[Discussion] Let's Talk About The Shooting Range

This looks like market research for someone about to start a shooting range, or someone glowing like a fully lit menorah trying to assess the general publics shooting preparedness and ability.

what is the ratio of you visiting an indoor range to an outdoor one?

I more often go to an indoor range, mostly because I’m spending time with an older relative who loves shooting his big revolvers and cowboy guns somewhere comfortable.

Which do you prefer?

I prefer an outdoor range that lets me shoot around VTAC, similar targets, or something like Texas stars. Bullseying paper from standing is foundational but it gets boring.

How often do you go?

About twice a month.

What does your session routine look like? How long are you there? How many rounds are you putting out a session?

If it’s an indoor range with the relative, it’s about an hour and a half of shooting. Focus on pistols. No real drilling beyond DIY made up dot/corner drill where I rotate between four different targets on the paper. Long guns are only zeroed.

Outdoor ranges I like Texas stars.

I like doing drills inspired by the old Kyle Lamb books. He is both a Green Beret and seems like he likes being lazy. A perfect mentor. The cracked out Youtubers are too intense for me.

I used to do competitions held at ranges using their own rules, which were pretty much open class for weapons, some tacticool score dings, and some wild cards like climbing up a ladder and shooting or dragging a weighted dummy from one point to another and shooting. They always mixed it up.

These days I try to do a jog or a little hike before outdoor range days because I’ve got this (misguided) idea that any drill you can’t do while already fatigued isn’t worth doing.

Any pet peeves about the range(s) you go to?

Everyone has more expensive or cool stuff than me.

I prefer outdoor ranges when I have the opportunity but unfortunately geographically indoor ranges are more practical for me. Most indoor ranges will charge by the hr most outdoor ones are members only with long wait-lists.

As for all the other questions it really depends on what I'm trying to do. Once I've e gone just to shoot a five rounds just to test something. I've also done multi-day classes with 1k+ round counts.

My personal pet peeve is just on the general quality available to non club members. If you aren't a club member or taking a class your options are shoot from a booth or the boonies. Not many options to shoot from positions other than a bench or standing.

I own my own range, so this doesn't apply to me as it's outdoors and I shoot whenever I want lol perks of having a bunch of land I guess.

I always go to my nearest outdoor public range. It's unregulated and can be a bit sketchy, but I like that. It's nice to shoot without someone asking if your gear is legal or complaining that you're shooting too fast.

I try to go once a month or so. It's a bit of a drive.

I typically spend an hour or three, depending on how busy it is and the weather.

I mostly shoot steel targets with my 10/22, going out to about 200 yards but mostly around 100. Usually 300-800 rounds.

If someone comes with me I'll bring the shotguns, a Remington 1100 and a Benelli Montefeltro. If I'm alone I don't bother, since I'm not trying to throw my own clays. My shoulder doesn't like shooting more than a box or two of 12 gauge.

I'll usually shoot about 50-100 rounds of 9mm from my P80 and P365. I'm still new to pistols and find them to be really challenging. I'll be picking up a 22/45 soon so I can get more reps in without paying so much for ammo.

Occasionally I'll bring grandpa's guns; a S&W 686, Ruger Blackhawk, NAA mini revolver, Walther model 9, and a Nylon 66.

Pet peeve has to be AR or AK pistols. I get it, they're cool, but I don't want to double up on ear pro to deal with that noise.