Today it was simply too loud at the indoor range

[bushmaster1313]

Depends how you read the OPs thread I guess.

Maybe he was just making an observation. I did not read he complained to the range or the shooter.

Correct

quality ear protection are worthy of discussion.

Definately

Finally, I was at the indoor range because it was below freezing and did not feel like shooting outdoors.
At the outdoor range they allow all except .50 BMG

 

[martybee]

One advantage to working the night shift is being able to go to the range at 10:00 AM on a weekday. Usually pretty "quiet" then.

Roger That!
I try to go on Tue. mornings at 10:00. I am usually the only one there. I generally shoot my SD40ve and put in about 60 rds. (No easy chore for this old timer), it shoots well but is very snappy for me! I enjoy it, never the less! I'm thankful I can still shoot!

 

[Protected One]

The indoor range I frequently use was very busy during a recent visit.
The only available lane was #1...right next to the wall. As I came to the lane I noticed that the guy on lane #3 was shooting an AR15, and the older couple in lane #2 shooting her .380 was taken aback by not only the loudness, but the concussive force. I thought, "man...they are going to love it when I open up with this shotgun".
Good thing I wasn't shooting magnum loads that day.

 

[pawngal]

The indoor range I belong to allows all size handguns but no shotguns, only rimfire rifles. I have never considered it to be too loud there. Maybe because it is only 2 1/2 years old and better construction.

 

[TTSH]

Yeah, my old damaged ears can't tolerate the indoor ranges very well anymore... and that's even with the best rated plugs plus muffs that money can buy. My ears are still ringing way louder than normal from a range trip 6 days ago... and that was a relatively quiet range compared to my usual indoor range! I need an outdoor range again desperately!!!

My usual commercial indoor range allows 12-gauge shotguns as well as all magnum rounds and let me tell ya... with one or more of each right next to you on either side it is pure Hell. I have to leave.

My ears are so damaged already that my left ear is essentially dead (except for the screaming tinnitus, of course) and my right ear is getting pretty darn marginal too. Lesson for the young whippersnappers reading: Guard your hearing like it matters or end up like yours truly. Let me tell you, it ain't fun.

 

[JayFramer]

I like the noise. Reminds me I'm still alive inside. Have thought about getting one of those super short AR pistols and adding the most gnarly muzzle brake I can to it. THOSE are loud in an IDR, though not that bad to the shooter.

 

[Backlighting]

No range shooting for me. I'm lucky to have the desert surrounding Las Vegas, where I can shoot...it's peaceful there.

 

[Lee's Landing Billy]

In addition to my range here on The Battery Oaks, my partner and I have a 50 yard indoor range. As far as I know the only one in the state. Acoustic tiles and twice the ventilation the range builders said we needed. No members, not open to the public, just like here. We have .22 benchrest shooters come to test different lots of match ammo but that's it for outside folks. We regularly shoot our 50 B&Ms with no problems from the ajoining golf course.

 

[johngalt]

If I had no option but to shoot inside, I would probably quit.

 

[turbo6]

I much prefer outdoor ranges, in fact I'd probably shoot very rarely if all I had was an indoor range to go to.

Last week I took my wife to get her more comfortable shooting and we were virtually the only ones there. Had we shoot at a busy indoor range I don't think it would have been as positive.

 

[Tom S.]

OK, I'm the guy with the 500. But I've never shot more than 5 rounds during a session, space them out over the course of the hour and offer to let any brave soul who wishes to prove his manhood (or womanhood) try it out if they want.

So yes, it's loud but just like you, I paid my money and I even asked beforehand if the 500 was allowed.

 

[Will Carry]

Us city boys have to shoot indoors. That's the price we pay for living in the city. I always double up on my hearing protection, wearing muffs and inserts. It doesn't double your protection but reduces the noise by another 20% or so.

I grew up in the country where I could shoot in my back yard and hunt all day in the woods and fields. All of that land has been developed in to subdivisions. I didn't leave the country, the country left me.

 

[rwsmith]

Our range is divided....

My indoor range allows any caliber (handgun or rifle) and rents machine guns!!! I have finally convinced them to direct shooters carrying rifle cases to one side of the range and those with pistol cases to the other. That helps a bit.

Ed

We have separate ranges for rifle and pistol. In the pistol range you get things like a .50 Desert Eagle and my .357 (I only shoot a few as to not be a PITA). I sometimes use the rifle range if the pistol range is booked up and I'll take my 9mm carbine along.

