NorCal ranges past 600 yards?

[mattt]

zamora past winters on 505 out to 1341 quail hill

[sheshotme]

Most people in this country are more than "half a day's travel" from a 1000 yard public range. I'm sure glad that most people think like you and don't go to those ranges. It leaves openings for those of us who are willing to do what it takes. BTW, due to weather, I've personally travelled 12 plus hours to shoot at the Washoe County range. Normally, it only takes me about 8-9 hours each way unless there's snow.

I would have figured most people were a lot closer to a 1000 yard range as long as you didn't live in a major city.

[the_tunaman]

Be careful though, Nevada is purple.

Far better than indigo.

[Paul_R]

I am not traveling half a day just to shoot at a range. But damn, State run shooting range out to 1000 yards for $9 a day. It'll be a cold day in hell when CA does that for us. Be careful though, Nevada is purple.

You can't camp at the range but there's plenty of free camping nearby. Bring all your off road toys and make it a weekend or more.

[shooterx10]

Shoot whatever you want in Nevada without any nosey California regulation junkies.

https://www.washoecounty.gov/parks/s...g_facility.php

I have shot at Washoe before. Awesome place! They allow rapid fire too. Pretty cool seeing the shooters with suppressors on their guns.

Aren't the long distance steel plates up like a steep hill?

[shooterx10]

zamora past winters on 505 out to 1341 quail hill

HI Matt. Do you have a map (or a link to one) of this location?

[supermoto917]

Avenal: Have to be a member or go with a member But you have access to over 300+ gongs in random distances from 200 yards out to 908y.

https://www.canva.com/design/DAFPKj2hWBE/0CcQPSppq5kivjxPy9OtjA/watch?utm_content=DAFPKj2hWBE&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=publishsharelink

[fish45]

Coalinga Rifle Club

Definitely not Northern California. Anywhere north of LA is not northern California.

Sac Valley is the only range that has what you're looking for. You're going to have to look for a new spot on BLM land if sac valley doesn't work for you.

[ar15barrels]

Definitely not Northern California. Anywhere north of LA is not northern California.

Sac Valley is the only range that has what you're looking for. You're going to have to look for a new spot on BLM land if sac valley doesn't work for you.

Coalinga is about 40 miles south of the north/south dividing line.

[fish45]

Coalinga is about 40 miles south of the north/south dividing line.

[sheshotme]

You can't camp at the range but there's plenty of free camping nearby. Bring all your off road toys and make it a weekend or more.

Definitely. A few buddies, camping, multi-day shooting, worth the trip!

[Jimboecv]

Shoot whatever you want in Nevada without any nosey California regulation junkies.

https://www.washoecounty.gov/parks/s...g_facility.php

We go out east of Gardnerville on BLM land. Two days camping and you won't see anyone. All the distance you want to shoot. We hang steel on T-posts, a couple of poppers and smoke cigars.

I'm in the east bay and it's about 3 hours.

[CSACANNONEER]

San Francisco and Sac are both more "Central California" than "Northern California" but, most people consider them both "Northern" due to populations instead of geography.

[CSACANNONEER]

You can't camp at the range but there's plenty of free camping nearby. Bring all your off road toys and make it a weekend or more.

It sucks that the good old days of camping on the 1000 yard firing line are gone. Yes, I've actually set up an air mattress right next to the bench with my rifle and gear on it and slept right there.

[CSACANNONEER]

I am not traveling half a day just to shoot at a range. But damn, State run shooting range out to 1000 yards for $9 a day. It'll be a cold day in hell when CA does that for us. Be careful though, Nevada is purple.

NV didn't just decide to make a range there. In fact, the state had little to say about it. It was the County that made the range. They were forced to either make and operate the range or loose the property that was bequeathed to them with the stipulation that they were required to build and continually operated a public range. If the range ever closes, Washoe County will loose the property.