Paul,

After the November voting you'll need to turn that dandy Sharps in cuz it's gonna be illegal to own such a weapon in the "city by the bay".  You could just make a pole lamp outta it!  That would be nice!

Best,

Will

"Fortunately I don’t live in San Francisco, so what ever they do there will not affect me. I’ll still get to keep my guns no matter what they do in San Francisco."

I would not be so smug.

If the initiative passes, defeats any legal challenges, & is implemented,  you best better that it will only be matter of time before the other Bay Area anti-firearms counties & municipalities follow suit.

Hello Everyone, 

I was hoping that I would have had one or replies from people in my area that I could hook up with. It’s pretty sad when I cannot find any out my way.  Well I’m not letting that spoil enjoying my time shoot my Sharps. It would have been nice to have met other shooters that have the same love for these big guns. The 40 calibers and up are in a league of their own, and I mean that in a very nice way. My 45-70 is so very different them my 30-30 or my 30-06. My 45-70 is a so much fun to shoot. You might say that I have the fever, and yes I’m hooked. 

Hi Pete,

     Thanks for the insight and the links. I’m already with shilohrifle, yet I just joined the other sites. For some reason I’m unable to activate my member ship on Goex, I keep getting a server error with the link they sent me to activate with. I’ll keep trying later. Ya I know the issues that are going on in San Francisco, and over the years there are less and less gun shops or gun dealers around the SF Bay Area. I was just hoping to find others in the Bay Area as a whole, not San Francisco particularly. Thanks for trying to get me in the right direction it is appreciated. Maybe someone else is out here that is trying to do the same thing that I am. Its sad that the only places that I am aware of that have the long range shooting are 80 to 100 miles away. Thanks again for your help. 

I'll trade my 1,000 yd range at 15 miles away, for a schuetzen match 15 miles away! The closest place to shoot a schuetzen match is a 3 hr. drive.

I originally posted this last October. I was hoping to get a good response from 40 caliber and 45 caliber shooters out here and that was a major disappointment. I did get some bad mouthing for living out here. And for mention, the name of one particular city which the bay is named after. Fortunately, I also posted this request on other forums that behaved more respectfully and professionally then here. And yes, I was able to find other shooters. I’ve been now shooting with a group of them. And as I expected they are a great group of guys. As you all should already know those that shoot the big guns, those that shoot BP, those that reload, and also those that cast their own bullets are some fine people to meet and to know. For those of you that have gone to Sacramento for the monthly BPCR Silhouette shoots know how great a time they have there, and some of the nicest and finest people that I have ever met. I’m sure this is common at all the ranges. 

Maybe I’m just to soft skinned, but I never thought that such a simple request on such a respected site could be taken so wrong and handled by some of its member in the wrong direction. I was asking for some help and I got allot of disappointing replies and sarcasm and criticism for where I live. And you wonder why it is sometimes hard to keep the love and passion of shooting and hunting alive out here, with those kinds of replies. I did appreciate those of you that did give me some good suggestions. No one appreciates where they live to be trashed. That was just so wrong. The gun clubs that we have throughout the state are active everyday, and the weekends are packed just like they are any where else. So shooting for fun or for competition is alive out here, as is hunting of all sorts of game. We are proud of it just as you all are of where you live. Enough said. 

I’ve found someone that has been casting bullets for some 40 years that will teach me how to cast. I bought my first bullet mould, Lyman 535 Postell. What a great bullet. Sure am tempted to buy Paul Jones 570 AA Smerker Long Range mould. I’m working on trying to develop a good load for the 420s. If I can then I’ll buy a 420 mould. I’ve seen the Paul Jones bullets, they are very clean, yet you pay for what you get, and they are not cheap. I’ll be casting this summer once I buy what I need to cast. I’ve got my wish list, now I just need the money to buy all of it. Thanks to those of you that have helped out. And if there is anyone out here that has been looking as I have for the same thing, any where close to Fremont, or the Eastbay drop me a line. 

cc_Shooter,

                  I was at Sacramento on Saturday for the BPCR shoot. I’m not shooting BP yet. I was there to watch Jimmie and Gary shoot. Jimmie won the A. I had the red jacket with the hood on at the end when it got real cold out there. I had the Black Dakota truck. This was the second month in a row that I’ve been there. Jimmie and Gary were shooting on #3 next to Arnie on #4. I had my Spotting scope set up watching the shoot. 

                 No, I have not been to the Metcalf Range. I did not know about it until now. Field Sports Park ("Metcalf"), south of San Jose, 408/463-0652. I’m in Fremont, where are you located? Is the Metcalf range out there by Evergreen area? From my internet search that is on a county park in Santa Clara. I did not know the state or counties had rifle and shot gun ranges, that must be rare. Is it part of the Joseph D Grant Park? It looks like it’s at 200 Metcalf Rd, San Jose, CA. That is not all that far from where I live. Maybe about an hours drive. Do you know anyone that has gone there?