i am looking for a good outdoor rifle range withing an hour or two of chicago land area. the one i knew about was shut down to some bull**** claims. if anyone has suggestions please let me know. thank you.

Good luck. That's a very gun unfriendly area to be sure.

bristol, wis

The DNR range just north of Winamac, Indiana. No cost, very well maintained, a 25 yard for handguns, 5 station 50 yard, one station 200 yard and 5 station 100 yard---open every day but Monday--hours are 8am to 7:00 pm all summer---a couple of miles west of highway 35---about a two hour drive from the Chicago area, but well worth the effort---we have several people that drive to this range from out of state--- if this sounds like what you are looking for I'll post exact directions--- John

Forgot to mention, this range is not a controlled range---common courtesy and common sense prevail---

thanks for the info john. sounds like it would be an interesting place. do they have a website? and i would appreciate exact directions.

check out wheretoshoot.org

I'm heading out there this afternoon and will pay attention to what side road it's on and how many miles from the turn off at hwy 35---it's very easy to get to and I'll have exact directions--
from your area, it would be east on I-30 to the Knox turn off, then south on Hwy 35, thru Knox and on south almost to the Tippicanoe state park---I'll post the side road number later today---it's the best range I've ever seen---John

ndr, just didn't get out there today, but it's easy to find---south on hwy 35, almost to the state park, turn rt on 500, probabely three miles or so, just a short ways past the DNR station is a crossroad, gravel, small country graveyard on the left, turn right and the range will be on your right---skeet range first and then the rifle range---see you there---I'm the old guy with silver hair and beard, shooting the fancy Remington----