Skeet Range

TomADC · April 25, 2015, 03:38 PM

I've been grousing because my skeet range was shut down few years back and here in San Diego County there wasn't another one except a private club to shoot at. That left only 5 Stand or Trap that's okay but I'm a skeet guy. I just found out that Camp Pendleton has a skeet range and I'm eligible to use it.
Driving out there next week to see what is required to bring shotgun on base if anything.
I'm a family camper again, also one of the new members in our RV club wants to start also.

SARuger · April 25, 2015, 04:31 PM

Hell yeah! I love skeet, not good at it, but love it.

I'm going to try sporting clays soon, our clays park has 22 stations or something like that. They call it "golf with a gun" they even have cart rentals if you don't want to walk the course.

We have wobble trap, upland trap, 5 stand as well. And only 35 minutes from my house.

TomADC · April 25, 2015, 04:40 PM

We used to have a great set up at two different locations one was the old Winchester club that had sat for years then a fellow leased it and we had Trap, Skeet, 5 stand and sporting clays, came time to renew the lease and some anti got a hold of the woman that owned the property and claimed the ground was covered in lead and ruined, big lie of course, Chip really kept the plasce up to sniff. I belonged to Miramar Skeet/trap for years later changed to San Diego Shotgun Sports, then the Marines took the base over and a retired general didn't like the club claimed lead outside our area closed us down, even Duncan Hunter couldn't help us change their minds.

FITASC · April 25, 2015, 05:58 PM

http://www.claytargetsonline.com/list.php/CA

Lemon Grove is listed as Public/Private

TomADC · April 25, 2015, 06:06 PM

Lemon Grove doesn't have Skeet, this thread is about skeet in San Diego County.
Lemon Grove is a nice place to shoot.
Hope this didn't sound rude, wasn't meant to be, just wanted to stay on subject.

FITASC · April 25, 2015, 08:36 PM

Well, I tried to help

TomADC · April 26, 2015, 11:18 AM

If it helps I do pattern my shotguns.

The P2K range is good also plus they have rifle & pistol ranges some indoors.
South Bay Rod and Gun has Trap and are talking of adding skeet. They also have hi power rifle, muzzle loaders, and two pistol ranges.

Rob228 · April 28, 2015, 12:16 AM

If you want to make a few days out of it, there is an RV park at Lake O'Neil which is only about a 5 minute drive from the skeet range on Pendleton, if you're eligible to get on the range you should be eligible to camp.

TomADC · April 28, 2015, 08:30 AM

Rob, that's a nice park also, I've been on the base numerous times just didn't know about the skeet range there. I'm in Chula Vista not that bad of a drive.

TomADC · April 28, 2015, 08:33 AM

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Va...47696e117f5a52

Bake · May 7, 2015, 07:01 PM

Was just talking with my son last night. He's on Camp Pendleton now. He goes out to the skeet/trap range, maybe once a week. they're open 1000hrs to 1630hrs. Wednesday thru Sunday. No problem bringing your shotgun on the base.

Let me know when you're going to be there. If I'm ( US Air Force, Retired, '62 thru '83) in the area, and my son is free, we might be able to join you, for a round or two, and to let you know, how proud we are of you

, for overcoming, all those years in Navy.

l

http://.mccscpwww.com/shoot/

TomADC · May 8, 2015, 11:12 AM

Bake I'll do that!
BTW I see the US Air Force has a ship now!

Bake · May 8, 2015, 11:29 AM

I believe, that's (the) Base Lake at Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota.

In fact it looks like the summer time (15 Jul. thru 30 Jul.).

TomADC · May 8, 2015, 01:17 PM

I was a air dale in the Navy Chief Aviation Machinist Mate. Aircrew on the C1A,C2A and C-130.

Bake · May 8, 2015, 01:51 PM

I was dirt radio repair (Ground Radio Communications) SLF,HF,VHF,& UHF radio, Plus anything else no one wanted to work on...

Oh, and we were issued cool sunglasses

TomADC · May 8, 2015, 03:49 PM

Bake you ever do one of the other ranges in the area? P2K, SBRG or Lemon Grove? No skeet but 5 stand & trap.

BTW forgot earlier thank your son for me for his service and your's also.

Bake · May 8, 2015, 04:25 PM

No, I retired in Texas, and was head home to Seattle, when we stopped up here in Merced to visit the In-Laws. Biggest mistake I made in a long time, 20+ years later, I never got out of here.

