Hey, thank you SO MUCH! I was really wanting something like this. I think BLM should manage something like this too so that it doesn't surprise hikers and shooters would know of safe places to shoot. But you can't get that through to them. In the meantime though...
I use R15 at Ft. Lewis, it is a nice military range, 300m (that one could be in yards). Pistol and rifle, you can shoot slugs. Pretty basic, but nice and clean. $5-$10 per person I think ($5 for active duty, retired military) open Fri, Sat, Sun. They close for training sometimes and for a while during hunting season, so don't be shocked if you go and they are closed. Forget about calling MWR, they aren't related and will tell you that you can't use it as a civilian. This is false.
Then I am a member at Paul Bunyan. Really nice target shooting range. But limited to about 200m on average. Good, clean, 1940's era NRA range. Pistols, rifles, and shotguns. Nice setup, all firing lines covered. Cost is cheap; since I live close by I can go more often, and they are open 7am to 10pm 365 days a year, and you get your own gate code. They hold a lot of shooting events here too in summer. About $200 to join, about $100 per year to maintain membership. Not bad for what you get, especially if you can use it often.
Anyone know of a safe place to shoot up to, say, one mile? Or at least a few thousand yards? A safe field or clearing would be great, a range is out of the question, they don't cut 'em that long here save the army base. Looking for one somewhere near Spanaway or as close to it as possible. I'd like to shoot heavy steel plates at long ranges using a 6.5Grendel and a .338LapMag.
