Topic: Boise Rifle and Pistol Club

[Idaho_Gun_Nut]

Any of you guys been here or even heard of this outfit?  I called and they are open for business. 
$55 a year for membership with $3 range fees or $7 range fees for non members.

Boise - Boise Rifle and Pistol Club, 6461 Supply Way, Boise, ID 83716.
Phone: 208-344-1051
Facilities include: Indoor Pistol (75 ft), Indoor Rifle (75 ft)
Range Access: Public
Email: gmcgrath@micron.net

Or this place?  I called and got somebody's home phone though.

Ee Da How Long Rifles, Inc., P.O.Box 8591, Boise, ID 83707.
Phone: 208-321-1555
Facilities include: Outdoor Pistol (50 yds), Outdoor Rifle (220 yds), Rifle Silhouette, Trap
Range Access: Public

[JollyRoger]

I've heard of the second place but not the first.  Dont know anything about them really.

Why pay for a range when we have thousands of acres of desert and mountain land so close?

[Rifter]

Ee Da How Long Rifles has been around for quite a while.  They are kind of the group behind Black's Creek.

The other one, I have not heard of. 

[Idaho_Gun_Nut]

I've heard of the second place but not the first.  Dont know anything about them really.

Why pay for a range when we have thousands of acres of desert and mountain land so close?

Well the fact that they're on my way home and open 6:30 - 9:30 weeknights is pretty cool.  I can pack my gear and go to the range after work if I want, especially during the nasty weather times.

NRA web page to all the shooting ranges in Idaho.
http://www.nrahq.org/shootingrange/findlocal.asp?State=ID

[R_Hutch]

ID G N

My dad worked out right next door to them. They are closed for most of the summer, no A/C. I do know they hold bullseye league there during the winter months. Hope this helps.

Hutch

[Idaho_Gun_Nut]

ID G N

My dad worked out right next door to them. They are closed for most of the summer, no A/C. I do know they hold bullseye league there during the winter months. Hope this helps.

Hutch

Thanks for the info Hutch.  I'm going to stop by there this week and check them out.  Maybe they have AC now? 

[Jeff]

I did a quick walk through when Ryan and I dropped off some ammo for some Tac Sol testing.  It's neat but old (sort of like a 50's bowling alley) and I think no AC.  If you live on the east side it might be worth a look.  Driving there from my place would be expensive and take quite a while.

[EDGE]

Where abouts are these ranges?  I work off Broadway, so I'm on the east side for work.  I like Impact guns, but it takes me forever to get there now, that I can't justify going there during my lunch breaks anymore.  And now they've closed off a lot of Blacks Creek area, so I'm not sure where I can go that's maybe 5 to 10 minutes away.

Devin

[Jeff]

Here you go. 

[EDGE]

Thanks Jeff.  I guess I'll go check them out in September.

[Tomac]

If you don't mind the drive there's the Parma Rod & Gun Club, $35/yr annual membership fee. It's a 24/7 unsupervised range w/dedicated .22, shotgun, rifle, pistol & tactical areas. Rifle area has measured berms w/gongs out to 500m and if you're feeling adventurous the SE corner of the range offers gongs at 600m, 750m & 900m: http://www.parmarng.org/
Tomac

[EDGE]

Tomac,

I've been a member of Parma Rod and Gun Club for probably over 10 years now.  So, yep, I don't mind the drive and I really like that range, but I'd like to find something a little closer that I could just make a quick trip to for testing loads, plinking and just genreal stress relief.

Devin

[Orbital-Burn]

for working up a load

[EDGE]

Orbital-burn,

I've been thinking about getting one of those.  Do they work good?

[Orbital-Burn]

work fine if you don't have anything else.  Or if you want to load at the shooting site.  Spiff knows more about it than I.  I got mine about 3 years ago, I don't currently have anything else yet.

[High Wall]

Orbital-burn,

I've been thinking about getting one of those.  Do they work good?

I have one of those and have seen a couple of others.  None of them had good alignment between the ram and die.  I bought mine because it was cheap years ago, maybe they are better now.

Another option is the Huntington Compac tool.  I have been using one of them since the early 80s and it is still going strong.

http://www.huntingtons.com/reloadingpresses.html#compac