Cogster1
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I was reading the “Moron at the Rage” thread and wanted some input.
I don’t frequent indoor ranges often as my father-in-law has some land with a dirt backstop, but I went not long ago for the express purpose of renting a gun I was thinking of purchasing. I was pretty nervous since I’m definitely a beginner and this was my first time at a range.
Well, I filled out all the paperwork and read the range rules and all that. I was given a bucket to hold the pistol and ammo and assigned a lane. There was one other shooter in the area with me and I didn’t see any RO. I placed my bucket on the back counter directly behind my assigned lane. I turned and walked to my lane with the pistol pointing at the ground. I realized I didn’t have any tape for the target so I placed the pistol on the lane counter and grabbed some from the back counter. I taped my target and proceeded to shoot several shots. Someone tapped me on the shoulder and it was the RO. ( I didn’t see him come in.) He told me not to leave the gun on the lane counter. OK – no problem. My mistake. I wanted another target so I took the gun - again pointed at the floor - to the back counter with me while I grabbed a target. I get another tap on the shoulder from same RO –“Please don’t carry the gun back and forth between counters…” I was already nervous from the first tap I got, and that did me in. I packed up and left and haven’t been back. Someone want to tell me what I did wrong? I know I should have stopped and asked him to clarify, but he was not a friendly guy (Probably from having to deal with people like me.)
I don’t frequent indoor ranges often as my father-in-law has some land with a dirt backstop, but I went not long ago for the express purpose of renting a gun I was thinking of purchasing. I was pretty nervous since I’m definitely a beginner and this was my first time at a range.
Well, I filled out all the paperwork and read the range rules and all that. I was given a bucket to hold the pistol and ammo and assigned a lane. There was one other shooter in the area with me and I didn’t see any RO. I placed my bucket on the back counter directly behind my assigned lane. I turned and walked to my lane with the pistol pointing at the ground. I realized I didn’t have any tape for the target so I placed the pistol on the lane counter and grabbed some from the back counter. I taped my target and proceeded to shoot several shots. Someone tapped me on the shoulder and it was the RO. ( I didn’t see him come in.) He told me not to leave the gun on the lane counter. OK – no problem. My mistake. I wanted another target so I took the gun - again pointed at the floor - to the back counter with me while I grabbed a target. I get another tap on the shoulder from same RO –“Please don’t carry the gun back and forth between counters…” I was already nervous from the first tap I got, and that did me in. I packed up and left and haven’t been back. Someone want to tell me what I did wrong? I know I should have stopped and asked him to clarify, but he was not a friendly guy (Probably from having to deal with people like me.)