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Similar situation here. Private range, code changed annually for the automatic gate, mostly nobody but me there on weekdays, but I still keep my carry loaded and ready. If I feel like shooting a few rounds from it, I always clean and reload one of the other firearms I brought along.
The range is in a wooded area near a lake. Just never know who could gain entry to the range from any side, through the woods. The only real fence is on the road where the entry gate is. The rest of the range is surrounded by various poorly maintained fences on adjacent forested property.
The only time I’ve had to fire a shot in “anger” at my range was when a large flock of, I think domesticated from a neighboring property, turkeys decided to approach me rather aggressively, I guess expecting food. When the lead Tom was only a few feet from me, and still coming, I unloaded a .357 mag round into the ground. It definitely made them change course. I had recently been pecked on the back of my leg by a goose, and I was not letting any more big birds get close.
I have a video of the incident, but don’t know how to post it.