My worst experiance was ... believe it or not on a USMC range about a year ago running a "hot" tactical pistol range; it was 'one of those days with plently of saftey violations, Range was over, all ammo should have been expended, doing the brass check and visually clearing the line, get through first 3 on the big end no problem, at this point, I'm glad there's no more ammo and I haven't been shot or fraged by a ricoche, get to number four and he's all jacked up, pulls his pistol from the leg holster pointed at my chest, (instantly ask myself "why don't you have your flack on" as he racks the slide a 9mm round pops from the breach, (magazine in still) scares the crap out of him, and chambers another round (remember at this point no one should have any ammo) decocking lever or saftey is off, so the hammer is cocked and this Beretta 9mm is pointed dirrectly at my chest.... Slowly and as calm as I can, I take the pistol from him, drop the mag that has 3 rounds still in it, rack the pistol, clear it.... throw it to the side down into the dirt and began to beat the hell out of this kid in front of the other 63 shooters that we had on the range that day.
Need less to say, I took a pretty heated verbal warning for my actions, I fear 2nd Lt's with guns more than I do Pfc's but that about changed my mind. I think if there hadn't been so many officers on the range that day the Staff NCO's wouldn't have been so agressive at pulling me off of him.
Haven't had too many irritateing experiances at the public ranges, except for those guys with Taurus 9mm that are a replica of the Beretta 92FS, the guys with the cheap 1911's that want to compare thier RIA to my Kimber and the Cali guys with thier "CA legal" AR's wanting to buy 30 round mags from me. (complete violation and grounds for the CA DOJ to kick in my door and take away my black guns) The LEO's at the local ranges are usally pretty good, but then again, I'm usally in there with either my wife who's a competion shooter or with a bunch of other Marines
Need less to say, I took a pretty heated verbal warning for my actions, I fear 2nd Lt's with guns more than I do Pfc's but that about changed my mind. I think if there hadn't been so many officers on the range that day the Staff NCO's wouldn't have been so agressive at pulling me off of him.
Haven't had too many irritateing experiances at the public ranges, except for those guys with Taurus 9mm that are a replica of the Beretta 92FS, the guys with the cheap 1911's that want to compare thier RIA to my Kimber and the Cali guys with thier "CA legal" AR's wanting to buy 30 round mags from me. (complete violation and grounds for the CA DOJ to kick in my door and take away my black guns) The LEO's at the local ranges are usally pretty good, but then again, I'm usally in there with either my wife who's a competion shooter or with a bunch of other Marines