Best range/club to join around mars?

**swack** · November 5th, 2013, 11:56 PM

In the spring I will be relocating to the mars area and will need a place to shoot. I currently just use the state game lands in Indiana, but the Wexford range is a nightmare so it will have to be somewhere private.

I am mostly interested in pistol and would like it to have a skeet range of some kind. Preferably no more than 20 min from Mars. Honestly I would also prefer somewhere where I was not forced to be very active in the club.

Any suggestions?

**moodster** · November 5th, 2013, 11:58 PM

Mars Rod and Gun Club.
Just outside of Mars.

**Mabuz** · November 6th, 2013, 05:18 PM

I shoot at Rochester Sportsmans, just over the Beaver County line. Might be on the upper end of you 20 minute drive, but it's a nice place with nice folks.

**KaptKane** · May 6th, 2014, 09:19 PM

I'm on the other side of Mars in the Valencia area. Just relocated here from Nashville area.
NRA Pistol Instructor, RSO etc. Looking for a place to shoot and help out. Any guidance and advice would be appreciated.
Thanks.

**Argentum** · May 26th, 2014, 09:27 PM

There's a few places near Mars. The closet is Mars Rod and Gun Club. The next closet would be Northside in Warrendale. Then probably Millvale Sportsmen's Club in Wexford or Rochester in Freedom.

**KaptKane** · May 28th, 2014, 07:40 AM

Thanks for the advice and update. I'll check them out.
Kane

**sgtmcbowflex** · June 16th, 2014, 02:53 PM

Originally Posted by KaptKane

I'm on the other side of Mars in the Valencia area. Just relocated here from Nashville area.
NRA Pistol Instructor, RSO etc. Looking for a place to shoot and help out. Any guidance and advice would be appreciated.
Thanks.

I'm currently a member at Pardoe Sportsmans, but that's just too far of a drive. I looked at Castlewood right outside of New Castle. Decent facilities, no ridiculous sacrifice your first born to get a membership after waiting a few years, but Beaver Valley Rifle Pistol Club is where I'll be joining at the beginning of July.

You can actually get a membership there, and their facilities are nice. I live in Evans City, and it's about a 25 minute drive. I've taken 2 training classes there. It seems they're one of the few clubs in the Pittsburgh area that actually allow for practical training with your firearms.