Range equipment storage / transportation- what are you using ?

[Erni]

I've been thinking about this myself lately. Fortunately I plan to leave all the range related stuff on site, but once I started actually trying to shoot the guns I've collected over the years I realized that between all the different guns and calibers, I've got to figure something out. Last range trip I brought 8 guns and shot five or six of them.

That's not bad. I try to pack 3 guns and always feel rushed.

[ray1970]

I try and focus on something different each trip to eliminate bringing tons of crap. Maybe one trip I'll just bring a couple of handguns and just the bare minimum of gear needed. Next time out maybe just a rifle or two. Everything fits nicely in the back of my cab with the seat folded up except for target stands, steel, or other bulky, heavy stuff that isn't really impacted by weather or dirt.

[CS1983]

I try and focus on something different each trip to eliminate bringing tons of crap. Maybe one trip I'll just bring a couple of handguns and just the bare minimum of gear needed. Next time out maybe just a rifle or two. Everything fits nicely in the back of my cab with the seat folded up except for target stands, steel, or other bulky, heavy stuff that isn't really impacted by weather or dirt.

This is pretty much what I do. For the longest time I'd be hauling a whole armory. The net result was fun, but didn't result in much training value. Moreover, it made tracking all items a pain -- especially at a place like Cheyenne Mountain where one might typically unload everything to their shooting position.

I think there's an additional factor to the training aspect: what can one legitimately carry in any situation for which one might be hypothetically training? Aside from a few admin items in case of an equipment failure, why carry any more than that?

Counterpoint: one might only be able to get to the range 1x a month, so they need to maximize their actual shooting time, and will focus on dry fire, weapon presentation, etc., at home.

[Mercula]

Counterpoint: one might only be able to get to the range 1x a month.

This is exactly my situation , I don’t get out much , so when I do I have way too much I “need” to do. So I bring way too much crap , and spend far to much time digging through all of it , and always feel rushed . Thanks for the reply’s so far.

[CS1983]

This is exactly my situation , I don’t get out much , so when I do I have way too much I “need” to do. So I bring way too much crap , and spend far to much time digging through all of it , and always feel rushed . Thanks for the reply’s so far.

I am often in the same position. I came to a point where I decided to trust my equipment to not magically lose zero, and just focus on 1-2 systems at a time.

Give it a try next time you go out.

What I do is ID weakest point, next weakest, and a fun system (or a system with which I feel most comfortable).

This allows skill building, confirmation of self assessment on strong point, and a reward for working on other things prior to the "fun" portion (it's all fun, no?).

The resulting mental acuity from not having the stress of tracking all your stuff is a bonus.

Give it a try next time you go. You might like it.

[ray1970]

This is exactly my situation , I don?t get out much , so when I do I have way too much I ?need? to do. So I bring way too much crap , and spend far to much time digging through all of it , and always feel rushed . Thanks for the reply?s so far.

I don't seem to have much time myself and typically only make it out to the range a handful of times a year. I still try not to bring way too much stuff. Off the top of my head, I have four or five rifles I've never fired or sighted in, a couple of handguns that haven't been fired, and two shotguns as well. I might try and bring one or two of the rifles on my next trip. Gives me something to look forward to on my next outing. Actually, I'll probably have something new to play with each trip out for the next couple of years.

[Mercula]

Decided on a pair of Rigid boxes. Im diggin it so far.


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[BlasterBob]

Frequently I will take three or four guns to the range but wind up shooting only one or two as I quickly remember that I will have to clean each one fired. Lazy?? Gotta clean them promptly or the Illinois humidity will turn em orange. I REALLY miss my private/personal 100 yard range that I had on my own 35 acre property when living in Trinidad. Now I have extremely close by neighbors and when heading for the range, I load all my shooting stuff while the vehicle is in the garage so there are no prying eyes watching me carrying the “horrible” firearms in plain view.

[Irving]

Everyone's situation will be different for sure. I generally consider matches as the training part and only go to the range to actually do something like sight in a rifle or test a load. I'm different that way though and that may be a result of not really going out of my way to practice new skills.

[ChickNorris]

Compete to train. Purposeful. No knick knacks.