Top 5 Reasons I Hate Going To The Public Gun Range

[@AbeDehili]

I sold my house in the coty, bought some acreage in a non incorporated area, 20 miles away, and the first thing i built was sn outdoor gun range. Never been happier!

[@pauliverson6621]

Fortunately I have my own range at my farm. I have gained a few new friends that used to have to go to ranges and they couldn’t stand going to them anymore. They now come out to my farm and bring a grill and lots of food and we make an afternoon out of it. The best part is that most of them own many high end firearms that I otherwise would never be able to afford and so we all get to try a wide variety of guns 👍🇺🇸

[@tomwoehle3519]

Awsome

[@anthonyguidas2012]

My local range is nothing like that. They don’t require membership and you can use your own ammunition. It’s a pretty cool place, I really like it.

[@AllAboutSurvival]

That’s why I prefer private land or smaller, well-managed ranges where you can focus on improving your skills.

[@charliez3432]

I'm done with indoor gun ranges, ever since they were having a birthday party at one, with zero supervision... Never again...

[@eaansilcox7778]

I consider myself lucky! In Florida, the Fish and Game Commission operate and maintain several outdoor ranges. Most are well built, well equipped, and clean. Some even have small structures with restrooms. (and a classroom used for state functions) They are open to the public 7 days per week and are free! Basic firearms rules apply (with a few additional minor restrictions) There is a mix of experience on the range however, most regular visitors are not shy about politely correcting unsafe or unwanted behavior. This availability has been a blessing and I wish more states offered locations like these.

[@tbjtbj4786]

Depends on what range and location its at and what demographic shows up to them. A bunch of Draco users shooting " gangster " is not really a place you want to be if safety is a issue

[@willharm6143]

The range I go to here in Arizona, a guy showed up yesterday with reloaded .357 cartridges, who after the event, revealed he bought them online from a private party, in a zip lock bag. The event? The cylinder in his brand new 900.00$ revolver exploded and the bullet went straight up, putting a hole in the tin cover of the outdoor bay. Requiring him to use their ammo might have prevented this. The day before that, a man a couple aisles down began to shout at the shooter directly to his left, because ejected hot brass was going down the back of his shirt, he absolutely lost his temper and started to rant, demanding the range go cold, so he could retrieve his target and leave. You really expect firearm owners to be a bit more calm and intelligent than many prove themselves to be

[@rudyg528]

I have had the same experience with the brass flying in. That's why now I try to get the furthest spot to the left.

[@willharm6143]

@@rudyg528 I wear a wide brimmed boonie and button my shirt up to the collar. But I gotta admit, when it's raining down on the top of your head, it's hard to maintain a cool shooting composure.

[@rudyg528]

@willharm6143 yeah I know.

[@whatanamazingusername7962]

dOnT sHoOt yOuR Own AmMo okay control fre@k.. what a tyr@nt😂

[@whatanamazingusername7962]

ItS uNsAfE tHeReFoRe YoU cAnT dO iT! And life is unsafe. And guns are unsafe. And cars are unsafe. And planes are unsafe. And food is unsafe. Literally everything has its risks. Its up to each person to protect themselves. Tyr@nt fre@k

[@chuckironsight3914]

unfortunately 99 percent of people have access to nothing else

[@geraldscott4302]

I'm pretty sure it's nowhere near 99%. Here in AZ everyone has access to something else. And it is that way in many states. Even in anti gun states like CA, NY, and MA, there is likely some other alternative, though you may have to travel some distance to get to it. I drive almost 50 miles to where I go to shoot, then 50 miles back home. Still 100 times better than going to a gun range.

[@kenodysseys]

i’m with ya and the biggest for me is always watching the booth on each side of me from idiots pointing my direction with slides closed!!

[@gnosticnight]

At a range near me, one half-wit was sending unarmed fire downrange so he could amuse his friends by trying to catch the spent brass. The "range officer" was busy giving private lessons to a pretty girl, so couldn't be bothered.

