Being the closest range to my primary residence an...

Being the closest range to my primary residence and hearing that the owners had served our country, I really WANTED to like this place, but after two visits, I do not intend to return. Reading about the tactical training that is supposedly offered here, I had high hopes, but I was quite disappointed to find that on the rifle line, shooters are not allowed to stand, have the rifle on a sling, or to rapid fire. All shooting is mandatorily seated, bench-rest, slow-fire; fine if I'm just sighting in an optic or practicing bench-rest mechanics, but otherwise not worth the relatively high price for such a limited offering.

So I returned a second time to, as stated above, sight in optics and compare the performance of various ammunitions. My mistake was arriving with pre-loaded magazines to TRY to save some range time. Their policy is to inspect all ammo, so all nine mags (including the polymer ones) I brought had to be unloaded at the counter to be checked for a magnetic response; of course, as I am aware of restrictions on steel-core ammo, mine were all clean, as I declared them to be. So feeling mildly put out, I regathered all my mags and ammo to reload at a chair near the counter, where I was told rather tersely that I wasn't allowed to load ammo there. (FWIW, the other counter clerk had the same surprise to the demand that I did: "Really?") So they expect me to pay $30/hour to load my ammo on the line at a bench. Again, "Really?" So considering the high price, heavy restrictions, meager offerings, and inconvenience, I would simply choose not to shoot here. After dealing with some of their clerks, I'll shoot ANYWHERE else. I get tier-one instruction and am treated with a high degree of professionalism elsewhere; no need to deal with this for a higher price.