Firing ranges in the Boston area?
 

I am a student and I recently transferred to a Boston university. Since I am living in my own apartment I can bring my pistol with me to use at the range. Slight problem is that I can't seem to find any firing ranges in the area. There are gun clubs, but they seem to be hassle to get to / get into. I live in the Waltham area right now, and I don't own a car, so it has to be someplace within 12 miles, 20 at most (That's 40 miles roundtrip... it would take me the better part of day just getting there and back). Otherwise I can't skate there. Or, it has to be reachable by public transportation.

I have searched on google, and in the yellow pages, but I can't seem to find anything.

Try this and if you don't see one close to you contact one of the clubs.

http://www.webcom.com/gun_guy/rangesma.htm

I'm kinda new to this but let me bring up two points.

If you're from out of state I believe you need to get a MA license if you will be residing here. I quote this from the GOAL.org site:

Also be aware that, licensed or not, magazines with a capacity of greater than 10 rounds are banned in the city of Boston. My instructor made this very clear, you don't even have to have a gun on you, the magazine is enough to land you in hot water.

Anyway just a couple points to keep in mind.

Thanks for the warning
 

I haven't brought my pistol with me yet because of that. Left it with my parents.

Does the 10 round mag law in Boston apply to suburbs like Waltham?

I don't have any high capacity mags, but after the assault weapons ban expires I would definitely like to get some.

No, the special ban is only for the city of Boston itself, Waltham is ok.

By the way, welcome to the area. :)

I am traveling from out of country to Boston area later this month.
Does anyone know a shooting range that rents a hand gun to travelers to use
in the range ?
I am a member of a shooting range near LAX. They rent guns there.

Thanks.

Can you cite a GOAL reference for that?

You can rent FA stuff @ Guns NH ~45-60 minutes north of Boston.

Wow... a long time has passed since this thread. Sadly I now have a resident license.