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To: Lurker

—”along Army Trail Rd west of Gary “

A friend owned property in the area and we used to use the rail embankment as a backstop for targets.

Occasionally a County Shariff would stop by and shoot with us.

Years back the Exec Dir of the Forest preserve was a former NRA exec and serious hunter he pushed hard for it and an outdoor range at Blackwell near the archery area.

Those days are gone.


10 posted on 10/06/2022 8:51:29 AM PDT by DUMBGRUNT ( "The enemy has overrun us. We are blowing up everything. Vive la France!"Dien Bien Phu last messa)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

“A friend owned property in the area and we used to use the rail embankment as a backstop for targets.”

Pretty sure I know right where you’re talking about.

We used to take our 22s to school and leave them in the Principal’s office until after school. We had to have a note from Mom so we could take the bus out that way instead of our normal route home. That or we’d ride our bikes with the rifles across the handlebars.

We’d hunt out by the old stone quarry that’s now owned by DCFPD or near Mallard Lake.

Try that these days and you’d meet a SWAT team.

L


12 posted on 10/06/2022 8:56:32 AM PDT by Lurker (Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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