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Recommend a range in Springfield area?
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RichM
Retired Army Veteran
Chicopee Sportsman's Club in Granby has rifle, shotgun, and pistol ranges. The membership cost is VERY reasonable, the ranges are not overly busy, and they hold pin & plate shoots and M1 Garand competitions there regularly.
ochmude
Marine Veteran
I'm considering joining CSC myself, I've heard good things. I was a member at Westfield for awhile and it's an excellent range for rifle shooting. It was a bit of a haul for me, though, so I let my membership expire. You didn't mention pistol, but if that interests you at all I cannot say enough good things about Agawam Revolver Club. It's not the best for centerfire rifle as the outdoor range is only around 75 yards, but for .22 rifle it's great. The indoor pistol range is fantastic, though.
Yep, Chicopee Sportsman Club is a fine place.
I've never gone on the weekends, so I can't say how busy they are, But during the week, it's pretty slow.
You could also try http://www.springfieldsportsmansclub.com/ in Monson.
I'm not a member there, but have friends who are and say it's nice.
Also, There is Smith and Wessons indoor range. I'm a member there, and it's real nice too. http://shootingsports.smith-wesson.com/index.php
I've never gone on the weekends, so I can't say how busy they are, But during the week, it's pretty slow.
You could also try http://www.springfieldsportsmansclub.com/ in Monson.
I'm not a member there, but have friends who are and say it's nice.
Also, There is Smith and Wessons indoor range. I'm a member there, and it's real nice too. http://shootingsports.smith-wesson.com/index.php
Westfield sportsmens club
http://www.springfieldsportsmansclub.com/ Check out the SSC in Monson. They have 2 rifle & shotgun ranges( up to 300 yards ) and a skeet range too with lots of different competions going on there. They just started the Cowboy Shoots on the weekends, check the calendar. Membership is very reasonable and everyone there is really nice. PM me if you want to come and check it out sometime.
Dave
Dave
HorizontalHunter
NES Member
I am sorry that I can no longer recommend the Westfield Sportsmans club. I have been a member there for may years an I have enjoyed every outing to the club until the recent rule changes (march 2009) that are a direct result of the tragedy that occurred at the machine gun shot. The bottom line is that the rules changes (among other things) have destroyed any concept of a family membership. The long and short of the two pages of new rules is that to use a handgun you must be 21 and the handing and use of rifles and shotguns is limited to persons 18 or older unless the minor has their own FID card which they can get at the age of 15.
WSC didn't even have the guts to inform their members, you find out when you get to the range and all kinds of new signs are up all over the place. If I had brought a kid to shoot I would have been ballistic as he would have not been allowed to shoot.
I will not be renewing my membership this fall and I will be surprised if the WSC survives.
Bob
I, too, am interested in a club in the Westfield area. I work in Westfield and anticipate quite a few "shooting" lunch breaks in the near future. I'd really like to hear any more info that the folks here may have to share about the Westfield and/or Agawam clubs.
Thanks in advance.
Thanks in advance.
check out the fairview sportsmans fish and game assoc. its on carver st in granby. memberships are among the lowest in the state. we have rifle and pistol ranges, archery and a trap field. we also have a pond that is kept stocked year round, as a member you have access to just over 400 acres of club property. if you have atvs there is plenty of room to ride them too.
bob
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Bankjob
NES Member
I was at the Springfield Sportsman Club's 100 yard range on Monday around 3:30 with a friend, we had the range to ourselves for about an hour and half, then one other individual showed up. Most of the times I have been there, it has never been crowed. It's only 10 minutes from my house in E. Long.
Thats what I wanna know! It takes me more than 10 minutes to get there and I LIVE in Monson...
GunGrey
Banned
I second SSC its great, not very many people are there and the people who do go there are great. the trap is fun and so is skeet, They also have lil shooting competitions. I am also a member there, it only cost me about 150 bucks to join and that was with the presever membership (would have been 50 im a student ) but i threw in another 100 with my dad for the game preserve. looking to do a hunt in the up coming weeks maybe. they have nice place all covered shooting stations pistol, 100 and 300 yard ranges. The caretakers AL and Diane are very nice people. Its not very far im in EL and it takes me about 20min or less to get to the club and now since the road work is over it should even be less.
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tuna
NES Member
Anyone know of anyplace further north? I live in Chicopee, and have access to several ranges, I currently belong to S&W and Chicopee Sportsmens Club, but am changing to Fairview (only thing I didn't like about CSC was only members can shoot on the ranges - not good for getting new blood into shooting).
Speaking of new blood, that is the reason I ask. I finally got a friend of mine to go shooting at S&W, and now she wants the whole deal: class, license, .22 and CCW. She lives in Greenfield, so most places around here are a haul - anyone know of anything in Greenfield area?
Speaking of new blood, that is the reason I ask. I finally got a friend of mine to go shooting at S&W, and now she wants the whole deal: class, license, .22 and CCW. She lives in Greenfield, so most places around here are a haul - anyone know of anything in Greenfield area?
Tuna, pm inbound
