What’s it like at Indoor Ranges these days?
Well, like so many things it depends…
I have access to what I consider a ‘modern’ indoor range that I like a lot.
https://www.billsgs.com/range/
They charge by the visit, not by the hour so you can bring several guns and ‘make a day of it’ if you like.
The restrooms are large, well-lit and clean, I would have no problem bringing my wife along.
The ventilation is fine.
They rent guns, (you must use their ammunition in their guns, which I think is entirely reasonable) and have IMhO a good selection.
If they are not busy and you are not a clueless jerk they let you pick up your own brass.
They do not let you draw from a holster. Only one firearm on the line at a time, you can only load your gun at the firing line, not on the tables at the back of the range.
Another range very similar but farther away from me is:
https://www.osseogunclub.com/
And then we still have some of the older places that charge by the hour or half hour, where the ventilation is only adequate at best and the rest room facilities are ‘just adequate’ at best.
But they are still in business so I suspect they’ve got a loyal following too.
Then of course there is an amazing high tech range like the one Dakota.Potts talked about in this post.
https://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=591140
As far as security goes, well it’s a concern. Since I normally bring more than one gun to the range and you can only have one gun on the firing line, my other guns are on a table behind me. Someone could grab something out of my range bag while I’m shooting and I would not notice. That said, there are video cameras and the management could check on it. It’s something I think about but don’t really worry too much about.
So what’s it like at an indoor range? It depends on the range.