Does your Gun Range allow double taps?

[mcdonl]

The county range I use has the no double tap / no holster draw rule.

Dominus... not picking on you... but this could apply to anyone...

Does the range mentioned above provide a CCW class? I would just find it ironic that a range that offers gun safety classes and CCW permits would prohibit practicing the skill.

If thats the case.

 

[postalnut25]

When I lived in North Carolina, I shoot in my backyard. So my rule was my buddies and I could do pretty much anything but shot the house, the trucks, the pets & each other. Now that I'm back home, I go to a members only range in the mountains that is very low key. You can draw & fire, do double taps, create your own cover & concealment to shoot from, etc. There are some rules, like no 50BMGs, no shooting after dark, things like that. Those rules are just so the range stays a good neighbor and doesn't get shut down. As long as you don't do anything stupid, you will be left alone.

 

[1911fan]

To: The Punisher's Armory--

I used to shoot out in the strip mines when I lived in Belleville, but I suppose that Peabody has pretty-fied them enough where that isn't practical any more.

As a side note, if that's the Reserve Center near the St. Clair County Fairgrounds, I spent a couple of years there between enlistments in the Regular Army, while pretending to go to BAC.

Where I live in Nevada, the two ranges I frequent aren't monitored, so pretty much anything goes. To link with another thread, the Carson City range is where a disgruntled teenager, upset that he had been moved away from his girlfriend in LA, walked out to the range (about eight miles)and hid out. When one guy showed up early to shoot, the kid waited till the shooter went downrange, then grabbed his gun and shot the guy dead. He then took the guy's guns, wallet and truck, and headed for LA. The victim was found and identified, an APB went out for the truck, the kid was apprehended and tried as an adult--apparently, he stood over the victim, shooting repeatedly--and now is doing life without. He was fourteen.

Lately I hear that the Latino gangs will hide out and steal your guns then rob you.

I usually shoot at the Douglas County Facility.

ed

P.S.

TPA--I'm Belleville East, class of '70--do we know each other?

ed

 

[SSN Vet]

The rod and gun club where I shoot does allow rapid fire, as long as you have it under control and all rounds go into the burm. If you muzzle starts climbing and you're shooting over the back stop, that's a definate no-no.

You might get some peculiar looks, but as long as your hitting the back stop it's live and let live.

Full auto is strictly verboten.

 

[Sgt_R]

Both indoor pistol ranges that I shoot at allow controlled rapid fire. They also charge a hefty fee if you damage their equipment (about $100), so most folks keep their shots in check.

Both ranges also allow draw from a holster, but for members only, and they have to ok you beforehand to make sure that you can draw safely without endangering yourself and/or others in the process.

R

 

[wow6599]

No. I (we) get treated like we are 7 year old kids.
3 seconds between shots and soooooo many rules, but in all fairness it's a Missouri Conservation Dept ran range - http://mdc.mo.gov/regions/st-louis/jay-henges-shooting-range

 

[wishin]

Double tap and rapid fire are not a problem at our local range.

 

[Mags]

Double taps yes, rapid fire no. What I really want to be able to do is fire from a holster.

 

[Purgatory]

TPA, Who'd'a thunk? That guy was a Tool.

I have to admit though, there seem to be more of that personality type around firearms than not. It seems there's always at least that ONE guy at a gun shop or range that is just itchin' to point out anyone's lack of knowledge of technical terms or history of any firearms. I consider myself to be savvy enough to get-by if not more, yet there's often someone ready to treat you like you're clueless.

Matter of fact, I was in an Academy once looking for Clips. YES, CLIPS for my SKS. The young guy was clueless while the older guy looked at me like I was just another idiot off the street and corrected my terminology assuming I was looking for magazines. Of course I corrected him back that I was looking for SKS clips, but it just seems someone's always ready to project their superior knowledge.

People are a Trip.

BenEzra, I actually meant to mention that they also don't allow civilians to participate in IDPA in the metroplex. I was shocked. I was very excited to join and get started training when the rangemaster told me only law enforcement and military could actually pull from holster and live fire the course. "What??" I live in DFW, and this was actually a different range than the one the Original Post is referring to.