[@Oldhogleg]

I've had all those experiences as well, but the ones I flatly refuse to go to are the ones that forbid you from collecting your own spent brass for reloading. Of course they camouflage it as a "safety issue", except they load their own ammo with it to sell to customers.

[@dougr5379]

I agree completely on your reasons. Most public ranges near me don't charge membership. However there are so many nitpicky rules. You have to buy and use their targets. Most only call ceasefire every 20-30 mins so if you want to shoot 25 yds to site in then move to 100 ys for final site in, you end up wasting a lot of time. Also, I'm always worried about the novices shooting me accidentally. They come in groups of 3-6 people, don't really know how to safely handle their weapons, always laughing/giggling while shooting.

[@LarryBenson-y3f]

I had my own land for a long time so I could set my own ranges but now since I no longer have that land my arms just sit in my safe. I hate public ranges.

[@m.f.m.67]

Number 3 for sure. At an outdoor range I frequent, you can only shoot at a snail's pace. As soon as you even try to do a quick 3 tap, the RSO tags you. Sucks.

[@Machi74005]

Last time I was at a local indoorbrange, some guy in the stall next to me was shooting a Draco. Big obnoxious muzzle flash and since the stall walls were just concrete blocks the concussion felt like the place was going ro come down around us.

[@againstthecurve]

Some of us have little choice. For me it's either 5-10 minutes to the gun range or 1.5+ hours to a public access logging road and finding a decent burm along the switchback

[@kenteroeth]

I completely agree. Bringing 3 guns is difficult to sight in an hour, and you often get tricked into using their ammo.

[@birddog081]

Got in an argument at a public range because the guy kept flagging me. I was racist for calling him out…

[@Bar1putt]

My range has memberships so you can save money if you shoot more than twice a month but memberships aren’t required for those who don’t shoot regularly. Numerous perks and discounts for members. No requirements to use their ammunition. Very accommodating and friendly staff. Special days for women and seniors, free pizza days for members. State of the art filtration system. That’s why they keep their 26 lanes busy. They know how to treat their customers.

[@kevinraimond7658]

#6 when the person next to you is shooting an AR. Too darn loud indoors.

[@webhealth1]

That's why it's better to go to an outdoor range, more ventilation!

[@Arty_left]

I was at my local indoor range just the other day when I was flagged by someone. Their red laser was all in my lane !!!

[@davidcox3076]

Yikes! They really made it obvious.

[@CharlesLaBuhn]

My new Wife and I had just left the Top Gun shooting range in Woodhaven MI and less than an hour later a Man shot himself in the head (suicide). I never told her about it and started going to Wolverine Gun Range, seems that the Adults go there and the kids who "Rent" their pistols do not (no rentals). Great bunch of guys too.

[@JoeESmith]

If a membership is absolutely required to use the range it is NOT a public range. The only time I have ever had to use the range's ammo was when you are using the range's rental guns.

[@googleeyeseyes4033]

Love my range, way out in the country, $35 a year, and that’s dirt cheap and there is up keep for that $35, shooting boards, steel everywhere all the way out to 500 meters, no rules other then common sense and no shooting at the wind indicators, or the rails, no full auto, clean up after yourself, that’s it. Full covered, shooting benches across the whole place, rimmed with seating, stools at all the benches, ports potties, two huge wood stoves, and best of all, its self policed and self safety orientated with no idiots, we keep them out, one shows up, acts a fool, they rounded up asked stop or leave and then the membership is revoked if they repeat, best range I’ve ever been in involved with in 60 years, 25 minutes from my town and out in the rural.

[@HEYTWIDDLELEEDEE-c6p]

Nice

[@marcustalley7987]

I don't want to intrude on your fishing hole but where's your fishing hole? I need a good range here in north Texas. I've seen a few lately that are putting me off.

