Carbon_15
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Once, for breaking the then unwritten slow-fire only rule at Shooters Choice in Columbia. All my rounds hit where I wanted them, but he still bawled me out pretty good on the PA.
Sad but true
Anybody ever gotten in trouble at the range?
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Kenneth Lew
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Dr. J--most people are right-handed, and most right handed people turn to their left after shooting when they turn around. Thus the average neophyte (or dimwit) who turns around and sweeps the range does so to his left. If you're on the extreme right he won't be pointing at you.
Don Gwinn,
That is correct. 80% of the shooters I encounter are right handed and always go to the stall the closest to the door. Several times when I was away from the far right bullets came flying by from my right and missed my hand by about a couple of inches. I have pieces of plastic from the blast shield hit me. The range I go to have a lot of idiots who think they are Bruce Willis and Silvester Stallone. Also its the best place to bring my guns where no one can see what it is.
Kenneth Lew
Don Gwinn,
That is correct. 80% of the shooters I encounter are right handed and always go to the stall the closest to the door. Several times when I was away from the far right bullets came flying by from my right and missed my hand by about a couple of inches. I have pieces of plastic from the blast shield hit me. The range I go to have a lot of idiots who think they are Bruce Willis and Silvester Stallone. Also its the best place to bring my guns where no one can see what it is.
Kenneth Lew
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I got an email in regards to my earlier post concerning me getting angry at an RO for yelling at me. I mentioned that drawing a concealed pistol entered my mind, apparently I was not very clear in why that entered my thoughts, so allow me to clarify why I posted that.
It was not out of anger at all that I considered drawing.
It was an instinctual thought.
I saw a man closing the cylinder on a live-fire range, and at the same time I noticed that my brother was in the line of fire. My first instinct was to protect my younger brother.
Instinct screamed stop the threat, and first thought was pistol. Conscious thought, however, prevailed, and I did the right thing in this case by leaving the pistol holstered.
My seething anger did not come in seeing the man at the firing line when he shouldn't be, the anger came when HE, a range officer, pointed the accusatory finger at me for his stupidity and potentially deadly actions.
By that point, my concealed weapon was the furthest thing from my mind, as the threat to my brother was over.
Re-reading my post, I see that wasn't clear, but that was my intent.
I hope this clarifies what I meant to anyone that was unsure.
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It was not out of anger at all that I considered drawing.
It was an instinctual thought.
I saw a man closing the cylinder on a live-fire range, and at the same time I noticed that my brother was in the line of fire. My first instinct was to protect my younger brother.
Instinct screamed stop the threat, and first thought was pistol. Conscious thought, however, prevailed, and I did the right thing in this case by leaving the pistol holstered.
My seething anger did not come in seeing the man at the firing line when he shouldn't be, the anger came when HE, a range officer, pointed the accusatory finger at me for his stupidity and potentially deadly actions.
By that point, my concealed weapon was the furthest thing from my mind, as the threat to my brother was over.
Re-reading my post, I see that wasn't clear, but that was my intent.
I hope this clarifies what I meant to anyone that was unsure.
-SS
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i've been yelled at at Shooter's Choice for shooting to fast also. The rule is written on the waiver you sign to be allowed on the range, but i think they need to change it to "Shoot only as fast as you can hit the target" One shot per second is pretty lame. I don't go there anymore, because the prices are high, the staff seems arrogant, and the rules are lame. In addition the range is dark and dirty.
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Carbon_15
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This was a few years ago, before they even had the waivers.
Shooters Choice pretty much bites IMHO. But before I learned about Indian Creek and Mid-Carolina, it was my only place to shoot.
Shooters Choice pretty much bites IMHO. But before I learned about Indian Creek and Mid-Carolina, it was my only place to shoot.
Got chastised at by some old fogeys for violating the unwritten rule of shooting too fast with an SKS at 100 yds. The rule was written at other ranges there, just not at the 100 yarder I was on.
Didn't matter that I had most of the shots on paper. Must have been scaring the deer hunters.
I don't nor won't go there again.
That's what deserts are for!!!
Didn't matter that I had most of the shots on paper. Must have been scaring the deer hunters.
I don't nor won't go there again.
That's what deserts are for!!!
mjustice
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Yeah, once I was screamed at for cleaning my gun at the range. Whatta jerk. I figured the place already smelled like BreakFree, so why stink up my home?
MJ
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Got called for finger on trigger once when shooting my first IDPA match.
