Range report - of the Range
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A coworker and myself wen there today over lunch. I called before hand to verify that they are open with lanes available, and to see what we are allowed to shoot. They said up to 30-06 was o.k.
We get there, sign in, and all the normal pleasentries / range rules / etc. They ask what we're shooting, I tell them 9mm, 45, and .223. They then procede to tell me that they only allow thier rifle ammo on the range. I was a little miffed that the guy on the phone never told me that. But what the hell, so I ask what a box of .223 runs - $9.99 for a box of remington 55gr...barf... fine. I decided to buy one box as the guy with me wanted to shoot my carbine. $18 / hrfor non members, $6.00 / hr for members, [$199 a year] $0.75 a target $6.00 for each target holder you punch a bullet hole through, and they don't charge you for eye and ear protection to borrow. The range is nice, as it should be, being new and all. They have a small variety of stuff to rent, pleanty of ammo to buy etc,. Overall, the range is nice. I'll go back, as shooting over lunch is alot easier than going after work, weekends etc.
The store front had a good selection of items, at nicely inflated prices. I guess you have to fund it it somehow. I did ask if the could order a .22 upper for me, to get a feel of their pricing / haggling etc. I was asked "why I would want to do that? You can get a smith mp15-22 for the same price.....CMMG is junk....blah blah blah, doesn't matter if its dedicated, it will foul up your lower... blah blah blah..the dedicated ones are more accurate..." I didn't even feel like arguing. Needless to say, that discussion made up my mind, I won't buy a gun from them.