Range with no restrictions on ammo
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Range with no restrictions on ammo
I went to B-Tactical today with a friend and shot my AR. The only ammo they don't allow is tracers. Ball is fine as is JHP and anything else. The cost is $17 a day for unlimited use of the 50 and 100 yard ranges. No range officers, so you have to agree to a cease fire with the rest of the shooters, which turned out not to be much of a problem. B-Tactical is on I-30 east of Dallas past Royse City. From the west you take exit 85 and drive two miles east to the range. From the east you take exit 87, turn left, then right on the access road (it's two way) and go about 100 yards to the entrance.
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Re: Range with no restrictions on ammo
Sounds promising, I've Stopped trying to take rifles to the indoor ranges since they won't allow surplus or steel cased ammo
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Yeah, it's pretty frustrating. That's why I mentioned this range. I took soft points, but I was able to shoot my ball ammo as well. The range is rather spartan. Wood shooting benches, and you walk out to staple your targets, but the price is far and being able to shoot ball ammo is a definite plus. The range is owned by a disabled Green Beret whose the second generation of three Green Berets. They give a $3 discount to military, LEO and veterans. They also have a small pistol range, but we didn't shoot that.
You park right behind your shooting bench, which is nice.
You park right behind your shooting bench, which is nice.
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Re: Range with no restrictions on ammo
You can shoot FMJ on the tactical range at Elm Fork. Advantage is that you do not have to sit (can stand, lean, etc) but its a relatively short range as I recall. Have not been there in some time, but it may only be 25 or 50 yds max.
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Unless things have changed recently, I know that every time I've went to Elm Fork I've shot FMJ steel case on their 50 yard range.Bitter Clinger wrote:You can shoot FMJ on the tactical range at Elm Fork. Advantage is that you do not have to sit (can stand, lean, etc) but its a relatively short range as I recall. Have not been there in some time, but it may only be 25 or 50 yds max.
Disclaimer: I have not been to Elm Fork though in over a year.
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However, they restrict you to seated benchrest only.AndyC wrote:You're right, they allow it on their 50 yd bay as well, just not on the 100 yd.
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What is the deal with prohibiting FMJ? Can't be because penetration the range allows .338 lapua so what is the reasoning?
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Re: Range with no restrictions on ammo
It would be fun to do a range day down at ETTS. As my guests, your range fees would be $20/each for all day. The only problem is that they no longer allow steel-core bullets. Idiots kept poking holes in their steel plates with penetrator and AP rounds, so they had to ban them. FMJ is otherwise just fine. The facilities include:
- ETTS covers over 220 acres of beautiful Ellis County countryside.
- The ONLY 1200-yd RIFLE range in the DFW metroplex. (You have to qualify at 1 MOA or less on the 200 yard range before you can shoot the 1200 yard range. After that they will qualify you out to the distance at which you can demonstrate hitting, in 100 yard increments, starting at 300.)
- 100-200-yd Sighting bays
- 14 Pistol bays
- 4 Tactical bays
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Re: Range with no restrictions on ammo
Oookay, shooting into a dirt berm, guess insurance co. have a vivid imagination
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I am down for a day at ETTS.The Annoyed Man wrote:It would be fun to do a range day down at ETTS. As my guests, your range fees would be $20/each for all day. The only problem is that they no longer allow steel-core bullets. Idiots kept poking holes in their steel plates with penetrator and AP rounds, so they had to ban them. FMJ is otherwise just fine. The facilities include:
You can shoot from bench or prone on the rifle ranges, and pretty much any way you want on the pistol and tactical bays.
- ETTS covers over 220 acres of beautiful Ellis County countryside.
- The ONLY 1200-yd RIFLE range in the DFW metroplex. (You have to qualify at 1 MOA or less on the 200 yard range before you can shoot the 1200 yard range. After that they will qualify you out to the distance at which you can demonstrate hitting, in 100 yard increments, starting at 300.)
- 100-200-yd Sighting bays
- 14 Pistol bays
- 4 Tactical bays
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I am down for a day at ETTS.
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