Gun store Shooting Locations It is currently Thu Mar 28, 2024 8:55 pm



Rules WGO Chat Room Gear Rent Me Shield NRA SAF CCKRBA
Calendar




Reply to topic  [ 12 posts ] 
 ARR - Evergreen Sportsman's Club 
Author Message
Site Admin
User avatar
Site Admin

Location: Olympia, WA
Joined: Fri Mar 11, 2011
Posts: 38292
Real Name: Dan
Today, fellow member Olydemon and I ventured out of our comfort zone of Capitol Forest. Since he needed to chrono a few rounds and the weather was crappy, we decided to hit up Evergreen Sportsman's Club.

Initial reaction was; "This place is HUGE", and it is. Mainly designed for the skeet and trap shooter, this place is geared heavily for shotguns. Since we were not partaking in that activity, we paid our $10 non-member fee and went off to the rifle/pistol range. There were a few people there, but not crowded. We met up with Richard, the range master, who signed us in. He saw our Chrony and said we could go use the small action bay so we could go pull our own targets whenever.... NICE!

The action bay is a 25 yard bay, right next to the rifle/pistol area. A couple of canopies provided some cover and we shot, a lot. The rifle/pistol range is covered, with cold ranges called often for target swaps. They provide you the target stands to put your targets on, and.... hehe... tannerite is allowed.

Overall impression is a great facility. The range was clean and well run. There were no freakish rules (that I saw) and drawing from holster, double taps, rapid fire all seemed to be status quo. I will definitely be going back. Richard mentioned that in the summertime, or decent weather days, the range can get pretty packed, with people 5 deep waiting (eesh!)

Oh and yes, both Oly and I were sporting our schwag and I even passed out some cards.

Pic of Oly lining up his 22/45, look at the smile on his face..

Image


Sun Oct 30, 2011 5:22 pm
Profile WWW
Site Supporter
User avatar
Site Supporter

Location: Spooning your mom all over Kitsap
Joined: Sun Apr 24, 2011
Posts: 5873
Real Name: *Classified*
THAT sounds like a nice place!

Too bad it's so far from me.... :roll:

_________________
Think a woman might be grateful when I hold a door open for her?

NOOOoooo!

All I get is "Hey! I'm peeing in here!"


"Peace is the brief, glorious moment in history when everyone stands around reloading."


Sun Oct 30, 2011 5:47 pm
Profile
Site Supporter
User avatar
Site Supporter

Location: Maple Valley, WA
Joined: Thu Mar 17, 2011
Posts: 9234
Real Name: Young
Nice AAR!

Very cool! :-bd

_________________
"Shoot Often, Shoot Safely and Share Your Sport!"
Jim Scoutten, Shooting USA


Sun Oct 30, 2011 6:06 pm
Profile
Site Supporter
User avatar
Site Supporter

Location: Spokane
Joined: Tue Apr 12, 2011
Posts: 9653
Real Name: Hans Edlefreth III.
Richard is an awesome guy. The rifle/pistol range is well cared for.

Sent from my DROID X2 using Tapatalk

_________________
-A cowardly man thinks he will ever live, if warfare he avoids; but old age will give him no peace, though spears may spare him.
"For I have always lived violently, drunk hugely, eaten too much or not at all, slept around the clock or missed two nights of sleeping, worked too hard and too long in glory, or slobbed for a time in utter laziness. I’ve lifted, pulled, chopped, climbed, made love with joy and taken my hangovers as a consequence, not as a punishment."
-- John Steinbeck
"Experience is one thing you can't get for nothing."
-- Oscar Wilde
"Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one."
-- Marcus Aurelius
"Now I'm off to check out Drew's dick."
-- MadPick


Sun Oct 30, 2011 6:11 pm
Profile
Site Admin
User avatar
Site Admin

Location: Olympia, WA
Joined: Fri Mar 11, 2011
Posts: 38292
Real Name: Dan
bhpdrew wrote:
Richard is an awesome guy. The rifle/pistol range is well cared for.

Sent from my DROID X2 using Tapatalk


I couldn't agree more! Very talkative and helpful. He was more than boastful about the revision the range went through this year. It was clean too... eerily clean.


Sun Oct 30, 2011 6:21 pm
Profile WWW
Site Moderator
User avatar
Site Moderator

Location: Olympia, Warshington.
Joined: Fri May 27, 2011
Posts: 12506
Real Name: Oly Damon
Massivedesign wrote:
bhpdrew wrote:
Richard is an awesome guy. The rifle/pistol range is well cared for.

Sent from my DROID X2 using Tapatalk


I couldn't agree more! Very talkative and helpful. He was more than boastful about the revision the range went through this year. It was clean too... eerily clean.



