I can say there are thousands of deer flies at the Rum River State Forest but I was still able to stick around for a couple hours. I checked out both ranges; the east range right off the paved road has one good gravel pile for a backstop and one real tiny not safe backstop. The west range down a cou...

West Brach is pretty rough. It's an old gravel pit with little (no) amenities or niceties. Wild Marsh is a very nice multi discipline range. Very professional, and I have always had good experiences there. Isanti County Sportsmans Club in Cambridge is my home club. The latest Google Sat pics of Wes...

JJ wrote:
It's a State Forest, not a State Park. No permit required.

And shooting at a club is 1000% more fun. I highly recommend it.

Have you been to West Branch Gun Club or Wild March Sporting Clays?

Mike

Reviving an old thread

Has anyone recently gone to that Rum River State Forest for target shooting? Does it require a permit to get in?

Thanks,
Mike

I used Simple Green aka Fleet Farm Jungle Jake on a old .22 Iver Johnson I bought a couple weeks ago. It cleaned everything perfect. I believe I mixed it at 1 part cleaner to 3 parts water. It's the same mix ratio I use to degrease under the hood on the cars & trucks. This is the second time I h...

Back in the early '70's my dad was an officer in a west metro suburb and carried a S&W Model 10 38 special.

Mike