first day as the new range officer,,,

[280PLUS]

This guy comes from the range, into the office with his ruger MKII

action open,,,

round stuck in the chamber and 2 strike marks on the round,,,

"can you help me get this out?"

me,,,"is that a live round in there?"

"yes"

me,,,"could you do me a favor and bring that back into the range and point the muzzle downrange,,,i'll be right with you."



am i calm or what?

 

[Amish_Bill]

Hey... at least he had the action open.

Wait another day or two... you'll probably start thinking of him as well-behaved!

 

[Greybeard]

What Bill said.

And be prepared for the next guy to inform you that a Glock 23 WILL shoot 9mms. After wondering why the gun did not cycle correctly ...

 

[BrownBear]

Congratulations on being a R.O. I over see a rifle and pistol range with almost 100 shooting stations. It's unbelievable what my range officers encounter daily. What you encountered was just the tip of the iceberg. Good luck in your new position.

 

[Shaughn Leayme]

Wait until they walk in to your office squeezing the trigger and manipulating the decocker and saying my gun isn't working and then it discharges and shoots a file cabinet

Once you quit blinking and your ears stop ringing, you will observe the deer in the headlight look from the guy with the now smoking gun in hand, with his finger still on the trigger and another round under the hammer.

My friend (it was his office) told me afterwards,that I was visiting on a GOOD day, OH BOY!!!!

 

[4v50 Gary]

well done

Well done. Be prepared as more mishaps happen at the hands of novices. Be patient and always teach when you can.

 

[Standing Wolf]

Adventures in shooting safety.

 

[winstonsmith]

Or lack there-of.

 

[Treylis]

Sounds like a job where you don't need coffee to stay awake. ;-)

 

[280PLUS]

hey,,,

thanx for the support

it's nice to know i have so much more to look forward too,,,

i'm only doing a couple of hours once a week right now and theres only 10 ports so hopefully the unsafe mishaps will be somewhat limited

i AM amazed at who can have a pistol permit though

or at least how little experience one needs to aquire one,,,in CT anyways

of course,,,i'm amazed at who can have a driver's license too,,,

however,,,as a consolation i will probably have some good stories to post here on occasion

 

[AK103K]

You do wear a vest, right?

EBay has a bunch for decent prices if your short the money.

 

[Bainx]

Sounds like you handled the situation well.

On a totally unrelated note:

Hey... at least he had the action open.

This brought back the memory of Janet [Thug] Reno telling the reporters in reference to the JBT pointing the H&K submachine gun at Ellian Gonzales:

"Notice that his finger is off the trigger".

I laughed and laughed and laughed

 

[280PLUS]

good call on the vest,,,

seeing how's our little town is increasing it's share of no goodniks lately, i have begun to wonder about the range being a target for those who seek weapons and $ (the register is pretty full)

i am carrying there but i see where a vest would be a good investment

be it for criminal or accidental mishaps

anybody want to give me some info on which are good or bad?

good, better, best??

m

 

[Amish_Bill]

Heck... because of your job at the range, you can probbaly write the vest off your taxes as a required but not supplied work uniform item. ;-)

 

[AK103K]

I picked up a pretty much new Safariland level IIIA w/ two carriers made in 1999 for $160 and a brand new Second Chance Featherlite level II made in 2001 for $170 of EBay. Level IIIA stops pretty much everything short of rifle calibers. Level IIA is the lowest rating. EBay does have some deals if you watch. I got mine for work as I work outside in the woods during hunting season. We work in the "shotgun zone" so those vests will do. I plan on wearing them to the range from now on also.

 

[Willard]

Not working at SMoss, are you?

 

[M58]

Why I never accepted a position at the academy as a range officer/trainer.

 

[ChickenHawk]

Yikes. Does an RO get hazardous duty pay when actually monitoring the firing line?

ChickenHawk

 

[280PLUS]

check this?

whats with the apron looking part at the bottom?

is this tucked in when worn?

i want it to be very inconspicous,,,

any opinions?

m

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayisapi.dll?view&item=2975895168&category=3204

 

[Omnicron]

Is that a pocket for a trama plate that you would fold up behind the vest?

 

[AK103K]

They are "tails" that tuck into your pants to help keep the vest from riding up. You can tuck them up under the vest if you want. Some carriers have them, some dont. The insert pocket is on the outside in the front, just above the straps.

 

[280PLUS]

purchase completed,,,

story at 11

or actually when it arrives,,,

i just went for the buy it now,,,no sense in letting some sniper (ebay type) snatch it away from me

and between my new job and my new found ability to win $ shooting

(albeit not a lot)

uncle sam WILL foot some of the bill,,,

somehow, these days, i feel it's right for him to subsidize my shooting related euipment