Fort Polk?

[Pops 1]

What days of the week is the Fort Polk range open to the public?

 

[Aztec68]

SUMMER HOURS*

Monday, Wednesday, Friday:
11:00 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.

Saturday, Sunday, and Holidays:
10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Closed Tuesday and Thursday

Link to their Website: http://fortpolkmwr.com/fort_polk_shooting_complex

 

[Hitman]

When you plan on going?

 

[cheese]

I'm going to visit family in Leesville on the 4th of July weekend. Do you think it'll be open on July 5th?

 

[Storm52]

Since the 5th is a Tuesday, I'd say no.

 

[Pops 1]

Hitman I am open for any day.

 

[cheese]

Since the 5th is a Tuesday, I'd say no.

:facepalm:

 

[Hitman]

Hitman I am open for any day.

Well I work on Polk, and we used to go the first Wednesday of every month during our Lunch Break.
Usually from around 1130 to 1300.

After hours and weekends I'm a busy man with extracurricular activities up to my eye balls!

Let me know and I might can adjust some time. Going to be hard though with the wife having one in the oven ready to come out any day now

 

[Pops 1]

Will do..

 

[glimmerman]

Hitman I am open for any day.

Thanks Pops! Some of us have to still work!!!

 

[Bob]

Shoot at Ft Polk

Hey guys I work on Polk and live in Vernon parish, count me in.

Bob

 

[GatorCATM]

Let me know when when yall go, I may be able to take an extended lunch or incorporate some team building on the range.

 

[dustyk70]

Yeah, Line up a date and time and I will try to be there. I get home on the 21st. and I will be home for about 25 days.

 

[charlie12]

I used to shoot at Ft.Polk. But I had to run to the range in all my gear. But at least I didn't have to pay for the ammo.

 

[dustyk70]

Question. I do not know where the range is on Ft. Polk and the location may not be a problem, but if I am not military and I want to shoot... How do you get wepons onto the base?

 

[Hitman]

Question. I do not know where the range is on Ft. Polk and the location may not be a problem, but if I am not military and I want to shoot... How do you get wepons onto the base?

Don't think that's possible now days, not by yourself.
To get on Fort Polk these days, you have to have a Military ID of some sort. Gov, Contractor, or Active Duty/Retired.

You have to have one of these to get a day pass or base sticker.

However, if your with a SPONSOR as in anyone with the above credentials, your good to go. So if you link up with someone to pick you up outside the gates your all good.

As far as firearms on base it's a NON issue for Civilians. Civilians simply have to have them unloaded and separate upon entering the installation. As in Firearms behind the seat or in their case and ammo in the front on the passenger floorboard. Just an example.

Civilian Guards are no longer guarding the gates on Ft. Polk since the loom of the Gov. Shutdown/Cutback last week.

What does this mean? Well the Soldiers aren't as LEARNED on the Rules and Regs for Civilians on base. Just for giggles I asked one of them a while back about how to transport my firearm on base to shoot at the Range. She promptly said, "Sir you cannot bring guns on base!" I said, are you aware there is a PUBLIC RANGE on base for CIVILIANS to shoot at? "Oh, Really" she said. I said "yes" and if you look to your right 5 ft in front your face it TELLS ME how to bring them on base on that 6' by 6' sign. She turns and looks at it then looks at me and says, "I guess your right". Headsmack again.

I can provide the regs that show that civilians are allowed to bring guns on base for the purpose of shooting at the range etc. if you want that is.

 

[dustyk70]

I'll have to check it out when I get home on the 21st, Thanks

 

[dustyk70]

Well, I went on Ft. Polk today to get my daughter that stayed at a friends house last night, It wasn't as much of a pain to get on as I had anticipated. I told the guard that I had my pistol and I had taken the mag out of it and put the mag in my console, He told me that I had to put the gun in the glove box and the mag under the back seat of the truck (so as not to be easily acessible). He also informed me that if I did this I didn't even have to tell them about it as I would be legal. So not painful at all. So I will be going to the shooting range soon. Thanks for all the info. Just thought I should share this for anyone that may be wanting to go to the range, but like me wasn't sure if we could get on base.