Do you consider it rude

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There are certain guns that I drag to the range with the sole intention of letting other folks shoot them. "Hey, have you ever shot a (squeeze cocker/Italian semiautomatic revolver/gas-seal revolver/$2400 1911)?"

Half the fun of having cool toys is letting other kids play with them. :)
 
I look at someone asking to shoot my rifle the same way I'd look at someone wanting to borrow tools. As long as I get it back in the condition it left me (unless the condition is greatly improved:D ) then knock yourself out!
 
If I'm at the range shooting and someone comes up and seems to be a person of normal intelligence...they are welcome to shoot all of the guns I have with me but the one on my hip. I might need that one if they act stupid.
 
Greeting's All-

If the friendly shooter in the next lane has demonstrated
proper gun handling techniques, I usually offer to let him
or her pop a few cap's. OTOH, if they try to make like
some of the "big screen" cowboy's I usually don't offer!

Best Wishes,
Ala Dan, N.R.A. Life Member
 
I will always be the first to offer my guns for a test fire. I always love to hear "damn, I gotta get me one of those!"
 
Okay, I'll admit I was a bit fussy about sharing toys as a child, as well
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Half the fun of having cool toys is letting other kids play with them.
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Tamara

As usual, I feel compelled to bow to the lady of grace & charm ... and no little familiarity with things that smell of the sweet, acrid perfume of gunsmoke ... and would and yield to her wishes ... ;)
 
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Since I'm always shooting by myself, if someone else says anything to me while I'm at the bench, I would have to acknowledge that the voice in my head is trying to get ahold of one of my guns, and that can't be a good thing. :D
 
I never ask, but I offer if folks are interested. They usually reciprocate. Usually the folks with the most interesting toys are the ones who are friendly and offer to let others shoot their stuff,in my experience.
 
Except for a gun with an ultra-light trigger, I enjoy letting other people shoot whatever I have. When I see a young shooter, with his Dad, at the range I usually ask if they want to try something different.

Elliot
 
In NJ, its not rude, but it IS illegal! :eek: NJ has a cool law that makes it illegal to "temporarily transfer a firearm" unless your name is on a list that a sanctioned club sends to the NJ State Police. No addresses or anything, just names. So, if I let my shooting buddy "try" my Sig at the range, I am in violation of the law in NJ. Isn't that nice? Now, I have not heard of anyone getting busted, but I am waiting for someone to start prosecuting that law at any time. Think twice before you let someone (particularly a stranger) try your gun in NJ. (Unless youare a member of a club who has sent your name to the State Police - they you are real law-abiding like)
 
I don't think asking in and of itself is rude, but it can certainly be done rudely. I try to avoid the whole issue by offering before anyone can ask (if someone is showing interest).

I'm with arinvolvo, nothing like sinking the hook of gun-lust into someone and watch them mentally tabulate their monthly budget right there on the spot. :)

- Gabe
 
yeah if i'm talking with someone i just load up a mag, insert, and offer. they usually do the same.

if i get the wrong feeling from someone, then i wouldn't. but that hasn't happened yet in my years of pistol shooting.

shotgunning, however, was a different story. too many crazies/irresponsibles at the range i went to. had to get there and get all your shooting done by 9 am and leave before the wackos came out and started swinging barrels around everywhere. used to see a couple people kicked out every sunday morning.

storytime!
my dad was shooting his 300 Magnum rifle at the range. Navy Seal dude is talking with him, Seal asks to try a shot or two. Dad warns, this ain't like the M16. It's bolt action, and it's a whole lot more energy. Watch the scope. He says, naw, he shoots full auto all the time, he can handle a hunting rifle.

ok... :: snicker :: ...

BANG! ... 10 stiches on nose and eyebrow.

he's pretty sure noone will ever ask to shoot his .458. He's not sure he'll shoot the .458 again.
 
I wouldn't ask to shoot anyone's piece. I figure if they want to offer, I'll take 'em up on it. Last time I went shooting, I saw a shooter with some battle rifles. Went over and started talking. He starts handing over rifles...:D

I always try to offer to let other shooters shoot what I brought, as long as I have enough ammo (which I usually do).