The only reason I go down to Oceanside is to see my Son, his Wife, and my

Grand Daughter

. The wives go shopping, and the son & I checkout the gun shops around there. In fact, I found my NIB 12ga. Model 12 w/o box

down there. Plus there are a couple of cigar shops down there that are worth "Checking Out". I've got COPD so bad now, I don't smoke cigars anymore, but I still love the smell

. I've had to mount a rod holder, a gun rack, and shell holder to my walker.

CockNBama · May 8, 2015, 04:40 PM

Bake, you need to add a ring turret and a cup holder...

TomADC · May 8, 2015, 04:42 PM

I was a heavy cigar smoker on active duty, but tapered off during civilian life.
Would like to score a cuban Cohiba cigar when we do our cruise in the fall.
Still have a humidor full of cigars but don't smoke very often.

Bake · May 8, 2015, 04:51 PM

Quote:

BTW forgot earlier thank your son for me for his service and your's also.

Thanks are not required. It was a honor, and besides in 1962, my Draft Card had me down as "1-A".

For my Son, I wanted his sorry (20 year old) ass out of the house.

Bake · May 8, 2015, 04:59 PM

Quote:

Bake, you need to add a ring turret and a cup holder...

I can do that

Dreaming100Straight · May 8, 2015, 06:51 PM

Navy retired, AF retired. Get On Topic. That's alright. I guess 20 in would scramble anybody's brain; especially USN or USAF. I was in and out as quick as I could get, but it wasn't either of those outfits, but I have to admit to being an air winger even if I did my time at Pendleton. Sempre Fi to Bake's son from a Hollywood Marine.

Bake · May 8, 2015, 10:56 PM

[QUOTE] [Navy retired, AF retired. Get On Topic. That's alright. I guess 20 in would scramble anybody's brain; especially USN or USAF. I was in and out as quick as I could get, but it wasn't either of those outfits, but I have to admit to being an air winger even if I did my time at Pendleton. Sempre Fi to Bake's son from a Hollywood Marine. /QUOTE]

I'll pass it on. From one Hollywood Marine to another Hollywood Marine.

Skeets · May 15, 2015, 12:36 PM

Just reading about you guys regrouping to shoot skeet.Good luck from an Indiana skeet shooter.It truly is a brotherhood!

April 25, 2015, 03:38 PM	#1
TomADC Senior Member Join Date: October 14, 2009 Location: San Diego County Posts: 795	Skeet Range I've been grousing because my skeet range was shut down few years back and here in San Diego County there wasn't another one except a private club to shoot at. That left only 5 Stand or Trap that's okay but I'm a skeet guy. I just found out that Camp Pendleton has a skeet range and I'm eligible to use it. Driving out there next week to see what is required to bring shotgun on base if anything. I'm a family camper again, also one of the new members in our RV club wants to start also. __________________ US Navy Retired,NRA Life Member,SASS member, Time magazine's Person of the Year 2006!

April 25, 2015, 04:40 PM	#3
TomADC Senior Member Join Date: October 14, 2009 Location: San Diego County Posts: 795	We used to have a great set up at two different locations one was the old Winchester club that had sat for years then a fellow leased it and we had Trap, Skeet, 5 stand and sporting clays, came time to renew the lease and some anti got a hold of the woman that owned the property and claimed the ground was covered in lead and ruined, big lie of course, Chip really kept the plasce up to sniff. I belonged to Miramar Skeet/trap for years later changed to San Diego Shotgun Sports, then the Marines took the base over and a retired general didn't like the club claimed lead outside our area closed us down, even Duncan Hunter couldn't help us change their minds. __________________ US Navy Retired,NRA Life Member,SASS member, Time magazine's Person of the Year 2006!

April 25, 2015, 05:58 PM	#4
FITASC Senior Member Join Date: December 6, 2014 Posts: 6,446	http://www.claytargetsonline.com/list.php/CA Lemon Grove is listed as Public/Private __________________ "I believe that people have a right to decide their own destinies; people own themselves. I also believe that, in a democracy, government exists because (and only so long as) individual citizens give it a 'temporary license to exist'—in exchange for a promise that it will behave itself. In a democracy, you own the government—it doesn't own you."- Frank Zappa

April 25, 2015, 06:06 PM	#5
TomADC Senior Member Join Date: October 14, 2009 Location: San Diego County Posts: 795	Lemon Grove doesn't have Skeet, this thread is about skeet in San Diego County. Lemon Grove is a nice place to shoot. Hope this didn't sound rude, wasn't meant to be, just wanted to stay on subject. __________________ US Navy Retired,NRA Life Member,SASS member, Time magazine's Person of the Year 2006! Last edited by TomADC; April 25, 2015 at 07:01 PM.

