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What's your range bag?

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August 11, 2018, 08:27 AM
SIGWolf
What's your range bag?
I have been using an I-Shot bag. Still do. So far the only thing I've found that comes close to the same design is the 5.11 Range Ready Bag, which as I recall, rans about the same price ad the I-Shot was at the time.

What I particularly like are the pockets inside where I can put the pistols I plan to shoot. I can easily take at least four with me with the I-Shot along with ammunition and various other supplies for the range. There are side pockets for hearing protection, binoculars and a water bottle.

The side folds down and functions perfectly for a place to set down whatever pistols I'm shooting so they are protected from anything that might damage them on the shooting bench.






August 11, 2018, 08:33 AM
hile
GORUCK 32L Kit Bag. It will hold a bunch of ammo, mags, ears, targets, etc, easily. I use other long gun cases as appropriate.
August 11, 2018, 08:33 AM
sigarms229
I use the Midway USA range bag which I think is the same as yours. It's the best range bag I've ever owned.

https://www.midwayusa.com/prod...ompetition-range-bag



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August 11, 2018, 08:41 AM
RHINOWSO
Midway range bags (the smaller, competition one IIRC).

Mags, pistol, small tool kit, ammo, eyes and ears.

Will bring a couple of smaller bags / ammo cans for rifle mags, ammo, bipods, and such - depending on if I’m shooting rifle or not.
August 11, 2018, 09:38 AM
soggy_spinout
I've gone back to using my Maxpedition Mongo Versipack. Or my Falcon III backpack when I bring out a AR pistol or my MPX. Sometimes I take both.

I finally gave up on a different pack not too long ago. I liked the build quality of my GPS backpack but its definite lack of carry capacity often annoyed me even though I rarely take more than three handguns to go shooting with. Lack of space for ammo is the chief gripe.
August 11, 2018, 09:55 AM
kidcop
I'm still using a Waller that can't be killed. Ammo goes into cans.
August 11, 2018, 09:58 AM
Chowser
I've just been using an old LAPG large bail out bag. It holds staples, stapler, eyes, ears, first aid kit, etc.

All my ammo is loaded in mags. I rarely bring loose ammo to the range. Guns and mags come in their own bags. My kids and I usually back up to the stall and unload at a table then we start shooting.

I'm cheap, it's $5/person/hour and there's three of us, so we don't have time to load mags. And it's an hour drive away, so we like to keep it at at hour. I wish work would let me bring my kids in to use the range. By the time I retire and buy some land, they'll be adults.



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August 11, 2018, 10:38 AM
RogueJSK
Maxpedition MPB
August 11, 2018, 10:42 AM
lyman
this is my range bag




the pouch gets

timer
ammo
pad
pen/pencil
clipboard
ECI
glasses
ears
magazine(s)
multitool
stapler and staples
repair dots for the targets
and a few other things


pistol time and I have a generic range bag that holds just a couple of pistols and ammo, (rest is in the stool)

spotting scope has it's own cover, and the spotting scope stand is taken apart and stored in a M60 barrel bag



https://chandlersfirearms.com/chesterfield-armament/
August 11, 2018, 10:49 AM
sig operator
Competitive Edge Dynamics - professional size. Can hold more than I want to carry at one time. Available in different colors.
August 11, 2018, 10:50 AM
ArtVandelay
SIGWolf, I used a bag similar to yours for several years. I could keep 4 pistols, plenty of magazines, ammo, tools, and range supplies organized very neatly in one place. Over time, I started to feel increasingly ADHD at the range when shooting pistols though.

I made a point to never bring more than two rifles, and usually only one, so I could focus more on tweaking small details. Then I had the brilliant idea of trying the same thing with pistols. Now I am using an Explorer Tactical Two Gunner bag. It has just enough room for, at most, two pistols, five spare magazines, maybe three boxes of ammo, and a multi tool. I keep eye and ear protection in a cubby in the back of my car.

I really like picking pairs of pistols for each range trip. Sometimes it’s my Beretta 92FS and 87 Cheetah. Maybe a USP and a P226. G19 and M&P 2.0 Compact. Still a little ADHD, but with a much lighter bag.
August 11, 2018, 10:58 AM
SigFan
I use a S&W-branded bag that was a promotional item for buying my S&W 1911 probably 10-12 years ago; not sure who actually made it for them, but surprisingly, it's held up nicely, and it holds lots of gear. I do wish it had more compartments, though; the main cargo area has just one soft divider running lengthwise. On the plus side, it has 2 large, zippered end compartments and 2 zippered front compartments.

I carry a few boxes of ammo for whatever I'm shooting that day; two pair of Peltor 6-S muffs; several pair of over-the-glasses eye pro; pair of Mechanix gloves; masking tape; duct tape; hockey tape; large and small spring clamps; multi-bit screwdriver; precision screwdriver set; staplegun; staples; Bore Snakes in 9mm, .40, .45, and .22; band-aids; Sharpies; spare batteries for the ear pro; WetWipes; several types of non-muff ear pro; CPR shield; tiny bottle of CLP; shop towel; and probably other stuff I don't recall now.

Guns/mags go in separate soft or hard case(s).

One critical thing I'm missing here -- an IFAK! I need to figure out which one I want (or assemble my own) and get some training to use it. But that's a separate discussion...

Edited to add: a couple packs of Shoot-N-See targets. I knew I was forgetting something...


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August 11, 2018, 12:06 PM
SSAreGreat
I converted a nice backpack into my range bag.


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August 11, 2018, 01:07 PM
Nismo
Ive been using a Maratac EOD bag.

All I know is that whatever range bag I get next, its gonna have wheels.
August 11, 2018, 01:32 PM
M1Garandy
Medium and a large (rarely used, too heavy when loaded) Bagmaster range bags and a Klein Tools leather and canvas tool bag for my spotting scope, tripod, small sandbags and a few other supplies and such.
August 11, 2018, 01:48 PM
signewt
There's different versions of this sort of solid foam insert for your ammo cans. I have some for various 1911 style so specific pistol plus filled magazines. They supplement soft bags for some of my needs.




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August 11, 2018, 03:03 PM
SIGWolf
quote:
I really like picking pairs of pistols for each range trip. Sometimes it’s my Beretta 92FS and 87 Cheetah. Maybe a USP and a P226. G19 and M&P 2.0 Compact. Still a little ADHD, but with a much lighter bag.


This suggestion has a lot of merit. I find, sometimes, I take too much to the range and rather than focus on one or two guns, I take four. If I could still just pick two of the four to shoot, that would work, but that rather is what happens.
August 11, 2018, 03:09 PM
SIGWolf
quote:
Originally posted by sigarms229:
I use the Midway USA range bag which I think is the same as yours. It's the best range bag I've ever owned.

https://www.midwayusa.com/prod...ompetition-range-bag


Looks like the same bag, just cheaper. Same with the competition bag.
August 11, 2018, 03:26 PM
dry-fly
I use a VooDoo Tactical bag that I got when we did a group buy a couple of years ago. It’s held up very well.


"Attack life, it's going to kill you anyway." Steve McQueen...
August 11, 2018, 03:37 PM
PKFan
Midway Competition and Compact Competition, depending on the need. On sale, they're hard to beat. And now they even have colors other than black, which is a nice bonus.