I want to gauge how many M4C members are in the area, find a suitable non - Nazi range, and train. Any suggestions for training and ranges are appreciated.
Roger
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I want to gauge how many M4C members are in the area, find a suitable non - Nazi range, and train. Any suggestions for training and ranges are appreciated.
Roger
I am in St. Pete!
I'm in the Brandon/Valrico area. I my self am in search of a good range. Once we find one, though, I'm down to train.
Has anybody been to Guncraft in Ruskin?
Land O Lakes / Lutz area. Would love to find a range. Then again there is the need for land. Up my way about the only area I can think of that would suffice would be on SR52 or SR54 west of the suncoast.
I'm in Carrollwood. Long drive to anywhere that will allow decent training:(
Clearwater here. Dying to find someplace relaxed to shoot.
Are there any ranges that give some flexibility for training, or is every range in Tampa Bay all static?
Bradenton here. It's a drive but Webb management (exit 158 off I-75) allows rapid fire on the 1st and 3rd Sunday, and the 2nd and 4th Thursday each month other than that standard range rules apply. $6 per car regardless of how many occupants.
This is starting to be harder than woodpecker lips in this AO. It all boils down to liability. At my range (Knight's Shooting Sports), I can do what ever I want, since I have taken all of there classes, know all the staff, been shooting there every weekend for the past 8 years and consistently demonstrate safe weapons handling. However, not everyone is granted that privilege. The biggest issue is "drawing from the holster". Unless you've taken their advanced CWP pistol class or a LEO, it is a No Go.
It's a little bit of a drive but I recently went to Hernando Sportsmans Club and found it to be a good range. Don't expect to be doing ninja rolls up and down the shooting line, drawing from a holster (unless ACTIVE LEO) or doing transitions, however, rapid fire and mag changes are fine.
After things cleared out a little bit and there were a lot of spare lanes, the RO's let me use them to practice engaging multiple targets. Overall it was a great time.
I'm heading out to HSC in the morning for their action rifle course. They do IDPA, USPSA, action rifle, pistol, two gun, three gun, and SASS. So you can do more than just static line shooting.
South Tampa here.
New Port Richey here.
I do a lot of shooting at Hernando - they allow rapid fire, full auto, but no draw-from-holster. Which to me is rather stupid, considering that most cops are going to be more prone to shoot themselves than civilians who practice and get proper training.
I would like to find a good place to go as well, and some good shooting partners so we can practice some team shooting and on-the-move tactics.
On weekdays, the WAC (Pinellas Park) has USPSA and IDPA-like matches in the back action bays that are decent training opportunities. Where I work also sponsors a night at the WAC to shoot with few restrictions, but no real distances involved there.
Usually once a month, there's a 2-gun match to shoot on Sundays.
Those are the only decent training opportunities I can find locally.
New Tampa/Wesley Chapel here. New member of the forum too. No prior military or Leo experience, just a civilian trying to learn.
Sarasota area here. I am coming from a club where I was running IDPA and got really spoiled with my freedom. I would defianatly be interested in finding a club within an hour that was less static. Any info would be great as I am new to the area.
Tomorrow the 25th a few guys are going to Hernando Sportsmans club. Range opens at nine and the 200yd range is open for static free shooting. I'm going to get new true 200yd zeros.
Hello everyone, Velcro here.
I have been in Tampa for over 30 years and have seen it grow when it comes to this community. There is a lot in Tampa, but some of it is kind of hard to find, personally IMO, because of the AOR of the MIL/GOV assets that are here. Because of the population crowding in the area, there is not a lot of active COF other than the WAC (Wyoming Antelope Club, Pinellas Park), Hernando (North), Manatee (South) and I think Gun Crafters is still open. We definitely need something more.
A couple of the Training companies that I would personally recommend, because of personal knowledge of working with either of the instructors in the general area would be GUNRUNNERS (Tampa) and Bushido Tactical (Orlando).
I currently work overseas, but am home often. I was a former LEO, but went in a different direction that led me to my current career choice now for the past (6) years.
I have worked in a lot of the local Tampa "gun anything" so if anyone thinks that I can help them out in anyway...info, contacts, ect. just let me know.
