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Shooting around Moab or Indian Creek?

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Christian Mason · · Westminster CO · Joined Jul 2007 · Points: 161

Does anyone have any recommendations for a safe and legal place to shoot around either the Creek or Moab?  
Might be a fun rest day activity. 

Allen Sanderson · · On the road to perdition · Joined Jul 2007 · Points: 1,100

I cannot any specific recommendations for that area. However, I would advise against any target shooting on public lands right now. There have been multiple fires started on public lands this summer due to target shooters.

Marc801 C · · Sandy, Utah · Joined Feb 2014 · Points: 65

What Allen said. Go to a commercial range. The nearest is in Green River. There are others in Grand Junction CO.

https://stepoutside.org/moab-ut/shooting-sports/

https://stepoutside.org/range/green-river-shooting-sports-park-inc-a2415000000b6f1aac.html

Ron O · · middle of nowhere, southern… · Joined Apr 2018 · Points: 0

You mean somebody besides me has ammo?!!!!

I avoid public ranges. Unsupervised ones are gun handling nightmares, and RSOs can be killjoys.

I now own 3 ranges with over a dozen steel targets as well as hole punching stands, and am my own RSO (happens to be my real initials too).

I have found numerous safe places to shoot near Moab on BLM land; good backstops, no flammable brush (even so I have shovels and an extinguisher). One of my favorites is up Mineral Canyon where the rolling echos are way cool. One time I shot a tannerite target there and the caretaker at Mineral Bottom came rushing miles up canyon because he thought the oil well blew up.;)

Make sure you clean up after. You are a second amendment ambassador.

Lucas H · · Bozeman, MT · Joined Jul 2020 · Points: 0

There's also a range in Blanding. It might be free, some ranges operated by UT DNR are free. 

I also wouldn't be too concerned about others as the population density is pretty low and people tend to know guns in Utah. 

https://wildlife.utah.gov/utah-shooting-ranges

Colten Lay · · Moab, UT · Joined Apr 2008 · Points: 1,655

Send me a PM. I know of a good spot... 

Guideline #1: Don't be a jerk.

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