Range behavior rants

[Longitude Zero]

that was hardly the point, but ok.

Really???, it is all OK.

[johnh]

Man I love private ranges. The transvestite comment made me think about how much I love private ranges. I just love private ranges.



I sure have seen some winners at the public ones though. One guy had a couple young ladies with him, and I guess was trying to show off. So he would load up a gun and dump the entire magazine into the ground at high speed, aimed about 45 degrees down towards the ground a few feet in front of him. Reload, repeat....

I left. Not sure if any of them survived that or not. They were rather young and I figured Darwin deserved a chance to rise from the grave before they reproduced....

[AIRret]

O'Dell, switch to the left hand. I had to do that in November and it is actually working out just fine.

[chipD]

a few key notables from my last couple public range trips:

A large muscley tranvestite in a short skirt, lacey tank top, and heels, being filmed while shooting large caliber revolvers. Not sure what was going on there, but you know...take it somewhere else.

The guy. flamed cowboy boots, flamed leather vest, metal poking out all over his face, tiger head belt buckle, some sort of skull/death T-shirt, balding w/ponytail, terminator sunglasses. Just trying SO hard. Brought a saiga 12 gauage with an absolutely ridiculous banana mag. Must have been 30 rounds of 12 gauge, and he is trying to bench shoot it off a sand bag. Of course the magazine was far to large and why anyone would try to bench shoot a combat style shotgun I have no idea. Neither did he. Oh, the bandolier, I forgot he was also wearing a bandolier.

There is always one that just cracks me up. I know this doesn't help the OP, I'm just sayin..

Ya sure that wasn't Dawg the bounty hunter and his wife?

[Bawanna]

Ya sure that wasn't Dawg the bounty hunter and his wife?

The description sounds very close but I don't think the Dawg is allowed to carry a gun? Maybe only when he's bounty hunting.

[jocko]

I just

Ya sure that wasn't Dawg the bounty hunter and his wife?

cannot visualize laying my head on Dawgs wife's busom I wanna be her cars steering wheel

[Longitude Zero]

The description sounds very close but I don't think the Dawg is allowed to carry a gun?

From what I understand he earned his criminal record that prevents him from even touching a firearm. His program is another scripted poser show. Friends in the business tell me he would not make it in the real world of tried and true Bail Enforement Agents.

[jocko]

he sure has made alot of moey in being a pooser!! His wife doesn't look like a pooser. Those puppies are as real as a Mcdonalds cheeseburger or a hardees double whooper. Just saying.

damn I gotta get some help here, those twins on his wife is blocking my thought process which was not good in the first placej. I know why Dawg's brother hangs around him and her all the time. He ain't shi-tin ol jocko

seen a sign in the tatoo shop that said: "Jeffrey Dauhmer likes my tatoos best"


well I gotta get of fhere and watch Kentucky clobber IU

[Bawanna]

From what I understand he earned his criminal record that prevents him from even touching a firearm. His program is another scripted poser show. Friends in the business tell me he would not make it in the real world of tried and true Bail Enforement Agents.

I've spoken to a couple LA guys who claim he was a completely normal easy to get along with Bail Enforcer, short hair, suit and tie kind of guy until they started the show. They used to get along just fine with him until the show. Other than their statements I have nothing to back that up with.

[mightymouse]

...so back to the original post, not drooling over some big has been cow udders

I won't go to any local indoor range anymore as they are frequented by advice giving old guys with big bellies and dental problems, spouting their political views and large caliber choices and really unsavory guys with their large brimmed baseball hats on crooked holding guns at a funny angle. "Range Masters" That won't let you practice "real" defensive shooting. Rapid point and shoot, draw and shoot, etc. Less than 1/ second... puleeeese. I can empty a 10 round mag in less than 2. If you can't do this then why even go?
Where I usually shoot, not anything on two legs for tens of miles, but I still hate it when the prong horns roll on their backs, kicking up their hooves, obviously laughing at me when the paper still looks fresh after a couple of mags.

[Cokeman]

I love people who want to shoot right by me sending ricochets over my head.

One idiot showed up with his wife and small kids. He seemed mad that I was there already. They set up porcelain plates behind me and to my left. He was going to stand behind me and to the right and shoot across my back until I told him he couldn't. His bullets would have been passing within 5 feet of me. I asked him if he wanted to shoot in another spot that would have put our backs facing each other. He seemed pissed and said "we're not going to shoot yet" like he was going to wait for me to leave. I said "it's getting dark soon" meaning that I was going to stay until dark. Like an a-hole he said "I know that". I kept shooting and he kept glaring at me and giving me dirty looks. They had parked their minivan between me and my car. I thought that was weird and hoped that none of my shots ricocheted into their van which was very close to me. They finally moved to the spot that I recommended and kept giving me dirty looks. They didn't take their plates, but they were only 30 feet away from me. I didn't hurry, and shot until dark. I should have shot their plates.

[O'Dell]

O'Dell, switch to the left hand. I had to do that in November and it is actually working out just fine.

I can't even brush my teeth left handed, let alone shoot. Not to mention racking the slide, which I couldn't do a few weeks ago. Anyway, I'm nine weeks from the surgery and should be cleared soon - I'm going back to work Monday. I can't believe that I went back to work 10 days after open heart surgery, one week after leaving the hospital, and this stupid shoulder has kept me inactive for 9 weeks.

[TriggerMan]

I shoot at CQT indoors. Two days are generally unavailable due to the County Sheriffs reserving it one day and another agency the second day. There are good Range Officers who actually watch what's going on and are not distracted by phones, sales or customer questions.

I have occasionally had to stop someone from handling a weapon behind the firing line. Usually minutes after they were instructed to uncase and case guns only at the shooting station.

If you have been there at least once before, you can rapid fire. Fast draw is allowed if you can demonstrate safey before you start. A good place to shoot. Still, newbies renting Glocks put me on high alert.

http://cqtusa.com/main/default.aspx

[AIRret]

Hey O'Dell I'm sorry to hear that even your left hand is not an option.
My husband and I were at brown bear range (on 21 and gratiot in Chesterfield MI) when a guy's 1917 revolver blew up. He was shooting 20yr old 45 reloads that His dad made.
No one was hurt but the gun was a mess. The cylinder was splayed open and the frame was bent.
By the way we joined brown bear because we can shoot free tuesday and Wednesday and a six month membership is $200 for the two of us.

[JimC]

I belong to a small private club here in Central FL.

Eustis Gun Club

We have a range officer on site every day and for as long as the range is open. No one is allowed to shoot alone, for safety reasons.

Safety is the main focus of attention and does not interfer with the members having a good shooting experience.

I've belonged to a lot of gun clubs during my shooting days and have run into a lot of idiots with guns which prompted me to drop out of some of those clubs. This club is just the opposite.

Private is definitely the way to go.