View Full Version : The right range for me?
JackImpact
08-16-2011, 12:26
Im sitting right now at the corner of Adams, Jefferson and Denver County. So the Arvada/Lakeside/Berkley/Wheat Ridge area.
Im looking to join a range, thats not gonna be filled with a bunch of gangbanger idiots waving guns around to impress their girlfriends, but also is not 10 hours away and does not cost 300 dollars a year to be a part of.
Does anyone know of the right range for me?
Thanks guys!
Silver Bullet is right around the corner from you. I haven't been to Blue Core but it wouldn't be very far either.
Closest outdoor range without membership would probably be Summit County landfill in Silverthorne. There are many National Forest areas and some are on the map in the Places to Shoot thread. Once you find a place that is free and not already trashed you may want to be selective about who you share that with.
JackImpact
08-16-2011, 18:17
Silver Bullet is right around the corner from you. I haven't been to Blue Core but it wouldn't be very far either.
Closest outdoor range without membership would probably be Summit County landfill in Silverthorne. There are many National Forest areas and some are on the map in the Places to Shoot thread. Once you find a place that is free and not already trashed you may want to be selective about who you share that with.
I hear Silver Bullet has horrible circulation and Blue Core is 17/hr plus they dont allow steel case! PFFT! Steel case all the way.
Ill check out the other places on the map. Thanks!
I grew up in Golden/Lakewood/Arvada/Wheat Ridge area, and have no idea where Berkley is. Is it one of those towns that shows up on Google but doesn't really exist, like Applewood or Sheridan?
I grew up in Golden/Lakewood/Arvada/Wheat Ridge area, and have no idea where Berkley is. Is it one of those towns that shows up on Google but doesn't really exist, like Applewood or Sheridan?
Berkley is between Sheridan and Federal around 52nd Ave. It's a Denver neighborhood, not a city.
I hear Silver Bullet has horrible circulation and Blue Core is 17/hr plus they dont allow steel case! PFFT! Steel case all the way.
Ill check out the other places on the map. Thanks!
Other than Silver Bullet on the NW side of town there's Arvada Rifle and Pistol Club (http://arandpc.org/home.htm), but they are very restrictive on ammo and caliber. The only other ranges that are public are "The Shootist" off Sante Fe and Dartmouth, and Family Shooting Center at Cherry Creek State Park (http://www.familyshootingcenter.com/), both of which are not a short drive for you.
Silver Bullet is probably the best bet for you. It can be hinkey at times with respect to gangbanger types, but generally that's the exception. The biggest issue is crowds: weekends suck, you'll probably wait at least 45 w/o a membership reservation (if you have a current membership, you can call in and reserve a lane for a specific time). The best times are weekdays early: noon, or late past 5:00PM. They are open until 7:00PM.
As far as bang for your buck, it's the best deal in town. An annual membership pays for the 13 sessions per year, and they don't expire. You get a punch card with 12 ticks which give you 12 sessions plus a free one when you purchase your membership. So if you have used 6 sessions during your year's membership, you keep your card and can use the punches/ticks until you have used all of them up.
JackImpact
08-18-2011, 11:11
Other than Silver Bullet on the NW side of town there's Arvada Rifle and Pistol Club (http://arandpc.org/home.htm), but they are very restrictive on ammo and caliber. The only other ranges that are public are "The Shootist" off Sante Fe and Dartmouth, and Family Shooting Center at Cherry Creek State Park (http://www.familyshootingcenter.com/), both of which are not a short drive for you.
Silver Bullet is probably the best bet for you. It can be hinkey at times with respect to gangbanger types, but generally that's the exception. The biggest issue is crowds: weekends suck, you'll probably wait at least 45 w/o a membership reservation (if you have a current membership, you can call in and reserve a lane for a specific time). The best times are weekdays early: noon, or late past 5:00PM. They are open until 7:00PM.
As far as bang for your buck, it's the best deal in town. An annual membership pays for the 13 sessions per year, and they don't expire. You get a punch card with 12 ticks which give you 12 sessions plus a free one when you purchase your membership. So if you have used 6 sessions during your year's membership, you keep your card and can use the punches/ticks until you have used all of them up.
I think I will check out Cherry Creek! Only about 30 minutes away and I prefer the outdoors! Thanks!
I think I will check out Cherry Creek! Only about 30 minutes away and I prefer the outdoors! Thanks!
Forgot to add:
I've only been to Cherry Creek once about 5 years ago, they were limited to a 100yd rifle range and you could only shoot form off the bench (sitting). Their handgun range seemed ok, but I only shot rifle that day.
Things may have changed since I've been there.
