Atterbury Shooting range

jacksonco4020 · 06-16-2009

Went to the Atterbury range last week. The facility is really new and just an awsome place to shoot rifles, pistols, and shotguns.

misconfig · 06-16-2009

It is a very nice range; albeit the "range officers" are A-holes.

I will not go back to this range just because of them.

bogus · 06-16-2009

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Originally Posted by misconfig

It is a very nice range; albeit the "range officers" are A-holes.

I will not go back to this range just because of them.

Expect several responses like this one. There are several in the INGO group that share this opinion. Many have been involved in "bad" experiences. I for one do not share this opinion. I love the range and have never had any bad experiences with RO's. My experience is just the opposite. They have always been very polite and informative. Just remember to listen and obey the rules. If you do get called-out on something, learn from it. Don't take it to heart.

CoyoteCreekGuns · 06-16-2009

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Originally Posted by bogus

Expect several responses like this one. There are several in the INGO group that share this opinion. Many have been involved in "bad" experiences. I for one do not share this opinion. I love the range and have never had any bad experiences with RO's. My experience is just the opposite. They have always been very polite and informative. Just remember to listen and obey the rules. If you do get called-out on something, learn from it. Don't take it to heart.

What He Said....

I really enjoy shooting at Atterbury, oh and I don't mind following rules, as they are posted there for a reason...Safety.

But like that which was already said, don't be surprised if the

start to chime in real soon...

bigus_D · 06-16-2009

I agree with the above two posts... just follow the rules and everybody is cool with you. If you break the rules, expect to catch some heat (so learn from it).

Comming from Indy I either go to the DNRs Wilbur Wright range or to Atterbury to shoot my long gun. This weekend at WW the first big -1 was when a guy showed up, printing his CC as I was walking back from setting targets. Then we we went hot again, I glanced over to see him getting ready to put his weapon back in its holster but pointing it just about right at me. Then later, after walking back from setting targets, two kids there with their dad are handling their riffle and pistol. WTF! Cold means cold... don't touch your weapons while I'm down range! Nothing like that has ever happened to me at Atterbury.

chubbs · 06-16-2009

i live by wilbur wright. We also call it ww, but we mean wild west. you never know when you going to get shot in the back. but its free

Fishersjohn48 · 06-16-2009

Glad you guys have had good experiences. My last one sucked and won't go into it again but had nothing to do with breaking rules, just with employees and their attitudes.

bigus_D · 06-16-2009

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Originally Posted by chubbs

i live by wilbur wright. We also call it ww, but we mean wild west. you never know when you going to get shot in the back. but its free

HA... thats funny... funny because its true!

SC_Shooter · 06-16-2009

I've always had good experiences there, but did once get called down for shooting double taps. Apparently there is a 1-second rule between shots. I wasn't emptying a clip as fast as possible into the target, just nice controlled double taps (nothing hit outside the 9-ring) and certainly didn't consider that rapid fire. The RO told me to stop - right before complimenting the grouping. He wasn't nasty, even though I was inadvertently breaking the rules.

I've found the guys there to be polite and have even been allowed to shoot double taps for a half hour or so right at opening when there have been no other shooters. The rule was not put in place to stop people like me shooting nice groups, but for the idiots out there shooting uncontrolled groups. Don't believe me? Check out all the patched concrete overhead the next time you are there!

The facility is absolutely outstanding and I would definitely recommend it unless you are training for competitive shooting where you need to draw and shoot or shoot quickly.

Remington1100 · 06-16-2009

what is the price to shoot at atterbury now, i haven't been there for years, and the last time i was there it was free

06-16-2009	#1 (permalink)
jacksonco4020 Plinker Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 10	Atterbury Shooting range Went to the Atterbury range last week. The facility is really new and just an awsome place to shoot rifles, pistols, and shotguns.

06-16-2009	#2 (permalink)
misconfig Marksman Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Avon, Indiana Posts: 408	It is a very nice range; albeit the "range officers" are A-holes. I will not go back to this range just because of them. __________________ http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q.../internets.jpg Then they came for the patriots, I did not speak out; I was not a patriot. When they came for me, there was no one left to speak out for me. Niemöller There are only 10 types of people in the world; those that understand binary and those who don't.

06-16-2009	#7 (permalink)
Fishersjohn48 Thinker Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Fishers Posts: 558	Glad you guys have had good experiences. My last one sucked and won't go into it again but had nothing to do with breaking rules, just with employees and their attitudes. __________________ “Go tell the Spartans, travelers passing by, that here, obedient to their laws we lie.”

06-16-2009	#9 (permalink)
SC_Shooter Squirrel Stalker Join Date: May 2009 Location: Bloomington Posts: 727	I've always had good experiences there, but did once get called down for shooting double taps. Apparently there is a 1-second rule between shots. I wasn't emptying a clip as fast as possible into the target, just nice controlled double taps (nothing hit outside the 9-ring) and certainly didn't consider that rapid fire. The RO told me to stop - right before complimenting the grouping. He wasn't nasty, even though I was inadvertently breaking the rules. I've found the guys there to be polite and have even been allowed to shoot double taps for a half hour or so right at opening when there have been no other shooters. The rule was not put in place to stop people like me shooting nice groups, but for the idiots out there shooting uncontrolled groups. Don't believe me? Check out all the patched concrete overhead the next time you are there! The facility is absolutely outstanding and I would definitely recommend it unless you are training for competitive shooting where you need to draw and shoot or shoot quickly. __________________ "Never, never, never quit" ~Winston Churchill

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06-16-2009	#5 (permalink)
bigus_D Marksman Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 512	I agree with the above two posts... just follow the rules and everybody is cool with you. If you break the rules, expect to catch some heat (so learn from it). Comming from Indy I either go to the DNRs Wilbur Wright range or to Atterbury to shoot my long gun. This weekend at WW the first big -1 was when a guy showed up, printing his CC as I was walking back from setting targets. Then we we went hot again, I glanced over to see him getting ready to put his weapon back in its holster but pointing it just about right at me. Then later, after walking back from setting targets, two kids there with their dad are handling their riffle and pistol. WTF! Cold means cold... don't touch your weapons while I'm down range! Nothing like that has ever happened to me at Atterbury.

06-16-2009	#6 (permalink)
chubbs Plinker Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: in a jeep down by the river Posts: 157	i live by wilbur wright. We also call it ww, but we mean wild west. you never know when you going to get shot in the back. but its free

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Remington1100 Plinker Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Franklin, IN Posts: 182	what is the price to shoot at atterbury now, i haven't been there for years, and the last time i was there it was free

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