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Well, its been at least a year since I last cleaned out my trusty range bag, so I figured Id share my setup.
What a mess! Found some loose .30 carbine and '06 brass rolling around in there, along with the usual .22 duds that should have been disposed of months ago but always get forgotten.....
So, what actually SHOULD be in there?
I start with a couple of carpet floor mats and high-density foam pads. I use these on concrete shooting benches to protect the blue and wood on my babies. Amazing how many ranges expect you to set your gun down on their nasty, uncovered benches. Even the cartpeted ones seem like they are never vacuumed or cleaned.
Targets next, well thats a no brainer. The motivational stickers make nice bullseyes on photocopied targets.
This block is more high-density foam. Makes a great "sandbag" with much less weight. And weight savings are important because-
.......ammo's heavy! This would be a fairly typical loadout for an hour or two at my local indoor range.
These go in my bags side pockets, rimfire on one side and centerfire in the other.
A dud bag is essential so they can be safely disposed of later. Ive Ioticed fewer and fewer ranges have DUD boxes on the range like they used to. The ramrod is for knocking out stuck cases, I do all my cleaning at home, so I dont bring bore brushes.
Eyes and ears, of course. Seems like my buddies are always forgetting theirs, and not every range rents them, so I pack extras.
Dope cards, handy when sighting in a new scope. Im sure there are ballistic apps for this now, but Im old school.
Tools for adjusting scopes and sights, bore light, stapler and extra staples. Seems like range staplers break or run dry at the worst possible moments, so Id rather use mine.
What a mess! Found some loose .30 carbine and '06 brass rolling around in there, along with the usual .22 duds that should have been disposed of months ago but always get forgotten.....
So, what actually SHOULD be in there?
I start with a couple of carpet floor mats and high-density foam pads. I use these on concrete shooting benches to protect the blue and wood on my babies. Amazing how many ranges expect you to set your gun down on their nasty, uncovered benches. Even the cartpeted ones seem like they are never vacuumed or cleaned.
Targets next, well thats a no brainer. The motivational stickers make nice bullseyes on photocopied targets.
This block is more high-density foam. Makes a great "sandbag" with much less weight. And weight savings are important because-
.......ammo's heavy! This would be a fairly typical loadout for an hour or two at my local indoor range.
These go in my bags side pockets, rimfire on one side and centerfire in the other.
A dud bag is essential so they can be safely disposed of later. Ive Ioticed fewer and fewer ranges have DUD boxes on the range like they used to. The ramrod is for knocking out stuck cases, I do all my cleaning at home, so I dont bring bore brushes.
Eyes and ears, of course. Seems like my buddies are always forgetting theirs, and not every range rents them, so I pack extras.
Dope cards, handy when sighting in a new scope. Im sure there are ballistic apps for this now, but Im old school.
Tools for adjusting scopes and sights, bore light, stapler and extra staples. Seems like range staplers break or run dry at the worst possible moments, so Id rather use mine.