I am curious to what everyone’s home defense choice is and why. Mainly if you choose a handgun, rifle, shotgun, etc.

From Watch Duty: The Douglas County helicopter and several engines are responding to the 5 acre Turkey Tracks 7 Fire. The helicopter is actively conducting bucket drops over the fire. For the safety to the public and firefighters please avoid entering the Turkey Tracks Shooting Range and surrounding area.

I’m curious about the legality of loaning a gun from Colorado to Utah. I’m a college student participating in biathlon this year in Utah and will need a biathlon rifle. My father owns one in Colorado, and I was hoping to "borrow" it for sports purposes for the next few months. I’m still a legal resident of Colorado, just attending college in Utah (no Utah drivers license or plates or anything)

I know I could go through the FFL transfer process perfectly fine in Utah, but I’ve heard it can be complicated, especially if you’re under 21 or not a state resident—both of which applies to me. Does anyone know the laws regarding lending a gun from Colorado to Utah within family? I’ve heard it’s illegal to transfer firearms across Colorado State lines without an FFL, but I wanted to ask for clarification since all the laws are confusing.

How much should I expect to pay to get my endplate on a PSA receiver swapped out? I live in a small apt with no space to buy tools and probably won’t be doing any gun smithing anytime soon after this so don’t see the need to buy tools. Also any gun smith recs?

A recent study estimates that roughly 10 million gun owners nationwide are currently not registered to vote. But if all gun owners would get out and vote, we would singlehandedly have the power to control this election! Your vote can make a colossal difference.

I am sure there will be more posts like this one once we are closer to Election Day, remember to vote NO on prop 127 (ban on hunting mountain lions) and NO on prop kk (ammo and gun tax). Also remember to tell your family and friends why they should also vote no to these propositions.

Edit: And if you are not registered to vote what are you doing?!? Go register.

I used to have a 6.5 Grendel upper, and kept my brass with the intention of reloading it. I don’t have that upper anymore, but I still have a bag full of once-fired Hornady brass that I’m looking to off-load.

Is there anyone here who would want it for reloading, particularly along the front range?

I am restoring my old 870 Wingmaster and need someone to do the blueing. Would consider anodizing or something similar as well, but I want to bring this beauty back to life and need suggestions on where to go. Located in the Longmont area but willing to travel

Hello everyone

Myself and my wife are going to be vacationing at an Airbnb in Fairplay Colorado for a week and naturally anytime I go on out of town I prefer to be armed in the least likely event something where to happen.

Now I have read that Colorado is an open carry state with exception of a few cities like Denver, Fort Collins, and a few others. However I am going to be hiking and I want to be prepared in case of wildlife, so I intend to open carry my revolver as long as it’s allowed.

My question is can anyone tell me if Fairplay falls under one of these cities that has a ban on open carry, i can’t find a straight answer on this particular subject other than a generic answer that Colorado is an open carry state but I can’t find a specific list of areas within Colorado that have it banned

Hey all, I went to DCF Guns West (Colorado Springs) today to sight-in a rifle and just wanted to post my experience.

I was looking for a 100' range and the only two in my area were DCF West (indoor range) and Family Shooting Center (outdoor range). Family Shooting Center didn't have the best reviews on the sub, so I opted for DCF. I called beforehand and they told me they did have equipment in the 100' bays to facilitate bench rest shooting.

DCF doesn't advertise pricing on their website, and I was a little shocked when I arrived to find the price for a lane on the 100' range was $50 (and no discounts mil or otherwise offered--I was told the high price was because "They usually reserve the 100' lanes for their members"). They did quasi-aggressively pitch their membership program. On the bright side the employee who checked me out was friendly, so high marks for customer service. Minor gripe, but their target selection was mediocre--plenty of human-outline targets but no good large-size targets suitable for sighting in a firearm (you know the kind with a 1" grid).

