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Fireaway
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Iowa Gun Ranges?

Post by Fireaway »

I am considering retiring to Iowa to help take care of my parents but am looking for a gun range that will support long range shooting. 300 yards would need to be the minimum. I have been looking and can't seem to find any near the Des Moines/Ankeny area. Any insight would be greatly appreciated.
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Re: Iowa Gun Ranges?

Post by BFD »

You are in a world of hurt looking for longer ranges in Iowa.

I know of one 300 yds range. Nothing further that is accessible.

Brownells, near Grinnell is supposed to have a longer range, as is Van Meter, but neither are accessible and I know several that have tried.

Ankeny, I think, maxes out at 100 yds. Big Creek maybe the same. I don't shoot those two, so I could be wrong. They might go 200 but for sure, not 300.

Indian Creek Ikes (Maxwell) goes 300. Very small range (three benches).

Everything else is 200 or less.

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Re: Iowa Gun Ranges?

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I am in the S Metro of the Twin Cities where the range I go to has 25, 50, 100, 200 and 300 yd ranges along with 2 pistol ranges. I can go an hour north and there is a range that goes up to 1000 yds.
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Yeah, Harris. I shoot there too. Lodi is about the same distance.
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Re: Iowa Gun Ranges?

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Rock Island IL. has a 600 yard.
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Re: Iowa Gun Ranges?

Post by beltfed »

One place in Iowa you might look at is Debuque (spelling?) Northeast corner of IA. which is across the river from WI.
There is a nice club/600yards range just south of Lacrosse, near Stoddard,WI The Lacrosse Rifle Club. 2,3,600yds Hi Power range
with pits,etc They hold Hi Power matches there. I used to shoot HiPo Service Rifle there. Good bunch of people.
I am sure a member could shoot BPCRs there.
Not a bad drive up from Debuque
the club probably has a website you could look up.
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Iowa St. Rifle and Pistol Asso. has a listing of ranges: http://iasrpa.org/clubs.htm
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Re: Iowa Gun Ranges?

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I saw a road sign once that read, 1st line: "Welcome to Iowa" 2nd line: "Hope you bought something to do!" Don't know how true that is, but..... lol
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Maj. Forrest Smith wrote: Wed Feb 27, 2019 2:39 pm I saw a road sign once that read, 1st line: "Welcome to Iowa" 2nd line: "Hope you bought something to do!" Don't know how true that is, but..... lol
And this from a guy in Oklahoma where watching the dust settle is the highlight of the year.... :)
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Since our dust is "red", it is sort of fun to watch in the sunset! lol
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Re: Iowa Gun Ranges?

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Where in the state are you going to locate?
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