Plinking by yourself...

[Sidhepro]

I spend every Monday morning at the range, rain or shine, by myself.

Then again, my range is at the city dump, and the County Sheriff's office is less than 500 yards in the other direction, so I'm not really concerned. My husband -does- know when I go, and I text message him when I leave. I always have one of my Glocks loaded and in holster (fortunately the G23 and G19 are interchangeable that way), but then again, I never did project the "I'm prey, come and get me!" image.

We do have membership in the local gun club (who handles maintenance and cleanup on the range). A few weeks ago, there were four guys that I'd never seen before (range is only public on Friday and Saturday, rest of the week it's members only) hanging out. No problem. Funny though how they packed up and scooted out as quickly as they could when I drove up. USUALLY, if you have a reason to be there (or the right) you'll stay and talk shop (we're inherently nosey, right? "Whatcha got in YOUR range bag???". Seems these guys had no real business there that morning. Generally I'm joined (or I join, depends on who gets there when the gates open) by two gents, John and Don, so I sometimes have company while I'm practicing.

Oooh, Monday's a holiday, my husband's off work, maybe I'll take him with me for once. *grins*

Just be safe, keep aware of your surroundings, and don't leave your firearm behind while checking/setting up targets.

Kat

 

[Remander]

I try to go to my range when no one else is likely to be there (weekdays, hot weather, etc.) because I often like to shoot alone.

That is especially true when sighting in a new scope or testing a new gun when targets need frequent changes. I can run up and down the range when I want w/o waiting on other shooters.

And I don't have to waste time answering questions about "What you shooting? My uncle had one of those and .... blah, blah, blah..." Time's a' wasting!

Other days I enjoy shooting with friends, but many of my best time at the range are solo trips.