jim in Anchorage
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About 25 miles for me, one way. This is a range with a $20 daily fee. So I'm looking at, with the gas, about $36 aside from ammo. Does these seem high or low to you're shooting?
How far do you drive to shoot if at all?
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The Bushmaster
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50 yards out my back door.
Sam1911
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About 15 miles (25 minutes or so) to my local club.
GarySTL
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I can step out side and shoot for testing and such, but my range is about 18 miles or so. Three rifle ranges out to 600 yards. A 22 rim fire range, a pistol range out to 75 yards as well a two training bays allowing 270 degree shooting.
M2 Carbine
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I was a member of a very nice gun range for years. $70 a year.
It was a 40 minute drive.
Since I have a backyard range and a 115 yard range I the woods, about 300 yards from the house, I let my membership in the gun range drop.
Being retired I shoot about every day and several times in low light/dark laser practice n the evenings.
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It was a 40 minute drive.
Since I have a backyard range and a 115 yard range I the woods, about 300 yards from the house, I let my membership in the gun range drop.
Being retired I shoot about every day and several times in low light/dark laser practice n the evenings.
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AirForceShooter
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Indoor range 10 minutes
Outdoor 30 minutes
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Outdoor 30 minutes
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yzguy87
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15-20 minutes from the house. Iirc $50 for 1st year and $40 for every year there after. $20 per day seems high especially if you shoot regularly. Heck even if you go 5x's a year that's still a good bit of coin!
Hocking County Fish and Game Association
http://www.hcfishandgame.com/
Hocking County Fish and Game Association
http://www.hcfishandgame.com/
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I'm about 50 to 55 min one way.
Our club is $60 / year after having paid a $100 initiation fee IIRC.
Most of the clubs around here have mag limits, rate of fire restrictions and are pretty restrictive on shooting steel, moving and shooting, shooting only off concrete pads, no intermediate target set ups.
My range is probably one of the least restrictive in those respects.
The closest range is about 8 min away but I choose to drive to shoot how and at what I like.
We have steel set up, 50, 100, 200 and 300 yd rifle, archery, numerous pistol bays, an inside range. We can place our own steel gongs or targets, have a 45 yd training bay and all that shotgun stuff I don't do
. We have covered benches in many of the bays.
They are reworking the width of the rifle bays in a few weeks and adding to the pad & roof to add benches
The drive is worth it although I can't do it as often as I would like to if it was closer.
Our club is $60 / year after having paid a $100 initiation fee IIRC.
Most of the clubs around here have mag limits, rate of fire restrictions and are pretty restrictive on shooting steel, moving and shooting, shooting only off concrete pads, no intermediate target set ups.
My range is probably one of the least restrictive in those respects.
The closest range is about 8 min away but I choose to drive to shoot how and at what I like.
We have steel set up, 50, 100, 200 and 300 yd rifle, archery, numerous pistol bays, an inside range. We can place our own steel gongs or targets, have a 45 yd training bay and all that shotgun stuff I don't do
. We have covered benches in many of the bays.They are reworking the width of the rifle bays in a few weeks and adding to the pad & roof to add benches
The drive is worth it although I can't do it as often as I would like to if it was closer.
longknife12
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My range/club is about 30 minutes away. I've been a member for 20 years. Pistol/rifle and shotgun. A great bunch of people. $80 yearly if a NRA member. IDPA and a lot of PD shooting. Dan
Also, FA friendly!
Also, FA friendly!
i used to drive 70 miles and pay $125/yr for a private club with 1000 yard range and really nice pistol bays. however, a local farm is close enough that i can go almost every day.
but i drive to matches all over the country from TN. I just signed up to shoot zak's steel safari in NM, and a match in NC, and usually a couple in FL, OK, TX and sometimes OH. Plus i'm taking a class in AL this month.
but i drive to matches all over the country from TN. I just signed up to shoot zak's steel safari in NM, and a match in NC, and usually a couple in FL, OK, TX and sometimes OH. Plus i'm taking a class in AL this month.
Rottweiler
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Pistol range....back porch. Rifle range out to 600 about 100 yards from the house
scaatylobo
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7 minutes
I live near a sportsmans club that I belong to.
membership is about 75.00 per year but the outdoor range is only 120 yards at the max.
the indoor range is 50' and lead only [ no magnums ].
That works for most of my shooting,but I also belong to a club that is a 20 minute drive and they have
50 yard plinking range
25/50 yard pistol only
50 to 0 combat range
100/200/300 yard rifle range
skeet range
indoor range = lead only
price = 85.00 per year.
