Yeah, its all good.
My wife, son and I sent 12 years in the Va Beach area and now there is an awesome range down there. I never went to it cause we were there years ago, before I got into shooting.
Anyway, another good thing about Clarke Bros, Cresap and 340 Defense is you can shoot there for more than just one hour and it costs you the same, you just use more targets and ammo. I don't really mind driving 3/4 hour or more to West Virginia, or Maryland or Warrenton - I have a one year family membership at 340 Defense. I do try to plan carefully what I bring and always bring more than one firemarm so if one malfunctions I still have something to shoot.
You can get to BlueRidge Arsenal in less than twenty minutes from where I live. I did have one bad experience there. I wanted to rent a couple of Ruger 10/22's but did not know (at that time) where the bolt lock lever was located. Instead of them just showing me, the young man told me I could not rent 10/22 until I learned how to operate it. We rented a Springfield 1911i nstead, but even my son thought that was rude. But we did notice there was a line of people waiting to get in and I know they have club memberships, so maybe they treat their members better.
Sharpshooters in Lorton has a 25 yard indoor range. They were OK, most of the staff are friendly. Just make sure you dont shoot the thing holding the target - they will charge you extra for that! They offer reduced rates for club members.
NRA Range is by far the most professionally run of all the ranges I've been to. If you get there early enough to be one fo the first 15 people in line on a Saturday morning, you have a good chance of shooting soon after they open. Otherwise, you wind up getting your name on their check in sheet and yuo'll most likely wait at least 45 mintes or more likely over an hour beofre you get a booth assignment - might as well go visit their awesome Firearms Museum. IT IS FREE and by the time you are done going through it you should be next up for a booth at the range. Note you are only allowed to shoot slugs if you bring a shotgun. NRA members pay $16.00 hour - its more for non-members.
