Indoor Ranges- understanding the limitations
I’m not aware of any indoor shooting ranges that are longer than 50yds, but I assume there are some out there. I’ve probable been to and shot at over a hundred different firing ranges in the Country and some were very impressive. I’d have to admit that at 90% of the ones I was in, there was either a bullet in the table or a bullet in the ceiling far too close to the tables. This tells you that there is always going to be a certain percentage of risk when dealing with the public. I’ve seen about as much negligence on firing ranges that I see on a daily basis on the roads with people driving, so theres the reality of being with gun owners.
Indoor shooting ranges are a better starting point for teaching handgun shooting skills. I’m sure many of you won’t agree with that because your idea of teaching a novice is getting Grandpa to take out the old 22LR pistol and shooting soda cans. That’s fine, but I’m talking about what my experiences are with taking teenagers, women, and adults to the ranges for the first time. My favorite reason for going to an indoor shooting ranges is the auto return back stops. I get tired of some of the big shooting ranges where cease fires are called way too often or not enough. At an indoor shooting range, you can adjust from a 7yd-25yd in seconds and not have to worry about cease fires. You are shooting on level ground which is also a better starting point in my opinion. Sign up at TheRallyPoint.org and tell us where you shoot and help us update our gun club shooting range listing.
Ammo prices seem to be coming down just like the economy is going down so now might be a better time to consider going out and scoping the place out for ammo. Ammo prices are still drastically different, but atleast the availability seems to be there. I notice the run on firearms has slowed now, probable since everyone knows that if you don’t already have enough, racking up more credit card debt just for rack queen isn’t rational. Let us know if you don’t see any shows being listed that are being promoted.