First guys this isn't instructions on how the find the range. Those will come. I can't get there right now, snow is too deep. When the snow melts and the mud dries I will go get odometer and GPS coordinates, for those traveling by those means. Beside that, the route will be well marked when you get here.
This is Montana and directions are less complicated than in the big city....you know..."go to the end of the road and turn left"...not "go to 38th light past the McDonalds at 201 off ramp"
Here is a better map from Mapquest
http://www.mapquest.com/mq/8-480R_cVKIf you must have directions now to the range. Using the link above look in the upper left corner of the map that comes up, next to the scale. You will see E. Main and W. Main. Move your cursor to that location, hold the left mouse button down and drag that section of the map to the center of your screen. Going of North east from this intersection is Centre Ave. Move your cursor up Centre Ave to the Centre Ave near the top of the map, left Click and drag it down to the center of your screen. You will notice that the street name changes to Santa Rita N. Keep dragging on the name Santa Rita N following the highway north out of town until you find the intersection of Olson Rd-Lahr Rd and Santa Rita N. It's about 5 Santa Rita N name drags.
When you find the Olson Rd/Lahar Rd click and drag Lahr Rd to the left seven times until you come to the end of the road. The north-south road is Meadowbrook Rd but you may not see the name. Drag the road down going north until you come to the first and un named intersection. The road going off to the right from this un named intersection is the road to the range. From this intersection if you look to your right-east you will see an old abandoned homestead about a mile away, that is the range. Follow this road until you get to the range.
This is the current configuration of the range. Rifle range on left Pistol Range on right.
The Rifle range is 100 yards and fairly level. We shoot North to South. Unfortunately when shooting from the intended firng line at tthe north end you can't see the 200 or 300 yard line. The range at the south end 100 yard line drops of sharply to the old creek bottom. Because of this the effective firing line with shooting benches has been set up on the 100 yard line.
In the picture you can see the access road going south from the rifle range to two targets lines one at 170 yards and one at 300 yards from the intended firing line. Beyond the 300 yard target the ground slopes back up and the bald spot near the top is 600 yards.
The work they want to do is cut down the 100 yard range so it slopes enough so the 200/300 yard targets can be seen from the intended firing line. All the work to be done must be confined to with in the 100 yard range as the ground beyond is CRP land and can not be worked.
http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/CRP/I don't have a clue what the range will look like in August. It will be dry and dusty and all our shooting will be down from the north end across the bare 100 yard range. This will minimize fire danger.
