The local public
range has a 5 shots at a time rule. My understanding is the rule is in place to lessen the chance of a ND. The theory, as explained to me, is that when the round of shooting comes to an end (at 20-30 minute intervals) the two commands are: finish firing (shoot the rest of your ammo in your firearm), followed by: cease fire (don't pull the trigger again, make your firearm safe, step away from the line). Since this range has no safety qual check prior to allowing you to shoot this rule is apparently in place to reduce the number of ND's while someone is attempting to unload a firearm. Not my theory, this is just how it was explained to me.
The problem here (Hawaii) is that, this is the only public range (at least as far as I can find). The price is right, free, except at the metal silouette range (which is $3 for as long as you got ammo), but there is a bit of nonsense to put up with. I'm also amazed at the number of "experiments" shooters at other places seem to get to do. Here it's strictly: put up paper target (no humanoid shapes), put holes in target, take down target. The silouette range will let you get by with a few golf balls sprinkled around but that's about it.
migoi