Only thing better was when I had a range on my property 0 to 400 yards.Ex got that house
I live near a sportsmans club that I belong to.
membership is about 75.00 per year but the outdoor range is only 120 yards at the max.
the indoor range is 50' and lead only [ no magnums ].
That works for most of my shooting,but I also belong to a club that is a 20 minute drive and they have
50 yard plinking range
25/50 yard pistol only
50 to 0 combat range
100/200/300 yard rifle range
skeet range
indoor range = lead only
price = 85.00 per year.
Only thing better was when I had a range on my property 0 to 400 yards.Ex got that house
KimberUltra
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Ranges around here go from $400 a year to $600 a year with long waiting lists. Only 2 ranges I know of even go past 100 yards. One of those is 300 yards. Most people I know drive up to Maine or Vermont and find a good spot to shoot. Easily a 3-4 hour drive
dodge
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I drive app 1 1/2 miles to my range. $15 yearly membership and must be a member to shoot. Ranges anywhere from 10 ' to 300 yards. rifle and pistol and as at this moment the trap and skeet ranges are down due to years of neglect but are being worked on to bring back into service. 10 outside covered benches and 6 inside benches. We also host a archery league which brings us to 6 shoots per year at which time the ranges a shutdown for safety reasons.
CharlieDeltaJuliet
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My old house I shot out behind it. Now where I live I have to drive about 5 miles.
my gun club is 15 minutes from my house. annual fee is 25 bucks. trap and skeet that I don't use,100 yard rifle range with 6 shooting benches.40 yard pistol range with steel targets. only complaint is it faces east, so early a cheap beach umbrella is needed because of the sun. hdbiker
Most of my shooting is done about 100 yards from my door, it was less until we built a new house on another part of the farm.
I do belong to a range about an hour away to support them but I only go over there a couple times a year.
I do belong to a range about an hour away to support them but I only go over there a couple times a year.
jim in Anchorage
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Well as you can see I have no mag restrictions.
http://www.brspclub.com/index.html
It really is a fun place to go. Lot's of well informed shooters to talk to. lots of neat guns to see. I really don't begruge them their fee, this is not out in the sticks, it's prime residential and they probably have 20 acres. The tax bill must be huge.
http://www.brspclub.com/index.html
It really is a fun place to go. Lot's of well informed shooters to talk to. lots of neat guns to see. I really don't begruge them their fee, this is not out in the sticks, it's prime residential and they probably have 20 acres. The tax bill must be huge.
About a 20 minute drive to my gun club. Members have combo to the gate, so come and go as you please. I've often been the only one there. 200 yard range, with 4'x8' target holders at 50, 100 and 200 yards. Steel targets and a gong at 250 yards. Covered bench area with ceiling fans for the hot weather. $100/ year.
Don McDowell
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Well it depends how the distance I'm wanting to shoot.
35 yds, in the backyard.
300 yds off the upstairs deck
1000 yds have to drive or walk about 1/4 mile from the house
35 yds, in the backyard.
300 yds off the upstairs deck
1000 yds have to drive or walk about 1/4 mile from the house
About 20 miles. Not cheap, $175/ year. I can pay $5/visit for the rifle/pistol range or $25 up front so I write a check for $200 every April. This also includes an area near the club for archery only hunting, a campground, and a lake for fishing. For an additional fee ($200) there is also a 5000 acre tract for firearm hunting which I've never used.
Most of our members shoot the clays courses so I often have the rifle range to myself except for the month of September when everyone shows up to zero hunting rifles.
http://www.floydcountywildlifeclub.com/
There is an indoor pistol and 22 rifle range that opened recently only 5 minutes from the house. I haven't tried it yet, but plan to do so soon.
Most of our members shoot the clays courses so I often have the rifle range to myself except for the month of September when everyone shows up to zero hunting rifles.
http://www.floydcountywildlifeclub.com/
There is an indoor pistol and 22 rifle range that opened recently only 5 minutes from the house. I haven't tried it yet, but plan to do so soon.
I can shoot at my house out to about 500 yards about 9 months out of the year but usually limit that to rimfire and testing pistol rounds. It’s just over 25 miles to the WMA range I use that has 50 and 200 yard ranges and cost nothing outside of a hunting license or wildlife heritage permit. So if you hunt no additional cost if not $12 a year. I also drive by an indoor pistol range every day on my way to and from work that was $10 last time I went in there.
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