What Is Your Favorite Shooting Range?

[Alan]

I'm curious to know what everyone's favorite shooting range is. Do you prefer indoor ranges or do you like the openness of outdoor ones? What makes it the spot you keep coming back to?

 

[drjjpdc]

I like both that's why I belong to CJRPC in Jackson. One of the best clubs on the east coast.

 

[Dieselden454]

That's why I belong to CJRPC also, best club on the east coast!

 

[mauser888]

I've been a member of CJRP since 1989. It was really different back then. I think we have less then 500 members when I joined. We had the monthly meetings in the indoor pistol range.

 

[rfd]

Whilst I am a long time ANJRPC Cherry Ridge member, my favorite range is a private one that goes to 800 yards ... so lucky is me!

 

[drjjpdc]

Whilst I am a long time ANJRPC Cherry Ridge member, my favorite range is a private one that goes to 800 yards ... so lucky is me!

Wow, 800 yards in NJ. I didn't think there was a range that long in NJ, except for the black powder guys down near Millville. I don't remember the exact name, I think it was something like the Cumberland Riflemen & they had a 600 yard range.

 

[rfd]

Wow, 800 yards in NJ. I didn't think there was a range that long in NJ, except for the black powder guys down near Millville. I don't remember the exact name, I think it was something like the Cumberland Riflemen & they had a 600 yard range.

Somewhat north of NJ.

 

[rfd]

Wow, 800 yards in NJ. I didn't think there was a range that long in NJ, except for the black powder guys down near Millville. I don't remember the exact name, I think it was something like the Cumberland Riflemen & they had a 600 yard range.

Yes, 600yds @ Cumberland. There are places that I know of that can handle 1000 yards or more, but none are in the public perception, nor ever will be.

 

[mauser888]

At my age I'm lucky I can see 100 yards let alone 800, LOL!

 

[rfd]

At my age I'm lucky I can see 100 yards let alone 800, LOL!

Even with a scope? I didn't realize what I was missing until I had the cataracts fixed ... was like seeing a whole new world. Today, I use irons out to 300 yards with no problem - on torso sized targets!

 

[mauser888]

I'm happy with 100 yards anymore with my rifles with or without scopes anymore.

 

[drjjpdc]

Not an official shooting range but in 2017 I was fortunate enough to shoot at a cattle ranch in Cheyenne, WY. We were shooting at steel plates around 200 yds to 1200 yds. No scopes, but most of us were using Shiloh Sharps rifles with MVA tang sights in .45-70. Unfortunately I did not hit any dingers farther than the 600 yd distance. One of the fathers brought his teenage son out to play and he hit the 1200 yd steel before any of us! I did hit a few of the closer targets with my Ruger BLH 7 1/2" barrel with .44 mag.

 

[K9TXS]

I moved to the Upper Saddle River area 3 weeks ago. I'm looking for a rifle range to go to.

Suggestions?

 

[drjjpdc]

There is a great range, Cherry Ridge Range in Highland Lakes, home to one of our great firearms organizations, ANJRPC. But it looks to be about 45 minutes from you. I don't know if you are looking for someplace closer?

 

[K9TXS]

There is a great range, Cherry Ridge Range in Highland Lakes, home to one of our great firearms organizations, ANJRPC. But it looks to be about 45 minutes from you. I don't know if you are looking for someplace closer?

Thanks for the information. I will check this out. When I lived in the Houston Tx area, I drove 1hr & 15 minutes to the range. 45 minutes is nothing.

 

[drjjpdc]

As they say everything is bigger in TX.
The other good thing is that they are a gun organization specific to NJ that have been part of firearms lawsuits.

I have a whole lot of gun pals in TX from another website, www.levergun-scoundrels.com

 

[drjjpdc]

I forgot to ask, what items do you like to shoot?

 

[K9TXS]

I have 2 rifles, Tikka .223 and a Savage 6BR. However, I prefer my 20 Vartarg and 20 Practical handguns the most. The 20's are for prairie dogs in WY.

 

[drjjpdc]

I loved WY when I took 2 trips out there. A friend of mine managed the Hereford ranch in Cheyenne and we got to shoot some 1,000 yard dinger targets. It was great.