. "2"^^ . "1"^^ . . . "Rio Salado Sportsmans Club at Usery Mountain is a great outdoor shooting range. The public range has provisions for pistols to 50 cal. Targets can be set from 25 to 200 yards. There are steel targets at 300 and 400 yards. Each lane has a concrete table and two stools. Most benches also have rifle rests with a couple of bags to support rifles. This is a great place to sight in iron and optical sights. There are also screens you can clamp to the table to deflect your brass. There are spotter scopes for rent. No ammunition for sale or guns to rent. Minimum age on the range is 6. There are a lot of families with kids that use this facility.\n\nThe range masters exercise close control over activities. They are helpful with questions about guns and shooting. They helped me clear a failure to extract jam in my AR-15. The range is hot for 20 minutes at a time with the timer clock visible at the range master stand. Range safety is explained at every cease fire. They don't want anyone touching anything on the shooting table during cease fire. They are really clear about that requirement. Anyone that has a problem understanding safety rules will get an immediate personal explanation by a nearby range officer. I received a few clarifications on my first visit. \n\nAs a former military guy, I understand when you mess up, you listen to the correction, say sorry and don't do it again. No one argues with range officers about safety. You can try, but that is a fast way to end your day at the range. Don't take corrections personally. It is really easy to do what they ask to keep everyone safe. If you have an anger management problem, this is probably not a good place to go.\n\nBe sure to check out the match events. Weekend and evening matches are open to the public. Tuesday night steel practical pistol matches cost $15 for non members. There are some awesome marksmen at the matches. If you can safely draw a pistol from a holster, you can participate. Watching is free. New participants are encouraged. There are different classes of shooters based on past scores and weapon type. New shooters are scored against other new shooters with similar guns. You have to attend the free safety briefing before shooting your first match. \n\nFull auto belt fed matches, cowboy action matches and three gun matches are very interesting to watch.\n\nThere are some awesome skeet ranges. Stroll down a trail to various two position skeet locations. Again, watching is free and everyone seems friendly and encouraging. Buy tokens at the public range office for 27 clays costing $7.50. The stations are easy to use. Benches and some tables make the area inviting and leisurely. \n\nIf you are interested in an outdoor range, you have to visit this one."^^ . "2012-03-29T00:00:00"^^ . "5"^^ . "5"^^ .