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General Categories => General Firearm Discussion => Topic started by: husker3in4 on January 09, 2015, 02:14:48 PM
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There is the Bullet Hole and a new one in bellevue that are indoors. Its just not that fun shooting a paper target. Im looking for an outdoor range where I can shoot something different with my 9mm or .40 handgun. Any suggestions?
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Eastern Nebraska Gun Club.
http://engc.us/ (http://engc.us/)
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There is the Bullet Hole and a new one in bellevue that are indoors. Its just not that fun shooting a paper target. Im looking for an outdoor range where I can shoot something different with my 9mm or .40 handgun. Any suggestions?
Eastern Nebraska Gun Club which is a couple miles east of Louisville, NE http://engc.us/ (http://engc.us/)
Wahoo, Ne gun club, which I know nothing about. http://wahoogunclub.weebly.com/terms--rules.html (http://wahoogunclub.weebly.com/terms--rules.html)
There's one in Council Bluffs somewhere too.
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Weeping Water Gun Club: http://www.weepingwatergunclub.com/ (http://www.weepingwatergunclub.com/)
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The Council Bluffs Rifle & Pistol Club has an outdoor range about 5 miles east of Crescent. Their web site is www.cbr-pc.org (http://www.cbr-pc.org).
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Thanks for the info guys. the Eastern NE gun club is the most local to me, however the membership dues are pretty steep.
I guess I will just need to find a friend with a farm and shoot there :)
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Thanks for the info guys. the Eastern NE gun club is the most local to me, however the membership dues are pretty steep.
If you think about it, for a range with 7 pistol bays, a trap range, a 100-yard range, a 300-meter range, and a 600-yard range, that is open every day from sunrise to sunset--$10 a month isn't much of a fee.....
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If you think about it, for a range with 7 pistol bays, a trap range, a 100-yard range, a 300-meter range, and a 600-yard range, that is open every day from sunrise to sunset--$10 a month isn't much of a fee.....
The first year is a bit more with the other fees. But your right 10 bucks a month is well worth it. That is one range visit to any indoor range.
Questions about the pistol bays. Are people lowed to draw from holsters ms practice "dynamically"? For example ineligible targets possibly with movement involved rapid fire all that stuff? I'm really getting bored at shooting at paper....
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Questions about the pistol bays. Are people lowed to draw from holsters ms practice "dynamically"? For example ineligible targets possibly with movement involved rapid fire all that stuff? I'm really getting bored at shooting at paper....
Well, you can only use full-auto guns on bays 5 and 6. But other than that, for the most part, as long as
1) the rounds all go into the berm,
2) you shoot in a safe fashion, (no 180 breaks, no sweeping yourself or others, etc)
3) you clean up after yourself (target/stand materials, brass, trash),
4) you don't use exploding targets (no, no Tannerite) or targets made of glass, and
5) you don't shoot any of the club materials, props, or equipment (yes, you have to bring your own targets and target stands)....
...then you are good to go.
Among other things, people practice USPSA and Multigun shooting on the pistol bays. Given the fast-shooting, run-and-gun, multiple-targets-including-steel aspects of that---chances are what you have in mind will be good to go. (Drawing from concealment is also allowed.)
As for the first year---yeah, the additional startup fee (or whatever they are calling it) isn't fun. But if you think about it---it really means that for the first year, you are just paying $20 a month.
That's STILL really only one trip per month to an indoor range. (Take Aim is $22 per hour, and you have to buy their targets. Bullet Hole is "only" $16 for an hour of shooting, but you also have to buy their targets.) So---still pretty much a deal, comparatively, if a person is actually going to shoot regularly.
If you "only" go once every two months for 2-3 hours of range time to ENGC, you are _still_ paying less for that first year of ENGC than you are for time at either one of those two indoor ranges. And you can DO more varied (and useful) practice.
So---yeah, I much prefer ENGC. (Yes, even outdoor in this weather.) I personally don't particularly like shooting at public indoor ranges.
