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Follow the link to Colorado Rifle Club:
<https://crci.org/>
<https://crci.org/>
No ELR at CRC
Pawnee sportsman’s center is East of Fort Collins and goes to 1000. Or you can just wander into the grasslands and set up some targets
Pawnee is a good range, just a far drive from Denver,
They shut down letting you wander the grasslands that don't happen anymore and if they see you, they will run you off. It's been tightened down, they want you to use the Sportsman Center.
Too many wander the grasslands, one second you are safe, the next there is a bird watcher in your LOS.
CRC has a 1000 yards on the high-power range, not sure where membership stands, I finally let mine go this year as I never go there anymore. You have to go through a signup process that usually takes a while.
They shut down letting you wander the grasslands that don't happen anymore and if they see you, they will run you off. It's been tightened down, they want you to use the Sportsman Center.
Too many wander the grasslands, one second you are safe, the next there is a bird watcher in your LOS.
CRC has a 1000 yards on the high-power range, not sure where membership stands, I finally let mine go this year as I never go there anymore. You have to go through a signup process that usually takes a while.
Go down 285 towards Jefferson, there are places there to shoot,
The places out there are not organized, You can shoot on certain land, not on others. Like you can shoot in Pike National, just not in Rocky Mountain, so you have to find locations on the right land.
Most of the ranges are spread out, so nothing really local to Denver that is far. Especially the Evergreen side
Golden Gun Club which is not in Golden is close but only 500 yards and 10-year waiting list.
CRC is 1 hour, that has 1000 yards, but from Evergreen that is closer to 1.5 hours, same with Pawnee, very up north.
Greenmill has a good .22 match but only goes to 300,
The places out there are not organized, You can shoot on certain land, not on others. Like you can shoot in Pike National, just not in Rocky Mountain, so you have to find locations on the right land.
Most of the ranges are spread out, so nothing really local to Denver that is far. Especially the Evergreen side
Golden Gun Club which is not in Golden is close but only 500 yards and 10-year waiting list.
CRC is 1 hour, that has 1000 yards, but from Evergreen that is closer to 1.5 hours, same with Pawnee, very up north.
Greenmill has a good .22 match but only goes to 300,
this place is a long drive for you, but eventually you will be wondering around the west slope so keep it in mind. An awesome range. When I was there I shot out to 1000, but they told me they had targets much farther in a different section.
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Not ELD, but the Buffalo Creek Gun Club range (near Bailey) has 600 yds. and has XTC matches.
Down in the right corner of Jefferson where the two rivers are, like directly off 285 you can get pretty far.
There is turn off for the reservoir, it's pretty good to shoot there just past the Continental Divide, the elevation is like 10k standing so DA is as high as 15,000ft in the summer.
He can drop down from Evergreen pretty easy by Conifer, and he is not far from Bailey and the DOW ranges down there.
There is turn off for the reservoir, it's pretty good to shoot there just past the Continental Divide, the elevation is like 10k standing so DA is as high as 15,000ft in the summer.
He can drop down from Evergreen pretty easy by Conifer, and he is not far from Bailey and the DOW ranges down there.
Perhaps not but the OP included 1000 yard.
Are you referring to tarryall resevoir? I’m also a Florida transplant trying to find somewhere to shoot.
It’s just before there
you make that turn then there are several turnoffs that are dirt roads
you make that turn then there are several turnoffs that are dirt roads
Not to just drop in and overtake but do you guys shoot alot on public land for 1 mile shooting? Up around tarryall there is alot of public and dirt roads to find a spot and big opened country lots of rocks too been working by there.
In the early 90’s I played around in that area a lot.
Beautiful place.
Hope this helps
4 hour drive but Rebel Ridge Outfitters is where we shoot ELR. Drive to Pueblo and go east til you hit Kansas.
That's a good use for Kansas - long ass shooting range
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Welcome to Colorado. You have to know a guy who knows a guy to get anything remotely close to the Denver area (1 hour drive), and that will be private property.
I have a spot up in the Pawnee grasslands that can get to 830y but you have to get there by sunrise and hope somebody else does not beat you, then you are down to 600 or less, and it sucks walking out targets and what not out that far - no driving of the road. Gotta be careful as a lot off it is leased out to ranchers. Had to displace several times due to cattle.
The BLM areas in the mountains that I have been to mean an uphill shot, and spooky if they are busy. Grasslands are bad enough, but the stupid seems to go to the mountain spots more.
There are some good areas to be sure, some have found them and they are closely guarded secrets since they don't want their spot taken over or trashed.
I have a spot up in the Pawnee grasslands that can get to 830y but you have to get there by sunrise and hope somebody else does not beat you, then you are down to 600 or less, and it sucks walking out targets and what not out that far - no driving of the road. Gotta be careful as a lot off it is leased out to ranchers. Had to displace several times due to cattle.
The BLM areas in the mountains that I have been to mean an uphill shot, and spooky if they are busy. Grasslands are bad enough, but the stupid seems to go to the mountain spots more.
There are some good areas to be sure, some have found them and they are closely guarded secrets since they don't want their spot taken over or trashed.
Finding spots requires some leg work and home study.
Look at public land maps along with google earth.
Note any possibility’s then investigate.
I moved away from all my sweet spots out East and had to find new ones on the west side
Took about a year and a half to get my current spots but you could do it a lot faster if you stay on it and don’t go fishin instead like did.
These spots are earned and not divulged freely for good reason.
I’ve shared one of my spots here but I don’t share my spots with permanent steel.
I'm lucky. I have a range within 20 minutes of my house (Southern Colorado) that goes out to almost 1900 yards. The only problem is I have to get there before anyone else because in order to shoot anything beyond 1k, you have to use alternate firing positions and shoot over the main firing line, so if someone wants to shoot pistols or 100 yards and they get there before you, you're kinda shit outta luck and stuck with a max of 927 until they leave.
We might be talking about the same place. Royal Gorge? I know we also have a long range day, but I don't remember which day it is
Yes sir royal gorge rifle range. Yeah friday is the long range days.
You boys both in Canon? Penrose? Im just up river.
Just a suggestion, get to know a Rancher who may like to shoot. Offer to buy steel and set it up with the understanding, if you fuck up, it's his. Let him shoot your shit, be generous and respectful. Works for me, just shot out to 2055 with a few friends Thursday, 20 minutes from my house.
