Capt Steve
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Since moving up to Payson from Tucson a couple of months ago I have been planning to check out the Jm Jones Shooting Range located just a couple of miles south of Payson. It is right off of AZ 87 {The Beeline Highway} down a mile and half of dirt road. Went out during the week and was told to come back on a Saturday morning as the range will not only be open but there would be plenty of RSO's two get me signed up and dialed in.
Rolled in this morning at 0845 and was the only shooter there. The RSO explained that if I paid my $50 today it would be good until the end of the year but... if I came back next Saturday that same $50 would get me in for the rest of 2020 and all of 2021. Well that was a no-brainer and for $5 I got to shoot this morning as well. Next week I will get my gate pass and then can use the range for free 365 days a year.
The facilities are awesome, nicest facility I've ever seen. Spent about an hour and half running through few hundred rounds in 4 of my carry pistols; the S&W 9 Compact, my 649 SS Snubbie 357, the new Beretta Tomcat 32 auto and my Bersa thunder .380. It had been a while since I shot the other three and the Beretta is brand new. I quickly found that it shoots high and a little left and the sights are not adjustable but, it was very predictable and consistent so a little compensation led to some tighter groups on the last target. Actually the Bersa does this to a lesser degree but the 9 and the 649 are dead nuts on so all in all was a good time.
Next week I will bring the Dan Wesson 6" 44 mag and my Ruger 357 for some serious cannon fun. It will be nice to just jump in the truck or climb into my Rzr and be at the range in ten minutes anytime I feel like shooting. I had heard nothing but good things about this facility and was not disappointed. I can't post pics here but Google it, I'm sure you will be as impressed as I was and if you are ever in the area it is open to the public on Saturdays and definitely worth your time.
Rolled in this morning at 0845 and was the only shooter there. The RSO explained that if I paid my $50 today it would be good until the end of the year but... if I came back next Saturday that same $50 would get me in for the rest of 2020 and all of 2021. Well that was a no-brainer and for $5 I got to shoot this morning as well. Next week I will get my gate pass and then can use the range for free 365 days a year.
The facilities are awesome, nicest facility I've ever seen. Spent about an hour and half running through few hundred rounds in 4 of my carry pistols; the S&W 9 Compact, my 649 SS Snubbie 357, the new Beretta Tomcat 32 auto and my Bersa thunder .380. It had been a while since I shot the other three and the Beretta is brand new. I quickly found that it shoots high and a little left and the sights are not adjustable but, it was very predictable and consistent so a little compensation led to some tighter groups on the last target. Actually the Bersa does this to a lesser degree but the 9 and the 649 are dead nuts on so all in all was a good time.
Next week I will bring the Dan Wesson 6" 44 mag and my Ruger 357 for some serious cannon fun. It will be nice to just jump in the truck or climb into my Rzr and be at the range in ten minutes anytime I feel like shooting. I had heard nothing but good things about this facility and was not disappointed. I can't post pics here but Google it, I'm sure you will be as impressed as I was and if you are ever in the area it is open to the public on Saturdays and definitely worth your time.
