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semi-reformed sailor |
MrsMike is being asked to take a job in Temple Texas.... I've moved all over the earth when I was in the service and I don't mind moving. My little one is 9 and he will be fine if we move.... My big one is here in eastern NC and has a job and a home... MrsMike's family lives in western NC and her parents are trying to move back to NC.... My parents live in western NC... Can my imaginary friends tell me of Texas... Specifically: Can I bring my suppressed weapons? Any kind of restrictions on guns? Anywhere to shoot nearby? What else do I need to know? Or ask? UPDATE pg 3This message has been edited. Last edited by: MikeinNC, "Violence, naked force, has settled more issues in history than has any other factor.” Robert A. Heinlein “You may beat me, but you will never win.” sigmonkey-2020 “A single round of buckshot to the torso almost always results in an immediate change of behavior.” Chris Baker | ||
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Texas is gun friendly and you can bring whatever you want including supressors or full auto. There are no mag capacity restrictions or other silly stuff. Better to live in Temple than Killeen or Copperas Cove. Temple is about 50 north of Austin and Temple has grown a lot over the last 15 years. Since I live in Austin, I am not aware of what gun ranges are available in the Temple area but I am sure they are there. NRA Benefactor Life Member | |||
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Nice area, conservative, terrible traffic on I-35 but that is from construction. DFW, Austin, and San Antonio are not far away. I have relatives in Temple and Salado and they love it. | |||
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| Little ray of sunshine  |
Ft. Hood, a large Army base, is there. You probably know that. I don't go there often, but it seems like a decent small, central Texas town. Austin gets closer to Temple all the time. The fish is mute, expressionless. The fish doesn't think because the fish knows everything. | |||
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| Get busy living or get busy dying!  |
Small towns like Temple in Texas are typically nice places to raise a family. Beware the I35 traffic and check out the schools. I would rather be there than Austin or San Antonio...... | |||
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The Austin Sprawl hasnt made it to the Belton Temple area yet. Now would probably be a good time to settle in that area. A recently retired co-worker friend of mine just built a new house in Belton. He and his wife were from there. The all day traffic hasnt made it there. You would like it, is my opinion. | |||
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Dies Irae |
It seems pretty big for a "small town" (~75K population), but probably small if you're from a metropolis. Lots of rolling pastureland. Some lakes around there for recreation. Don't know much else, as I live way South of there. I hadn't been through there in years, but Cabela's was putting in one of their Outpost stores in Waco. Waco has the Texas Ranger museum. EDIT: Cabela's Outpost | |||
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| Take the risk or lose the chance |
Lakes close by. Five star medical facilities. Quite a number of good restaurants. Low crime rate. Belton (twin city) has newly restored cotton gin area downtown with restaurants & very nice Nolan Creek recreational area. Close enough from Austin (65 mi) and San Antonio (100 mi) to allow for day trips/sightseeing but without the big city negatives. Several good music venues in Temple/Belton and close enough to the Hill Country to explore the prettiest (imo) areas of the state. No state income tax. Firearm-friendly area (unlike Austin) in a firearm-friendly state. ---------------------------------------- “The further a society drifts from truth, the more it will hate those who speak it.” | |||
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Weber's Guns is just south of Temple in Troy TX. Haven't shot there but it looks nice when passing it at highway speeds. Temple has some rough areas but it is a pretty nice little town. So is Belton which adjoins Temple to the south. | |||
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Off topic: Elde just noticed your location. are you on RR12? N or S of Drip? | |||
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Drill Here, Drill Now |
 Real BBQ (aka Texas BBQ) not that North Carolina version In all seriousness, I'm a Texan by choice not by luck of birth. I've lived in Midland, suburbs of Dallas, Houston, and North Houston. I have truly enjoyed every place I have lived in Texas as the people have been great. I've never lived near Temple, but have plenty of friends and coworkers originally from that area and they speak highly of it. Ego is the anesthesia that deadens the pain of stupidity DISCLAIMER: These are the author's own personal views and do not represent the views of the author's employer. | |||
