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Well, that works too if range doesn't have a separate area for rifle rounds.

If a revolver is your firearm of choice, look for a deal on a .460 that has been fired once or twice. They seem to have a good markdown.

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Joined an outdoor near me

Which one? I am thinking, maybe look around at alternatives before my current annual membership is up for renewal.

Sent you a link

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Not really. I don't particularly enjoy indoor ranges as many are poorly ventilated. I much prefer the fresh air of an outdoor range.

This combined with the noise starts to give me a headache pretty quickly at indoor ranges. They are a last resort compared to outdoors.

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The 5.56 at the indoor range is a little too much for me. The pressure waves really bounce around off all of the concrete.
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It's funny how times change. Several years ago, I posted because someone blasted away with an AR in the next lane during my whole session at an indoor range (in the pistol only section, yet) and I couldn't hear worth squat afterwards. I was roundly criticized and informed that I should restrict myself to Airsoft in the future.

The best solution to your problem is to find when the range is the least busy and schedule your range sessions for that time. Evenings and weekends are the busiest times at the range near me but if you go first thing in the morning or early afternoon you can almost have the range to yourself. Any range public or private is going to be noisy with guys shooting large caliber firearms so you really can't escape the noise other than go during off hours.

It doesn't bother me at all. I very rarely go to an outdoor range (maybe once a year), so I'm pretty used to being indoors. If anything, it helps me focus on what I am doing by mentally blocking out the booms around me!

The only time I've been distracted is when the person on the next lane opens up with an SBR without any advanced warning. The first few shots will make me step back to see what they're shooting, I'll often smile and comment, then go back to my own lane.

I figure if I can focus on my own gun and target while blocking out what's around me, I'll be better prepared to block out bullets whizzing by me and just focus on returning accurate fire!

I used to frequent an indoor range. It was fine when there were only two shooters. There are ALWAYS people who shoot large calibers that make lots of noise. They ignore the signs. The other problem is lead exposure. Most ranges are not properly ventilated. If you shoot regularly at an indoor range you should have your Doc check your lead levels in your blood. I do not get ovewhelmed just irritated.

I go but I prefer outdoor ranges. I know a forum member who got a detached retina from shooting a 45/70 at an indoor range

As a frequent visitor to the US of A, but only an occasional visitor to an indoor range, I have to go along with the OP.

So far, three three that I've been to in the metro-Portland area ]OR, not other other one], all sounded like the first few minutes of 'Saving Private Ryan. with shooters doing their best to empty both rifles and pistols in the shortest possible time.

A real shame...spoiled it for my buddy, who was trying to test a different brand of ammunition in his revolver, and for me, too, more used to a somewhat more sedate cadence in shooting, rather than a two-second mag dump with all the empties in the air together...

...and not a single one of the long arms had a mod on it.

Retired military buddy of mine really likes “The Range at Austin”. Not sure if you’ve tried there?

The noise is not my concern,
So much as the poor or unsafe firearms handling.

I can't shoot well at all if I have to constantly be concerned about what's going on around me.

My indoor range only has range officers on days and times when it's open to the public. Most of the time if you're a member you can go anytime day or night. I usually go on Saturday around 7 or 8. I usually have the place to myself.

Another thing about the outdoor range , when I want to take a break I just lay my weapons down and walk about eight feet back to the benches and grab a bottle of water or a snack from my bag and chill . I'm not on the clock so I can do things at my own pace . If I need to go to my truck it's about thirty feet away and I can still see my gear .

Is it just me, or are outdoor ranges much friendlier than indoor ones? I've struck up conversations countless times at outdoor ranges with strangers with interesting firearms, or really good technique. I don't recall ever having done that at an indoor range.

Agreed. I think the dynamic is different indoor versus outdoor.

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Is it just me, or are outdoor ranges much friendlier than indoor ones? I've struck up conversations countless times at outdoor ranges with strangers with interesting firearms, or really good technique. I don't recall ever having done that at an indoor range.

YES ! I've met some interesting folks at the outdoor range , and if you don't feel like talking it's easy to just do your own thing .

I tend to be more aware of the shooters around me in the indoor ranges more than the outdoor types, as most of the outdoor types I have been to there is usually a range person/master watching people.

The outdoor range where I shoot is members-only, and they have to go through the club's safety orientation before being allowed to shoot. All of the indoor ranges around here are open to the public; the only prerequisite is possession of a twenty dollar bill.

There is a huge difference in safety and range etiquette.

If I'm forced to be in one, I double up the ear pro and it helps with focus, but I still experience it to a degree.

I'm on high alert from past experiences. Seeing a guy spin a full 360 with loaded Beretta flagging everyone at waist height, or people shooting the floor 5 feet away, or the ceiling, or surprise pops while they are talking/ experiencing revelations about shooting.

Any action taken directly after aim, fire, and they come off the sights and gun begins to move my hair stands up.

The manner/condition/orientation in which the pistol is set down to fill the mag. etc.

Just traumatized from all that shit.

I watched a guy shoot an old P64 1 round, bring it down to look at his buddy and say something, BLAMMO. Shoots the ground and scares the shit outta of themselves. Heaviest trigger pull known to man on that gun. What the hell!

I haven't shot indoors in decades, but when I did, I'm pretty sure I was the guy doing the overwhelming.

(not rapid fire, but loudnboomers)


But I also overwhelmed people at the outdoor rifle range when I was big into single shot pistols. I shot extremely slow, waited for people on both sides to be taking a break, I'd warn them ahead of time, for which most of them would just blow me off. Then I'd touch off 50 grains of powder in a 13" barrel with a comp, they'd get smacked in the face, jump and yell "Holy sh@t!"
I'd be like.. "I told you."