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The joys of having your own range

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Welcome to THR. Yours is only the second video I've ever seen embeded here :).

I've only ever been to public ranges with no range officer, but I have relatives that have the "2 second" rule you speak of.
 
gunnutery said:
Welcome to THR. Yours is only the second video I've ever seen embeded here :).

I've only ever been to public ranges with no range officer, but I have relatives that have the "2 second" rule you speak of.
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Well safety first of course, but it's called the real world.

The military don't train using 2 second rules HaHa..
 
The 2 second rule is not so much for rifles. Ever been next to someone who doesn't know how to shoot a handgun other than you "pull the trigger as fast as you can like in the movies"? It can get scary real quick. Like, ducking under your bench scary.
 
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The 2 second rule is not so much for rifles. Ever been next to someone who doesn't know how to shoot a handgun other than you "pull the trigger as fast as you can like in the movies"? It can get scary real quick. Like, ducking under your bench scary.
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Oh yeah, can can spoil a good days shooting.

Again the joys of having your own range, no idiots to deal with.

Plus we have 40 acres of land to enjoy a little run and gun, and some ATV action if we like.
 
On my puny 110 acres I've managed to build one 135yd range and a second deep 40yd pit.

The only other place I go is the local outdoor FOP range.

What's this "2 second rule" you speak of?
 
wrs840 said:
On my puny 110 acres I've managed to build one 135yd range and a second deep 40yd pit.

The only other place I go is the local outdoor FOP range.

What's this "2 second rule" you speak of?
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WOW, I'd be having WAY more fun if I had over 100 acres HaHa.

Most ranges tend to have a 2 (or 3) second rules between shots.. No mag dumps or double taps..!

Most ranges in Maryland seem to enforce it, guess they're just very anal here.
 
LOL< My wife and I are looking to build a home here shortly, and i told her i just want 2 acres, just enough for a 100 yd range...... I'd settle for 50 if i had too...
 
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LOL< My wife and I are looking to build a home here shortly, and i told her i just want 2 acres, just enough for a 100 yd range...... I'd settle for 50 if i had too...
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I'd get on that my friend, I love it.. So much freedom.

Here's another video of us doing a little walk in the woods.
Not our most exciting video, but it's a work in progress.

We really need to remove our tac-lights when using the GoPro camera HaHa

[YOUTUBE]kSjbCjNC7OI[/YOUTUBE]
 
prehaps a private range in some ways may be better than a members only...depending on how it is equiped.

not tp pop your bubble but at the 22 second mark (and agang later) it rather looks like you are sweeping the mans' legs to the left of you. that you have your trigger finger indexed properly is good....but it does not negate muzzle control.

just watched the second vid and at the end as he turns to say 'thanks for joining us' and sweeps someones legs. his finger is indexed properly but...the muzzle isn't.

good luck to you.
 
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Claude Clay said:
prehaps a private range in some ways may be better than a members only...depending on how it is equiped.

not tp pop your bubble but at the 22 second mark (and agang later) it rather looks like you are sweeping the mans' legs to the left of you. that you have your trigger finger indexed properly is good....but it does not negate muzzle control.

good luck to you.
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Not sure which part you mean, at 22 seconds we're all stood still talking.

I understand your concern, and we certainly don't want to reflect unsafe actions on the range at ANY time, and certainly not on video.

But it's called trigger control my friend, and the safety NEVER comes off until the stock hits the cheek, and the target is aquired.

And the safety always goes on as soon as the stock leaves the cheek.

Edit, having watched them both back, I assume you are talking about the first video.
It's not even close, just perspective of the camera. But I still stand by my first statement.
 
there are 4 rules.
no one trumps any other

its called safe gun handling my friend

------i looked again and the fellow in green pants at 22 & 25 seconds is who i am refering to. he twists at the waist swinging the gun with him.
 
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"But it's called [strike]trigger[/strike] muzzle control my friend..."

Safety is layered for a reason.


Having said that, I don't see any actual muzzle failures in the vid.
 
I'm anxiously waiting for when I can set up my own private range for me and for friends/family (with me there). Most of the rifle ranges around here enforce the one second rule, which is why I currently only own pistols and shotguns. What's the point in getting a .223 if I can't even practice follow-up shots?
 
What do you guys do for backstops on the targets you engage from the walking path?

I've been thinking about setting up something on my property where you could integrate more active movement and shooting but it seemed like a ton of work having to build multiple backstops everywhere. I'm still sort of mulling it over...it probably wouldn't be as difficult to do as I'm thinking, I'd just have to plan it out which I haven't taken the time to do.
 
I'm a member of a private range and I'm so glad there aren't stupid rules like the '2 second rule'.
 
Oh God, I'd hate to see how you guys would tear apart my videos from Afghanistan with the safety concerns!
 
Oh God, I'd hate to see how you guys would tear apart my videos from Afghanistan with the safety concerns!
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What you MUST do under combat conditions is a wee bit different from best practices on the range.

ANY time you're counting on your one last layer of safety ("Well, at least I didn't pull the trigger, yet!") you've screwed up in a major way.

You don't practice doing the wrong thing on the range because you assume that you'll be SAFER and more careful under fire. You practice all four rules always -- knowing that if you're ever forced to use your weapon to save a life you want as many of those layers as possible to remain in place while you do what you have to do.
 
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