too loud!

[liketoshoot]

Haha, I've never seen anybody shoot a scoped rifle in an indoor range.

I do it, only to zero in, (or as close as 25 yards are to 100yards).
But the range is empty when I get there.

[gunsmithcats]

I shoot rifle indoor all the time for various reasons.
One, is that the range i go to actually allows steel core and AP ammo, which is pretty much the dumb standard on mil surp ammo. I use the indoor range just to get a rough zero (25 yards = 200 yards) and also for function/reliability check. Run 20-100 rounds down the rifle to ensure it works fine with the ammo i bought. It is damn convenient because its close, the hours are open late, and I dont have to drive hours to an outdoor range just to find out I cant shoot my ammo there.

[Black Majik]

Whether or not it is practical, I find those who bring large bore rifles to an indoor range to be inconsiderate of others.

Even .223 becomes quite distracting to other shooters on the line.

[gunsmithcats]

i understand its inconsiderate. I really don';t shoot greather than .308 and none of em have heavy hittin muzzle brakes.
Regardless, the range only allows rifle on two lanes, to minimize the blast.

[stan]

.300 @ 25 yards indoors? Ridiculous. The guy was an attention hound wanting everyone to look at him to feed his ego. Don't tell me, he had a ginormous scope too.

YES! it was HUGE LLOL

if you look at the pic i posted earlier in the thread, its bigger than that. i could be mistaken but i think it was an 8-12x

[thempopresense]

did they have hours posted for when they allow large rifle calibers? Chabot only allows .50 cal stuff 1 day a week. If you didn't like what was being fired, you should have gone to the desk and asked them to put your time slot on hold until the other guys leaves.

[CSACANNONEER]

did they have hours posted for when they allow large rifle calibers? Chabot only allows .50 cal stuff 1 day a week. If you didn't like what was being fired, you should have gone to the desk and asked them to put your time slot on hold until the other guys leaves.

I just don't get it. Why do shooters want to place further restrictions on fellow shooters. When I'm shooting 50s, I do let everyone around me know. When I shot them indoors, I either did so when the range was empty or warned everyone that I was going to fire and either let them watch or leave the range for a moment. At indoor ranges, I never fired more than two or three test rounds unless, I was letting others try it or doing testing for a DoD contract.

[stan]

i guess i would hope that i can go to the front desk next time that happens (since they rent that whole rig, im sure it will) and ask them to let me come back another day/time.

[bigmike82]

I haven't shot my 300 win mag indoors yet, but I don't find it particularly inconsiderate when others shoot big bore anything.

You can make the same argument about guys that shoot *anything* bigger than what you're shooting.

Of course, the dude down the lane shooting his .17 hornet can also complain about you shooting your 9mm, as it's too loud.

Just deal with it. It's a shooting range, not a tea party.

[mmartin]

You could always put some earmuffs over your earplugs. double up on ear protection.

that's what we do.

oh, and if it's us making the big bang we try not to do it while someone else is in the middle of a string of fire...
megan

[mmartin]

So, when I've shot one of my 50s at a 50' indoor range, I was on an ego trip. No, I was testing something before driving 10 hours to a match.

^^ this.
megan

[IrishPirate]

First off try to be nice to the guy and ask if he can move to a more secluded lane (if there is one) and explain that you didn't bring ear protection able to compete with that loud of a gun. Deal with what happens next in the most diplomatic way you can.
Second, get as many people as possible to complain to the range about letting that gun on a lane. It's obvious that it bothers other people too so next time if the guy is a jerk, walk around to all the other people, get them to back you, and talk to the range master to get something done. Good luck

[ar15barrels]

2nd amendment rights are great, but it just seems like if you're gonna shoot a 300 magnum with a scope, you'd be better off going outdoors.

The same thing is said of your 91/30 by people that are at the range shooting pistols.
What are you doing shooting a 91/30 at only 25yds anyways?

[ar15barrels]

at 25 yards. I can throw rocks at the target and get good groups at that range.

I'd like to see this.
My groupings are terrible at 25yds with hand-thrown rocks.

[ar15barrels]

Of course, the dude down the lane shooting his .17 hornet can also complain about you shooting your 9mm, as it's too loud.

A 17 hornet is louder than a 9mm carbine.
It's all about muzzle pressure...