[@Shaun1440]

The painting behind him is an abstract representation of the inner feelings of a sensitive man. The painting is abstract, but the signature is regular. Irony

[@Machi74005]

The nicest range near me is a Range USA facility which is a franchise but it is a royal pain in the butt to get signed in. You have to go through a multistep signature sign in process on a tablet equipped kiosk that takes forever to deal with. I try to support a locally owned place that isn't all the hassle and costs less.

[@SteveWeber-xf7lp]

We have many ranges in Minnesota . I do belong to one that has five locations around the Twin Cities and Wisconsin. After watching Mark's video on this I feel lucky. We can belong with membership, it does have benefits, but anyone can just rent a lane. No restrictions on where we purchase ammo. The only restriction I see is that drawing form holsters etc. I understand that for safety reasons. I can go anytime so certain times have very few people. Ventilation is excellent. I do agree with Mark on the "idiot" thing. I do see dings in the walls and ceiling that I wonder "how did that happen'' !!

[@curtislong1987]

For me, ranges don't work because I work up my own hand loads and most ranges frown on hand loads.

[@theodoreclennon1020]

good talk, enjoyed your reasons. And fully agree. I never go either. waste of time and money.

[@geraldscott4302]

I have been to a gun range once in my life, and it was awful. I went with my former sister in laws husband, who is a member of an "exclusive" gun club. It's fairly expensive. For him it's not just about shooting, it's about socializing as well. And I am not into socializing, other than immediate family members and a couple of close friends. I went as his "guest", and he paid. They are not super rich, but they live in a two million $$$ house, and own five other houses, which are rental properties. He can afford it. The people there were very "uppity", had super expensive guns, and I could tell they were looking down at me and my "normal" guns (S&W M&P Sport II AR and RIA 1911) Perhaps the worst part of it is you are always being watched. They have cameras everywhere. Way too many rules. I couldn't wait to get out of there. I live in AZ, and here we are allowed to shoot on BLM land. So we can basically just go out into the desert and shoot without having to deal with all the BS at gun ranges. If you have ever watched Mixup98's channel, that's the way we do it here as well. I bought a 1975 Jeep CJ-5 mostly to drive out into the desert to go shooting. I take a fold up table and targets, along with my guns and ammo. I take everything I brought with me, I don't leave trash behind, though sadly many do. I mostly shoot .22LR, because of the cost, and I do not shoot at paper targets. I don't care anything about "groups". I like to shoot at things that move when you hit them. Many gun ranges don't even allow .22LR. I can easily shoot up 500 rounds of .22LR in a day of shooting. I have 11 guns chambered in .22LR, as many as all my other guns combined.

[@jamesboston8805]

You have added a few more reasons to my list of why I avoid public gun ranges.

[@douglasphillips24]

I don't like public range here cause you can't shoot steel and the only one thats any good requires a " sponsor" to get you in door, then you gotta work several weekends a year , and you must shoot in competition once a month. I just hike into mountains and shoot however I want to shoot on steel, paper, from concealment or Bill drills.

[@Sound_of_a_Raven]

Everything you said is absolutely right.

[@marcustalley7987]

I'm beginning to think that the big party traveling to the range can be a big part of the problem. One or two people going to work on their guns have their heads on straight. I've seen a few ranges that need a range officer outside and on the shooting line.

[@williamleiby3150]

I paid $320 for a couples year membership which I have no problem with. I dont like the officers watching over me. Thankfully they dont have a problem with reloads.

[@jakeoutdoors9600]

I can't relate to most of that. Mine is $60 a year. That includes one indoor pistol range. One 600yd rifle range, two 22lr only ranges, 5 pistol ranges, 2 fishing ponds, and clay courses, skeet and trap (which you have to buy the clays). One of the pistol ranges is ok for machineguns. There is a youth program where they teach kids to shoot a 4H program. Alcohol is allowed even on the shooting ranges as long as no one is drunk. As for the brass its take whatever you want. I love it.

