Hey all, I went to DCF Guns West (Colorado Springs) today to sight-in a rifle and just wanted to post my experience.

I was looking for a 100' range and the only two in my area were DCF West (indoor range) and Family Shooting Center (outdoor range). Family Shooting Center didn't have the best reviews on the sub, so I opted for DCF. I called beforehand and they told me they did have equipment in the 100' bays to facilitate bench rest shooting.

DCF doesn't advertise pricing on their website, and I was a little shocked when I arrived to find the price for a lane on the 100' range was $50 (and no discounts mil or otherwise offered--I was told the high price was because "They usually reserve the 100' lanes for their members"). They did quasi-aggressively pitch their membership program. On the bright side the employee who checked me out was friendly, so high marks for customer service. Minor gripe, but their target selection was mediocre--plenty of human-outline targets but no good large-size targets suitable for sighting in a firearm (you know the kind with a 1" grid).

IIRC, there were 6 lanes in the 100' range. The benches are T-shaped, so you can actually comfortably shoot from a rest. They had 3 different shooting rests--one was a Caldwell-branded Lead Sled, another was a similar adjustable, functional, shooting rest, and the third was some DIY-looking rest attached to some plywood (this would have been my last pick and I'm not sure it would have been serviceable). Now the chair situation--in each bay there was a Donner-brand drum throne to sit on. Drum thrones are nice because they are height-adjustable, but of the 3 that I tried out, all were wobbly (either from use or poor quality). There were a couple tables at the back and some rolls of tape to tape your targets.

Alright, with that I was able to get my new optic sighted in despite the wobbly seating position and mostly good shooting rest. The target retrieval system was the electronic kind with a small screen--you punch in the distance and it goes. It worked okay but it crashed once (and went to a Windows (7?) desktop where you could double-click the program to get it running again), and a few times would lose radio communication, so I'd have to wait 5-10 seconds to be able to retrieve my target.

And done. Probably would give the 100' range 3.75 stars. The next time I need to range out to 100', I'll give Family Shooting Center a shot. It's definitely cheaper, but with a lead sled rental the price may be close to DCF West. Even with the target retrieval system glitches, it was still quicker to check my shots than waiting for a cease-fire every 10-15 minutes. AND, no heat/cold to deal with at an outdoor range.

That's all folks, hope you enjoyed!

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