Potts Slope Shooting Range — Local services in New Castle

It's an old-school outdoor free shooting range so what's not to like? Nothing really, but ya gotta be careful here because there's no range master and you may have yourself in proper shape to shoot, but ya can never tell about others. The trash cans are often overflowing with cardboard and other target/shooting waste. Typically you'll find lots of spent casings all over the shooting platform and that's pretty sad. You'd figure that most shooters would pick up after themselves but some evidently don't. Do a good thing and bring a small broom and dust pan with ya. Leave the place nicer than ya found it. Remember when the range goes hot, yell "HOT!" When it goes cold yell...

Within the Jefferson National Forest, this range is basically gouged out of a shale rich hill and is equipped with sheltered benches and tables with moveable seats to accommodate users on one side or the other, but not both. Self-regulated "cold" times are advised every :30 minutes. Bring your own targets and supports, as the original steel supports have been reduced to stumps. A single pit toilet, trash bin and target receptacle are provided and a Donation box is on-site to help offset the cost of maintenance. Overall a nice place to shoot with friendly,...

It’s a pretty drive on the way out. Went on a beautiful Thursday. Was at the range for 3 hours and only two other folks showed up. They were very friendly. Bring your own target set up as anything that has been set up to affix your target to has been shot down to a nub. Carpenter bees are a little nuisance. The shooting benches are nice and are plentiful, so if there are 5-6 cars in the lot right in front, there should still be...