out door ranges?

[zero!]

any around here? or am i going to have to use my back yard and have my neighbors calling the cops every day.

[Jeff]

Where is here?

[zero!]

hahah i forgot this probably isnt a local site.
my bad.
im in webster ny

[mikeCentola]

The ones in rochester that I have found are:

Ontario Rod and Gun Club (doesn't answer their phone when I call)

GCL (darkvibe is a member there, but it is expensive)

Rochester Brooks (Down in rush, also expensive, but really really nice facility)

Canadaigua Shooting Club (Obv in canadaigua, got good recommendation from a local guy)


I'm either going to join GCL or Canadaigua I think.

[1sic1]

Any time you guys want to come out to Syracuse let me know and we can go to my gun club and put some down range.

[mikeCentola]

I'll pick up zero sometime and we'll head out your way! ;D

[Rich]

Join Canandaigua its a great range. Much much better than GCL in my opinion.

[zero!]

ill just continue to let my neighbors call the cops when i shoot in my back yard.
eventually the cops are just going to stop coming when they call.

[mikeCentola]

i'm headin out that way today. Just printed out my application

[Hiaboo]

I'm planning on signing up for GCL and Canadigua, myself.. GCL is nice if you want to go on a rainy day, it's covered and such.. It's probably nice in the winter as well. As for Canadigua It'll be a nice shoot n' scoot range.

[mikeCentola]

yeah i liked the indoorness of GCL, but I can't stomach the $150 initiation fee...

[Rich]

The indoor facilities at GCL are great. But if you don't have a pistol permit, like myself currently , your really limited to what you can do indoors. Since they don't allow 9mm rifles indoor on .22lr. I wasn't a fan of the outdoor facilities because I don't do long range shooting currently or have a pistol. GCL is a great range for pistol owners, action range and I believe they are building another. As soon as I get my permit I will renew my membership there though.

[Jeff]

yeah, if i didn't have my pistol permit i never would have spent the cash on GCL.

[mikeCentola]

Woot. Just joined Canandaigua. Tim, the president showed me around. Real nice facility! I'm going back sunday to sign up for their steak and shoot dinner!

[Rich]

Woot. Just joined Canandaigua. Tim, the president showed me around. Real nice facility! I'm going back sunday to sign up for their steak and shoot dinner!

Depending upon what time your there a few of us will be there with our shotguns shooting some defensive shooting type drills. If were there make sure to stop by I know RonLauinger, myself, and a few others will be there.

[mikeCentola]

When are you going? Sunday?

[Rich]

Ron holds shoots on some sundays from 230 pm til 430 or so. I think those are the hours anyways.

[RonLauinger]

what is up with indoor ranges??? Bad, very bad, but I see it too often..

Ok Guys, don't get me wrong, but hear me out. So many guys carry pistols for personal protection but have little clue how to use it and it shows too often. When was the last time you went to the range while it was raining,,,, ran around with barricades and multiple targets, sliped alittle, shot alot, and got a good understanding that shooting in the rain is ALOT different than shooting on a smooth concrete foundation with your coat off. OK,, how about going to the range when the wind is blowing, it is 5 degrees outside and it just dumped a foot of snow.

Most of you guys carry guns in these conditions,, you go to the ATMs, the grocery stores, the party stores, etc..... and living in Western and upper New York, it is far from being a dry, warm, smooth foundation area. In the winter you wear big gloves, big coats and you wear boots, when it rains, you probably run to your car so you don't get wet??? sound familiar any one???

If you carry a weapon for personal defense, to be profficient with it means knowing how and when to use it at all distances,,, it also means knowing how and when to use it in all climates, as well as all lighting conditions.

Outdoor ranges have my vote. I hold courses all year round,, in the snow, in the rain, one class we even hit 5 degrees during training, and another class we had buckets of water that were used to keep the mud out of the magazines (water won't hurt your gun, but mud and dirt will).

Always keep training as real as it can get,,, just my opinion

Ron Lauinger
www.LMIInc.com