Civilized indoor ranges around Detroit/Windsor Ontario?
Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 10:09 pm
Ok... I have major excitement. AW93 Light arrived today (it was not supposed to be a light but turned out to be just right). Trigger is insanely smooth and light. Still waiting on the iron sights - it's almost magic time.
But... and this is a big but. Last week I was shooting my ancient Gold Cup at a passable but dark indoor range, and just after hitting 3 tens in a row at 50' (really good compared to my normal shooting one-handed), I got hit with a ricochet (not mine). Not hard, not a lot of lead (maybe 1/2 the weight of a 22 bullet total), but I ended up with a very nasty welt, a little bit of bleeding, and a totally shot set of nerves (the whole thing was a lot like getting shot with a BB gun at relatively close range). This was a range with a 50 yard trap, so I imagine it had to be the guy shooting the 10mm with hollow points.
Now that I have a 22 again (I sold my others to buy the FWB), are there any good ranges in the Detroit area?
I don't think we have any clubs anywhere near here, so it may just be a bad choice of commercial ranges. But I would like to (re)train in an environment that (a) is free of idiotic, unsafe gun renters waving the latest Bruce Willis fantasy weapon around; (b) does not put you on a line with S&W .500 pistol shooters and flash-suppressed .308 rifles; and (c) has good lighting at the 50 foot at 25-yard distances. At this point, I'm willing to go across to Windsor if that's what it takes.
Ideas?
But... and this is a big but. Last week I was shooting my ancient Gold Cup at a passable but dark indoor range, and just after hitting 3 tens in a row at 50' (really good compared to my normal shooting one-handed), I got hit with a ricochet (not mine). Not hard, not a lot of lead (maybe 1/2 the weight of a 22 bullet total), but I ended up with a very nasty welt, a little bit of bleeding, and a totally shot set of nerves (the whole thing was a lot like getting shot with a BB gun at relatively close range). This was a range with a 50 yard trap, so I imagine it had to be the guy shooting the 10mm with hollow points.
Now that I have a 22 again (I sold my others to buy the FWB), are there any good ranges in the Detroit area?
I don't think we have any clubs anywhere near here, so it may just be a bad choice of commercial ranges. But I would like to (re)train in an environment that (a) is free of idiotic, unsafe gun renters waving the latest Bruce Willis fantasy weapon around; (b) does not put you on a line with S&W .500 pistol shooters and flash-suppressed .308 rifles; and (c) has good lighting at the 50 foot at 25-yard distances. At this point, I'm willing to go across to Windsor if that's what it takes.
Ideas?