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Me and a friend will be making the drive from SC to the Eastern Shore of Maryland to hunt ducks and geese at one of our friends farm. We will be renting a new Chevy Impala to make the trip so i'll fill ya'll on in how it drives, handles, etc.

 

One thing that concerns me is the gun laws going through some of these New england states. We will be bringing anywhere from 4-5 shotguns and probably 200+ rounds of ammo. Is there anything i should be aware of?

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The Impala is nice. That 3.6 is powerful. I had one a couple months ago. I will be buying one in the next year or 2 for a dd

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New England states? What the hell way are you going, haha.

 

Depending on which part of SC you are coming from, you will take 1 of 2 routes:

 

Up 95 to Richmond, East on 64 to Virginia Beach, across the Bay Bridge Tunnel to Rt. 50 and north through the Eastern Shore of Va across the state line.

 

Your other route is through the hellhole of Northern VA, around DC, Rt. 50 east though Annapolis and across the Bay Bridge to the MD Eastern Shore.

 

I highly, highly recommend the 1st route if you are carrying weapons, hate traffic, and want some scenery.

Mckenzie Senior Enthusiast

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do you have an SC CWP

 

nope, i will have one by the end of January though

The Impala is nice. That 3.6 is powerful. I had one a couple months ago. I will be buying one in the next year or 2 for a dd

 

Can it burn em down haha?

New England states? What the hell way are you going, haha.

Depending on which part of SC you are coming from, you will take 1 of 2 routes:

Up 95 to Richmond, East on 64 to Virginia Beach, across the Bay Bridge Tunnel to Rt. 50 and north through the Eastern Shore of Va across the state line.

Your other route is through the hellhole of Northern VA, around DC, Rt. 50 east though Annapolis and across the Bay Bridge to the MD Eastern Shore.

I highly, highly recommend the 1st route if you are carrying weapons, hate traffic, and want some scenery.

 

I have no clue, i'll probably be following the GPS! But i will be coming from Columbia, Sc
Chris Senior Enthusiast

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It threw me back in the seat when I went to merge on the freeway. Turn off the TC and floor it. You can light them up.

SouthCo Senior Enthusiast

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Basic stuff. Guns must be unloaded. Guns and ammo should be seperated. Like put the guns in the trunk and the ammo in the back seat. 200 rounds isn't much so should be no problem.

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First off Maryland is not a New England state and your GPS will send you across the bay bride tunnel which is 20 miles across and a toll of 12 bucks. Dont worry about the guns and ammo just have them seperated as said.

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Gps will most likely have you coming up 95 then to RT 50 then you will pick up RT 13 then that will take you up into the easternshore of Maryland through eastern shore of VA.

Mckenzie Senior Enthusiast

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Alrit thanks guys for the tips. The guns and ammo will definitely be separated. Does the toll take debit/credit cards or cash only?

 

Any good places we should eat at on the way up? Once we get on the Eastern shore we shouldn't have anything to worry about, my buddies boss apparently owns the eastern shore.

 

How cold is it up there? Are the ducks flying?

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