Long range practice

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Not sure if this is the place to ask but is Anybody in the muskoka/north Bay Area that wants to do some long range shooting? Not really sure of a spot up here and not a member of the only range either!
 
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Myself am also on the lookout for some long range shooting.
Since Connaught and Pet closures I have been stuck at 200M.
Doing this endless load dev, as I have nothing better to do for trigger time.

If anyone within an 1.5 hour radius from Ottawa wants to invite me, I got some cool gadgets I can share for the day and am an avid/passionate reloader.
Also have a full sized pickup with some construction tools to improve the spot too!

Me and my wife are looking into purchasing a 100+ acre land.
Prices have nearly doubled and everything sells so fast I never get the chance to even book a visit to make an offer...
 
Just thinking that decommissioned Mine sites are perfect if recreational use is tolerated. I occasionally shoot on one, there's lots of ATV/Sled traffic though so you can't really exploit the whole property safely. If the terrain was a bit more friendly the Tailings pond would be perfect to shoot across, about 200m to 800m all from one firing point. What's nice about the Tailings pond is depending on the water quality you don't have to worry about other people fishing, or swimming.
 
redshooter said:
This and Google Earth, http://www.gisapplication.lrc.gov.on.ca/CLUPA/Index.html?site=CLUPA&viewer=CLUPA&locale=en-US

Use Google earth to find an open area, and the land use atlas to see if it's Crown Land. If you find a good spot, be stingy with it, and keep it clean. Avoid anything that looks like it's used by ATV's for obvious reasons. Should be plenty of open spots Bogs, Power Lines, etc.
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Little late to the party here, but I contacted the PoCo in MB to ask about shooting on their right of ways, my email got bounced to a couple different people before someone more senior received it, they said that they completed understood wanting to use the right of ways for LR shooting, but said even though it's a crown corporation, it technically isn't crown land, they were also a little against the idea due to the potential to damage equipment, as well as there being a chance of crews out doing maintenance.

tl;dr - Email the power company and ask first in my opinion.
 
ESMN said:
Little late to the party here, but I contacted the PoCo in MB to ask about shooting on their right of ways, my email got bounced to a couple different people before someone more senior received it, they said that they completed understood wanting to use the right of ways for LR shooting, but said even though it's a crown corporation, it technically isn't crown land, they were also a little against the idea due to the potential to damage equipment, as well as there being a chance of crews out doing maintenance.

tl;dr - Email the power company and ask first in my opinion.
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If you can hunt there you can shoot there. I don't know about Manitoba, but in Ontario Hydro One doesn't own the right of way, and as long as you're not endangering one of their employee's, or equipment I highly doubt the Crews on the ground would give a crap.

I wouldn't ask them ####, it's not their land, and they probably don't get to decide how the land is used beyond effecting their operations. If it's safe I'd just go shoot, esp. if it's an isolated spot.
 
The military ranges have restrictions for reasons all their own, and CAFSAC (ie the Queen's Medal matches at Connaught) have been cancelled for 2021. Several clubs have 100 and 200 yd ranges, but for the original question, he wants to learn about wind and mirage. An improvised range along a cut-line or across a mine site won't give the repeatable conditions which will be most instructive.

The Saskatchewan Provincial Rifle Association has its own 1200+yd range in Nokomis. Yes, it is a couple provinces and three-days drive from Ontario, but it could be a destination for someone willing to invest in their Long Range shooting education.
 
redshooter said:
If you can hunt there you can shoot there. I don't know about Manitoba, but in Ontario Hydro One doesn't own the right of way, and as long as you're not endangering one of their employee's, or equipment I highly doubt the Crews on the ground would give a crap.

I wouldn't ask them ####, it's not their land, and they probably don't get to decide how the land is used beyond effecting their operations. If it's safe I'd just go shoot, esp. if it's an isolated spot.
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This . In order for them to give you permission they are acknowledging liability so they'll never give you permission and particularly on land they don't own . I shoot on sections of two power lines with the closest still being an hour away but i only shoot on weekends when there are no crews out and across two swamps where ATVs don't go . I don't go there after moose season opens but occasionally go in with a snow machine after moose season closes . Same for a pipeline but that's a long drive . I found an old logging road a few years ago that dead ends where i can get 900 yards but it's growing in now . You can also go to the MNR to find where the most recent logging activity is and you may find some good cuts to shoot across before they grow in and i have one lake that i can shoot across after it freezes over . I can get 600 yards on my place but for anything longer i have to pack up my gear and go .
 
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