Range bag suggestions

[Darrell]

When I worked up at the mine, the traditional tool bag was called a poke. It was a rather large open topped canvas bag, with leather shoulder strap, reinforced leather bottom, etc. It was actually an old fashioned horse feed bag. The company bought 'em by the crate, I guess. They worked quite well.

[rightisright]

It was a rather large open topped canvas bag, with leather shoulder strap,

Round these here parts, we call that a mason's bag.

[Ben Rumson]

I've got an older version of this.. http://www.midwayusa.com/product/259680 ... cm_vc=Q021

Good enough for the money..

Bag has two removable pistol sleeves that fit in the sidewalls of the main compartment. I usually use both sleeves when pulling a couple of pistols from the safe for the range. The center compartment is huge and will hold just about anything you can fit into it including other pistols that are wrapped. .. An outer pocket running lengthwise has mag holders that also get used for sharpie markers/pens. Also use the long pocket for targets, pie plates etc... Other long side has two large pockets that I use for whatever. Smaller end pocket holds the eyewear.. Other end pocket is empty as it has to many pockets.. Comes with a shoulder strap.. The bag also includes a smaller removable call it a range tote for shorter trips to the range.. Some ammo, ears and a few small items.. I would dump the bag and get pictures to show how much it holds but it's late.. Let's just say you don't need to reorg your bag every trip to the range.. Just stuff it in and forget about it..

Drawbacks are the bottom of the main compartment could be stiffer.. Main compartment is so large I find myself dragging stuff to the range I don't need for immediate use.. But I know it's there when I need it on every fifth trip or so.. .. Bag is almost like luggage and you definitely won't run out of room.. The bag is also branded with "Midway" but perhaps that's why the bag is low priced.. I've received some funny looks due to the bag, but when the guy looking at it needs a stapler, I give him my backup and tell him I have extra staples if it runs out.. I can also give him some pasties to patch his target or some paper and a sharpie to make his own bulls eye.. Usually stops the stares and smirks..

Nothing worse then a ruined trip due to not having a basic required item.

[Erik]

So, it's overill, unless you spend quite a bit of time hiking across ranges... (I plan to buy one, once the cart designed for it becomes available...

Cool. I have the Midway Competition Range Bag, but have been thinking about getting a backpack instead. I think the other CED backpack is too small, there's no room for the accessories I bring with me. For instance, I always bring a first aid kit, a small toolkit, timer, camera, stapler, tape, and during practice sometimes some food and a thermos. And on occasion a second gun and extra ammo. It adds up fast, and carrying it in a shoulderstrap is uncomfortable over a distance.

I've been looking at different backpacks with a built in chair, but this one looks really promising.

[Greg]

My POS™ pleather range bag I got free from somewhere (Cheaperthandirt, Sportsmansguide... I don't remember) gave up the ghost this weekend. One of the metal D-rings that held the shoulder strap ripped through its mooring and the bag, 2 pistols, 300 rounds of ammo, etc. hit the floor w. a resounding thud.

I'm looking for something that can easily hold 2-3 pistols, several mags, a few hundred rounds of ammo, eyes, ears, targets, etc. Any suggestion will be greeted w. joy.

This is NJ. I use a very old, beat up, largish daypack. I used to use it, literally decades ago, as a school backpack. It will hold all that you mentioned- I've done it. Won't hold much more than that, though. If I had to buy a range bag now (still with the NJ thing in mind) I'd go for a nice 'weekender' bag, that people sometimes also use as a gym bag.

[Gunnuts]

I've had a Bagmaster for years. Its roomy, tough and has lasted a long time. They are pricey though. Way more pricey than when I bought mine.

[Catbird]

My local Walmart has this one for ten dollars.

[Windy Wilson]

I use a Stanley tool box.

I use a steel Craftsman® tool box. That way, if it ever gives up the ghost as the bag of the original poster's did, I can take it to Sears and get a new one for free.