No rapid fire !!!

On the positive side; most of the ranges I've been to that have the rapid fire prohibition also have some provision for allowing more leeway to shooters who successfully complete an evaluation/qualifier/training session to determine/establish their skill level.
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Haven't seen anything like that at the ranges around here, though one does pretty much maintain an attitude of "if nothing goes over the berm, none of our stuff not designated as targets gets torn up and nobody complains, do what you want." Since my schedule usually puts me there at times when I have at least a full bay to myself, it's never been an issue.

Failing that, I have my own land about five minutes from the house where I can climb down into a dry wash and have a nearly 360-degree pistol range to blast away in, and a ridgeline/backstop that allows for an almost 250 yard rifle shot.
 
No rapid

I'm responsible for a small indoor range at a club in NYC. RF is allowed. It causes virtually all the damage that we get. Cables and target hangers get torn up, walls get scored.
I don't make the rules but I do see the damage.
Pete
 
Cuts down on the number of wild shots and therefore reduces damage to the range & simplifies maintenance.
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Short and to the point. Look at any ceiling at an indoor gun range and you'll see why they want to limit rapid fire.
 
Have Two ranges around here that allow rapid fire and Two that dont. I feel Much safer at the ranges that dont allow It. one even allows Machine guns.:eek:
 
my range allows 3 rapid shots, but after that its 1 shot per second.

except some of the pistol lanes, the ones set up for competition practice are pretty much ignored.
 
The rule at our range is "hit the target". Basically, shoot as fast as you want unless you start missing. Of course, our range is unmanned, so there are really ANY rules.:rolleyes:
 
Funny how many "mall ninjas" are doctors, lawyers, housewives, construction workers, police officers, office workers, fry cooks, computer geeks, real estate agents, etc.
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Yep, they come in all flavors from all walks of life.

I used to live in NV where the city had an outside shooting park - there you could do whatever your heart and wallet would allow. Here in the East, it seems indoor ranges are the thing, and while most I have been allow double taps, most do not allow extreme rapid fire of full magazines
 
We have one outdoor range in Anchorage that disallows rapid fire because the range is within earshot of homes and they get complaints.
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Lost Sheep:

I believe you are talking about the RABBIT CREEK RANGE. I don't know how long you've shot there but those are left over rules from the original range master, Don Alexander. He was a nice guy but had differant ideals. His main goal was to uphold the image of shooters & safty. He was aginst the "zombi shooter' types (or in those days, the 70s, we called them commie killers). Anyway, regarding rapid fire, the ruled dont count (or didn't until about a year ago when a friend of mine was a range officer here), Rapid Fire if you were practicing for a ligitment match like high power or the rapid fire & timed fire of Bullseye pistol matches.

Don Alexander also would allow for sil. targets, you had to fold the head over. A lot of people complained. There were a lot of practicing for B-27 targets for PPC. But in reality his rules didnt hurt, you dont shoot the head of B-27 targets anyway.

Basic I agree with the rapid fire rules at rabbit creek. If you are practicing for a High Power Match or such, no one would say anything, but if you were just shooting to see how fast you can get rounds down range then they would shut you down.

I know the Rabbit Creek Range, (or at least before I left Anchorage) would accomidate you if you had a ligit reason for rapid fire, The range was big enough they could set you at one section all to your self.

But things may have changed, its been a while since I've shot at Rabbit Creek, all the old guys are gone now. Some Died, some just got too old, and some of us moved to place where we built our own ranges. But the range itself for the better, no longer do you have to treck out in the Cook Inlet Mud to hang targets.
 
Yup, Yahoos come in all walks of life

Double Naught Spy said:
Because they want the mall nijas to maintain control of themselves?
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Funny how many "mall ninjas" are doctors, lawyers, housewives, construction workers, police officers, office workers, fry cooks, computer geeks, real estate agents, etc.
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Depending on your sense of humor. It might be funny, sad, tragic whatever, but it is also true.

You cannot reliably tell a yahoo by his (or her) looks. So, we pass the rule for everybody.

Lost Sheep
 
Double Naught Spy, you forgot to add to your list "Weapon Experts" you'll find on all the gun forums, you know, the wanta be's, the done that's, etc.:rolleyes:
 
The State Range where I go doesn't not allow rapid fire either. In fact, it supposed to be 1 round per second. I am sure it has to do with safety as the state of Indiana just put a ton of money in moderizing the range and it is to keep idiots from blasting away. I personally do not see it as an infringement on my rights or a power thing by the State, just a safety issue.
We have all seen stupid things on unsupervised ranges. I have seen people shoot a lot of things, including an 'empty' LP tank (as I was leaving), and because out sport is safety first, I like having a range officer.
 
Was at the range today was testing some ammo on the 7 yard range. Was just finishing up when two guys started shooting. One guy had two real big targets he was lucky to even hit the target two times saw wood flying off the railroad ties two feet below his target:eek: Is this the kind of person you would want rapid firing. I can see the ranges position there are to many shooters who just can't rapid fire with out losing control:confused:
 
while we are on the subject what is the trick to reduce muzzle climb while firing quickly? I have noticed I have I have a few pistols that climb worse than others and weight doesnt seem to be the factor. I know it sounds crazy but I think I get more muzzle flip with longer barrels.
 
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