The Clark County Shooting Complex, located on the northern outskirts of the

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– North Las Vegas line in

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shooting Shooting is the act or process of discharging a projectile from a ranged weapon (such as a gun, bow, crossbow, slingshot, or blowpipe). Even the acts of launching flame, artillery, darts, harpoons, grenades, rockets, and guided missiles ...

facility in the United States at . At full build out is anticipated that only will be developed with the rest of the site serving as a buffer for the surrounding community. The park is located at the northern end of Decatur Boulevard at a

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in unincorporated Clark County, just north of the City of Las Vegas boundary.

History

Planning for the park started in 1984. The construction started in January 2008. The first phase on is being built at a projected cost of $64 million. The park was dedicated on August 25, 2009, and had a soft opening on December 12, 2009, with limited hours and days of operation. The park fully opened in 2010.

Facilities

Rifle range A shooting range, firing range, gun range or shooting ground is a specialized facility, venue or field designed specifically for firearm usage qualifications, training, practice or competitions. Some shooting ranges are operated by military ...

* Skeet shooting *

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* Archery range *

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Pistol rentals available. Onsite safety education course required before using range. *

Trap shooting Trap shooting, or trapshooting in North America, is one of the three major disciplines of competitive clay pigeon shooting, which is shooting shotguns at clay targets. The other disciplines are skeet shooting and sporting clays. They are disting ...

Shotgun rentals available. *

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(opened Spring 2013) Golf cart and shotgun rentals available.

References

External links

Clark County Shooting Park
2009 establishments in Nevada Buildings and structures in Clark County, Nevada Parks in Nevada Shooting ranges in the United States Tourist attractions in the Las Vegas Valley {{Nevada-struct-stub