The George Washington and Jefferson National Forests maintain a number of shooting range facilities for your use and enjoyment. The following shooting range facilities are scattered across the national forests to afford easy access. There is no fee for the use of these facilities. Your cooperation in keeping the shooting facilities clean and safe will ensure their continued availability for many years to come.
A couple of important facts to keep in mind as you plan your visit to the national forests:
The club maintains a 100 yard range. Find upcoming shooting events on the club website. BRRC is a private gun club, open to the public during organized shooting events only. Guests are allowed in the facility only when accompanied by a member unless shooting at a scheduled event.
The Blacksburg Shooting Range is located north of Blacksburg. This range offers two facilities; an 18-position rifle/pistol range and a single position shotgun (trap) range. The rifle/pistol range is designed for firing at stationary targets.
This private, members only club includes a 100 yard rifle range and 25 yard handgun range. Membership is $80 a year.
The Franklin County Gun Club is located on approximately 67 acres in Rocky Mount with five skeet fields, two trap fields, and a wobble, single and double field. The club is membership-based and guests are allowed on a limited basis.
The sighting-in range is located on the Gathright WMA in Clay Lick Hollow and may be accessed from State Route 600 south of Route 39. No reservations are required. Visitors age 17 and older who do not possess a valid Virginia hunting, freshwater fishing, or trapping license, or a current Virginia boat registration, will need to purchase an Access Permit.
The private organization offers two covered shooting areas for handguns and rifles with targets at different yardage. Gated entrance for members only.
This private, members only range includes a setup for 25 yard pistol range, 50 yard range, and 250 yard range. Contact Scot Sutherland, secretary and webmaster, for information (roanokevalleyiwla@gmail.com).
The Low Moor Shooting Range, located between Clifton Forge and Covington, is open year-round and provides shooting lanes of various lengths, shooting benches, and a parking area. Moving targets, such as clay pigeons, and bottle shooting are prohibited.
Potts Slope Shooting Range in New Castle is for rifle and pistol practice only. The lanes are sheltered from the sun and each one has a shooting bench that accommodates left and right-handed shooters. This range is designed for firing at stationary targets at 25, 50, and 100 yards. Shooters must bring paper targets to affix to the wire mesh fence.
This indoor shooting range is the region’s premier training location, with classes offered multiple times each month. Email pssrange1@aol.com for information.
A public sporting clays course that throws various types of targets at different speeds and distances for a challenging shooting course. Shotguns needed.Open by appointment; Friday and Saturday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 6 p.m. More information at quailridge@rockbridge.net.
This private, members only range includes 100 yard range and 200 yard range. The association meets at 7 p.m. the first Thursday of each month at Bellacino’s Restaurant in Daleville.
This private, members only range includes a setup for skeet, five stand, 50 yard range, 100 yard range, and 500 yard range.
The public range includes sporting clays, skeet, five stand, modified bunker trap, upland angles, and 25 yard range.
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