Long Range shooting in Indiana??

[sheepdog697]

(Not sure if this is the right area to post this)

Just wondering where everyone is doing their long range shooting? Im talking about anything longer than 500 yards. I have some buddies on farms that i can shoot out past 1000 yards at. Just wondering if there are other places that any of you know of that allow these distances to the public? I dont like always hitting them up..."hey bro can i come shoot at your house??"

Thanks in advance

 

[Bigtanker]

There is a range in the Ft. Wayne area called Hill Top in Roanoke. They have 1,000 yd lane.

 

[hog slayer]

Bass and Buck goes to 700 and is quite nice. Near Delphi.

 

[red_zr24x4]

There was one over by La Grange (Woodruff I believe) that had 1000 yrds (I believe), you had to be a NRA member to use it. I can't think of the name.
I've never been there, but, I remember reading about it here.

 

[PurdueJim]

If you find a farmer that has several hundred acres , sometimes they are OK if you want to take out some coyotes and practice a little. Just have to ask without coming across sounding like your crazy.

 

[halfmileharry]

If you find a farmer that has several hundred acres , sometimes they are OK if you want to take out some coyotes and practice a little. Just have to ask without coming across sounding like your crazy.

Farmers aren't real fond of groundhogs either.

 

[Ed B]

Bass and Bucks is in Wabash. Yes, 700 yrds and nice range.

 

[natdscott]

Find one of the disciplines we shoot at Atterbury that strikes your fancy, and come shoot. We shoot from 500 through 1,800 twice a month from March through September.

cihprs.org

-Nate

 

[The Bubba Effect]

Find one of the disciplines we shoot at Atterbury that strikes your fancy, and come shoot. We shoot from 500 through 1,800 twice a month from March through September.

cihprs.org

-Nate

This is a great suggestion. Atterbury is a real treat! I always feel a little better about my tax dollars when I hear the A-10's making a run.

 

[mdemetz]

There was one over by La Grange (Woodruff I believe) that had 1000 yrds (I believe), you had to be a NRA member to use it. I can't think of the name.
I've never been there, but, I remember reading about it here.

Are you thinking of Young's Long Shot?

 

[red_zr24x4]

Are you thinking of Young's Long Shot?

Yep, thats the one

 

[sheepdog697]

thanks for the replies. at camp atterbury, would i have to shoot the match?

 

[natdscott]

Yeah, and no...

We expect shooters to safely follow the Course of Fire, move when we move, follow the rules (our rules, in addition to the standard Safety Rules)

But if you come and pay your fee, and pair up with somebody who knows what's going on, chances are good that you can fire however you want to from the various yardlines as an Out-of-Competition shooter. Course, everything beyond 200 is prone for us anyway. Be safe and courteous, and you should be fine.

Electronic targets that link into your smartphone mean instantaneous feedback...at 5-600 yards, the shot will be on the phone before you can take the rifle down to look. At 800-1,000, it takes a second or two due to bullet travel. These targets also mean we don't walk to the pits, or even score in the pits now. Setup and take down are the only times we head downrange. If you want group metrics, the software will do that too, and screenshots can be saved for later use.

The exception to that rule is that when we get beyond 1,000 for the ELR matches, we shoot on paper. There's just too much risk--between the very long range, untested rifles at that range, and a lot broader types of shooters wanting to 'try ELR'--of somebody shooting a hole in a VERY expensive sensor....the paper is 6 feet X 6 feet, but that's not that big at a mile in the wind.

-Nate