r/NHGuns

I'm fixing to make New Hampshire my primary residence in the US. From what I've heard New Hampshire seems to be my type of place but I wanted to hear from the locals themselves if I'd be a good fit in any of your counties. I really enjoy hunting and am planning to get into competition shooting (USPSA). I'd consider myself moderately Republican (Pro 2nd amendment) but I do support abortion and I believe we ought to tolerate other people's lifestyles even if we don't understand them. That's why I feel like the general South is not a good fit for me (all that anti-gay/anti-trans stuff). My motto is "mind your own business and I'll mind mine." I'm not a very loud person but I do like being able to help neighbors or know my neighbors can help me out in a fix. One thing I'm concerned about is open carry for handguns- would that make people uncomfortable up in places like Coos county? I'm mainly pro-open carry to deter would be attackers though maybe there's more advantage to CCW.

The wife and I are buying our first house, and I would really like to be able to target shoot in the backyard. Besides the obvious legal aspects and being safe with a good backstop, what should I be looking for?

How many acres would you say is the minimum you need, not legally, but more just not being a shitty neighbor? Any towns you would recommend avoiding due to the local police being hostile to target shooting?

I have been looking for houses that have the backyard open up onto state land or other large tracts of forest, but they are not as common as I would have hoped. Location is pretty flexible as we both work from home, but would like to stay close-ish to family in Nashua.

Bonus points if you target shoot in your backyard and have any tips for me on how you go about doing it.

Any one else still call for cold range and flip the alarm when you're alone at the range? I know it's pretty much unnecessary but I feel like it builds habit.

I have no problems, cleaning fixing or handling firearms.

Just cant seem to hit anything from 25 feet out besides my 2011.

I'm thinking of holding off till the gun show on the 22nd, maybe snag a good deal then?

Do NH-based individuals who qualify to be on the GOA/SilencerShop lawsuit get to just slap a stock on their pistols? What are gun shops doing about this?

Why does SO card people for buying like anything? It's the only shop that i'm aware that does this.

What happened to live free or die? Right up there with PSA.

Hey guys, I've been on the hunt for decent outdoor, fully public target shooting areas, kinda like what's available out west. More specifically I'm curious about shooting on public lands in NH. To the best of my knowledge it seems to be the only state in NE that allows people to target shoot in some state forests in remote areas. Legality and safety are both of big importance to me (away from people and trails, and with a large back stop).

For those curious, I'm looking to stretch the legs on my 308 bolt action. I've cooked up some hand loads a while back that are producing roughly 3/4" groups at 100 yards. I got stick of shooting it at 100 yards very quickly haha. I don't have a heck of a lot of money and would like to get away from people since for me shooting is more of a therapeutic type of thing. I figured if I can find a decent spot to go to 1-2x a year as a day trip to mix things up, it would be fun and would be cheaper than getting set up at a private long range club.

Thank you all in advance.

Can anyone recommend someone or a company that can de-pin and weld a barrel?

Are there any clubs or ranges that have action bays that are open past sunset? Or even just some type of 24/7 range?

I just can't seem to find any since most seem to close at sunset. I am willing to join a club in Maine if I have to.

I just would like to do night shoots or test out NVGs.

Cheapest I found is Northeast Munitions, but apparently they charge a 25$ fee for not using silencer shop. Which I find a little annoying