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Went there once and they had kittens when I ran some full max loads through the .300. Said they saw 1'+ of flame out of the barrel which "wasn't safe". I'll never go back.
at $15 its expensive
I like that the guys are strict
a lot of people need those guys to keep the rest of us safe
even with the tight range officers I have seen plenty of inapproprate firearms handling, its freaking scary what some people do
they even caught me once or twice - I thanked them for keeping "us" safe
yeah i noticed some of the range guys are nicer than others, but youre right about what some people do being scary. if it was people like most of us who respect the firearms for what they are, you wouldn't need the strict guys, but some people are plain stupid. even an older gentleman was being crazy when i was there, kept messing with his rifle trying to sight in the scope while people were on the range changing targets. then when they called him out on it and got into with them. the $15 does suck though, particularly if i take a few friends. can someone fill me in the kelsey one? ive never heard of it and looked it up but couldn't get much info, perhaps i spelled it wrong?
I was at rampart just the other day, during a "cold range" break to check our targets some kids ran up with their AY-KAY with tacticool folding stock, full mag in it, and pointed it downrange with finger on the trigger.
So yes, sometimes having strict range officers isn't a bad thing, depending on the quality of shooter you typically get.
There was some guy with what looked like an NFA uzi, though. That was pretty fun to watch.
IMO most of the range officers a whiny babies. They always seem to ignore the lighter calibers (up to about 30-30) but as soon as someone unleases something around an '06 or bigger they flip out and immediately go hassle them (which is an issue for me because I love the big boomers). I have been tempted to get a box the baddest production ammo I can for the .300 and go back there so when they start bitching me out about how unsafe it is I can just hand them the box. I've been to other ranges where they had "safety fits' because after every shot I would REMOVE THE BOLT then use a bore light and check for unburned powder on my test loads and record the result in a notebook. No bolt, no boom. duh. I personally would rather deal with the occasional blatantly unsafe individual at an open range than the whiny babies at the controlled range.
Haven't been and at $22 per, won't be going.
Last edited by kidicarus13; 07-15-2010 at 23:21.
^yep!
I've been wanting to check it out, but I'm a member at Ben Lomond, which is absolutely perfect for my style. I'm not into "firing line" places with people all around me. But it's just so far away, and CC is much closer. I need to at least check it out, maybe for an hour or so.
Will they allow M1's there?
Is it Ben Lomond? Great place! www.blgc.orgThere is also one out around Kiowa that a friend of mine goes to, I don't have the details on it, but I plan to go out there with him next weekend.
Not sure of the name, but if Ben Lomond is near Kiowa then thats probably it. I can't imagine there are multiple ranges out in BFE lol.Originally Posted by rondog
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