karlunity Posted December 10, 2011 Report Share Posted December 10, 2011 Fellas. The Villages is a nice place for a golfer. But I don't golf and my jokes about putting Mauser's in a golf bag get strange looks. The Hippy wants a place with more land to grow "organic" and I want my own range like FC has. Some place between 100 to 150K. I have to wait a year as I agreed to do so when I moved in. Again, this is a very nice place..pools..golf..games and clubs..BUT the nearest range is an hour away!!! karl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FC Posted December 10, 2011 Report Share Posted December 10, 2011 Homes and land are cheap enough here, and most everybody shoots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlunity Posted December 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2011 Thanks FC. Please keep an eye out. karl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gun nutty Posted December 10, 2011 Report Share Posted December 10, 2011 My Dad spent some time in Brownsville/Harlingen Texas with the other snow birds. Low cost of living, warm weather, and no state income tax. And hey, it was Texas too! I'm sure your golf buddies will need an extra cart just for carrying arms. I enjoyed my visits down there. Although I didn't get to play, it's not far from the sea (Corpus) and you could probably get a charter readily. My only gripe was the rather aggressive drivers between San Antonio and Austin on the way back home. That was a couple years ago though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sayak Posted December 10, 2011 Report Share Posted December 10, 2011 I would think a golf course would make a dandy place for shooting! Imagine helping those little white balls fall into holes with a nicely placed shot. Just be sure you shout "Fore" before you shoot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Hess Posted December 10, 2011 Report Share Posted December 10, 2011 As I said when you started thinking about moving, you should check out NW Arkansas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlunity Posted December 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2011 Humm...do ya think that shooting the golf balls out of the air would annoy anyone? I figured that those little "T" thingies were aiming points. hummmz? karl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Hess Posted December 10, 2011 Report Share Posted December 10, 2011 My 223 Super-14 Contender will drill golf balls all day long at 100 yards. 3-9x Intermediate Eye Relief Burris. You can nail things at 100 that you can't even see without the scope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlunity Posted December 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2011 Dr. Hess. That sir, is what I would call a fine day on the links. karl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roscoedoh Posted December 10, 2011 Report Share Posted December 10, 2011 If you do move somewhere in Texas, stay away from the border. That place is a ticking time bomb that hasn't gone off yet. Northern East Texas, between DFW and the Tyler area would probably be a nice place to retire to. Lots of shooting ranges, golf courses, national forests, friendly people, country traffic, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Hess Posted December 11, 2011 Report Share Posted December 11, 2011 I agree, stay away from the border. I lived in Texas 18 years. My wife is from there. We still love Texas. We live in Arkansas. Texas ain't Texas anymore. Half the people here in NW Arkansas are from Texas. The other half are from California. (I lived in California 18 years too.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRegner Posted December 11, 2011 Report Share Posted December 11, 2011 My Dad spent some time in Brownsville/Harlingen Texas with the other snow birds. Low cost of living, warm weather, and no state income tax. And hey, it was Texas too! I'm sure your golf buddies will need an extra cart just for carrying arms. I enjoyed my visits down there. Although I didn't get to play, it's not far from the sea (Corpus) and you could probably get a charter readily. My only gripe was the rather aggressive drivers between San Antonio and Austin on the way back home. That was a couple years ago though. My 75 year old mother lives in Harlingen. While the summer heat, insects and proximity to the border would preclude me from ever living there, she likes it well enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FC Posted December 11, 2011 Report Share Posted December 11, 2011 TX has been too devastated by drought to make me want to live there right now. Too many people, too little water. My dream place to live would be the Cody, WY area, or the Bighorns of Wyo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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