Me: pop pop pop pop....

Others: CRACK BANG, BOOM

Me: pop pop pop pop...

 

[TTSH]

Me: pop pop pop pop....

Others: CRACK BANG, BOOM

Me: pop pop pop pop...

Yep. That's me too. Ya know, I'd be happy with just finding a simple .22LR-limited indoor club range somewhere. I believe there used to be one a few towns away for very short money. Too bad I am moving later this year or early next year. Then, my semi-reasonable range options get even worse.

 

[rwsmith]

We live in the county, mostly...

Us city boys have to shoot indoors. That's the price we pay for living in the city. I always double up on my hearing protection, wearing muffs and inserts. It doesn't double your protection but reduces the noise by another 20% or so.

I grew up in the country where I could shoot in my back yard and hunt all day in the woods and fields. All of that land has been developed in to subdivisions. I didn't leave the country, the country left me.

I was in good shape just taking a walk in the woods and shooting but they annexed our subdivision into the cityl In 1982 we moved out into the next rural county. It's now so grown up I have to travel a great distance to shoot.

Some of you may know the Summerville, Goose Creek and Moncks Corner area outside Charleston SC. It has grown and still is growing at an incredible rate. They are putting in corridors and houses, apartments and industry fill them up quickly so they build more.

 

[Watchdog]

Depends how you read the OPs thread I guess.
Maybe he was just making an observation.

If someone cuts their range time in half and leaves because they think it's too noisy, that's more than "just making an observation." That's taking action. If someone has to step back from the firing line and cover their ear protection with their hands, that isn't simply "making an observation."

I did not read he complained to the range or the shooter.

Then perhaps he should have complained to the range officer. Doesn't do one bit of good to complain about it here.
But I'd advise against complaining to another shooter about their gun being "too noisy".

 

[Lee's Landing Billy]

I was in good shape just taking a walk in the woods and shooting but they annexed our subdivision into the cityl In 1982 we moved out into the next rural county. It's now so grown up I have to travel a great distance to shoot.

Some of you may know the Summerville, Goose Creek and Moncks Corner area outside Charleston SC. It has grown and still is growing at an incredible rate. They are putting in corridors and houses, apartments and industry fill them up quickly so they build more.

You are 2 hours away from heaven. The Battery Oaks Range. You could start at 10 and shoot til 10. 12 hours of bliss.

 

[BLACKHAWKNJ]

I went shooting-a 22-at the Shore Shot range in Lakewood, NJ. They recently rebuilt their range, LED lighting, new sound baffling. To my left shooters with a .223, to my right shooters with a .243 and a 30/06. Didn't bother me at all.
Yes, we city boys have to shoot indoors, not much choice.

 

[ContinentalOp]

Several years ago I was shooting at an indoor range and the shooter in the next lane was shooting a really powerful handgun, I'm not sure what it was. Probably .44 Magnum (the most powerful handgun rounds available at the time that I could remember were .454 Casull, .500 Linebaugh, and maybe .50AE, none of which were widely available in my area if I remember correctly). Aside from the sound, I could actually feel the muzzle blast on my side of the baffle. His muzzle blast also caused my target to swing. I did end up leaving early. However, I didn't complain because he wasn't violating any rules. It was his choice to shoot what he wanted and it was my choice to leave.

Nowadays, there are two indoor ranges I use and most of the time I'm able to go first thing weekday mornings when they open so there aren't many, if any, other shooters. One of them either doesn't allow magnums or handguns above a certain caliber (I can't remember because the restriction doesn't apply to me). The other allows rifles but I can't remember the max caliber allowed (I do know they allow 5.56mm/.223); I've never been there when a rifle was being shot.

The only times I've ever shot outdoors were during training classes.

 

[Watchdog]

Us city boys have to shoot indoors. That's the price we pay for living in the city.

That's pretty much true. I have occasional access to an outdoor range at a private club, but 95% of my practice is at indoor ranges.

You shoot at an indoor range, you "pays your money and you takes your chances."

If someone can't deal with large caliber noise, they have basically two choices. Increase hearing protection or find somewhere else to shoot. Maybe find an indoor range that has caliber restrictions. It really doesn't get much simpler than that, unless you just stop shooting altogether.