The Ben Avery Shooting Facility began as an effort on the parts of Ben Avery, Glenn C. Taylor and Jim Beaman, prominent outdoors activists in Arizona in the 1950's, to provide a public shooting facility in the interest of safety.
The Facility is located at:
4044 W. Black Canyon Boulevard
Phoenix, Arizona 85086-7043
Telephone: 623-582-8313
Fax: 623-582-5317
Hours of Operation
The main range is open to the public:
Summer: (May 1 - September 1)
Tuesdays: 5-9:30 pm
Wednesdays: 7am - 1pm and 5-9:30pm (closed 1-5pm)
Thursdays: 7am - 1pm and 5-9:30pm (closed 1-5pm)
Fridays: 7am - 1pm
Saturdays 7am - 1pm and 5-9:30pm (closed 1-5pm)
Sundays 7 am - 1 pm
Winter: (September 2 - April 30)
Wednesday - Sunday 7:00 am - until 20 minutes before Sunset
Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, & Christmas Day
If weather appears unstable, please call ahead, the range will be closed in case of high wind.
Range Fees
All day shooting for Adults $5.00
Youth (under 18) FREE
The shooting Range's Website can be found here
In a letter to the Maricopa County government, Avery summed up the trio's concerns that the desert around the city had become a "battleground" with recreational shooters and it was a concern for public safety.
Upon selection of the current site, Avery helped finance the initial construction with a $5,000 personal loan and $3,000 in local contributions. Construction began in late 1959, and the facility was completed and operations transferred to Maricopa County in 1960.
The National Rifle Association selected the facility as the 1970 host of the ISSF World Shooting Championships, bringing worldwide recognition to the region as well as the facility. Phoenix became only the second US city to host the international competition, and was the third and thus far last time it has been hosted in the US.
Facilities and Events
From its beginnings as primarily a rifle range, the range has expanded to include a number of facilities catering to various outdoors activities. These facilities include:
54 point main covered range, and specialty ranges
5 field archery ranges
An International Archery Federation range
99 site campground
The Clay Target Center
The range also hosts a number of gun safety education courses run by the NRA and hunter safety education courses run by the AZGFD. A number of other specialty courses as well as competitive events are held at the range during the year.
The Clay Target Center is a specialty facility located within the overall Ben Avery complex, catering to clay target shooting. Originally constructed as a part of the Black Canyon Shooting Range in 1964, the facilities were leased by a private company in 1996 and heavily remodeled.
The center hosts the all traditional clay target shooting games, including skeet and trap shooting as well as newer games including sporting clays. A number of competitions are held in the facility, and special youth shooter programs are available.
The Facility is located at:
4044 W. Black Canyon Boulevard
Phoenix, Arizona 85086-7043
Telephone: 623-582-8313
Fax: 623-582-5317
Hours of Operation
The main range is open to the public:
Summer: (May 1 - September 1)
Tuesdays: 5-9:30 pm
Wednesdays: 7am - 1pm and 5-9:30pm (closed 1-5pm)
Thursdays: 7am - 1pm and 5-9:30pm (closed 1-5pm)
Fridays: 7am - 1pm
Saturdays 7am - 1pm and 5-9:30pm (closed 1-5pm)
Sundays 7 am - 1 pm
Winter: (September 2 - April 30)
Wednesday - Sunday 7:00 am - until 20 minutes before Sunset
Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, & Christmas Day
If weather appears unstable, please call ahead, the range will be closed in case of high wind.
Range Fees
All day shooting for Adults $5.00
Youth (under 18) FREE
The shooting Range's Website can be found here
In a letter to the Maricopa County government, Avery summed up the trio's concerns that the desert around the city had become a "battleground" with recreational shooters and it was a concern for public safety.
Upon selection of the current site, Avery helped finance the initial construction with a $5,000 personal loan and $3,000 in local contributions. Construction began in late 1959, and the facility was completed and operations transferred to Maricopa County in 1960.
The National Rifle Association selected the facility as the 1970 host of the ISSF World Shooting Championships, bringing worldwide recognition to the region as well as the facility. Phoenix became only the second US city to host the international competition, and was the third and thus far last time it has been hosted in the US.
Facilities and Events
From its beginnings as primarily a rifle range, the range has expanded to include a number of facilities catering to various outdoors activities. These facilities include:
54 point main covered range, and specialty ranges
5 field archery ranges
An International Archery Federation range
99 site campground
The Clay Target Center
The range also hosts a number of gun safety education courses run by the NRA and hunter safety education courses run by the AZGFD. A number of other specialty courses as well as competitive events are held at the range during the year.
The Clay Target Center is a specialty facility located within the overall Ben Avery complex, catering to clay target shooting. Originally constructed as a part of the Black Canyon Shooting Range in 1964, the facilities were leased by a private company in 1996 and heavily remodeled.
The center hosts the all traditional clay target shooting games, including skeet and trap shooting as well as newer games including sporting clays. A number of competitions are held in the facility, and special youth shooter programs are available.
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The Ben Avery Shooting Facility is a public outdoor shooting range located in northern Phoenix and at 1650 acres it is the largest public operated shooting facility in the United States. Operated by the Arizona Game and Fish Department and is named for Ben Avery, a local outdoors activist.
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