How far to your home range?

Hi,

 

 

After a long layoff from my initial jump into shooting and owning back in 2011, I got a bug again and this time I would love to join a range. As many may know here, I am in Robbinsville (Mercer Co). I took the

NRA Basic Pistol course at CRRC in West Windsor. At that time, I was NOT at all impressed with their facilties. To my eyes, it appeared rather old and run down, almost like it has never been remodeled or

updated since the 70s! I certainly realized it may have ben updated or modernized in the past four years. Are there current CRRC members here who can enlighten about this?

So than CRRC can remain an option as I may give them another look. Besides CRRC, I have Range 14 and CJRPC in Jackson. I think CJRPC may be a bit out of my budget for their initial start up fee

and than annual membership costs. Langhorne Gun Club in Bucks County is close too, but I believe you need to go on a waiting list, as they currently are no full memership capacity.

 

I am an educated professional and would much rather join a club geared towards families, professionalism and respect. I am very turned off by the 21 year old who goes and shoots with friends and holds and

shoot sideways and does the whole ganster thing with their Glock, covered in tatoos and body piercings. Sorry, I dont know how to describe it gently without offending.

 

I was really wondering exactly just how far (miles) do guys (or girls) drive to their home ranges? Who here has the longest drive time from their home to their home range? To me, it seems like RTSP is the model

range/gunshop in NJ, but they are about a 1 1/2 drive, probably too far, I would think?

I thought about your original post two days ago, my first time at my range since June. 

I used to go once per week. But I developed carpal tunnel syndrome in mid-June. No sensation in my right thumb, forefinger, and middle finger. It's about 80% better now. Then came daughter's wedding and trying to catch up with work. Dad had a serious health issue on August 1 and have been spending a lot of time there, a full day per week. Plus I have a business, home, children, wife. Every time I wanted to go something came up. 

Which is a long way of saying that distance (like "length") matters. It takes me 45 minutes to prepare to get to Cherry Ridge. I have to pick my calibers, ammo, then the guns, in and out of the safes, pack everything, replace targets on my stand, then make my coffee and collect all my other crap (phone, radio, clothing). Forty minutes to drive there, then 45-90 minutes to clean everything when I get back. Not quite as bad as skiing but a lot of time-overhead.

If you can find someplace close it removes at least that aspect of it. Back yard preferable.