Suggestions for Ranges CSprings - Jensen UT - W Yellowstone - Ouray - Red River NM

[Oldloser]

Hi all,

I will be in these locations next few weeks and looking for suggestions on where to practice. 308 or smaller.

Steel every fifty yards out to 1000 with good wind would be the cat's meow.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Marinevet1]

You will love Ouray.........probably our favorite vacation spot........

See if this will help you out: https://wheretoshootcolorado.com

 

[Yasherka]

Chaffee County shooting range. Free. Halfway between Salida and Buena Vista next to the Chafee County landfill. 38.66204785124985, -106.0875827841363

 

[Oldloser]

You will love Ouray.........probably our favorite vacation spot........

See if this will help you out: https://wheretoshootcolorado.com

The place in Grand Junction looks amazing.

Cameo Shooting and Education Complex Homepage - CSEC

Cameo Shooting and Education Complex CSEC is the premier shooting facility, on the Colorado Western Slope, with pistol, rifle, shotgun and archery. This world-class range is one of the finest shooting ranges in the country.

cameosec.org

I also see that Buckskin Hills Shooting Complex in Vernal UT looks pretty good, too.

I also heard about Whittington below Raton Pass - about an hour from Red River NM.

NRA Whittington Center : The Country's Premier Shooting Facility

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www.nrawc.org

 

[Oldloser]

Went by Buckskin. Targets out to 1500. Windy windy day with gusts to thirty mostly head on to me. Had the place to myself. Lots of brush but enough dirt to spot your own misses.

Sports | Buckskin Hills Recreation Complex | Vernal

Buckskin Hills Recreation Complex is a year-round outdoor sports complex. We are located in Vernal, Utah. Come enjoy our mountain biking, motocross, ATV trails, Diamond Mountain Speedway, ski and tube hill, shooting range, and camping.

www.buckskinhills.com

 

[Sparkeytj]

Cheyenne mountain shooting complex in fountain, co has range 1 open on the weekends (sometimes) it has paper to 300 and steel to 1400. Call first

 

[Bart]

I second the Whittington recommendation while in Red River!
Great place to spend some time.

 

[Doc68]

Cheyenne mountain shooting complex in fountain, co has range 1 open on the weekends (sometimes) it has paper to 300 and steel to 1400. Call first

We will have to meet up there sometime.

Doc

 

[wade2big]

Don’t these places have public land to just set up and shoot or am I mistaken?

 

[wade2big]

Went by Buckskin. Targets out to 1500. Windy windy day with gusts to thirty mostly head on to me. Had the place to myself. Lots of brush but enough dirt to spot your own misses.

Sports | Buckskin Hills Recreation Complex | Vernal

Buckskin Hills Recreation Complex is a year-round outdoor sports complex. We are located in Vernal, Utah. Come enjoy our mountain biking, motocross, ATV trails, Diamond Mountain Speedway, ski and tube hill, shooting range, and camping.

www.buckskinhills.com

Where’s the brush? Nice play to shoot. Those head on and straight away winds are the toughest for me. When they go from head on to slightly left to slightly right, it gets me. I end up holding off the complete wrong direction.

 

[canezach]

The range in Salida used to be a real hidden gem. It was run by DOW and had targets out to 1000, but that has since been reduced due to the expansion of the landfill. The max is now 600ish, like 615.

Cheyenne Mountain does have steel out to 1080 on range 1, but it's only open on weekends. It's the El Paso County Sheriff's Office range, so even though they rarely use it during the week, they don't allow civilians to use it. On weekends, it reverts to bring part of CMSC, so they'll open it if there are enough shooters. It's also "first come, first serve" when they do open it on weekends, so you end up waiting for a spot if you aren't there early. The other ranges have steel, but we're talking 425 max

Whittington Center is a fantastic range, so if you get the chance, stop by. You should be able to find whatever you're looking for at Whittington.

If you'll be on the western slope, Cameo is a fantastic range.

 

[Oldloser]

The range in Salida used to be a real hidden gem. It was run by DOW and had targets out to 1000, but that has since been reduced due to the expansion of the landfill. The max is now 600ish, like 615.

Cheyenne Mountain does have steel out to 1080 on range 1, but it's only open on weekends. It's the El Paso County Sheriff's Office range, so even though they rarely use it during the week, they don't allow civilians to use it. It's also "first come, first serve", so you end up waiting if you aren't there early. The other ranges have steel, but we're talking 425 max

Whittington Center is a fantastic range, so if you get the chance, stop by. You should be able to find whatever you're looking for at Whittington.

If you'll be on the western slope, Cameo is a fantastic range.

Thanks. Definitely will hit Cameo and Whittington.

I considered Cheyenne, but I this time I had only weekdays. It’s a shame there is an us vs them around that range.

Still no info around West Yellowstone.

 

[Oldloser]

Don’t these places have public land to just set up and shoot or am I mistaken?

Yes. But I’m not a local. And don’t know the area. Public land does not mean it’s not being used.

 

[Oldloser]

Where’s the brush? Nice play to shoot. Those head on and straight away winds are the toughest for me. When they go from head on to slightly left to slightly right, it gets me. I end up holding off the complete wrong direction.

It took some time to spot all the targets. There are quite a few out past 600.


I’m pretty sure the wind was coming around the right side of the hill before it flattened out in my face. A right .2 mil hold at 400 yards did the trick. But sometimes it didn’t.

The nearer targets are ripped up pretty bad. Looked like most people ignore the no FMJ rule. I’m adding a small can of white paint to my kit.