The most annoying man at the gun range.

[crzbiker]

You know I never have those problems. I go to the range. Fire Czech loads through my 7.62 Tokarev just to watch the muzzle flash and see people duck. After, I go pick up all the ejected brass from all the bays on the right and wish them a happy day. Hey wait a sec! Are you guys talking about me?

 

[3KillerBs]

I guess we've been lucky so far. The only problem we've had is the issue of people doing 7-10yard action shooting on the 25yard range when we came to do 25yard bullseye shooting. Since its a private club most people are pretty reasonable if you ask politely that they move to the 15yard range that is meant for action shooting.

But it if keeps up they may actually have to post a formal rule.

 

[mrming]

the 'max power' guy..

It had been a while since I really had any probs at the ranges I go to.


I stay away from the public ones, despite having one 5 minutes from the house. The RO's are decent, but you can't run any drills, no rapid fire, and the RO's give you trouble if you pickup brass.

Even if some 'helpful' kid is sweeping up your 44 mag cases and dumping it in the range bucket before they are cold. Teach me not to bring a sack for hot brass..


anyway. Was on the pistol range today at a private. Only has about 6 target stands, no tables to speak of. Distance goes all the way out to 50 meters. A friend and I had setup and were working at 10 across two stands a piece. No one else was out there and we'd tossed some clays up on the berm for some reactive targets.

Fellow shows up carrying a shiny ruger in 357. Gives us the stink eye because they are only two stands left. Goes to the far end and starts lighting 'em off at 25 meters while we were at 10 still.


Great. So my friend and I back it up to about his distance. He comes over and chats us up about his 158 gr at 2000fps almost-compressed powder handloads and how it'd mess some one up.. and how only a ruger could handle that.

His woman was sheepishly tagging along with a smith snubbie.. she'd originally setup at 10 yards but DH had moved her back.. My friend and I had ran out of mags and the fellow finally agreed to his woman going forward again. On the stand furthest away from us while we were reloading.

Didn't call out he was going forward. Pistol range is a good 50 yards across. I move up to 15 and work through a mag.. at the opposite end of the range from them. With them all of 4 steps further forward and a good 30-40 yards separating us.

He grabs her and literally runs all the way back to their car. I took a peek at his human-target. He'd strung out vertically over the entire height, and had some fliers barely on the sheet. It was a 4-5 foot group.

Some people have a real failure to communicate.. and consider no ones safety but their own.

 

[rantingredneck]

There's a guy who frequents the range where I hold a membership. He's probably 20 years or so my senior. He's always giving advice on all things rifle. Whether you want it or not. Whether it applies to your particular situation or not.

Last trip out where I ran into him he sternly advised me to torque my action screws to Remington factory tolerances. This was after I told him I'd floated the barrel back to the action. So what purpose would torquing the screws to Rem factory specs be without the pressure posts? . He's also told me on three separate occasions that my sandbags were crap and I'd never get them to be stable enough to shoot good groups from. M'kay. Last time he said this I proceeded to fire a 5 shot quarter sized group (I pulled the 5th shot, the other four can be covered by a nickel) from said crappy sandbags with my untorqued .243.

There's advice, and there's useless pontification.

 

[LongRider]

As soon as we stop paying stupid people money for breeding, it will stop. I shoot in my back yard so its a non issue for me

 

[Prepster]

^ Kind of off topic, but +1 anyway.

 

[LongRider]

Not In Seattle

Lean in close to him, look deep into his eyes, gently remove one side of his earmuffs, and whisper in his ear "I love you" and just act like nothin happened after that

He should pretty well leave you alone after that.....

In Seattle you may find him waiting to go on that date with you

 

[R.W.Dale]

You guy's simply do not fathom the level of annoying this guy can exude. I've met the guy this thread is about, all of the tactics mentioned would be LOST on this guy.

You could start talkin about colon distress and this yahoo would try to but into the conversation with wanton abandon

 

[MinnMooney]

Time to be IMpolite

Wow.

Sometimes, I guess, you just have to impolite and tell him his comments and invasionary ways are just not wanted.

 

[KerrikWolf]

I go to an outdoor private range with my wife twice a month. She's working on improving while I'm working to unlearn all the bad habits I picked up in a misspent youth (It is working! Now if only I can stop anticipating the first round...). We go twice a month because it's a bit of drive, but it's a nice place and worth it and we feel that since we both have CHLs we need to stay in practice if only so we don't shoot each other in an emergency.

There is no RO, but we get there around the crack of dawn and seldom see anyone. The ones that do show up that early are the competition shooters and they're like us, wanting to shoot and maybe chitchat a little.

There is a most annoying guy, though. The first Saturday of every month we have range cleanup. We replace backing boards, the post that someone with an AR has shot up that month (We're looking to find out who he is and when we do, he's gone.) and spray for weeds and clean up all the brass that others don't bother policing.

The most annoying guys are the ones who show up to help with the cleanup and spend the next three hours shooting the bull with each other without picking up a darned thing. I'm a relatively new member, so I don't have the authority to tell them to get working or get lost, and it's so frustrating to watch them kicking back and then being thanked at the meetings for helping with the cleanup.

Still, for the most part it's a wonderful place to shoot.

