recommendations for Vegas?

[devnull69]

I'm moving to Las Vegas in near future. Does anyone have recommendations for Vegas? A site like this to connect to locals? Ranges that cater to locals and not tourists? thx.

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[when_DM_smiles]

Southwest Firearms

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[Jason999]

Dont go

 

[titsonritz]

Dont go

Ain't what it use to be.

 

[Ura-Ki]

Don't drink the water, in fact, there will be no water soon!

All them fancy lights and big time casinos is gonna have trouble keepin the lights on too!

Best of luck!

 

[StacattoP]

Avoid the water mysters cheap motels and make sure you visit battlefield Vegas frequently

 

[devnull69]

Ain't what it use to be.

That's my take on Portland. I realize there's lot of potential problems with Vegas but i just see downside as less than here.

I'm paying over 5K/year in property tax while Vegas will be less than 1k. My HOA in Portland will spike next year partly thanks to insurance carriers exiting the market thanks to rioting.

 

[Aero Denezol]

The Great American Southwest, as Art Bell used to say. I lived in Phoenix for years, spent lots of time in Las Vegas. The desert is beautiful. You have clear line of sight to the horizon. The night sky is amazing. There's a lot of great spots in/around the Las Vegas area. I spent some time in Mt. Charleston, which I recommend. Year-round motorcycle riding, barbecues, golf.. pool parties. It was a GREAT place to be single young man. Only thing I didn't like was the insects/spiders/reptiles.

 

[aflineman]

A lot of gang problems in Vegas. They are in all of the High Schools, and many of the other schools. I left 16 years ago, and I am so glad I left before my kids got in 7th grade. Also, bottom can drop out of the economy there VERY fast. Sold my $50k house for $300k after owning it for 11 years. 2 years later it sold at auction for 26k. Now worth about $180k. Water is a very important thing there. Either to much or to little (thunderstorm warnings are no joke, and should be taken very seriously). If I had to do it over again, I would have bought a place in Overton. Just due to the ease of the drive to work at the time. Now, you could not pay me enough to live there. I do agree with the above post. The desert SW is beautiful. If I had my druthers, I would live in Tonopah or Caliente. But not Vegas.

 

[Member 34319]

Frontsite is a pretty amazing place. Definitely check it out if possible. Huge compound.

Check out NevadaShooters dot com.

Other than that Vegas can be pretty cool and or depressing depending on how you look at it.

Ive got a good friend that moved there around the same time I moved to OR. He still sees it as a better way of life over the Bay Area, but he has admitted that it has been going down hill in the last 6-8 years. Water is becoming an issue and it will start to affect the region in a matter of 2-3, if it goes unsolved it will be a very big problem for the area. Covid really hit the area hard, and it is still coping with it.

One thing Ive come to realize after leaving Reno, is that NV is California and getting closer to the same each year. Reno is and has always been a hop skip and jump from California. Vegas is no different. They may act like they aren't California, but they are. Vegas only exists due to LA areas, and Reno only exists due to Sacramento/Bay Area. So if you despise California, be prepared to enter a form of it moving to Vegas.

Best of luck with the move!

 

[Bubba Smith]

Nevadashooters is a pretty good site as stated above. A lot of the ranges cater to the tourists with machine gun rentals and such. They have gun clubs you can join. My wife and I would just head out to the desert and do most of our shooting.

It's turning blue there, it's not a lost cause yet but it's close. I prefer the gun laws to Washington's. The ccw process was backed up when I left. You'll need to make an appointment then it's supposed to not take any longer then 120 days. It usually takes the full amount of time. You can open carry without much issue.

 

[K-22]

I'm moving to Las Vegas in near future. Does anyone have recommendations for Vegas? A site like this to connect to locals? Ranges that cater to locals and not tourists? thx.

If you are moving to Vegas, prepare to embrace the suck.
I lived there a few years, my folks lived there for many years.
Sucked then, sucks worse now.

 

[OldTengu]

I'd recommend moving to Elko, if you need to move to Nevada.

 

[Stomper]

A lot of gang problems in Vegas. They are in all of the High Schools, and many of the other schools. I left 16 years ago, and I am so glad I left before my kids got in 7th grade. Also, bottom can drop out of the economy there VERY fast. Sold my $50k house for $300k after owning it for 11 years. 2 years later it sold at auction for 26k. Now worth about $180k. Water is a very important thing there. Either to much or to little (thunderstorm warnings are no joke, and should be taken very seriously). If I had to do it over again, I would have bought a place in Overton. Just due to the ease of the drive to work at the time. Now, you could not pay me enough to live there. I do agree with the above post. The desert SW is beautiful. If I had my druthers, I would live in Tonopah or Caliente. But not Vegas.

I recently drove through Tonopah coming back from Phoenix, and stopped at the Tonopah Station "Casino" to grab lunch…. Wudda DUMP!

 

[Member 34319]

I recently drove through Tonopah coming back from Phoenix, and stopped at the Tonopah Station "Casino" to grab lunch…. Wudda DUMP!

I haven't heard the word Tonopah in years! Ahh memories! Good ole drunken memories!

 

[Certaindeaf]

I recently drove through Tonopah coming back from Phoenix, and stopped at the Tonopah Station "Casino" to grab lunch…. Wudda DUMP!

Ha, I spent some time around there.
It's close to the dod/doe test site.

 

[Certaindeaf]

That's my take on Portland. I realize there's lot of potential problems with Vegas but i just see downside as less than here.

I'm paying over 5K/year in property tax while Vegas will be less than 1k. My HOA in Portland will spike next year partly thanks to insurance carriers exiting the market thanks to rioting.

Good and bad. Probably a wash.
You'll be spending $5k+/yr on your energy bill just so you don't die.

 

[Stomper]

I haven't heard the word Tonopah in years! Ahh memories! Good ole drunken memories!

Ha, I spent some time around there.
It's close to the dod/doe test site.

Well then that explains that old moth eaten stuffed grizzly bear in the lobby that is coming apart at all the seams, LMAO!


That place is in a desperate need of a remodel and refresh to pull it out of the 1960s!

 

[Member 34319]

Well then that explains that old moth eaten stuffed grizzly bear in the lobby that is coming apart at all the seams, LMAO!


That place is in a desperate need of a remodel and refresh to pull it out of the 1960s!

Spoiler, most of Nevada is stuck in a time capsule. Not much changes decades after decades.

 

[Ura-Ki]

Well then that explains that old moth eaten stuffed grizzly bear in the lobby that is coming apart at all the seams, LMAO!


That place is in a desperate need of a remodel and refresh to pull it out of the 1960s!

We have stayed there a few times, the rooms have all been re done and the beds were the most comfortable I have ever slept in for a hotel! Just don't be alarmed with the nightly blasting, you get used to it!

Yea, the lobby/casino could use some major work, and the parking lot is a mess, but hey, it was cheap!