Let's talk about range bags

[pangloss]

Vertx!

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[Totem Polar]

At the moment, this:

https://vertx.com/cof-light-range-bag

[TCB]

Shooters Connection. They have a large size and a smaller one. I have both. They are the best out there.

https://www.shootersconnectionstore....ags/Range-Bags

[CSW]

I use the GPS Tactical Range Packpack

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CQ8G2RO/ref=emc_b_5_i?th=1

Holds my eye and ear pro, timer, pistol ammo, Leatherman tool, writing tools, training log, holster, mag carriers, and pistol (two when required). It came with a brass bag too, I think.
I can grap this and a stack of targets and head to the range. With a long gun, I obviously need another case.
I’ve removed some the extraneous straps and added some MOLLE mag pouches to carry extra for IDPA matches.
It’s held up with weekly use for 5 years or so, and I’m not looking for anything else.

I've been looking at this one.

[psalms144.1]

I'm using the Midway bag linked upthread, but I'm an instructor, so my bag hauls, in addition to my own stuff, four extra sets of electronic hearing protection, and five or six extra sets of eye pro. If I had a "just me" bag, it would still need to haul eyes and ears, staple gun/staples, first aid kit, two timers, a roll of target pasters, shooting gloves, and my ball cap. I love the look of that Vertx, but no way it would haul the amount of crap I take with me to the range every trip.

When I was running a protection detail, we used several of those rolling utility boxes. Made it a lot easier to conduct training on a relatively large scale (10-16 shooters per iteration).

[Archer1440]

Range bags have been a bit of a bete noire for me for years now. The gun room has seen literally a dozen of them in various states of destruction over the past three decades.

After resuming competition in a serious way a couple years ago, I destroyed two of the DAA medium range packs in the span of a few months. Good design, absolutely crap construction quality. I obviously got a bad batch, as both the first bag and warranty replacement both failed in the exact same way and were not abused at all, yet I’ve seen examples among fellow competitors who have had no problems.

I ran the larger VertX “COF heavy” bag for a couple of months this season, but found it to be less than ideal for me for competitive use. It is fine for a trip to the indoor range, where you can work from a table, but it’s not great out in the field. Well made, but the dual sliding tray thing isn’t ideal in outdoor environments where I shoot, typically either gravel or mud or moon dust.

So, I switched to an Eberlestock Bang Bang. I haul it bungeed to my DAA range cart, which works due to the hard bottom design. I’ve found it to have the ideal intersection of durability, weather resistance, organization and capacity for my use case (three pistols and 500 rounds along with eye pro, ear pro, tools, gloves, etc. is a typical load), and the hard bottom storage feature is really good for all sorts of things.

[DMF13]

I like a backpack style range bag.

The past four years I've used this:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...tag=ratio07-20

I can carry everything I need, except for ammo, and any large targets/backers.

I carry my ammo in one of these:
https://www.harborfreight.com/materi...box-63135.html

The bag was a gift, and while not intended as a range bag it works well. I also like that the main compartments, and most pockets, have a white lining, which makes it easier to find what I need.

If I had to replace it, I'd probably get something like this:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07C7WCDQY..._=_sed_dp&th=1

Again, not intended as a range bag, but has the features I want.

[4RNR]

Not to be that guy, but here are several multi-page threads under the search option "range bags."

FWIW I have several of these general design: https://www.midwayusa.com/product/939221689?pid=288297



I believe one is from Midway another is from LAPG and I think maybe Boyt/Bob Allen.

Also have numerous of these, one for every pistol we shoot at GSSF matches and several for my other high-use pistols: https://www.midwayusa.com/product/939160870?pid=146982

They fit in the main compartment of my range bag and are handy when I take more than one pistol to the range.

I have the top one. Works ok. I find that my old highschool school bag works better, in most cases.

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[Jared]

Not to be that guy, but here are several multi-page threads under the search option "range bags."

FWIW I have several of these general design: https://www.midwayusa.com/product/939221689?pid=288297



I believe one is from Midway another is from LAPG and I think maybe Boyt/Bob Allen.

Also have numerous of these, one for every pistol we shoot at GSSF matches and several for my other high-use pistols: https://www.midwayusa.com/product/939160870?pid=146982

They fit in the main compartment of my range bag and are handy when I take more than one pistol to the range.

I’m a big fan of the top one, and really the Midway bags in general. I have one setup with pistol stuff, one setup with rifle stuff, and a smaller one that I keep staples/paster/earpro and miscellaneous stuff in. The rifle bag I’ve had for 16 years or more now without any issues. The black has faded from the sun, but the rest of it is still in great shape.

[CSW]

I'm leaning towards the Midway bag as well.
Thanks to all.