What is your favorite shooting range?

[Alan]

Where do you like to shoot? I'm curious about both indoor and outdoor options and what makes you keep going back.

 

[URIT]

B&R Guns and Outdoor Ranges in Havelock, NC and Newport Gun Range in Newport, NC. Good folks and nice facilities.

 

[HandyAndy1163]

Lately, all of my shooting has been at my son's farm near New Bern. Otherwise I shoot at Drake's Landing. It's like 15 minutes from home.

 

[SammySmoothbore]

When not shooting at the farm, more formal space is at Durham Pistol and Rifle in Mebane.

 

[Alan]

Lately, all of my shooting has been at my son's farm near New Bern. Otherwise I shoot at Drake's Landing. It's like 15 minutes from home.

Not too far from me, about 35-45 minutes away. Been wanting to get out to Drakes.

 

[Gerald D.]

Member of both DPRC near Mebane and Alamance Wildlife Club, better range facilities at DPRC but much quieter at AWC, often I'm the only one on the range.

 

[jbs27572]

Buckhorn Gun Club near Efland. They have 6 outdoor pistol ranges and 1 rifle range. My only criticism is the rifle range is only 100 yards (really about 95). I wish we had a good long range rifle range near me but I don't really know of one where you can use your own paper targets and shoot groups.

Distinguished rifle and pistol range has a 300 yard steel target range but that range really micromanages people so it isn't really as fun for me. Also, you can't shoot groups; just ring steel. I went a few times but let my membership lapse.

 

[SammySmoothbore]

Become a member at DPRC. Right down the road from Efland, jbs.

 

[SammySmoothbore]

And IIRC, the longest range is 300 yds

 

[jbs27572]

Thanks for the info. $500 initiation fee at DPRC seems a bit steep. What the heck is "initiation" anyway? Where is IIRC located?

 

[SammySmoothbore]

IIRC=If I ReCall
Yes steep initial one time fee. IIRC it is 140ish per year. But good place to shoot and train. Lots going on. Well kept club

 

[jbs27572]

DRPC fee is $280 a year from their website. I won't be able to join right now as I can't justify $780 when I don't get paid during the summer. I have a friend who owns 180 acres in Leasburg that wants me to help develop his land and set up a shooting range. It will take some time and several weekends but he has the potential for 500 yards easy.

 

[jbs27572]

I am thinking ahead to retirement in a few years. I may set up a business as a long distance shooting range with a gunsmith shop on the premises. That sounds like a fun thing to do with my retirement.