It is only open for matches and an occasional practice day. It is a really nice range owned and maintained by the NCNG. There are berms each 100 yards out to 1000 yards. All targets are motorized and we normally have enough paid target pullers to not have to make pit changes, saves a lot of time. You do not have to be a member of the NSSC to shoot the matches. There are porta johns at the pits, the 600 and 1000 yard berms.
One of the nicest things is that the people.....well most of the people....are very friendly, knowledgable and will help you any way they can. Actually the bullshitting sometimes is more fun than the shooting. 4 shooters to a target, 4 relays.
You need to get there early before 06:45 to get in line to sign up. They also are doing signups by email now.
The only thing you need for long range is a load that will stay supersonic at 1000 yards and a dead on 100 yard zero. It would be even better to have a velocity for the ammo you are using if you are handloading. If you have a good 100 yard zero we can get you on paper within 3 shots unless something is really fubar with your ammo. After that its up to you to adjust for windage and final elevation.
It has been said that if you can shoot in the wind at Butner, you can shoot anywhere in the country. The winds are the most tricky you will experience as you will find out :)
I only shoot F-Class but have been thinking of XTC just for shits and grins as I'm not worth a crap at offhand shooting. That opens another 10 weekends of shooting.