'tis the season...
to sweat profusely at ranges where the ruthless, profiteering owners couldn't care less whether or not you live or die of heat stroke while on their range.
Rant mode on:
You have GOT to be kidding me. Blue Ridge was EASILY over 100 degrees last Friday. Not a bit of cool air anywhere on the line.
I had a couple of bugs to work out on the sub, so I hit up Shooter's Purgatory in Woodbridge last night ( remember guys? 3 words: Prince William County ). It wasn't as bad as Blue Ridge, but it was over 90.
Double ewe tee eff? With the insane ammunition, memberships and gun prices (in some cases) these establishments charge, shouldn't I be reasonably assured of shooting in some sort of comfort? Ventilation? You mean they actually have moving air?
I once heard a guy ask the counter staff at Blue Ridge :
"Why shouldn't I just shoot at NRA" to which they replied: Do you want to wait a while before you shoot?
The thing is that now the other ranges are starting to have waits now so the choice seems to be
1: Shoot at the state of the art NRA range, and deal with the (bigger) crowds
2: Shoot at one of the inferior ranges and sweat off 10 pounds doing it.
/Rant mode off.
Shooter's Paradise in Woodbridge has better ventilation than Blue Ridge by far. It also has a vastly superior back stop, meaning rifles are ok up to 338. Both allow full auto, S.P. being more flexible. Blue ridge restricts ammo used more severely.
NRA only allows full auto by special appt., but you can shoot up to .460 WM there. They have ventilation, climate control, and range safety officers.
HTH