John
 
Like others here I usually offer. I won't ask unless offered.

I also agree, and someone already stated it here, no handloads in my handguns
 
I don't know if rude is the right word. Perhaps impolite is more appropriate. Sort of like asking to drive my car I guess.

If I want to share, I will offer.
 
I don't consider it rude at all, but I'm a pretty reserved guy so I usually won't go up to someone else and ask them. but I'm quite open to others asking to shoot what I've got (although it's not much, as of yet)
 
I have been asked numerous times to shoot my guns, and I never turned anyone down. I don't consider it rude, and I don't consider it a big deal.
I have also asked to shoot other peoples guns. I can remember two times in the last 20 years. I had to ask a guy to try his Desert Eagle in .50 AE, and I asked a guy last summer if I could run a mag of my ammo through his Stoger, stainless Luger.

I probably would be more reluctant to let someone shoot my submachine gun. There is a little bit more going on there. But I probably would if you asked nice.

I am often leary of someone asking me if I want to shoot their guns. I have been set up a couple times like this. And, I have done it to a couple other guys. For example, a friend told me I had to try this new super accurate load in his Marlin .45/70. I sat down and fired a shot off the bench. The recoil blew my hat, earmuffs, and glasses off. He was standing behind me to get the picture.
 
Anyone near me is likely to get get an "Oy! Ya wanna shoot this thing?", particularly if they've been watching me shoot some of my stupid stuff, (The Monster or the S.A.S.S.) or just sumpin' cool. (Like my 1066.) Like Tamara said, half the fun of cool toys is spreading fat smiles around by sharing.

Besides, then you get to shoot what other folks got WITHOUT having to ask. That's how I got to shoot Sven's Valtro. Hoo-boy, that's a SLICK machine!
 
just offered my 332 to a guy at the range sunday...

he was impressed and got off into the rant about .38, .45 and 9mm not being the only good rounds out there...

we both agreed we wouldn't want to get shot with it.

you KNOW i was liking that kinda talk...

:D

i'd say on any given day one person might think you were rude while another would say, "here, want to shoot this one?"

i usually start off with, "watcha shootin'?" and take it from there
 
Tough One

This is a tough one for me to answer.....

Is it RUDE per-se? No, not rexactly rude, but it is in my opinion slightly impolite if you are a stranger to simply ASK cold.

Except for my father NOBODY out-and-out 'borrows' any of our guns when we are not with them. (Well except for John Jardine who took my wife's Valtro / Jardine Modified 1911 to the shot show - but then I know that he'd be able to make anything right that came back imperfect). I made that mistake in high school and had a shotgun barrel come back rusted. :banghead:

When I am at the range with people I know or whose reputation I have heard about, I do not mind at all. For instance if Sven was there, even though I never met him, I'd have no problems with it at all. Dad meets lots of folks at the range and if one of his buddies wanted to try the Valtro or the M1... no problem. (The Nor-Cal Precision rifle is an exception..)

STotal trangers are a different story. I'm pretty UNlikely to offer or give permission for someone that I do not know unless a friend or family member knew them. There is just way too much chance of stupidity happening. Not only that but I'm very protective of the condition of my firearms.

On the other hand if I have talked with the person, and they are demonstrating very good handling of their own weapons, they score a lto of points.

Long story short... someone asking cold will get a NO every time.
Others are on a case by case basis with the tendency being to opt not to.

Another poster mentioned a secnd gun on his hip that is not allowed to be lent... sadly in today's climate I think that is prudent too.

Charles
 
I am always flattered that folks are impressed by some of my toys and it makes me happy to see them smile, or whatever, when they try something, or even just talk about the gun.

Even if they don't like it, I figure that is some data for them that might save them money later in life...

...I have to admit, I use subtle mind-control tactics. I will have relatively new (but competent) shooters try the Valtro first, and THEN try the Glock, and they always hate that Glock trigger from that point on (probably for the rest of their lifes)... my guilt here is that I pre-bias them by giving them 'desert' for appetizers. ;)
 
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