Why dress this way at the range?

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I saw a guy come into the indoor range and pull out an AR-15 with a big muzzle brake. He just started blasting with it, that muzzle brake redirecting all the noise and shockwave right at the other shooters and making us cringe. Then, after about 10 minutes of this, he puts it down, unscrews the brake, and screws on his suppressor, which he had the whole time.:fire:
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How dare he try his muzzle brake!
 
I laugh a little at the tacticool folks, but I try not to judge them.

If they're safe, who cares how they dress?
 
It is like anywhere else in life. Try to be understanding, mentor a bit, and help them down the road to enjoying firearms safely. They may not be as far down the path on that journey as you think you are, but they are on the path. Let's help them down the path safely.

As long as they are practicing safe gun handling, I don't care if they are in full tacticoool, or flip flops and shorts.
 
I look back at high school, and wonder how kids could be so pointlessly wrapped up in fashion what the latest style was, often ostracizing other kids for wearing the wrong thing.

And then I look at some of the posts in this thread and others like it, and sigh.
 
Ragnar, I understand where you are coming from and even you I enjoy your posts. I also agree that judging someone by how they dress can be a shallow way of looking at life... And, although it does not necessarily apply to this thread, how you dress can do everything from get you a job to get you killed. Somewhere in the middle it can influence what people on the outside perceive our sport. If someone is new to a club and is considering entering the shooting sports they could be influenced by people who are a little extreme.

This may not be the case, and even though you may not consider what someone wears as any indicator to what they are up to, how they think or what knowledge they may or may not have some people do and they are not limited to 12 year old girls in middle school :)

Peace.
 
They're pointing a rifle at you and telling you they're taking your guns, and you think you're quick enough to draw your pistol and do something about it?

You'd be much better off looking for another range where the clientele are a little less threatening, or if you can't find another range, make sure you shoot as part of a group so one can provide cover while the others are shooting ....
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It can happen at pretty much any range. Going down fighting is better then just getting killed. The DC Sniper got his rifle from a shooting range along with many other thugs. I'd prefer to be more prepared then just saying "It won't happen".

"Tactical" is a cancer.
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It's not, it's a new generation of shooters that do a different style of shooting. Times have changed.
 
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Was there a hoodie involved?
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Hey !

I wear hoodies all the time shooting, range or no range. :p

Comfy, warm, big front pocket, and most of them are some variety of superbright orange !

I shoot trap in 'em, and stationary targets in 'em.

A hoodie does not signify a mall- ninja, or a range ranger, or any of the other loopy things that stereotypical misconception leads you to !
 
The range I got to has people dressing all different ways. The only ones I pay much attention to how they're dressed are the women. Otherwise I'm more interested in whether the participants look safe, and what they're shooting.
I'd like to think I'm not judgmental, but in reality I think I just don't give a darn.
 
It can happen at pretty much any range. Going down fighting is better then just getting killed.
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What do you do while you're actually shooting? Do you keep a mirror in front of you so you can see anyone sneaking up behind you that's going to shoot you in the back and take your guns?

The DC Sniper got his rifle from a shooting range along with many other thugs.
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The DC sniper shoplifted his AR15 from a gun store at a firing range. Do you feel that it's your job to use deadly force to protect the store's inventory while you're at the range? (I'm not sure exactly where he got the many other thugs, though).
 
When I go to the local IDPA club matches here, I make a real effort to dress as I would for anything else; I want to be training,(and these matches are a form of training to me,) in the clothes I would be wearing for an unforseen encounter. This past Saturday I was going to attend in cargo shorts, a t-shirt, and my new Vibram Five Fingers, but I forgot that the cable man was coming to the house, so I didn't go shoot. I FULLY expected to get made fun of.... but hey, I'm okay with that. :) I don't wear a 5.11 vest anywhere, so I'm not going to wear one at the range.
 
"A hoodie does not signify a mall- ninja, or a range ranger, or any of the other loopy things that stereotypical misconception leads you to !"
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I do not believe that is what I wrote or even implied. Wait, let me look back at what I wrote.......ahhhhh, here it is:

"Why not dress this way at a range?
It's his life and his dime.
Did this mode of dress affect you adversely?
Was there a hoodie involved?"

