Clybel WMA Shooting Range — Local services in Covington

Went for the first time and had a great day!

Good place for somewhat experienced shooters. All the RSO's were kind with helping me get my bearings since I have never been here, nor have I used a range quite like this one. With the help of an RSO telling me how the system works, I had my freshly built 300blk sighted in, in less than 5min. All of the 100yd lanes were taken so we went to the steel range to shoot cardboard on the far end of that range.

My group had a great time since we all had our bearings and I figure the RSO's trusted me enough with my group to leave us be. I was able to run cardboard with the 2 rifles I had, and a lane with pistols shooting steel, so the 4 of us could at least shoot in pairs (therefore being able to leave sooner since we have about 500rds to burn).

My wife has a hard time with rifles and had never shot seated before; so it took her a minute (about 20rds) on the 50yd section of the rifle line to get comfortable with everything.

That's where the one flaw is: This place really isn't for plinking/beginners, but meant for those who need to keep their skills and sights sharp.

We were there to practice and test out a fresh build, so the pistol range was where we stayed after sighting in my fresh build. The wife and my two friends had a great time getting in (practical) practice on the steel lane with the two pistols we brought. We pretty much removed the cardboard target from the posts with the rifles by the time we left (you can not replace the target yourself btw).

I wish there was another option here for rifles at 25-50yds. I have an old SKS with a jammed sight so you have to manually account for it (can't shoot it on the rifle line because of the high-tech systems) which is why I didn't go back to the 100yd range (and ran out of 300).

Definitely will come back now that I have a better idea on how this range operates and what I should bring...

Kind of a miserable experience. Came with a group and it seems the range rules are range officer specific.

Pistol Range, Took @ss chewing up and down the line based on who was over your shoulder, and we were going back and forth trying to follow one guy's orders to be threatened to be ejected by another guy.

The only real absolute rule is never argue with the range officer, even if they're giving conflicting rules.

On the pistol side I was told to open the cylinder on a 1851 Navy Colt or I'd have to leave if I couldn't follow instructions. At first I thought he was joking, then I realized he had no idea a black powder revolver doesn't "open."

I was also told I was shooting my Single Action Revolver to fast, I was hitting the steel target but slightly faster the one round a second so I just went to the rifle side.

Rifle Range, Then on the rifle side the target system is brittle, so we had planned to let different people shoot different guns for the first time.

That quickly became a no go when the equipment became at risk.

Also, no standing while shooting.

To be fair, the Range Officers on this side were very nice and fair. Even helpful!

Unfortunately the equipment just cost to much and is to brittle.

They were still over our shoulders but less of I'm in command kind of way, and more "this fragile system is very expensive."

The Range itself I guess if you come by yourself with a weapon you don't really need practice with, and hopefully it's one range officer that day it'll be OK.

Unfortunately our group made up of mostly cops, military, fugitive recovery agents, security, and a couple in experienced friends had a pretty miserable time.

By the mid way through I ready to just leave.

Shame, before the expensive renovations I heard it was a great range but I doubt I'm...

I've been to the Clybel range a few times since the remodel. Pistol setup with steel plates is fun to shoot. Plates are color coded to avoid interfering with other shooters, but colors don't align well with the shooting bays, so I felt like I was shooting across lanes at times to stay on my color. There are a couple of lanes dedicated to .22 which also allow rimfire rifles. The rifle range is a real mixed bag. The new electronic rifle targets provide great feedback on shot placement. They will automatically calculate group size and if you dig into the menus (look for youtube video instructions) you can adjust the display to provide more information. One major downside is that each lane is set up for a specific distance and there are only a couple of lanes at 25 and 50 yards, so you may end up waiting for a lane to open up. The electronics are also fragile. At least half the range was down most of the time I was there and they kept having to close down the range so that a range officer could go down range and check connections between targets. I felt like I spent half my time sitting on the bench waiting. The last time I was there, the shorter distances were all down and they were instructing shooters to only shoot rifles that were already sighted in on the 100 yard targets to avoid missed shots damaging the equipment. I would have been upset if I had driven out there to sight in a new rifle and been told that I couldn't shoot. The range gets really busy on weekends, so be patient and flexible. I got there right when they opened on a Sunday and basically had the place to myself for 30 minutes, but when I left an hour later, every pistol bay was full with a couple of...