Biggest firearm pet peeve(s)?
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John Joseph
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California's gun laws are my peeve.
EIB0879
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(Not picking on Y’all, just providing a sample. I couldn’t quote anymore individuals.
Like all activities, a huge portion of its enjoyment, or lack there of, resides in the humans one comes in contact with.
I, too, have issues with the behavior of humans, because oftentimes I cannot fix them, despite my actual attempts. I don’t have any firearms Personal Irritants. I can repair/have repaired, adjust, modify, and customize a firearm. Some humans just can’t be fixed. (Can’t recycle them early either...
Well, we’re all in this together, keep calm, keep an eye out and keep your stick on the ice!
One of my best days on the range in the last few months I was the only one shooting with two RSOs. I was fortunate that I was through shooting when other people showed up to shoot.
rskent
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Another pet peeve:
“People” that use hockey analogy’s in gun forums.
“People” that use hockey analogy’s in gun forums.
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YouTube commenters that have the incredible knowledge and insight to point out when a gun video doesn't start out by showing and stating the gun is clear. And then using that to declare the person, therefore, doesn't know what they're talking about. Wow....we're all quite impressed with your deep understanding of the sport.
Folks that yak it up on the firing line to the point of disturbing others on the line. They don't realize how much they have to yell to be heard over their friends' ear protection - plus they do it A LOT. Criminy could you stop blabbering for just a LITTLE WHILE?!
Folks that yak it up on the firing line to the point of disturbing others on the line. They don't realize how much they have to yell to be heard over their friends' ear protection - plus they do it A LOT. Criminy could you stop blabbering for just a LITTLE WHILE?!
Archie
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Biggest firearm peeve is poor triggers and inadequate sights.
Biggest range peeve is people in general.
Biggest range peeve is people in general.
I like to be almost done shooting when the second person gets to the outdoor range. It pays to be an early riser.
swagbrdr
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Guy behind the gun counter who knows almost nothing about firearms yet has an opinion about what you should purchase.
Hunters that are terrible at shooting, waste meat, shoot several animals before actually tagging one. These actions all seem to go together.
Democrats and their education about firearms altogether.
Hunters that are terrible at shooting, waste meat, shoot several animals before actually tagging one. These actions all seem to go together.
Democrats and their education about firearms altogether.
Ernie Bass
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I have learned to love bad weather at the outdoor ranges. I check the reports all the time before I go. Love the COLD, keeps the range empty. Love the Rain etc.
Tuesday and Thursday mornings, regardless of the weather, are my current favorite times.
EIB0879
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Exactly. The best days are cold days early when everybody else is waiting on it to get warmer. I like to shoot like I hunt.
Olon
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So, for you Texas folk, 50 degrees and sunny?
I'm sure north texas can get chilly. I agree I like the times when others won't be around but I shoot out on public land that a lot of people dont know about. Just enough to leave some trash for me to pick up...
EIB0879
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So, for you Texas folk, 50 degrees and sunny?
I'm sure north texas can get chilly. I agree I like the times when others won't be around but I shoot out on public land that a lot of people dont know about. Just enough to leave some trash for me to pick up...
20's.
entropy
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We grew up in different countries, and different times. Here, in my generation, 'Bogarting' referred to taking a very, very, long hit on a joint offered to one.
Ref; "Hey, man, don't Bogart that whole joint!"By far the biggest. And while I am more polite than want to be the first time, IF there is a second time, I am not so polite. I have a brother-in-law I will not shoot with after he swiped me twice; the first time safety off, finger on trigger. I was NOT polite to him then. He tried to laugh it off. I was really unpolite the second time, and I quote, "Do that again and you'll be face to face with a .45 caliber hole!" I left before one of us got hurt. I do not like guns pointed at me. (and yes, I have worked in shops, and yes, I was polite, but firm, then.)
