Matsell Bridge Shooting Range

Matsell Bridge Shooting Range is an outdoor, covered shooting range for rifle and pistol shooting in Central City, IA. Reviewers describe it as well maintained and clean, and one reviewer lists a 200 yard rifle range alongside a pistol range.

The setup draws specific praise from one visitor who came back after time away: overhead and side beams meant to keep errant shots in the range, nice cover, and "well-made concrete shooting positions with movable benches." The same visitor likes that separate pistol and rifle ranges reduce stoppage for setting up targets, and notes that parking is pretty close to the ranges, that toilets are available, and that recyclable cardboard disposal and trash are centrally located. Another reviewer says the concrete shooting benches make sighting in rifles accurate and stable.

Reviewers are candid about the trade-offs. One reviewer finds that the canopy design creates enormous percussions, even with dual layers of hearing protection, when 8 people are shooting unsuppressed rifle rounds in close quarters, and another says the range gets busy and loud at times. An earlier reviewer reported that people shooting the posts, roofs and beams had destroyed many of the safety features and hoped repairs would be made. A first-time visitor, on the other hand, found everyone polite and practicing safety when going out to set and reset targets, and mentions a nice scenic drive in and out.

For rifle and pistol shooters, Matsell Bridge Shooting Range pairs a 200 yard rifle range and a separate pistol range with covered concrete shooting positions, in Central City, Iowa.