Well it wasnt perfectly clean. They had an abundance of little tubular brass colored things that posed an immediate danger of rolling an ankle or worse. So Dan and I made sure to rectify that and promptly cleaned up a few bags of this dangerous item. We will be sure to return often to make sure they are keeping this area clean, and if they dont, we will be sure to help out. icon_super

And of course since I got in trouble as the official camera guy and not taking pictures at Countyline, here are a couple images.

You can see those dangerous brass colored things in the lower right of the photo...
Image

Doubletap Dan
Image

Oh yea, and It was a great place. Glad we finally went for a visit. Very nice and helpful crew.

_________________
www.olydemon.com


Sun Oct 30, 2011 7:44 pm
Profile WWW
Site Supporter
User avatar
Site Supporter

Location: killa Cali
Joined: Mon Mar 21, 2011
Posts: 1671
Real Name: jay
cool I found my honey hole for Brass only thing is nothing I need or want in Brass I got some more 223 brass some 30-30, 30-06, 300UM and a few oddball pistol I didn't walk my path as I normally do. being I wanted to test out my 7mm mag loads as I been having issues with the cases... I love the Dangerous shiney tubes on the floor..... I love the Rifle shooters out there I just need some that shoot my calibers lol.....

_________________
better to ask the wife for forgiveness than ask for permission! rule 1 for a good husband lol

rule 2 just pisses them off wife blah blah blah husband yes dear what ever you say dear!


Sun Oct 30, 2011 7:58 pm
Profile YIM
Site Moderator
User avatar
Site Moderator

Location: Olympia, Warshington.
Joined: Fri May 27, 2011
Posts: 12506
Real Name: Oly Damon
Just in joy wrote:
cool I found my honey hole for Brass only thing is nothing I need or want in Brass I got some more 223 brass some 30-30, 30-06, 300UM and a few oddball pistol I didn't walk my path as I normally do. being I wanted to test out my 7mm mag loads as I been having issues with the cases... I love the Dangerous shiney tubes on the floor..... I love the Rifle shooters out there I just need some that shoot my calibers lol.....


Dan almost died seeing all the .223 that was on the ground by a couple shooters and they had no intention of picking up. Going to a range though you never know the rules for taking brass.

_________________
www.olydemon.com


Sun Oct 30, 2011 8:04 pm
Profile WWW
Site Supporter
User avatar
Site Supporter

Location: killa Cali
Joined: Mon Mar 21, 2011
Posts: 1671
Real Name: jay
mine isn't the range it is in the woods actually 4 or five shooting pits avail. I only picked up brass from 1 pit so far as I am hunting and just checking loads I loaded up from the day prior or bored in mid day when the Deer are playing in the woods and I am waiting for them to get in the clearings.... I need to get my GPS coord. to update. this is a good spot for the folks in enumclaw and auburn. Mt. Baker....

_________________
better to ask the wife for forgiveness than ask for permission! rule 1 for a good husband lol

rule 2 just pisses them off wife blah blah blah husband yes dear what ever you say dear!


Sun Oct 30, 2011 8:09 pm
Profile YIM
Site Moderator
User avatar
Site Moderator

Location: Olympia, Warshington.
Joined: Fri May 27, 2011
Posts: 12506
Real Name: Oly Damon
Nice!

_________________
www.olydemon.com


Sun Oct 30, 2011 8:10 pm
Profile WWW
Online
Site Admin
User avatar
Site Admin

Location: Renton, WA
Joined: Sun Mar 13, 2011
Posts: 51918
Real Name: Steve
Sounds like a nice range!

And guys . . . thanks for doing your part to keep the range safe. thumbsup icon_winkle

_________________
Steve

Benefactor Life Member, National Rifle Association
Life Member, Second Amendment Foundation
Patriot & Life Member, Gun Owners of America
Life Member, Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms
Legal Action Supporter, Firearms Policy Coalition
Member, NAGR/NFGR

Please support the organizations that support all of us.

Leave it cleaner than you found it.


Fri Nov 04, 2011 4:55 pm
Profile
Site Supporter
User avatar
Site Supporter

Location: Lacey
Joined: Fri Apr 1, 2011
Posts: 539
Real Name: Jamie
I was a member of the evergreen club of a year. I like the range and the range officers seemed ok. The big downer for me and why I didnt renew my membership is that the club is mostly shotgun guys, shooting trap compitition all summer. They hold some large multi day events and when ever a trap compitition is going of the rifle/pistol range is closed.


Sat Nov 26, 2011 2:04 pm
Profile
Display posts from previous:  Sort by  
Reply to topic   [ 12 posts ] 

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 30 guests


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot post attachments in this forum



Rules WGO Chat Room Gear Rent Me NRA SAF CCKRBA
Calendar


Powered by phpBB® Forum Software © phpBB Group
Designed by ST Software for PTF.
[ Time : 0.721s | 16 Queries | GZIP : Off ]