What's in your range bag?


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BHPshooter
July 23, 2003, 05:40 PM
I am really curious.

My "Range Bag" is a soft zippered gun case with two side pockets, one of which has partitions for mags.

So, my range bag has in it:
My Gun!
Mags
A box of ammo (always)
Uncle Mike's Sidekick holster
9mm BoreSnake
Snap Caps
Earplugs
A Mag Loader


So what's in yours? I'm just kind of asking to get some good ideas of things I've forgot. So, please, tell me everything that's in your range bag!

Cheers!
Wes

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Darrin
July 23, 2003, 05:50 PM
Pistols other than what I'm carrying. (and a holster of some sort for each)

Lots of ammo of each caliber. (handgun and long gun)

Cleaning kit and old t-shirt for a rag.

"eyes" and "ears"

Tape and thumb-tacks for targets. (Staple gun when I remember)

Small Shoot-N-C targets


Gosh, I know there's more. I'll look when I get home.


edit: Oh, yeah. Tools such as small screw drivers, pliers, and whatever accessories came with my guns.

another edit: binoculars (almost forgot!)

10-Ring
July 23, 2003, 05:55 PM
In my range bag, I have: gun, ammo, ear muffs, box of orange dots, cheapy binoculars, multi tool, and a rag.

Mossyrock
July 23, 2003, 08:58 PM
I have all the junk already mentioned, plus one thing I added a few years ago: a container of ready to use moist towlettes. These are great for cleaning lead residue and gunk off your hands from shooting handloads made up of Bullseye or Unique. I have also used them to do some general gunk scrubbing off of guns. Not the best use, but they work.

Oh, and don't forget the spotting scope or binos....

Okiecruffler
July 23, 2003, 10:08 PM
I have 3 range bags

#1 is the ammo bag, about 20# of various ammo depending upon what I might be shooting that day.

#2 is a portfolio type thing that holds all my different targets.

#3 is my gear bag that holds...
1 cleaning rod
allen wretches
a few screw drivers
2 sets of earmuffs
2 pair of shooting glasses
2 sandbags
2 hand towels
a cheapo multitool
a couple of sharpie pens
a fluro pink bingo dobber
a pair of binoculars
a staple gun with a box of staples
my 2 year old never used shooting gloves
No room for any guns

pax
July 23, 2003, 10:23 PM
Shooting stuff: timer, gun (if I'm not wearing it), ammo, mags, eyes and ears. Sometimes my dummy gun, especially if I have a newbie along -- useful for demo'ing proper grip etc. A list of drills I'd like to try, or standards I'm working toward. Mini-flashlight.

Target stuff: targets and/or plain paper, marking pen, tape, stapler, sticky targets, boxcutter knife, roll of duct tape, a screwdriver and a few other small tools.

Creature comforts: sunscreen, bandaids, moist towelettes, a comb, and chapstick. Bottle of drinking water. Small notepad and pen. There's a first aid kit in my car which includes a tampon (useful for plugging a bullet hole) and plenty of other supplies.

Cleanup stuff: a couple plastic bags for holding spent brass.

pax

The measure of the menace of a man is not what hardware he carries, but what ideas he believes. -- Hunter

sm
July 23, 2003, 10:47 PM
Ammo
Mags
Eyes/Ears
Whistle ( to be heard over shooting/summon help)
Pen/Pencil/Paper
Post It Notes
Target Pasters
Stapler
Otis Kit
Misc tools
Mini First Aid Kit
Wooden Dowels (couple different sizes)
Chapstick
Eye Drops
Lens cleaner and cloth
Bandanas (first aid/sweat band)
Tylenol
Benedryl
Bug Dope
Electrical Tape
Small canvas bags for brass
Misc stuff for gun (springs, buffers, etc)
Smokes
Lighter/Matches
Moist Toweletts
Mini Flashlight
Cheap Swiss Army Type Knife
Gum
Peppermint- Prefer Soft ,but Life-Savers will do
Oh and there is the usual sand,nelphs, gravel ,dirt, dead bugs...

Mike Irwin
July 24, 2003, 12:55 AM
Usually not a lot, and usually not what I need at any given moment.

Ammo, a screwdriver, some oil/grease, cleaning patches, exwife's head, extra magazines, maybe some reading material if I'm going to a match where I'll have to sit between strings, and exta hearing protection.

BHPshooter
July 24, 2003, 01:07 AM
There's a first aid kit in my car which includes a tampon (useful for plugging a bullet hole)...

Now, that's good thinking. I had never thought of that.

Wow, you guys take plenty of stuff with you! Do you guys shoot at indoor, outdoor, or makeshift ("wilderness") ranges?

Wes

yzguy
July 24, 2003, 11:04 AM
eye and ear protection, along with a spare set for anyone I might bring.

Spare batteries for any of my red dot or other electronic stuff I may have at the range

gun and ammo of course...

