kmw1954
Member
I mentioned this previously that as RO's we are just employee's, we do not make the rules we are there just to ensure people follow them. Try and keep everyone, including ourselves, safe. Many, many novice shooters these days and they don't always realize exactly what they are doing could get someone hurt.
Most rules are designed to keep people safe and others are to keep the range and surrounding areas safe and operational. We do not allow rapid fire, mag dumps or double taps. Again because we are an open public range with patrons of all skill levels. Many would not know or understand a squib if they experienced one. Lately I have been paying closer attention to eye protection after I seen an AR10 explode and come apart. The shooter had his face peppered and a couple cuts on his hand, otherwise he was not severely injured.
We are allowed some latitude with the rules at times such as the other day. It was cold and lonely on the 200/300yd range and about mid-day I finally had my first customer. He had a couple of rifles with him and asked if he could set up a target at 200 and one at 300. As a rule that would be a NO because the 200yd target is directly in-line with the 300yd target so you cannot shoot the 300 w/o shooting thru the 200.
Instead as a solution and my own judgement I allowed him to set up two benches, again which is normally against the rules and I told him that. During his visit time there were no others showing up and he shot both benches, had a good time and accomplished what he wanted to do. He left happy.
Now was that the correct thing to do? No. Was it against the Rules? Yes. Was anyone hurt of displaced? Not to my thinking. No harm no foul? If there would have been just one other person there at that time I would not have allowed it. I played a hunch that no one else was going to show so I accommodated this one shooter..
Later I explained to my manager what I had done and he pretty much felt the same way I did. I broke a rule to accommodate a customer and used the discretion that is given to me. One of the biggest concerns for doing this is that next time he wants to do it again he will use the excuse, "Well the other guy let me do it!"
Most rules are designed to keep people safe and others are to keep the range and surrounding areas safe and operational. We do not allow rapid fire, mag dumps or double taps. Again because we are an open public range with patrons of all skill levels. Many would not know or understand a squib if they experienced one. Lately I have been paying closer attention to eye protection after I seen an AR10 explode and come apart. The shooter had his face peppered and a couple cuts on his hand, otherwise he was not severely injured.
We are allowed some latitude with the rules at times such as the other day. It was cold and lonely on the 200/300yd range and about mid-day I finally had my first customer. He had a couple of rifles with him and asked if he could set up a target at 200 and one at 300. As a rule that would be a NO because the 200yd target is directly in-line with the 300yd target so you cannot shoot the 300 w/o shooting thru the 200.
Instead as a solution and my own judgement I allowed him to set up two benches, again which is normally against the rules and I told him that. During his visit time there were no others showing up and he shot both benches, had a good time and accomplished what he wanted to do. He left happy.
Now was that the correct thing to do? No. Was it against the Rules? Yes. Was anyone hurt of displaced? Not to my thinking. No harm no foul? If there would have been just one other person there at that time I would not have allowed it. I played a hunch that no one else was going to show so I accommodated this one shooter..
Later I explained to my manager what I had done and he pretty much felt the same way I did. I broke a rule to accommodate a customer and used the discretion that is given to me. One of the biggest concerns for doing this is that next time he wants to do it again he will use the excuse, "Well the other guy let me do it!"