Do you have or use a range bag and if so what's in it..

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Re: Do you have or use a range bag and if so what's in it..

Post by Supaduke » 15 Oct 2017, 9:52 am

Pegs
Tape
Allen keys
Sight adjustment hammer and punches
Ear muffs
Three piece rod in .22 (for clearing an obstruction. Jammed case etc)
Note pad and pen
Spare batteries for electronic ear muffs
Hammer for target frames
Anything that can't be sorted with Allen keys I will retire the rifle for the day.
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Re: Do you have or use a range bag and if so what's in it..

Post by JimmyS » 15 Oct 2017, 2:38 pm

Duffel bag with small sling bag.
Sling Bag - Pullthrough bore cleaner & Ammunition.
Duffle Bag -
1. Water
2. Portable cleaning kit
3. target stand
4. Targets
5. Bench Rest
6. Towel for table (Don't wanna scratch her up too much.)
7.Pegs for target stand (Blows around too much otherwise)
8. Ear muffs.
9. Pen & Paper.
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Re: Do you have or use a range bag and if so what's in it..

Post by bladeracer » 15 Oct 2017, 2:52 pm

thomashoard1909 wrote:Hello, i am new to the community. I am looking at put that just right Range Bag together. At times I see some with enough stuff to open a gunsmith shop.
In my case I lately I just grab a few targets, some tape , a few boxes of ammo and my ear muffs. And of course the rifle or pistol of the day and some speed loaders and magazines.
So what do you take?


I've never been to a range so I'm not sure what would be required.
But I have an aluminium briefcase from Bunnings that I take up the paddock with me when I'm shooting.
Spotting scope and tripod (also fits the chrono).
Electronic ear muffs (with a belt hook).
Ear plugs.
Ear plugs on a neck ring.
A bag of disposable ear plugs (in case anybody is with me).
Laser rangefinder.
Chronograph (a big tripod stays up the paddock)
Wind Speed Meter.
A four-colour retractable pen.
A drift for sight adjustment.
Some 3" nails and 40mm clouts for target repairs.
Small hammer (for above).
Allen keys for scope mounts.
Four boxes of different colour/size adhesive dots for patching or aiming at.
Five rolls of different colour insulation tape for putting up targets, patching and aiming at.
A pair of scissors.
A three-foot square of material to catch brass.
A couple dozen small bulldog clips (for brass screen).
An A5 clipboard and paper for noting chrono figures, holdovers and such.
A strap-on brass catcher.
A pile of A4 single-targets for iron-sight shooting, and a pile of A4 four- or six-target pages for precision shooting.
A photography calibration sheet for checking scope focus.
Although I never use them I normally have a pair of shooting glasses in there, but they're not there just now for some reason.

The case weighs 16kg and also has provision for a shoulder strap. I normally take it up first and set up, then come back for my rifles and ammo.

Not in the case but I also take an extra Caldwell rear bag (on the floor in the photos).
I always have a knife, a multi-tool, a spork and two torches on my belt as well.
Ammo either goes in the poacher pockets in the back of my jackets or in a small shoulder bag.
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Re: Do you have or use a range bag and if so what's in it..

Post by bigfellascott » 15 Oct 2017, 6:39 pm

Don't do ranges anymore, got sick of the crap that it involved long ago and only hunt these days (thank god) couldn't stand all the bs and legends that couldn't shoot but told you how good they were until they compared targets and soon realised they were full of s**t for the most part.

Most of em thought that because they spent a fortune of firearms etc that it somehow made em excellent shooters - sadly it wasn't the case despite what the gun shop told em.
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Re: Do you have or use a range bag and if so what's in it..

Post by marksman » 15 Oct 2017, 6:40 pm

this is for the farm I do all my testing at
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front and rear bags
tarp, tent pegs and thin camping mattress
pen and pad
a few hand tools, hammer, screw drivers ect...
targets already set up
rifle cleaning gear and scope lens cleaning gear
electronic muffs
white round sticky dots to fill holes if I need to and tape
snack and drink
ammo to be tested and firearms
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