Evening!  Been shooting for while, but brand new to the forum! Just looking for a place to talk shop. 

 

I guess my home range is RTSP.  I am looking for a outdoor range that is close.

 

Glad to be aboard!!!

Welcome aboard..nice to have ya

 

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Welcome David.....

 

Enjoy the stay...... 

Welcome to the group

welcome from Franklin

Welcome.  What do you shoot?

I have a

Para Expert 1911 .45

HK VP 9

Windham Weaponry AR15

And a JC Higgins 12GA.

Welcome, I grew up in your area and hung out in Sparta plenty as a teenager. Live in Budd Lake now, nice to have you! Great group of guys here and a wealth of knowledge.

howdy neighbor.  just moved to sparta myself

Sparta is OK.  The town is kinda clicky..  Fall weather is awesome!  Wait till the winter.  It is kinda cool to watch the rain turn into snow going up 15. 

Evening! Been shooting for while, but brand new to the forum! Just looking for a place to talk shop.

 

I guess my home range is RTSP. I am looking for a outdoor range that is close.

 

Glad to be aboard!!!

You are really close to the state association's cherry ridge range. Outdoor ranges to 300 yards.

Welcome!  I grew up in Vernon, know the Sparta area well!

Greetings from Warren County.........

I looked at Cherry Ridge.  The first Sunday of the month is tough sometimes for me to go and get the course needed to join.

WELCOME!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Sparta is a nice town but the PD is ridiculously slow with permits.

 

I think Cherry Ridge is doing some orientations on Saturday as well, I know they will try to accommodate you if you can't make Sundays.

I looked at Cherry Ridge.  The first Sunday of the month is tough sometimes for me to go and get the course needed to join.

The orientation is about 90 minutes long depending on how early you get there. Very pleasant drive as well. You go down ridge rd., make a left at the end onto Berkshire Valley Rd., and take the first left (reservoir rd.) to 23. North a short distance to Cannistear Rd. Should take you about 20-25 miinutes. That's the way I go but I have to get to Sparta from Newton first, so it takes me 35-40 minutes. You can also take 517 to Rte 23, then go south to Cannistear. That might be even shorter depending on where you live in Sparta.

 

CR is too restrictive for some folks, for example you can transport guns to the range in a holster (as I do) but no drawing from a holster. And they've only recently installed steel targets. 

 

But for me it's perfect. Beautiful setting, two-three rifle ranges, shotgun, archery, a .22 caliber and below range, and of course handgun. First year costs $50 extra. 

 

RTSP is a very nice facility, and you can shoot there when it's pouring rain outside. But for the dues you pay at CR you can only shoot 8-10 hours per year at most NJ indoor ranges. I used to shoot that much in a month at CR, and will resume that schedule shortly. Also much less noise at an outdoor range.

I like RTSP for Handgun but for rifle and shotgun it seems restricted.  Not the people and facilities, just the range at which you can shoot. I have " Close enough for government work" sighted my AR in but need an outdoor range with some distance to really sight it in.  Plus my red dot became loose so if I am starting over again it might as well be outside.

 

anyone been to Stir and SHoot?

Stir and Shoot was recently opened to the public. I haven't been there yet but my Dad has had rave reviews. It was originally LE only I believe. I plan on taking classes there, IDK about membership to shoot regularly though.

what/where is stir and shoot?

It is up in Newton.  I am not exactly sure of the address as it isnt on the website.

It's by the Sussex County Library and the Juvenile Detention Center.

 

Here's link on google maps. 

 

https://www.google.com/maps/place/STIR+AND+SHOOT,+LLC/@41.1272706,-74.7619434,634m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x89c36f47b3eb0077:0x112c9231ce4a3716!6m1!1e1

 

And their website.

 

http://stirandshoot.com/

Ah so I suppose it's a private range anyone can use during "open shoots"

Welcome to the forum.

Helloooooo sparta. Get some!!!!!

Hello and welcome to the Forums!

Welcome from Randolph!

Hello indeed!!!

Welcome from a Hopatcong guy next town over. Cherry Ridge is probably the closest outdoor range to us. I also shoot at RTSP regularly.

CR is too restrictive for some folks, for example you can transport guns to the range in a holster (as I do) ...

 

Hey Newtonian, you sure about that?  I'm not exactly sure what you're saying, but if I'm understanding that correctly, you're on some shaky ground

 

I agree with the rest of your post about CR being a pleasant place to shoot, particularly on a nice day during the week.

Stir and Shoot was recently opened to the public. I haven't been there yet but my Dad has had rave reviews. It was originally LE only I believe. I plan on taking classes there, IDK about membership to shoot regularly though.

Stir & Shoot also has a woman's shooting league. Where they do a cooking class then shoot paper. It's a pretty cool concept. And the woman that runs the range I hear is a great lady. I'm pretty sure I heard it's somewhere near the college in Newton? Not sure exactly the location.