The gun range seems empty these days.

[Rexster]

Two adult members of our household have health conditions that would mean a COVID infection would be a likely death sentence, so, we stay away from the indoor range where we used to go, as well as an outdoor range, which requires going inside the building to check-in.

I would like to make the quite long drive, to a public land location, to function-test a braced AR pistol, but have yet to manage to accumulate enough .300 AAC/BLK ammo, to make it worth the drive.

 

[rayw1128]

Nope, our local range was packed this morning.

 

[theotherwaldo]

I was signed up for an indoor range,
They changed their policy to 'any brass that hits the ground belongs to us.'
I haven't been back and I don't shop there anymore.
I reload.

 

[CharliesHammer]

Last Friday I made an escape to the local indoor range. They blocked off every other bay so they only have 10 rather than their usual 20. I had tried to go there three weeks earlier but there was a line 10 guys deep 20 minutes before it opened, so I turned around.

Seeing that, on this trip I got there 30 minutes early, signed in and sat outside. I sat solo, and when Terrell finally opened the door for me at 10 he jokingly advised me to step lively and avoid the rush:

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Maybe three others came in before I was done shooting at noon. I think the people bought up their riot-fueled-purchase guns early, waited the ridiculous ten-days to take possession, went shooting right after they got their new gun and now have limited ammo so they’re laying low.

I’m going back next Friday, I need to shoot a new-to-me-toy .

Stay safe.

I see we shoot at the same range.

 

[kmw1954]

I just finished working Thur., Fri., Sat., Mon at the outdoor range that has 4 ranges, a trap range, 5 stand and Sporting Clays. The 25yd range has 22 lanes, the 100 yard range has 44 lanes and the 300 yard range has 12 lanes each of those 4 days every range including the Clays had waiting lists at multiple times during the day.

On the 300yd range that I was working each of those 4 days I also had to force people out at 5pm so we could close. This also as on Monday we were about completely out of 9mm and 223 ammunition.

If there is a slow down we are not seeing it!

 

[Ignition Override]

The private club MSSA near Memphis was busy yesterday morning, including several of the Action Pistol ranges.

And was a good day to Buy a gun at the club: a very nice, very hard-to-find, Beretta PX4 Compact (9mm, DA/SA).

A) Using personal initiative the last few years allows somewhat regular, though very limited use of my 9mm ammo-to preserve most of the 'ammo savings account'.
B) The .22 handguns, along with a very large reserve of 7.62x39, are the best way to avoid using up 9mm ammo.

 

[kidneyboy]

I just finished working Thur., Fri., Sat., Mon at the outdoor range that has 4 ranges, a trap range, 5 stand and Sporting Clays. The 25yd range has 22 lanes, the 100 yard range has 44 lanes and the 300 yard range has 12 lanes each of those 4 days every range including the Clays had waiting lists at multiple times during the day.

On the 300yd range that I was working each of those 4 days I also had to force people out at 5pm so we could close. This also as on Monday we were about completely out of 9mm and 223 ammunition.

If there is a slow down we are not seeing it!

Yep, and a little north of you it's the same way.

 

[Mark 40]

My local indoor range always seems to be packed. It used to be like that weekends only. Several factors: This is a touristy area, lots of second homes/part-time residents spending more time here and new gun owners.

 

[gifbohane]

I now notice a lot less shooters at my range. The few that are there are reloaders. The other day every pistol shooter except 1 was a reloader.

Scrounging brass was impossible. Took my own home.

 

[Mark Mahler]

I have a public range that I don't go to very often, but I've made a few trips there recently, and it has been busy but not crowded.
My #1 shooting location is a private club just 10 miles from home. Normally I'm the only one there, which is a blessing to be sure. I mainly shoot rifles and there I can shoot out to 150 yards, and since I'm mainly shooting iron sights, that's fine by me.

 

[Ignition Override]

Humidity came down a fair bit, but despite decent ammo reserves, going a little less often.
And we're only 12 easy minutes away.

We might have an idea about ammo price trends by early November, or December--if you really know what I mean? Too many combined factors.
Reading the excellent Wall Street Journal article by David Rivkin, a constitutional and appellate lawyer really "blew me away" on the potential, eh, shall we say...statutory and other legal issues? Nasty potential.
That's only Part of it, as most of you realize. Best not to elaborate.