What Is Your Favorite Shooting Range?

[TexasGopher]

I don't currently have one. My favorite was the one on my property. Unfortunately, I now have housing developments on three sides of my 50 acres and no place to put my backstop with a clear downrange.
It used to be Ralph's Range in Tom Bean, Texas. It closed after the County DA and the owner got in a pissing match about supposed rounds going over the berm and doing damage to houses over a mile away downrange. The owner just closed it because he got tired of fighting the county instead of raising the berm another 10 ft.

 

[Drycreek]

Mine is right out my back door. I have 80 acres here at home, most of it wooded. I can only shoot about 150 yards using my current settup, but since all my hunting is about 150 yards or under, that's all I need. I have a nice bench, and a homemade target stand that I can move closer for hunting handguns (50 yards), or move it back to 125 yards for rifles. If I need to sight in a scope or shoot a handgun for load development, I have a target frame bought from Amazon that works well at 25 yards. I keep it in the garage and shoot from under my carport off a tripod, and sitting in a hunting chair. It's not as good as my bench, but serves its purpose. The backstop from my bench is a hillside, the one from my carport is a thickly wooded area with a hillside behind it. Nobody lives downrange for a mile or more since it's creek bottom land behind my place that floods.

 

[KDR]

I'm curious to hear about everyone's favorite shooting range. What do you love about it — the atmosphere, the staff, or maybe it's just really convenient? Share the name and what makes it special!

Parker County Sportsman's Club..TX

 

[sparkyv]

I shoot at Bayou Rifles in the Houston area. I've been to a couple of company events at the Athena recently. My, how fancy!

 

[shooter1911]

I don't currently have one. My favorite was the one on my property. Unfortunately, I now have housing developments on three sides of my 50 acres and no place to put my backstop with a clear downrange.
It used to be Ralph's Range in Tom Bean, Texas. It closed after the County DA and the owner got in a pissing match about supposed rounds going over the berm and doing damage to houses over a mile away downrange. The owner just closed it because he got tired of fighting the county instead of raising the berm another 10 ft.

I really miss Ralph's Range. Ralph was one of those guys that testified at the legislature in Austin when all of those rogue complaints were popping up with shooting ranges all over Texas. I sure wish I had a place like Ralph's to shoot again. If anyone living anywhere around Prosper, and wants a shooting buddy or wants to get rid of varmints, reach out to me. Wink Wink.

 

[DeadEyeDeadly]

Fort Bliss, Texas Rod & Gun Club. As retired military (Army), I pay $150/year. Covered ranges are nice, helps to keep the blazing sun from burning too much.

 

[Alan]

Covered ranges are a huge bonus during the Summer months for sure! While AC is nice, the sound/smell inside of an indoor range sometimes is a bit too much, and it might also depend on the ventilation.

 

[LDB]

Fort Bliss, Texas Rod & Gun Club. As retired military (Army), I pay $150/year. Covered ranges are nice, helps to keep the blazing sun from burning too much.

That is really great looking but a little far from Houston for a membership.

 

[Michael Lloyd]

What part of Houston? There are Houston members at the range I shoot at in El Campo (post #3). 25yd, 50yd, 100yd, 200yd, and 300yd plus the pistol range are all covered. NRA range flags at 200 and 300 yards. Pistol range is behind a berm so even when pistol is hot the rifle range can service targets (and vice versa). Members only though I have taken guests with no issues.

Also,

The Ranch is near Eagle Lake. Up to 1000 yards. I don't have any photos of it yet.

 

[LDB]

I'm in Friendswood, about 100 mile drive to El Campo so a bit far. And too hot even with covered shooting points.

 

[Michael Lloyd]

Yeah... I'm in Weimar so it's 90 miles from me. I don't mind the heat but I was born here and when I was a kid there was no AC. Just an attic fan. Times have changed I'd prefer not to go back to that but I could if I needed to.

 

[GaryS]

Not my favorite, but I went with a group including my grandson up to Copperhead Creek Gun Club yesterday. It's on the property of Hidden Falls Adventure Park and has about 200 acres total with about a dozen ranges. That doesn't include their Trap and Skeet facilities.

It's a decent place to take a group and if your group is 5 or more you can reserve a range ahead of time. All outdoor ranges at varying distances up to 300 yards.

Not overly expensive at $20.00/hour per person.

I won't be going there on a regular basis, but that's because of the hour plus travel time each way.

 

[DonD]

What part of Houston? There are Houston members at the range I shoot at in El Campo (post #3). 25yd, 50yd, 100yd, 200yd, and 300yd plus the pistol range are all covered. NRA range flags at 200 and 300 yards. Pistol range is behind a berm so even when pistol is hot the rifle range can service targets (and vice versa). Members only though I have taken guests with no issues.

Also,

The Ranch is near Eagle Lake. Up to 1000 yards. I don't have any photos of it yet.

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I'm envious. I don't think there is anything like that in San Antonio or surrounds. I do have access to a private range. It meets my needs but I would do more on something like yours. Don

 

[Michael Lloyd]

I'm envious. I don't think there is anything like that in San Antonio or surrounds. I do have access to a private range. It meets my needs but I would do more on something like yours. Don

At $100 a year ($120 the first year) I think it's a bargain.

 

[DonD]

Not overly expensive at $20.00/hour per person.

I won't be going there on a regular basis, but that's because of the hour plus travel time each way.

I think that's expensive. Throw ammo and gas usage, adds up. Don

 

[GaryS]

It's expensive on a regular basis, but under the circumstances it was the best available option. If it was just one other person, I could have brought him as a guest to my regular club. But, I had two people with me, so that was out. We wanted outdoor shooting, so something like Range USA (which might be more expensive) was out.

It was worth the money and time to drive up to Coppermouth Creek to shoot.

I think that's expensive. Throw ammo and gas usage, adds up. Don

 

[dennyntx]

I'm a member of Golden triangle gun club in Beaumont love it there very nice up to 600 yards covered shooting concrete shooting tables only like 150 dollars a year all kinds of events and they really support the 4H kids

 

[Chief Snorkel]

Angelina Rifle and Pistol Club, Pollock, TX

 

[LDB]

Angelina Rifle and Pistol Club, Pollock, TX

I'm going there in a few months for a GSSF shoot. Looking forward to being in that part of the state again.

 

[WWDIII]

I prefer American shooting Center and shot there a lot when I live in Richmond, Tx. It's way too far from League City. So now days I go to Texas City Range which is a really good range, but limited to 100 yard.