BridgeWalker
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What do you prefer, and why?
I've never shot at an indoor range. It seems a little too crowded, too noisy, too many people poking their nose over my shoulder. I also don't like having to go onto someone else's turf quite so much; it seems from various threads I've read here that there are far more conflicts of various kinds at indoor ranges. Also, the most convenient indoor range I know of around here is part of the gunshop I refuse to go to because I've run into rude, sexist morons behind the counter there too many times.
Also, a lot of my shooting is shotgunning, and I know of no place to do that indoors.
My outdoor pistol/rifle range is a little lacking in neat amenities like oh, backboards. (Well, two of the four in the 25 yd area are shot away. Seems they replace them in the spring and they either last or don't.)
It's muddy. It's awfully cold. Shooting ends at sundown, of course, which is a serious limitation this time of year. There aren't really lanes, just an open area, so if there's more than person there, it can get awkward about communicating who is shooting and when and from where. So far it's been cool, and I mostly run into the same two guys over and over again and they are great. There's no range officer (a plus as far as I'm concerned).
I really like it. It's really my speed. Low-stress--I don't like being around lots of new people. Outdoors, quiet. No authority figure messing with me. I think I'm gonna stick with my low-tech outdoor range.
But I'm curious about othrs; indoor or outdoor, especially in the winter, and why? And what is it like?
Mine's part of a local club that has a lot of emphasis on shotgun sports--trap, skeet, five-stand, and also a nice sporting clays course. The pistol/rifle area seems almost an afterthought and it's not well-maintained at all. Members can buy a key to get in, and the keys are replaced annually so there is some security, if not a whole lot. Allegedly there is indoor rimfire shooting in the winter, but I haven't looked into that yet.
I've never shot at an indoor range. It seems a little too crowded, too noisy, too many people poking their nose over my shoulder. I also don't like having to go onto someone else's turf quite so much; it seems from various threads I've read here that there are far more conflicts of various kinds at indoor ranges. Also, the most convenient indoor range I know of around here is part of the gunshop I refuse to go to because I've run into rude, sexist morons behind the counter there too many times.
Also, a lot of my shooting is shotgunning, and I know of no place to do that indoors.
My outdoor pistol/rifle range is a little lacking in neat amenities like oh, backboards. (Well, two of the four in the 25 yd area are shot away. Seems they replace them in the spring and they either last or don't.)
It's muddy. It's awfully cold. Shooting ends at sundown, of course, which is a serious limitation this time of year. There aren't really lanes, just an open area, so if there's more than person there, it can get awkward about communicating who is shooting and when and from where. So far it's been cool, and I mostly run into the same two guys over and over again and they are great. There's no range officer (a plus as far as I'm concerned).
I really like it. It's really my speed. Low-stress--I don't like being around lots of new people. Outdoors, quiet. No authority figure messing with me. I think I'm gonna stick with my low-tech outdoor range.
But I'm curious about othrs; indoor or outdoor, especially in the winter, and why? And what is it like?
Mine's part of a local club that has a lot of emphasis on shotgun sports--trap, skeet, five-stand, and also a nice sporting clays course. The pistol/rifle area seems almost an afterthought and it's not well-maintained at all. Members can buy a key to get in, and the keys are replaced annually so there is some security, if not a whole lot. Allegedly there is indoor rimfire shooting in the winter, but I haven't looked into that yet.