Author Topic: Kenmore Gun Range (Read 11718 times)

10Key · « **on:** August 20, 2009, 08:30:44 AM »

Who's a member and why should I join? I live about 10 minutes from this range and I stopped by yesterday to check it out, what a friendly bunch. Anyways, do any of you shoot there regularly?

WDFW-SUX · « **Reply #1 on:** August 20, 2009, 08:34:50 AM »

I shoot 2-4 days per week.. They have everything you need if your interested in shooting. Archery walk through is one of the best around. good 5 stand, trap, continental, handicap , 300 yard rifle and pistol stuff..

Ive been a member 15 years.

CP · « **Reply #2 on:** August 20, 2009, 08:37:12 AM »

I'm a member, I try to get there twice a week or so. I just started shooting trap there to tune up for grouse season. Nice facility.

jackelope · « **Reply #3 on:** August 20, 2009, 08:38:39 AM »

it's a nice place. i thought about joining for $100 a year, but now if i remember correctly they have jacked the rates through the roof. i'll keep paying as i go for now.

CP you should shoot the 5 stand to tune up for grouse...not too often the grouse fly straight away from you.

WDFW-SUX · « **Reply #4 on:** August 20, 2009, 08:39:58 AM »

It was 50 bucks when I joined now I think its about 300

Do you want on my family plan jacK?

CP · « **Reply #5 on:** August 20, 2009, 08:41:17 AM »

Quote from: jackelope on August 20, 2009, 08:38:39 AM

it's a nice place. i thought about joining for $100 a year, but now if i remember correctly they have jacked the rates through the roof. i'll keep paying as i go for now.

CP you should shoot the 5 stand to tune up for grouse...not too often the grouse fly straight away from you.

Yep, their 5 stand is next on my list, looks fun.

jackelope · « **Reply #6 on:** August 20, 2009, 08:42:15 AM »

Quote from: WDFW-SUX on August 20, 2009, 08:39:58 AM

It was 50 bucks when I joined now I think its about 300

Do you want on my family plan jacK?

yeah maybe i could pass for your son.

PacificNWhunter · « **Reply #7 on:** August 20, 2009, 08:43:46 AM »

Nice bunch of guys, I shoot up there a couple times a year. I am not a member though so I can only use the 100 yard rifle range. For 10 bucks it's a great place.

Ray · « **Reply #8 on:** August 20, 2009, 08:43:54 AM »

Great range. Archery, rifle or shotgun use. Their archery setup is the best one within close proximity of my place. Their membership dues require a 200 dollar initiation fee which is outrageous. I guess they don't want any new members. Other than that - I give it a thumbs up.

WDFW-SUX · « **Reply #9 on:** August 20, 2009, 08:45:38 AM »

WDFW-SUX · « **Reply #10 on:** August 20, 2009, 08:51:04 AM »

they have a FITA archery range as well

Rob · « **Reply #11 on:** August 20, 2009, 09:18:25 AM »

I joined about 3 or 4 years back. Great for trap and Archery. I guess they have a pretty good walk through course for Archery. I wish they had a sporting clay's range, but the 5 stand is a good alternative.

The rifle range is OK for nonmembers,but GREAT if you are a member as you get access to the 200 and 300 yard range. That to me is the biggest draw to be a member. A fraction of the people use it at any given time, and it is far more relaxed and calm. It is not uncommon to have the public range totally full, and only see 1-2 people on the member range.

The only think I don't care for is the pistol range as it is a fixed 25 yard range as I recall.

If you shoot rifle or trap a lot, membership is well worth it and it pays for it's self pretty quickly. If you are a pistol guy, there are probably better options.

Huntbear · « **Reply #12 on:** August 20, 2009, 08:19:00 PM »

Man, I wish there was a range in Cowlitz County that went to 300 yards!!!!!!! 300 a year would be cheap to be able to shoot at that range anytime I wanted.

10Key · « **Reply #13 on:** August 21, 2009, 08:57:01 AM »

Thanks for all of the info

Maligator · « **Reply #14 on:** August 22, 2009, 07:24:49 PM »

Quote from: Ray on August 20, 2009, 08:43:54 AM

Great range. Archery, rifle or shotgun use. Their archery setup is the best one within close proximity of my place. Their membership dues require a 200 dollar initiation fee which is outrageous. I guess they don't want any new members. Other than that - I give it a thumbs up.

Gotta tell ya...the whole idea of paying $200 to be "initiated" and then paying more for dues has kept me from becoming a member and I live less than 10 miles from there!

