New Indoor Range In Desert

[loose noose]

My wife just informed me that a new indoor range is going to open here in September, at the mall in southern Nevada. Now during the blasted dead heat of the summer I'll have a place to shoot without having to drive 100+ miles to Las Vegas. I've got all kinds of desert land to shoot in during the cooler months, with my portable target holders and steel, but when it never gets below 104, and gets 109 degrees by 0900hrs, and 115-120+ by noon, this old boy has to call it quits. The barrels on all my guns get so hot you can't touch them without getting scorched.

 

[ontarget]

I love living in the North. Shooting in the dead of winter is actually kind of fun. More padding from my coat. Summer ain't too bad if you can deal with the mosquitos. Congrats on the new range.

 

[entropy]

......but it's a dry heat!

 

[JONWILL]

......but it's a dry heat!

Made me laugh. I am from Ohio. Took a trip to AZ in July/August. Went on an off road quad trip. Figured the “breeze” would cool me off. Wrong. It was like riding into a heat gun

 

[Riomouse911]

I left Orlando in late July after a week when it was 95 and rained every afternoon, and came home and went shooting on a day when it hit 109 and was clear here.

I had a better day when it was 109 and dry than 95 and 80 pct humidity.... but in all reality 75 and no breeze makes for my perfect range day

Glad you’ll get a place to shoot indoors when it’s hot!

 

[George P]

I preferred northern NV when I lived there; not so hot in the summer, always sunny and always dry. When they get 6" of rain in NV, they mean they get 1 raindrop every 6"

 

[mdThanatos]

I moved from West Texas/Southern New Mexico to Northern Alabama and after enduring over 25 years of 100+ degree weather in the summers I don't miss it. Sure there is some humidity here but for me it hasn't been nearly as hot feeling. There are some trade offs for sure but the blow dryer wind, non stop dust and chewing dirt is something I don't miss.

 

[Pat Riot]

I enjoy going to my local indoor range. It’s nice on cold rainy days and on hot days.
Glad you have one nearby, loose noose.
If I may make a recommendation. If they offer a membership with discounts. Think about taking them up on it. I am sure you won’t regret it.

 

[DPris]

Two years ago I discovered a new indoor range in the next town over.
After 25+ years of doing my handgun stuff outdoors anywhere from 12-107 degrees, it's stupendously fine to be able to work indoors year-round in a controlled climate now for most handgun testing.

Noose, not having to tote my portable shooting setup all over is another bonus.
Congratulations.
Denis

 

[RETG]

You guys need to work the southern border from Yuma over to Nogales for a few years.

 

[doubleh]

I grew up in West Texas and live in southern NM now. I can smell, see, and feel Texas every time we get a cool front. There is a lot of Texas laying around here that's blown in with every norther that's ever come through.

I've never been east of Texas except in the cooler months. I HAVE been to East Texas in the middle of summer. Thought I was going to melt and just run off in a puddle of sweat. I was glad to get home to 100 degree temperatures and some breeze where it was cool compared to where I left. I suppose it's what you are used to. I had an uncle that married a lady from Mesa, AZ and moved there where he spent the rest of his life. They would come to Texas every summer and grumble about the humidity. This was on the southern plains and we thought it was dry as a bone as did the cotton.

It's cool here in the early morning hours. Yesterday it was all most chill bump cool on the patio until the sun was up some and this morning I went back in for my second cup of coffee and put on a lightweight fleece jacket because it WAS chill bump cool. In the summer I get to the range just as it is light enough to setup without stumbling around over things. By the time I have a target up it's just light enough to see to shoot and it's cool. Sometimes I need that light jacket for a time. I'm packed up and home before noon.

 

[1976B.L.Johns.]

Loose Noose, glad to hear that you and yours have a place to go shoot in comfort! I understand that there is a new indoor range somewhere east of Proctor, Minnesota. May have to try out indoor shooting someday( as we have never been indoors shooting since High School. 40 - 50 years ago, in the school's basement!...50 foot .22 rimfire )and the drive to the new indoor range would be a couple hours away. Anyways, getting to my point, I am happy here and do not envy you folks that have to put up with that high temp, hence being able to go play in air conditioning. It is going to be in the mid eighties in northern Minnesota for the next few days which I believe to be too hot! Can not wait for Fall!!!

 

[loose noose]

I am anxious for that range to open up, even if I'm going to be gone most of September,(plan on taking the motorhome up to UP Michigan) as I'm literally sick and tired of that heat, and the dry wind blowing like a blow torch in the early afternoon. Fact is my two cactuses on the west side of the house have even died. I've shot at an indoor range in Missouri a couple of years ago, and really enjoyed it, so it isn't anything entirely new, just the fact that I'll be able to shoot in the dead heat of summer from now on. BTW I plan on joining on the family plan so I can take the grand kids with me when they're out here in the summer vacation. Also grandma can't complain any more about the heat and the wild critters out in the desert.

 

[DPris]

The only real benefits to the outdoor areas I used to use were that they never closed & I didn't have anybody shooting right next to me.

The indoor range I now use is half gunshop & half shooting range. The range side is typically deserted most of the time I'm there, it's almost like having my own private indoor facility.
Quite nice.

There's a 100-yard indoor rifle range on the other side of the mountain, I'm tempted to try that one out in the weather extremes.
Denis

 

[loose noose]

I believe this range will only allow pistol caliber shooting as the maximum range is only going to be 25 yards, also I believe a firearms sales area is going to be installed also. Here's hoping it gets developed. BTW the gentleman that is planning this does have an FFL, and I've purchased several guns from him in the past.