Range bag checklists
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Beginner
Everything you need for a safe, productive range day.
- Bag: MidwayUSA Competition Range Bag System check price
- Eye protection: Radians T-85 Shooting Glasses Kit (clear/smoke/amber/orange) check price
- Hearing (passive): Howard Leight USA Shooters Foam Ear Plugs 100 pair check price
- Hearing (electronic): Howard Leight Impact Sport Electronic Earmuffs (NRR 22 dB) $69.99
- First aid: Adventure Medical Kits Sportsman 400 First Aid Kit check price
- Rear bag: Caldwell DeadShot Rear Shooting Rest Bag (filled) check price
- Data book: Rite in the Rain All-Weather Field Memo Book check price
Intermediate
Adds support and data gear for matches and longer distances. Includes everything in the levels above.
- Hearing (electronic): Walker's Razor Slim Electronic Earmuffs (NRR 23 dB) $59.99
- Binoculars: Vortex Crossfire HD 12x50 Binoculars check price
- Rear bag: Armageddon Gear Squishy Rear Shooting Rest Bag check price
- Bipod: Harris S-LM Bipod 9-13 in (sling stud) $121.99
- Bipod: Harris S-BRM Bipod 6-9 in (sling stud) $119.99
- Shooting mat: MidwayUSA Pro Series Competition Shooting Mat check price
- Shot timer: Competition Electronics Pocket Pro Shot Timer check price
Pro / match
Data, wind and velocity tools serious competitors use. Includes everything in the levels above.
- Spotting scope: Vortex Diamondback HD Spotting Scope (16-48x65 / 20-60x85) $399.99
- Positional bag: Armageddon Gear Optimized Game Changer Shooting Bag (waxed canvas) check price
- Shot timer: CED 7000 Shot Timer check price
- Wind meter: Kestrel 2500NV Weather Meter (0825NV) $189.00
- Chronograph: Garmin Xero C1 Pro Chronograph $499.99
Every trip, regardless of level
- Rifle (unloaded and cased), magazines, the ammo you zeroed with (note the lot), and your range card or dope.
- Eye and ear protection for you and anyone with you; electronic muffs let you hear range commands.
- Paper targets, stapler, a target backer or stand (see targets).
- First aid kit; consider a tourniquet with training.
- Small tools: the torque driver and bits that fit your rail, rings and action screws (gunsmithing).
- Water, sunscreen, and a pen and data book.
Cleaning kit and tools
- Fix It Sticks All-in-One Torque Driver 15-65 in-lb (FIS-VTD; 1/4 in bits) $64.00
- Wheeler Engineering F.A.T. Wrench 2023 Edition (10-65 in-lb; 10 bits) $58.64
- Wheeler Engineering Digital F.A.T. Wrench (5-100 in-lb) $79.04
- Wheeler Engineering Professional Gunsmithing Screwdriver Set 72-pc (776737) $71.99
- Dewey 22-26 Cal 36 in Nylon-Coated Rod 8-36M (22C36) $31.99
- Tipton Deluxe Carbon Fiber Cleaning Rod 22-26 Cal 36 in $52.99
- Tipton Cleaning Patches 22-270 Cal 1.13 in Square (1000) $20.99
- Bore Tech Rimfire Blend 4 oz $19.99
- Wheeler Engineering Level-Level-Level Scope Mounting Level $22.99
Pre- and post-range cleaning process
- Before: make sure the bore and chamber are dry (no oil pooled), check action-screw and scope torque, and check that magazines are clean.
- At the range: after a cleaning, fire fouling shots before scoring groups or testing ammo.
- After: wipe down, clear the bolt face and extractor of debris, and log the round count.
- On interval: dry patch about every 100 rounds and use a solvent-wetted nylon brush in the chamber or leade every 200–300 rounds (Lilja). ELEY suggests about 90–100 rounds between competition cleanings. See the maintenance schedule Lilja · ELEY.
- Always use a bore guide and clean from the breech where your rifle allows it.
Headed to a match? See competitions and the first-match checklist.