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The range I used to shoot at had the 'no human sillouhette' rule, yet when the cops shot there they could use them! Also 'no more than 1 round at a time in the gun'.
I doubt it.
I've been to ranges that had that rule too. One was in Illinois. They were extremely serious about it, to the tune of being immediately kicked out if you shot anything in the head.
That's another possibility!
What is?
That they being WAAAAY "politically correct"
Seems to me, if they sold the exact same target as used by the PD, FBI, etc, it'd be an easy explanation to any anti-gun pantywaist who was offended by human silhouette targets.
"Those? They're the same target the FBI uses."
Of course, that's if they cared one whit about what an anti-gun pantywaist thinks.
A certain indoor range by me I choose not to go to due to some of these gems...
-So I must drive twice the distance (20mi each way) to go to a proper indoor range with courteous staff and all the way to Amish country for a proper rifle range. Not sure why youd want to shoot a rifle at an indoor range anyways.
Wouldnt dry firing accomplish the same thing then? Still doesnt make sense to me.
find out how thick his button's were
At ours it's always been pretty safe with fairly responsible people. At least the times I've been there. There was that one time though,which I know is all it takes, that there was a guy who used one word for everything. If he wanted to check his target he'd yell out,"All Clear", and take off for his target. When he got back he'd yell out,"All Clear", and out came the lead. He never fired with anyone one down range but it still made you a little nervous when he called out cause you weren't sure what he meant and by the time you turned he was half way to his target and you sitting there with a live one in the chamber pointing down range.Ever go to a public " shoot at own risk" rules? I've been to a few ranges that had no rules. That's not too much fun when the guy hands out his toys and his buddies who don't know guns are muzzle sweeping me. I went to one in Johnson City , Tn in the 90's and some Bucky had an ND into his truck dash. Pretty wild.
At ours it's always been pretty safe with fairly responsible people. At least the times I've been there. There was that one time though,which I know is all it takes, that there was a guy who used one word for everything. If he wanted to check his target he'd yell out,"All Clear", and take off for his target. When he got back he'd yell out,"All Clear", and out came the lead. He never fired with anyone one down range but it still made you a little nervous when he called out cause you weren't sure what he meant and by the time you turned he was half way to his target and you sitting there with a live one in the chamber pointing down range.
At my range one may have only one firearm on the bench and ONLY the ammunition for that firearm.
Reason, youngster brings a Streyr .270 to the range with a pile of old ammo he inherited from grandad. Youngster loads the mag, we discover later, with an assortment of .308, 7X57 and .270, apparently unable to see the difference.
Stupid range rules are often a function of stupid people, example.
At my range one may have only one firearm on the bench and ONLY the ammunition for that firearm.
Reason, youngster brings a Streyr .270 to the range with a pile of old ammo he inherited from grandad. Youngster loads the mag, we discover later, with an assortment of .308, 7X57 and .270, apparently unable to see the difference. First round chambered is a .270, the second a 7X57. The rifle falls apart, he is hurt and the incident requires reporting to the authorities.
Sometimes adding more rules does nothing for anyone.