I had a nice day out at AGC with a fellow MDS'er on the board who invited me out for the day. I came away from that experience thinking that maybe it'd be a good investment to get a membership there. I'm already a member of Meade Rifle & Pistol Club so the "associate club" aspect is already handled.
In any case, I always thought I was "Mr. Prepared" when it comes to going to the range. I have all kinds of things in my range bag, but I came away thinking that I should probably pick up some other things.
A side thought is that I might need to think about getting another smaller range bag so I can have a bag for guns, and a bag for ammo. My bag fully loaded was kind of a bear to lug around.
I think that a membership at AGC would likely pay for itself - right now most of my shooting happens at either Cindy's or On-Target, and although I can shoot my rifles at Cindy's, I think I'd prefer shooting outdoors. I've got some fairly nice rifles I can shoot, and it would finally give me the excuse to start reloading for rifle - something I have yet to do.
Anyway, I don't expect a lot of comments on this thread, but I did want to share about my first experience at AGC. Seems like a pretty solid place to shoot.
In any case, I always thought I was "Mr. Prepared" when it comes to going to the range. I have all kinds of things in my range bag, but I came away thinking that I should probably pick up some other things.
- Mag loaders. I've always been the guy to think that I don't need no danged new-fangled loading contraptions. The guy I went with had a pistol mag loader. I need one. Like, yesterday. I'm looking at the Maglula Uplula. Not sure what I want for AR. I'm certain my thumbs will thank me.
- Splat-style targets. I printed a bunch of targets out on card-stock, and they seemed like they'd be great, but even at 15m at the pistol range, they can be a kind of hard to see.
- Binoculars or spotting scope. I'm not sure what to think on this one, but I know that with iron sights on the rifle range, it's next to impossible to see where your shots are hitting without magnification of some kind.
- Empty chamber flags. I had none, and had to borrow from the guy I went with, who fortunately had plenty for both of us.
A side thought is that I might need to think about getting another smaller range bag so I can have a bag for guns, and a bag for ammo. My bag fully loaded was kind of a bear to lug around.
I think that a membership at AGC would likely pay for itself - right now most of my shooting happens at either Cindy's or On-Target, and although I can shoot my rifles at Cindy's, I think I'd prefer shooting outdoors. I've got some fairly nice rifles I can shoot, and it would finally give me the excuse to start reloading for rifle - something I have yet to do.
Anyway, I don't expect a lot of comments on this thread, but I did want to share about my first experience at AGC. Seems like a pretty solid place to shoot.