GBExpat
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HAHAHAHA! Yeah, there's a bit of a difference there.We grew up in different countries, and different times. Here, in my generation, 'Bogarting' referred to taking a very, very, long hit on a joint offered to one.
Terry G
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Leaving shot up target's up, shot up brass everywhere, a lot of cussing and blaming the gun. I have my own range.
Riomouse911
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Whenever you’re around people, there’s a pretty high probability that you’ll bump into a moron, either in person or you’ll see his damage and know he’s been there.
The last time I went shooting with friends one friend brought one of his buddies... who despite my saying at least three times,” Don’t shoot my new dueling tree with an AR, it’s not rated for rifles at 15 yards.” halfway through the day shoots my new dueling tree about six times with his AR. Man I was pissed!
The only thing that irks me more is “trigger trash” who shoot road signs or leave crap everywhere when they’re done. This same shooting day I couldn’t pick up all of the broken glass, but I brought home three bags full of shot up paint cans, a computer monitor, beer and soda cans, ammo boxes, old targets and cardboard, etc. Its pathetic that these are the most visible signs of gun ownership.
Stay safe..
The last time I went shooting with friends one friend brought one of his buddies... who despite my saying at least three times,” Don’t shoot my new dueling tree with an AR, it’s not rated for rifles at 15 yards.” halfway through the day shoots my new dueling tree about six times with his AR. Man I was pissed!
The only thing that irks me more is “trigger trash” who shoot road signs or leave crap everywhere when they’re done. This same shooting day I couldn’t pick up all of the broken glass, but I brought home three bags full of shot up paint cans, a computer monitor, beer and soda cans, ammo boxes, old targets and cardboard, etc. Its pathetic that these are the most visible signs of gun ownership.
Stay safe..
I will echo the trigger finger discipline, muzzle direction discipline, and annoying range “officer” peeves. The latter is a major reason that I will never be much of a rifleman, until I can again have access to a suitable place where I make the rules. I shoot my rifles barely often enough to maintain familiarization.
Of course, my personal long-gun muzzle-direction procedures differ from what some rifle range rules dictate, so I will, on occasion, mistakenly clash with the range rules. It is ingrained into my brain that it is usually a very bad idea to point a rifle upward, yet one otherwise nice local range has a rule that all rifle muzzles must be pointed upward, while handling the weapon, unless one is actually shooting. My personal muzzle direction rules largely agree with the training I received, and depend upon the totality of circumstances, but I usually point a rifle downward, rather than upward. (Watch out, however, for muzzling your own feet, or others’ feet, of course! That, too, peeves me.)
Of course, my personal long-gun muzzle-direction procedures differ from what some rifle range rules dictate, so I will, on occasion, mistakenly clash with the range rules. It is ingrained into my brain that it is usually a very bad idea to point a rifle upward, yet one otherwise nice local range has a rule that all rifle muzzles must be pointed upward, while handling the weapon, unless one is actually shooting. My personal muzzle direction rules largely agree with the training I received, and depend upon the totality of circumstances, but I usually point a rifle downward, rather than upward. (Watch out, however, for muzzling your own feet, or others’ feet, of course! That, too, peeves me.)
I love people who leave their brass behind!
Zaydok Allen
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General irresponsible behavior, coupled with YouTube videos of people blowing stuff up.
It’s just redneckery that makes us all look bad.
It’s just redneckery that makes us all look bad.
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Reminds me of a group of young men who were shooting a tire from one of those very large Industrial vehicles, and a huge chuck of said tire sailed right past them well over 200 yards...
rskent
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You say redneck like it’s a bad thing.
GBExpat
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Yes, but I imagine that using the general term "idiot" is considerably more acceptable on a public forum than using the specific terminology that the maker of a new mark used about himself right after committing the OOPS.
If I did that to one of my 1911s I would probably have to refer to it as a "stupid mou%$#$%^&ker mark".
GBExpat
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Geeeeeeez! Just reading that was painful for me ... people actually do that?- Status
