Shooting range essentials - What's in your kit?

[jeener]

Like it says

What's in your kit for a day at the shooting range?

Building my range 'go bag' with everything I need for the range so I can just pick it up and go.

Curious what other peoples kits are

[Baldrick314]

What discipline do you shoot mate? Could change what's in the bag lol

For pistol I have a 5.11 tactical range bag that holds all my gear:
Pistols
Ammo
Cleaning kit that has brushes and jags for various calibres, patches, oil, solvents and various tools for sight adjustment and such
A brass rod for knocking out stuck bullets
Magazines/ speed loaders
Safetys/ear muffs
Holsters
Notebook

For rifles I've got a big box that doubles as a cleaning rest and that holds:
Cleaning gear
A bag of tools (screwdrivers, a couple of different picks, toothbrush)
Some old rag
Safetys/ear muffs
Notebook

Outside of that box I also take a front rest, chronograph, ammo box, cleaning rods and a spotting scope.

I think that's everything

[Brute]

Your rifle bolt.

I've learned that if you leave that at home you're s**t out of luck.

[VICHunter]

CBF with cleaning gear at the range. Do it when I get home instead.

Ears, eyes (don't normally wear them but if the RO feels like enforcing it that day).
Targets pre-mounted on board, tape and more targets.
A pair of star pickets and a steel mallet to put them into the ground for targets.
Metal plate for some gonging and wire to attach to the pickets.
150 rounds.

Morning well spent.

[AusC]

Beer money for relaxing afterwards

[saucy]

Adding to above.

A little mat of foam to rest the rifle butt on when on the hard bench.

[Lorgar]

Ditto.

Dunno why but it s**ts me putting the rubber butt down on the concrete bench.

OCD much

[mausermate]

All of the above but I also take a tension wrench. I like to check my take down screws before I shoot.
Call me fussy but it just makes me feel good and that can make all the difference between a good and a bad shoot.

[Lorgar]

Call me fussy

I think I'm going to label that OCD like the rest of us

[ChicagoTed]

oil
extra mags
snacks
tools for whatever gun im shooting that day
staple gun
extra staples
extra ears and eyes
mini propane grill
cooler
jug of sweet tea
sausages
cigarettes/cigars whatever i feel like that day
plenty of water
first aid kit

the range we go to has tables and benches away from the firing line, we usually spend all day there

[jeener]

What discipline do you shoot mate? Could change what's in the bag lol

I'm still too much of a newb to have multiple disciplines.

"fun rifle"?

That's me.

[oowess]

jug of sweet tea

Mmmm. Think I'm adding that to the list.

[Baldrick314]

I'm still too much of a newb to have multiple disciplines.

"fun rifle"?

That's me.

narrowing it down to rifle still helps lol

[veep]

I don't do pistol shooting but I'll be buggered if I know what half the guys are carrying.

Half of them are wheeling in pelican cases full of stuff at my local range for the pistol section

[jeener]

:lol: narrowing it down to rifle still helps lol

He he.

I only shoot my rifle so think of that as "going to the range".

My bad.

[Baldrick314]

I don't do pistol shooting but I'll be buggered if I know what half the guys are carrying.

Half of them are wheeling in pelican cases full of stuff at my local range for the pistol section

The bigger the bag the more you put in it . Give those guys a small handhold bag and they'd make do with the essentials. The stuff I absolutely had to take to the range doubled when I got a larger range bag

[scrolllock]

I don't do pistol shooting but I'll be buggered if I know what half the guys are carrying.

There is a guy shooting .22 BR at springvale that just about brings his shed with him when he comes.

Bunch of targets mounted on boards, power drill for screwing them into the stand, full set of tools for taking down/ up his rifle.

Has a wheelie shopping trolley thing overflowing.

[Bennybigbores]

Never been to a range,so I'd say rifle, ammo, paper, cleaning kit and more ammo

[Octane]

Never been to a range

Say whaaat?

[cavok]

What one takes also depends on the range, it isolation or not, if it has a café attached like Springvale or Eagle Park. Water, especially in the warmer months of a thermos with coffee and something to eat. My pistol or rifle bag containing some items that have never seen the light of day since 2000. FIRST aid kit with a works in it. Then ammunition and that's it, my pistols have never broken down, other than 1 slide stop and my rifle (JGA) which my father gave me in the late 60ies still shoots first time very time.

[scrolllock]

I went to Eagle Park about 5 times before I noticed the cafe there on the way out

[cavok]

I went to Eagle Park about 5 times before I noticed the cafe there on the way out

Guy named Bruno runs it, fantastic guy, great food and coffee, a must on any day, seeing the range is now open on Friday as well.

[bigfellascott]

Never been to a range,so I'd say rifle, ammo, paper, cleaning kit and more ammo

Not missing anything I can tell ya well other than the fact 99% can't shoot for s**t from what I've seen on the rare occasion I roll up to one

[Bennybigbores]

I got access to a 2000+ acre range. Aka the brothers laws farm. Plus 400 of my own. I lie I have been to the local pistol club twice using a friends .22 but other than that never, a coworker frequents a range on the coast and raves about it, he's only new to shooting and gets lots of advice might go for a sqizz one day and see how the howa performs against the paper hunters

[Gregg]

Water and Panadol for a long day