April 25, 2015, 08:36 PM	#6
FITASC Senior Member Join Date: December 6, 2014 Posts: 6,446	Well, I tried to help __________________ "I believe that people have a right to decide their own destinies; people own themselves. I also believe that, in a democracy, government exists because (and only so long as) individual citizens give it a 'temporary license to exist'—in exchange for a promise that it will behave itself. In a democracy, you own the government—it doesn't own you."- Frank Zappa

April 25, 2015, 04:31 PM	#2
SARuger Senior Member Join Date: October 11, 2014 Location: Blue Ridge Mountains of VA Posts: 954	Hell yeah! I love skeet, not good at it, but love it. I'm going to try sporting clays soon, our clays park has 22 stations or something like that. They call it "golf with a gun" they even have cart rentals if you don't want to walk the course. We have wobble trap, upland trap, 5 stand as well. And only 35 minutes from my house.

April 26, 2015, 11:18 AM	#7
TomADC Senior Member Join Date: October 14, 2009 Location: San Diego County Posts: 795	If it helps I do pattern my shotguns. The P2K range is good also plus they have rifle & pistol ranges some indoors. South Bay Rod and Gun has Trap and are talking of adding skeet. They also have hi power rifle, muzzle loaders, and two pistol ranges. __________________ US Navy Retired,NRA Life Member,SASS member, Time magazine's Person of the Year 2006! Last edited by TomADC; April 26, 2015 at 06:49 PM.

April 28, 2015, 12:16 AM	#8
Rob228 Senior Member Join Date: May 29, 2010 Location: Hampstead NC Posts: 1,450	If you want to make a few days out of it, there is an RV park at Lake O'Neil which is only about a 5 minute drive from the skeet range on Pendleton, if you're eligible to get on the range you should be eligible to camp.

April 28, 2015, 08:30 AM	#9
TomADC Senior Member Join Date: October 14, 2009 Location: San Diego County Posts: 795	Rob, that's a nice park also, I've been on the base numerous times just didn't know about the skeet range there. I'm in Chula Vista not that bad of a drive. __________________ US Navy Retired,NRA Life Member,SASS member, Time magazine's Person of the Year 2006!

April 28, 2015, 08:33 AM	#10
TomADC Senior Member Join Date: October 14, 2009 Location: San Diego County Posts: 795	https://www.google.com/maps/place/Va...47696e117f5a52 __________________ US Navy Retired,NRA Life Member,SASS member, Time magazine's Person of the Year 2006!

May 7, 2015, 07:01 PM	#11
Bake Senior Member Join Date: November 11, 2012 Location: San Joaquin Valley, Calif. Posts: 482	Was just talking with my son last night. He's on Camp Pendleton now. He goes out to the skeet/trap range, maybe once a week. they're open 1000hrs to 1630hrs. Wednesday thru Sunday. No problem bringing your shotgun on the base. Let me know when you're going to be there. If I'm ( US Air Force, Retired, '62 thru '83) in the area, and my son is free, we might be able to join you, for a round or two, and to let you know, how proud we are of you , for overcoming, all those years in Navy.l http://.mccscpwww.com/shoot/ __________________ 1. The pattern board is your friend, use the Dam thing!!! 2. The maximum range of a firearm and/or cartridge, is usually measured in miles, and means nothing. 2a. The effective range of a firearm and/or cartridge, is usually (the ability of the shooter) measured in yards, and means everything. Last edited by Bake; May 8, 2015 at 01:58 AM.

May 8, 2015, 11:12 AM	#12
TomADC Senior Member Join Date: October 14, 2009 Location: San Diego County Posts: 795	Bake I'll do that! BTW I see the US Air Force has a ship now! __________________ US Navy Retired,NRA Life Member,SASS member, Time magazine's Person of the Year 2006!

May 8, 2015, 11:29 AM	#13
Bake Senior Member Join Date: November 11, 2012 Location: San Joaquin Valley, Calif. Posts: 482	I believe, that's (the) Base Lake at Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota. In fact it looks like the summer time (15 Jul. thru 30 Jul.). __________________ 1. The pattern board is your friend, use the Dam thing!!! 2. The maximum range of a firearm and/or cartridge, is usually measured in miles, and means nothing. 2a. The effective range of a firearm and/or cartridge, is usually (the ability of the shooter) measured in yards, and means everything.

May 8, 2015, 01:17 PM	#14
TomADC Senior Member Join Date: October 14, 2009 Location: San Diego County Posts: 795	I was a air dale in the Navy Chief Aviation Machinist Mate. Aircrew on the C1A,C2A and C-130. __________________ US Navy Retired,NRA Life Member,SASS member, Time magazine's Person of the Year 2006!

