My wife and I drove out to the Lions Club to try out this range, we have heard great things about the range, and staff. Now we do not shoot at these types of ranges we normally like to go to BLM land and shoot our steel IPSC targets. We arrive at the range, one of my firearms does not have a case for it, I am waiting for the case to ship, so I have it slung around me, I had a magazine in the weapon but not a round in the chamber. We walk up towards the office, I have a ammo can in one hand and the other hand is steadying the slung firearm as I walk. A young gentleman starts towards me very aggressively, "HEY you cannot walk up to the range with a magazine in your gun! I do not know if there is a round in the chamber or not" Shocked I apologized and removed the magazine from the weapon and locked the bolt open. The young gentleman then turned to walk into the office, he looks at one of the shooters he had been speaking with, and made a derogatory remark about me. This shooter looked at me and said "I know I agree" towards the young gentleman. The young gentleman proceeded into the range office without saying another word. I turned and looked at my wife who had a range bag in her hands, she had the same look of shock on her face as I. Now I understand I was in the wrong, like I said I do not normally visit this type of range. However that does not give this person the right to judge first and treat me as if I am the worst type of shooter he has seen, and then get praise from another shooting patron. A simple "Sir, when you come to a public range you need to make sure any weapon not in a case or holster needs to be visibly unloaded for safety" That would have been more then acceptable. Well my wife and I turned and left that place, never to return again. We will inform the rest of our shooting friends, family, and club members know about this experience. After we leave, we decided to go to a indoor range, I decided to carry my firearm in the exact same manner just to see what would happen. I walked in asked, the lady behind the counter asked "Is that weapon loaded?" No I said "OK well just so you are aware you need to present any firearm not in a case or holster with the chamber open and the magazine out" I said thank you for pointing that out, I am new to public paid ranges, I understand now thank you. She then got us our lane and said its common for shooters who are new to these types of ranges. I will be honest, when our shooting club meets we have never practice this. I do like the idea, and will start using it even for our club shoots. read more