HTH
Metalhed
08-19-2011, 17:42
Greetings I will jump in here and put in a plug for the club I belong to and am a Board Member of-- Buffalo Creek Gun Club www.bcgc.com (http://www.bcgc.com)
We have a short range 0-100 yards for pistols and sighting in, then we have another range 200 to 600 yards.
We are a High-Power club, shooting Service Rifles, but that does not mean you have to shoot that to join or just shoot with us.
We have openings to join or you can shoot as a recreational shooter.
Joining cost $240 for the first year, along with 2 workbond days and then every year after that is $50 and 2 workbond days. If you just wanted to come up and shoot it is $15 for one person or $20 for a family. We are open 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
Located 11 miles south of Bailey. About an hour from the west end of Lakewood to the Range.
PM me with questions
n8tive97
08-19-2011, 17:50
I think I will check out Cherry Creek! Only about 30 minutes away and I prefer the outdoors! Thanks!
SUCKS!!!!!!!!!! Too expensive and too many assholes running the place!
Go out to Golden Gun Club in Watkins! Check it out!
Metalhed
08-19-2011, 19:04
$9 to get into the park then have to pay to shoot, then put up with jerk ROs pass
JackImpact
08-20-2011, 05:40
Greetings I will jump in here and put in a plug for the club I belong to and am a Board Member of-- Buffalo Creek Gun Club www.bcgc.com (http://www.bcgc.com)
We have a short range 0-100 yards for pistols and sighting in, then we have another range 200 to 600 yards.
We are a High-Power club, shooting Service Rifles, but that does not mean you have to shoot that to join or just shoot with us.
We have openings to join or you can shoot as a recreational shooter.
Joining cost $240 for the first year, along with 2 workbond days and then every year after that is $50 and 2 workbond days. If you just wanted to come up and shoot it is $15 for one person or $20 for a family. We are open 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
Located 11 miles south of Bailey. About an hour from the west end of Lakewood to the Range.
PM me with questions
I may have to check this out if some of the leadership is a forum member! Thanks! And Ill check out Golden Gun Club as well!
n8tive97
08-20-2011, 16:47
$9 to get into the park then have to pay to shoot, then put up with jerk ROs pass
Dont forget that you have to wait and hope you dont get passed up on the waiting list!
USMC88-93
08-20-2011, 17:48
Colorado Rifle Club is an hour east of town north of Byers. While it is a drive to get out there it sounds like the isolated club you are looking for. Its worth a look. (what are you intending to shoot?)
http://crci.org/
Since you've changed your requirements, I'll second Golden Gun Club. I've been a member out there for 6 years and it's a good place to shoot with one of the only 500 yard ranges in the area. No gangbanger types. I've never seen any flagrant rule or safety violations. While they run a tight ship, you are pretty free to shoot as you please unlike Cherry Creek. Membership information is here (http://www.goldengunclub.com/membership_info.php). Range specifications, images and a google map of the range are here (http://www.goldengunclub.com/facilities.php).
An alternative is Clear Creek County Sportsman's Club (http://www.cccsclub.com/) in Dumont, west of Idaho Springs. The nice thing is they have separate bays so you can be isolated from most of the other shooters on the range. The downside is, I believe that they max range is 100 yds.
There is also Aurora Gun Club (http://www.auroragunclub.com/), which has a 200 yard rifle range and 7 pistol ranges.
There are a few others in the area, I believe Ben Lomand was mentioned. A place called Lead Valley that I don't know much about (google it they have a website) and Boulder Rifle Club (they have a cap on membership which equates to a 6 to 10 year wait).
Hope This Helps,
Storm
JackImpact
08-21-2011, 09:01
Thanks Storm! Your responses are always very thorough haha
I like the look of Golden Gun Club the best. Will have to get a membership after Christmas for 2012. Thanks guys!
StagLefty
08-21-2011, 09:05
SUCKS!!!!!!!!!! Too expensive and too many assholes running the place!
Go out to Golden Gun Club in Watkins! Check it out!
$9 to get into the park then have to pay to shoot, then put up with jerk ROs pass
Some of you folks may be interested to know that some of our forum members actually work there !!
Metalhed
08-21-2011, 17:47
I will fess up, and explain my comment. A number of years ago, (under the old management) we went out there to shoot and there was a RO in a wheelchair. That dude was a ****. You could not even fart without getting some flack from the dude. He was worse on the pistol side vs the rifle side, but he was everywhere, dispensing his rules.
All it takes is one bad experience and it will taint any future experiences.
