Stuff you should always have where you shoot.

I have a "range" bag, and a "range" box. Ill try go take pictures today. Its always public property were shooting on so it needs to be portable. But my range bag has small tools, stapler, targets stuff like that My box has plates, stands, tools for those, ground cover, paint, more targets, and all kindsa other stuff that dosent fit in my bag.

I have one of those tuff-boxes that are about the size of an army footlocker. It holds everything I need, easy to toss in the truck to go to the range.

Great idea. I’ll pick up something at Lowe’s tomorrow. This will make things easier.

I take earplugs, safety glasses, extra ammo, a zip lock bag for fired brass, and whatever is on my hip.I let the yodel dogs and eagles clean up the dead pasture poodles when I’m gone.
In years past, local and out of state shooters have killed from 7,000 to 10,000 PDs each summer, so targets at various distances are fairly common.

Kewl idea Do you have issues during the " moist season" ??? Any need for a gallon zip lock bags ??

I kinda outgrew the range bag & box:

Somewhat along the same lines, hate dragging a suitcase full of gear to the farm range. Shooting bench and equipment is housed inside an old chicken house, simply open the window and begin shooting. Targets, staplers, eye/ear protection, paint and much more stored in the chicken feed dispenser shown in right of photo.

I noticed first aid was mentioned. A few bandaids can come in handy... oughta have 'em in a shirt pocket anyway... but I've heard some guys say they won't consider going anywhere to shoot without their blowout kit strapped to their leg.

If it's not targets/stapler or eyes/ears being forgotten, it's binoculars or the spotting scope. This last deer season, I kept a pair of 10x50's in the blind... one less thing I had to carry right across my driveway. It's more aggravation when you're driving 45mins to get to the range and forget your glass. You can't always depend on the other club members to leave clay birds laying around.

Funny, I just spent a couple hours this morning pouring concrete into a sonotube to relocate that exact same brand of mailbox! My regular postal dude is fed up having cars parked in front of my box (elementary school across the street) so I'm moving into a red zone next to my driveway. Some idiot will probably back into it there, but the postie is a good guy and I want to at least try to make him happy.

My range kit depends on whether I'm going to the indoor pistol club or the outdoor rifle range, and what I'm planning to shoot. The indoor rifle kit is the most elaborate, since I have to provide my own shooting bench and rests there:



Outdoor range doesn't require the bench, but everything in the bucket (padded front shooting rest with rear bag) goes along plus a moving blanket to protect my guns on the setup table. The shooting bag goes along to any practice session: my eye and ear protection, a clearing rod, screwdrivers, ammo, ziplocks for spent brass und so weiter. The bag itself is the same Harbor Freight heavy canvas model used to try ransoming Malcolm Reynolds in the War Stories episode of Firefly. When the spotting scope comes too, it has its own case, as do my Rx shooting glasses if I need to use open rifle sights.

Some NICE range stuff here, jelly, quite jelly. I go to two ranges, one a puiblic range that you NEVER leave anything there, as it WILL walk away. I even tried making scrap lumber target stands and putting them there once for everyone to use - they were "repurposed" to someone elses place.
The other is the one I go to 99% of the time now a private range right up the street, and I might see if they'll let me make a box like that and leave it there for everyone. They do run 4 H competitions and training out there. The only thing I would have to do is make sure the box stays in a cooler area, as black in direct sunlight here in Arizona is what was call "bad juju". Also...bugs. Gotta be bug proof. We have some really ugly bugs that love dark spaces.

Deep Woods Off and high SPF sunscreen.

Thanks for sharing.

No tourniquets? They save lives. If not familiar with them YouTube. Some will say you can do more damage then good if you don't know how to properly use them. Well I would rather be damaged then dead. Other than that I see alot of good stuff.

My range gear varies with what gun(s) I am using that day but some things are always in my kit:

1. trauma kit w/ SOFT-T tourniquets, Israeli bandage, chest seals, airway, Qwik-clot gauze
2. IFAK with all the usual supplies
3. Metric and Imperial Allen wrenches and Leupold sight tools
4. Tool kits for rifle and pistol (includes MUT multi-tools)
5. Otis Tactical Cleaning Kit for rifle/pistol/shotgun
6. Small bottle of CLP and patches for .22-12ga
7. Silicone rags and Rem Oil wipes
8. Stapler and staples for targets
9. MagLula
10. Ear plugs
11. three different sets of eye protectors, in clear, yellow, and rose copper
12. Springfield XD40sc or XD9sc w/ 2 spare filled mags, loaded with Federal HST & holster (I have a CO CCP)

and in my truck:

13. tripod
14. Spotting Scope
15. Harris 6"-9" bipod and rear/front bag set (for when I forget either one for my rifle days)
16. Some large blank paper and stick on Birchwood Casey targets (for when I forget appropriate targets for the day)

and,

20. appropriately hidden $20 bill for purchase of adult beverages after the range day for consumption at home if I've misplaced my wallet.

Item 20 is important, particularly if I've had a good day. Some sipping' whiskey in my den while admiring a well-shot target or photo of game from a successful hunt is a key ritual. YMMV, but, for item 20, it probably shouldn't.

Cheers, a Votre Sante', Skoal, Slainte' as appropriate!

Can of wasp spray.

need to add some windlass TQ to that cubby along with quick clot and other bigger duty bandages in the event of a misfire or ND that costs skin. accidents happen. okay im done being the safety guy now.

Chuck R. said:

I kinda outgrew the range bag & box:

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@Chuck R., is that a range out back of your house? It looks awesome.

Great thread lot of good ideas in here!

JudgeHolden10 said:

@Chuck R., is that a range out back of your house? It looks awesome.

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Thanks!

Yes, it's out back, but sometimes I get lazy and don't make it that far.....





I've got berms and swingers that go out to 547 yards off my back deck.

1. The gun I planned to shoot (don't ask)
2. Ammo for said gun
3. Mags for said gun
4. if going to a match, holster and mag pouches for said gun

If I get all four of those items, I consider it a victory. Anything else is just gravy.

It seems to me that the surest and simplest way to have all your shooting stuff together is put everything in a motor coach like this shooter. You will always have everything you need, including loading gear, when you go to a shooting range. So you can load in air-conditioned (or heated) comfort..

Chuck R. said:

I've got berms and swingers that go out to 547 yards off my back deck.

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I hate you

Nature Boy said:

I hate you

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Well, so does my wife and neighbors...maybe they'l start a facebook club!