[@douglassmith6872]

No alcohol should be served or consumed by any shooter NEVER !!! if watch and not shooting maybe If a person can not refrain from drinking alcohol or doing any drugs while shooting They should seek help Drink all you want after guns are safely put away As long as you are not driving home

[@jakeoutdoors9600]

@@douglassmith6872 Cry harder.

[@MVMullins]

I agree 100%. Fortunately I have a perpetual membership at an outdoor range that I got through trade, but I don't shoot often because I don't want to burn through ammo. I will not shoot at an indoor range period. My range has individual smaller ranges separated by berms and tires, so when I shoot, I am completely by myself, unless a buddy goes down with me. They don't force or even encourage shooters to buy their ammo. It's just there and reasonably if they want to. They do have an hourly rate to the general public. We have seen some major stupidity and such individuals are thrown out and barred from returning. It's unfortunate that we have gotten to this place as a society.

[@davidnewton580]

Considering the holes in the ceilings, if I lived above a gun range, I would move! 🤣

[@merrillquintrell8133]

The indoor gun range I go to near me only charges $25 for ALL DAY! You can use your own ammo, just no AP, incendiaries (duh), green tips, and only shotgun slugs. Regarding Wyatt Earp holster draws and rapid fire, same here, but for safety’s sake I’m okay with that. As for idiots on the firing line, there is an RSO watching through a glass window. Plus EVERYONE on the range is a de facto RSO. I personally have offered to assist less experienced folks when they encountered a jam or misfire, and were not handling the situation correctly. The place is only a few years old and their ventilation is top notch. You can actually feel the breeze at your back when standing on the firing line. All the air is being forcibly drawn to the front of the range, filtered, then exhausted out of roof mounted fans. Also about an hour from me is an awesome outdoor range where you can shoot pistols, skeet, and out to 600 yards. Just the perfect place to let my 338 Lapua stretch her legs!

[@loudcamaro79.]

One thing I hate about going to a gun range is that I'm not allowed to carry my firearm in it's holster. I have to have it unloaded and in a locked box before I can walk in.. it's the most unfreedom feeling. I'm glad I found a different range that I could carry my firearm in my holster and not having to carry a box around

[@charlestravis9798]

We have a public range at a TWRA hunting area in Tn. One guy allowed his young boys to cross the danger line multiple times, even without the required safety glasses and hearing protection. 3 unlawful acts worthy of citations. I was attempting to sight-in a G1 T/C Contender with several barrels, first was a .223/5.56. This particular one is a bit loud with the ported 14” barrel. I winked at my law-enforcement son, and prepared to shoot. BOOM!!! So when the dust cleared, those two mischievous boys were hiding behind daddy, who had a panicked look on his face. They no longer were demanding to shoot daddy’s 9mm pistol on “rapid-fire” & NO ONE ELSE took shots from the pistol range when we were down-range on the rifle range like before! They left! Leaving made both ranges 10000% safer, now that they’re gone!

[@manonfire3642]

Five valid reasons. Loss of freedom is number one.

[@TomSherwood-z5l]

Used to belong to a club with outdoor ranges. If I was careful I could pick times that no one else was there. Then sometimes organized activities would be going on that I did not know about and you just go back home. I was able to get accepted as a member and went but they started jacking up the annual fees till it was too much to swallow. Now I got just an indoor range close and it is OK for an indoor pistol range but the lighting is terrible for me and so accuracy testing is out because your sights cannot be seen very clearly. I guess that is good for "tactical" training or something. OR wasting ammo just from need.

[@John_3.16]

I hate the guys ammo in the next stall continuously flying over into my stall (Pistol range). The rifle range is an hour away and only 200 yards.

[@MrTern02]

Yep paid a membership fee and got busy doing other things . Then the range shut down permanently, ugh . lol

[@bigrex23]

Hickok45 style range would be the best. Safe but also laid back. Indoor ranges are not as fun as shooting in the backyard.