Tony 270WSM · « **Reply #15 on:** August 22, 2009, 07:25:45 PM »

Really like their walk through archery course.

chrisb · « **Reply #16 on:** August 24, 2009, 02:21:24 PM »

Looked up the range on Google and there were a lot on negative comments on the place. I've been there myself and have found the grouchy old guy running the public range to be a deterrent from using the range as much as I'd like (this say a lot to me considering I used to shoot at public ranges in CA where they hate freedom in general). The other shooters there I've spoken too were very friendly though.

Price is also a factor for me. There is a separate fee for each "range" you use there, but i kow that is all include din your membership.

WDFW-SUX · « **Reply #17 on:** August 24, 2009, 02:25:12 PM »

Safety is the primary concern of the range masters if you follow the rules and excise some common sense you wont have any problems with them. They deal with some real yahoo's and people that lack a brain. If you have had an issue with them its because you were in the wrong.

chrisb · « **Reply #18 on:** August 24, 2009, 02:39:43 PM »

Quote from: WDFW-SUX on August 24, 2009, 02:25:12 PM

Safety is the primary concern of the range masters if you follow the rules and excise some common sense you wont have any problems with them. They deal with some real yahoo's and people that lack a brain. If you have had an issue with them its because you were in the wrong.

I've never had an "issue" with one. I just think he's a grumpy old man who acts like your bothering him when you walk up to the window to pay or...God forbid ask a question. I am by no means a noob to shooting ranges and have taken a few safety courses over the last several years. I just think that if I'm spending money at a place of business employees shouldn't be rude or act put out by me being there.

CP · « **Reply #19 on:** August 24, 2009, 03:00:49 PM »

There are a couple of range masters at the rifle range that are a pain but as a member you don’t have to interact with them. They also seem to have a better attitude toward members than they do toward the general pop. I don’t know why they treat the public shooter that way, but they do.

All the ranges are included in the membership, you do pay a fee for clay shooting but members get a discount. Members also get a discount on ammo and reloading components. It isn’t perfect but it’s the best place to shoot that I have found within reasonable driving distance.

Ray · « **Reply #20 on:** August 24, 2009, 03:07:28 PM »

I go up there frequently and am not a member. I usually throw a joke or two at the guys running the show. They seemed like nice folks to me.

Rob · « **Reply #21 on:** August 24, 2009, 03:08:20 PM »

There are several range masters on the rifle range. Some of them are not super social, and all of them are militant on the enforcement of range rules (which can be a bit restrictive). But if you follow the rules, all is good. If you don't know the rules of any range when you walk on the grounds, it is best to ask in advance so there are no surprises. I was on one range over on the Kitsap where a guy fired down range during a cease fire!! That guy would have been banned forever from Kenmore, but was only given a warning at the other range I was at!

One thing to consider which makes Kenmore a bit different than other ranges is that it is basically in the middle of several neighborhoods and many of the neighbors would love nothing more than to have a reason to shut the range down. Any reason. Injuries, shooting too early, shooting too late, etc. They get calls about automatic fire on the range all the time (and automatic fire never occurs... just reported as such by ignorant/trouble making people.)

It is always shocking to me that people buy a house next to a gun range and then complain about the gun range. that range has been there long before any of the houses. It is like buying a house next to an airport and then complaining about all the dang planes flying around...

Membership fees get you free access (except for targets which are 50 cents each) to the rifle range as well as the archery courses and pistol range. Shotgun range is still fee based, but you get discounts on shells and trap/5 stand rounds.

I have been a member for 3 years. I have paid for the membership several times over in that time. If I were the kind of person who shoots 2-5 times a year, then it would not be worth the money. Given the amount I shoot, It has been a real money saver. Everyone has their own cost case to consider.

The rules are pretty restrictive, but it is a very safe range in a heavily populated area.

WDFW-SUX · « **Reply #22 on:** August 24, 2009, 03:14:00 PM »

In one 45 min stretch I saw one guy packed out on a back board because he left the jag in his rifle and it went kaboom when he pulled the trigger and another using a stud finder on his barrel to see if there was a bullet still in the pipe...NO JOKE. Im glad they are the way they are.

chrisb · « **Reply #23 on:** August 24, 2009, 04:29:00 PM »

Quote from: WDFW-SUX on August 24, 2009, 03:14:00 PM

In one 45 min stretch I saw one guy packed out on a back board because he left the jag in his rifle and it went kaboom when he pulled the trigger and another using a stud finder on his barrel to see if there was a bullet still in the pipe...NO JOKE. Im glad they are the way they are.

It's things like this that make me wonder WTF is wrong with people. There should be a license required to breed.

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