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WI, USA
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Posted: 5/15/2015 10:27:46 PM EDT
Hello!
I used to live out west in Arizona, and there was plenty of public land to shoot at all sorts of distances. Not so much back up here in WI. 
What states do you find have the best public and available spaces for ELR shooting? Mike |
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Posted: 5/16/2015 6:14:17 AM EDT
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Kansas!
Here's one - http://www.rebelridgeoutfitters.com And no, I'm not affiliated with them in any way. Just ran across their site the other day. |
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NC, USA
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Posted: 5/16/2015 9:00:01 AM EDT
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Eastern NC has a lot of flat open spaces. Just have to befriend a few farmers.
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CA, USA
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Posted: 6/27/2015 11:23:06 AM EDT
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Pretty much all of the western states from Colorado to California have BLM lands in pretty big wads, some more than others. Arizona, Nevada and Utah are mostly BLM and MOA (military operations areas) with some scattered national forests and a few cities. The eastern half of California is littered with bodacious stretches of BLM land. Personally I think certain areas of the Mojave and Sonoran deserts are just about as perfect for ELR as things get.
Note that BLM land isn't automatically somewhere you can go and ELR shoot. There are restricted areas of BLM too but you will find it's probably the easiest place to deal with ELR at. BLM and MOA's border each other very commonly and there are not always fences. You want to be sure where you are. Another tip: ants in the Mojave react to DEET like it's made of VX nerve gas. Never get bit again. |
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Posted: 6/27/2015 11:36:06 AM EDT
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Originally Posted By prebans:
Hello! I used to live out west in Arizona, and there was plenty of public land to shoot at all sorts of distances. Not so much back up here in WI.
What states do you find have the best public and available spaces for ELR shooting? Mike There is the Winnequah Gun club in Lodi. Is 1200 yards enough or are you looking for even further? |
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WI, USA
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Posted: 7/2/2015 1:43:04 AM EDT
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I personally don't want to pay the money just to shoot at those distances. It's close to $600 for the first year to shoot there and with my busy schedule I'd probably only make it down there once or twice a year. If you lived closer or don't mind traveling it's probably worth it though.
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Posted: 7/2/2015 1:54:11 AM EDT
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Idaho. I used to shoot out to 1,400 there. 3-4 miles would easily be doable, assuming you could actually find something with that kind of range.
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Posted: 7/9/2015 5:57:42 PM EDT
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Utah
Colorado Nevada Idaho Wyoming West Texas This is just one range complex in Utah. 
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WI, USA
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Posted: 9/5/2015 6:32:53 PM EDT
[Last Edit: prebans]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By madwis15: There is the Winnequah Gun club in Lodi. Is 1200 yards enough or are you looking for even further? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By madwis15: Originally Posted By prebans: Hello! I used to live out west in Arizona, and there was plenty of public land to shoot at all sorts of distances. Not so much back up here in WI. What states do you find have the best public and available spaces for ELR shooting? There is the Winnequah Gun club in Lodi. Is 1200 yards enough or are you looking for even further? Didn't they ban .50 shooting? |
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ID, USA
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Posted: 9/13/2015 8:40:48 PM EDT
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Idaho is a horrible place for ELR shooting. Utah and Nevada have some nice areas.
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FL, USA
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Posted: 12/3/2015 11:26:10 PM EDT
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WTF is all that white stuff????
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CA, USA
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Posted: 12/5/2015 12:27:11 PM EDT
[#11]
^^^ Frozen liberal tears.
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Posted: 1/17/2016 5:31:05 PM EDT
[#12]
New Mexico!
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Posted: 1/26/2016 3:54:55 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By PeekaBooAuditor:
WTF is all that white stuff???? What the range looks like during my Winter courses. I have a Winter DM course coming up next month Feb 26-27th at North Springs, which is the range in the pics. You get a chance to see what your real capabilities are in cold weather, as well as what your rifle/optics/mount/magazines/ammunition will do in the cold. Lots of fun actually. We do a bonus survival course overnight in the campgrounds at the range as well, passing on decades of lessons learned in extreme cold climates that can help you if you ever are faced with them. |
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Posted: 2/11/2016 8:56:27 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By LRRPF52:
What the range looks like during my Winter courses. I have a Winter DM course coming up next month Feb 26-27th at North Springs, which is the range in the pics. You get a chance to see what your real capabilities are in cold weather, as well as what your rifle/optics/mount/magazines/ammunition will do in the cold. Lots of fun actually. We do a bonus survival course overnight in the campgrounds at the range as well, passing on decades of lessons learned in extreme cold climates that can help you if you ever are faced with them. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By LRRPF52:
Originally Posted By PeekaBooAuditor:
WTF is all that white stuff???? What the range looks like during my Winter courses. I have a Winter DM course coming up next month Feb 26-27th at North Springs, which is the range in the pics. You get a chance to see what your real capabilities are in cold weather, as well as what your rifle/optics/mount/magazines/ammunition will do in the cold. Lots of fun actually. We do a bonus survival course overnight in the campgrounds at the range as well, passing on decades of lessons learned in extreme cold climates that can help you if you ever are faced with them. I really want to get my butt up there someday to take a class with you. Do you do only do classes for .mil and LEOs, or do you offer classes for the novice level? |
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Posted: 2/19/2016 1:05:34 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By dbrad197:
I really want to get my butt up there someday to take a class with you. Do you do only do classes for .mil and LEOs, or do you offer classes for the novice level? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By dbrad197:
Originally Posted By LRRPF52:
Originally Posted By PeekaBooAuditor:
WTF is all that white stuff???? What the range looks like during my Winter courses. I have a Winter DM course coming up next month Feb 26-27th at North Springs, which is the range in the pics. You get a chance to see what your real capabilities are in cold weather, as well as what your rifle/optics/mount/magazines/ammunition will do in the cold. Lots of fun actually. We do a bonus survival course overnight in the campgrounds at the range as well, passing on decades of lessons learned in extreme cold climates that can help you if you ever are faced with them. I really want to get my butt up there someday to take a class with you. Do you do only do classes for .mil and LEOs, or do you offer classes for the novice level? All of the above. I would recommend a basic AR15 Intro course before attending the DM, unless you have spent a lot of time with the AR15 or your particular rifle already, so that manual of arms isn't an obstacle when we are focusing on trajectory, windage, and positional shooting. |
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Posted: 4/13/2016 7:39:39 PM EDT
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Idaho. How many miles do you want to shoot?
