DA on a Colt is glass ❤️Chooting DA is so worth mastering, I rarely cock the hammer on me revolvers. Still, I would rather a RO teach me instead of enforce rules.
DA on a Colt is glass ❤️Chooting DA is so worth mastering, I rarely cock the hammer on me revolvers. Still, I would rather a RO teach me instead of enforce rules.
lol, you should still go. I haven’t been there in lover a year; it’s pretty far from me but every time I go it’s fun.Back when I was a regular at Triangle Shooting Academy and the RSO's got to know me, I could get away with drawing from the hip and some other things that they sometimes corrected others for doing.
I haven't shot there in a few years because I have access to some private land, but ironically, I was going to go today because it's coming up on turkey season (don't want to ruin it out there), and it's raining, so I packed a few pistols and was about ready to head out to TSA for half price Senior Wednesday when this thread popped up.
That's the problem. a lot of indoor ranges are trying to attract shooters with groupon 2 for 1 and pistol rental deal and what not.Granted, those aren’t things a newbie shooter is likely to be ready for, but they are excellent practice for what is possible in a real world encounter.
You are not going to believe this. I went to TSA this morning like I said, and I had a great time. Wondered why I stopped going. Met some nice people. I’ve had a Beretta 92FS Inox for years but never shot it until today. Man, that thing is sweet, looks cool and shoots straight. Of course, it helps that it’s as big as Dirty Harry’s gun and weighs as much as a cinder block.lol, you should still go. I haven’t been there in lover a year; it’s pretty far from me but every time I go it’s fun.
When I read about some of the range rules at places, which impose restrictions that are severe enough to make the practice all but pointless, it makes me think about how some of the ways some friends and I have trained would make them apoplectic. I am talking about things like draw from concealment, fire from behind cover, using a shot timer with the intent of minimizing time, multiple targets (both go and no go), move and shoot, reload in the middle of the drill, etc.
Granted, those aren’t things a newbie shooter is likely to be ready for, but they are excellent practice for what is possible in a real world encounter That's a solid take. Looking back at those drill days, where we'd pivot and react to incoming, I can't help but remember the Range NCO always starting a debate before even raising the gun, switching it from Safe to Semi. Man, I miss the option to go Burst. And yeah, had some Ranger and SF instructors too. Sometimes, I'd think, 'Nope, not flipping that switch till I'm aimed and ready.' It's just interesting how everyone's got their own idea of what's safe or foolish. Personally, I think the RO's remark was off base. Others see it as spot on. Guess it's just the way of the world."
That’s unfortunate. I think you approached it in the best way possible. You won’t change someone’s opinion on guns with one conversation, and they’ll likely get nasty with you. I’m only saying this because I used to be anti 2A. When I purchased my first handgun, my family, who still is anti 2A, tried to call the police and ask if there was something they can do to take it away. It was that serious for them. That was 4 years ago and I still get heated up thinking about it.You are not going to believe this. I went to TSA this morning like I said, and I had a great time. Wondered why I stopped going. Met some nice people. I’ve had a Beretta 92FS Inox for years but never shot it until today. Man, that thing is sweet, looks cool and shoots straight. Of course, it helps that it’s as big as Dirty Harry’s gun and weighs as much as a cinder block.
Anyway, I go into Carolina Ale House afterwards and sat down at the bar. Started having a good conversation with a guy from Boston who moved here about 12 years ago. Just pleasant chit-chat, where we work, etc. Out of the blue, he said something about TSA being right around the corner. I lit up and said, “hey, I just left there!”. The next thing he said was “nobody needs an AK-47”. I told him that many people have only heard one side of the argument, many farmers (we had been talking about all the hogs where I’m from) have them for varmints, etc.
They had just put his meal in front of him. All of a sudden he jumped up and started yelling at me. “Hell, yea, I’m a Democrat” and some more stuff where the F-word was prominent and loud enough to be heard all over the restaurant. I calmly said, “hey, buddy, I’ll just move down here to the other end of the bar”. That wasn’t enough. He got up, told the bartender to box his stuff up because he couldn’t eat there, I ruined his f***ing lunch. Paid his bill and stormed out.
Bartender apologized and cut my bill in half. I finished my meal, gave that guy a few more minutes in case he was outside waiting for me and left.
I have never had an experience like that before in my life.
I was pretty much 2A neutral to positive and several years ago, my wife’s uncle came for a visit and brought his .45. We went to an indoor range, calibers in GSO, and I had a great time and signed up for their carry permit class. That weekend, I took my wife who did the same. Oh, the look on her face the first time the gun fired was like WOW, then the smile and then the, “That’s cool”.I’m only saying this because I used to be anti 2A. When I purchased my first handgun, my family, who still is anti 2A, tried to call the police and ask if there was something they can do to take it away.
