Can I get a pm of a place to shoot close to Tigard/Sherwood?

[Newbuilder223]

Finished my AR a couple weeks ago but haven't gotten a chance to shoot yet, I pack out whatever I pack in. Still pretty new to the area.

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[Joe13]

What's your idea of close?

No joking, your in a pretty heavily populated area.

Will help with the answers you get.

Best of luck too you.

 

[FireArm]

I posted the last few times these threads came up. Maybe look at other threads that ask the same question.

 

[etrain16]

What's your idea of "close"? Anything you can find is going to be at least an hour or more away from that area. Probably Brown's Camp is your best bet on that side of town, but again, that's a drive to get there. I live in the OC area, closer to the Mt Hood National Forest, but still a good 1+ hour drive to get anywhere it is safe and allowable to shoot. You really have to get some distance between the vast PDX metro area and yourself before you're going to find good spots to shoot. Best bet, if you want to save the drive, is to get on the waiting list for a local club - that's what I did after I got tired of not only driving to the public shooting spots, but running into some very questionable people in the process. Other option is to find someone to make friends with that has enough private property to shoot on.

 

[Camelfilter]

Costco Tigard (Dartmouth St) to North Fork Wolf Creek rd is 52 minutes drive.

Super nice public range maintained by volunteers on this site.

4 lanes but only 1 100 yard though, so that would be occupied on a weekend. Weekdays it'd be best to get there early, to assure you can get to the 100.

Course given the weather lately, you might have luck on a weekend. Dunno.

 

[Joe Link]

Few ideas with maps in our Resource Guide.


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[MrMillspecer]

Clatskanie ,Rainier ,Douglas Ridge all drives but have ranges. A lot of back roads around Vernonia area with large clear cuts plenty of banks for backstops.

 

[djaziatic]

Are you sighting in a scope or anything? Or just want to put a few rounds down range?

 

[quigley]

When I lived in Newberg there was a gun range in the hills behind Dundee , I believe they are called the Chehalem Valley Sportsman club !

 

[gunhound]

Clark County Gun Club Vancouver Washington. They operate the English Pit rifle & pistol range.

www.englishpit.com. $16 per day 820 NE 192 Vancouiver, Wa.

 

[djaziatic]

English pit is $18 + tax now.

 

[The Heretic]

http://www.tcgc.org/

Very close to Sherwood

 

[Kruel J]

Threat Dynamics. Indoor range and only 22 yards but you can shoot ARs there.

 

[Ironbar]

Clark County Gun Club Vancouver Washington. They operate the English Pit rifle & pistol range.

www.englishpit.com. $16 per day 820 NE 192 Vancouiver, Wa.

English Pit is a crap hole. It is the smelly armpit of gun ranges. I hate that place, and it is NOT close to Tigard. Takes well over and hour to get there. For the time and money he's way better off going to North Fork Wolf Creek Rd.

 

[Nocaster]

When I lived in Newberg there was a gun range in the hills behind Dundee , I believe they are called the Chehalem Valley Sportsman club !

I have been to this one a couple of times recently with a friend who is a member. Nice range, 100 yard rifle. And some pistol bays. If I lived closer, I would be a member.

 

[Gbirk]

Douglas Ridge Rifle Club is 45 minutes form Tigard (if you go outside of high traffic times). I just signed up as a member and I live in Tigard because it seemed like the best option that was "closeish". It is members only unless you can get a member to take you as a guest.

Tri-County is really close, but membership will probably take you 2-3 years to get an invitation right now.

 

[Mister Bisley]

I emailed TCGC at the end of December and they replied that there are currently 900+ people on the waiting list and that if I signed up NOW, I might be accepted by the end of next year

 

[Gbirk]

I emailed TCGC at the end of December and they replied that there are currently 900+ people on the waiting list and that if I signed up NOW, I might be accepted by the end of next year

Wow, cool. I put my name on the waiting list the middle of last year. I was told the wait was 2-3 years at that point. Getting in this year would be great.

 

[Mister Bisley]

Wow, cool. I put my name on the waiting list the middle of last year. I was told the wait was 2-3 years at that point. Getting in this year would be great.

Doesn't seem unreasonable to think so. I imagine a good percentage of people on the waitlist, aren't willing to pony up the funds, once the time comes and things of that nature.

 

[Camelfilter]

Douglas Ridge Rifle Club is 45 minutes form Tigard (if you go outside of high traffic times). I just signed up as a member and I live in Tigard because it seemed like the best option that was "closeish". It is members only unless you can get a member to take you as a guest.

Tri-County is really close, but membership will probably take you 2-3 years to get an invitation right now.

...Douglas ridge has some nice long distance for rifle as well...jealous!