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Posted: 7/22/2014 10:34:38 AM EDT
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the range is "approved" but they took the money for it an spent it on something else during the big panic a few years ago. Hopefully it will happen some day.
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Posted: 7/22/2014 1:51:20 PM EDT
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the range is "approved" but they took the money for it an spent it on something else during the big panic a few years ago. Hopefully it will happen some day. Damn; I'm no spring chicken I was hoping to get to shoot there in this lifetime. 
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Posted: 7/22/2014 3:06:02 PM EDT
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Well, last I heard the county (Bay) did start construction on a new range somewhere up 79 near the Steelfield Landfill. Supposedly, phase 1 will be complete by the end of the summer. That remains to be seen though, as they got a very late start (they were originally supposed to break ground on it at the end of LAST summer).
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Posted: 7/22/2014 4:02:32 PM EDT
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the sheriff range is open twice a month to the public for only $5, just go there for rifle shooting.
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Posted: 7/22/2014 4:27:43 PM EDT
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the sheriff range is open twice a month to the public for only $5, just go there for rifle shooting. What's the longest range they have there? That's the whole issue with ranges in the Panama City area -- none of them have anything much longer than 150 yards. The one in Port St. Joe has a 300 yard rifle range, but even that's pretty short. There's a 1000 yard range north of Crestview (just south of the Alabama line) called the K&M Shooting Center. It looks like a super nice facility, but it's pretty expensive and 2 hours away. 
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Posted: 7/22/2014 5:16:31 PM EDT
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Palm Beach County range in Mecca Farms, not Panama City....
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Posted: 7/22/2014 5:26:39 PM EDT
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This proposed shooting range in Palm Beach County.
http://pbcgov.com/newsroom/0314/03-06-14-d1_mecca.htm " The South Florida Water Management District agreed to give 150 acres to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to build a shooting range that will meet Olympic competition standards. The plan includes a shooting range capable of attracting national shooting events and will include trap and skeet shooting, pistol and rifle ranges along with a pro shop, clubhouse and spectator seating. This property finally has a future with a multitude of public purposes, benefiting the environment and the citizens of Palm Beach County." |
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Posted: 7/23/2014 2:31:07 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: This proposed shooting range in Palm Beach County. http://pbcgov.com/newsroom/0314/03-06-14-d1_mecca.htm " The South Florida Water Management District agreed to give 150 acres to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to build a shooting range that will meet Olympic competition standards. The plan includes a shooting range capable of attracting national shooting events and will include trap and skeet shooting, pistol and rifle ranges along with a pro shop, clubhouse and spectator seating. This property finally has a future with a multitude of public purposes, benefiting the environment and the citizens of Palm Beach County." Interesting, that's a pretty recent article and it appears this might actually happen....all be it at glacial speed.
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Posted: 7/23/2014 3:38:10 AM EDT
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Sorry guys, I misread the title as PCB (Panama City Beach) not PBC (Palm Beach County). Just ignore my previous posts.
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Posted: 7/23/2014 10:28:35 AM EDT
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No worries!
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Posted: 7/28/2014 4:48:26 AM EDT
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Last I heard it's still a go. I'm not that close to there, anyone local swing by and see if they started construction? I was talking to someone recently who played a big part in the planning and that's what they said.
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