If my comment offended someone-- sorry, but I had the experience and that is the filter I will use, until such time as I ever go there again and see something different.
race4hills
08-21-2011, 20:11
Im sitting right now at the corner of Adams, Jefferson and Denver County. So the Arvada/Lakeside/Berkley/Wheat Ridge area.
Im looking to join a range, thats not gonna be filled with a bunch of gangbanger idiots waving guns around to impress their girlfriends, but also is not 10 hours away and does not cost 300 dollars a year to be a part of.
Does anyone know of the right range for me?
Thanks guys!
You must live very close! If I go out of my backyard, I leave Denver and go into Jeffco, but will have wet feet though.[Coffee]
So when was the change of mangement at Golden Gun Club? Last time I shot there was about 25 years ago, did some trap no problems for me. Some years ago my boss and his father shot a sight in day there and said they would never go back. That is the big reason I havn't thought about join there. I too have been looking for a range to shoot rifles and Golden might get on my map now.
USMC88-93
08-21-2011, 20:42
Some of you folks may be interested to know that some of our forum members actually work there !!
I may have taken your comment to mean "some members work there so don't bad mouth your experience" as a result the following comment. If not meant that way I apologize in advance.
Completely irreverent to the conversation though good to know, If an experience anywhere elicits a poor impression information about it is just as welcome as a positive experience. In a word the range nazi idiocy of Cherry Creek in particular while necessary for some of the less experienced crowd should not be hap haphazardly thrown around in a one size fits all sort of way. It is not worth the price of admission, and while some are friendly and jovial the general atmosphere and lack of facilities sucks.
www.blgc.org (http://www.blgc.org) Long drive, but I won't go anywhere else now.
Thanks Storm! Your responses are always very thorough haha
I like the look of Golden Gun Club the best. Will have to get a membership after Christmas for 2012. Thanks guys!
Just trying to be helpful, and give you all the options. ;)
n8tive97
08-22-2011, 11:24
I may have taken your comment to mean "some members work there so don't bad mouth your experience" as a result the following comment. If not meant that way I apologize in advance.
Completely irreverent to the conversation though good to know, If an experience anywhere elicits a poor impression information about it is just as welcome as a positive experience. In a word the range nazi idiocy of Cherry Creek in particular while necessary for some of the less experienced crowd should not be hap haphazardly thrown around in a one size fits all sort of way. It is not worth the price of admission, and while some are friendly and jovial the general atmosphere and lack of facilities sucks.
Couldn't agree more! IF it just happened once, then fine. But the 3 times I went over the past year were horrible experiences.
StagLefty
08-22-2011, 11:41
I wasn't making a case for Cherry Creek. Just making folks aware that we do have some members here that work there (not me personally). While I find the place restrictive I can't say I've had any horrible experiences. JMHO
Twinscrewed05gt
08-22-2011, 20:15
Blucore would be a nice choice imo. If you don't buy a membership, it may be a little pricey at $17/hr, but I think it's still worth it. It is very clean, and nice. I've been there couple times since becoming a member, and have yet to see or meet any gangbanger type people. Most have been friendly, and respectful.
You say you heard about Silver Bullet, why not stop in and try it, that way you'll know for sure and you can tell everyone else the truth.
Byte Stryke
09-05-2011, 19:13
I will say that I Understand treating every shooter at Cherry creek as the lowest common denominator unless they know you.
They call it "Family shooting center" for a reason you know...
Seriously though, if 100 people with Guns walk through my door and 95 are idiots, I will treat all of them like idiots unless proven otherwise.
MY Safety first.
I do go there from time to time, I understand they way they run it and why.
we have a choice, accept it or go somewhere else.
Considering they have hours waiting some weekends (like now), They must be doing something right.
DSB OUTDOORS
09-05-2011, 20:06
Well put Guy!!!!! ^^^^^^^ I too go there only because it's somewhat close. I try to go on day's that are not a cluster Fu*k! Tuesday or Thursday, or what ever. I named the range Master on the rifle range Jesus, the beard, etc. He is GOD. Get to know him though, and he is a Cool DUDE!! IMO!
Considering they have hours waiting some weekends (like now), They must be doing something right.
I think that is being located in Cherry Creek, right in the middle of town.
Byte Stryke
09-05-2011, 21:14
I think that is being located in Cherry Creek, right in the middle of town.
you mean, aside from the fact its on the SE Corner of the Metro, a Pain to get into and not exactly a long range range...
not going there.
its a decent 100 yard sighting range and a decent pistol range for beginner/intermediates.
The reason it's so busy of late is that hunting season is upon us and people are lining up in droves to check scope zero before the big day.
I have seen a guy sit down, lock the Bolt action 3--- whatever into the bench rest, pop a 3 round group and leave.
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