Have you ever brought too many guns to the range?

Wish I had that many to take too many. But usually 2 or 3 due to 1 hr. range times.

Define "too many"...

When I was young and poor, I took one gun to the range.
As my "wealth" increased, I was able to afford more firearms, so I took more firearms to the range.

I have never taken "too many"...I have taken some that didn't get shot because I ran out of time.

Sometimes when my son and I go to the range for a day of shooting, we take in excess of 50 firearms. Few hours ringing steel on the handgun range, an hour or so on the clay bird range with shotguns and a couple of hours shooting groups on the rifle range.
If I go by myself, I rarely take more than 4 or 5 firearms. Mostly because any more than that becomes a burden to carry everything to the shooting benches.

Once. I took five blackpowder revolvers to the range. That was fine. It was the couple of days of clean up that followed that was sort of miserable. Since it may be a long time until the next time I shoot them, they get cleaned down to the last spring and screw which can get a bit tedious. I don't like rusty surprises lurking in my safes. Before some one starts with the "I only wipe it off and it's good story", good for you. Doesn't work for me.

For me, three handguns is about the max I'll bring to the range. Two is preferred. I used to bring up to half a dozen, but I've decided that's kind of a losing strategy. I don't get to spend enough time with any one weapon to establish familiarity. The only time to bring a lot of guns is if you have a large collection and you want to verify that they are all still basically in working order. Even then, the fact that they are working doesn't necessarily mean they are reliable.

As someone else stated, when you bring a lot of guns you start worrying about leaving something behind. A good way to deal with that is to COUNT the number of guns you bring so that you can remember a simple number rather than trying to create a mental list of everything you've brought. Then you can easily tell if you're missing something. If you are, THEN you start itemizing. A better way to deal with that, however, is to not bring so many guns.

Thoughtful post, Rio...and great pics...enjoyed reviewing your odyssey. Best Regards, Rod

99% or my shooting is rimfire pistols, so I guess not. I usually bring 2 or 3 at most.

Usually bring 6-9 auto pistols with at least 3 mags for each one. I don’t load the mags at the range because i come to the range to shoot, not reload. I usually go through 200-400 rounds in no more than an hour. I usually wear shooting gloves because my hands get a little raw when firing so many rounds in a short time span.

Rockrivr1 said:

Too many? No such thing.

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You spend so much time at a public range dicking around, playing the "safety/target" game, that,
combined with the usual firearms breakdowns, jams, and etc, I can't imagine having "too many"
guns at a range shoot, either. I also make it a habit to bring more guns than it will be possible to shoot.

There's just the ones you got to shoot, and the ones you didn't.

I used to frequent a gravel pit back before I got on the farm. I'd load my old Jeep Cherokee almost to the headliner with Aks, SKs, Mosin, Winchester, and a few other things out of the 4 safes, more ammo than Cabelas before these times hit, and just blast away from about 8am til 8 pm.
Was out there one time and this Jerkington and his old lady come out with a SKS with 30rd, a couple of boxes of old wine, a case of PBR, and a sardine can of ammo...I told my good brother who always went with me, stand well back, and keep am eye on him, this isn't a good situation. Well, some other boys showed up, wanting to shoot, and seen the big dummy with his PBR, emptying the mag as fast as he could load it shooting the wine bottles, and decided to call the man.
Needless to say, they hauled the drunk away, and when the trooper came up to check us out , he looked at me and said, "What you got going on here, a gun show?"
He decided to swing back thru after the drop at the jail and paper work, and took a few whacks with some of our hardware. That was about 25yrs ago, that trooper is now a lieutenant and still a good friend..

@bigpower491
Every now and then at the local desert trash heap law enforcement will roll through and check gun serial numbers and IDs. Everytime, every single time theres at least 1 drunk and / or felon / someone with a warrant hauled away. By the time the LEOs get to me they take 1 look at whatever "weird" target pistols I have out, see how I'm dressed, (typically dress very nice at the trash heap, except dead of summer) and dont even ask questions besides an occasional "what's that?" Haha.

Anyways, I only bring a few, so never too many.

I never think it's too many when I'm having fun at the range.... it's not until I get home, and have to clean all of them, that I realize I brought too many. Lol

I used to when I was younger.I would carry 6 or 8,but I got older and cleaning them became a pain in the butt.Two is my limit now.Most times it is one.

I always hate it when I bring a gun to the range, but I forget to bring ammo for it. Or if I bring ammo for a particular gun, but I forget the gun.

I'm thinking I need to start using a checklist...

Alaskamike said:

I always hate it when I bring a gun to the range, but I forget to bring ammo for it. Or if I bring ammo for a particular gun, but I forget the gun.

I'm thinking I need to start using a checklist...

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That's why I try to adhere to the K.I.S.S method.

Five or six is plenty for one trip for me

I bring too many guns every time.

I seldom take multiple firearms to the "Range" Usually its the EDC and the firearm I'm going to shoot. As an example a S&W 629. or a Remington 40X and or etcetera. I belong to a range association of which I'm a land share owner but mostly I limit my shooting these days to my handgun range on our property. I'm also a Life Member of a Sportsmen's Club in PA but the drive to get their is a bit much. Most of my shooting is purpose driven as opposed to recreation.

Usually I take 1 or 2, don't have anything like "too many". Usually someone else wants to shoot what I have so I take extra ammo. So, I guess the only thing I might take is "too much ammo".

I don’t understand the question.

I’ve never had to make a trip back to the car for the rest of my guns. So, no.