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Just a heads up to the guys who haven't been to that range lately - the Chaffee county dump expanded its operations into an area immediately adjacent to the impact areas on the rifle range with silhouettes. They cleared a lot of trees on the right hand side and my understanding is they are operating bulldozes and other earth and trash moving equipment very close to the downrange areas.
A local guy there has been putting in a lot of effort to make sure that shooters are keeping it safe but the shooting conditions there have changed a lot since the shoot last spring. I don't recall his name but he was driving a yellow SUV.
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Kongman is not wrong about the changes at the Chaffee County range. Basically, all the steels from about 300 out to 600 yards were moved to the (let's call it..) left half of the range. The number of available steels still qualify it as a, IMHO, 'target rich' environment. The variety of shapes and sizes of steels still present a lot of challenges for newer and more experienced LD shooters, alike. It's still a first come, first serve format for the benches and it's still operated on the honor system in regards to everyone being safe, responsible and courteous shooting sports enthusiasts. There are still no range officers and there are still no fees to use the facility.
Most importantly, the range is still very dependant on and still receives a huge amount of volunteer support. Without that, it wouldn't be near the facility it is today. The gentleman with the yellow SUV's name is Bill. He undoubtedly has more time, more effort, and more of his own cash invested in the range than anybody else who is associated with the range. If you happen to see him whenever you are on the property, please be sure to say hello and thank him for everything he has done there over the years. He's one of the good guys, to be sure.
So, yes some things have changed. But it's still one of, if not THE premier ranges of it's type in the state and I am so lucky to be able to call it my 'home' range. Hoping to be able to spend more time with you guys than I had last year. May even bring a rifle or two!
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