I am considering getting into doing some shooting at long range, and I need to find a place to do it. There is actually another thread here on the main page asking about NW Alabama, but I did not want to hijack their thread.
I'm in Central Alabama, not far from Montgomery. There are two ranges near me that I know of, and both of them are on state management land. They are also only 100 yards. Both of these particular ranges are about an hour away from me.
There is a third, but it is a private club. It has a 300 yard range within it. I have tried and tried to gain acces to this club and become a member, but for some reason they seem h3ll bent on letting many new members join. It seems like a private fraternity. My attempts at trying to join have only left me with a bad taste in my mouth for the club.
I thought about running an ad in the local classifieds or craigslist, just to see if anybody would would respond. If I could find a land owner that would not mind me shooting on their property, this might be an option. I tend to think that I will not get many responses tough (if any at all), because I would assume that most people are not really into letting folks shoot on their land -for liability reasons.
Any advice on what I could do? I'd really like to get into doing some serious shooting, but I don't know if I will be able to without a place to do it. I don't see a point in investing alot of money into a rig if I can't find a place to shoot.
I'm in Central Alabama, not far from Montgomery. There are two ranges near me that I know of, and both of them are on state management land. They are also only 100 yards. Both of these particular ranges are about an hour away from me.
There is a third, but it is a private club. It has a 300 yard range within it. I have tried and tried to gain acces to this club and become a member, but for some reason they seem h3ll bent on letting many new members join. It seems like a private fraternity. My attempts at trying to join have only left me with a bad taste in my mouth for the club.
I thought about running an ad in the local classifieds or craigslist, just to see if anybody would would respond. If I could find a land owner that would not mind me shooting on their property, this might be an option. I tend to think that I will not get many responses tough (if any at all), because I would assume that most people are not really into letting folks shoot on their land -for liability reasons.
Any advice on what I could do? I'd really like to get into doing some serious shooting, but I don't know if I will be able to without a place to do it. I don't see a point in investing alot of money into a rig if I can't find a place to shoot.
