Range 37

[Stras]

What a crock of S**t.

Though I did notice that they stock Spartan Blades in the Pro Shop. Perhaps a word with the president of Spartan Blades (also Real former Range 37 Instructor) is needed.

though I do commend the fact that they have additional discounts for Wounded Warriors and Gold Star Families.

[Green Light]

While I was at SWC Range 37 was still a work in progress. My boss and I (from the DOTD) went out there from time to time. If folks weren't teaching, they were either building or repairing. Those guys put their hearts into it to make it what it became: the premier training area of its kind. I've gotta say that using that name is at least cheesy. But in reality, it's using the reputation of others to make a buck.

Bad form.

[Richard]

All-American capitalism in action - no more, no less.

And so it goes...

Richard's jaded $.02

[frostfire]

In fairness, the actual name is 37PSR and Gun Club. The website name and how people refers to it are the touchy items.

I went there for a match. It was professionally run, complete with healthy dose of dry humor and sarcasms. The RO told you the mistakes made and gave you pointers, both technical and tactical . IMHO, $15 for these and three courses of fire to include a shoothouse is an absolute steal! I've never seen anything less than $25, and there wasn't much "creativity" involved in staging the course. Also, the advices and demo made it more like a tactical class.

Being no HSLD type, I went armed only with solid fundamentals and some drills rehearsed to circus stunt level. Naturally, the shooting skills stage is where I excelled. I ran it conservatively with no misses. Seeing that my shot groups were so close that one of them is barely 1 hole, I ran them again after the match. Got to 7 seconds territory at modified el-prez, and 1.21 territory at the 1-shot quick draw from thigh holster. Master Gene Econ "go to s*it" IAD is the rule of the day here: Train your eyes to see, and your fingers to move. It's one shot so even if your grip is crappy, you're not concerned with follow-up shot. Perfect sight alignment --> acceptable sight picture --> squeeze.

The RO showed me what TS wrote once about competition shooters (gamers) approaching target in a manner that will get them killed. I was DRT (dead right there) in the open course. Next, I was already a fish outside water in the shoothouse, being used to understanding the course, mentally rehearse it, dry run it, set ammo-count, reload point etc. In other words, gaming it to gain as much time, movement, angle, ammo, and position advantage as possible. Without preset path and known targets number/location, one has to make decision and change plan/stance/movement accordingly. Needless to say, I was DRT again

So follow your conviction/conscience as far as the name goes. If you're GTG, show up early, be able to laugh at yourself, take advice and thank the giver even if you already know (and teach) that very same advice, don't worry about others performance, deep breath/relax and paste targets between your run, and as master Rick said, have fun.

[MK262MOD1]

In all fairness they knew better than to use that name.

They have heard it from everyone in the community and they don't care. Its an affront.




I wont shoot there.