-People who come over and touch my guns without asking.
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My niece uses this and changes spelling in autocorrect dictionary.-People who come over and touch my guns without asking.
-Fudds who get annoyed by semi-auto fire.
-People who ask me if my AKs are "full auto."
-Also, people who spell "peeve" wrong
Today my friend brought a friend to the range that made me cringe. Can't stand bad habits.
when I'm serving as RO (private club), it really makes me nervous when folks carry an uncased weapon from vehicle to the line.
Don't do that.
Muzzle brakes
when I'm serving as RO (private club), it really makes me nervous when folks carry an uncased weapon from vehicle to the line.
Don't do that.
You and I live in shooter's Heaven.A tree falls down and I have to get my chainsaw and cut it up.
The bear that doesn't like my 4" x 8" little steel so he keeps ripping it down.
I'll forget the radio so I have to get on the atv and go back and get it.
My yellow spray paint tip clogs up.
One of the chains gets shot and I have to use an S link to mend it.
Sometimes the temperature will reach a scorching 80 degrees.
When I'm done and go to the outdoor kitchen and there's only 2 beers left.
Why? I rarely carry a rifle or shotgun in a case and just make sure that I do as I always do everywhere by keeping the muzzle pointed up and the action open until I get to the bench and put down the firearm pointing down range. I much prefer that to the people who bring cased long guns with possibly closed actions and put them on tables in their cases with the gun pointing perpendicular to the firing line, pointing away from the firing line, or pointing at the firing line from behind the firing line. I suppose each range has different types of facilities that can dictate how firearms are treated near the firing line. We have racks in the shotgun areas for the guns, but shooters generally uncase the firearms at their vehicles and carry them in a safe manner to the racks in the pavilion or to the racks at each field.
I certainly agree with the rules of some matches that demand firearms, mainly handguns, be uncased in a safe area and put into holsters as well as some matches that have supervised loading and unloading areas.
Except during matches, my private club does not have RO's. We police ourselves and do not hesitate to tell someone if they are being unsafe.
Threads like this make me realize how blessed I am to have my own place to shoot.
What is it you can't stand?
Today my friend brought a friend to the range that made me cringe. Can't stand bad habits.
Why? Because you’re the exception, not the rule.
A fair percentage of the time uncased weapons coming out of a vehicle are....
- loaded
- carried improperly, causing sweeping issues
- brought to the line while the line is cold
- actions closed and magazines inserted
- etc.
Of course there are folks that don’t do these things, but it’s just like above when someone says “it’s not loaded” in response to being called out for sweeping. It’s just not OK.
That's a good point but may I ask how having one in a case changes those facts? In the case you can't see if the action is open or a magazine is inserted and in the case of a handgun even which way the muzzle is pointed. Not being a smartarse here. Asking a serious question.
Simply put, it’s awfully hard to get your finger on the trigger of a cased weapon.
It can be. While I do understand the need for a cold range in some situations I've never really grasped the logic behind requiring folks to arrive at the range cold. They're gonna carry until they park and then clear their gun at the car. With people around. Makes no sense to design a safety rule set without considering that reality.Good point. Thanks. But with that thought in mind with a proper holster you cant get to the trigger either and yet some ranges require you to uou holster and unload uour carry gun. Isnt that creating aun necessary siyuation for an nd.
Good point. Thanks. But with that thought in mind with a proper holster you cant get to the trigger either and yet some ranges require you to uou holster and unload uour carry gun. Isnt that creating aun necessary siyuation for an nd.
It can be. While I do understand the need for a cold range in some situations I've never really grasped the logic behind requiring folks to arrive at the range cold. They're gonna carry until they park and then clear their gun at the car. With people around. Makes no sense to design a safety rule set without considering that reality.
Or having to wait 1 second between shots
I've heard of a local outdoor range not allowing reloads. That's a total deal breaker to me.
Oh, just remembered one...was all alone at an indoor range...10 bays or so total. Guy comes in, and sets up in the bay next to me...I was like "seriously"...its as bad/worse than some dude saddling up next to you at a line of urinals...personal space doods!