WHy do they even go to the range?

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Went to the range today. Playing with my new FAL (shot great, thank you). The guy two positions from me is sighting in his scoped rifle when his cell phone goes off. Ok, I can live with that, porbably an important guy. He then proceeds to hold his conversation seated at the shooting line, and of course, since 8-10 other people are shooting large caliber rifles, he has to shout to be heard, and keeps asking the person on the other end to repeat, because HE CAN'T HEAR THEM! well, duh. Not to mention he had to take off his hearing protection to use the phone.

I guess they're his ears, but for some reason having him scream into the phone was more distracting than the guy firing his 300 Magum farther down on the range.

My rant is done, soapbox is put away, thanks for listening.:banghead:
 
Strikes me from here ...... however ''important'' he may or may not have been .... sensible thing mighta been to make his gun safe ... and walk back .... far enough at least to hear better.:rolleyes:

More tempting for me in that situation ..... ''can I call you right back?''
 
I had a call at the range, once.

I cleared and benched my gun, and walked off the line before I answered.
 
Note to self: Add "cell phone etiquette" to list of oxymorons :rolleyes:

Said morons with Nextel/Verizon walkie-talkies in restraunts are still at the 2 spot on my proctologically-challenged cellphone user list (those who can't talk & drive are #1 . . . ), but your guy is a top 5 candidate fershure - :uhoh: :uhoh:
 
Half the time my cell phone rings, I don't answer it - regardless of whether I'm busy or not. Just about the only person who gets through is my wife or close family member. I do return messages, though!

While reading your post, I was afraid you were going to say that he got upset that everyone kept firing, as if everyone was supposed to take a ten minute break until he finished his phone call. Something similar to that happened to me once.

I was at a public range once, and this guy was evidently trying out some new handloads, and when it was time for him to shoot - he RATHER LOUDLY requested that us peasants stop shooting so he could "listen" to his powder. He wasn't wearing any hearing protection of any kind, so since that happened a few years ago - he probably can't hear anything at all now.

There were probably 4 or 5 other shooters there, and we all just ignored him and kept on shooting. He got mad and left. We all laughed. Hard.

*sigh*

People.........

TD
 
Just another example in the growing body of evidence that using a cell phone immediately makes many people stupid, rude, and inattentitive.
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No, it just makes stupid, rude and inattentive people easier to recognize. There are plenty of us who can handle a phone, turn it off, ignore it or answer it where we're not in everyone's business. Problem is, when you see stupid people, they usually have a cell phone.

Remember, when people see gun crime, they assume guns turn everyone into criminals.
 
Ill admit to answering a cell phone from the GF, but I have electronic muffs and keep it to a normal tone of voice. She normally doesn't call me when at the range unless important, since I normally call when I'm done. Everybody else, waits.

John
 
I turn my cell off when I'm at the range... I don't want to be distracted, and I don't want others around me to be distracted.

My wife knows where I am, I can return the calls when I'm finished.
 
swingset-I agree

bogie-me too

my cell doesn't ring that often and if it does I don't always anwser it especially if I'm at the range with daddy cause most people aren't calling me then or they know where I am. If it ever goes off at the range it will probably be a funny sight since it's usually in my back pocket and it vibrates when it rings. Heehee it's almost as funny as the hot brass dance only not as long. If it does go off I will either answer it and say I'll call them back or just not answer it.
 
Heh ... reminds me of my Uncle.

He put his cell phone in his shirt pocket but forgot to lock the keypad and went out back to do some shooting.

Now, my uncle is a great guy, but maybe a little odd. He has this great, deep voice and likes to sing while he's doing other things, to include shooting. Well, he was loudly singing and having a good ol' time shooting when he somehow hit one of his speed dial functions.

Later that day, his wife got a phone call from the minister of his local church. Seems he was very concerned because he had a five minute answering machine message that featured a wonderful rendition of a love song interrupted at times with sporadic gunfire.


Don't have a cell phone myself.
 
five minute answering machine message that featured a wonderful rendition of a love song interrupted at times with sporadic gunfire
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Leaving the post office yesterday, I stepped aside and let a guy with several packages go out ahead of me. Glad I did. A little 5'2" gal, head down and cell 'phone clamped to her ear, rounded a corner and slammed head-on into him. He was large, way over 200, and about 6'4". She bounced to her butt and immediately launched into a tirade about rude, inconsiderate men. Then she asked, "Well, isn't someone going to help me up". He shoved her cell 'phone out of the way with his foot, said "You're safer where you are" and left. Turned out to be the best part of my day :D
 
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