I "second" the motion on BLGC! It IS a long haul, but it's nice to go out there in the country. People are really friendly - if you even see anyone else. It's a "self policing" place, the members are responsibile for taking care of it, and in a way we're all "owners" and responsible for the upkeep. There's a "work bond" which asks that members put in at least 8 hours/year of "sweat equity" by working at the range on improvements, targets, maintenance, etc. For that work you get $80 off your annual dues. They've recently opened up some "training/competition" berms which frees up the load on the other "casual" berms.

The recently completed club house is beautiful (as beautiful as a pre-fab steel building is going to be). There are "modern" facilities (including showers), and the kitchen is almost done. The "family room" for lack of a better term, has been nicely setup. If it were closer, it'd be a great place to congregate. As it is, it's still a great place to meet up and/or warm up on a cold day at the range. They also have a nice parking area for campers (and room for tent campers also), there are even electrical hookups - for which they charge $10/day to offset the costs.

As of last Tuesday (Jan 1/15) the membership limit had been reached, so people wanting to join will probably have to go on a "wait list", but it's worth waiting for. By the way, the fact that they limit the number of memberships is a good thing. It keeps the place from being over crowded.

Check out BLGC.

As much as I don't really love driving that far to shoot, when I'm there, I feel "at home".