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centermass wrote:
I would agree, going in with a bad attitude toward their rules will turn anyone into a "nazi" a work friend told me similar stories that they were griping about they were shooting and the ammo they bought. A group of my friends went there with 3 7.62, 2 shotguns, 2 .22, and several handguns. Not only were they friendly but we got a good deal. They let us shoot out wolf since they were sold out ( they make you buy THEIR wolf) then she procceeded to let us use the entire bay for laying out weapons since we had so many and use all lanes ( it was empty)
Odd. I might get flack from the Norpoint fans here but...
I was there a few weeks back to shoot my new-to-me 7.62 with some Wolf I had picked up off the net for less than $4/box. Norpoint told me the ammo I had wasn't allowed and I would have to buy from their stock... which was the same Wolf stuff for $13/box. This is on top of their extra fee for shooting long guns which I believe has recently gone up. As I was planning on shooting my .45 (100 rounds) and another 100 rounds or so out of the AK, with range fee my lane was quickly going North of $100. They said it was a "tax" for shooting the Wolf ammo at their backstop.
When I told them I would pass on shooting the AK that evening at those prices, they said I had to put my ammo back out in my car, even though I wouldn't be pulling the AK from the range bag.
Between the range ammo pricing and these kinds of policies (which the RO kept asserting he didn't make the rules, and was just following them) I'm left cold with the place. If 7.62 is hard on the range, dissallow it, and the same goes for Wolf. I guess for what they charge for range ammo, a "free" lane may be in the eye of the beholder.
I will say that having gone there off-and-on for a couple of years, I've never had a problem with the RO's, but I usually bring my own ammo with me.