Place to shoot, Vancouver, Washington

[wguitar17]

Hey all, just moved from va, I need a good place to rifle, preferably 100-200 yards(or more!). I'm a disabled vet with a prosthetic leg so long up hill hikes with equipment can be a challenge(short hikes ok). Can someone please pm me any good spots? I'm a safe responsible shooter, and I'll keep it to myself. I'd be eternally grateful! Thanks! I'd like to stay legal, and not be crowded by morons.

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[clearconscience]

Welcome!
I'm a fellow Virginia boy, although by birth only.
Thank you for your service!

If you can make friends with someone who has a membership to clark rifles it would be your best bet. They have a 100-200-300yd range, but it's almost impossible at this point to get a membership.

There's a lot of places to shoot with in a small drive from vancouver, but then again your hiking targets out a ways.

 

[wguitar17]

Thanks! I've heard about Clark rifles. Could you maybe tell me one or a few places?

 

[clearconscience]

If you go up washugal river road there are a bunch of places way up, or go past the clark county jail behind larch mountain there are some flat area of clear cuts.

 

[Dungannon]

Mark August 12th on your calendar. Meet up with a bunch of other guys & gals to clean up shooting areas in the Yacolt Burn State Forest. I was tottering around last year before knee replacement surgery. The camaraderie is great, and so is the food. Even if you can't get down, or bend over, you can still help dumping buckets of junk into plastic garbage bags and maybe Cogsley will let you grill the hotdogs and hamburgers.

Get acquainted, and find out about the State Forest and shooting opportunities. See Cog's thread ...
Win A Buck Mark 22 at this CLEANUP EVENT!

 

[Joe13]

DRRC it's a drive but a great club.

 

[SnapShot]

I'm a new member at Douglas Ridge Rifle Club - i like it, (and they have long range Thursdays where you can get on the 1000 yd range) its about a 30 min drive with no traffic from the border down. then there is Tri county gun club. looks great, but further out ... (I'm on a wait list, but now that I'm a DRRC member.....)
then there is the English Pit in Vancouver.... its open to public, about 20 bux for a day - but its usually kinda busy - (i don't really like the long rifle benches there..) but it fills a need of being close (they have a 50 / and 100 yrs rifle range, and some pistol ranges)

 

[Joe13]

I'm a new member at Douglas Ridge Rifle Club - i like it, (and they have long range Thursdays where you can get on the 1000 yd range) its about a 30 min drive with no traffic from the border down. then there is Tri county gun club. looks great, but further out ... (I'm on a wait list, but now that I'm a DRRC member.....)
then there is the English Pit in Vancouver.... its open to public, about 20 bux for a day - but its usually kinda busy - (i don't really like the long rifle benches there..) but it fills a need of being close (they have a 50 / and 100 yrs rifle range, and some pistol ranges)

The OP probably doesn't want to try and navigate the very steep hill to access the Fire lanes.

Hell that hill is tough without any physical obsticals.

 

[SnapShot]

The OP probably doesn't want to try and navigate the very steep hill to access the Fire lanes.

Hell that hill is tough without any physical obsticals.

yes, English Pit, has a hill that leads down form the parking area to the lanes, its fairly steep, i forgot to mention good catch. (its not very long, but it always made me feel out of shape) (i am out of shape)

 

[edwardo55]

You could go to the Clark County Gun Club, a little spendy and only 100yd. max range but has easy access and close in and no waiting to join. Just daily membership. Clark County Gun Club, Inc. at English Pit

 

[Joe13]

You could go to the Clark County Gun Club, a little spendy and only 100yd. max range but has easy access and close in and no waiting to join. Just daily membership. Clark County Gun Club, Inc. at English Pit

Aka the English pit...

 

[wguitar17]

Thanks for the replies, I actually found a cool spot in Oregon, bout an hour and a half drive south. I'll look in to the recommendations...

 

[Kent763]

it's almost impossible at this point to get a membership.

Why is that? I've never been out there, but I've heard good things about it.

 

[11Charlie]

Welcome to the forum!! Thank you for your service to this great country.

I am with @Dungannon the 12th clean and shoot would be a great one to meet new people that are like minded and you get to do a little shooting with new friends. I am planning on attending as well.

 

[11Charlie]

Why is that? I've never been out there, but I've heard good things about it.

Popularity mostly! Due to lack of options there is something like a three to five year waiting list to become a member.

 

[CHLChris]

The OP probably doesn't want to try and navigate the very steep hill to access the Fire lanes.

Hell that hill is tough without any physical obsticals.

Wow, good call and good reading comprehension, Joe! I was just about to second English Pit, but that place is a challenge for me and I don't any any physical challenges but a growing gut...

 

[CHLChris]

The fact is that this metro area is really short on good gun ranges! To get a variety of things done (zero-ing rifles, long-range, shotgun, pistol shooting fast or with movement, etc.), you have to go to different places. It is a little annoying!!

 

[Kent763]

Popularity mostly! Due to lack of options there is something like a three to five year waiting list to become a member.

Ouch. I'm a ways away out in Gresham, but even so I was thinking about trying a year membership. Is it still ok for non-members to go out and shoot on a day pass, or are they just so full up you can't even get a lane?

 

[Joe13]

Ouch. I'm a ways away out in Gresham, but even so I was thinking about trying a year membership. Is it still ok for non-members to go out and shoot on a day pass, or are they just so full up you can't even get a lane?

Members only club now.

 

[Kent763]

Members only club now.

Huh, glad I didn't go up there Sunday like I was planning to. They should probably fix their website. It says "all shooters welcome" in big red letters on their main page, and still lists single day non-member passes along with their other fees.