Standard Cap Magazines At Gun Range

[Califpatriot]

How would this go over in Sunnyvale where there is a city wide ban only allowing 10 rd mags?

The Sunnyvale range is in Cupertino lol

[God Bless America]

Some of Los Altos staff are racists.

Based on what?

[CWL]

I'm a member and RSO at Sunnyvale Rod & Gun. If you observe the 4 rules and listen to RSOs during ceasefires, nobody will bother you. We don't even let the DA and police agencies use the range anymore. Only thing you might hear would be "nice gun".

Los Altos Rod and Gun (not in Los Altos btw) has allowed normal capacity mags since I've been going since the early 1990's. Would never think of plinkin' the tin can range with neutered mags.

"Racist"... wut? They just don't have patience for jerks.
Only time I've ever seen anyone thrown out of LARGC, was when an idiot pulled-in dressed in full-blown ninja gear including a balaclava, and he had a loaded Beretta tucked into his shoulder holster. The ROs swarmed him, unloaded all of his guns (they were all loaded) and then asked him to leave .

[Scratch705]

Been taking standard capacity mags to the range for years now.

same.

no one really notices as long as you are doing a mag dump.

[mi4]

Based on what?

Both firsthand experience and friends', to clarify, not the range, just some particular staff.

[Non Political Californian]

Based on what?

They're white and have basic expectations.

[downdiver2]

If you want a good laid back shooting range in OC, try out OnTarget in Laguna Niguel/Aliso area. It's like stepping into a portal into a freedom-loving state when you walk through that door, amazing. 1 round per second limit still unless you come in when not many other people are around, and early mornings when they do LEO drills.

Its like stepping into a lead factory with zero ventilation. The ceilings are shot up, the floor is barely swept, theres only 8 lanes, and the benches behind the lanes are stuffed full of trash. The staff IS super nice, but the facility needs A MAJOR uplift. Its dangerously unventilated in there. Havent shot there in years, and I used to be a longtime member too.

[meanspartan]

No issues at Discount Gun Mart in san diego. They congratulated us on the mag loot we scored lol.

[Non Political Californian]

Its like stepping into a lead factory with zero ventilation. The ceilings are shot up, the floor is barely swept, theres only 8 lanes, and the benches behind the lanes are stuffed full of trash. The staff IS super nice, but the facility needs A MAJOR uplift. Its dangerously unventilated in there. Havent shot there in years, and I used to be a longtime member too.

They need to vet who they allow on the range more to be honest. I generally go to a private invite-only range and you won't find a single casing anywhere.

Go to a public range and it's a mess and no one sweeps the brass. Oddly enough, never had this issue in other, saner states. Must be part and parcel of those places with "good schools" everyone is wild about.

[scootle]

I'm a member and RSO at Sunnyvale Rod & Gun. If you observe the 4 rules and listen to RSOs during ceasefires, nobody will bother you. We don't even let the DA and police agencies use the range anymore. Only thing you might hear would be "nice gun".

Man, I'd love to hear the story on that... although last time I was there, I know there was a LEO there shooting his department-issued "resources" on his own time, fwiw.

Anyhow, SVRG is by far one of the best places to go around here in the SFBA if they are open when you are available. (Pssssttt... Tuesdays are a great day to play hooky... )

[TS77]

I'm a member and RSO at Sunnyvale Rod & Gun. If you observe the 4 rules and listen to RSOs during ceasefires, nobody will bother you. We don't even let the DA and police agencies use the range anymore. Only thing you might hear would be "nice gun".

Los Altos Rod and Gun (not in Los Altos btw) has allowed normal capacity mags since I've been going since the early 1990's. Would never think of plinkin' the tin can range with neutered mags.

"Racist"... wut? They just don't have patience for jerks.
Only time I've ever seen anyone thrown out of LARGC, was when an idiot pulled-in dressed in full-blown ninja gear including a balaclava, and he had a loaded Beretta tucked into his shoulder holster. The ROs swarmed him, unloaded all of his guns (they were all loaded) and then asked him to leave .

real life range ninja, nice

[TS77]

The Sunnyvale range is in Cupertino lol

Technically it's not in Cupertino either, it's county land -- unless Cupertino got bigger and annexed??

[CWL]

Man, I'd love to hear the story on that... although last time I was there, I know there was a LEO there shooting his department-issued "resources" on his own time, fwiw.

No exciting story to tell. We had agreements to lease certain days & eves to the DA & Agencies for private training, but when the agreements expired, nobody wanted to let them continue on account of their positions against 2A rights (except for themselves). As private land, they have no rights to enter without due cause and we keep a tight ship.

No problems letting individual LEOs to use the range for additional training. I've met sheriff SWAT using our range to sight their guns and practice before qualifications. Kinda cool seeing them use full auto & suppressed M4s. One guy is really cool and gave me several boxes of .223 TAP ammo because his dept switched to 5.56.

[Chewy65]

Its like stepping into a lead factory with zero ventilation. The ceilings are shot up, the floor is barely swept, theres only 8 lanes, and the benches behind the lanes are stuffed full of trash. The staff IS super nice, but the facility needs A MAJOR uplift. Its dangerously unventilated in there. Havent shot there in years, and I used to be a longtime member too.

On Target is the Ritz. Try Evans. Actually, I like beat up old Evans more due to the people working and shooting there.

[nu2gunstuff]

No exciting story to tell. We had agreements to lease certain days & eves to the DA & Agencies for private training, but when the agreements expired, nobody wanted to let them continue on account of their positions against 2A rights (except for themselves). As private land, they have no rights to enter without due cause and we keep a tight ship.

No problems letting individual LEOs to use the range for additional training. I've met sheriff SWAT using our range to sight their guns and practice before qualifications. Kinda cool seeing them use full auto & suppressed M4s. One guy is really cool and gave me several boxes of .223 TAP ammo because his dept switched to 5.56.

Wow, hey, thanks for chiming in. The staff there have been nothing but fantastic in my experience. I don't go there often but it's possible we chatted at some point.
It's a beautiful place.

My friends and I tried Metcalfe and had a slightly awful experience. Including rude staff. I believe they are associated somehow with SJPD and/or SC county sheriffs.
Funny story: the guy at the check-in desk couldn't comprehend our question about having 50 & 100 yard targets in the same shooting lane. He literally asked, "Have you ever been to a range before?". I couldn't resist answering back that SVRG has that kind of setup.