600 yards
Washoe County Regional Shooting Facility
Hosted by the Palomino Valley Gun Club
June 15, 2024
Shooters who want to find out and experience what long range target shooting is about are invited to attend the Introduction to F Class at the Washoe County Shooting Facility on Pyramid Highway. Bring your equipment and shoot at 600 yards. This is not a match and is for people that have never shot F Class or long range. Rookies only. Please arrive at 7:30 am for registration and safety briefing on the 600 yard line. Spectators welcome. The briefing will cover:
Range Safety
Shooting at 600 Yards
Target Operation in the Pits
Rifle Types and Calibers
Shooter Classification
Electronic Targets
All people attending must bring eye and ear protection. If you plan to shoot, bring the following:
Rifle and ammunition (25-30 rounds)
Spotting scope or binoculars
Something to lay on if shooting prone
Stool, pencil, clipboard
Bipods or other front rest and a rear rest for rifle
Electronic pad or phone with web browser
Shooters will be divided into three groups, one will shoot, one will score and the other pulls a target. All shooters will score, shoot and pull targets. Once shooting is completed at 600 yards a demonstration will be done using electronic targets. Cost is $15 to shoot at 600 yards. The event will last until at least 12:00 pm so bring water and food.
The minimum caliber at 600 yards is .223 Remington with 50 grain bullets. All loads must be supersonic at the pits. No black powder, muzzle loaders, 50 cal., fully automatic weapons or ammunition that would be unsafe shooting at long range are allowed. Any questions on load, calibers and twists can be directed to the contact below. Help will be available to get you on target.
The number of shooters will be limited to 30 people per session and they should sign up prior to the event. We will try to accommodate shooters that show up at the day of event if the session hasn’t filled up on a first come basis. All minors must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. For more information and to sign up for this event please contact Robert Hoppe at:
Email: roberthoppe2431@outlook.com
For directions to the range and see what other events are hosted by the Club, visit our website at www.palominogunclub.org.