gmg Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 I need some help with this one guys and gals. How far do you currently travel to your local range/match and what would you consider to be too far for a local range/match? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck223 Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 For a local (as in regularly attended) match, I'll drive 90 minutes. When it gets much beyond that, it has to have more appeal than simply being held on a free weekend. There are a few clubs in my area that are 2-5 hours away, but I still try to attend each once a year for thier big level II and III matches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoshidaex Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 Try here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe4d Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 I live in a pretty gun friendly state, one that seams to have a huge black hole, My local match is 1.5 to two hours away in morning and usually 3 getting home in the summer. It is usually run like a level II every month so its a good match. I havent made many of them due to work schedule. May have to go back to IDPA, and there is one steel match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
remoandiris Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 (edited) Depending on where I live, as long as it takes. When I was in Kansas, 90+ minutes 1 way. OK City was just too far to go every month, but I drove it 3 times (2hrs+ one way). In Florida, about an hour max. Home range is 20 minutes and I go there less and less all the time. Motivation isn't there. Edited August 31, 2011 by remoandiris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pvhendrix Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 I drive monthly 195 miles each way to shoot a "local" match. Sir Walter Gun Club does 7 stages per month and is worth the drive. The closest match is 58 miles each way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
38SuperDub Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 I'll drive up to 2 hours for a monthly club match.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe4d Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 It's your car your time and your gas, not really any reason what we do has any bearing on what you decide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin G. Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 I attend a match that is 1.5 hours away each month. Another monthly is 15 min and there are two that I rarely attend that are 30 min away and 1 hr away. Which weekend they are held on is the biggest concern for me. One range is considering a monthly 3-gun match. It is 2 hours away and that is about as far as I will go for a monthly match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmg Posted August 31, 2011 Author Share Posted August 31, 2011 It's your car your time and your gas, not really any reason what we do has any bearing on what you decide. Joe, the reason i am taking this impromptu poll is because i am fixing to purchase some timber land that is 30 min from town and I am a little worried people may not won't to drive out to join and shoot. It would be a simple range at first if I can pull it off. Then add other events and shooting accessories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidnal Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 (edited) I'm pretty spoiled b/c there are 5 monthly matches that are within 45 min. I'll drive up to 90 minutes or so but that depends on how desparate I am to shoot and how good the match is! Edited August 31, 2011 by sidnal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmg Posted August 31, 2011 Author Share Posted August 31, 2011 Does the quality of the range and equipment make a big difference or just a flat place to shoot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe4d Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 ah so how far will other people drive to your range, now I gotcha,,, Thats gonna be like any other business. Supply and demand, Where I live almost anyone that wants to can shoot in there back yard, and if they cant they have a budy whos they can, so you wouldnt get people to drive very far for a target range. Match attendance will also be supply and demand related. The better your matches are, and the fewer alternatives, you'll get people from farther away. Fredericksburg Va fills up every month (bout 100) a week ahead of time for both reasons, They have a great monthly match and there isnt any other supply south. So its gonna depend on your area and the competition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avezorak Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 The club I help run is a little over an hour, my closest club is 5 minutes and my favorite club is 1.5 hours. I wont drive more than 2 hours for a club match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddox Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 I have three "local" ranges I go to. They range from 45 minutes to 90 minutes away. More than 90 minutes and it is to far for a small match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Hefta Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 I drive 90+ miles one way to the local club that I run, the lions share of all the matches I attend are at least a 1.5 hour drive for me and most of my fellow shooters. Us shooters is a nutty bunch, dats for sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark R Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 It's your car your time and your gas, not really any reason what we do has any bearing on what you decide. Joe, the reason i am taking this impromptu poll is because i am fixing to purchase some timber land that is 30 min from town and I am a little worried people may not won't to drive out to join and shoot. It would be a simple range at first if I can pull it off. Then add other events and shooting accessories. For 30 minutes..."build it and they will come" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jar Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 My home club is about 20 minutes away. I shoot both IDPA and USPSA there every month. There's another IDPA club about 40 minutes away that I shoot every month. There's a USPSA club that puts on great matches about 90 minutes away that I go to if I have the day free. There's another USPSA club about an hour away that I only attend if my girlfriend is away as it's a smaller 4 stage match. I drive an hour for a 4 stage indoor match in the winter because it's the only chance to shoot USPSA Dec-Mar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHA-LEE Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 I think that dedicated competition shooters usually put their desire to shoot a any particular match in the following order…. (1) Overall Quality of match – Stage Quality, How well/efficiently the match is run, Quick posting of results, etc. (2) Competition level – How many good shooters are going to be attending the match. (3) Weather Resistance of the Range location – Is the range prone to funky weather conditions that make life miserable. Such as excessive wind/dust or horrible muddy conditions when it rains. (4) Distance – How far is it to travel to the range. I am lucky to live almost dead center of where most of the ranges are located that host USPSA matches. The furthest distance I have to drive in any direction is 1.5 hours to get to the range. Most of the ranges that host USPSA matches require about 45 min – 1 hour of driving time. My upper limit is probably 100 miles. If a club match is more than 100 miles from where I live I will look for a match that is closer or just go practice instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee B Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 I'll consistently travel every month to a local match that is an hour away. The 90 minute one's maybe only once a quarter. Around here (Charlotte, NC) there's a local match every weekend that is within 90 minutes away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwain C. Baer Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 None of the clubs I participate in matches with, are less than one hour away. Most are 1.75 to 3.5 hours away But it's all good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DinosaurMikeGolf Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 Two miles one way twice a month, 37 miles one way once a month. 150 miles one way would be my limit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe4d Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 reading this makes me wanna move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orangeman711 Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 Monthly handgun matches; 30 min. one way. 1hr.45min. one way. 2.5 hrs. one way. Monthly 3-gun match; 2hrs. one way. Practice range; I just step out my shop door. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwain C. Baer Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 Practice range; I just step out my shop door. That's great... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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