Forum | Clark County Shooting Park soft opening.

It is hard to say how likely employment will be at the park. At the time it looks like I will be spending some more time at the shotgun range Saturday.

As far as work goes I may have a gun counter job in the works.

The county shooting park had a soft opening this weekend. Trap, Skeet, and Rifle/Pistol all were open Saturday and Sunday. I was only present from 12 to 4 on Sunday and was impressed with the turn out. At 12 PM the Rifle/Pistol range looked nearly full. The shotgun ranges were busy; I think they only had four of the 20++ ranges open. At this time the ranges will only be open on the weekends until next month. I don't think the details have been finalized so I'll let you know when something is announced.

I spent four hours on the trap range throwing targets as a volunteer. Most of the shooters were beginners and probably had never shot on a real trap range before. We had one squad of much more experienced shooters shoot two rounds; the first was at the 16 yard line and the second they shot at their normal handicap yardages. One gentleman who had to be in his 60s cranked out a 24 at the 27 yard line. We had a three man squad that was all Brownings with an Auto-5, a BT 99, and a Synergy. Firearms ranged from some of the most basic economy pumps to a high end Kolar that probably topped $10,000.

I do expect that getting the "feral" shooters onto a real range may have the effect of improving their safety habits. Safety is stressed at the park and common practices at other parks are prohibited. Some examples are shotgun shooters resting the muzzle of their gun on their foot and shotgun muzzles must be pointed up unless they are a break type action.

I may have to make a trip out with my kid and let him try trap; he is familiar with skeet but has only shot stations one to three and six and seven. I have been meaning to let him shoot the pistols and the AR so I better do that before he loses interest.

At the end of the day the manager mentioned the rifle/pistol range was 75% full.  I mentioned it was an overcast day in January and I asked if he thought they built it big enough.

I doubt the complaints about noise will amount to anything. The shotgun ranges are closest to the houses at the north end of the town and north of them is the rifle/pistol ranges. The main thing used to reduce noise levels is the distance between the ranges and the housing. At the shotgun range noise the rifle/pistol range was insignificant. I will stop and listen to see if there is any range noise at the north end of town on my next visit. I know this isn’t exactly a scientific test with my damaged hearing but it should give me an idea of what the residents will hear.

George in Las Vegas

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