IIRC, there were 6 lanes in the 100' range. The benches are T-shaped, so you can actually comfortably shoot from a rest. They had 3 different shooting rests--one was a Caldwell-branded Lead Sled, another was a similar adjustable, functional, shooting rest, and the third was some DIY-looking rest attached to some plywood (this would have been my last pick and I'm not sure it would have been serviceable). Now the chair situation--in each bay there was a Donner-brand drum throne to sit on. Drum thrones are nice because they are height-adjustable, but of the 3 that I tried out, all were wobbly (either from use or poor quality). There were a couple tables at the back and some rolls of tape to tape your targets.

Alright, with that I was able to get my new optic sighted in despite the wobbly seating position and mostly good shooting rest. The target retrieval system was the electronic kind with a small screen--you punch in the distance and it goes. It worked okay but it crashed once (and went to a Windows (7?) desktop where you could double-click the program to get it running again), and a few times would lose radio communication, so I'd have to wait 5-10 seconds to be able to retrieve my target.

And done. Probably would give the 100' range 3.75 stars. The next time I need to range out to 100', I'll give Family Shooting Center a shot. It's definitely cheaper, but with a lead sled rental the price may be close to DCF West. Even with the target retrieval system glitches, it was still quicker to check my shots than waiting for a cease-fire every 10-15 minutes. AND, no heat/cold to deal with at an outdoor range.

That's all folks, hope you enjoyed!

I was lucky enough to get a tac pro model and figured they would take normal checkmate pattern mags only to find they take proprietary ones.

Is there any store in state I could get bul armory mags?

If I’m trading between myself and a private person, do we need to meet at a gun store and do a background check?

Not sure what the legal process is here and would love some insight! Is it a simple swap?

I love shooting, but due to limited time and funds, I find myself not having much time to shoot. Does anyone know of any free areas to shoot in the fort Collins, Loveland area?

Buddy and I are looking at doing a final camping trip in October. I'd like a place where we might be able to set up camp and .maybe do a shirt hike to a good shooting area, or go to a shooting area with clearly designated camping sites. Within maybe 2 hours of Denver or Springs (I'm in Denver, he's in Spings). Any suggestions that might come close to this?

Moved here recently and the bmv backlog is real, I don't have a CO ID yet.

I have successfully registered my car, so I have that paperwork plus the title. And a passport.

My wife and I are avid shooters and wanted to head up to Turkey Tracks this weekend but just found out it’s closed from a fire. Thinking of trying Dinosaur Flats down in Canon city, but have never been. Is it worth the drive down?

Got a bushmaster y2k upper with the dumb extended ak tank brake P&W, wanna take it off to run it on a pistol. What shops around the springs can do it and have a fair price? Prefer not to ship it but can do if need be.

Anybody know when (or if) turkey tracks shooting area closes? Looking at doing an evening shoot and wanted to know if somebody closed the gate at a certain hour or not

Is anyone willing to share their spots to shoot on public land in Larimer county or around Boulder county? I pinkie promise I won’t tell anyone and will cleanup after myself. Also more than welcome to dm me instead.

I feel like I can pull my hair out looking for spots that are actually accessible, legal, and open year around. I have been on the search for 2 years now for free spots around Boulder county, some spots were okay but felt intrusive or was not entirely sure about legality. The grass lands is the best I have been able to do but it’s kinda far to do every weekend and can get boring. I am in Boulder county which in it self is impossible, especially with the county level fire bans that ban shooting for a part of the year and other closures. My dream of finding a spot to camp and shoot out the back of a truck is slowly getting crushed.

If you don’t wanna share your spots which I totally get, I would still love to hear any tips on finding land. My biggest problem is that most land is landlocked and I don’t know what roads have right of way easements. OnX will show that one has an easement but then on street view there is a big electric gate…

Sorry for my ramble. Thanks,

Literally took the full 90 days to renew it, fuck this sheriff

Hello,

I lived in the springs, which was always pretty gun friendly, up until a few years ago before moving away for work. Moving back to Pueblo for a different job - do people generally care much about firearms down there? Has much changed on firearms since the past few years? I know about the 3 day waiting period, but should I expect anything else drastic? Has anything changed on the magazine front?

Thanks yall.

Looking for outdoor rifle range to sight in new scope. Anyone know of outdoor ranges 200+ yards somewhat near Castle Rock area?

What is the status of something like a p80 that was purchased and made in 2020?