Outdoor shooting in Northern Illinois

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I am looking for an outdoor shooting range in Northern Illinois. I live in DeKalb County. Does anyone know where I can shoot? Thanks for any suggestions.

[Bear]

The only outdoor range in the area that I know of to Buffalo Shooting Range..

buffalorangeshootingpark.com

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Thank you for the information. It's a ways from me but just might be worth the trip.

[Eric76]

Buffalo in Ottawa is a cool place, a lil pricey but they have everything. Id call ahead I think they have winter hours or may even close for the season,I dont remember which... Have fun

[Bear]

What I really like about Buffalo is the plinking pit. Ive seen some killer hardware out there.. Barrett 50cals, 50cal Beowulf, fully auto stuff.. After seeing the Beowulf, I plan on picking one up this winter.

[aandabooks]

I would love to see a .50 cal in action. Just to witness the power of that round would be a treat.

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I went shooting with a friend in Cali that had a S&W 500. It was an awesome gun to watch him shoot. I was too chicken to give it a try.

[Taylor]

Aurora Sportsman's Club. Kind of pricey to join (I haven't), but they may have some open range days.

Welcome to the Aurora Sportsmen's Club

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Originally Posted by Taylor

Aurora Sportsman's Club. Kind of pricey to join (I haven't), but they may have some open range days.

Welcome to the Aurora Sportsmen's Club

Thanks for the tip. I did look into them. I didn't see any open range days and they were quite pricey.

[Taylor]

I think that they have one or two open range/recruitment days a year. You have to really keep an ear to the ground to hear about it.

I agree on their prices. That is why I have not signed up. I did do a CMP shoot there once, since they allowed me to bring my own M1.