[@christophersmith2544]

You summed it all up with two words 1.public, 2. Cost I live in wyoming use a public range 20 dollars a year and very seldom is any one else there shotgun rifle and pistol and once a year thy feed me and the wife makes it pretty close to free

[@nickjm37fordel1]

I'm Kinda lucky, my range is outdoor/covered range and no lead smell, gun powder yes. Shoot my own ammo and a $6.00 fee plus a very reasonable yearly fee of $60.00 but I'm an older member and don't pay the new fees!! No holster draws, but that has been brought up and may change if you qualify for a performance test.

[@davidcox3076]

They can really be hit or miss but my indoor range is pretty good. Membership allows free rentals and anything not rimfire, you have to buy their ammo. It's name brand stuff and decently priced. Their gun, their ammo. Understandable. It's really helped my son learn, too. He has the ADD and being "boxed in" in the lane helps keep him focused. That being said, we do enjoy going to the shootin' ditch back home. My brother and I bring our small arsenals, set up targets and it's very free form. Would love to have our own range set up in the country. Someday....

[@leewafer6583]

There used to be one in Corpus Christi TX, outside range 200 yard max range called Starry Shooting Range, price was $15 bucks for 2 firearms, per day so all day from open to close, there`s another near Crosby Tx which is just north of Baytown Tx same deal $15 dollars a day, 2 firearms, $1 dollar per target 200 yard max range called Van Road Gun Range, both public range no membership required.

[@chadmckinney8465]

I pay my membership at my range, but I cannot shoot if the 'Group' is having a trap shoot. I understand they shoot too, but they hog it up for an entire weekend day

[@americanpatriot2422]

Great video

[@Machi74005]

We had one range in my area that had an absolute ban on steelcased(Wolf and Tula) ammo because they didn't want to sort it from the brass. They sold out to state police and now it is closed to the public.

[@willharm6143]

My range has a strong magnet on a pole, just dip it into the eject bucket, and voila! That pole also comes in handy for retrieving magazines that pass the red line when drilling on tactical reloading

[@brandonstillwell9405]

Luckily my range cost 85 a year if you buy a gun from them. 3 range access in the area. Of course targets are like 2$

[@col.cottonhill6655]

Theres an area in the desert a short drive away. Its public land and you can shoot all day and night.

[@paul4utica]

At my range, we run and gun, do tactical training in full gear, draw from hips, do rifle pistol combo. Shotgun pistol combo. No limit to the number or frequency of rounds we can shoot. Ironically it is in Central New yorkistan. Many have told me it's the best public range far and wide. Even had very red state people tell me we have it great. It's one of the few things here in New york that makes it tolerable. I'm still planning to leave this liberal hell hole by september 25.

[@IanSchell-g1j]

& yea u stated it #3 too many rules/restrictions' I totally agree 💯%

[@douglassmith6872]

There has to be some rules Because common sense does not exist among many in today's world I grew up on a farm with older brothers who were taught gun safety and common sense They were taught from my dad and and uncles I been to indoor range twice my first and last Very Dangerous and to many stupid people around fire arms that should NOT be

[@lavfoood]

Spot on...

[@isellcatlitter]

my number one reason to NOT go to the gun range is: I DON'T WANT TO GET SHOT by some Newbie OR an IDIOT!!!!

[@curteaton]

I haven't watched the video, but I suspect the #1 reason to avoid a public range is The Public.

[@flip5097]

My state, we have to watch a gun safety video every year

[@MarksBlues]

My goodness I couldn't agree more. It is the people that do not know what they are doing, they are so dangerous to everyone. Not a safe place to practice and up your skill level, much less being able to do it the right way, to train properly the things that one day could save yours or someone else's life.

[@WholeCosmos]

what? they won't let you use your own ammo? That's crazy greed.