Velcro
So is there any interest for a meet, greet and shoot? I would like the opportunity to meet and learn from others in this region.
I am out of the country til mid March, but if there is one around then I am down!
Velcro
What do you have in mind? Hernando Sportsmans Club's 200yd range is open on the 4th or 5th Saturday of every month. It's the only range near Tampa that I know of that's worth meeting at.
Coming from SRQ it is a little bit of a drive for me. Is there some place closer to Tampa?
(New to the area so don't know the ranges yet.)
edittt
You have to provide your own Club recognized RO though to book a range is my understanding at Manatee. Correct me if I'm wrong.
Well I get my NRA RSO certification next week, so maybe that will count for something and we could pull it off.
I also agree about Hernando. Living in the northern part of the area it's not only relatively close, but its well organized IMO.
Of course with all this open land in the state and Manatee and Hernando being the only viable options in the area is vexing.
I'm a RO and BFFOC Firearms Instructor for the US State Department...is there a way to be recognized by Hernando Range with these certs?
Velcro
edittt
I've been there shooting with an owner of a local gun shop there a few times doing drills. The booking process is a little iffy sometimes. I have some expirences there that have been a bit interesting (I'll fill you in later privately). Area 51 would be good place for some drills and what not. As long as one of our own is ROing we shouldn't have a problem.
edittt
Lakeland checking in. I do shoot at Teneroc but it is a static range only with a max of 100 yards. It is a good place to burn rounds but not much in the way of any real training.
I'm new to the area and checked out the Wyoming Antelope Club last night for the Defensive Pistol Shoot. I was impressed by the people running the event (every Thursday 6:30pm - 9:30pm). It was well ran, safe and fun. So, I'd definitely recommend this to any competent shooter.
The "range" is unlike anything I've shot at. The shooting bays we were using, were covered with a concrete ceiling (kind of like shooting under a bridge). If you look at Google Maps, you can see why. It is surrounded by businesses, industry and planes taking off from St. Pete.
That said, I had a great time with good people and am happy I have somewhere cool to shoot.
Shot a little video with the Contour on my Ear Pro of a stage. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nOV61zAEDs
This particular event was very fun. No mag limit, no gun limit.. just shoot safely and have a good time.
I stopped by there store on US19 in Clearwater and this was their first day open. The place was packed for a Monday lunch time. I must say that it is an extremely beautiful, functional gun store and shooting facility. Lots of stuffed game on the walls and around the facility. I was shocked at the amount of quality AR weapons there (DDs, LMTs, KAC, Colts, SCAR-L/Hs). Store personnel are very helpful and friendly (read seriously cute females with guns on their hips working the various parts of the store). The range has nine 50 yard rifle bays/stalls and ten 25 yard Pistol bays/stalls. Each shooting bay has an overhead air conditioned vent which you can adjust, a simple electric two position toggle switch for target runners, and liberal, common sense range rules. The airflow has been revamped with new filtration system. You can shoot rapid fire, but not draw fire as of yet. They put in over $3 Mil, in clean up, repairs and renovations in this facility. It is nothing like the old Knights. I highly recommend it.;)
A little over priced IMHO, but after discussing it with the sales people, what they have currently in stock is all they got, for quite a while since most manufacturers are not taking orders. Example, the KAC SR-15s were going for $2200.00. A year or so ago, they were all over the Net from 1800-2200. M&Ps were going for 539.00 across the board. They had 10 M&P Shields, then sold them out before noon on there opening day today so I can't give a price there. The prices were much higher (Colt 6920s going for 2200+) in the same time frame prior to the previous election. At SS, today, 1100 and change. Given the current nation wide panic buying leading up to the election, the prices are still reasonable for a retail store.
Sarasota here. Go to school in Tampa though.
Knights Trail is a joke. They are way too limiting in what they allow. Manatee Gun Club is nice but overpriced especially for the drive IMHO. Not impressed with the ranges around here in general.
i`am here in carrollwood/citrus park!would love a place like that to go to!
New here on the forum, just bought my 1st AR last month. I'm looking for some training. I found a place called Southern Expousure but no AR or defensive pistol classes till fall. I'm signing up for them anyway...just hoping to meet some others in the area.
I've taken several classes at Southern. It's a great place and has wonderful trainers there.