Hi from south Charlotte!

Do you mean a public range or a private range?

 

I suppose either as long as it’s not members only with yearly dues. Don’t mind paying per visit.

 

It's been a pretty good while since I've been there, so I'm not sure how much has changed, but there is a range in Gastonia, it's the city Police range. They open it on Saturdays and you can shoot handguns in the morning and rifles in the afternoon. It was $10 last time I was there (about 6 years ago). 100 yards is the longest you can shoot, they have RO's there and they are very strict on safety. No steel core ammo, they check with a magnet. You get a "membership card" first time you go, it just says you're okay to shoot the next time you show up. If you like shotgunning, there is a public skeet/trap range on the road into the rifle range. The range is just off exit 17 of I-85, going north on US321.

 

Good list here:

Shooting Ranges - Hyatt Guns

Hyatt Police, part of the Hyatt Guns family of companies, provides guns and accessories to Law Enforcement, First Responders and Military members at discounted prices.

www.hyattpolice.com

 

Hyatt Farm Shooting Complex (Polkton) is great, especially for taking the family. Pappy's Gun Shop and Range (SC) is way more quiet and just $20 per hour. Both pistol and rifle ranges, but just paper targets.

 

Haven't been to Hyatts range as of yet and it's a long drive from Charlotte. Been to their shop a lot, though.
There is also a private/membership one in Waxhaw right at the NC/SC border. You have to join, pay and volunteer your time.
I was also thinking about outdoor, since I'd like to see what my .22 rifle could do at longer distances than my indoor ranges can provide.

 

The one on the border is Charlotte Rifle And Pistol Club. CRPC. $600 one time fee and $300 yearly.

 

Thanks. That is the one I was describing, but YIKES! Just to shoot .22's. I'm not a hunter or skeet/trap shooter.

 

CRPC USED to be a great range, shot many a high power and steel plate match there. But they became so woke, they canceled everything. Supposedly they were afraid of a round going over the berm, that and a bunch of other crap. One of the officers of the club posted a video of me all over the web clearing a stuck case in my AR using the pogo method, commenting how unsafe it was. Nothing unsafe about it, they probably teach that in the military. And complained about my vehicle kicking up dust, I almost slapped the awesole

 

If you want to join a great range, join Black Creek rifle club near Patrick, $125 year and a $50 application fee for new members .

 

Have you considered trying to find someone with some land you could shoot on?

 

I've wanted to do this near Hillsborough. It's just a hard commodity these days. I'd love to find a small corner of property in Orange county to setup a small steel range where I could throw clays occasionally. I can't stand indoor ranges.

 

I went to foothills but it was a drive from charlotte where I'm at, like well over an hour to get there. All that to shoot some 22s was ridiculous and the Range officer wanted to leave one day when I showed up so I couldn't shoot. This is why I was looking to get rid of my 22s , but I have to post more I guess so I can get that privilege, so here it is.

 

CRPC - the six month probationary period is a bit much. Once you sign up you can’t bring a family member for six months without being supervised by a full member.

 

I took my brothers to Foothills in Cherryville. It's a nice clean range. I personally LOVE shooting steel. So that's the only range I can really speak to.