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Woud be nice to be able to do drills
Posted: Thu May 07, 2020 8:25 pm
by jmorris
All these drills that have been posted are great, but you all must have some exceptional ranges in your area if you can actually do them. Of the six ranges I've been to in the NE-SE San Antonio area it's only possible at one. Lone Star has tactical bays to rent. Another one says don't do this stuff but I'm frequently the only one there (nice to be retired and go early on a weekday), the handgun range is remote from the office, and there are no RSOs so I can get away with it. All the others, no draw, no rapid, no this, no that. One range I went to had a 2'x3' box painted on the concrete that you had to stay within and weapon had to remain pointed downrange at ALL times. I was holding it near appendix and coming up to fire and got chewed out.
Oh, and one private range that I can do anything at but can't always get.
Re: Woud be nice to be able to do drills
Posted: Thu May 07, 2020 8:59 pm
by 03Lightningrocks
jmorris wrote: ↑Thu May 07, 2020 8:25 pm
All these drills that have been posted are great, but you all must have some exceptional ranges in your area if you can actually do them. Of the six ranges I've been to in the NE-SE San Antonio area it's only possible at one. Lone Star has tactical bays to rent. Another one says don't do this stuff but I'm frequently the only one there (nice to be retired and go early on a weekday), the handgun range is remote from the office, and there are no RSOs so I can get away with it. All the others, no draw, no rapid, no this, no that. One range I went to had a 2'x3' box painted on the concrete that you had to stay within and weapon had to remain pointed downrange at ALL times. I was holding it near appendix and coming up to fire and got chewed out.
Oh, and one private range that I can do anything at but can't always get.
My experience as well. Out of four different ranges I go to in the DFW area, not one will allow anything close to these drills. One will allow double taps. I get in trouble there all the time because I "string a few double taps together"... hahaha. But that is not even close to doing actual self defense practice. One range, Garland Public, they are real sticklers about the 2 seconds between shots rule. I have been out there by myself before and had them come outside and get on me after counting my shots from inside the range house. I always just say oops, sorry and carry on. But it sure sucks the fun out of shooting.
Re: Woud be nice to be able to do drills
Posted: Wed May 13, 2020 3:49 pm
by Paladin
The lowest cost option is dryfire... next lowest cost is airsoft. I set up target boxes to mount targets to and catch the airsoft bbs. Easy to do those at home.
Like using private land, but that's always a drive for me. Finally broke down and got a gun club membership.. but dryfire and airsoft still save a lot of money on ammo.
Re: Woud be nice to be able to do drills
Posted: Wed May 13, 2020 7:34 pm
by Vol Texan
jmorris wrote: ↑Thu May 07, 2020 8:25 pm
All these drills that have been posted are great, but you all must have some exceptional ranges in your area if you can actually do them. Of the six ranges I've been to in the NE-SE San Antonio area it's only possible at one. Lone Star has tactical bays to rent. Another one says don't do this stuff but I'm frequently the only one there (nice to be retired and go early on a weekday), the handgun range is remote from the office, and there are no RSOs so I can get away with it. All the others, no draw, no rapid, no this, no that. One range I went to had a 2'x3' box painted on the concrete that you had to stay within and weapon had to remain pointed downrange at ALL times. I was holding it near appendix and coming up to fire and got chewed out.
Oh, and one private range that I can do anything at but can't always get.
Come on down to Houston and visit the Brazos River Sportsman's Club. Leigh John (the range owner) has several bays around the property to allow for private shooting areas. One of them has a 270-degree radius of berms around it.
No, I don't have any stake in the place, but I do a lot of qualifications there for LTC courses. I find the whole crew there (Leigh John, Paul, and others whose names escape me right now) to be great folks who run a great range way out on the west side of town.
Re: Woud be nice to be able to do drills
Posted: Wed May 13, 2020 10:30 pm
by The Annoyed Man
Re: Woud be nice to be able to do drills
Posted: Thu May 14, 2020 8:57 am
by jb2012
I love lonestar handgun. If I’m going to pay to go to a gun range, I’d rather just pay for a whole bay and be by myself to run my drills.
Re: Woud be nice to be able to do drills
Posted: Thu May 14, 2020 3:45 pm
by jmorris
Yeah, I do several dry fire drills, it would just be nice if there where more ranges where I could do pew, pew, pew!
Re: Woud be nice to be able to do drills
Posted: Thu May 14, 2020 3:51 pm
by jmorris
Vol Texan wrote: ↑Wed May 13, 2020 7:34 pm
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Come on down to Houston and visit the Brazos River Sportsman's Club. Leigh John (the range owner) has several bays around the property to allow for private shooting areas. One of them has a 270-degree radius of berms around it.
No, I don't have any stake in the place, but I do a lot of qualifications there for LTC courses. I find the whole crew there (Leigh John, Paul, and others whose names escape me right now) to be great folks who run a great range way out on the west side of town.
Two and half hour drive is a little much for a couple hours shooting but thanks for the tip.
Hour and half to Best of the West was my limit.