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dewayneward wrote:... May start going to bass pro...

Hope you like shooting in the dark! I guess they keep it so dim in there so the regular customers can't watch who's shooting, but if that's the case, why have glass between the main store and the range at all?

Plus, there's always a long wait...or was. The last time I went there was well before the election and subsequent ammo shortages.

And then there's the whole, check your gun and ammo at the door thing.

I like Elm Fork.

gun wrote:...made worse by the Range Nazi running up, grabbing her loaded weapon from her hand, attempting to force her to shoot using his "expert shooting style." ...

My wife would have responded in a manner that would have had both of us ejected from the range and the Range Nazi nursing a busted lip. Of course, she already has experience handling a handgun and nobody, even me, is going to take a loaded weapon out of her hands.

I think this story tops the chart for "bad times at Quail Creek" in my book.

Take her to Elm Fork if you can get her back in the mood. The guys out there are very helpful. They won't butt in unless they see you (or her) do something unsafe...or you ask for their help. It's also much nicer than Quail Creek.

By the way, they have recently decided you can no longer do double-taps at Elm Fork...they want a full second between rounds now.

DoubleJ wrote:...since when are there 8-days in a week????

You got me. I never was any good at math, and my momma always said life was like a box of chocolates...
I'm even more embarrassed that I was backed up by the Beatles, but thanks!!! I would go edit the original, but that would be cheating and dishonest, which would put me at risk for being appointed to a cabinet post.

I popped into Quail Creek Saturday just to check them out since it would be almost a halfway meeting point between me and my step-dad.

We'd already made the mistake of sauntering into the Dallas Gun Club in Lewisville and discovering just how expensive it is to be a member there (who says there's a recession? Five grand a year and they still have a six-month waiting list!). Those folks were really polite and nice, even offered to give us a tour. But then for 5k a year you'd BETTER be nice to the customers...even the potential ones.

Anyway, I browsed the little shop at Quail Creek and asked if they sold any cast bullets for reloading since I saw a few cans of powder on the shelves. The three 'good 'ol boys' at the counter laughed and one said, "If we sold those, we wouldn't have any in stock, just like everyone else."

I told them I was looking for some place to shoot where my step-dad and I could meet halfway. I asked if it was possible to walk down to the pistol range and observe for a couple of minutes. I was told, "You'd have to sign our liability release before you can walk across the bridge." I said, "Okay, I'll sign it." Nobody moved to get the form, so after an awkward couple of seconds I said, "Well, never mind." and left.

Now that I've read this thread we'll just keep on shooting at Elm Fork. I'm not going to take a chance on my step-dad being yelled at by some inflated RO. The guys at Elm Fork and I have always gotten along great, and I've seen them swarm (in a very helpful way) every time a newbie comes along with that special bracelet indicating they're first timers. They don't but in or offer advice unless you ask for it, and they always compliment me on my shooting if I happen to have a very good day and do well.

I've had my share of being yelled at and berated by range officers, but that was when I was in the police academy and had to take it. I won't pay someone to do it to me. Even though Elm Fork is a couple of bucks higher, I'll stick with them. I shoot EVERY Saturday (guess that means the other seven days get to live ).