Damn it. Pretty sure it's at least nine miles to our nearest one, and they're more of a cheapo indoor range that also sells some guns. Then another dozen miles further is a Turner's, but they're always mobbed by dozens of guys buying ammo, and that's a super slow process there... then there's the one a few miles from work... and that one is super nice actually. But that's nearly like 30 miles away.
I just looked it up on a map. The closest one to me is actually a bit over 5 miles away. The range I belong to is 16 miles away.
Aw man, the range I was a member of is well over 50 miles away now, and that's in a straight line as the bird flies. I miss those guys, they were great, and the range was also nice. It no longer exists as I remember it as there was a huge fire and they totally rebuilt from scratch, so I hear it's better - but we had to go and move to the beach because that sounded like a good idea at the time, and now the mountain is far!
Still, even the mother-in-law wants to go shooting, so I gotta drag the family back out there one of these days.
This range is brand new and top of the line. Great people, too. I'm considering taking an RSO course and working there part time.
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