Austin Rifle Club

The ARC calls itself a working man’s rifle club, I agree. This is a safe place to bring your family and shoot your rifles and pistols at some very nice ranges. Membership is required to shoot with reasonable dues. You can check out the range on days that there are matches scheduled. Members are friendly. There are sun shades at all the ranges and toilets. Bring water, sun screen, ammo and your own targets. Check the weather if thunderstorms are in the Manor TX forecast. The creek that runs through the facility is subject to flash floods.

A wonderful place to shoot!

Austin Rifle Club is a terrific resource for people interested in fun, safe shooting. It is far more economical than the other pistol and rifle ranges in the close-​to-​Austin region. Lonestar in Lockhart is about the same price.
Where ARC also excels is in the programming. There are scads of classes and competitions held on a monthly basis that you will not find at any other range in the 512 area code.
The quality of the ranges are top-​notch and national shooting organizations have chosen ARC as a host for regional competitions because of the quality of the facility.
If you’re a casual shooter, I’d recommend Lonestar in Lockhart. If you want to shoot more than 10 times per year, you might consider a membership at Austin Rifle Club.

Victor is 100% correct in his assessment. Joining is a hassle. You have to prove familiarity with weapons, you have to be safe enough that you can shoot at a range with out a safety officer present. As a joining member, its a pain in the butt. You spend a lot of time hearing the same lessons you have been told over and over and over again. But, for every person that it sounds like a broken record, there is a new person to shooting who needs to hear all these things. You cannot trust people to read things on a web site, so it is kind of important to make people sit through a lesson. As a member now, I can tell you that I am more than satisfied that everyone I see at the range has had to endure the same procedure. And, once you are a member, you really don’t have to go through this again.
OK, on to my post-​criticism review.
It’s a really nice place. I live on the East side of Austin, so this is infinitely closer to me than Best of the West. It’s about equidistant to red’s north, but I have never gone there and not had a line to wait in. At ARC, I am pulling up, setting up my target and shooting within 10 minutes of arriving almost every time. I have badge access to the property, since there is no front desk or range officers on site. Once your probationary (6 mos) membership is up, you can bring guests to the range as well, but in these situations, you best be acting as your friends’ range officer. A mistake from them can risk your membership standing.
I have only shot in the action bay once for a CHL class, but intend on trying IPSC or IDPA at some point. I’ve shot in almost all of the other ranges. All provide decent shade in the summer, but it’s still hot hot hot in the peak months. One tip, if it rains HARD in pflugerville, the range will be soaked and/​or flooded out. This happens about 2x a year, and usually isn’t a big deal, but something to be wary of so you don’t plan a range day and get there to see this:
The only things so far that are annoying is that you need to bring your own target uprights and cardboard. Frequently cardboard can be found onsite, but I’ve learned to always bring some as they aren’t always found there. The uprights are no big deal, just some 1×1’s from Home Depot, but they didn’t fit in a hatchback, so I halved them and made them fit in the trunk. Requires some assembly on setup and break down. Also, picking up your brass is required, but looking around you will notice it’s not a law obeyed by all there. Range Clean up days help some, but there are some places where the ground is made up of spent casings. I try to do my best to pick up what I used and some more if I have time.

Are you looking for range with friendly people, no waiting, lots of events and activities, and opportunities to learn to be a safe and proficient marksman? Then the Austin Rifle club is for you!
Now of course, one does not simply walk into Mordor and the same goes for the ARC. Prospective members go through a background check (CHL holders are exempt), safety evaluation, and probationary period. After that, you are free to come as many times as you want. there’s plenty of pistol bays and rifle ranges to shoot from. Rifle ranges go out as far as 200 yards. ARC is a place I regularly visit and hope to become more involved with in the future.
membership for an individual is $ 100 to join + $ 100/​year. Families are $ 150/​year.