- Location
- Grantsville, Utah
Are there any shooting restrictions in the AF canyon area? Obviously I won't be setting up across from Timpanogas Caves or near any other established campsites. I was thinking somewhere up near Mineral Basin.
Shooting restricions in AF?
- Thread starter Hickey
- Start date
I'd go to their website and find out what the regs are. There will be limitations because its a National Forest but each National Forest has different regulations. Some say you can't in any wilderness areas, some say you must be XXX yards away from any developed area, etc. I'd either call the ranger station or go to their website http://www.fs.fed.us/r4/uinta/ and search around there. Better safe than sorry..."...but sir, my buddy said it was alright" 
muleskinner
Well-Known Member
- Location
- Enoch, UT
I know we used to shoot up there all the time also. (I also know Wyoming lets you shoot prairie dogs.... LOTS and LOTS) I just got back, and killed about a hundred today longest shot was 466 yrds with about a 20mph cross wind.
I just got back, and killed about a hundred today longest shot was 466 yrds with about a 20mph cross wind.
BCGPER
Starting Another Thread
- Location
- Sunny Arizona
Personally, due to the heavy use, I'd never shoot up there, anywhere... No, I'm not a tree hugger, but that canyon is loaded with em. Plenty of places elsewhere you can find "moving" targets, and not pi$$ anyone off.
Supergper said:I'd go to their website and find out what the regs are. There will be limitations because its a National Forest but each National Forest has different regulations. Some say you can't in any wilderness areas, some say you must be XXX yards away from any developed area, etc. I'd either call the ranger station or go to their website http://www.fs.fed.us/r4/uinta/ and search around there. Better safe than sorry..."...but sir, my buddy said it was alright"
DrMoab
Active Member
- Location
- Fruit Heights Ut
with what kind of gun?muleskinner said:I know we used to shoot up there all the time also. (I also know Wyoming lets you shoot prairie dogs.... LOTS and LOTS)
Love to shoot dogs up there. Oh and did you have a range finder? Not doubting you...just wondering how you came up with 466 without a rangefinder.
Personaly I love the 22-250. I can not think of a better wepon for dogs.
If anyone wants to see something cool. I got a vid of somebody shooting goats with a .50 Cal BMG at about 1000 yards...Really cool!
James K
NO, I'm always like this
- Location
- Taylorsville, Ut
WAY JEALOUS!!!!!!!!!muleskinner said:I know we used to shoot up there all the time also. (I also know Wyoming lets you shoot prairie dogs.... LOTS and LOTS)
muleskinner
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- Location
- Enoch, UT
DrMoab said:
.243 w/ 55gr balistic tips, chronied at 4190fps. (And I killed probably 20 with my .17HMR) 1500yrd Rangefinder. Most shots were between 2-300 yards. Run some ballistics comparing the .243 and the .22-250 and you will see why I shoot it. (.243 smokes it)
muleskinner
Well-Known Member
- Location
- Enoch, UT
James K said:
Ya, you shold be..
It was a blast!muleskinner said:.243 w/ 55gr balistic tips, chronied at 4190fps. (And I killed probably 20 with my .17HMR) 1500yrd Rangefinder. Most shots were between 2-300 yards. Run some ballistics comparing the .243 and the .22-250 and you will see why I shoot it. (.243 smokes it)
Have you tried the Varminator 's? I still cry everytime I think about them not coating the varmit bullets anymore :sick:
James K
NO, I'm always like this
- Location
- Taylorsville, Ut
muleskinner said:Ya, you shold be..
ah man
:sick:
muleskinner
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- Location
- Enoch, UT
Meat_ said:
Yea, I actually had problems with them coming apart out of the muzzle. The pieces took out my chrony too. I called Barnes and took two of my .243's to them to test. They casted the chambers on both and shot them and said I'm the second person to have this problem. They were really cool and gave me some new bullets. The problem bullets were 58gr and they gave me some 72gr Varminators, which shoot much better. (The only problem I have is my BDC dial is made for 4190fps and the 72's are at 3500fps so I cant dial the yardage) I'm shooting the Barnes xxxshock 180's in my .300 Ultramag and with a bc of .552 they are extremely accurate. Try them if you liked the velocity of the coated bullets, they are about the same.
Edit: sorry for the hijack Hicky
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rrefx
Registered User
- Location
- Pleasant Grove, Utah
BCGPER said:
Seriously, I'de find somewhere else. I know last summer I had my young cousins up hiking above forest lake, and some jerk was down there shooting up into the tree line. They were aiming for some rocks, and we weren't close, but still enough to make me turn the boys around and get out as soon as we could.
Come hunting season, everyone knows to stay away from the canyon, unless your a hunter that is. However; teh rest of the year, it's packed with families, and no one wants to be having a nice outing with the family, and hear gunshots, and not know who the gunman is, if he's safe, where he's aiming, if he's drunk, seen that too!
I'm not saying you can't, I don't know if it's leagle or not. I just know that I head to the far side of Utah Lake when I want to shoot, way down past pelican rock now that so much building is going on. Try to show respect, and be far enough away that no one has to hear us, and wondering if we are shooting at them, just because people worrie, and it's a nice enough state that they shouldn't have to.
muleskinner said:
I used to work there
They came out with the 6mm's right after I left... I've got several hundred of them but I haven't shot any yet.... The .22 VLC's ROCK in my Swift.... They still make the XLC's.... I haven't tried the tripple's yet as I have an ample supply of XLC's that I actually made some of the tooling for Ya, sorry for the hijack, but at least it's still kindof on topic :greg:
DrMoab
Active Member
- Location
- Fruit Heights Ut
Been thinking of getting a .243 barrel for my Encore.muleskinner said:.243 w/ 55gr balistic tips, chronied at 4190fps. (And I killed probably 20 with my .17HMR) 1500yrd Rangefinder. Most shots were between 2-300 yards. Run some ballistics comparing the .243 and the .22-250 and you will see why I shoot it. (.243 smokes it)
I like the 22-250 for the plain and simple fact that my father and two brothers have been loading and researching what works and what doesn't with them for years. It was easy to drop into something that people close to me knew lots about.
BTW your .17HMR? What is it? I have a Savage .17 that I love...at least until the wind blows.. Or for that matter a slight breeze :-\
- Location
- Grantsville, Utah
IF you were really sorry, you would have taken me with you to kill baby dogs.muleskinner said:
Shot my new 17HMR today :greg:
muleskinner
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- Location
- Enoch, UT
Hickey said:IF you were really sorry, you would have taken me with you to kill baby dogs.
Shot my new 17HMR today :greg:
Sorry, wasn't my trip, I was invited. So did it shoot good?
muleskinner
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- Location
- Enoch, UT
DrMoab said:
I understand, The .22-250 is still a good calibur, I wasn't bashing it at all. My .17HMR is a cheap little NEF single shot with a Leupold 2-7 scope. (still fun to shoot)