[@JoelSosa12]

I have no choice, nothing to do!

[@morgankendricks]

I HAVE NEVER SHOT AT GUN RANGES FOR ALL THE REASONS YOU HAVE SPOKE ON AND HERE IN COLORADO TO MANY GUN RANGES HAVE POLICE MEMBERS AND YOU ARE PROFILED BY THE LOCAL PD .

[@HEYTWIDDLELEEDEE-c6p]

Also, when the owner staffs the place with immature males with no social decorum. Not a good place for them to get put in their place.

[@angel19642001]

If I go to a range and they tell me I have to buy their ammunition then I won’t go there again

[@robertlawson698]

Or the ones that tell you that you have to join the NRA(Negotiating Rights Away).

[@mike-zt8uc]

the range i go to does not push the membership i can pay for an hour of range time and i can use my own ammo....i just can not use tracer rounds......i do not know if the expose to lead is large.....the range is also very strict on people acting like butheads at the range.....

[@avatargunner6776]

I like going to our outdoor range it's $5 a day or $50 a year. do have a lot of rules the thing is there's no one there that enforces the rules so pretty much no one follows the rules so I like to go early in the morning before people get there and then when people start to show up I split

[@MichaelBridges-ks2hu]

I don't like membership for .gun range . Back went I was a teenager Back in the 1970. . I would go to one on the edge of fort. Worth .and the range was all out doors . It had 2 different pistol ranges plus a 100yd range and a couple of shot guns range . They had their own gun shop. ...but you could bring you. Own ammo and supplies. Back then the range was like 5 bucks. For all day.

[@rico989]

Love living in a place with vast desert to shoot. No RSO no dumb people next to me flagging me or having to worry about them. Practice from the draw, bill drills, double taps etc. I feel bad for the people that don't have access to public land. Have to pay to get in and use ammo you paid for with the gun you paid for.

[@thetest8777]

The fucking hate you I'm jeolous very jeolous I don't have a choice but to put up with stupid people

[@girardorlandi2472]

Has to be the range. Our range is great. RSOs assure no problems. Our gun club shoots there 3 o4 4 times a week. The rsos are checked for lead monthly. No Problem. Very. expensive filtration system. My wife and I go weekly. We bring our own ammo, targets no problem. We're annual members, so there is no other charge for shooting. You only have to buy their ammo if you trying one of their rental guns. Our 1 outside range is in the National forest. No rsos so safety can be a problem. And around hunting season a lot of folk are sighting in their rifles, so may have stopped for a pop or two at the local bar it makes for an unsafe atmosphere.

[@WalterWild2]

Bubba chambered his 7" AR in 500 s&w and the chinese sear he bought on ebay for $6 broke and went auto and dumped his 50 rd drum

[@katana258]

going to a public range and you see why some people should not have guns ..always unsafe people ...

[@keylargojoe62]

Mine is not to bad but here In south florida you can't shoot in the woods! So much for the free state of Florida!!

[@xxxlonewolf49]

LIABILITY. Stop the whole country from SUING for everything and memberships are less of an issue. OR FRONT the money to BUILD your own range. The ammo thing is to stop people from shooting the TARGET MOVING/BACKERS with AP or STEEL CORE ammo that can damage it. The shooting positions is also LIABILITY. No filtration system is perfect. Don't like it, don't shoot in doors. It's not a "public range" thing. It's an IN DOOR RANGE THING. Better people learn ON the range than IN THE WORLD. Maybe BE THE CHANGE you want, and no complain instead.

[@l.a.3887]

Agreed 100 percent 👌 👍

[@tbjtbj4786]

You're freedom to shoot the way you want to shoot? That freedom is over rule by property rights and safety factors. You want freedom to do what you want pay for it. Its like all the stupid warning labels on everything we all make fun of. Remember they are there because someone did it.

[@Brian81268]

I love GD