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Originally posted by Steve Ahrenberg:

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Originally posted by AnotherAZWriter:
Steve A:

Is this range open when the rest of BLM/NF is closed due to high fire danger?

I ran into a BLM guy out there in the spring. He was doing a downrange vegetation study. And yes, they are closed due to the possibility of a fire. I'm thinking they'll re-open as soon as the monsoon rains dump a couple.

I have not even gone out to check. It's too damn hot to shoot at 118 degree's. Even the mornings are uncomfortable.

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Originally posted by AnotherAZWriter:
This is really great news!

I still shoot in the desert but this sounds like a great spot. These days I spend most of my time at my CO place where I can shoot right out my back door past 1000 yards.

I don't understand why anyone in Phoenix would drive 45 minutes out to the desert to shoot pistols at 25 yards when there are three great ranges in the metro area: Phoenix Rod and Gun along South Mountain, Usery Pass, and Ben Avery.

PHX Rod and Gun is like $100/year for unlimited us; can only shoot to 500 yards, but for anything closer, it works. Usery was 300 yards last time I shot there.

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Originally posted by Steve Ahrenberg:
Just a heads up for you Arizona shooters.

BLM (yes that BLM) Just opened three new shooting ranges (two more coming). They were built in areas that the local "trash shooters" ruined with broken glass, microwave ovens and all manner of other shooting garbage. BLM closed three of these areas and fenced them off.

However, they had signage on the fences that they were building ranges for our use.

They opened a couple months ago. The three area's are called - Church Camp Road, Saddleback Mountain and Baldy Mountain.

Church Camp is the main and most developed one. Typical bermed "lanes" from pistol up to 200 yards. There is a concrete shooting area, a red firing line and steel at all available yardages. There is a Toilet and a rail fence you can pull or back up to and unload your stuff, right where you shoot but no benches.

Saddleback Mountain is less developed but has Steel at ranges from 200 all the way up to 700 yards. You have clean gravel lanes to lay down at. No benches

Baldy Mountain I have not shot at yet.

They are essentially "uncontrolled" and manned by volunteers. Its free and these are really nice facilities. The volunteers ask you clean up your brass and obviously anything else. They ARE NOT RANGE-MASTERS.

The only complaint I have is, you HAVE to shoot at their steel. It's replaced every Wednesday I think they told me.

They are off HWY 74 very close to Lake Pleasant. Great facilities and Kudo's to BLM (for once)



https://www.abc15.com/entertai...ng-ranges-in-arizona


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_LR7tKf5qU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3meaJP0v3-4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aok40JY4P0Q

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Originally posted by MikeWarner:

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Originally posted by Steve Ahrenberg:
Just a heads up for you Arizona shooters.

BLM (yes that BLM) Just opened three new shooting ranges (two more coming). They were built in areas that the local "trash shooters" ruined with broken glass, microwave ovens and all manner of other shooting garbage. BLM closed three of these areas and fenced them off.

However, they had signage on the fences that they were building ranges for our use.

They opened a couple months ago. The three area's are called - Church Camp Road, Saddleback Mountain and Baldy Mountain.

Church Camp is the main and most developed one. Typical bermed "lanes" from pistol up to 200 yards. There is a concrete shooting area, a red firing line and steel at all available yardages. There is a Toilet and a rail fence you can pull or back up to and unload your stuff, right where you shoot but no benches.

Saddleback Mountain is less developed but has Steel at ranges from 200 all the way up to 700 yards. You have clean gravel lanes to lay down at. No benches

Baldy Mountain I have not shot at yet.

They are essentially "uncontrolled" and manned by volunteers. Its free and these are really nice facilities. The volunteers ask you clean up your brass and obviously anything else. They ARE NOT RANGE-MASTERS.

The only complaint I have is, you HAVE to shoot at their steel. It's replaced every Wednesday I think they told me.

They are off HWY 74 very close to Lake Pleasant. Great facilities and Kudo's to BLM (for once)



https://www.abc15.com/entertai...ng-ranges-in-arizona


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_LR7tKf5qU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3meaJP0v3-4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aok40JY4P0Q

Great update! How’s the steel target availability on weekends? Any shade at Church Camp? Planning to check it out soon and will help keep it clean.