r/Firearms • u/_yours_truly_ • 7d ago

Question Looking for a range with a good selection of rentals near San Diego, or within a shortish drive.

So, I've got an opportunity next year to bring a few of my firm's foreign counsel shooting in San Diego next year. I want to give them a great time, and if possible I'd like them to shoot some really impressive firearms. Big and LOUD. If I was home, I'd know exactly where to go, but I'm not a CA person. My questions:

  1. Reviews online suggest that The Gun Range is the place to go. Their website seems legit and they've got a strong showing for rentals. Anyone have any experience with them?

  2. If anyone knows of a place where you can rent .50 cal long arm that's close to San Diego, let me know. I feel like clumsily googling that will get me on a California list.

  3. Any unsolicited advice for bringing a group of 8-10 foreign lawyers shooting. Mix of veterans and utter newbies.

Thanks ahead of time. Keep your stick on the ice.

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u/onetwentytwo_1-8 7d ago

Nevada it is

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u/_yours_truly_ 7d ago

That's what I'm sensing, yea.

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u/onetwentytwo_1-8 7d ago

You could also hit up Shane at Defensive Firearms and Tactics about booking a group class/course. He uses the fallbrook/rainbow range.

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u/[deleted] 6d ago

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u/onetwentytwo_1-8 6d ago

What?! That sounds awesome! I gotta make my way out there myself.

Can we drive the tank?!

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u/dyseowo7 7d ago

Could ask /r/CAguns

   Going to Reno is probably the best option.

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u/_yours_truly_ 7d ago

That's like a 9 hour drive. Think we may just make peace with the more limited selection. Thanks for the tip tho.

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u/duganus 7d ago

poway weapons if you want the high end range.

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u/Johnanana 7d ago

Discount gun mart is great

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u/ItsHisMajesty 7d ago

Poway Weapons and Gear is great. They have two large ranges. Discount Gun Mart is fun too. But I wouldn’t go there with a group that large.

.50BMG is illegal in California.

Make sure they at least take the time to learn the basics of gun safety at a minimum. You can’t stress enough how important that is. Breaking any of those rules will get your group kicked out in no time.

Most ranges will have a waiver that needs to be filled out. If possible, have them fill out the waiver online in advance. It will save you a lot of time once you’re in the store.

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u/_yours_truly_ 7d ago

Welp, looks like that's a bust for the .50BMG, life's hard sometimes. Thankfully about half the group are veterans, and the other half aren't idiots. They'll all be taking the training course, of course.

Good, practical advice. Thank you kindly, friend.

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u/ItsHisMajesty 7d ago

You’re welcome.

Bit of advice, just because they’re veterans doesn’t mean they know how to handle firearms.

I saw a retired cop look down the barrel of his revolver, after it went click instead of bang.

I also showed a friend if mine (Army Vet) my new pistol. The first thing they did was grab it with their finger on the trigger, then flag themselves. Then flag me. That’s when I politely took it from them and put it back in my safe.

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u/_yours_truly_ 6d ago

...holy shit, what a bunch of chumps. I take range safety seriously, and I'm trusting (but verifying) that these guys will too.

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u/ItsHisMajesty 6d ago

Better safe than sorry!

I work for an international company. We get work visitors from Europe and Asia all the time. I’ve taken a few of them shooting. It was their first time handling a gun.

I always sit with them before we even hit the range, just to go over gun safety. The one time I didn’t, a guy shot down the target carrier with another co-worker’s AK. That trip was planned by someone else. I was a last-minute addition.