Dragon Rider

anyone ever had any problems shooting out at that pit across the bridge and up the logging road a ways?

I may be talking off from work early tomorrow (11am) and taking my dual sport motorcycle out exploring the fire roads around the Molalla river recreation area.

I'll stop at the pit and put a few hundred rounds through the new ruger 22 pistol now that I found the BLM pamphlet that says

'Shooting: The Molalla River Recreation Area is a high
use recreation area and therefore shooting IS NOT
permitted anywhere along the river. Outside of the river
corridor, shooting must be at least 100 feet from any road
and 50 feet from trails'

http://www.blm.gov/or/resources/recr...ochure_WEB.pdf

I've ridden out that way before and seen folks shooting. but wasn't sure about it.

after reading the 100 feet from the river, I'm sure the few folks I saw shooting next to the river weren't supposed to, but the pit is way more that 100 feet from the rive and more than 50 feet from the connecting fire road.

Nutty4Guns

I have gone there several times with friends and had a great time. I have been told that you should never go alone, however, as there is a group of local Gypsie types that think they own the mountain and I have heard they like to bully people that are alone. This is what I have been told by my brother (I have never seen them personally).

Dragon Rider

Thanks, I haven't had any problems. I did see a lot more groups of ratty old cars back when you could still buy Pseudoephedrine over the counter. And my bike and I got a few hard looks. (but maybe it was the white of the transalp, with the white helmet that made them look hard for a LEO symbol)

Local deputies told me that was where all the meth was cooked and suggested I carry.

Dragon Rider

Update found the BLM pdf that says you can shoot out there (with some distance from river, etc. requirements) and have been out to the usual area 3x and gone through a thousand rounds with out any issues.

(and have heard someone else going full auto a few times, so with a 22lr I'm like last on the list to talk to out there)

Little Bear

That's funny. That's pretty much the only place I go shooting anymore and I'm going to try and get out there tomorrow.

Funkmon

My friends and I stopped to shoot. 2 years ago there, and we were not far enough off the road a Forrest ranger stopped and told us we had to be off state land and not close to the river. So I think the sign is right, but so many people dont want to go that far out they shoot once they feel they have gone far enough. Law enforcement wont be so nice from what the Forrest ranger said but people usually go far enough out Cops dont want to go that far because of response time and bad radio signals also had to say where you are on those logging roads unless you have GPS. the Freaks are out there I have been shot at many times out there at night. Lots of tweakers dont know about gypsies. But I wouldnt go alone or without fire power. stay safe.

Dragon Rider

Thanks, never been out there at night, only during the day and just that turn out with the huge gravel piles that act as backstops.