AWorthyOpponent
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I’ve lived in Orlando for a few years, and have always had great experiences going to ranges, gun shops, etc... I was (actually still am) a member of a private club there that basically let me do whatever I wanted to do. All they cared about was that I was safe. Rapid fire, reloads, holsters, you name it, and they didn’t care. I got used to shooting at the outdoor range on a 1-2 time a week basis, and being my own RSO. Now that I moved here, I went looking for a local range that I could go to. From what I have found, there’s nothing.
I went to one shop, Gator Guns and Archery. I walked in, with a smile and began looking around. Someone asked if they could help me find something, a very nice guy in fact. I told him I was looking for a good place to shoot, and that I was new to the area. He told me that they had a range and it was right through the double doors. He told me that I could take a quick walk back there and check it out. I walked through the doors and saw a man behind a counter, with a small window you could see into the range with. I told him about my situation, and he pointed out that they had a rifle range and a pistol range. They were indoor, but that is something that I can get over. Of course, there is not rapid fire, holster, and a range nazi that freaks out if you have more than one gun out at a time. I can get past all of this. I tell the man that I’ll try it out, and I go to my car and get my firearm, fully properly encased, eyes, ears, target, and a box of ammo all in a range bag. I brought it in and they told me that they needed to search my bag. Apparently you are not allowed to bring your own ammunition. Without my permission, he reaches in my bag and grabs the ammunition on the top. I grab it back and tell him I’ll take it to my car. At this point, I’m fairly sure I won’t be coming back inside, but just for fun, I ask the prices. They’re selling the ammo for like 4 times the price I got the same stuff for at Wal-Mart. They said that that’s what they buy it for, and of course I tell him to go to Wal-Mart, and laugh as I walk away.
Come to think of it, with the holidays and whatnot, its been almost two months without a single range trip...
Does anyone know of a decent range around here that people can go to? I don’t want to drive 3 hours all the way to Orlando to go to the range on the weekend. But I’m surely not going to be staying around here if this is what every place is going to be like…
I went to one shop, Gator Guns and Archery. I walked in, with a smile and began looking around. Someone asked if they could help me find something, a very nice guy in fact. I told him I was looking for a good place to shoot, and that I was new to the area. He told me that they had a range and it was right through the double doors. He told me that I could take a quick walk back there and check it out. I walked through the doors and saw a man behind a counter, with a small window you could see into the range with. I told him about my situation, and he pointed out that they had a rifle range and a pistol range. They were indoor, but that is something that I can get over. Of course, there is not rapid fire, holster, and a range nazi that freaks out if you have more than one gun out at a time. I can get past all of this. I tell the man that I’ll try it out, and I go to my car and get my firearm, fully properly encased, eyes, ears, target, and a box of ammo all in a range bag. I brought it in and they told me that they needed to search my bag. Apparently you are not allowed to bring your own ammunition. Without my permission, he reaches in my bag and grabs the ammunition on the top. I grab it back and tell him I’ll take it to my car. At this point, I’m fairly sure I won’t be coming back inside, but just for fun, I ask the prices. They’re selling the ammo for like 4 times the price I got the same stuff for at Wal-Mart. They said that that’s what they buy it for, and of course I tell him to go to Wal-Mart, and laugh as I walk away.
Come to think of it, with the holidays and whatnot, its been almost two months without a single range trip...
Does anyone know of a decent range around here that people can go to? I don’t want to drive 3 hours all the way to Orlando to go to the range on the weekend. But I’m surely not going to be staying around here if this is what every place is going to be like…
Ranges here are plentiful but costs $125 to $300/year.