 

[Crazy Fingers]

Oh I think the worst is the guy who shows up with the AR (always to the left of you, for some reason) and just blasts away like crazy at 25 yards. Meanwhile you're trying to really focus and shoot very accurate long range groups!!!

 

[Brass_Monkey]

Frankly I can't stand reloaders at the range. They always approach and ask if they can have my brass. I do not reload so I always tell them to help themslves. Upon learning that I do not reload they then proceed to lecture me on the folly of my ways and inform me I am foolish for not reloading. Question if everybody reloaded then where would you vultures get your free brass?

I swear reloaders are like the Jehovas Witnesses of the shooting world.

 

[3pairs12]

^^ ouch. Well except I am niether

 

[TEDDY]

ranges

I sugest reloading because it keeps the companies in business.and the surplus is drying up.almost all our gun manufactury is owned by foreign firms.
but you are right some shooters are pests.My range indoor in Mass is a target range and talkihg while shooting is discouraged.by the way dont worry about those 500 S&W shooters as soon as there wrists deteriate they will be gone.

 

[Jaybird78]

The I've been a member forever guy.....

This is the guy that pisses me off. I am in my early 30's but still get carded for beers and even cigs every once in awhile. Some say I look 24 tops....damn baby face. They try to play "you do what I tell you to do because I've been a member here X number of years." Or "these are the rules because I said so" even though I carry a set with me when I shoot." We have a strict no trespassing policy and on two occations over the last 5 years I have been accused of not being a member (have a membership card in wallet). Twice I have been told a range was closed because a match(opposite range) or a prick didn't want me shooting. I have always been "polite yet assertive" that it was not the case and to mind their own damn business. It has never gotten physical but heated words have been exchanged once.

Not to paint my club as a scumhole. For every ONE prick there are 15 great guys that will talk to you like an equal and discuss things rationally.

Remember not everyone is your friend.

 

[CC Bob]

Quote : "Have you been out there lately? It's actually not a half bad place to shoot anymore.

The homeys and the hood-rats don't show up anymore. Showing up with anything other than a .22 or handgun at the handgun range WILL get you bounced out of there.

It's actually cleaned up well.

But the guy with the .50 BMG is a complete turd. He was out there a few weeks ago with his maroon H2. The guy is about 4'10" and has the worst Napolean complex I've ever seen. Thinks he's god gift to humanity."


Is this the "FIRE IN THE HOLE!" idiot I ran across a couple of years back there? What a toolbag that guy was... rapid fired 10 rounds through his 50BMG with a buddy videotaping

Otherwise.. I haven't had any real problems at Cecil Webb (well, except for the time some guys thought it would be cool to run a couple of mags though a "converted" AK at full auto - we packed up and left)

 

[wyosasquatch]

I was out shooting a Thanksgiving day match (Cold day) at the outdoor range. Everyone was shooting out of the shed and staying warm around the heater. A guy showed up to shoot the match and he was bragging that he was going to shoot the match with one cartridge case. He then proceeded to take over half of the benches by spreading out his shooting boxes (thats right, boxes-plural) and his gun case and his reloading equipment.

He then proceeded to set up an entire reloading station, press, powder measure, scale etc. He would shoot one shot and then reload the case for the next shot. He followed through with his promise to shoot the match with one case but managed to tick off everyone there.

I couldn't believe that he had the guts to do this. No one said anything though so what could I (16 years old at the time) do about it?

 

[BikerRN]

When I go to the Indoor Range people tend to leave.

That's because I'm the guy that sweeps the floor around his area to collect his brass. I then take a 3" .357 Magnum and run the Target out to 25 Yards. I shoot six rounds, then bring the Target to 15 yards and shoot six more rounds.

After that I work at the 1.5 Yardline, 3 Yardline and 7 Yardline respectively. Drawing from the leather and shooting double and triple taps. All this is done using .357 Magnum 125 Grain JHP's. The center of my Target is "one big hole" with two or three "flyers" in to the 8 ring. I usually shoot two boxes of ammo in this manner, fifty round boxes.

When I get done, I pick up my brass and leave. By the time I leave most of the other lanes have been cleared due to people thinking "it's too noisy". Once I proved to the Staff at the Range that I was only firing .357 Magnum they left me alone, but they did complain that I was "rattling their windows". I've been asked to come in to shoot when it's "Not as busy".

The only question I ever get from somebody is, "What are you shooting?" or "Are you shooting a .44 Mag?"

BikerRN

 

[PILMAN]

I have had one or two annoyances. Went shooting at the range and one of the guys was plinking away with his ruger .22, started talking and what not and started talking about how the NRA was too radical and extreme and how people shouldn't have AK47's and M16's (while i'm pulling out my Galil). He went on to say there should be other organizations and that shooting should only be for sport. I basically just kept waving him off saying "well that's your opinion but i'm just here to shoot".

 

[RDak]

Pilman, that was a horror story!!

Sorry, but I can't stop laughing imagining a video of that one. You know, I envision your eyes rolling, shoulders slumping in exasperation and, all the while you're just trying to have some fun shooting your rifle.

Just let Pilman shoot for Godsakes!!

Pilman: Did you go out for a few beers after shooting to unwind from that windbag experience?

 

[SuperNaut]

He was out there a few weeks ago with his maroon H2.

Well, that's pretty much all ya need to know, isn't it?