Ranges in San Antonio?

[Matthew2000tx]

I really want to try out Bexar Community and Cedar Ridge sometime.

Let me know what you think of Cedar Ridge it wasn't my favorite place.

[mactex]

I have been there once as part of a match and didn't have any serious complaints as their setup was seemed to be really good for competitions. My main beef at the time was a lack of restrooms near the area where we were shooting (the competition lasted several hours). But, I haven't tried them for basic target shooting yet. What pluses and minuses did you encounter?

[RiverCity.45]

There's a place I know of. It's a little further away that most of the other gun clubs that y'all are talking about, but I think that the range fees and the people are more than worth the drive. Take I-10E towards Houston to Trainer Hale Rd., right on Trainer Hale, and a few miles down, on the left is a sign for Bexar County Shooting Range. They have Trap/Skeet/Pistol/25 yd rifle/100 yd rifle. If you limit the number of targets used, then you can go and blaze for around $10-$20 or so. No price per gun, and I don't believe there is any price per person. My dad and I are both members, so we encourage anyone who wants a decent place to shoot to look into it. I live near 1604 and 281, so it's a decent drive for me, but I find it's worth it every time.

FYI: It' Bexar Community," rather than "Bexar County."

[81aggie]

My current range is A Place to Shoot. With their target system you don't have to worry about calling a cease fire since the target moves up/down range on a wire. No brass gets spit at me from other shooters since they have dividers between stalls. My only negative, and it is only a problem for reloaders, is that they have a grate that your brass falls down into. If you reload take a tarp or sheet to lay down over the grate.

I'm in agreement here, A Place to Shoot is a very laid-back range and I'm comfortable taking my 12 year old son there with me. Biggest problem for me is it's so far away, about 30 miles each way but $10 lets me shoot as long as I want so I'll put up with the travel. When I don't have the time to drive across town or if the weather's bad I just go on over to the Bass Pro range, only about 10 minutes from my house and not a bad place to get a quick shooting fix in. I know this is an old thread but just wanted to add my 2 cents.

[ElGato]

I shot there when in San Antonio a few years ago, was crazy about the Crazy Quail trap!

[mactex]

My current range is A Place to Shoot. With their target system you don't have to worry about calling a cease fire since the target moves up/down range on a wire. No brass gets spit at me from other shooters since they have dividers between stalls. My only negative, and it is only a problem for reloaders, is that they have a grate that your brass falls down into. If you reload take a tarp or sheet to lay down over the grate.

I've been told that the new owners have filled in that area with concrete and the grate is no longer there.

I was there last week and the grate is still there. The new owners are cleaning the place up though. It's looking much nicer than when I first started goingthere.

[81aggie]

My current range is A Place to Shoot. With their target system you don't have to worry about calling a cease fire since the target moves up/down range on a wire. No brass gets spit at me from other shooters since they have dividers between stalls. My only negative, and it is only a problem for reloaders, is that they have a grate that your brass falls down into. If you reload take a tarp or sheet to lay down over the grate.

I've been told that the new owners have filled in that area with concrete and the grate is no longer there.

I was there last week and the grate is still there. The new owners are cleaning the place up though. It's looking much nicer than when I first started goingthere.

I haven't been there in a while I guess, didn't know it was under new ownership. I'll have to see if I can make the time to get there to check it out. Hope they are working on fixing the lanes on the pistol range that weren't usable. That was really the only negative thing I found about the place, too many lanes where the cable was broken or otherwise inoperable.

[Jimbo_47]

A Place to Shoot outside Loop 410 on Morsund rd. and is now under new management, and I happen to know the new owner, and he has made a lot of headway in cleaning and fixing up the range which had gotten in pretty bad shape before he took it over.

He's an outdoorsman, and knows what people need when it comes to a shooting range, and he has hired friendly staff that are knowledgeable, and willing to help.

He's trying to cater to the hunters out there, as he is one himself, and a great guy!

[81aggie]

I'm taking a few days off work and just got back from A Place to Shoot. Haven't been there since the change in management and I've got to say WOW! The place has really been cleaned up nicely, the pistol range has had the broken target cables fixed and it appears new dividers are in place (grates are still there so still hard to recover your brass if you reload). The new archery range looks nice, maybe I'll have to get back into that. The folks behind the counter were friendly and quick to help, all in all a nice experience. I always liked going there but it's about 30 miles away from my house. If it keeps going this way I'll be willing to make the trip.

[pbwalker]

that's good to hear! I'm off of 1604 and Bandera, so it's a bit of a drive for me as well...and I was sick of being attacked by wasps when I was out there. If it's cleaned up, I'll have to go check it out. I always liked their rifle range.