Quote History Originally Posted By truculenity:
It's a twofold question, one for my own property but also if there are grounds to talk to the neighbor about his setup that I believe is a danger to my family. He is within 20' of the property line setup to shoot down hill, so that is good to keep from crossing the road. However he only has a small backstop at each shooting location and no side berms to keep jackets and ricochet's from crossing the property line. He likely has 50 steel targets setup, I'm jealous of what he has, I wouldn't mind having some of the same for myself. I just know shooting steel can leave the area he currently has. Fwiw, the range is probably 200 yards long and we have a road on the property line that we won't be able to safely use when he's engaged in target shooting.
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As you can see by the law I posted it's a poorly written law.
What might be "safe" to one person might not be so to another. There is no set standard for distance that I'm aware of by statute.
The very last part of the law simply says no matter where you are, your discharging of a firearm needs to be reasonably safe... IMO shooting steel targets adds a different dynamic as we all know steel causes bullets to splatter and sometimes ricochet.
I'm very picky as to where I shoot now days when I'm not shooting on my own property. The way things are now days with lawsuits and such, I'd be concerned with getting wrapped up in some legal mess.
No reason not to have a talk with the neighbor, maybe recommend you both pool resources and build a joint range with better protective measures.
With the steel, limited backstops, and close distance, I don't think you are being unreasonable in your concerns.