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You can bring all your firearms and accessories here. I-35 is under construction in Temple but depending on where you work/live that may not be an issue. There is an active gun club in Temple... http://templegunclub.com/?opti...m_frontpage&Itemid=1 "Cedat Fortuna Peritis" | |||
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| Muzzle flash aficionado  |
Do a web search on "gun ranges in central texas" and you'll get a map with a lot of hits. There seem to be at least half a dozen places within reasonable driving range of Temple. Like tatortodd, I am a transplant into Texas--been here 37 years now. Texans are friendly folk and will treat you well (as long as you don't try to tell them how you did things where you came from). I think you and your wife will enjoy life here. flashguy Texan by choice, not accident of birth | |||
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| Drill Here, Drill Now |
Even better - use the National Shooting Sports Foundation's Where to Shoot site Ego is the anesthesia that deadens the pain of stupidity DISCLAIMER: These are the author's own personal views and do not represent the views of the author's employer. | |||
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| Take the risk or lose the chance |
Just off 12 outside of Wimberley. (Weber's/Troy is north of Temple) ---------------------------------------- “The further a society drifts from truth, the more it will hate those who speak it.” | |||
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Get Off My Lawn |
As a recent transplant, I can tell you this is the number one characteristic I noticed with Texas, the people are awesome. A huge upgrade from my previous CA life. "I’m not going to read Time Magazine, I’m not going to read Newsweek, I’m not going to read any of these magazines; I mean, because they have too much to lose by printing the truth"- Bob Dylan, 1965 | |||
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| semi-reformed sailor |
Sounds like my kinda people. My belief is that you can do what you want as long as you leave me alone and don't try and shove your aganda down my throat...goes with politics, religion, lgbt, etc...
There are two kinds of BBQ here...Eastern NC (vinegar based) and out west, there's real BBQ (IMHO)
good to know on both points. "Violence, naked force, has settled more issues in history than has any other factor.” Robert A. Heinlein “You may beat me, but you will never win.” sigmonkey-2020 “A single round of buckshot to the torso almost always results in an immediate change of behavior.” Chris Baker | |||
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| I believe in the principle of Due Process  |
Isn’t it so! Real Texans are among the world’s finest people, responsible, self reliant, hard working, courteous and helpful to women and strangers, resourceful, patient, courageous, and undaunted by adversity. Luckily, I have enough willpower to control the driving ambition that rages within me. When you had the votes, we did things your way. Now, we have the votes and you will be doing things our way. This lesson in political reality from Lyndon B. Johnson "Some things are apparent. Where government moves in, community retreats, civil society disintegrates and our ability to control our own destiny atrophies. The result is: families under siege; war in the streets; unapologetic expropriation of property; the precipitous decline of the rule of law; the rapid rise of corruption; the loss of civility and the triumph of deceit. The result is a debased, debauched culture which finds moral depravity entertaining and virtue contemptible." - Justice Janice Rogers Brown | |||
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Normality Contraindicated |
Hudson Manufacturing is in Temple. Maybe you could get a job there if you want one - Hudson Mfg. Their H9 Handgun is getting favorable reviews. ------------------------------------------------------ Though we choose between reality and madness It's either sadness or euphoria | |||
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My family is from Belton, which was sleepy forever. Now, the Temple/Belton/Morgan's Point Resort/Killeen area is growing like crazy there in the I-35 corridor. There are some beautiful neighborhoods with modern Austin stone houses to be found, but you still have the older areas that time seems to have forgotten. Due to its central location in Texas, a half a day trips can get you to most area of the state. Still, I-35 is very busy, but it does get rural really fast right off of it. Belton still acts like a small town with a great Independence Day parade where people park their vehicles on the route a day before just to get a good spot. Also, I only know of Scott & White as the hospital around there, but there may be more medical facilities than that. However, my family praises them when they were see them. Retired Texas Lawman, now active reserve | |||
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