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Arrowhead Shooting Range, between Bryan and Hearne on highway 6.
Carter's Country: This Shouldn't Annoy Me Like This, Right?
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WALLY please tell me (us) more about the 1375 range. I searched the internet and could not find anything. I am very interested in a range like that.
Carters has also gone up on trap/skeet. They opened up a three or four more fields and then you wait for ever for someone to throw for you. It seems like every time we've been there lately we have had to make at least one cell phone call to the store to beg for them to send someone down. They think if you have 8 or 9 rookies in a rotation it is ok. Sometimes I swear it takes an hour to get through one round. Then the employees get pissed when you don't tip very well. Service sucks there, but it is the only game near by for us, when our group comes from Kingwood, Spring, and The Woodlands.
As far as rifle, I have started sucking it up and going to American on weekdays by myself. At least you can shoot up to 600 yards there.
I noticed Gary at Sportsmans Outlet in Humble went way up on his tactical gun prices right before he burned down. His attitude is a lot like Billy's (son, not the old man) when it comes to gun shows, internet buying, etc. I wonder if his prices will increase when (or if) he reopens.
I like PSA, a bit far to drive for a short indoor range, but they don't mind if you shoot .50 BMG in there. I have been going there since you had to walk to the berm and change you target. Great memories of my father and I shooting there as a kid. Of course that may be why I overlook some other things about the place.
Carters has also gone up on trap/skeet. They opened up a three or four more fields and then you wait for ever for someone to throw for you. It seems like every time we've been there lately we have had to make at least one cell phone call to the store to beg for them to send someone down. They think if you have 8 or 9 rookies in a rotation it is ok. Sometimes I swear it takes an hour to get through one round. Then the employees get pissed when you don't tip very well. Service sucks there, but it is the only game near by for us, when our group comes from Kingwood, Spring, and The Woodlands.
As far as rifle, I have started sucking it up and going to American on weekdays by myself. At least you can shoot up to 600 yards there.
I noticed Gary at Sportsmans Outlet in Humble went way up on his tactical gun prices right before he burned down. His attitude is a lot like Billy's (son, not the old man) when it comes to gun shows, internet buying, etc. I wonder if his prices will increase when (or if) he reopens.
I like PSA, a bit far to drive for a short indoor range, but they don't mind if you shoot .50 BMG in there. I have been going there since you had to walk to the berm and change you target. Great memories of my father and I shooting there as a kid. Of course that may be why I overlook some other things about the place.
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For those of you curious about the above link, I was. And since the poster (not the originator of the original thread) did not include any information about what he wanted to communicate, I will pass what I think he meant on.
The thread links to a program that has a map with only 5 of the many Houston area ranges on it. It does not have some of the ranges we have talked about here, it does have Carters and American. I guess he is fishing for someone to add those other ranges, if you have time.
The thread links to a program that has a map with only 5 of the many Houston area ranges on it. It does not have some of the ranges we have talked about here, it does have Carters and American. I guess he is fishing for someone to add those other ranges, if you have time.
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this is not directed at any poster here but it is possible hes had a few bad experiences and is trying to discourage some folks from shooting there. i do things like that in my buyisness. i've seen restaurants drop the kiddy menu to get fewer poor behaving kids
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Ok you think your ranges are bad.
Well listen to what its like here in NY, Westchester County for shooters around here. (And plese no flak for living in a "communist" state that hates the 2nd amendment, I know our gun laws suck especially our own AWB that prevents me from having a colapsable stock on my AR. And btw im 22 and im not leaving NY for another friendly state because if all gunners where to abondon NY then it would be a state full of antis ::GASP::)
There are only 4 ranges that I know of within driving distance of my house. First one is in Ardsly which is 10-15 minutes away from my house depending on traffic. First range I even went too, its called The Westchester County Police Pistol and Rifle Range, something to that nature very long acronym is all I remember. Well the R.O. is extememly nice, let me shoot there for free for over a year because I was a family friend of some memebers. And he'd let me bring friends too without any of us paying. I'd contribute to the target donation pool and bought memebership the last 2 years. About 25 shooting booths at 25 yard range, awesome place only complain is no rifles rounds. .22 rimfires and .22 mag are ok but no other magnum loads. Membership is $125 a year w/ free targets (They have a target donation can for $ but your not required to donate).
Ok so if i want to shoot my AR I have to travel upstatish 45 minutes away to eaither The Firing Line or Blue Mountain.
