Guest qstick Posted May 24, 2003 Share Posted May 24, 2003 Hello everyone, I am sitting here making sure I have everything ready for my first match this weekend and I came across an interesting problem. I purchased a dillon range bag and I can't seem to figure out where I want everything to go in the bag. I know the reloading room thread went for a while, so I was wondering if anyone could post a picture of what their range bag looks like fully loaded...perhaps I might get inspired Thanks, zach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Merricks Posted May 24, 2003 Share Posted May 24, 2003 Zach, The Gallery is set up to post pictures. You might want to try and do a search and you should find a pretty good thread on what everybody packs in there bag. Happy Hunting and good luck on your first match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwalker Posted May 24, 2003 Share Posted May 24, 2003 Zach, I doesn't matter so much where you put everything, as long as you have everything that you need. Generally, you'll put the things that you need to access the most often (boxes of ammo) in the most accessible place (middle of the main portion of the bag - keeps the bag balanced too). I found that, over the last year since I started IPSC, the contents of my bag have increased as I learned that I needed different things. Here is my current packing check list that I run through just before putting the bag in the car: Ammunition Batteries Belt Binoculars Camera Case Gauge Cleaning Cloth Cotton Wool Ear Muffs Gun Gun Cover Gun Registration Papers Hat Holster IPSC Id Card Lens Cleaner and Cloth Magazine Brush Magazine Pouches Magazines Oil Pen Penknife Plastic Bag Raincoat Registration Money Shooting Glasses Spare Clothes Spare Parts (Mag Spring, Firing Spring, Recoil Spring Set, Firing Pin) Stool Sunglasses Tape Timer Tools (screwdriver set, pliars, punch, take-down tool) Umbrella Hope that this helps. Enjoy your first match. Regards Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vluc Posted May 24, 2003 Share Posted May 24, 2003 Add water and a snack to the list. You may want to take this, and others you may find, and make a checklist that you review prior to leaving. I've found that it helps! If there are any shooters who have a more inclusive checklist, you may want to post/copy it here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dunn Posted May 24, 2003 Share Posted May 24, 2003 Nolan had a post that was very inclusive, if I remember correctly. Might add that to the search. Of course you need to add a Sherpa to list if you take everything he does! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vluc Posted May 24, 2003 Share Posted May 24, 2003 Nolan had a post that was very inclusive, if I remember correctly. Might add that to the search. Of course you need to add a Sherpa to list if you take everything he does! from Nolan's post: What to take to a match Here's a list of what I carry. I don't have a spare gun so I carry a pretty comprehensive list of spare parts (too many years spent riding Harleys long distances and as an electronics field service engineer have made me a little compulsive about carrying EVERYTHING I could possibly need.) Accessory gear bag: Shoes Gore-Tex socks Rain gear (one-piece motorcycle suit for those daylong downpours & lightweight 2 piece for intermittent showers) Gloves (leather work gloves and Glacier Gloves for cold) Sweatshirt Clean Tee shirt, socks, & underwear (don’t ask) Bandana Hand/foot warmers Umbrella Hat Garbage bags (rain covers for rangebags) Instant cold pack, & wrap Ace Bandage Cool wrap neckerchief Sun Screen Shoestrings Range Bag: Gun Holster and belt Knee and elbow pads Gun dust cover Ear muffs and ear plugs First aid kit Rule book Calculator Notepad & pen Fitted and tested spare parts: Guide rod, & recoil spring plug Hammer, Sear, Disconnector, & Ambi safeties Extractor Ejector Firing pin, & firing pin stop Pin set Slide stop Mag. catch, & Catch lock Barrel link Sear spring, Mainspring, Firing pin spring, Mag. catch spring & Plunger tube spring Bomar Rear sight blade, cross pin, & spring C-more dot module Scope battery Grip screw, & scope mount screws Cleaning gear: Gun oil, & grease in precision needle oilers Bore cleaning solvent Cleaning patches, & Q-tips Compact cleaning kit with jags, brushes, and rods Bore-Snake Lens pen scope cleaner Tools: Pin punch set Take down pin Hex key set Extractor tension gauges Needle file set Sear stone Super glue 1½-inch inside diameter clear plastic tubes: Magazine springs Magazine followers Magazine brushes Cleaning brushes Squib rod Dillon ammo bag: Double the ammo the match requires. Small Ice chest Water Coca Cola Powerbar/Goo Fruit Frozen Gogurt Tuna snack kit Sandwich Red Bull (generally for the drive home) You will just have to read the Front Sight article to find out how I lug all this (and more!) around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiG Lady Posted May 25, 2003 Share Posted May 25, 2003 "Frozen Gogurt"...? Yummm.....! (vluc is fully prepared for a trip to the Moon here, I see...) There WAS a bit of a thread over the past few months with pix of shooters' range bags and rolling range kits. That MAY have been before The Gallery, however....... and maybe even before the new Invision transition, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vluc Posted May 25, 2003 Share Posted May 25, 2003 "Frozen Gogurt"...? Yummm.....! (vluc is fully prepared for a trip to the Moon here, I see...) LOL! No, that's Nolan's setup, not mine. Just some Nature Valley granola trail mix bars and water for a snack. I have nowhere near that much stuff in my bag, except when I shoot alone. When there are a number of us together, we kind of pool resources...one has the first aid kit, another the tools, etc, though most of us have a basic set-up. Might not shoot well, but I eat good!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiG Lady Posted May 25, 2003 Share Posted May 25, 2003 Aha! I found it! The thread concerning range bag and carrying gear is still available in this new board format on Page 3 of Gear and Accessories, August 9, 2002. I think there are about 14-15 posts to that thread and, at the time, there were a few photos, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgary Posted May 29, 2003 Share Posted May 29, 2003 I purchased a dillon range bag and I can't seem to figure out where I want everything to go in the bag. Ahh... maybe the question wasn't so much what to put in the bag, but *where* to put it? In my Dillon bag, I generally have things like this: Inside pocket - on the end: -- magazine brush -- squib rod -- leatherman -- cleaning-rod -- sunblock Inside pockets - side -- rulebook -- pad of paper -- pens -- overlays -- small first-aid kit -- small pack of hand-wipes -- small pack of kleenex Main compartment -- ammo (in plastic boxes) -- 4 blue-plastic Dillon boxes (like die-sets come in, they fit nice and stack well) -- one contains "parts" (extractor, various springs, etc) -- one contains "tools" (small screwdrivers, allen wrenches, etc) -- one contains "cleaning stuff" (bore snake, lube, solvent, etc) -- one contains things like aspirin, advil, spare batteries etc In the outside pockets, I keep -- my pistol rug -- my magazines (in a SpeedShooters pouch) -- my scorecards/match book for the day -- a couple of spare floppy disks (so I can get a copy of the match on disk) When I'm transporting stuff, my ear protection, inner belt, hat and other things get dumped into the main compartment, and my holster belt gets looped through the handles. Oh, and, there is enough room in the main compartment for a good-size (32-oz) bottle of Gatorade or water, and a couple of granola bars. Bruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexmoney Posted June 4, 2003 Share Posted June 4, 2003 Here is the thread for listing what is in your range bag: (click here) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynn jones Posted June 4, 2003 Share Posted June 4, 2003 beef jerky! lynn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhino Posted June 4, 2003 Share Posted June 4, 2003 I used to try to carry everything with me. Now I leave almost everything in my truck during a match and just carry a Dillon "border shift" bag with ammo, mags, and some water in it. And I carry my folding chair. Of course, at my home club I've been driving my truck around so that's moot, but most places I go I'm a minimalist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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