Dreadful Site at Range

[Skunkhome]

I hadn't been to the range in about 5 months. I have been reloading since about 1966 but had never loaded 9mm para before. I loaded up about thirty rounds with lead bullets and went off to the Range to see if they functioned properly in my 3913. I payed my membership dues for another year but when I turned around to choose a lane to shoot on this is what greeted me.

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Sorry it is out of focus but....
At first I was shocked, then angry. What was a prestine range in November was now a wreck. What had happened in the last 5 months? The sound insulation on the ceiling was all shot up from just in front of the shooting station all the way down the range. The painted concrete floor was bare down the middle as if it had been subjected to heavy foot traffic. Surely this is pure vandalism. There just can't be that many people shooting that badly. Makes me wonder what the range officer is doing when all this is going on. Now I wonder if it is safe to shoot there.

I went ahead and shot but the shadows cast by the lose hanging sound-board is annoying. I was pleased that all my rounds functioned flawlessly but quickly vacated the range when other shooters arrived. .

 

[zzzippper]

Did you ask?

 

[johngalt]

I don't shoot at indoor ranges any more. I have never been to one where the ceiling wasn't all shot up. These days, I prefer private outdoor ranges that require membership, with range officers that aren't shy about ejecting idiots.

 

[A10]

Makes me sick to think people would be so destructive.....

 

[MY15-22]

I would get my money back and find another range. I went to my local outdoor range today to shoot my Glendfield 20 and my M&P 15-22 and had a great time at a great range. I am a member of this range.

Our local indoor range is starting to look like the range in your pic. Here you pay by the hour.

 

[Llando88]

New to shooting...but...how, in the heck, do you hit the ceiling at 3 yards?

 

[kamloops67]

At our club if you miss your target area and take a paint chip out of the shield/backboard you get to stay late and climb a ladder with a spray can
What happens at your club is wrong, get yourself on the board of directors or become a rso yourself. C'mon all the cool kids are doin' it.

 

[rwsmith]

Doesn't surprise me

This doesn't surprise me because people are selfish pigs. It would surprise me more if it WEREN'T torn up.

 

[hangnoose]

IS IT SAFE TO SHOOT THERE?

You ARE joking right? If there was an RO on duty he must have been blind/drunk/ or both. I'm not a fan of these private indoor ranges, open 24/7 often with NO SUPERVISION, that a bunch of jack wagons can go to after the bars close. It looks like a prime example of one.

 

[P&R Fan]

I was planning to go into Law Enforcement when I was 19 back in the mid '80s. Took Police Science at a local Tech school. They had an indoor range for the firearms course. We shot 4" M10 S&W revolvers with powder-puff wadcutters. A few of the lanes were not to be used. Apparently bullets had bounced back on the shooters.
I took my CCW course there, and warned the instructors about it. They were shocked.
Jim

 

[forindooruseonly]

That's unfortunate. Happens way too often. I know of a local range that closed because the guy got sick of replacing target stands, sound boards, lights, paint and everything else that got shot up.

The sad thing is, most of what he dealt with wasn't intentional, the people shooting were just that bad at shooting. Factor in hardly anyone cares about fundamentals anymore, and you get fools trying to draw and double and triple tap who can't even hit the target in the first place. If I had a dollar for every time I've seen a wannabe operator put a hole where it didn't belong, I'd have a lot more guns than I do now.

Another problem I notice is that a lot of people shoot at targets so close that they don't notice where their bullets have to be going. I've seen tall fellas shoot up the floor down range. I've seen short fellas shoot the ceiling. If someone has to point their gun down or up at a target, their bullets aren't going in the trap. And the closer the target, the more pronounced the effect.

Mostly, I am thankful everyday I have my own range... Saves me a lot of frustration. Honestly, if I dealt with the people who did that every time I wanted to shoot, I would probably give up the hobby out of despair.

 

[rwsmith]

Somebody should be along.....

I can't remember the poster, but they posted pictures of the outside range walls with bullet holes in them.

 

[joeintexas]

Run...don't walk and never look back! That's criminal, whether intentional or not, no way would I consider shooting around folks that shoot like that. I've grown to like all 7 of my fingers!

 

[islamoradamark]

if i saw that i would turn right around and ask for my money back and go someplace else where the owner take care of his stuff thats a joke

 

[labworm]

Looks like a range in Bubbaville, USA

 

[Damn Yankee]

There is a beautiful gun range here on the coast that you can shoot all weapons up to fifty cal. It is open from daylight to dusk 365 days a year.
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All the different ranges are cement walks and covered and kept very clean. The road is paved right up to the place that you want to shoot from. This is the notice on their website posted this week after bullets were found on the property behind the range.

ATTENTION:
RANGE 3 WILL BE OPEN STARTING AT 8AM SUNDAY MORNING APRIL 27TH.

THE RANGE WEEKLY SCHEDULE IS AS FOLLOWS:
MONDAY THRU FRIDAY CLOSED

SATURDAY AND SUNDAY OPEN FROM 8AM UNTIL 6PM

THE RANGE WILL BE SUPERVISED BY AN RSO AT ALL TIMES.

What a shame having to close the rifle ranges five days a week for someones stupid and careless behavior.

It seems shooters are their own worst enemy.


guns, Coast Rifle and Pistol Club BILOXI, MS Home

 

[mickeyblueyes]

If the ceiling and floor were that bad what was the air quality like? Thats a major health factor. Is there adequate ventilation?

 

[Qball]

Look's like some one couldn't hit the target, and throw a handgrenade instead

 

[CAJUNLAWYER]

There is a beautiful gun range here on the coast that you can shoot all weapons up to fifty cal. It is open from daylight to dusk 365 days a year.
.
All the different ranges are cement walks and covered and kept very clean. The road is paved right up to the place that you want to shoot from. This is the notice on their website posted this week after bullets were found on the property behind the range.

ATTENTION:
RANGE 3 WILL BE OPEN STARTING AT 8AM SUNDAY MORNING APRIL 27TH.

THE RANGE WEEKLY SCHEDULE IS AS FOLLOWS:
MONDAY THRU FRIDAY CLOSED

SATURDAY AND SUNDAY OPEN FROM 8AM UNTIL 6PM

THE RANGE WILL BE SUPERVISED BY AN RSO AT ALL TIMES.

What a shame having to close the rifle ranges five days a week for someones stupid and careless behavior.

It seems shooters are their own worst enemy.


guns, Coast Rifle and Pistol Club BILOXI, MS Home

Just checked the link. NICE range!!

 

[SJshooter]

Every time I go to the range, I take note of the ceiling, which is usually pockmarked with dozens, if not hundreds or rounds, many of them dangerously close to where you stand.