Love Eagle Peak,
Been yelled at, deserved it. and I was shooting a 22. I don't go there for friendly, but after repeated trips where they have begun to recognize me over the years and have warmed a bit. There is a good reason for no FMJ. The rules are there for safety, both for the shooters and for the surrounding community. It is an open range and FMJ ammo can't be trusted to stay put. Shooting indoors, you can prevent those fmj rounds from escaping, outdoors, you can't and they are far more prone to ricochet. I've never shot FMJ ammo in my life, they don't offer it in my caliber, and all the really good rifle ammo is hollow point or softpoint anyway. A shooting range is no place for irresponsibility. If forcing responsibility onto some of their customers drives them somewhere else, good for the rest of us.... Just like your car and the inevitable mobile phone, a gun is not a weapon until your intent or carelessness make it one.
Roland, the big range officer with the large boston voice, has been very helpful to myself and others that I've seen at the range. Yip, he'll yell at you if you screw up, that's his job. He's just trying to get your attention in an environment where everyone is wearing hearing protection and lives are at stake. Everyone is sorry when accidents happen. Sorry doesn't fix the kind of damage carelessness or irresponsibility with a gun does.
Love Eagle Peak,
Good Shooting,
DPSTX
With all do respect, I don't want to use "all the really good ammo" to hit paper. If a range restricts FMJ because it is unable to properly stop the munition at the end of the berm, guess what, Its probably not fucking built correctly. I actually had a great time last time I was there, but I will unlikely visit a range that has ammunition restriction again. Not all shooters are hunters, and when I go to the range, I am there to train. It is not very practical at a place that does not let me draw from concealment or fire more than 1 shot at a time. I understand occasionally there will be issues, but they should be addressed on an individual basis.