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berettadave wrote:Couldn't help but notice what looks like an AD into the back of that shooting bench in your picture. Bet that woke someone up!

Dave

Hi Dave, I hadn't noticed that, but I would offer two alternative explanations:

1) Possibly, that is the head of a bolt, connecting the supporting leg to the table, and it is simply a low resolution image that makes it hard to tell. And the more likely explanation....

2) Just as there are 200, 300, and 400 yard firing lines between the 500 yard line and the berm, the 500 yard line itself is halfway down the "fairway" from the 1,000 yard line. It is MUCH more likely that someone on the 1,000 yard line had a round fall short, hitting the back of that shooting bench, than it is that someone had an ND at the 500 yard line.

When we were shooting at the 500 yard line that day, we had to take turns with guys at the 1,000 yard line who were also using the range, another 500 yards behind us. By mutual agreement, they would take a break and go have a smoke or a nap or something, while we would shoot for 20 or 30 minutes at 500. Then we would throw our gear in the back of our vehicles and drive back to the 1,000 yard line so those guys could shoot for a while. There was just three of us, and three of them, and as is often the case at rifle ranges, there was almost as much jawboning as there was shooting going on. The primary difference between our group and theirs, other than distance, is that the three of us were all shooting AR15s of either 16" or 18" (mine) barrel length, while the guys at the 1,000 yard line had very fancy tricked out bolt rifles.

It would seem to me to be far more likely that it a short round from the 1,000 yard line did that than a ND at the 500 yard line, particularly since most of the shooting on that range on any given day is being fired from the 1,000.

steve817 wrote:....when I checked out their web site it said that the range was closed for pipeline construction.

That must be a fairly recent development. That said, I can't imagine that it will be closed for that long. But Top Gun has an excellent reputation. I haven't had a chance to shoot there yet.

steve817 wrote:Hello Folks,

Recently I have taken an interest in shooting at distances longer than my local gun ranges offer which is usually 100 yards. Where could one go (I'm guessing outside of DFW) to hone these skills? I'm talking up to 1000 yards.

Tacpro has a 1,000 yd range, but you have to either be a member or guest of a member to use it: http://www.tacproshootingcenter.com/facilities.html. I've shot there once, and it seems a pretty nice facility. Takes about an hour and 30 minutes to get there from Grapevine, west of Fort Worth, between Stephenville and Mineral Wells.

Also, it looks like ETTS Tactical's website is being rebuilt, but they have a 1,200 yard range: http://www.ettsgunrange.com/. Here is their facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ettsgunrange" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;. Their membership is not cheap, but you get a mighty fine long distance shooting range. A couple of buddies of mine shoot out there regularly. They are in Waxahachie.

If you've never shot at 1,000 yards before, you might want to hone your skills at 300-500 first. Even 500 yards is a LOT further than it sounds on paper. Here is my own experience at 500 (with pictures) at TacPro: viewtopic.php?f=87&t=74156&p=933696&hil ... ro#p933696" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

This picture was taken from the 500 yard line. There are firing lines at 200, 300, and 400 yds between the 500 yd line where this was taken, and the tall berm in the distance: