Ever Annoyed at people at the Range? RANT

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Is he whining?

Are you whining?

There's no whining!

There's no whining in shooting!

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I like the guys who take up most of the table behind the line (indoor range) with ONE rifle case...:cuss:

Bout the only thing I say to other shooters is "Are you saving your brass?" ;)
 
I always find the range to be very annoying.

Had a guy blatantly making fun of my Lee Enfield the last time I went. Apparently it is an obsolete piece of junk and I need to trade it for an AR10 like his and get a second mortgage for an optic like he did so he could shoot it 50 yards. It was fun watching him have a hairy fit while packing his stuff to leave prematurely when I out shot him with my obsolete piece of junk and no optic.

Had another guy tap me on the shoulder just as I was getting ready to fire, and he startled me. I jerked the trigger, but when he startled me I'd jumped back from the rifle, too. Nothing like having the steel plate on a K31 slam into your shoulder in such a manor. I was in so much pain I couldn't speak. It cracked bone.

What really gets me is the people who have firearms they can see are blowing spent brass all over the place and do nothing to stop it from hitting others. I try to get where there's a wall to my right when I bring anything semi-auto, and if I can't, I set up a net to catch the brass. The range provides these nets and there are plenty of them. My last trip to the range was my first with that Enfield, and some guy with a Hi-Point 9mm carbine was showering me with brass from three tables over, kept looking over to see how pissed I was getting, but refused to set up a net even when the range officer brought one over to him. I was using everything I could grab to cover the Enfield because I managed to get one in pristine condition and wanted to keep it that way.
 
I go to the range in the early morning during the weekday, rarely do I have any issues. One time I did walk up to see a gentlemans rifle, a Mossberg Plinkster 22 AR lookalike, and he laid it down and smiled. I put my hands behind my back and stepped up to look, which raised an eyebrow, to which I said "Laying hands on another man's rifle without asking is like handling another man's wife, generally a very bad idea." He grinned at that one. Nice guy.
I have taken enough gear to cover two benches, but only as long as it took to get my brojken down target carrier assembled and ready for use. I have left a few times due to idiots, but rarely. Courtesy rules at the range.
 
I always like the comment, "go build your own range" as if everyone can afford to do that and get the zoning and permits and insurance ect., ect.

Mayhap "alot" of posters here are in the class of folks much higher than me.
 
I suppose I'm fortunate in that I've never met a jerk at the range. I've seen some from time to time that have the potential, such as joshing around, horse-playing or obsessively cursing. However, it usually ends when they noticed several others are casting stern looks in their direction.
I'm sure most don't really realize that they're being inappropriate until they've noticed the reaction of others.

I have yet to got to a range where a range officer is on the line; all the ones I've been to have pretty much been self-policing. It seems to work for this area, but I'm sure if the respectful-to-jerk ratio skews, it may eventually be needed.
 
Where I shoot has concrete benches and a corrigated metal roof. No range officer, no partitions, no brass-catching nets.

I utilize two ranges that are configured like this, one is free and covered with trash. The National Guard shows up now and again to shoot and the cops use it sometimes.

The other is policed clean and has a porta-john. The cops use it weekly and clean up after themselves. It costs $2.

Regardless of where I shoot, I have NEVER showed up with the expectation that those who were here before me should pack their stuff and and make room for me. If I see that there's no room, I go elsewhere or I wait. I don't care if it's one guy taking up the whole range, he was here first. Most shooters are considerate enough to make room for one more but if not, or the range is really crowded, well, as Scarlett O'Hara used to say, "Tomorra is anotha day." Either I go to the rifle side, or I come back later, or I go to the other range.

In short, stop whining! You're starting to sound like an entitled chin-fuzz boy: "I wanted to go and shoot my bang-bang but there was somebody there and they wouldn't stop shooting and pack up their stuff and go home and let me have the range so I could shoot my bang-bang..."

Or maybe you're just jealous that you can't afford all the nice toys those other guys have in their two or three bags...

My two cents--

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I just deal with this stuff. I'm used to being mistreated (not fishing for sympathy), so I'm rather good at dealing with it.
Also, when Mall Ninjas and tacticools show up, I think they're normally just trolling so I join in on the joke.
 
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I've only shot at a public range a few times in the 40 some years I've been at this hobby. But regarding other's who take up space setting up all of their desired toys, it's their perogative. If your anoyed by this find some place to shoot that allws you the uninterupted time and space you desire.
I have multiple public lands that I shoot at and not so much because I want the space to do what I like to do, but primarily because I don't want to catch a bullet from someone whi is mis-handling firearms, and let me tell ya, I've had some close calls, some so close that it could have only been the hand of God that saved me from being shot.
So far as taking up space, my usual set up includes a couple of folding tables, chairs, spotting scope, a single stage press and other reloading tools and components, chronograph, three tripods, one for the spotting scope, one for the rangefinder bullet drop compensator, and one for shooting off of for long range hunting practice, multiple target stands set up at varied distances out to 500 yds and beyond, and I'm certain I missed some items. I really think you need to think about your annoyance a little more realistically. Not everyone just shoots off of their tail gate, and those that don't are only doing what they enjoy within the hobby. I would feel lost without all my stuff I use, because it is all a major part of how I engage in the shooting sports. And in response to how well they shoot, what does that have to do with their right to enjoy what they enjoy doing so long as it is legal?
 
Lol. Yes, sometimes people are annoying. Sometimes they are just plain amusing, other times it can be bothersome.

Two examples:

1) My gun club has a big Rubbermaid box full of sandbags for the shooters to use on the rifle range (probably 25 or so). The other day at the range there was a guy and his friend who used the entire box of sandbags for their benchrest shooting, piling the bags up like a fort around themselves. Silly, ridiculous, inconsiderate of others, and a bit stupid. But, I shoot off of my own rear bag from the prone, and so does my friend who brought that situation to my attention... so, no skin off my back really. But, I could see how it would be bothersome to any other members who wanted to use one or two sandbags to support their rifle.

2) I was shooting at my range just before sunset last winter, and was alone at the range with my girlfriend. At about this time a pickup truck whipped into a parking space and these two geniuses jumped out of the truck like they were fast roping into enemy territory. They quickly donned body armor, helmets, raid vests, their coolest 5.11 tactical pants, camel backs, and a bunch of other ridiculous gear, and they did so as if their lives depended upon how fast they dressed out for their imaginary raid. Then they proned out on the ground on 2-ft long bipods, utilzing their HUGE super-cool tactical packs as a rear rest. They yelled out commands to each other as if they were video game warriors, and started flinging lead in the general direction of a 10" steel plate that was set up at 450 yards at that time (missing each shot by around 10 yards).

They blasted themselves stupid for about 15 minutes as we stood there shaking our heads and trying not to laugh out loud. Eventually, despite not acknowledging us in any way until that time, one of these guys looked at us with a very serious glance and said in his best authoritative voice: "You gotta train how you fight!". My "high road" nature got the best of me, so I grudgingly refrained from saying: "then you really ought to change how you train!".
 
Oh ya, I almost for got to say, STOP WHINNING !!
And I did forget to mention the sand bags and the wheel barrel I use to haul it all out to the field.
Seriously though, if you explore the options that don't cost an arm and a leg you might find a place to shoot tht is public land in the middle of no where. I live in Arizona, so finding a place to shoot and set up as much related JUNK is an easy find. Just me, the targets, the occasional illegal allien or drug runner and they don't hassle me, I wonder why?
 
Its shooting. Who cares what people bring or how much space they take. Your both enjoying the same thing together in the same area. Appreciate that hes enjoying shooting, and not sitting there lecturing you on Anti stuff.

When i see a guy with a crap load of stuff in a range, makes me wanna know what he has and if i need it.
 
I know, right? I hate it when people don't do the exact things I like in the exact way I like them. You know what's even worse? People who are totally different from me.

Some of you really should read what you write.
 
You guys crack me up. Inconsiderate people aren't tolerated at my range. I've shown up a few times and had to ask people to consolidate a bit. I was polite about it, and so were they. In my experience the guys that would cop an attitude about something like that show up with one pistol and some factory ammo. They are usually gone before I've even warmed up.

Don't worry so much about it. It sounds like you either need to find a better range, or man up and say something to them. Most guys aren't inconsiderate enough to make you wait so they can look important with their cool guy gear on display.
 
I intensely dislike shooting around other people, much prefer just me and the grandson. I was lucky enough to find a private club with a 560 acre range/ranch that has a slew of separate bermed ranges. It's actually the perfect place, IMO, I like it better ever time I go.

We've had a range like this to ourselves every time we've gone. I can back the truck right up to the target berm to set up our targets, then drive back to the bench. We can also place the benches wherever we want them. Shoot whatever we want, just pick up before we leave. It's a wonderful place.

The hi-power rifle range out to 600 yards is really the only "communal" range, and it's usually empty too.

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I've been at the indoor range. (6 lanes per bay. 2 bays. 2 'back' tables per bay) My brothers and I occupied lanes 1,2, and 3 for several hours. Our gear was mounded up on one of the back tables. We had brought several rifles, an insane amount of pistols, ammo to feed them and targets. A couple dudes came in and were immediately complaining that they had to share one of the back tables. I almost told them to eff-off but restrained myself. We rented half this bay, we'll take half the tables.

Same place, different day: We showed up and had to share 2 lanes, as the other 10 were taken. We didnt get any space at the back table as one guy had all his cases open on there. When I asked if he could put his cases against the wall he started raving about having everything set-up "just so". I didnt feel that his empty, open gun cases helped his shooting at all. Whatever. We just set-up on the floor until more people left.

I can see both sides of this issue.
 
I hear you OP.
We have them at our gun club too.
You could write volumes about them.
For example:
On our range you can park your vehicle right behind the shooting benches.
It is real nice to have your vehicle backed up very close to where you are shooting.
Well, there is this one Old Phart who just has to back his truck ALL THE WAY UP TO THE BENCH thus blocking anyone from walking in the aisle behind the benches. I've jumped on him about this but he still does it when I'm not there.
 
I get annoyed driving to the range, but I ease those frustrations while there....
 
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