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Well, you can only use full-auto guns on bays 5 and 6. But other than that, for the most part, as long as
1) the rounds all go into the berm,
2) you shoot in a safe fashion, (no 180 breaks, no sweeping yourself or others, etc)
3) you clean up after yourself (target/stand materials, brass, trash),
4) you don't use exploding targets (no, no Tannerite) or targets made of glass, and
5) you don't shoot any of the club materials, props, or equipment (yes, you have to bring your own targets and target stands)....
...then you are good to go.
Among other things, people practice USPSA and Multigun shooting on the pistol bays. Given the fast-shooting, run-and-gun, multiple-targets-including-steel aspects of that---chances are what you have in mind will be good to go. (Drawing from concealment is also allowed.)
As for the first year---yeah, the additional startup fee (or whatever they are calling it) isn't fun. But if you think about it---it really means that for the first year, you are just paying $20 a month.
That's STILL really only one trip per month to an indoor range. (Take Aim is $22 per hour, and you have to buy their targets. Bullet Hole is "only" $16 for an hour of shooting, but you also have to buy their targets.) So---still pretty much a deal, comparatively, if a person is actually going to shoot regularly.
If you "only" go once every two months for 2-3 hours of range time to ENGC, you are _still_ paying less for that first year of ENGC than you are for time at either one of those two indoor ranges. And you can DO more varied (and useful) practice.
So---yeah, I much prefer ENGC. (Yes, even outdoor in this weather.) I personally don't particularly like shooting at public indoor ranges.
Thanks Jt
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Thanks for the information guys. Its not that its not a good deal comparatively, its that I have one handgun that I may shoot every couple of months. It would be different if I had several rifles & handguns to choose from.
Indoor ranges are just.. not fun. So, when I go there its pretty much just to make sure the gun still works as intended.
Anyone know if the Platte River St park range allows 9mm?
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Plus, some of us just happen to live really close by.
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Anyone know if the Platte River St park range allows 9mm?
From the site it appears they are limited to .22.
http://outdoornebraska.ne.gov/OHEC/ (http://outdoornebraska.ne.gov/OHEC/)
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You could always come and try the steel challenge match this Sunday
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Here is one by Lincoln - looks pretty good
http://lincolnikes.com/memberinfo.php (http://lincolnikes.com/memberinfo.php)
Lincoln Izaak Walton League
10801 South 134th St
Bennet, NE 68317
(402)474-6555
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I like the sounds of this place the more i keep looking at it, however as a member are you really required to attend thoes meetings?
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I like the sounds of this place the more i keep looking at it, however as a member are you really required to attend thoes meetings?
Which range are you speaking of? ENGC?
Fly
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Yeah, ENGC.
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Yeah, ENGC.
I'm not a member, but I highly doubt you are required to attend. There are probably over 2K members. They wouldn't have a place large enough to hold all of them.
Fly
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I'm not a member, but I highly doubt you are required to attend. There are probably over 2K members. They wouldn't have a place large enough to hold all of them.
Correct. The only time you are required to attend is for the meeting where you join the club.
http://engc.us (http://engc.us)
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Does anyone know what public land (if any) in Nebraska allows target shooting? You'd think if hunting is allowed target shooting should be allowed too, though maybe not during hunting season. Where there are campers and hikers I don't suppose it would be allowed. But I remember as a kid going onto public land (not in this end of the state) and finding a place with a good background and shooting cans etc. (which we always cleaned up). How about federal land, like for example Halsey National Forest (which isn't really a forest)? Is there state or county land now where shooting is allowed, and is there a list of such places? If there are no such places maybe there are state officials we could talk to and get that changed; public land belongs to all of us.
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Some WMAs (wildlife management areas) allow target shooting, unless there is a sign prohibiting it. There have been threads on this board with some info, but check the game and parks website for updated info.
There should also be a downloadable guide to public lands that has the info, I had a paper copy that I picked up at walmart a few years ago.
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May also want to check with your local NRD agency, noticed that some rec areas allow hunting, target shooting shouldn't be much of a stretch. I jusr need time to check myself.
http://nrdnet.org/ (http://nrdnet.org/)
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This was all that I found for shooting (not archery or hunting):
Bruning Dam
Little Blue NRD, Davenport Area