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FishInTx wrote:•Top Gun in McKinney has a 500 yard rifle range.
This one is about 60 miles from my house, but I am eager to try it out. Everybody who has been there seems to really like it. The price is right, and the owner's attitude is right on. Others can tell you more. Beiruty, among others, had a really good experience there. Top Gun requires you to ding a 8" steel plate at 200 yards before allowing out to 300 yards, and you have to do it again at 300 yards to move out to 400 yards, etc. etc.



Why are you required to hit a target at "x" distance before going to "2x" distance? I know safety first, and you should be able to hit what you're aiming at but what if I want to shoot a box of ammo at the 500 yarder right off the bat? Shouldn't it be up to me? Just curious, I can shoot up to 300 yards at my house.

IDK, but I am itching to get out there. Maybe they don't have that much space on the longer ranges. Maybe they give you some kind of qualification card that says what distance you've already dinged so you don't have to go through all of them each time.

speedsix wrote:...one thing we found out at Alpine Range after 5 of us came in and paid our entry is that the 1000 rds. FMJ .223 wasn't allowed there...no FMJ rifle ammo on the range...we bought all the soft points that we could afford amongst us and shot all 80 of them...at 100 yards I couldn't even see my hits...my 17, 22, and 24-year olds could...maybe it's time I either get a scope or learn to call 'em in closer...

Really? They could see a .223 hole at 100 yards? I hope you're talking about with a scope.

I couldn't see my 30-06 shots at 50 yards without my binoculars and thanks to Dr. Boothe I have about 20/15 in both eyes. I don't know if I could see them at 100 yards yet or not, but I am thinking about getting a spotting scope. I could still see my .22 holes at 50 yards with my binoculars, but am fairly certain I couldn't see them at 100 yards with the binoculars I have. If I do get out to McKinney and can even hit the target at 100 yards or further, if someone doesn't come with me that has a spotting scope, I'm surely going to need one.

My dad finally decided he wasn't ever going to shoot his WWII Remington 1903 30-06 anymore and gave it to me. The only thing I had to replace was the firing pin. I took it to Elm Fork yesterday and it was great! I also took my Henry and .22 semi auto Marlin. I didn't get to shoot the Henry because I dropped the wrong box of ammo, .45 instead of .44mag, in the ammo can. They wouldn't let me shoot the 1903 on the 100 yard range without a scope, so I only got to shot it on the 50 yard range. I had better groupings with the 1903 than the Marlin. Both just using the iron sights.

I think if I get the chance I'd like to try it out at that Top Gun range in McKinney and see if I can get it out a bit further. It does has the flip up rear sight. Does anyone know if the Top Gun range has a scope restriction like Elm Fork does?

When several of us from the forum met at and shot at Elm Form I enjoyed it very much. I did not shoot at the 100 yard line, but the RSO's were very nice and polite and even helpful when my Henry jammed.

BTW, we need to do that again sometime after it cools down a bit so I can try out everyone's .380s and try to figure out which one it was that I shot last time and liked.