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Washington Outdoor Shooting Areas
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Klickitat County Firearms Training Facility - A Public Range | Klickitat County, WA
Range Fees & Hours
Friday & Saturday: 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. or 30 minutes before sunset whichever comes first.
Sunday: 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. or 30 minutes before sunset whichever comes first.
The Range may be closed due to weather conditions. Please check the Klickitat County Website in the event of inclement weather.
More days and times will be available as needed.
Scheduling of events will be set by the Chief Range Safety Officer.
Cost
$15.00 per two hour session
Cash or Check only
Range Fees & Hours
Hours of Operation and Scheduling
Current hours of operation will be:Friday & Saturday: 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. or 30 minutes before sunset whichever comes first.
Sunday: 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. or 30 minutes before sunset whichever comes first.
The Range may be closed due to weather conditions. Please check the Klickitat County Website in the event of inclement weather.
More days and times will be available as needed.
Scheduling of events will be set by the Chief Range Safety Officer.
Cost
$15.00 per two hour session
Cash or Check only
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$15 for two hours? 
I thought English Pit was expensive at $18.45 for an entire day.
I thought English Pit was expensive at $18.45 for an entire day.
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New Shooting Range
Hows the range in those heavy winds? The shoot house is comfortable as it’s protected by a roof and walls on 3 sides. Down range is not protected from the wind.
www.northwestfirearms.com
Is this the same range?
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It HAS to be. We are in the Scenic Management Area.
And that's all I have to say about that!
And that's all I have to say about that!
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Gonna take my nephew to KCFTF this afternoon.
Observations from a range virgin to follow this evening.
Observations from a range virgin to follow this evening.
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Just added a listing for this
www.northwestfirearms.com
Klickitat County Firearms Training Facility Reviews, Discussion, and More
The Klickitat County Firearms Training Facility (KCFTF) was developed as a safe environment for the residents of Klickitat County and the Columbia Gorge area for training in the safe use of their personal, legal, firearms. This facility will...
www.northwestfirearms.com
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I thought I did a quick report on that facility. Maybe we could merge it if we remember where it is, LOL
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I live in the western end of the Gorge on the Washington side, and it is always nice to see new ranges open up.
However just by looking at the site it seems that this new range primarily caters to bench rest rifle shooting only? (Seeing notes about no open carry handguns except for Law Enforcement, bullseye targets only, etc.) At least from my perspective it would be nice to see more ranges that allow a wider variety of training such as holster practice, multiple target engagement, etc. Holster practice I can do at Safefire (in Camas) which keeps me coming back there on a regular basis, and I think anything allowed beyond the "basics" of a traditional range is a huge attractor.
Not trying to complain of course, I think it is great every time a new range opens up, but I know I would travel further and pay more of a premium for a range that allowed or encouraged practice of more real life applicable skills, particularly with rifles. Give me multiple targets at different distances, moving targets, moving shooters, position shooting and barricades, set up a 360 degree shoot house, set up shooting at multiple angles, crank it up to 11, and the wallet will open up! There seem to be a ton of ranges like this in Texas for whatever reason, but none here.
(Or I guess just TCGC allows some of it, but the waitlist is miles long)
Am I an outlier and everyone just wants to sit down at a bench and shoot a bullseye, or are ranges a little behind what people are looking for?
However just by looking at the site it seems that this new range primarily caters to bench rest rifle shooting only? (Seeing notes about no open carry handguns except for Law Enforcement, bullseye targets only, etc.) At least from my perspective it would be nice to see more ranges that allow a wider variety of training such as holster practice, multiple target engagement, etc. Holster practice I can do at Safefire (in Camas) which keeps me coming back there on a regular basis, and I think anything allowed beyond the "basics" of a traditional range is a huge attractor.
Not trying to complain of course, I think it is great every time a new range opens up, but I know I would travel further and pay more of a premium for a range that allowed or encouraged practice of more real life applicable skills, particularly with rifles. Give me multiple targets at different distances, moving targets, moving shooters, position shooting and barricades, set up a 360 degree shoot house, set up shooting at multiple angles, crank it up to 11, and the wallet will open up! There seem to be a ton of ranges like this in Texas for whatever reason, but none here
.(Or I guess just TCGC allows some of it, but the waitlist is miles long)
Am I an outlier and everyone just wants to sit down at a bench and shoot a bullseye, or are ranges a little behind what people are looking for?
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I also am more interested in practical shooting than benchrest.
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Need an update here, for WA.
The Rd 70 Greenwater pit is still open. It has about 180 yards to the far berm
There are lots of places to shoot in the Wenas Wildlife Area, but are only open from sunrise, to 10AM, from May 15th to Oct 31st, due to fire hazzard. There are places where it's good for pistol and archery. And even some places where targets have been placed at 590 yds, and even out to 1200 yards. Although I haven't figured out the best way to get targets out that far. No vehicles allowed off green dot roads.
The photo shows a target at 598 yards, and the back hill is 1200 yards. The second photo is the RD70 pit. The berm is 180 yards
I've been going out to Western Wa, to scout out places, and take range readings to the berms. If you know of a place you want checked, give me as much info you can on where you'd like me to check.
The Rd 70 Greenwater pit is still open. It has about 180 yards to the far berm
There are lots of places to shoot in the Wenas Wildlife Area, but are only open from sunrise, to 10AM, from May 15th to Oct 31st, due to fire hazzard. There are places where it's good for pistol and archery. And even some places where targets have been placed at 590 yds, and even out to 1200 yards. Although I haven't figured out the best way to get targets out that far. No vehicles allowed off green dot roads.
The photo shows a target at 598 yards, and the back hill is 1200 yards. The second photo is the RD70 pit. The berm is 180 yards
I've been going out to Western Wa, to scout out places, and take range readings to the berms. If you know of a place you want checked, give me as much info you can on where you'd like me to check.
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