Shotgun shooting ranges.. Bay Area?

[gunRfun]

What is a good shotgun range for Saturday.. Northern/East Bay area. I need to teach a buddy how to shoot a shotgun.

[Thefeeder]

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There ya go

http://www.unitedsportsmen.com/home.htm

[21SF]

There ya go

http://www.unitedsportsmen.com/home.htm

They only let you shoot slugs at the 25 yrd range.

Not sure about livermore rod and gun club, you should check them out.

[Silverbullett]

I go to TargetMasters in Milpitas. They only allow #8 birdshot but, those are the cheapest shells to shoot so I roll with it. I slide by the nearby Wal-Mart and pick up a $20 value pack and go nuts.

[Thefeeder]

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Maybe they want to shoot those flying things

[prc77]

Richmond Rod and Gun go to the action bays. You can shoot slugs ,birdshot 00 buck. There is a steel plate you can shoot (BIRDSHOT ONLY)

NO SLUGS AT THE STEEL TARGETS

Make sure the weapons are in a case or a weapons lock is in place with muzzle's up. Checking in with the RO would be good to.

[mjsweims]

If you are shooting slugs (and maybe buckshot) you can go to the rifle and pistol range at Livermore. If you are shooting bird shot 7-1/2 and smaller you can shoot at the trap range. lprg.org
For birdshot there is also Martinez and United Sportsmen.

[gsparesa]

I go to TargetMasters in Milpitas. They only allow #8 birdshot but, those are the cheapest shells to shoot so I roll with it. I slide by the nearby Wal-Mart and pick up a $20 value pack and go nuts.

I called TargetMastersWest (408-263-7468) and they said that they allowed any size birdshot. Not just #8 birdshot but any size lead birdshot. No steel pellets, slugs or buckshot.

[BayAreaShooter]

If you are shooting slugs (and maybe buckshot) you can go to the rifle and pistol range at Livermore. If you are shooting bird shot 7-1/2 and smaller you can shoot at the trap range. lprg.org
For birdshot there is also Martinez and United Sportsmen.

You can shoot your shotgun at Livermore's rifle/pistol range but you are restricted to SLUGS ONLY and you have to shoot at 50 yards or greater. You can also shoot trap and sometime sporting clays at the trap range. You can not shoot anything bigger than #7 1/2 and 1 1/8oz.

[BigDogatPlay]

I need to teach a buddy how to shoot a shotgun.

What is it, exactly, you are trying to teach him. That is going to dictate, in many respects, where you would want to go.

If it's familiarization and general blasting, Circle S west of Petaluma will let you shoot birdshot, buck or slugs on their pistol line. They usually have some pallets set up for shotgun patterning.

If it's trap then Richmond Rod & Gun (steel shot only), or Valley of the Moon Trap Club which has public shooting hours every Sunday morning.

[Marlin Hunter]

What is a good shotgun range for Saturday.. Northern/East Bay area. I need to teach a buddy how to shoot a shotgun.

If it is only slugs, than Chabot would be good. They also have a Trap/Clays range, but it costs $9 per round (25 clays-1 box of shells). Livermore has a nice shotgun/clays range: I do not know the cost (~$8). There is one near the Benicia/Martinez bridge to the east of 680: I do not know the cost, but it is a very nice range.



You should check the websites and see what they charge per round and what are their hours of operation.

http://www.chabotgunclub.com/

http://www.lprg.org/

http://martinezgunclub.net/ (the nicest range I have seen, but I don't know if they let non-members shoot - call first before going)

[Marlin Hunter]

There ya go

http://www.unitedsportsmen.com/home.htm

I never seen that one. It looks nice. I'll have to try it sometime.

[sargenv]

USI aka United Sportsmen is a pretty good range.. lead shot allowed and they have trap, skeet, and 5 stand sporting clays.