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TAKING A SHOOTING CLASS/GUNFIGHTING CLASS? Here are some tips (Part 3)

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Things that I have in my range bag:


  • Trauma kit (Dark Angel Medical)
  • Eye protection, clear and shaded
  • Ear protection electronic (x2), earplugs
  • Extra batteries for everything that takes batteries
  • Sunblock, bug spray, chapstick, sun neck gator
  • Electrolytes replacement, energy bar, caffeine mints
  • Boo boo kit: band-aids, Neosporin, athletic tape
  • Masking tape for targets
  • Sharpies, ballpoint pens
  • Reporter’s notebook, index cards
  • An extra gun, magazines, holster (just in case)
  • Cleaning kit with lube, exam gloves, repair kit, multi-tool
  • Knee pads
  • Mag loader
  • Ibuprofen, Tylenol, Tums, Pepto tablets
  • Wet wipes, D-lead wipes
  • Trash bags, zip lock bags
  • Mag belt pouches
  • Shooting gloves
  • Liquid chalk, anti-fog spray
  • Bandanna, wrist sweatbands
  • Dummy rounds
  • Foldable dump pouch
  • Business cards (to hand out to new friends)
  • Phone battery with a cord
  • Headlamp in case we are cleaning up in the dark

Rifle classes:
Bring an extra:

  • Rifle if you are able to
  • BCG (you should have one for training and one for GO TIME)
  • charging handle
  • Sling & QD attachments
  • ammo
  • Lube the BCG up!
  • A way to carry your mags, belt mag carriers, chest rig…


Shotgun classes:

  • Take a five-gallon bucket and empty all your shells in there. Easy way to move bulky rounds around.
  • Lube the action the night before class
  • Bring a way to carry shells, dump pouch, shotgun Velcro cards or shotgun chest rig.
Bring an extra:
  • Shotgun if you can (I broke 2 shotguns in one class once)
  • Sling
  • Shotgun shells


My edc out in the world. EVERY SINGLE DAY

  • M&P 2.0 4.25” with a Holosun HE507CGRX2
  • Dark Star Gear Orion Appendix IWB
  • 2 extra mags (one in each front pocket)
  • Small Pepper spray
  • Benchmade 530
  • Surefire Tactician
  • O-light tiny light in my coin pocket
  • Rescue essentials ankle trauma medical kit
  • Sometimes I’ll add a SIG P365 in a Galco ankle glove
  • Sometimes I will add Shivworks Clinch Pick

Rescue Essentials ankle trauma medical kit
(not their standard kit, purchased an empty kit)

  • SOFTT tourniquet
  • H&H compact wound seal
  • Gloves (x4)
  • Quickclot Gauze
  • H&H mini duct tape
  • H&H Klever safety cutter
  • H&H Mini compression bandage
  • H&H mini compressed gauze


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Nice write up. I have built a similar list into an XL spreadsheet with check boxes to make sure it goes into truck. Doesn’t matter is trip to local range or match I always run through checklist

plus optional areas for things that are task specific. Section for all the stuff I need for muzzle loaders. Section for long distance steel work when I need or want my own steel. Section for what I need for Appleseed shoot ( 22 AR) versus CMP shooting versus PRS match. AR maintenance/ tool bag. or bolt gun bag
 
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