New Aurora gun range needs your voice

[Great-Kazoo]

Like we needed another indoor range?

Driving through smaller cities I always am impressed by the nice public OUTDOOR ranges I see in places like Montrose or even Salt Lake City.

I think the most shooting I ever did outside the military was when I lived in Laramie. For $50/year I joined the local gun club and had full use of the outdoor range that was 5 miles from my apartment. Being a broke student, shooting was one of the few things I could afford to do (back when ammo was cheap and plentiful.)

Yes, Laramie has sucky winters and I had a 2wd pickup as my only transportation, but I still never had trouble getting to the range (and if it was too cold/snowy to make it into the range I wouldn't have wanted to go shooting anyway.)

It baffles me that in a large metro area (with, what, 2.5 million people?) we can't seem to support an outdoor public shooting range. Our only viable choices seem to be Cherry Creek, Buffalo Creek (when it's open) or making the long drive to Summit County or Pawnee Buttes.

I get that outdoor ranges are probably more difficult to run as a business than an indoor range that can operate regardless of the weather, but I sure would like to see more OUTDOOR shooting opportunities in the Denver/Front Range area.

(Side note: Who remembers an outdoor shooting range off of CO 7 between Lafayette and I-25? I want to say it was a little bit East of the airport. There is a housing development and a golf course there now but I remember going there around 1998 - 99 when I lived in Broomfield. It was one of the very few outdoor ranges in the metro area that was not a private club.)

The price of land combined with insurance, AND epa requirements . All with ever encroaching housing developments. With most of those moving in , anti gun. It's not worth the investment, to be told in 3 years, the neighbor's have petitioned the town, to shut you down.

[.455_Hunter]

(Side note: Who remembers an outdoor shooting range off of CO 7 between Lafayette and I-25? I want to say it was a little bit East of the airport. There is a housing development and a golf course there now but I remember going there around 1998 - 99 when I lived in Broomfield. It was one of the very few outdoor ranges in the metro area that was not a private club.)

Mile-Hi Shooting Park. We went there frequently for my college shooting club range days in the '94-'98 timeframe. Nice facility. I associate it with my SKS, because I put a lot of rounds down range with it there.

[Sawin]

It could also have been the old location of Green Mill Sportsman?s club, which moved from hwy7 to where we are now, just north of the Erie landfill, decades ago. There is no better example of housing development encroachment than us?. It?s a miracle we are still there today.

[Martinjmpr]

It could also have been the old location of Green Mill Sportsman?s club, which moved from hwy7 to where we are now, just north of the Erie landfill, decades ago. There is no better example of housing development encroachment than us?. It?s a miracle we are still there today.

Yes, I think Green Mill sounds right.

Is the new one in Erie open to the public or members only?

[rondog]

FWIW - The Summit County Public Shooting Range in Keystone, by the dump, is pretty nice - although not nearby Denver. Haven't been there in years but it looks like they've vastly improved it! https://summitrange.org/default.html

[Sawin]

Yes, I think Green Mill sounds right.

Is the new one in Erie open to the public or members only?

We are open to the public all of September and October for “Hunter Sight In”, but otherwise it’s only available to members and police departments that reserve the LEO ranges during the week. Members can bring up to 3 guests at a time though, so hit me up if you’d like to coordinate something sometime.

[arbol]

Like we needed another indoor range?

Driving through smaller cities I always am impressed by the nice public OUTDOOR ranges I see in places like Montrose or even Salt Lake City.

I think the most shooting I ever did outside the military was when I lived in Laramie. For $50/year I joined the local gun club and had full use of the outdoor range that was 5 miles from my apartment. Being a broke student, shooting was one of the few things I could afford to do (back when ammo was cheap and plentiful.)

Yes, Laramie has sucky winters and I had a 2wd pickup as my only transportation, but I still never had trouble getting to the range (and if it was too cold/snowy to make it into the range I wouldn't have wanted to go shooting anyway.)

It baffles me that in a large metro area (with, what, 2.5 million people?) we can't seem to support an outdoor public shooting range. Our only viable choices seem to be Cherry Creek, Buffalo Creek (when it's open) or making the long drive to Summit County or Pawnee Buttes.

I get that outdoor ranges are probably more difficult to run as a business than an indoor range that can operate regardless of the weather, but I sure would like to see more OUTDOOR shooting opportunities in the Denver/Front Range area.

(Side note: Who remembers an outdoor shooting range off of CO 7 between Lafayette and I-25? I want to say it was a little bit East of the airport. There is a housing development and a golf course there now but I remember going there around 1998 - 99 when I lived in Broomfield. It was one of the very few outdoor ranges in the metro area that was not a private club.)

We have some great outdoor ranges, close to Denver Metro area, but they aren't public.

If you want Public, buy a parks pass and go to Cherry Creek. But there are options to do a private shooting range, outdoor, close to Denver.

In short, I am not sure why you are flumoxxed?

[arbol]

I live less than a mile from this proposed new (indoor) range, but never invested.

[Eric P]

Is there a range on Gun Club Road? By E470?

[00tec]

Aurora Gun Club. Private, with a sizeable waiting list