after.


If you're in the neighborhood, you might want to express your opinion:

The next meeting on the subject will be Aug. 25.

Re: Gun club application creates controversy near Courtland

PostPosted: Thu Jul 30, 2020 8:18 am
by Rip Van Winkle
I'd need to see their plan for containing projectiles before giving it my blessing.

Re: Gun club application creates controversy near Courtland

PostPosted: Thu Jul 30, 2020 8:42 am
by westhope
research must be done around the property to allow or disallow black powder guns


What is the concern about this?

"Black Powder Matters"

Re: Gun club application creates controversy near Courtland

PostPosted: Thu Jul 30, 2020 9:28 am
by LarryFlew
westhope wrote:
research must be done around the property to allow or disallow black powder guns


What is the concern about this?

"Black Powder Matters"


Maybe they just don't have the balls............

Re: Gun club application creates controversy near Courtland

PostPosted: Thu Jul 30, 2020 10:20 am
by Rip Van Winkle
westhope wrote:
research must be done around the property to allow or disallow black powder guns


What is the concern about this?

"Black Powder Matters"

I'm guessing it has to do with their .39 caliber rule.

Re: Gun club application creates controversy near Courtland

PostPosted: Thu Jul 30, 2020 12:14 pm
by Holland&Holland
I want a .39 caliber rifle now.

Re: Gun club application creates controversy near Courtland

PostPosted: Thu Jul 30, 2020 1:02 pm
by ttousi
Holland&Holland wrote:I want a .39 caliber rifle now.


I've got one, it comes free with a bridge purchase :P

Gun club application creates controversy near Courtland

PostPosted: Thu Jul 30, 2020 2:19 pm
by gun_fan111v2
So a 10mm PCC would be out? Or are carbines exempt?

Re: Gun club application creates controversy near Courtland

PostPosted: Thu Jul 30, 2020 2:20 pm
by hard h2o
So I can't shoot my .950 JDJ there?

Re: Gun club application creates controversy near Courtland

PostPosted: Thu Jul 30, 2020 2:34 pm
by crbutler
Lol.

I own land near there.

I’ve shot my .50 BMG there. Varmint shooting.

What a joke. But then again, I don’t that logic is part of this.

Re: Gun club application creates controversy near Courtland

PostPosted: Thu Jul 30, 2020 2:37 pm
by Holland&Holland
ttousi wrote:
Holland&Holland wrote:I want a .39 caliber rifle now.


I've got one, it comes free with a bridge purchase :P


Oh, I don't play bridge.

Re: Gun club application creates controversy near Courtland

PostPosted: Thu Jul 30, 2020 3:15 pm
by westhope
ttousi wrote:
Holland&Holland wrote:I want a .39 caliber rifle now.


I've got one, it comes free with a bridge purchase :P


Dental or highway bridge?

Re: Gun club application creates controversy near Courtland

PostPosted: Thu Jul 30, 2020 9:46 pm
by Holland&Holland
I really hope someone stood up during the public comment period and stated how stupid the commissioners are. I can't stand stupid people.

So I could shoot a .338 lapua, but not .41 swiss.

Re: Gun club application creates controversy near Courtland

PostPosted: Fri Jul 31, 2020 8:02 am
by yukonjasper
Yup because .41 Swiss sounds more dangerouser...bigger and scary ....it is obvious that there is a lack of knowledge and that collective lack of knowledge is going to set the rules for the knowledgeable..... ain't that just the epitome of Government.......

Never occurred to them to ask some questions or do their homework. Or better yet, bring in a qualified consultant to make sure they are approaching this correctly.

Re: Gun club application creates controversy near Courtland

PostPosted: Fri Jul 31, 2020 11:00 am
by hard h2o
You can shoot .50 BMG at most of the ranges at OGC.