they added a few things to the gun range across the street from me. looks way better than how it used to be years ago when it was never used. now only if i can use it sorry for the crappy pics, only have a crap cell phone camera.

 

 

 

 

 

Police range only?

Where is this?

Your phone takes better pics than my camera.

 

Is this an active range now? What a waste if it isn't. A couples hours of cleanup and it would look great.

i think the township uses it for qualifications so it is rarely used. every few months though it sounds like a war going on back there. seen a few swat trucks pull back there and unload. the range is off of massachusetes av. in lakewood. its the long dirt road you can see after the fire watch tower. and sorry for no caps, my shift keys are broken

If it's across the street , just shoot from inside your house.

If it's across the street , just shoot from inside your house.

 

Well it isn't literally across the street. Its across the street and down a dirt road through the woods. Takes like two minutes for me to walk there.

You should ask the police whether or not you can use it

Make a generous donation during election season and see how things change lol. This I'd NJ pay to play baby!

Add some steel reactive targets scattered through that obstacle/barrel course and that is my ideal shooting range....

the third picture looks to be a paintball field. You can see the white from the paint after is has been out in the sun for a while. It turns into a paste like substance. When that pipe is struck it makes a very load sound. Thats most likely why is sounds like a "war" back here. everything else looks like a police range.

the third picture looks to be a paintball field. You can see the white from the paint after is has been out in the sun for a while. It turns into a paste like substance. When that pipe is struck it makes a very load sound. Thats most likely why is sounds like a "war" back here. everything else looks like a police range.

 

Yeah it is a paintpall field. But you can clearly tell the difference between gun fire and paintballs hitting plastic tubing.

Could be that they're using Simunitions on that field.

Could be that they're using Simunitions on that field.

 

There is a company called "Real Action Markers' that makes both Glock and M-4 models that are 1-1 scale for training use. As far as Public Use..never gonna happen, there is WAY too much Liability involved for the Township.

I agree, its a paintball field. Looks like speedball type field. Who knows though

There is a company called "Real Action Markers' that makes both Glock and M-4 models that are 1-1 scale for training use. As far as Public Use..never gonna happen, there is WAY too much Liability involved for the Township.

 

RAM paintball guns aren't 1-1 scale. They're still off by a lot.

RAM paintball guns aren't 1-1 scale. They're still off by a lot.

The Glock-19 was a perfect fit for my duty holster last time i worked with a PD that used them for Active shooter training.

Maybe I'm thinking of the M4 that they make. Haven't looked at them in a while though.

Hey lets get some money together and we could make it the Official NJGF Range when the po po arent using it !!!!!

the range is off of massachusetes av. in lakewood. its the long dirt road you can see after the fire watch tower. and sorry for no caps, my shift keys are broken

 

That's the old gravel pits that everyone used to shoot at up to the late 1970s or so. I used to go there on weekends and there were a lot of people shooting there. The police range was there with a sign that said keep out and as long as you kept out no one bothered you. The Lakewood PD would come by and as long as you had picked a good backstop they didn't bother you.

 

I was out of the state in the late 70s and early 80s and when I came back they had no shooting signs there, only the police range. I was told that there were some guys shooting rifles (M1 carbines I heard) from the hip and some rounds went through someone's door some distance away. That was the end of shooting there.

 

Make a generous donation during election season and see how things change lol. This I'd NJ pay to play baby!

 

I don't think this would work as there is a lot of liability in owning a range. Even if you sign liabilty waivers there are plenty of ways someone can sue if they got hurt. There is also the problem that unless you have it manned by a RO during shooting hours someone will shoot up the target frames and other amenities. Another problem is periodic lead recovery which isn't cheap.

Some townships have ranges open to residents. I know of two in NNJ. WALDWICK AND FAIRLAWN. It doesnt hurt to inquire. Whats the worst that can happen? They might say no?