Shelby County Sheriff's Range

Sidney, OH

Address: 500 Gearhart Road, Sidney, OH

When/Where/Type/Notes:

Both Centerfire and 22 Rimfire allowed at this range

Effective August 1st, 2021, The Smith & Wesson M&P 15-22 rifle can again now be used at Project Appleseed clinics. Check details on our How to Prepare page: https://appleseedinfo.org/how-to-prepare/

Please Read: How to Prepare for an Event

Safety Notice:

Rifles must be cased and left in vehicle until after the Safety Briefing. Do Not bring your firearms out until instructed to bring them to the firing line. No loaded firearms on the range unless on the firing line and load command has been given. Eye and ear protection required. No illegal firearms are allowed. Some ranges are .22 rimfire only. At ranges that allow centerfire no rifle cartridges over 8mm cal are allowed.

Range Fee: $0.

Capacity: 12

Camping Available: No.

Hotels:

There are hotels at exits 90 and 92, about 8 minutes from the range.

Directions:

From I-75, take OH-47 E to S. Ohio Ave, approximately 1.6 miles. Turn right on S. Ohio Ave. Drive 1.3 miles to Gearhart Rd. Turn left on Gearhart Rd. After approximately 0.2 miles, Gearhart Rd. becomes Childrens Home Rd. Continue 0.2 miles to the entrance to the Shelby County Engineers Office, opposite the entrance to the Shelby County Sheriff's Office. Turn left into the Shelby County Engineers Office, then immediately turn right and drive parallel to Childrens Home Rd to the edge of the parking lot. At the end of the paved parking lot, a gravel drive slopes up and to the right toward the range. (You can see the range from the edge of the parking lot.) Parking is in the grass immediately before you get to the range. 

See map to range.

GPS: 40.273438,-84.146611