Hey guys,
I just got a 59/66 and was looking where to get some Wolf ammo, when I found out that my indoor range doesn't allow Wolf, specifically because they sell their brass to reloaders. Any Ohio SKS owners know a good outdoor range in central Ohio ?
Man.... that's ridiculous for a range to impose such a rule! What happens if a shooter reloads his own ammo, and doesn't leave their empty brass behind, would he be forbidden from using their range too? I'd do the same thing as you are, find another range and forget about the jerks at the restrictive range.Good Luck! I've NEVER heard of a range denying the use of a certain ammo because of it's casing, where i work we have to deny use of certain ammo because of it's steel core, but NEVER due to steel or bi-metal casings.
I've been lucky in where I've lived. But I'm getting swarmed over by development, and it looks like I may have to join one someday, unless I want to trek to the desert every time I get the urge to shoot.
I've been told that some ranges actually forbid you to pick up your own brass. Has anyone ever run into this?
It's my brass, I paid for it when i bought the ammo it came with, regardless of whether it's a live round or a spent casing, it's still mine. The ranges around here in tidewater virginia have figured out a LOT of people feel the same way, if one would impose a rule forbidding them from picking up their own brass, they'd be out of business very soon from lack of customers.
Right now, I feel that I am very fortunate; I don't have to live through the !!!! you guys live through everytime you want to shoot. If I have the urge, I walk out in the front or back yard, and let loose some lead.
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My range is free to the public, with no staff. You can pick it up or leave it - a couple other folks go through and collect brass (and steel cases too!) every so often. Sometimes I'll pick up some brass in calibers I need.
It is good to ask a feller if he wants his brass first though!
I've seen local indoor ranges with odd restrictions, too(Houston, TX). One won't alow steel cases or reloads, one won't allow aluminum cases- you can use a magnet to sort the brass from the steel, and one won't let you keep your own brass. I mostly shoot outdoors, only restriction is don't pick up the range brass, but they aren't too fussy if you grab a few. I shoot steel cases and do some reloading.
The club I belong to has an indoor range that is pretty restrictive. No magnums and no jacketed bullets.
In other words, if you're shooting anything but lead through a .38 or .45, or shooting a .22, take it outside.. Of course there's a great 25 and 50 yard pistol range with a roof, and plenty of other ranges on the property..
The indoor range gave me a reason to buy a .38 snub nosed Colt and a .357 6" Taurus..
At our range, all ammo's fine as long as you pick up your brass and make an attempt at placing it in the correct barrel, unless you're taking it home.
My indoor range has not limited the use of range ammo at all. The only exception is that they require you buy ammo from them that you are going to fire through rental range weapons. Handguns and rifles alike, but only rental guns. SSSHHHHH !!!!!!! The first person to bring it up will screw the whole thing up for everybody.
TL, the only range you can really go to is either Deer Creek or Alum Creek. Sounds like you must've gone to New Albany- heard a lot of complaints about that indoor range.
If you do go to either Deer or Alum, you have to get a pass ($2/day, at least it used to be). You'll have to take your own targets and the ranges are staffed by ODNR officers. Only 3 rounds rapid fire is allowed at a time and you must police your area and targets before leaving. The one at Alum Creek isn't nearly as strict as Deer Creek and Alum has a 200-yard rifle range.
I understand why some do not like range restrictions on the ammo cases (steel and aluminum), but if you look at the mess we have at our range, at times it makes sense. We have to scoop up the casings, and dump them into the dumpster, with over 50% being steel or aluminum cases, which are worthless to a reloader. Even the brass containers get filled with steel and aluminum cases, and garbage, so they too generally get dumped into the dumpster. We do try to pursuede the customers to "PLEASE TAKE YOUR BRASS WITH YOU WHEN YOU LEAVE!"
A recent survey of range users showed over 2,000 different users, not counting the repeated attendance of regulars, in about 1 1/2 months. An attempt to estimate the number of cases hitting the ground, looked like an average of 100 rounds fired, by each, would result in around 200,000 cases in 1 1/2 months. A high end number would be 250,000 to 300,000. An estimate with an average of 200 rounds fired would easily double those numbers. What about over a year? With about 100 rounds fired that would be about 1,400,000 to 2,000,000 overall, and 200 rounds each would be 2,800,000 to 4,000,000 empty cases to deal with. This can become a major problem, especially when a metal recycler requires that each case must be smashed before they will accept it
There are a couple of reloading recyclers who come to the range and pick up some of the brass, but they couldn't pick up all of it (besides they only take what is in the brass containers).
I live equidistant from two indoor ranges. Neither will allow Wolf ammo. One won't allow ANY foreign ammo.
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Fortunately I reload so I can honestly say, "Made in the USA"!
Find a sportsmans club in your area.
I pay $50 a year at mine....126 acres with a 100 yd...250yd...500 yd range...Cowboy town too but I'm not into that.
I've never shot at an indoor range. If i'm shooting inside it's because I've kicked the door in and found hostile resistance. They don't usually care what kind of ammo you bring.
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I live ind indiana and have never had any problems with what ammo I can use.
I normaly go to wilbur wright range near new castle. the only rules about ammo is no incendeary or tracers and on the skeet range you have to use a ceartan shot size and have to pick up your shells. As for the rifle range you dont have to pickup your shells unless you want to. so I've ben pretty lucky with ranges so far.
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I belong to the Bluegrass Sportsmans' League right outsude Wilmore,KY. The only major rule that is in place there is that you pick up your spent casings and either put them in the brass buckets or take 'em home.
