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Sadly if you look at areal view of Pierce and King County's you will see why. It's getting harder and harder to find a place where there is just no one around for a mile or so that is public and legal. As mentioned there are some places where I know some do shoot. like along the powerline access road. I went and looked at a part of it where a guy I know shoots. I was not comfortable enough to shoot there. It "may" have been fine but since I could not be 100% sure I did not. So if you don't want a range best place I know for sure is up on the big mountain. The roads that lead back to the pits say you need a pass. We did buy one even though I have never seen a Ranger back there. Cost of the pass is I am sure far cheaper than not having one and the Ranger showing up. From this area though this is not going to be a 1 hour trip and the roads that lead to the pits are not open year round. At least they were not last time I was there. They have gates that I guess they lock in the off season.So overall consensus is go to a range? Getting to snowy areas is no problem, we do that for fun. Could stretch the time to 90 minutes.
We are very black gun friendly, including the pistol variety and most ranges are not fond of them. Also, paying for pistol/rifle as well as shotgun is a bummer.
you should be able to find what you need here;
There are of course lots of places on the east side of the state but again, this is not a quick trip.