[quote=Blogstar]I know the difference between bb guns and high powered rifles.Let’s be serious.[/quote]I am. I have fired a .223 that sounded like a BB gun, but definitely wasn’t. Many BB guns are built to look like an AR-15, just Google(or Bing if you go that way) “AR-15 BB”. I don’t know how you are determining what the caliber is, so I have questions as to accuracy. I also don’t know what your personal experience with firearms is. I do know that many ‘backcountry’ people in SD have BBs that look like real rifles, and they do tend to ‘plink’ in the back yard (which is not necessarily a good idea either).
[quote=Blogstar]My direct neighbor has many guns but mostly uses a very fast but small caliber rifle.[/quote] This sounds like it might be a BB. Newer BB guns are much different than the old ‘Daisy’ BB guns. Some make a loud ‘pop’, but after you have been around real .22LRs, .223, .30s etc, one learns the diff, which can be subtle. One thing to listen for is the time between the ‘pop’ and impact(particularly if against metal).
[quote=Blogstar]Most the people who shoot regularly shoot high caliber guns, not shot guns which I think would be reasonable….the targets for these rifles are in plain sight of everyone.[/quote]Actually shot guns are some of the nastiest guns around. A slug round from a shot gun will go through a cast iron engine block, as well as brick. Double ‘aught ‘projectiles’ are actually roughly the same size as a .38, except every trigger pull releases 8 .38 caliber rounds from a shotgun. A shotgun is also an ‘area’ weapon, not a point weapon. Another thing to consider with shotguns, is that the propellant charge is considerably larger than with many rifles.
[quote=Blogstar]I checked to see if that law could be enforced, not for any specific neighbor. I wanted to know. 150 yards! Some live on lots that are not really suitable for shooting but they still do. Picture the top of a hill. Others are better situated but not great.[/quote]Even bottom of the hill may not be good. Bullets can skip upwards off of rocks. Had a situation where a round from a GAU8 (gun on an A-10) was found near Death Valley. NTC training area is a ways to the south-south-west and usually the live fire on A-10s is in the opposite direction from Death Valley, into the base of the mountains north of NTC. Safety does depend upon how they set up, though it does sound a bit irresponsible. If on 150 yd lot, should be firing into a walled off area -walled with concrete filled cinder brick for most things above a .22. For BMG, AK-47, and high powered 762 (.30) rounds, need a bit more.
[quote=Blogstar]I wrote my County supervisor. Trust me , no one cares. You are welcome to actually investigate wether or not this shooting is being enforced.[/quote]Sounds like it is the politicians in your area, not politicians in general.
[quote=Blogstar]You can come out and shoot on my property this weekend. You will probably see and hear other people shooting. It will be at about dinner time as we sit down with my wife and kids.[/quote]Tempting. Would be interesting to bring a Barret out when they are ‘plinking’. Problem is that you really need something to stop that bullet. Bricks, Cinder Bricks don’t work (I like to be responsible with the lead I let fly). I remember working at a defense contractor and someone outside started firing either a M2 or Barret. It would resonate through the entire complex. Gets your attention fast. NOTE: The .50 BMG Barret round is illegal in California, but the .416 round for the Barret isn’t. Neither is the .50 EU round, for some odd reason.
