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Oakdale Gun Club features 25-, 50-, 100-, and for the real optimists, 200-yard pistol ranges. We permit all pistols up to .50 S&W Magnum on our ranges, including all varieties of Thompson Contenders and similar high-powered single-shot pistols.

All our ranges feature covered, weather-protected shooting stations, rock-solid shooting benches, sandbags if you want them, and plenty of room to set up your equipment.

Oakdale Gun Club uses a system similar to a ski-lift ticket. During public hours, each shooter must check in at the Clubhouse and purchase a daily range pass. Once you have a range pass, you may use any open and supervised range on the club grounds. You may even leave the club grounds (say, to get lunch) and return later the same day.

All shooters are required to have hearing and eye protection. If you do not have hearing protection or shooting glasses, foam earplugs and inexpensive shooting glasses are available in the Clubhouse, along with pop, snacks, extra targets, and ammunition in most popular calibers.

Shooters under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult before they can legally touch a handgun, and must show their DNR Firearms Safety Certificates before they can purchase a range pass

A little more information:

Oakdale Gun Club does not permit "hot holstering" or "fast draw" shooting during public hours, except during competitions that require this type of shooting. (For example, during USPSA matches.)

Persons with valid Minnesota Carry permits may carry on club grounds. However, once you are on the firing line, your carry firearm is to be treated the same as any other firearm. That is, it must be unloaded, action open, and on the bench whenever the line is safe.

At this time, the 25-yard range is restricted to rimfire and conventional pistol-caliber firearms only. No rifle-caliber pistols (i.e., Thompson Contenders in 7mm Magnum) are permitted on the 25-yard range. If you want to shoot a rifle-caliber pistol at 25 yards, call ahead to make sure that the Competition Range is open to the public and not reserved for match or training use.

Oakdale Gun Club charges by the shooter, not by the hour, the range used, or by the number of guns. Each shooter must purchase and wear a range pass. A "shooter" is any person who plans to shoot a gun. For example:

• Linda brings out her .357 and plans to spend an hour sighting it in on the 25-yard range. She pays $15 for her range pass.
   
• Paul brings out two pistols and plans to spend the morning on the 100-yard range with his .223 Contender and the afternoon on the 25-yard range with his .22 Rohm. He pays $15 for his range pass.
   
• Larry brings out his friends Moe and Curly and one 9mm pistol, which the three of them plan to take turns using. Larry, Moe, and Curly must pay $15 each for their three range passes.
   
• Andy brings out his son Opie, who has just received his DNR Hunter Safety certificate, and one .22 revolver. Andy is not going to touch a trigger; he's merely there to instruct Opie in safety and marksmanship. Opie pays $15 for his range pass and Andy gets in free.
   
• Reba wants to shoot two rounds of trap and then spend a few hours on the 25-yard range with her .45. She pays $12 for the two rounds of trap plus $15 for the range pass, for a total of $27.
   

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