Couldn't find any ranges or IDPA associations in the area to the contrary besides, I think, one that just met on someone's land and set everything up themselves. Which really isn't such a bad idea.

 

[F-Body Demon]

Nope.

 

[speaksoftly]

Oh, -wait! That doesn't exist anymore.

You, my friend, need to take a trip to Texas. It's shooters heaven down here. In east Texas they don't have many gun ranges because most of the people who would use them can shoot on their land (or that of a friend) for free. I've been shooting for years and have paid to shoot twice.

 

[Hatterasguy]

I can shoot anyway I want.

Double taps, heck sometimes I do mag dumps just for fun.

 

[BADUNAME37]

Yes, we can shoot however we want to.
I saw a thread the other day of a gun that was being rapid-fired and the guy shooting was shooting so fast he didn't realize there was a squib load, the next shot blew the gun up.

So, even if it is good practice, at least give your brain time to register that the gun DID INDEED FIRE with each pull of the trigger!

That is the only negative thing about it that I can think of.

 

[joeq]

No rapid fire of any kind at the range I frequent most often. I sometimes travel farther to an outdoor range that does allow rapid fire.

 

[Magoo]

My local indoor range is only ten or so minutes from my house. Rapid fire, double tap, full auto, draw from holster are all fine. They have a rental Tommy gun (20 rd mag only ), MP5 and a full auto Glock. At their ammo prices, they encourage you to shoot as much and fast as possible.

 

[Lonestar49]

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Yes, as long as after the double tap, there is a pause and best not to repeat over and over, as others, not so familiar with range rules, may get the idea that ongoing rapid fire is ok..

JHP's/FMJ ok


Ls

 

[The Lone Haranguer]

The gun ranges I went to (Scottsdale Gun Club, Ben Avery and Rio Salado) when I was in Arizona allowed automatic fire, so they could say little about rapid fire with handguns. If a RSO saw anyone shooting unsafely (unable to control the firearm), that person would get a talking-to, of course. I think ranges would be better served by taking it on a case-by-case basis instead of a blanket prohibition.

 

[Regen]

My range allows double taps, rapid fire, drawing from a holster and full auto.

 

[lloveless]

wow, I am naive. Never heard of such poppycock. I have shot at ranges all over america and never run into that level of BS. Ah yes, Texas, shooting at Ft Hood as a civilian. The sound of small arms fire in the background. Yeah there were rules, but nothing about no double taps. No Draw from holster though.
ll

 

[JWJacobVT]

Yeti are you talking about Lamiolle?
Most ranges around here only limit Full Auto fire.

 

[Radium]

this i have to answer yes and no to.
since we have rules but no "natzi" to enforce them and the 3-5 pistol shooters that are there shooting on our schedule with me have the same look at life and since we all shoot combative/competition shooting we all made a bloodpackt...ok just kidding

we just shoot and dont tell anyone... we even got a stupid rule that 9mm is the biggest round allowed and no rifleshooting on the pistol range!

whats the difference if i shoot a .22lr rife or a .22 pistol on the pistol stage?

we can all agree a person shoots alot "better" with a rifle then a pistol.

never give power to monkeys specially monkeys with drug problems or monkeys that are mentally challenged...

 

[ZXD9]

Double-taps - Check
Draw from holster - Check
180 turn and draw - Check (if they know you are able to do this safely)
Full-Auto - Check

 

[Old Ranger]

We have Action Pistol competition at our club.

 

[jon_in_wv]

The range I go to allows me to do pretty much whatever I can "safely" do on the pistol range. On the rifle range they are much more restrictive. Their clientele is mostly bolt action shooters so they don't like you to sit out there and be obnoxious blasting off rounds with your AK/AR etc....... The rules say, "no high capacity magazines load to capacity and no more than one shot per second." If I use my 30 round mags on my AK they like you to load and shoot no more than a few rounds at a time. Another local range has NO RULES. So you can do whatever you want but that means all the idiots can do the same. I don't go there very often but if I really want to let loose it is the place to go.

 

[grimjaw]

At the Game and Fish Commission range where they have ROs, no "rapid fire" allowed. At the G&F ranges that have no ROs, they don't have that restriction. At at least one of the private ranges here, they allow double taps (kind of have to since they allow machine guns).

jm