My 'hoodie' bit was meant as a JOKE.
Primarily because this thread reminded me of another recent thread where a hoodie in public automatically signaled a potential threat.
My apologies for not giving the matter, of what any individual chooses for range wear, the intense scrutiny and seriousness that it apparently deserves. :D

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wait... you cant open carry a handgun at your SHOOTING RANGE? thats insane
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A shooting range is still private land. In states that are not open carry states (like Texas) it is just as illegal as if you were to OC in the mall. (The exceptions to this typically are owners of the range and their employees whom they allow to carry openly).
 
I guess I'm not really understanding how the clothing has anything to do with his skill at shooting or his level of safety.

I usually just go to the range dressed however I am at the time but I'll admit that when I go shooting out in the country I wear BDU pants. Why? Because I can. Because I don't care if they get dirty. And because I like the big pockets. I also have a camo boonie hat that I wear anytime I'm out in the sun because I have long hair and baseball caps just don't fit right or look right. I'm not sure what the guys at the rifle range think of that hat but my Disc Golf (not exactly a "tactical" sport) buddies don't say anything about it so I'm not sure why shooters would care.

I do not want to discourage this young man but I clearly understand how mother nature now, weeds out the weak and dumb.
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That's just sad that you think that way. How about helping the guy out first? I've seen lots of guys at the range without a clue and with few exceptions most of them really appreciate having a more experienced shooter step up and teach them instead of ridiculing them.
 
A shooting range is still private land. In states that are not open carry states (like Texas) it is just as illegal as if you were to OC in the mall. (The exceptions to this typically are owners of the range and their employees whom they allow to carry openly).
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ummm.......if the land is private, wouldnt the decision to OC be made by the owner....and not the state....?

how is it any different than OCing around your house......?
 
I've been recently retired from the USAF.

I've got a lot of old boots, BDUs, DCUs, and ABUs. I even own some old boonie hats :eek:

All that old military gear is well broken in and I've worn it in Afghanistan. Nice to wear it again at the range for the memories of some good folks.

Honestly, I could not care less what y'all think about what I wear to the range :neener:
 
My apologies for not giving the matter, of what any individual chooses for range wear, the intense scrutiny and seriousness that it apparently deserves.
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Fair enough.

Its the offhand slants that usually lead to the sterotypical thinkin', tis all.


My 'hoodie' bit was meant as a JOKE.
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Good 'nuff.

I just don't want to be targeted in the street for wearing a hoodie...or eating skittles late at night, for that matter.
 
A shooting range is still private land. In states that are not open carry states (like Texas) it is just as illegal as if you were to OC in the mall. (The exceptions to this typically are owners of the range and their employees whom they allow to carry openly).
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The range is private land its up to the owners to decide weather or not you can open carry... there is nothing illegal about open carrying on private land in NY so im sure its the same way in every state where you can own a handgun
 
I'd like to find out more about the tactical dentures. I'd hope that
olive drab would be one of the colors. Maybe the dentures could
be designed like a multi-tool with each tooth a different tool.
 
how is it any different than OCing around your house......?
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It is legal with the owner's permission, but what I am saying is that they are not required to grant it. In your own house, you make the rules, on the range, the owner does. That is the difference. Most owners say no to OCing except for their employees.

there is nothing illegal about open carrying on private land in NY so im sure its the same way in every state where you can own a handgun
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It is legal with the owner's permission, as I said.

This was included in my post:
(The exceptions to this typically are owners of the range and their employees whom they allow to carry openly).
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It is legal with the owner's permission, but what I am saying is that they are not required to grant it. In your own house, you make the rules, on the range, the owner does. That is the difference. Most owners say no to OCing except for their employees.
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well that applies whether the state permits OC or not..........it has absolutely nothing to due with state law......

hell, if the owner doesnt trust people OCin on the range, ide personally look for a new range.
 
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