Ouachita Parish Rifle Range

Ouachita Parish Rifle Range is a rifle range in West Monroe, LA, where reviewers describe shooting pistol, rifle, shotgun and archery. One reviewer calls it a "professionally laid out fully functional pistol, rifle, shotgun, and archery facility," and reviewers say sheriff's deputies staff and run the range.

On the pistol side, reviewers describe steel targets set up for pistols and rimfire. One reviewer lists pistol targets out to 50 yards, with most set-ups at 25 yards or less, the closest at 7 yards, and paper targets that can be placed at 10, 15 and 25 yards. For rifles, the same reviewer describes target placements from 25 yards out to 200 yards, golf cart rides for those shooting out to 200 yards, and shooting tables with sandbags and left and right hand seating. Another reviewer says there are action plates, with stationary plates at one station that emulate a Steel Challenge match, and a third says the range hosted a steel challenge.

Shotgun shooting comes up too. One reviewer says 5 stand is fun, another mentions a shotgun trap shooting spot, and another notes skeet and an archery range on site. One reviewer attends GSSF matches there. Reviewers mention covered shooting areas. One notes fans placed around for hot days, another says there are restrooms, and a third says brass is kept cleaned up.

Range officers come up often. Several reviewers describe them as friendly and helpful, and one says the range takes safety seriously. For rifle and pistol shooting in West Monroe, Louisiana, one reviewer lists distances from 7 yards on the pistol side to 200 yards on the rifle side.