RonEgg
Buckeye
Great picture. You are lucky to have a range with the ability to shoot at distance.
Downrange pic
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CD, here's mine, it's at the family farm. Photos taken July 2008. My brother was sighting in his 10/22 after we put a Tapco stock on it. The near target is on skids and we can drag it to what ever distance we want it at. We have various distances marked out on posts that are on the right along the fence line but out of view in the photos. I've never measured the distance from the bench to the far target, which is fixed at that location, I would guess it's somewhere around 1100 feet. We used to use a portable bench with the fixed target and would move the bench. Now we typically only use the fixed target for handgun shooting.
Here's my range. It's in Illinois, the only drawback is, it's a 2 hour drive from my house (one way.) So I don't get to go shooting as much as I'd like. On the positive side, there is a place with the best fried chicken about 1/2 way.
The best thing about where I shoot is there is a 100 and 200 yard range, with separate ranges for pistols, one is 50 yards, the others are around 20.
In the first photo, The big berm is 100 yards, and the white tent is for the 200 yard range. (that's my truck in the foreground.
This is a photo of the 50 yard pistol ranges. I had my 10/22 set up on it.
The best thing about where I shoot is there is a 100 and 200 yard range, with separate ranges for pistols, one is 50 yards, the others are around 20.
In the first photo, The big berm is 100 yards, and the white tent is for the 200 yard range. (that's my truck in the foreground.
This is a photo of the 50 yard pistol ranges. I had my 10/22 set up on it.
CD, thanks! It's under about a foot or so of snow right now. :roll: Soon it will be brown like it was back in April of 2009 when my friend Kevin was out to site in his father's old .303 British. That day we also had my old Mossberg, 151M-B, .22 auto that once belonged to one of my uncles and my Ruger, Single Six in .32 H&R mag along for fun.
Here's a close up view of the fixed target that's at the far end of the range. This was back in August of 2008 when my friend Art and I were out shooting some handguns. There's a 3/8" thick steel plate hanging behind the plywood, we added that after 3 of the 4 wires on the wire fence were hit. One of the wires was hit twice. :x
Here's a close up view of the fixed target that's at the far end of the range. This was back in August of 2008 when my friend Art and I were out shooting some handguns. There's a 3/8" thick steel plate hanging behind the plywood, we added that after 3 of the 4 wires on the wire fence were hit. One of the wires was hit twice. :x
bigflash1
Bearcat
I just looked and don't really have a pic of the range itself. Just a few of my favorite shooting buddy. She's away to college now though..
Range is in Richmond Hill, GA. I'll get some actual range pic's next time I go.
Range is in Richmond Hill, GA. I'll get some actual range pic's next time I go.
David LaPell
Blackhawk
I would love to take a pic of my range, but it is now under a couple of feet of snow.
one bullet
Single-Sixer
All of you guys are so lucky. I would love to shoot on any of those!
45flattop
Single-Sixer
CD, I thought I would afford you a chance to see my club range as
well but there are far too many pictures to load onto my photobucket
account so I'm posting the link to our club's website picture page and
anyone interested can see for themselves if they wish. Excuse me for
taking the easy way out but photobucket is acting weird lately so this
had to be my solution for now.
http://www.magnoliarpc.com/Pictures/
well but there are far too many pictures to load onto my photobucket
account so I'm posting the link to our club's website picture page and
anyone interested can see for themselves if they wish. Excuse me for
taking the easy way out but photobucket is acting weird lately so this
had to be my solution for now.
http://www.magnoliarpc.com/Pictures/
44s Rock
Bearcat
My back yard!
The wife and a friend.
The wife and a friend.
Here is the 100 yard underground rifle range that was put in last year where I shoot. It's a pretty nifty setup with the Kongsberg electronic targeting system (a bit pricey though a $10/hr for members $16/hr for non-members). It accomodates rifles up to 50BMG
tookalisten
Blackhawk
I love the bench rests in some of these pics; now i know my next DIY project!
kd4rgwml
Single-Sixer
State funded range about 20 miles from home.
Tookalisten, here are some detail photos of the shooting bench my father built, that are in my photos above. He mostly used some left over redwood and cedar we had laying around the farm, I think he used some pressure treated lumber for the seats:
And one gratuitous photo of the horses that watched intently but kept their distance the day we hauled the bench out to the range.
Here's a link to a set of plans for a similar shooting bench:
http://www.horstguns.com/ShootingBench.htm
And one gratuitous photo of the horses that watched intently but kept their distance the day we hauled the bench out to the range.
