Hi Folks,

 

Took a quick look at their web site - very affordable...

 

What do folks think of the place?

 

Does it get very crowded because it is so reasonably priced?

 

How many rifle and pistol lanes do they have?

 

If I join Range 14, why would I ever need to join say, CJR&P which is expensive?

 

Thanks for your insight.

 

-Joe

You have to be a member to shoot at range 14. it's $60 for the membership and $4 per hour every visit. I think they have 21 rifle stalls, a separate pistol range, and a skeet range. Down side is there only open wed, fri, sat, sun. December-March no fridays

You can wait for hours to shoot at range 14. Never a wait at CJRPC.

It's my first season there but I,ve never had to wait. Just don't be the first group of the day to start. Wait until the starting group has had enough & then begin. The first 2 hrs are crowded & then it thins out.

Don't bring anything really cool, like a fully NJ-legal semi auto M1919 or they'll call the Federal Police on you without cause or reason.

Fuggem.

It's a range for those who are rangeless.

I like range 14. I still shoot there from time to time and have been for a few years. I joind CJR&p when R14 started their terribly missguided rebuild of the riffle range. The project is now done and things have returned to normal but Ill stay with CJ because its closer to me.

As for the wait, Its not that bad. Saturday and sunday mornings if your not there half an hour before they open. It gets a little crazy rite before hunting season too. If you go after 11 or so on saturday and sunday its not too bad. Weekdays have never been a problem.

Ive heard other stories like njJoniGuy but I have never seen it in person. I have been there and fired away every rifle I own without ever a problem. They do like to inspect 50cal BMG ammo and rifles....sometimes. They inspected all my stuff 2 times in the 15 or so I took the 50 out there.

When I get another 50, ill be back. No 50 BMG at CJ

Ken

I've been going to R-14 for a few years now. They can be a little uptight, but as anyone who's been in the military can attest to, the saying "you can never be too safe" is an understatement and that is the attitude there.

 

As a place to get some fam time with your weapons, to sight in optics, etc., Range 14 is a decent range. Can't draw from a holster, can't rapid fire, no steel at less than 200 yards (the berm). Of course, paper targets are fine. I also bring dog food cans and plastic bottles filled with colored water. Just pick up your trash when you're done.It can get crowded around hunting time. And like NJKen says, don't be there at opening. There's usually a lull about two hours into the day.

 

The regimented cease fires can be a pain. For one hour of time on the range you get maybe 40 minutes on trigger. During the cease fire one RO walks the length of the line ensuring all weapons are cleared, actions open and chamber flags inserted. Then you go change out targets and hope people don't dilly-dally, killing more trigger time.

What Andy said! Still good bang for your buck! (sorry, could not resist!)

Last time I was at Fort Dix with the new rules an RO was busting my balls during the cease fire becasue even though I had a safety flag in the action of my rifle the bolt was closed. The guy insisted I keep it open but I had to explain that my BAR doesn't allow me to keep the bolt open! I started going there in 2004 and it has gone downhill since. It's always crowded and the RO's are always busting balls. Luckily I've since joined a private range...

I usually go in the early afternoon and it is seldom very crowded?

 

 

The same things that make Range 14 a good buy for an occasional shooter make it a pain for some. Since anyone can pay a small fee and shoot, the Range Officers have to be extra diligent because they have no idea what the experience of the shooter is and if the people don't go there very often the ROs will never get to know who is good and who is not.

If you have kids or shoot with friends and shoot for longer than an hour at a time, R14 is more expensive than anywhere else. In 2011, I was spending $30+ per month there to shoot with my two boys. That was at $3/person/hour. When they raised it to $4, I ran to CJRPC and never looked back.

The first time I took my youngest son to CJRPC he said to me: "I never realized how bad R14 sucked until today." Unsolisited honesty from a 14 year old kid.

 

Also, you really only get about 25 mins of shooting in when you pay for an hour: 15 mins cease fire, 15 shoot, 15 mins cease fire, 10 mins shoot because they make you pack up early during your last session.

 

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Forget having any conversation with your group during cease fires, The din from the loud speaker is harder to have a conversation in than live fire.

as XDJohnTact said, its perfect for an occasional shooter.

while I love the idea of CJ being right around the corner from my house, in reality, I have very little free time to go.

Range 14 fits the bill perfectly.

Its only a few minutes further down the road, and the capital (initial) investment is considerably less.

Not everyone can make the mandatory new member meetings either.

My wife's perspective on R14:

At R14, I took the two boys, laid down $18 for 2 hours and we only stayed 2 hours. Only having 55 mins of live fire time in that two hours limited the number rounds we could shoot.

Now, we can disappear into CJRPC for 3+, sometimes even 4 hours, and easily blow through 3-X the ammo. CJRPC is much more expensive, net-net.

Love the 200 yd layout. But everything else sucks. -IMHO.

 

 

 

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