Gun Range Pr0n
I’ve been remiss in not showing the range I get to shoot at. It’s not as long as some (only 25-yard and 100-yard targets), but it’s sure pretty in winter and spring when the grass is green, the sky’s clear blue, and the sun keeps everything warm enough for t-shirts if you want — as it was this past weekend (warning: lots of pics below):
The firing line: 
25 yards: 
100 yards: 
The rifle and pistol range is newly renovated with concrete stalls, each with a solid shooting benche, padded carpet squares for your guns or your elbows, a solid 3-height front rest, and a stool for sitting. The range sits high on a hill, and gets surprisingly little wind considering that it’s within sight of the Altamont windmills. (But when it does get windy, it’s COLD even in full sun!) The view from the top is spectacular:
That’s the pickup that will be taking Phil and me to Boomershoot in April.
If you walk to the edge of the gravel parking lot, you can look down at the shotgun range and main lodge, and the rest of the valley:
The orange strip is decades’ worth of dead clay birds. The clay birds come out of little underground bunkers that used to provide summer employment to Livermore’s sons & daughters, although I think there are automatic trap machines in there now.
Best of all, it’s only six bucks for members to shoot on the rifle/pistol range, with no time limit. That’s got to be one of the better deals out there I can think of.
What are the range fees where you shoot?