Here's a link to a set of plans for a similar shooting bench:
http://www.horstguns.com/ShootingBench.htm
I_Like_Pie
Blackhawk
Here is my shooting area...right in the middle of 500yard prone. With iron sights those targets, despite being 3 foot wide, are quite small. My buddy didn't like this picture of his better side
tookalisten
Blackhawk
Thanks KTM for all the views; I will be making one soon!
We have a long cold winter here in Sweden and this year we got a lot of snow, It´s not over yet but the sun is coming back and the weather is finally getting better so I took my Rugers to the range today for some "quality time"..
The first outdoor competition of this season is just a few weeks away so I need to practice and yes the first competition will be in this kind of weather. :D
Maybe I´ll post some pics later to show you how much fun we have.. :wink:
The first outdoor competition of this season is just a few weeks away so I need to practice and yes the first competition will be in this kind of weather. :D
Maybe I´ll post some pics later to show you how much fun we have.. :wink:
550 cord
Bearcat
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A little late in posting, but here's the range where I work (volunteer RSO). It's located near Clarksville, TN. The website, if anyone is interested http://shoottn.org/
First pic is of the Friday RSO crew, standing in front of the 100 meter rifle range. I'm the big, ugly guy on the left, with Dickies sweatshirt.
View from the firing line of the 100 meter range.
Stationary shotgun range.
400 meter rifle range
Archery range
We also have a 25 meter pistol range, but I can't find the pic. Trap and skeet is on the other side, and a sporting clays course. You can see pics of that side on the website.
First pic is of the Friday RSO crew, standing in front of the 100 meter rifle range. I'm the big, ugly guy on the left, with Dickies sweatshirt.
View from the firing line of the 100 meter range.
Stationary shotgun range.
400 meter rifle range
Archery range
We also have a 25 meter pistol range, but I can't find the pic. Trap and skeet is on the other side, and a sporting clays course. You can see pics of that side on the website.
Buckeye Hills range. Buckeye AZ.
rugerfan100
Single-Sixer
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Man, I would really love to live in Arizona.....
bigflash1
Bearcat
Wow! AZ folks know how to build a range!
StonewallRuger
Single-Sixer
We're going to build a 1000 yd range on our hunting property this spring/summer. I'll post pics of it when we're done.
Yosemite Sam
Hunter
I've been wanting to add a pic here since CD started the topic, but didn't have one, then kept forgetting the camera, blah, blah, blah...
Here's a shot from the main firing line showing the 25, 50, and 100yd target stands to the left, and the 600yd stands to the extreme right.
To shoot 300 or 600yds at this range you have shoot from behind the 100yd range (by about 400 yards...), and therefore shut down the the rest of the range. Luckily that doesn't happen often. First come, first served (and you are the RO if/when subsequent shooters arrive), and no reservations. 99% of the time when I go I'm the only one there.
Here's the firing line itself:
This is a wider shot, showing the pistol range in the foreground, the rifle range to the left and the 200/300/600yd target stands to the right:
I'm standing in another covered structure for these distances. There's a trap house behind me off to right, as well as a five-stand tower. Unfortunately these don't get a lot of use.
In the springtime the whole area is covered with little purple flowers. Hawks fly overhead while I shoot sometimes, and I've seen wild turkeys and turkey vultures. There's farmland all around, cattle, etc, and it's really nice and peaceful. Only 13 miles from my house, but I wish it were my back yard.
-- Sam
Here's a shot from the main firing line showing the 25, 50, and 100yd target stands to the left, and the 600yd stands to the extreme right.
To shoot 300 or 600yds at this range you have shoot from behind the 100yd range (by about 400 yards...), and therefore shut down the the rest of the range. Luckily that doesn't happen often. First come, first served (and you are the RO if/when subsequent shooters arrive), and no reservations. 99% of the time when I go I'm the only one there.
Here's the firing line itself:
This is a wider shot, showing the pistol range in the foreground, the rifle range to the left and the 200/300/600yd target stands to the right:
I'm standing in another covered structure for these distances. There's a trap house behind me off to right, as well as a five-stand tower. Unfortunately these don't get a lot of use.
In the springtime the whole area is covered with little purple flowers. Hawks fly overhead while I shoot sometimes, and I've seen wild turkeys and turkey vultures. There's farmland all around, cattle, etc, and it's really nice and peaceful. Only 13 miles from my house, but I wish it were my back yard.
-- Sam
