Chabot is pretty nice. Entry's about $12/day, I think. Haven't been there in a while, so don't hold me to it. Big place, ranges out to 100 yds, but no shotgun stuff, if'n I member kee-rectly. Strictly paper-punching. They gotta 200-yard range where you can shoot .50 BMG's, and metallic silhouettes, but it's only open to members.
Sunnyvale. Easy to get to, right by 280. Ranges out to 100 yds, with some restrictions on calibers. (Calibers might be open now. They have IRRITATING neighbors who require loud calibers to be fired through baffled tunnels. This tunnel complex cought fire a few years back, which made for noise issues. Tunnels have been re-built.) Entry's prolly about $10. Personally, I haven't gone to this place since before the fire, as I ran into miserable customer service which left a bad impression. However, the place is under new ownership, and I've heard it's a reasonable place. Not sure about shotgun stuff. Not a very big facility, and also paper-targets-only.
Metcalf. Between San Jose and Morgan Hill, 40-ish minutes from Palo Alto. I used to work in Morgan Hill, and I've driven past the gate, but never made it inside. Rifle range to 100 yds, maybe more. Read someplace about hanging metal targets.
Los Altos Rod and Gun Club. This is my usual pick. Full set of ranges to 100 yds, electric trap and manually-run skeet, and the kind of shooting that I do most, plinking reactive targets at 40 and 100 yds. (Tin/alum. cans and plastic jugs only. Useta be you could shoot whatever, but some dummy brought an empty camp-stove propane tank and shot it with an AR on the 40-yd. range. It bounced all the way back to the firing line!) This place is on top the ridge along Hwy 35, has some great views, and is a very nice drive through the trees, abeit a bit long. Worth it, though, as this is a great place. Nice folks, fantastic facility. $10 entry, membership was $250/year, last time I looked. Going to this range has made it unnecessary for me to even bother to check out anywhere else, which is why my descriptions are lacking. Note: If it's overcast/rain-ish, this range is IN the clouds. Not much of a winter facility as it's usually muddy,cold, and wet, but it's spring-ish looking now, so if it's not actually raining, we're in like Flynn.
Los Altos RAGC.
D'oh! Look what I remembered from TFL!
Everyplace else to shoot to be found in the Bay Area, and then some. I shoulda looked here before I wrote this post, but hey, you folks can read, and I'm a lousy typist.
Now we've got some choices!
