Where do you OC guys shoot?

[jt1911]

Sorry to post this here but I thought it would get more traffic on shotgunning. Where do you guys in or near the OC go to throw up some clays on your own?
I know there are some actual private ranges with an hour or so but are there any public land that I could go out on and shoot without having to drive way out? I know you can buy maps and all that but I was hoping just to hear from you all where you go. I'm by Anaheim. Looking to keep the commute 1 hour or less. Thanks! Looking forward to getting my 870, just hoping shooting it won't be a big ordeal.

[Aitch]

jt... I've been away from the sport for almost 2 decades now, but looking to get back into it. I've read some very good things about the range out at Prado Dam but have yet to try it. Seems fairly reasonable from the posted prices I saw.
Here's the link http://www.raahauges.com/sporting.htm

As for free shooting, back in the day, we used to drive all the way out to Barstow. Sort of NW of Barstow out towards Fort Irwin... but thats a good 2.5 hour drive ... and that was so long ago, I wouldn't even know if its still leagal to pop out there now.

Sorry I couldn't be more help, but I'd also be very interested in any input Calgunners might have.

[ysr_racer]

Sporting Clays in the Los Angeles area:

Say what you want about So. Cal. We’ve got restrictive gun laws, we’ve got earthquakes, we’ve got wildfires, we’ve even got “The Terminator” for our governor, but we do have 4 Sporting Clays ranges in the Los Angeles area.

Each of them holds their monthly shoot on a different weekend. Each of them has something different to offer, all are fun to shoot, and all are open to the public.

Triple B Clays is located in El Monte off of the 60 near the 605. It’s a 24 station flat course, in a heavily treed setting. They have 12 hunter stations, and 12 tournament stations, all have “A” & “B” shooting position. Their monthly shoot is on the first Sunday of the month. http://www.triplebclays.com

Raahauge’s is located in Corona off of the 91 between the 71 and the 15. It’s a semi-flat course set in the Prado flood plane. They keep adding new stations and new machines all the time. Their monthly shoot is on the second Sunday of the month. http://www.raahauges.com/

Moore-N-Moore is located in San Fernando off of the 210 near the 118. It’s a great course with hills and valleys in the San Gabriel Mtn foothills. They have 12 stations, 10 of them have “A” & “B” shooting positions. They really are “The friendliest range in southern California”. They hold their monthly shoot on the third Saturday of the month. http://www.moorenmoore.com

Oak Tree is located in Newhall off of the 5 near the 14. They have some of the most spectacular views on a sporting clays course anywhere. http://www.oaktreegunclub.com/ (Call before going)

Prado Olympic Shooting Park is located in Chino off of the 71 near the 91. They offer trap, skeet & 5-stand. http://www.shootprado.com/

All of these places offer public shooting so don’t wait until they hold their monthly shoots. Contact the clubs directly for more information.

If you live in Los Angeles and you can’t find a place to shoot, you’re not looking hard enough.

Here’s a link to my website. I’ve got pictures & reviews of the clubs:

http://www.ysr-racer.com

[jt1911]

Thanks for help.

Aitch, thanks for the heads up. The prices there at prado look pretty good. And I heard about Barstow but a 2.5 hour drive would be a hard sell to the wife and to me.


ysr_racer, thanks for all the links and info on the ranges. I'll probably go to some trap ranges a few times a month but I was more looking for public land where I could go out with the wife and through up some myself.

So does anybody know any places one could go on his own to throw up clays without driving super far? Months ago at the Bass Pro Shops up in Rancho, the gun guy was telling me about some BLM land nearby that only allowed 12 gauge for clays. But it was so long ago that I don't remember. Ring any bells?

[Glock Fan]

Prado Olympic Shooting Park. I am in Anaheim myself and go there quite often. It is not a far drive at all.

http://www.shootprado.com/

[JDiddy]

Insight Shooting range is shotgun friendly as well, but you have to use their ammo.

http://www.insightrangeinc.com

[maschronic]

BLM land near Barstow. of course....there is camping/shooting involved.

[Plisk]

Barstow BLM is good, but I also go to Burro Canyon for skeet shooting.

[tankerman]

If you like to play games, I've got some friends that have A 'Pot Shoot' every Thursday at Olympic Shooting Park.(couple of miles from Raaahauges)

jt... I've been away from the sport for almost 2 decades now, but looking to get back into it. I've read some very good things about the range out at Prado Dam but have yet to try it. Seems fairly reasonable from the posted prices I saw.
Here's the link http://www.raahauges.com/sporting.htm

As for free shooting, back in the day, we used to drive all the way out to Barstow. Sort of NW of Barstow out towards Fort Irwin... but thats a good 2.5 hour drive ... and that was so long ago, I wouldn't even know if its still leagal to pop out there now.

Sorry I couldn't be more help, but I'd also be very interested in any input Calgunners might have.

[jt1911]

Thanks for the replies, so it looks like Barstow blm is the only land near by?

And burro canyon is a range right? So you couldn't bring a thrower and throw up your own clay pigeons right?