Ernie Bass
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If I felt it were too much risk to attend an indoor shooting range without wearing ballistic protection, I simply wouldn’t attend said indoor shooting range. Period.
Armour doesn’t make you safe, it just makes you more likely to survive.
Period? Just more likely to survive? Lol, yea who the heck wants to survive?
I have been at a lot of ranges over the decades and have seen all kinds of dangerous things. I mean down right stupid acts of safety violations and stupidity does not choose which range. "Stuff" happens Period. The fact that gun sales in recent months is higher than any time we have witnessed combined with that with the fact that many ranges have been closed down is going to create a whole lot of inexperienced shooters. I have memberships at three indoor shooting ranges and belong to a club where we have a outdoor range. At that range I am a Range Officer on many occasions.
If any person I know chooses to wear a vest, I see nothing wrong with that. Simple, thing to do, cost is not really that much for a avid gun enthusiast. And if it can be made to be reasonable in cost and it appears some can be fairly comfortable what is wrong with this? And yes, a number of us that have been at the club for years do offer some new folks with assistance.
I am the OP that started this thread in a attempt to learn about them from those with experience.If I can reasonably add another layer of protection of safety then that might be something I will consider.
Yes, for the average shooter that shoots once a month,maybe not a good investment, but for some of us that shoot frequently, them maybe it is. Simple individual choice.But how about we do take some time to at least learn about them?
http://www.thegunmag.com/body-armor-makes-sense-firing-range-instructors/
"Choosing a vest that suits your needs and is capable of protecting you against the firearms that surround you is a simple step in preventing tragedy."