Targets I printed

a few basic tools, small needle nose plyers, screwdriver, and a few extra small gun parts (springs, pins and such).

edit to add pics:
http://www.1bad69.com/gallery/GunStuff/case/dcp03883.jpg

http://www.1bad69.com/gallery/GunStuff/case/dcp03884.jpg

oh, and guns go in a holster in the case or in the smaller case in the large one.

SnWnMe
July 24, 2003, 12:13 PM
My ammo

An old towel (for wiping down and as a rug)

Can of Break Free

Small bottle of oil

A small box of cleaning patches

Allen wrench set

Screwdriver set

Eyes and ears

Spotting scope

Targets


The guns ride in another container.

Bobarino
July 24, 2003, 01:56 PM
mine is a spare backpack i had laying around that was a promo from a drug company. it contains:

eyes and ears
extra mags
lots of ammo
my Sub 2000 folded
1" orange dots from Birchwood Casey
spare change
a towel for sweaty hands.

pretty boring.

Bobby

Serpico
July 24, 2003, 06:22 PM
Capitol One...

rick_reno
July 24, 2003, 09:33 PM
I use a Gun-Ho box, it'll hold 5 guns. I have a small Kowa spotting scope (attaches to the box lid), gun cleaning supplies, ammo, magazines, ear muffs, screwdrivers, spare battery for my dot scopes, allen wrenches, Altoids, targets, NRA certification, pencil, pen, rag, plastic bag to cover all this crap up when it rains and the bench doesn't have a roof over it, glasses + my Merit adjustable iris gizmo, clip on blinder for non-dominant eye, Pardini spares kit, shot plan and no doubt some other stuff that I almost never use.

Justin
July 25, 2003, 01:52 AM
Really depends on where/what I'm shooting.
For just general range stuff my bag has:

Targets (both standard ones and the cheesy IDPA-style ones you can make out of grocery bags.)
Staple gun, extra staples, pen, 3x5 notecards (good for writing stuff on as well as using for targets.)
ear plugs
ID card for the range I belong to.
ammo
mags
the other gun(s) I've brought with me.


That will change slightly if I'm practicing at the indoor range. Usually then I won't bring targets because they're available at the range, and I will bring my el cheapo BSA spotting scope.

I've considered including a small first-aid kit, as well as organizing all the little stuff (pen, ear plugs, etc) in some sort of pencil box or something.

Zark-9
July 25, 2003, 11:17 PM
Serpico. THAT IS FUNNY :D

Fed168
July 25, 2003, 11:23 PM
Eyes and ears, some cleaning stuff, , marker, staple gun and staples, extra mags, courses of fire, keys, ammo, guns.

JohnKSa
July 25, 2003, 11:57 PM
Clear and amber shooting glasses. I wear gray shooting glasses when I drive so they're always available. They're good glasses, and I figure if I ever have a wreck, wearing shooting glasses might be an advantage.

Muffs and plugs. I generally double up shooting the big boomers indoors.

A pair of compact binoculars. They're good enough to see .22 bullet holes at 50 yards.

Compact cleaning kit (mostly for the rod in case of stuck cases or bullets). I've never had to use it, but I've loaned it to others.

Staple gun & spare staples.

A terry cloth rag.

A silicon gun cloth.

A marker.

Ammo supply for the day.

Maybe mags for the day depending on the size.

I usually take a separate gun case and some of them have places for mags.

If I'm going to be doing longer range shooting, the spotting scope goes in its own case.

I carry a wide variety of pocket tools, otherwise I'd have some tools in the bag.

Shmackey
July 26, 2003, 01:23 PM
a fluro pink bingo dobber

Is that Australian for something?

Mike Irwin
July 26, 2003, 04:50 PM
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a fluro pink bingo dobber
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Is that Australian for something?"


Nope, that's what little old ladies use to mark their bingo cards. It's a plastic bottle with a sponge rubber tip and full of a quick drying liquid ink. I've seen red, green, and blue.

I've never thought to take one of those to the range to mark bullet holes, but I like the idea!

Waitone
July 26, 2003, 06:01 PM
Extra eyes and ears
Paper plates
Sharpie
Commander size staple gun
Staples
CPL spray bottle
Hoppes oil
Multi-bit screwdriver set
Hex key set
Rag
Fiberglass rod
Baggies
Lead cloth
Non-skid rug mat
Moist towlettes
Hand moisturizer
Extra ear plugs
Bore snake
Knife
Visors // hats
Cell phone


Need to add first aid items

cool45auto
July 26, 2003, 06:17 PM
Ammo
Thumb tacks
Clothes pins
Rolled up paper targets
Ear muffs
Ear plugs
Sight adjusting tools for the SKS and the Neos
Small note pad to keep track of rounds thru each gun
Towel and rags
Eye protection

k say
July 26, 2003, 06:26 PM
forgot the 6-12 , just left the DoDrop N creek range *yiks* :uhoh:

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