Well i took two of my buddies (non-shooters) to the range today. We took a couple shotguns pump and semis. .22's, and my Sig. All is well having a good time. Well i figured i would have them shoot my Sig from 10 yards (being non shooters). At the particular range we were shooting on they have support poles every 5 yards out seperating lanes. About 3 months ago a RANGE SAFTEY OFFICER showed me to run a string across the lane from the 2 poles and hang the targets from there. but only form the 10 and 15 yard poles and not the 5.
So that's what we did and i have done numerous times in the past. Well when we are about 50 rounds or so thru i here, a very upset voice hell NOW WHAT IN THE HELL IS WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE. So i turn and noticed the the comment was aimed towards me. I said ohh they don't have badges (private club) because they are my guests. And he says no you can't hang targets like that from the poles and that targets could only be fully against the backstop. I informed him that a SAFTEY OFFICER had shown me this. But to appease mister here i said i would take it down. (he had a range officer tag on his bag but never said anything about it) no big deal really. just frusturating when to saftey officers tell you conflicting things.
Ok so we call cold range and i take my stuff down. We were just going to shoot at the VCR and box we had setup for the .22's at 25 yards. Next thing i know mister is carrying my box and VCR back to the firing line (removed from MY LANE!) He got back and i said what are you doing those were in my lane and we were going to shoot at them. He said ohhh didn't know anyone would shoot at this stuff. (we were at the plinking range where the rule is anything but eplosive and glass materials can be targets.) he says sorry and puts them on my table. So I can go set them up. As i set them up i took some clay pigeons up as well to give a fun reactive targets. The line is hot again and my buddies shoot at the VCR first. I then notice that my clays are breaking. THIS GUY IS HAVING HIS WIFE SHOOT MY CLAYS FROM HER LANE!!!!!
Well you think it ends there. NOPE. Well my buddies are shooting and no they don't have the greatest technique but they were hittting a VCR at 25 yards on their first time out. And over comes mister's friend and says hey let me give you all a little help and just pics up my Sig and starts going to town giving us inferiors a lesson.
I am sorry and maybe it is just me but i have a HUGE problem with someone just picking up my gun (without asking) and going to town! I was extremely pissed off but listened politley.
Well that was my frusturating day at the range. Though all is well as we were drining home i asked my buddies which gun they liked best and both replied. Hmm I'll take one of each.
Sorry it's kind of long just needed to rant!
So that's what we did and i have done numerous times in the past. Well when we are about 50 rounds or so thru i here, a very upset voice hell NOW WHAT IN THE HELL IS WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE. So i turn and noticed the the comment was aimed towards me. I said ohh they don't have badges (private club) because they are my guests. And he says no you can't hang targets like that from the poles and that targets could only be fully against the backstop. I informed him that a SAFTEY OFFICER had shown me this. But to appease mister here i said i would take it down. (he had a range officer tag on his bag but never said anything about it) no big deal really. just frusturating when to saftey officers tell you conflicting things.
Ok so we call cold range and i take my stuff down. We were just going to shoot at the VCR and box we had setup for the .22's at 25 yards. Next thing i know mister is carrying my box and VCR back to the firing line (removed from MY LANE!) He got back and i said what are you doing those were in my lane and we were going to shoot at them. He said ohhh didn't know anyone would shoot at this stuff. (we were at the plinking range where the rule is anything but eplosive and glass materials can be targets.) he says sorry and puts them on my table. So I can go set them up. As i set them up i took some clay pigeons up as well to give a fun reactive targets. The line is hot again and my buddies shoot at the VCR first. I then notice that my clays are breaking. THIS GUY IS HAVING HIS WIFE SHOOT MY CLAYS FROM HER LANE!!!!!
Well you think it ends there. NOPE. Well my buddies are shooting and no they don't have the greatest technique but they were hittting a VCR at 25 yards on their first time out. And over comes mister's friend and says hey let me give you all a little help and just pics up my Sig and starts going to town giving us inferiors a lesson.
I am sorry and maybe it is just me but i have a HUGE problem with someone just picking up my gun (without asking) and going to town! I was extremely pissed off but listened politley.
Well that was my frusturating day at the range. Though all is well as we were drining home i asked my buddies which gun they liked best and both replied. Hmm I'll take one of each.
Sorry it's kind of long just needed to rant!