Where to shoot in centre county?

[rspowers]

Does anyone know of any good ranges in the area? I live in Bellefonte. Do any of them have websites? How much do they cost?

Also, I know there are some shoots in the area and I would be interested, although I seem to be away a lot of weekends lately.

thanks

[Xringshooter]

Just down the road from you (South side of State College) is the Pa Game Commission Scotia range. It has a rifle range to 200 yds, a handgun range, several shotgun areas, an archery range and the auxilary range where most anything goes. It has the strict PGC rules and no full auto but....It's Free. If you're new to the area we'll be glad to give you directions.

There are other ranges around but you have to join them. I do most of my shooting at the camp I belong to or the Scotia range. Its' served me pretty good through the years.

As for shoots, just watch the forum, all the shoots are typically advertised several weeks (minimum) in advance so you can plan.

[rspowers]

Thanks for the tips. How do I get to the range? Also, can I find the PGC rules online?

thanks

[novice]

From US 322 W: Exit to Grays Woods Blvd, turn left to Scotia Road, turn left to Scotia Range Rd. Range is about three miles back in the woods.

From SR 26: Take W College Ave out of State College to West Whitehall Rd (big Uni-mart on the left). Turn right on W Whitehall. Go several miles, turn right on Tadpole Rd at Fairbrook village. At Tadpole/ W Gatesburg Rd intersection, Tadpole Rd veers left, but keep going straight onto W Gatesburg Rd. Turn right at Scotia Range Rd.

Scotia Range Road is open from either direction to the range, but thru traffic is not permitted.


The range is just about in the middle of the big empty space on this Google map. You can zoom and navigate on this map to find your way.

http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=4...3459&z=12&om=1

Game commission website is here:
http://www.pgc.state.pa.us/pgc/cwp/b...9&bc=0&c=69912

[Xringshooter]

Some of the rules (shortened)

No full auto firearms

No more than 3 rounds in a rifle or shotgun

No more than 6 rounds in a handgun

No rapid fire (how can you with only 3 rounds

NO ALCOHOL

More than one person, then a Range Officer must control the shooters

Muzzles always pointed down range

Clean up you empty brass

When not actively shooting open the action

The complete rules are posted at the range, it only takes a minute or two to read them. Most are common sense but follow them to the letter, the WCO's like to make money from people that don't follow the rules.

[rspowers]

Thanks for the tips. I took a look at the site and read through everything. I am going to go there in the next few weeks.

[Xringshooter]

rs,

When you know when you are going to go there, post it in the Centre County portion of the site (Valleys of the Susquehanna) and probably more than one other forum member will show up to shoot with you.

[ithinkimamedic]

RS - Ron is right post up in the centre page and I'm sure someone else will show up, I'm always looking for an excuse to head out there!

Cheers,
Josh

[Mity2]

At the scotia, rules are somewhat losely enforced on the aux. range outside of controlled range. noone picks up brass(unless you want to for reloads), noone checks how many round you have in your hi-cap mag, and people do rapid fire.
You should still follow certain rules, like no drinkin' while shooting even at the aux range.

RangeMaster did show up pretty quick to yell at me when i did the bump fire tho...

[rspowers]

Will do. I will probably try to get out later next week as my time frees up.