Places to shoot, oregon

Rikki1275 · Jul 10, 2017

Looking for a good place to target practice, that is still open. A lot of the places you used to be able to go are ow closed down. Any suggestions?

RVTECH · Jul 10, 2017

A lot of the places you used to be able to go are ow closed down. Any suggestions?

Kind of depends on where 'used to be' is for you. Over here on the East side not much has changed in a long while.

Camelfilter · Jul 10, 2017

Welcome to the forum! It's a very good one.

I suggest joining a private gun club, it just makes things easier.

The only meaningful public lands shooting we have done is in Tillamook State Forest off of 26. North Fork Wolf Creek rd, there's an entire thread on it here, as members here were instrumental in developing the lanes with the forestry service.

We've done a little shooting out on BLM land east of Salem as well, but finding decent non-timber co. leased safe areas became too much of a hassle.

Aero Denezol · Jul 10, 2017

Welcome aboard!

It's surprisingly very sparse, even in the rural Willamette Valley. Without a truck, forget it. I'm told a lot of people just shoot on their own property.

Rikki1275 · Jul 10, 2017

RVTECH said:
Kind of depends on where 'used to be' is for you. Over here on the East side not much has changed in a long while.

used to be; LeDee, Memaloose, wildcat, etc... sorry about that

Rikki1275 · Jul 10, 2017

Camelfilter said:
Welcome to the forum! It's a very good one.

I suggest joining a private gun club, it just makes things easier.

The only meaningful public lands shooting we have done is in Tillamook State Forest off of 26. North Fork Wolf Creek rd, there's an entire thread on it here, as members here were instrumental in developing the lanes with the forestry service.

We've done a little shooting out on BLM land east of Salem as well, but finding decent non-timber co. leased safe areas became too much of a hassle.

I am a member of Johnson Creek Gun club, but looking for somewhere to shoot rifles. Maybe time to switch gun clubs, if prices are within reason

Kruel J · Jul 10, 2017

I drove up to my spot last weekend, only to find it "gone" and logging equipment all around.

Camelfilter · Jul 10, 2017

Kruejl said:
I drove up to my spot last weekend, only to find it "gone" and logging equipment all around.

Boo!

Rikki1275 · Jul 10, 2017

We are going to go on an adventure and check out Beaver Dam @ Brown's Camp

Flymph · Jul 11, 2017

Is 36 pit closed? I drove by there on Friday and it was completely dead!
I was not happy to have left the amo at home...
I have other places, which I am sorry, but will not disclose publicly. Thinking jointing DRRC would be worth my money. DRRC doesn't seem much more than JCGC, which is my other undecided choice.

Camelfilter · Jul 11, 2017

Flymph said:
Is 36 pit closed? I drove by there on Friday and it was completely dead!
I was not happy to have left the amo at home...
I have other places, which I am sorry, but will not disclose publicly. Thinking jointing DRRC would be worth my money. DRRC doesn't seem much more than JCGC, which is my other undecided choice.

DRRC has the only distance rifle around that I know of (600, ?1000 maybe but just on certain days). Never been though. Heard good things.

I like ARPC, it's convenient to us & a pretty darn nice club. Going later this am actually. Way too far S for you "northerners" though.

Rikki1275 · Jul 11, 2017

Flymph said:
Is 36 pit closed? I drove by there on Friday and it was completely dead!
I was not happy to have left the amo at home...
I have other places, which I am sorry, but will not disclose publicly. Thinking jointing DRRC would be worth my money. DRRC doesn't seem much more than JCGC, which is my other undecided choice.

I think that 36 pit is LaDee, and it's closed

Lazyfaire · Jul 16, 2017

Rikki1275 said:
We are going to go on an adventure and check out Beaver Dam @ Brown's Camp

Try to go out early in the day, and even earlier on weekends. Gets busy by mid-mornings

woody06 · Jul 16, 2017

It's a pretty long drive for you but the Josephine County Sportsman's Association ranges in Grants Pass is a great place to shoot. They have multiple ranges for rifle, pistol, shotgun, and black powder. If you ever get to the area you should check it out.

Rikki1275 · Jul 17, 2017

Lazyfaire said:
Try to go out early in the day, and even earlier on weekends. Gets busy by mid-mornings

We got up there pretty early. by 11. there were only 2 guys there, but as the day drew on more showed up. We left by about 2, so we got plenty of shooting in. Everyone was really nice too! GREAT DAY!