Elk Neck State Forest

RuralRifleGuy · Sep 12, 2018

DC-W said:
I made my own in an afternoon. Followed these plans: http://www.gunsholstersandgear.com/how-to-build-a-pvc-target-stand/
Still works great today and is one of the few still standing on the range on a windy day.

That looks easy enough. I’ll have to go to the hardware store and pickup some materials.

DC-W · Sep 12, 2018

RuralRifleGuy said:
That looks easy enough. I’ll have to go to the hardware store and pickup some materials.

I have the handyman skills of a toddler playing on one of these. You'll be fine :thumbsup:

rseymorejr · Sep 12, 2018

RuralRifleGuy said:
That looks easy enough. I’ll have to go to the hardware store and pickup some materials.

If you make it out of PVC make sure you always have a few couplings, short lengths of PVC and something to cut it with. Trust me, you will need it!

Also a solid base or tent pegs to hold the base secure, a little bit of wind will blow over a PVC target stand pretty easily

Blacksmith101 · Sep 12, 2018

rseymorejr said:
If you make it out of PVC make sure you always have a few couplings, short lengths of PVC and something to cut it with. Trust me, you will need it!

Also a solid base or tent pegs to hold the base secure, a little bit of wind will blow over a PVC target stand pretty easily

Or a couple of sand bags left over from Florence.

scout6 · Sep 12, 2018

I filled the bottom parts of my pvc stand with sand and capped them off. Wind hasn't been an issue.

frogman68 · Sep 12, 2018

I was there Monday , testing out the new stands. The PVC stand were blowing over with the wind.
I made ours off 2 inch tube 1/8th thick 23 inches long each end is capped with angle iron 2X2X1/8 23 inches long. On the side of the tube I welded Stake Pockets (from a trailer) . Only thing that sucks is the stake pockets I bought were suppose to be 3 1/2 inches but were actually only 3 inches so I had to rip the 2X4's down.

RuralRifleGuy · Sep 12, 2018

scout6 said:
I filled the bottom parts of my pvc stand with sand and capped them off. Wind hasn't been an issue.

That’s what I was thinking, glue up the base, fill it with sand, and bring a couple extra bags just in case to lay on top if it needs it.

DC-W · Sep 12, 2018

I capped off old aquarium rocks in mine as ballast. Has worked great.

Blacksmith101 · Sep 12, 2018

Perfect place to store your hoard of ASE's.

bulldog54 · Sep 13, 2018

Elk Neck Gun Range

Elk Neck Gun Range is a great place to shoot.You have to stop by the maintenance shed before you drive to the range. Fill out the application along with the $10.00 Range fee. Keep your receipt from the application. Proceed to the range. There is a 100 yard rifle range and a 25 yard pistol range. On weekends they have firearm safety officers. Most of them are very friendly, helpful and knowledgeable about firearms. They did have one safety officer who pulled out a tape rule and measured the center of my target to the ground. It was a quarter inch low from the four foot minimum. I had to raise the target a quarter of an inch. So I got out my tape rule and measured exactly one quarter of an inch just to make him happy. I'm just glad that when I placed my target down range at a hundred yards. He didn't remeasure it because of the imprint on the ground from someones shoes lowered it back down a quarter of an inch. I hope he is not reading this because I'm sure he will call the DNR police to investigate.

BossmanPJ · Sep 13, 2018

bulldog50 said:
Elk Neck Gun Range is a great place to shoot.You have to stop by the maintenance shed before you drive to the range. Fill out the application along with the $10.00 Range fee. Keep your receipt from the application. Proceed to the range. There is a 100 yard rifle range and a 25 yard pistol range. On weekends they have firearm safety officers. Most of them are very friendly, helpful and knowledgeable about firearms. They did have one safety officer who pulled out a tape rule and measured the center of my target to the ground. It was a quarter inch low from the four foot minimum. I had to raise the target a quarter of an inch. So I got out my tape rule and measured exactly one quarter of an inch just to make him happy. I'm just glad that when I placed my target down range at a hundred yards. He didn't remeasure it because of the imprint on the ground from someones shoes lowered it back down a quarter of an inch. I hope he is not reading this because I'm sure he will call the DNR police to investigate.

I bet I could pick the RSO that did that.

Coope79 · Sep 13, 2018

I've shot at Elk neck a few times, I can't complain about it, just one time had to deal with a range nazi. Yeah weekdays are pretty empty

1970swifty · Oct 3, 2018

bulldog50 said:
Elk Neck Gun Range is a great place to shoot.You have to stop by the maintenance shed before you drive to the range. Fill out the application along with the $10.00 Range fee. Keep your receipt from the application. Proceed to the range. There is a 100 yard rifle range and a 25 yard pistol range. On weekends they have firearm safety officers. Most of them are very friendly, helpful and knowledgeable about firearms. They did have one safety officer who pulled out a tape rule and measured the center of my target to the ground. It was a quarter inch low from the four foot minimum. I had to raise the target a quarter of an inch. So I got out my tape rule and measured exactly one quarter of an inch just to make him happy. I'm just glad that when I placed my target down range at a hundred yards. He didn't remeasure it because of the imprint on the ground from someones shoes lowered it back down a quarter of an inch. I hope he is not reading this because I'm sure he will call the DNR police to investigate.

The minimum to center of target is 54 inches not 48

sasd18 · Jan 10, 2019

Can anyone explain the target height and why it even matters? And how bored the RSO is to even measure that....

Fox123 · Jan 10, 2019

They want the rounds to impact into the berm, not bounce off the ground and over the berm, or be so high they go right over.

85MikeTPI · Jan 10, 2019

Or bounce back at the firing line, as happened when I was there one day...

BossmanPJ · Jan 10, 2019

Elrod said:
Can anyone explain the target height and why it even matters? And how bored the RSO is to even measure that....

Ditto what the last two posts were. They also want to stop rounds from hitting the baffles and posts that support them. They get shot to hell all the time. My guess is that if the target height is 54” at any yardage it will reduce damage to the range and also make rounds impact the berm.

As far as measuring, there was an RSO there a while back that was a real stickler for the rules. He was the type of guy that wanted everyone to know he was in charge and didn’t care what anyone thought. If I had to guess it was that RSO. Not saying that is good or bad because you can never be too safe on the range, but that guy REALLY enjoyed it.

ENSF · Jan 30, 2019

BossmanPJ said:
Ditto what the last two posts were. They also want to stop rounds from hitting the baffles and posts that support them. They get shot to hell all the time. My guess is that if the target height is 54” at any yardage it will reduce damage to the range and also make rounds impact the berm.

As far as measuring, there was an RSO there a while back that was a real stickler for the rules. He was the type of guy that wanted everyone to know he was in charge and didn’t care what anyone thought. If I had to guess it was that RSO. Not saying that is good or bad because you can never be too safe on the range, but that guy REALLY enjoyed it.

You are correct on the 54" being the height needed to avoid hitting the baffles and to not fall short of the back stop. Our RSO staff are asked to ensure the target center is checked or adjusted as needed.

cecilcu92 · Apr 10, 2019

maintenance

Someone told me that ENSF range would be closed for maintenance sometime this month, but I don't see any details anywhere. Does anyone know the dates or any other details?

85MikeTPI · Apr 10, 2019

I have not heard anything about a maintenance closure. I’m scheduled for RSO duty next month so hopefully an announcement would be forthcoming if this was true.

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