Virginia rifle range

[Jay the Plinker]

Does anyone know of a shooting range 50 yards or more in VA.

 

[stageman]

Clark Bros. in Opal/Warrenton. Rifle range out to 100 yards. Range is free but you have to buy their ammo and targets. I had a great time there recently.

 

[Offfhand]

Where in Va are you looking for? There are several nice ones in different areas of the state. Near Bristol, in SW Va, is Kettlefoot Club, which has specific shooting areas for pistol, shotgun, smallbore rifle and centerfire rifle out to 200 yards.

 

[Captains1911]

Where in VA? Public or private?

 

[W.E.G.]

Virginia covers an area from the Atlantic Ocean to points longitudinally west of Detroit.

Need more info.

 

[Jay the Plinker]

Ok either around Roanoke/smith mountain lake
Or near Fairfax in north VA
EDIT: public or if private easy to join

 

[Ramone]

Yeah, it's a big state.

If you are down here by Tidewater (Norfolk/Virginia Beach/Chesapeake area) I would HIGHLY reccomend the C2 Shooting Center:

http://www.thec2center.com/

It's the nicest range I have ever shot on.

Edited to add:

Whoops. that's about 5 hours drive. If you were headed this way, I'd still say check it out.

 

[scottsvillesol]

there's a public 100 yard range about a ten minute drive west of Blacksburg

Here's a link
www.botos.com/david/guns/bburgrange/

 

[Jay the Plinker]

Captains where do you go shooting

 

[HOOfan_1]

Clark Bros. in Opal/Warrenton. Rifle range out to 100 yards. Range is free but you have to buy their ammo and targets. I had a great time there recently.

and their ammo is marked up about 60%...basically when I went in there everything was overpriced.

 

[JFrame]

I've only been there once, but the NRA has a 50-yard indoor range at their HQ in Fairfax, VA (on Waples Mill Road). IIRC, they accept any cartridge up to, but not including, .50 BMG.

Also, IIRC, you have to be a member to shoot there (shouldn't be an issue for anyone on this forum... ).


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[W.E.G.]

We hold over 400 rifle and pistol competition events, and lord-knows how many shotgun events at Fairfax Rod and Gun Club. Almost all the rifle/pistol events are open to the public. While most of the weekday claybird "league" events are members-only, many of the shotgun events are open to the public.

See the calendar:
http://www.fxrgc.org/calendar/mainCal.cfm

 

[swift535]

Ok either around Roanoke/smith mountain lake
Or near Fairfax in north VA
EDIT: public or if private easy to join

Near Blacksburg (SW of Roanoke), it'd be tough to beat the free outdoor range at Jefferson National Park.

In Northern Virginia, you have a few options:
-NRA Headquarters Range in Fairfax, VA (indoor)
-Izaak Walton League of America in Centreville or near Quantico (outdoor, private)
-Fairfax Rod & Gun Club (outdoor, private, $$$ to join)
-Quantico Shooting Club (on base but open membership)

Shorter indoor ranges in NoVA:
-Blue Ridge Arsenal in Chantilly
-Sharp Shooters in Lorton

If memory serves, you do not have to be an NRA member to shoot at their range, but there is a small discount for members. Also definitely worth checking out in the area - Bull Run Shooting Center, with some great facilities for shotgun games.