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VetteGirlMA
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For what an NES gun range?
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I dare you to get a group of NESer's, larger than a single digit number, together and have them agree on ANYTHING, much less a land purchase.
We may be able to get together for a civil and fun dinner, or to shoot up an old car....but agree on something like this?
We may be able to get together for a civil and fun dinner, or to shoot up an old car....but agree on something like this?
12.55 acres in Deerfield NH, $25,000. Obviously not currently buildable, rugged access on one end of class 6 road, road crosses wetland on other end. Mountain Road Extension.
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basscatfrank
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Twenty five guys at $1000 each. Form an LLC and buy the land. Shooting range for life. I'm in.
We would definately be the Boomer Vault - 34.
headednorth
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This. Maybe 3-4 years ago. Sort of a prepper/shooting range type compound that kind of petered out when they really got into the details of how it would work iirc.
There was a serious discussion a few years ago that seemed to have land picked out and an area for a community garden, small scale livestock etc.
But then there would be rules and all the what if's killed it. I don't think it's a bad idea. I'd rather have most people from this group as neighbors rather than some of the crazy libs that are up here.
An easier plan would be for a group to find a town or area they like and then gradually take it over.
But then there would be rules and all the what if's killed it. I don't think it's a bad idea. I'd rather have most people from this group as neighbors rather than some of the crazy libs that are up here.
An easier plan would be for a group to find a town or area they like and then gradually take it over.
No, I don't live in Deerfield, I live in Salem NH. You might hear me shooting there! Not so much now, a house got built back near mine, but still legal distance away. I've taken 11 deer right in my backyard.
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Mini Free State Project. Start small and work up.
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only an interesting idea to the handful of people who live close enough to be able to use it.
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Wickedcoolname
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I'm guessing that buying it would be the easy part. The hard part would be down the road when it's time to pay the property taxes. As the original purchasers move on you'll need new owners/members to pay. The fewer the members the bigger the bill for the remaining members.
Then there is the issue of usage. You'll have different ideas about how the land will be used. Some people will want certain rules, other will want other rules, etc.
Next thing you know it will be the XYZ Sportsmans Club and and you can only shoot Italian over/under shotguns with titanium number 6s, and only on Tuesdays from 2:00 to 2:30. And only after you've attended 4 hours of range training.
But you can count me in. As long as I can be vice president in charge of the pistol range rules committee which will hold mandatory meetings every Sunday at 4:30 am.
Obviously I'm kidding. I would never belong to a club that would have someone like me as a member.
Then there is the issue of usage. You'll have different ideas about how the land will be used. Some people will want certain rules, other will want other rules, etc.
Next thing you know it will be the XYZ Sportsmans Club and and you can only shoot Italian over/under shotguns with titanium number 6s, and only on Tuesdays from 2:00 to 2:30. And only after you've attended 4 hours of range training.
But you can count me in. As long as I can be vice president in charge of the pistol range rules committee which will hold mandatory meetings every Sunday at 4:30 am.
Obviously I'm kidding. I would never belong to a club that would have someone like me as a member.
HAHAHA.… Tax Bill?????? Try $14 a year! When I bought this land about 25 years ago, the bank that owned it was paying $300 a year. I put it into Current Use, and that dropped it down to about $10 a year back then.
Lip
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Just tossing it out there. I think with enough members we make a trust, a small buy in and a small yearly buy in. Since its land ie some improvements costs should be low.
Lip
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I dont gaf. Drove 2 hours to monadnock. One way.
Islamberg did it.....and nobody ( authoritaaaaays) dares venture there and harrass them.....and thats in gun unfriendly New Yaaaaaaauuuuukkk.
If its going to be done, it had better be done soon......or just wait for the civil war to start then ALL the land is yours.....if you can control it.
If its going to be done, it had better be done soon......or just wait for the civil war to start then ALL the land is yours.....if you can control it.
IN...if it gets serious.
Wickedcoolname
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No shit? I thought property tax up in Nude Hamster was crazy high. That sounds more like Tennessee prices. Good to know.
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First, the idea of both a group land buy and a group town buy have been floated:
Day Dreaming: Incorporating a NES Town
The idea of a group buy on land has been floated before. How about Iceland?
Second, if the group was legitimately serious (like say if the case against Maura Healey went seriously south or if some atrocious bills got passed and things were simply not tenable for gun owners in Mass/CT/RI, etc.), we could probably buy a town like the colonial settlers did from natives.
Unorganized Townships | ME-Somerset County, Maine | Official Website
Large parts of Maine are still undeveloped townships. To get a functioning settlement going with a full economy, you need waves of settlers (and funding and supplies). The Winthrop Fleet was about 700-1000 Puritans and they needed re-supply in a year. Obviously we wouldn't be starving, but a project like this would need continual funding and some form of potential income to tap into and "export", like the settlers did with agricultural products, furs, and eventually manufactured goods. NES craft breweries and distilleries?
A large degree of planning would be necessary to build a community properly, rather than a bunch of people living in some strange "commune" or "compound." Expect ATF raids if you call it a compound. Large amounts of people with blue collar knowledge and some professionals (doctors, lawyers, accountants, merchants [stores, gas stations, commercial endeavors, etc.]) would be necessary. The most important thing, however, is families.
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Just for fun, I looked up the value of a township in Maine. West Forks Plantation (population 60) in Somerset County has an assessed value of $19.8 million as of this year:
https://www.maine.gov/revenue/propertytax/sidebar/2019_state_valuation.pdf
NES has, as of the time of this post, 47,193 members. Assume 500 are interested and willing to pony up cash. That's roughly a $39,600 bill for each member assuming everyone pays an equal share in order to buy the plantation. A truly uninhabited township/plantation would be cheaper, I assume.
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