Martha's Vineyard Island

[Tinker2]

Martha's Vineyard Island

I am going to be there next week.
Any of you muzzle loader folk live there? Shoot there?
Can I take my buggy rifle there?
Muzzle loading clubs on the island?
Please let me know if you have any info

Thanks


40th Anniversary of “JAWS”, filmed on the island
I am going to see if it’s safe to go back in the water.

William Alexander

 

[Lorne Johnson]

The Vineyard is a wonderful place. It is in Massachusetts, however, and they have very restrictive gun requirements combined with aggressive enforcement (They believe that Federal driving-through laws do not apply if you stop for lunch in the state). I would recommend being very careful.

There certainly are Black powder Clubs in MA, but I don't know about The Vineyard.

 

[smoothshooter]

I doubt you will find ANY shooters or ranges there, let alone anything related to black powder.
The mere sound of a shot would probably result in an immediate law-enforcement response.

 

[Don Steele]

Apparently you've never been to "The Vineyard".
VERY upscale, stands out as quite liberal...even in a generally "Blue" state such as Massachusetts.
IF you want to take a gun there, and ESPECIALLY if you intend to fire it, I recommend you have your lawyer on speed dial.

 

[smoothshooter]

Where in the world did you get the idea that there was a possibility of finding a place to shoot at Martha's Vineyard?
I have known two different people who have been there multiple times who said that anyone even SEEN with a gun or a gun case will have a nasty encounter with the police.
Wholly different (socialist) mindset up there.
I don't travel anywhere that I can't take a firearm, unless it's for work and I have to go, but that's just me.
If you are determined to go there, better leave your guns at home or you risk having a firearms-related arrest on your record that could get you on the permanently prohibited list sometime in the near future.
If I am wrong on this point, feel free to correct me. I just don't want to see one of our own inadvertently get in trouble on something like this.

 

[Captjoel]

While you are there, please pay respects to John Belushi. That crazy Bluesman is buried there.

 

[Big John]

Sorry to burst your bubbles...Marthas Vinyard Sportsmans Club has a range and black powder program, contact them. Majority restrictions on firearms are for Pistols and dealer laws, muzzleloaders are not overly restrictive. Note summer residents :surrender: are 85% NY & NJ people up for the summer. :surrender:

 

[smoothshooter]

Looks like I stand corrected! :redface: