Chattanooga range(s)?

[Guest Tenngunner]

Hi, TGO Friends-

I am in Chattown, and a while back some kind folks here were discussing an outdoor range, but unfortunately I've misplaced the information. All I can remember was that it was supposed to be large, and it seems like they said it was somewhere in the Highway 27 vicinity....help, please?

I know pretty much all the indoor ones, but this one was unfamiliar to me.

Thanks in advance-

[jtluttrell]

Most likely prentice cooper.

[284Shooter]

CRC

[jtluttrell]

Prentice cooper is open to everyone where as you have to be a member or a guest of a member to go to crc. However, after going last week, I was really impressed with the crc ranges.

[Guest Tenngunner]

Yes! That was it-I knew I'd recognize it, when I heard it...

Thanks, guys- (wow, that was fast!!)

[mousegunner]

Prentice Cooper Shooting Range

[Guest TurboniumOxide]

I would be a member of CRC, but they don't want anyone less than 65 years old. They told me there was a long waiting list, anyway. So, I have lost interest. Not the first time I have tried either. Annoying.

Prentice cooper is where I go. I will be there Saturday, haven't decided yet what I am going to take with me. I have a new timney trigger in my LR-308, so probably that.

I will be wearing a Tan Larue Tactical ball cap, and probably be on the 50 yard side. Come and say howdy, my name is Jeff.

Welcome to the site!

[strickj]

Not near 27, but far,far better then PC!

Welcome To Cleveland Hunting, Rifle and Pistol Club

[frankmako]

I would be a member of CRC, but they don't want anyone less than 65 years old. They told me there was a long waiting list, anyway. So, I have lost interest. Not the first time I have tried either. Annoying.

Prentice cooper is where I go. I will be there Saturday, haven't decided yet what I am going to take with me. I have a new timney trigger in my LR-308, so probably that.

I will be wearing a Tan Larue Tactical ball cap, and probably be on the 50 yard side. Come and say howdy, my name is Jeff.

Welcome to the site!

i am a member of crc and i am not 65 years old.

[gtssilver]

PCR is sketchy! I will never go back there! I haven no idea how someone has not died from the abundance of ignorance that flows from that place.

I joined the Chattanooga rifle club as a result.

CRC

[gtssilver]

I am 30 and a member of CRC. Actually they want a young crowd to take over someday.

Sure there is a small waiting list but is that not a good thing when you think about it? renewals are in june/july then new people can join as depending on how many did not renew.

[Guest faust921]

I would be a member of CRC, but they don't want anyone less than 65 years old. They told me there was a long waiting list, anyway. So, I have lost interest. Not the first time I have tried either. Annoying.

Are you serious? 65? Get out!.........?

[I_Like_Pie]

Are you serious? 65? Get out!.........?

No...he was making a tongue and cheek joke or someone told him a lie.

I have been a member there since I was in my 20's

There is a wait list and membership is capped at 1000...the good thing about this is that if someone isn't willing to wait - they aren't really the people a good range is looking for. They have the best facilities in the area by far.

[Guest TurboniumOxide]

They told me at the time, and this is without knowing anything about me, that the only openings that they had immediately were for seniors 65+. I also didn't know anyone that could sponsor me. The board of directors CAN at their discretion become your sponsor. They were very discouraging on the phone.

I also shoot in Cleveland, as I have a friend there, and I work in Cleveland. It would be hard to beat CHRPC,

although CRC and PC is closer to home. I am exactly the kind of person that they should want at CRC. Responsible father and husband, good range habits, good hardware and 35+ years shooting experience.

Edited January 15, 2010 by TurboniumOxide

[Guest TwoLaneBlackTop]

I would be a member of CRC, but they don't want anyone less than 65 years old. They told me there was a long waiting list, anyway. So, I have lost interest. Not the first time I have tried either. Annoying.

I only had to wait about 4 to 6 months to get in, and I am only 27. It's worth getting on the waiting list to join. There are more ranges to choose from at CRC, you can shoot much longer distances, never crowded, never wait for a bench to set up your gear, and best of all no idiots that have no idea of proper range safety and etiquette.

The only thing PC is worth going to after you join CRC is to pick up free brass.

[gunsablazin]

I belong to a nice range in Cleveland, no waiting list to get in and its a great facility. It will be open to the public this coming Saturday for our monthly IDPA match come out and look it over and shoot the match with us if you like. The match fee is $10.00, and we try to get shooting around 10:00am.

[crashgordan]

i am a member of crc and i am not 65 years old.

me too.

i've tried to contact the cleveland club via email several times. totally ignored. maybe it's just me!

i'm interested in checking it out....

[jtluttrell]

I belong to a nice range in Cleveland, no waiting list to get in and its a great facility. It will be open to the public this coming Saturday for our monthly IDPA match come out and look it over and shoot the match with us if you like. The match fee is $10.00, and we try to get shooting around 10:00am.

Is it $10 to shoot or to watch?

[Alpha7]

Here is a good place.

Sportsman's Indoor Shooting, Inc.

4824 Hixson Pike, Chattanooga, TN 37343

Phone: 423-875-4868

Facilities include: Indoor Pistol, Pistol Silhouette

If I remember correctly, initial membership is 125.00 and then 100.00 to renew every year after. Good facilities and nice people.

http://www.shotgunbroker.com/

[gunsablazin]

Is it $10 to shoot or to watch?

$10 to shoot you can watch for free, bring your pistol, shooting is more fun than watching! Also "open to the public" means non members may shoot the match,NOT use the other range facilities.

[Wingshooter]

Not near 27, but far,far better then PC!

Welcome To Cleveland Hunting, Rifle and Pistol Club

I plan to join there very soon. I have never visited the facilities, but I hear good things. There are a lot of competitions there... sounds like fun!

How crowded are the ranges during the week (typically)?

[bvarnell]

How crowded are the ranges during the week (typically)?

Usually 6 -10 shooters there. I've never had a problem getting a pistol bay by myself. Never seen more than 2 or 3 rifle shooters at a time on the rifle ranges.

[Guest goomba]

I plan to join there very soon. I have never visited the facilities, but I hear good things. There are a lot of competitions there... sounds like fun!

How crowded are the ranges during the week (typically)?

as soon as the paycheck allows. I'll join the cleveland range. I've been there a few times with a buddy of mine who is a member. it is a very! Nice range facility.

I've heard too many complaints about CRC, but If I get serious about long range, I may consider joining.

[284Shooter]

I've heard too many complaints about CRC, but If I get serious about long range, I may consider joining.

CRC is a good place to get your feet wet and learn the range commands and course of fire. If Jack Little or Chuck Polk are still running the 3x500's, they are both good people. Jack is a Champion level shooter and a damn good gunsmith as well. You don't have to be a member to shoot the matches either, you just pay the match fees and shoot.

When you get serious about long range, then you'll drive an hour or so north to either AEDC or ORSA and shoot the 1000 yard matches.

[strickj]

Usually 6 -10 shooters there. I've never had a problem getting a pistol bay by myself. Never seen more than 2 or 3 rifle shooters at a time on the rifle ranges.

Don't think I've ever seen that many folks there at one time,myself.

Usually I'll see 2 or 3 people there, but it's not uncommon for me to have the entire place to myself during the week.

For those that were asking, the best thing about CHRPC is each bay has berms running along the sides, so as long as you have the bay to yourself (which you always do) you can shoot from anywhere, in any direction.

If you do matches, or 'tactical shooting drills' you can practice them down there, and place your target stands where you wish.