May 8, 2015, 01:51 PM	#15
Bake Senior Member Join Date: November 11, 2012 Location: San Joaquin Valley, Calif. Posts: 482	I was dirt radio repair (Ground Radio Communications) SLF,HF,VHF,& UHF radio, Plus anything else no one wanted to work on...Oh, and we were issued cool sunglasses __________________ 1. The pattern board is your friend, use the Dam thing!!! 2. The maximum range of a firearm and/or cartridge, is usually measured in miles, and means nothing. 2a. The effective range of a firearm and/or cartridge, is usually (the ability of the shooter) measured in yards, and means everything. Last edited by Bake; May 8, 2015 at 02:07 PM.

May 8, 2015, 03:49 PM	#16
TomADC Senior Member Join Date: October 14, 2009 Location: San Diego County Posts: 795	Bake you ever do one of the other ranges in the area? P2K, SBRG or Lemon Grove? No skeet but 5 stand & trap. BTW forgot earlier thank your son for me for his service and your's also. __________________ US Navy Retired,NRA Life Member,SASS member, Time magazine's Person of the Year 2006!

May 8, 2015, 04:25 PM	#17
Bake Senior Member Join Date: November 11, 2012 Location: San Joaquin Valley, Calif. Posts: 482	No, I retired in Texas, and was head home to Seattle, when we stopped up here in Merced to visit the In-Laws. Biggest mistake I made in a long time, 20+ years later, I never got out of here. The only reason I go down to Oceanside is to see my Son, his Wife, and my Grand Daughter. The wives go shopping, and the son & I checkout the gun shops around there. In fact, I found my NIB 12ga. Model 12 w/o box down there. Plus there are a couple of cigar shops down there that are worth "Checking Out". I've got COPD so bad now, I don't smoke cigars anymore, but I still love the smell. I've had to mount a rod holder, a gun rack, and shell holder to my walker. __________________ 1. The pattern board is your friend, use the Dam thing!!! 2. The maximum range of a firearm and/or cartridge, is usually measured in miles, and means nothing. 2a. The effective range of a firearm and/or cartridge, is usually (the ability of the shooter) measured in yards, and means everything.

May 8, 2015, 04:40 PM	#18
CockNBama Senior Member Join Date: January 6, 2014 Location: Huntsville, AL Posts: 206	Bake, you need to add a ring turret and a cup holder...

May 8, 2015, 04:42 PM	#19
TomADC Senior Member Join Date: October 14, 2009 Location: San Diego County Posts: 795	I was a heavy cigar smoker on active duty, but tapered off during civilian life. Would like to score a cuban Cohiba cigar when we do our cruise in the fall. Still have a humidor full of cigars but don't smoke very often. __________________ US Navy Retired,NRA Life Member,SASS member, Time magazine's Person of the Year 2006!

May 8, 2015, 06:51 PM	#22
Dreaming100Straight Senior Member Join Date: February 3, 2013 Posts: 1,235	Navy retired, AF retired. Get On Topic. That's alright. I guess 20 in would scramble anybody's brain; especially USN or USAF. I was in and out as quick as I could get, but it wasn't either of those outfits, but I have to admit to being an air winger even if I did my time at Pendleton. Sempre Fi to Bake's son from a Hollywood Marine.

May 8, 2015, 10:56 PM	#23
Bake Senior Member Join Date: November 11, 2012 Location: San Joaquin Valley, Calif. Posts: 482	[QUOTE] [Navy retired, AF retired. Get On Topic. That's alright. I guess 20 in would scramble anybody's brain; especially USN or USAF. I was in and out as quick as I could get, but it wasn't either of those outfits, but I have to admit to being an air winger even if I did my time at Pendleton. Sempre Fi to Bake's son from a Hollywood Marine. /QUOTE] I'll pass it on. From one Hollywood Marine to another Hollywood Marine. __________________ 1. The pattern board is your friend, use the Dam thing!!! 2. The maximum range of a firearm and/or cartridge, is usually measured in miles, and means nothing. 2a. The effective range of a firearm and/or cartridge, is usually (the ability of the shooter) measured in yards, and means everything.

May 15, 2015, 12:36 PM	#24
Skeets Member in memoriam Join Date: April 6, 2015 Location: Indiana Posts: 583	Hi from Indiana Just reading about you guys regrouping to shoot skeet.Good luck from an Indiana skeet shooter.It truly is a brotherhood! __________________ Skeets "Over Kill Never Fails"