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OH, USA
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Posted: 10/12/2016 3:07:09 PM EDT
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NOT OHIO!
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Posted: 10/12/2016 3:48:18 PM EDT
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CA, NV, UT, CO, AZ, NM, ID, WY, MT is a start, lol
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KY, USA
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Posted: 10/18/2016 3:13:11 PM EDT
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Kentucky, perry county. Two spots within 20 minutes of me that i can get 2000+ yards
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USA
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Posted: 10/19/2016 2:15:05 AM EDT
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Southern California, 1 hour north of LA.. yes shitty state but 40 minutes in one direction I have a range with steel up to 1,000 yards and free paper at between 100-400 yards and in another direction I have steel from 200-600 yards and paper at 25-200yards. Just a few hours away I can pretty much have any distance in the Mohave.
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NC, USA
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Posted: 1/8/2017 9:26:39 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By SAFEshooters:
Eastern NC has a lot of flat open spaces. Just have to befriend a few farmers. I would be quite Interested in some of these places, I need to get to talking to some farmers. |
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Posted: 1/13/2017 6:52:47 PM EDT
[Last Edit: buoux]
[#22]
NV - this is the only image I've got to post.....
 Attached FileETA - How many miles do you want to shoot? 
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Posted: 1/13/2017 7:28:10 PM EDT
[#23]
SE Oregon is fantastic for LR shooting also.
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Posted: 1/23/2017 8:12:33 PM EDT
[#24]
If these guys make a book map of it, you can probably find a place to shoot long range there.
Except Yellowstone
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Posted: 3/16/2017 12:41:49 AM EDT
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Look up Long Range Shooters of Utah on YouTube and FB. You can thank me later.
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Posted: 3/16/2017 1:15:01 AM EDT
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There are a lot of places in AZ that have a shitload of public lands where its legal to shoot...
...but long range shooting is tough because the whole area is choked with brush and vegetation and cut-up with hills and washes. |
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Posted: 3/18/2017 9:33:55 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By an_hero:
Look up Long Range Shooters of Utah on YouTube and FB. You can thank me later. |
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Posted: 3/19/2017 9:04:49 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By PeekaBooAuditor:
WTF is all that white stuff???? |
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Posted: 4/6/2017 10:39:28 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Obrez:
NOT OHIO! |
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Posted: 4/13/2017 8:22:27 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By bigcheese920:
I personally don't want to pay the money just to shoot at those distances. It's close to $600 for the first year to shoot there and with my busy schedule I'd probably only make it down there once or twice a year. If you lived closer or don't mind traveling it's probably worth it though. |
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Posted: 5/12/2017 1:49:01 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Wanabgunsmith:
Kentucky, perry county. Two spots within 20 minutes of me that i can get 2000+ yards |
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KY, USA
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Posted: 7/26/2017 9:40:26 AM EDT
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ky also, in for answer.
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OH, USA
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Posted: 11/13/2017 10:07:29 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ARMED-PILOT:
Thunder Valley http://raynersrange.com/ Well, actually, I am not completely sure they go past 1000 |
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ID, USA
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Posted: 10/28/2018 12:22:14 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By boomeruni:
Idaho is a horrible place for ELR shooting. Utah and Nevada have some nice areas. |
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Posted: 1/20/2021 10:42:46 PM EDT
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Ive got some nice farmland in Indiana we can shoot year round down a couple lanes. In northwest Indiana, its pretty flat.
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OH, USA
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Posted: 1/27/2021 5:18:24 PM EDT
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Unless you’re in NE Ohio, which I’m not......
Hopefully going to make a day of it next year. Not looking forward to the 4hr drive one way, but it’s the closest long range place to shoot. Hopefully I can get some permission from some farmers around home, otherwise I won’t get to practice past 300 before the trip. |
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OR, USA
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Posted: 12/2/2021 7:34:40 PM EDT
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Nevada is hard to beat, 20min drive from the LV strip and you can shoot for miles in any direction.
Eastern Oregon is pretty awesome too. I’ve got a range less than a half hour away that has targets out to 1400yds you can shoot 24hrs a day 365 days a year. Plenty of BLM land too. |
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Posted: 12/3/2021 2:09:47 AM EDT
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Shoot! We shoot out to 1,600 on our property. Need to go an hour and a half to go longer…
Oregon, WY, ID, MT, UT you choose… |
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ID, USA
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Posted: 10/26/2023 1:46:43 PM EDT
[Last Edit: wspe1]
[#39]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By boomeruni: Idaho is a horrible place for ELR shooting. Utah and Nevada have some nice areas. Agree. Too many people, private property and houses are everywhere. |
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Posted: 2/21/2024 5:20:00 PM EDT
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Oklahoma, my local range goes to 1350 and their is a place to shoot out to a mile.
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