Was in Charles City Missouri last weekend. My son’s college team had a weekend shoot with 11 other schools prepping for their acui championships in a few weeks. Sunday we traveled to Brighton Illinois for their sporting clays event at a placed called Nilo Farms. I must say it was the nicest sporting clay range I’ve been to. Everything kept up nice, great targets and backgrounds. Check it out if in the area!
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Was in Charles City Missouri last weekend. My son’s college team had a weekend shoot with 11 other schools prepping for their acui championships in a few weeks. Sunday we traveled to Brighton Illinois for their sporting clays event at a placed called Nilo Farms. I must say it was the nicest sporting clay range I’ve been to. Everything kept up nice, great targets and backgrounds. Check it out if in the area!
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Shot there twice last year and it is nice. I plan on going back for sure this year as I can be there in 45 minutes. One of the few benefits of living in Illinois and there are very few.
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Haven’t shot there for several years now, I also used to shoot in the Kid’s & Clays events there. For years the facility was only used for private events. Glad to see that they have opened it up to the public. I did not get a chance to get over there last year to shoot but hope to this year. Very nice facility.
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Ok, i'll ask, what is Olin or what does that have to do with the name?
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Winchester-Olin - like the ammunition manufacturer... Olin is the parent company
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Olin Corporation
Olin Corporation is a global manufacturer and distributor of chemical products and a leading U.S. manufacturer of ammunition. Our worldwide commitment to continuous innovation, superior safety and exceptional service ensures customer success throughout the chemical value chain and beyond.
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History | NILO Farms
John M. Olin took acres of farmland joined by timber and turned it into a wildlife oasis. He created an ideal place to raise and train the best Labradors that ever flushed a pheasant or retrieved a duck. He called it NILO, which consists of more than 600 acres dedicated to unsurpassed hunting...
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A John of All Trades: Winchester's John Olin - Sporting Classics Daily
They have a open house every year and if you go you'll see some of the best retrievers you can imagine. They hold canned hunts for ducks and upland game for corporate events. Beautiful place and really good sporting set up and skeet. I used to run to sporting shoots with some of the trainers years ago. I guess it was kind of John Olins country club.
Winchester. Olin is there plant in Alton Illinois
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The other nice part about shooting at NILO is that four boxes of AA’s shells are included in the price of the round. Love shooting there. I go every opportunity I get.
They’ve had a tournament the last several years called the NILO Open. Typically 30-40k in prizes. Some for high score, some randomly drawn. My son won 6 cases of AA’s at the shoot.
They’ve had a tournament the last several years called the NILO Open. Typically 30-40k in prizes. Some for high score, some randomly drawn. My son won 6 cases of AA’s at the shoot.
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