@Karacal that’s some property
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You see that lil teepee sort of bush set back on the RH from the others? Can you hit that crowe on the right hand side?
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I hit the rattlesnake creeping up on the crow sitting on the right hand side of the teepee. 
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I knew you had a sharp eye too? 
Way to go ma-man.
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I nailed the flea between them.
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Speaking of indoor ranges…how far forward are you guys when you shoot indoors? I usually stay back from the bench so that the spent casings stay in my lane/area, but notice that some belly to the bar, so to speak, which peppers the person on their right with their shells. One shooter last week kept insisting that I move forward. I resisted. What do you do?
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Same as you
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“Bellying up to the bar” is for rookies, BUT most ranges will insist that you stay within the partitions/dividers so somewhere in the middle. I’f I’m allowed and it’s possible, the “bench” comes down. that way it will not impede my movements which are already limited and my draw. BUT AGAIN, I basically refuse to shoot in indoor commercial ranges anymore. I’d rather not shoot, but I have GREAT options so there is that. Maybe if I didn’t I’d reconsider.
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Belly up to the bar gives negative training in my opinion in that you probably won’t have the luxury of that stability in a self defense situation.
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I agree. Even in the indoor lane, I shoot one and two handed, left and right for each. Even “other” hand in pocket to keep from using it. They don’t let us draw, or rapid fire.
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Agree. I hate indoor ranges because they force the shooter into bad habits, most in door ranges will never allow you to draw from holster, will not allow you to drop your magazines (I have specific mags for all my firearms just for range days - I never catch them it would cost me critical time in a firefight), I built my own range on a friends farm, we have a 100 and 200 yard ranges, and we have a close combat range with many stages and platforms, barrels, wood frames, windows, doors, etc… I walk onto my range and shoot, turn, back up, left right, down, many shooting positions, even bring my truck onto my range, installing “pop” up targets next spring, we practice with multiple shooters on the range floor at the same time. We are trained to get hit with flying brass when it happens, I have had a few hot .556 casings flying into and down my shirt, as it happens in real life, and feeling the pain means I am still alive, pain is your friend.
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I served in the Air Force, lived in Albuquerque for 5 years, the open desert areas were vast when I was there in the early 80’s to mid 80’s, I returned years later and shot at the New Mexico State Police range with my 338 hitting targets out at 1,000. Not sure what New Mexico is like now, a lot of time has past, but, it is a National Democratic Socialist Party State, that’s never good.
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I need to get invited to some member ranges for training…
Cedar Rapids Iowa. A free State, still.