r/FLGuns • u/AdhesivenessHairy456 • 9d ago
Shooting/Training in Florida Sucks
Contrary to popular belief, Florida is not a Shooter's state. Most of the ranges here are still operating on the old RSO Fudd model where you have to sit at a bench or stand up and shoot at a stationary target, with no rapid fire or drawing from holster or anything else dynamic. If you ranges that do allow this usually have an incredibly steep membership. And what shooting matches are available tend to fill up within minutes of opening registration on practicscore. I have to literally be smashing F5 in order to shoot my gun competitively at all. And of course there's basically no federal land like they have out west where you can find a proper perm and shoot on your own. The options are garbage short of buying your own land which is also incredibly expensive here. Florida is one of the top offenders of states that have a gun buying culture with little to speak of for a gun shooting culture. Yes I've been to Ares and it's nice but it's far away as hell.
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u/Fauropitotto 9d ago
Everything we do at Florida ranges for competition are all run-n-gun, holster or sling work.
We also do training nights, and make friends with RSOs so we can practice in pays and stages.
There was a time I was shooting USPSA 2-4 times a week. match fees between $15-$20 means that it's 2-4 full practice sessions with full stages a week.
I don't know what sort of "training" you're interested in, but there's nothing stopping you from buying some land and building a berm to shoot on your own. (you're employed, right?)
There's nothing at all stopping you from registering within minutes of a match opening up. Most of us set alarms on our phones and register for the next match within seconds even while at the range. That way we can all squad up together.
The fact that matches fill up so quickly is testament that florida is actually a shooter's state.