I recall my dad getting yelled at once during a cease fire. He was tapping out a stuck bullet from the bore end using a bright orange handled range rod. The rifle was partially disassembled, the bolt completely removed and lying on the table. The weapon can't become less fireable than that!
I recall my dad getting yelled at once during a cease fire. He was tapping out a stuck bullet from the bore end using a bright orange handled range rod. The rifle was partially disassembled, the bolt completely removed and lying on the table. The weapon can't become less fireable than that!
Strings
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I've been yelled at exactly twice:
First occassion was playing with my Mauser scout. Guy says he's goin' down range, so I immediately pull my bolt out, slip a fresh stripper into the mag, and start looking over what shots I've already taken. Guy yells at me for loading the weapon. Then I pull the bolt out of my pocket to explain...
Second time was trap shooting, a hundred bird flurry. The previous year, I had seen people with pumps loading their tubes (in violation of a "1 round at a time" rule), so I felt safe throwing two at a time in my Beretta. Guy comes out and dresses me down for breaking the rule (of course, his buddies could do so with impunity)...
First occassion was playing with my Mauser scout. Guy says he's goin' down range, so I immediately pull my bolt out, slip a fresh stripper into the mag, and start looking over what shots I've already taken. Guy yells at me for loading the weapon. Then I pull the bolt out of my pocket to explain...
Second time was trap shooting, a hundred bird flurry. The previous year, I had seen people with pumps loading their tubes (in violation of a "1 round at a time" rule), so I felt safe throwing two at a time in my Beretta. Guy comes out and dresses me down for breaking the rule (of course, his buddies could do so with impunity)...
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Impromptu Range Session
Off the fantail of an Icebreaker North of the Arctic Circle one time. We were all assembled along the rail and handed M16s with one 20 round magazine each. A couple trashbags full of bottles, cans, and boxes (trash) was tossed overboard and we were supposed to using these as targets.
I blasted a can a couple times at about 30 feet when I noticed the gunnersmate in charge down at the end of the line aiding somebody with a jammed rifle. He seemed pretty pre-occupied so I scanned around for a target of opportunity. Took note of a seagull hovering above the waves about 250 yards out and decided that would be more fun. Popped the selector to "aughta get-em" and let loose with 3 short bursts. Everybody except the gunny seemed to take notice and before you knew it that poor seagull was being peppered by the whole line.
Hahhah, the GM yelled at everyone to cut it out. I was already back to semi-mode and popping cans with my last couple shots by then.
Edit - As for the gull, I kind of lost track of it in all that splashing. Last I saw, he was performing some real fancy aerobatics.
Off the fantail of an Icebreaker North of the Arctic Circle one time. We were all assembled along the rail and handed M16s with one 20 round magazine each. A couple trashbags full of bottles, cans, and boxes (trash) was tossed overboard and we were supposed to using these as targets.
I blasted a can a couple times at about 30 feet when I noticed the gunnersmate in charge down at the end of the line aiding somebody with a jammed rifle. He seemed pretty pre-occupied so I scanned around for a target of opportunity. Took note of a seagull hovering above the waves about 250 yards out and decided that would be more fun. Popped the selector to "aughta get-em" and let loose with 3 short bursts. Everybody except the gunny seemed to take notice and before you knew it that poor seagull was being peppered by the whole line.
Hahhah, the GM yelled at everyone to cut it out. I was already back to semi-mode and popping cans with my last couple shots by then.
Edit - As for the gull, I kind of lost track of it in all that splashing. Last I saw, he was performing some real fancy aerobatics.
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coonan357
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Got yelled at one range (will never do business with them again) for shooting supposed hi powered reloads out of my 1911 , it was boxed 158gr pmc's out of my coonan ( .357 magnum automatic)told the idiot it was a 357 , he said" there is no such thing other than the desert eagle in .357 magnum thats in an auto configuration " aparently I own a dilusion , the second time same gun different range but with 2400 powder reloads a little hot , but that range owner was wondering what kind of gun it was as I was knocking the dust off the tiles in the showroom , and lighting up the range with the muzzleblast , he came out there tapped me on the shoulder when I quit firing and asked me what I wa shooting ,I showed him , he then asked if I would mind letting him try it since he heard of them but never gotten to see or shoot one , no biggie , he ran off , then came back with a box of shells , shot 2 mags and gave me the rest of the shells .. NIce guy. I still do my range business with him to this day .people often wonder why I go to the dungeon than go to the fishbowl .
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