The silhouette man in the the CFF logo at top-left above was also from Massachusetts.Started having a good conversation with a guy from Boston who moved here about 12 years ago.
being able to shoot was my #1 thing on a list of places we looked at down here. when we first looked at the place, the neighbor across the street came over to introduce himself, talked abut how people shoot a lot in the area, and said if i wanted to shoot, just aim into those woods over there because it's undeveloped and nobody ever goes back there.Yet another reminder why I avoid indoor ranges. Can't move, can't draw, can't train. What good is slow fire at a target 5 yards away in a bay where you're cramped up against other randos?
While I don't have property to shoot on, there are three unstaffed public ranges within reasonable driving distance of me, and I count myself lucky for that.
When I shot the possum that was killing my chickens, I did so just outside of the town limits (Goldston). Nobody cared, nobody called the cops. When I mentioned it to the neighbor several weeks later she said, “good”. Implied, of course, was just don’t be stupid and shoot at our house or anything.being able to shoot was my #1 thing on a list of places we looked at down here. when we first looked at the place, the neighbor across the street came over to introduce himself, talked abut how people shoot a lot in the area, and said if i wanted to shoot, just aim into those woods over there because it's undeveloped and nobody ever goes back there.
You can take the Ahole out of Boston but he's still an Ahole. Glad the people around there in the 1770's were not like him.You are not going to believe this. I went to TSA this morning like I said, and I had a great time. Wondered why I stopped going. Met some nice people. I’ve had a Beretta 92FS Inox for years but never shot it until today. Man, that thing is sweet, looks cool and shoots straight. Of course, it helps that it’s as big as Dirty Harry’s gun and weighs as much as a cinder block.
Anyway, I go into Carolina Ale House afterwards and sat down at the bar. Started having a good conversation with a guy from Boston who moved here about 12 years ago. Just pleasant chit-chat, where we work, etc. Out of the blue, he said something about TSA being right around the corner. I lit up and said, “hey, I just left there!”. The next thing he said was “nobody needs an AK-47”. I told him that many people have only heard one side of the argument, many farmers (we had been talking about all the hogs where I’m from) have them for varmints, etc.
They had just put his meal in front of him. All of a sudden he jumped up and started yelling at me. “Hell, yea, I’m a Democrat” and some more stuff where the F-word was prominent and loud enough to be heard all over the restaurant. I calmly said, “hey, buddy, I’ll just move down here to the other end of the bar”. That wasn’t enough. He got up, told the bartender to box his stuff up because he couldn’t eat there, I ruined his f***ing lunch. Paid his bill and stormed out.
Bartender apologized and cut my bill in half. I finished my meal, gave that guy a few more minutes in case he was outside waiting for me and left.
I have never had an experience like that before in my life.
Been there twice this week, about 2 miles from my home, yes if you take some of their classes and or they check you out to verify you are safe and proficient, you can draw from holster. I did have one of the older RO's come up and grab my KelTec P50, 'you can't shoot that pistol without sights'!lol, you should still go. I haven’t been there in lover a year; it’s pretty far from me but every time I go it’s fun.
Should have told him it's called a "Bill of Rights" and not a "Bill of Needs". What a weirdo.You are not going to believe this. I went to TSA this morning like I said, and I had a great time. Wondered why I stopped going. Met some nice people. I’ve had a Beretta 92FS Inox for years but never shot it until today. Man, that thing is sweet, looks cool and shoots straight. Of course, it helps that it’s as big as Dirty Harry’s gun and weighs as much as a cinder block.
Anyway, I go into Carolina Ale House afterwards and sat down at the bar. Started having a good conversation with a guy from Boston who moved here about 12 years ago. Just pleasant chit-chat, where we work, etc. Out of the blue, he said something about TSA being right around the corner. I lit up and said, “hey, I just left there!”. The next thing he said was “nobody needs an AK-47”. I told him that many people have only heard one side of the argument, many farmers (we had been talking about all the hogs where I’m from) have them for varmints, etc.
They had just put his meal in front of him. All of a sudden he jumped up and started yelling at me. “Hell, yea, I’m a Democrat” and some more stuff where the F-word was prominent and loud enough to be heard all over the restaurant. I calmly said, “hey, buddy, I’ll just move down here to the other end of the bar”. That wasn’t enough. He got up, told the bartender to box his stuff up because he couldn’t eat there, I ruined his f***ing lunch. Paid his bill and stormed out.
Bartender apologized and cut my bill in half. I finished my meal, gave that guy a few more minutes in case he was outside waiting for me and left.
I have never had an experience like that before in my life.