NWI INGO General Post - Part 8

[KLB]

11:50 am, keep working.

Jedi? Work?

 

[chef larry]

Jedi? Work?

 

[danmdevries]

12 hour nights tonight n tomorrow, then off for a week for beer fest!!

 

[KLB]

Any of you techie folks work for a company that's hiring project managers? I gotta get out....

Sadly, my company just hired one.

 

[cyprant]

We are are still searching where we want to move. We think we want a few acres at least so we can have a barn for toys, build a small dirt bike track, maybe have some woods to toss a tree stand in for fun, have a chicken coop and a small garden. Maybe even Some goats...

Now my question is, how much land do you need to shoot a gun on for a target range. I think Bob once told me it was 1.01 acres and 500ft to nearest building... Can any one confirm this? I could just be making it up and thinking some one told me...

 

[bradmedic04]

Sadly, my company just hired one.

Just tell HR that he or she exposed his/herself to you and get them canned.

 

[KLB]

We are are still searching where we want to move. We think we want a few acres at least so we can have a barn for toys, build a small dirt bike track, maybe have some woods to toss a tree stand in for fun, have a chicken coop and a small garden. Maybe even Some goats...

Now my question is, how much land do you need to shoot a gun on for a target range. I think Bob once told me it was 1.01 acres and 500ft to nearest building... Can any one confirm this? I could just be making it up and thinking some one told me...

That would all depend upon where you ended up buying. The laws are different county to county.

 

[IN_Sheepdog]

Thanks KLB for the additional .22LR donation to the Hoosier Burn Camp kids. Appreciate your generosity...

 

[cyprant]

That would all depend upon where you ended up buying. The laws are different county to county.

Ah, makes sense. Lake, porter, Newton, jasper or laporte are our options. I'd love to leave Lake County though. If any one knows the law in any of these counties, please let me know..

 

[Snapdragon]

Cleaning out my office at Ivy Tech and pulling documents from my computer so they can wipe it.

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[lonehoosier]

We are are still searching where we want to move. We think we want a few acres at least so we can have a barn for toys, build a small dirt bike track, maybe have some woods to toss a tree stand in for fun, have a chicken coop and a small garden. Maybe even Some goats...

Now my question is, how much land do you need to shoot a gun on for a target range. I think Bob once told me it was 1.01 acres and 500ft to nearest building... Can any one confirm this? I could just be making it up and thinking some one told me...

Home range lake county
ATTENTION N.W.Indiana residents who want to shoot on your own land, I have posted this information in several threads in response to questions, figured that the NWI thread may be a good place to deposit this information too:
LAKE COUNTY has a shooting ordinance. NOT every county has one. YOU must check with your county to see if there are any rules. However, in LAKE COUNTY the actual ordinance that PASSED is1314B, it was PASSED on August 11th, 2009.
The passed and signed ordinance actually reads:
"That the Lake County Council now prohibits the discharge of a firearm for the sole purpose of target shooting or practice shooting within 200 feet of the property lines of a platted, approved and developed multi-lot subdivision of one acre lots or less, as defined in the Lake County Code."
ALSO, be aware of NOISE ordinances that will affect the shooting TIMES that are legal (these same times apply to all loud noises like lawn mowing, fireworks, etc.

 

[melensdad]

We are are still searching where we want to move. We think we want a few acres at least so we can have a barn for toys, build a small dirt bike track, maybe have some woods to toss a tree stand in for fun, have a chicken coop and a small garden. Maybe even Some goats...

Now my question is, how much land do you need to shoot a gun on for a target range. I think Bob once told me it was 1.01 acres and 500ft to nearest building... Can any one confirm this? I could just be making it up and thinking some one told me...

Yes and No.

In UNINCORPORATED LAKE COUNTY, if you are in a platted subdivision you need anything over 1 acre.

If you are OUTSIDE of a platted subdivision there is no minimum.

There is CURRENTLY no minimum distance to a structure. 1 acre of ground is roughly 206' by 206' square. As Jay noted above, the county code says 200 feet from a property line, but that applies to the properties INSIDE of a platted subdivision with a property of 1 acre, so that means its impossible to shoot on them even because you can never find a spot that is 201 feet from your border.

I would suggest that you look for no less than 3 acres if you want to shoot.

There are also noise restrictions to deal with, I don't recall the exact start time, but I think its 8am. Might be 9am? Ending time is either 10 or 10:30pm.

There are also neighbors to deal with. Noise travels a long distance. The sheriff WILL RESPOND to every complaint, even if you are legal so it can become a hassle even if you are doing nothing wrong.

The more land you have the better, it mitigates noise and may insulate you from any future proposal to impose a minimum distance to a structure. I'd look for hilly property, let the hill be your backstop. This is Indiana so hills are hard to come by, but a lot of land within a half-mile of a creek will have some roll to it.

I have no clue if other counties have similar codes.

 

[cyprant]

Thanks guys.

 

[KLB]

Come over to Porter County. The Lake Eliza area is full of shooters.

 

[lonehoosier]

Come over to Porter County. The Lake Eliza area is full of shooters.

Every time that I'm at your place I'm amazed of all the other gun fire in your area. It's a shooters paradise

 

[bigretic]

Thanks KLB for the additional .22LR donation to the Hoosier Burn Camp kids. Appreciate your generosity...

what's that all about? I just did the bike run for the burn camp Saturday. if they'd have mentioned it, I could have ran home and scrounged some up.

 

[KLB]

what's that all about? I just did the bike run for the burn camp Saturday. if they'd have mentioned it, I could have ran home and scrounged some up.

https://www.indianagunowners.com/forums/break-room/342849-hoosier-burn-camp-needs-your-help.html

 

[KLB]

Every time that I'm at your place I'm amazed of all the other gun fire in your area. It's a shooters paradise

It is nice. The only one to complain that I know of, is a farmer who doesn't even live here. He just farms the land around mine. The Sheriff's Deputies must have set him straight though. They haven't had to come back.

 

[baddyna96]

Isn't she purdy?

 

[melensdad]

What is the eye relief on that scope? Given how far forward its mounted, is it a "scout scope" design?

It is nice. The only one to complain that I know of, is a farmer who doesn't even live here. He just farms the land around mine. The Sheriff's Deputies must have set him straight though. They haven't had to come back.

meh, only complaint I ever got down here in south lake county was from my next door neighbor, that was after multiple people shooting non-stop for about 90 minutes and letting fly probably a 1000 rounds . . . during the day of a party for his daughter.

BTW, I had no clue they were having a party that day​