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Shooting/Pistol Range - Cherokee County
Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 12:10 am
by Oldgringo
Anybody know of a half-way decent, or better, pistol range anywhere near Rusk or Jacksonville in Cherokee County, TX?

Re: Pistol Range - Cherokee County
Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 10:39 pm
by Oldgringo
Oh well, there appears to be a range

in the next county south that I intend to fully check out come October.
Thanks Longtooth.

Re: Pistol Range - Cherokee County
Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2008 11:01 pm
by Oldgringo
I guess there's still no pistol

range in Cherokee County.
You reckon the police and sherriff's folk aren't "qualified"??

You reckon the County Judge knows that local law enforcement may not be "qualified"?
Oh well

Re: Shooting/Pistol Range - Cherokee County
Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2009 9:04 pm
by Oldgringo
It's been about 10 months since this question was first raised. I reckon there is still no known Shooting/Pistol Range in Cherokee County?

What a Bummer!
Re: Shooting/Pistol Range - Cherokee County
Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2009 10:08 am
by Taxman
OG when I first took a CHL course back about ten years ago, I took the course in Rusk. We took the shooting part at the instructor's range out in the boonies. I think the guy's name was Tom Ball, also had a Real Estate Agency. You might contact him to see if there is a public range around. Like I said it was a while back, he might not be around anymore. If you can't find one, sounds like there might be a business opportunity for someone

Re: Shooting/Pistol Range - Cherokee County
Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2009 10:41 am
by Oldgringo
Taxman wrote:OG when I first took a CHL course back about ten years ago, I took the course in Rusk. We took the shooting part at the instructor's range out in the boonies. I think the guy's name was Tom Ball, also had a Real Estate Agency. You might contact him to see if there is a public range around. Like I said it was a while back, he might not be around anymore. If you can't find one, sounds like there might be a business opportunity for someone

Thanks.
Tom Ball is a friend and was our instructor also. He has now built a nice house near where you (and us) qualified. He has said we can go shoot there when we want. I feel kinda' weird shooting in a guys front yard - between his horses and cows.
You're right there should be a range somewhere but, to my knowledge, there isn't. I don't know how the local PD and county sheriff maintain their qualifications - if they do.
Re: Shooting/Pistol Range - Cherokee County
Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2009 12:07 pm
by Taxman
Oldgringo wrote:Taxman wrote:OG when I first took a CHL course back about ten years ago, I took the course in Rusk. We took the shooting part at the instructor's range out in the boonies. I think the guy's name was Tom Ball, also had a Real Estate Agency. You might contact him to see if there is a public range around. Like I said it was a while back, he might not be around anymore. If you can't find one, sounds like there might be a business opportunity for someone

Thanks.
Tom Ball is a friend and was our instructor also. He has now built a nice house near where you (and us) qualified. He has said we can go shoot there when we want.
I feel kinda' weird shooting in a guys front yard - between his horses and cows.
You're right there should be a range somewhere but, to my knowledge, there isn't. I don't know how the local PD and county sheriff maintain their qualifications - if they do.
Ithought that was what everybody does in East Texas

Next time I go to the homeplace I'll give you a call and let you shoot all you want.
Re: Shooting/Pistol Range - Cherokee County
Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2009 12:23 pm
by Oldgringo
Much Obliged.

We clean up after ourselves and leave the gates as we find them unless instructed otherwise.
Re: Shooting/Pistol Range - Cherokee County
Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2009 6:06 pm
by mac_attack
have you checked with any of the ranges listed on the dps website? i imagine most are for personal and chl use only but it might be worth a few phone calls to see for sure.
http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/administra ... glist1.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Re: Shooting/Pistol Range - Cherokee County
Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2009 6:35 pm
by Oldgringo
Thanks Mac,
I recognize a couple of the names and have printed out the list. Phone calls are in order.
Thanks again