Renting a handgun..use their ammo?

Seems to be pretty standard practice. Maybe not the markup, but requiring the renter to shoot the range's ammo in the rental gun. Only two ranges around here rent guns, and if you rent a gun from either of them, you have to shoot their ammo. I'm pretty sure it's all about liability and risk allocation.
 
Thanks to Dan-O and tallball..I've shot my son's G43, way too snappy for my crappy wrist and thumb. Wanted to try a G26 to see if it 'feels' the same to me. Online reviews says it does. Just wanted to see for myself. I don't really 'need' another CCW handgun. Very happy with G42 and G19, but who buys something they 'need', mostly 'want'..I have a G17 'burning a hole' in my pocket(wish to keep my G19)..I may just go to next Tanner's and see what's up...thanks again.
 
Same rule at all three ranges I use. Stops hand loads and steel from being used is the reason I understand. Not everyone makes good homemade ammo. Had a good range burn down near me due to tracers being used. Some people just won't follow rules.
 
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I think that it has more to do with making money than complying with liability requirements. The range that I belong to rents out the guns pretty cheap, I think, but they also require the renter to buy & use their ammo, which is just as stupidly priced as anywhere else. Just my thoughts.
 
Test drove a G26 yesterday at a range in Lakewood, CO..pretty standard $ but only $12 for 50 rounds..plus military discount..bit of a drive but..I also had my G19 to compare...think I'll stick with it and G42..YMMV and all that(crappy RH wrist and thumb)..
 
Just rented a S&W M&P .22 and a Victory. Had to use ranges ammo. No big deal, they charged $4 for 50 Federal rounds.

I still like my Ruger SR22 better than either of those guns BTW, though the Victory was my first time ever shooting with fiber optic sights, and I didn't care for it.
 
The range I go to would have cost $10 for a half hour of one lane (25 yards), $10 to rent the gun, and about $10 for a box of 50 9mm. I did a Kimber .45 ACP last week, $10, $10, and $14 for ammo.
 
If I loan you mine

I'm happy to let most folks shoot any of my guns at the range. I will also supply the rounds unless of course I know with certainty that what goes in my gun is factory ammo.
I reload, I know what I put together and have no qualms shooting my ammo. Your ammo? Sure in your gun, not in mine.

The range that rents guns is no different. They have considerable dollars tied up in their inventory, it's fair for them to protect their investment.

If the prices of "their" ammunition are outrageous? I shall exercise my rights to spend my dollars elsewhere.

I do fully understand and agree with the policy of factory only in rental guns.

I also know of ranges where only "their" ammo is permitted. In that case it's most always overpriced, and again I exercise my right to spend my dollars elsewhere.

I can't imagine a skeet or trap club that prohibits reloads.
 
Test drove a G26 yesterday at a range in Lakewood, CO..pretty standard $ but only $12 for 50 rounds..plus military discount..bit of a drive but..I also had my G19 to compare...think I'll stick with it and G42..YMMV and all that(crappy RH wrist and thumb)..
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Great...and I'd suggest that you give them a chance when you purchase. We all need to support the good ones. Rod
 
JohnKSa wrote:
And yes, even if you had ammo in the same box he was selling, he still wouldn't let you use it. The issue is that he knows what's in the boxes he is selling. He has no way to verify what's in the box you're using.
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^^^^^^ - JohnKSa provides a very clear explanation of the liability issue even in the face of seemingly identical ammunition.
 
JohnKSa wrote:
...if I find a live round at the range, it goes in the trash, not into a gun.
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Someone that experienced hunger as a child is more likely to eat what is set in front of them even after they grow up. Similarly, with the "ammunition starvation" I experienced as a child, if I find a live round, it goes in the range bag so that I can salvage the bullet and/or case.

After all, you never know whether that's going to turn out to be part of your last round in the final battle of the zombie apocalypse. ;)
 
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