Auburn1992
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Just wondering what are some bad range/gun shop experiences you have had?
I've only had one with some jerk up at a local unsupervised range. Everyone called it cold to check on targets. Me (and the guy) were at the pistol range which is about 7 yards. In the middle there is the 100 yard range, and on the left is the 50 yard range:
_ _ _l_100_l
l_50_l xx - people here
_ _ _ _ _ _ _l_7_l x you are here
Anyways, most everyone was back aside from about 3 to 4 people walking back from the 100 yard line. The jerk thought he was cool (being in the National guard apparently - he also had some of his NG buddies with him) and said, "Well if they want to send me to Iraq..." then chambered a round in his WASR-10 (Or some sort), "then I've got news for them." My friend who I was at the range went off on him explaining the "cold" part of it and how you are supposed to leave your firearm arm alone. His response, "relax man, I know what I am doing I am a Sergeant in the National Guard." HA! We were about to leave but I we just started shooting so we moved to the 50 yard range.
Another bad experience I had was at a gun shop. I had just started shooting about 3-4 years ago at the age of 13. My dad took me to an indoor range to shoot my POS Rossi .22/.410. Anyways, it was probably late January or early February. We had purchased 50 range hours the previous year (maybe September or November). At the time we bought them, he said they would carry over to the next year as well. Well, once get go there and are telling him we are going to the indoor range, he says they have a new program. You pay $150 for unlimited range use for one year. When my dad told him we already payed for the range hours last year (that he said would carry over), the owner said that we would get those range hours... if we payed the $150 for this year! My dad told him, "Well you said these range hours would carry over." And yet again his response was the same! We just immediately packed up and left.
Me and my same friend as mentioned in the range story above once went in there to get some ammo. He watched us as if we were going to steal something! Oh some people!
I've only had one with some jerk up at a local unsupervised range. Everyone called it cold to check on targets. Me (and the guy) were at the pistol range which is about 7 yards. In the middle there is the 100 yard range, and on the left is the 50 yard range:
_ _ _l_100_l
l_50_l xx - people here
_ _ _ _ _ _ _l_7_l x you are here
Anyways, most everyone was back aside from about 3 to 4 people walking back from the 100 yard line. The jerk thought he was cool (being in the National guard apparently - he also had some of his NG buddies with him) and said, "Well if they want to send me to Iraq..." then chambered a round in his WASR-10 (Or some sort), "then I've got news for them." My friend who I was at the range went off on him explaining the "cold" part of it and how you are supposed to leave your firearm arm alone. His response, "relax man, I know what I am doing I am a Sergeant in the National Guard." HA! We were about to leave but I we just started shooting so we moved to the 50 yard range.
What bad range experiences have you had?
Another bad experience I had was at a gun shop. I had just started shooting about 3-4 years ago at the age of 13. My dad took me to an indoor range to shoot my POS Rossi .22/.410. Anyways, it was probably late January or early February. We had purchased 50 range hours the previous year (maybe September or November). At the time we bought them, he said they would carry over to the next year as well. Well, once get go there and are telling him we are going to the indoor range, he says they have a new program. You pay $150 for unlimited range use for one year. When my dad told him we already payed for the range hours last year (that he said would carry over), the owner said that we would get those range hours... if we payed the $150 for this year! My dad told him, "Well you said these range hours would carry over." And yet again his response was the same! We just immediately packed up and left.
Me and my same friend as mentioned in the range story above once went in there to get some ammo. He watched us as if we were going to steal something! Oh some people!
Have any bad gunshop experiences?
They had no idea what I was talking about or what I want to PAY THEM $$$ for! :banghead: The owner/GM/CEO/whatever of Pace was there too and treated me like #%&@. He refused to answer my basic questions(how much will it cost?, how long will I need to wait?, etc). I wanted to jump over the counter and shove the old guy up against the wall, but that's elder abuse, 
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) was a complete a-hole. He tried to play "good cop-bad cop" by himself with us. I had to laugh,