Long Range at Eskdalemuir 2 Miles!

[furrybean]

1 minute ago, Ronin said:

Marc, 

 

do you have any reactive targets 

 

....swingers, etc.....

Do you go for the husband or wife...

[Ronin]

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[meles meles]

We've just returned from a foray to Eskdalemuir and thought we'd give you the benefit of our opinion on the trip and the range.

We drove up the previous evening from God's Own County and stayed overnight in Langolm. The Eskdale Hotel provides excellent accommodation, food and beer at very good prices. They don't bat an eyelid when they see bags of sporting equipment being unloaded and secured in their rooms either. In fact they'll happily hold the door open for you as you try and manoeuvre long items through the hallway, past the library and up the staircase. (There is no lift)

The range itself is about a half hour drive from the hotel through some very scenic countryside. We understand that not everyone sees naked girls frolicking in the river en route but it is worth keeping your eye out for just in case. The range is up a bumpy track so those of you with low slung sportscars on inch thin tyres might struggle a little over the last thousand yards but you could consider that to be getting you acclimatised to what is to follow. Marc and the range staff are very welcoming, explaining the rules very clearly and providing an excellent RCO / spotting service for shooters. At the firing complex there is a very comfy room to relax in complete with kettle and comfy chairs. That, and the log burner, might be very much appreciated for those of you bald monkeys venturing there without fur coats in winter.

Beyond this is the covered firing point replete with sturdy wooden benches. Out front of that is a level area where, weather permitting, the aforesaid sturdy wooden benches can be positioned for those who like to shoot from a table, or mats deployed for those who prefer prone firing.  Beginning at 100m and stretching out to 1,000 m are steel gongs at 100m intervals. Beyond that are targets at a mile and then at a few intervals out to 2,000m and then a few more out almost to the horizon. We may recall incorrectly, but we think Marc said the current farthest target is just over 3,000 m.

We shot from around 10:00 until almost 17:00 in some glorious weather - apparently that was a special order for us and not guaranteed to all. Advice and suggestions were very forthcoming as we struggled at times with judging the wind tumbling down the neighbouring valleys and having a good scrap with itself right where the 1 mile target is positioned. Did we say Marc is a proper tricksy ooman who likes to set a good challenge ? 

In summary, an excellent range, a mix of easy and challenging targets, awesome potential and very friendly hosts !