I will be using it for general range use, but I would really like something that works well with IDPA matches. That means; lots of magazine loops and storage for all the essentials.
Ridge Runner,
If you are going to shoot a bunch, get the tournament bag from shooter's connection. It's not cheap, but it's not cheaply made. I've had a bunch of range bags. The shooter's connection is the last one I'll need to buy. http://www.shootersconnection.com
Dave
I know you said "inexpensive", but I totally recommend iShot's range bags; I own one of their Pro Shooter bags. I've used and abused (by waaaay overstuffing it) it and it's holding up superbly.
I shoot with alot of guys and about half of them including myself have the 5.11 bag lots of great featues. http://www.lapolicegear.com/5tarabag.html ...this is the best pic i could find of it.....all the side are lined and padded....I like it alot.
I use the 5.11 range bag Glockguy mentioned. Love it. 8 mag loops in one side pocket. Best $90 I've spent. Well ... that might be overstating things, but it's a great bag!
I found a great "cheap" tool bag at Lowes that works perfect. Has two large compartment with zippers and asst outer pockets. Being a "tool bag" it is very strongly made with extra strength handles and materials.
At least half the cost of a "real" range bag and is much better built than most "real" ones I have seen.
I'll second the iShot Pro Shooter bag. I've stuffed as many as 300 12GA shotgun shells in mine. I think I got mine for about $40 from Gunner's Alley a couple years ago.
its got lots of little pockets for extra drives (put mags in), and the compartment for the laptop contains a pistol in a case, and a really big mouse pad (to set the pistol down on - or clean on), and the non-'puter compartment contains the cleaning materials. i carry ammo in a plastic bag, which gets tossed, along with the boxes at the range or any convenient trash can.
this way, i'm not advertising that i have a pistol, or anything related, and i don't feel too weird walking around with the bag when i don't want to leave it in the car.
Ben, I use a similar tool bag, but mine is a little bigger and has pockets on the outside, a Prosource from a local dollar store (Biglots)
around the $15.00 range and has plenty of room.
It got to be too much to tote around from pit to pit. I carried way too much stuff in it. I still use the range bag, but now it stays in the car. I have a smaller bag that I got from Tactical Tailor that I bring down to the pits that carry just my ammo and mags.
I have a cannon camera bad that I am thinking of using for right now. My iPhone takes very good pictures and I don't use the camera or the gear all that offen. It has several pockets for all sorts of stuff.
I think I might get a larger ishot bag when I get more guns.
I have had good luck with MidwayUSA's Competition Range Bag. I think there are 8 mag loops on the large outside pocket. And there are six on the inside removable ammo bag that can also double as a quick little range bag.
Well I use a bag and a box. I carry an ishot bag and an MTM tactical range box. I shoot a lot of rimfire matches and I tend to get asked to do some gunsmithing now and again. I keep the things I might need in the box, extras, odds and ends, and assorted stuff. The stuff I need to have ready I keep in the bag. When I teach a CCW class I carry all the range stuff the same way, and add a clipboard with the required paperwork in it.
When I worked in a gunshop as a gunsmith, I kept my personal tools in the ishot bag and I was always hauling junk around. I dug like 6 Glock tools out of it one day, it was way worse than my wife's purse! One shop where I worked was always a mess, and a bunch of employees smoked there so I was always washing that bag and it's still going strong.
I got this one $45 Uncle Mikes Uncle Mikes Deluxe Range Bag. I've got about 500 rounds, glasses, ear cans, 4 mags, Walther P99, cleaning supplies and there is still room. Quality seem good, haven't had any issues and all of the zippers except for the top one have locking holes for small locks should you want to keep kids out or just security.
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