The Fireing Line has weird and crazy pricing that seems to change with each visit.Its an indoor 25 yard range that makes you "register" as lifetime membership for $200 to shoot their but everytime you go you still have to pay $20 plus lead clean up fees plus tax which all comes to 30+ each range visit. No shooting without paying $200 is what really urks me, I've seen the waive the registration once (didn't know the circumstances) but me and 2 friends drove up 45+ minutes once to be told they couldnt shoot cause they didn't wana fork over $200. The first time i went there (two years ago) membership was $125 but failed to mention that until after we had rented a 9mm handgun, bought 100 rounds for it and shot for an hour and ended up with a bill for over $180 expecting a bill of maybe $20+. Yea I was pissed but had no choice but to pay up. Dont really like this range but since they suckered me I've gone there a few times. Pluses are that you can shoot any caliber you wish but unfortunatly it is loud!
Blue Mountain is a nice outdoor Westchester County operated range its 45 minutes away from me. Has small bore .22's, shotgun slugs and handguns at 10 yards, 25 yards, and 50 yards, large bore .223 - .50 at 100 yards, and a skeet range. Pretty cheap to come shoot here $8 for an hour of small bore $10 for an hour of large bore (no idea about skeet). All R.O. I've met are friendly and always helpful, the only compain about this range is they have a weird rule where you can only load 5 rounds at the small bore range, and only load ONE at a time on the large bore range. They say its for "safety", I dont understand that at all.
The only other range I know of is an indoor range that only allows only .22 and handguns, so I havn't been there yet but you guys need to realize how lucky you are even with your "crappy ranges" trust me there are worse.
Well listen to what its like here in NY, Westchester County for shooters around here. (And plese no flak for living in a "communist" state that hates the 2nd amendment, I know our gun laws suck especially our own AWB that prevents me from having a colapsable stock on my AR. And btw im 22 and im not leaving NY for another friendly state because if all gunners where to abondon NY then it would be a state full of antis ::GASP::
) There are only 4 ranges that I know of within driving distance of my house. First one is in Ardsly which is 10-15 minutes away from my house depending on traffic. First range I even went too, its called The Westchester County Police Pistol and Rifle Range, something to that nature very long acronym is all I remember. Well the R.O. is extememly nice, let me shoot there for free for over a year because I was a family friend of some memebers. And he'd let me bring friends too without any of us paying. I'd contribute to the target donation pool and bought memebership the last 2 years. About 25 shooting booths at 25 yard range, awesome place only complain is no rifles rounds. .22 rimfires and .22 mag are ok but no other magnum loads. Membership is $125 a year w/ free targets (They have a target donation can for $ but your not required to donate).
Ok so if i want to shoot my AR I have to travel upstatish 45 minutes away to eaither The Firing Line or Blue Mountain.
The Fireing Line has weird and crazy pricing that seems to change with each visit.Its an indoor 25 yard range that makes you "register" as lifetime membership for $200 to shoot their but everytime you go you still have to pay $20 plus lead clean up fees plus tax which all comes to 30+ each range visit. No shooting without paying $200 is what really urks me, I've seen the waive the registration once (didn't know the circumstances) but me and 2 friends drove up 45+ minutes once to be told they couldnt shoot cause they didn't wana fork over $200. The first time i went there (two years ago) membership was $125 but failed to mention that until after we had rented a 9mm handgun, bought 100 rounds for it and shot for an hour and ended up with a bill for over $180 expecting a bill of maybe $20+. Yea I was pissed but had no choice but to pay up. Dont really like this range but since they suckered me I've gone there a few times. Pluses are that you can shoot any caliber you wish but unfortunatly it is loud!
Blue Mountain is a nice outdoor Westchester County operated range its 45 minutes away from me. Has small bore .22's, shotgun slugs and handguns at 10 yards, 25 yards, and 50 yards, large bore .223 - .50 at 100 yards, and a skeet range. Pretty cheap to come shoot here $8 for an hour of small bore $10 for an hour of large bore (no idea about skeet). All R.O. I've met are friendly and always helpful, the only compain about this range is they have a weird rule where you can only load 5 rounds at the small bore range, and only load ONE at a time on the large bore range. They say its for "safety", I dont understand that at all.
The only other range I know of is an indoor range that only allows only .22 and handguns, so I havn't been there yet but you guys need to realize how lucky you are even with your "crappy ranges" trust me there are worse.
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