I try to get the last spot down wind! Lol. I've had a wind shift on me and I completely smoked out a firing line. You could see a bunch of sour faces after the shot.
Now I've seen it all
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LonestarShootR
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Wow after those stories I feel blessed to have my own private range. I can shoot out to 800 yds or so right out of my gun room.
After a serious stint of practical pistol competition which is very structured and safe and way too many wacky range encounters outside of competition I am now of the unpopular opinion that most people should not be allowed to have firearms.
Did he say "This is the way..." before he left?
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I taught concealed pistol classes for 12 years. The scariest students were the ones who believed that they knew what they were doing. They got insulting when you tried to teach them.
Most of the ex-military guys were great but then you would get one like the very unsafe old guy who told me "Unkle Sam taught me to shoot in Korea, just shut up and sign my paper. "
Needles to say, he failed.
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Most of the ex-military guys were great but then you would get one like the very unsafe old guy who told me "Unkle Sam taught me to shoot in Korea, just shut up and sign my paper. "
Needles to say, he failed.
Ironhand
The ones who thought they knew what they were doing would show up to our USPSA pistol matches and get humbled fast. Very few would come back a second time. those that did come back usually got hooked. Very few law enforcement typs were any good. The LEO's that were good were VERY GOOD. One safety violation at a USPSA match and instant disqualification. Stop NOW and go home. I got swept by the clerk at the last two gun stores I went into. I would have DQ both those fools so fast they wouldn't have even known what happened. MY DMV Buddy swept me with his patrol rifle last year showing off his new roof rack... people just don't get it and think these things are toys... The chief of Police at a gun club I used to compete at in Westfield MA let a young kid shoot a machine pistol at their machine gun shoot . Naturally it got away from the kid and he blew his head off. People are stupid. is what it is.
I thank God every day that after my working career, that I can shoot in my own yard.
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Ad Clark used to be chief of police in Kalispell. He made sure every one of his officers could shoot.
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Like 40 yrs. ago , I was at a sportsman's club range for some m/l target practice. A guy showed up with a couple teen age kids , and a WW2 , 45 ACP cal. full auto Grease Gun. The adult put up a target at 25 yds. He shot in semi auto mode first from a bench rest , then off hand . He hit the target paper from the bench in semi auto mode , but off hand using full auto, his bullet strikes were all over the 25 ft. high dirt backstop. Each of the people with him , got to fire the full auto machine gun with the same results as the adult had , all over the high dirt backstop. I , to this day , have no idea what that display of wasted ammo represented.
The last time I witnessed Windsor county sheriffs dept qualifying day one of the Deputys swept me with a shotgun while I was chatting with the Sherrif. His boss didn't even notice .. One of the deputy's was shooting the 7yrd target with a shotgun and a branch got shot off of a tree at least 15ft in the air above the berm... 7 yrd silhouette target was unscathed.... I don't know how you even do that. teaching a class one time and the vice president of the club had a sig with a laser dot sight. 7yrd IPSC target the laser would be in center of mass . By the time he was done jerking and flinching the rounds were hitting the dirt 5 ft in front of the target... Like I said many times. most people should not have these things... he was a good trap shooter but just take that pistol away from him. NO. you are not allowed... stick to your $5.000 trap gun. speaking of which one of the trap shooters had an AD in the dirt 3ft in front of us on station 2. No biggie. they carry extra shells just in case. IPSC match he would have been DQ'ed instantly...
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So you didnt turn your back to her and yell "my Jeans back pocket is there for phone numbers" ?
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Here I am in Australia thinking the same way.......
I used to let law enforcement shoot on my range, but no more. Too many incidents of unsafe gun handling.
Seriously,If he would have at least put a Raccoon or Fox tail on the helmet it would have been OK!
I have left the public range several times when "Characters " show up
And even though shooting flintlock Mr Brownings creation resides on my person
When I go to one
I have left the public range several times when "Characters " show up
And even though shooting flintlock Mr Brownings creation resides on my person
When I go to one
my favorite muzzeloader AR interaction at the rage. 50yrd pistol range 6" steel plates the chains have been all shot up by the assault rifle crowd so the plates hang from broken open links and a hit knocks the plate off so you have to go set it up again. I had a paper target set up and shooting my .50 cal trapper pistol . I also had a few plates in my lane. the yahoos show up with ARs and start banging away at the steel plates. Steel plates look scared but they are not getting hit. I know its bad etiquette to shoot cross lanes but I could not contain myself and had to knock the plate over with my pistol.. His buddy went WOH! What is that ? some kind of musket?
one time same range I always lock the gate behind me so if you don't know the combo you can't get in. The gate was open so I drive in and lock it behind me. Some kid was all dressed up in a Gillie suit with a bolt gun playing sniper. When he went to leave he was locked in and didn't know the combination. obviously not a member. I let him out but never saw him again...
one time same range I always lock the gate behind me so if you don't know the combo you can't get in. The gate was open so I drive in and lock it behind me. Some kid was all dressed up in a Gillie suit with a bolt gun playing sniper. When he went to leave he was locked in and didn't know the combination. obviously not a member. I let him out but never saw him again...
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I belonged to a muzzleloader club about 40 years ago. We shot every Sunday during the summer. One Sunday during a shoot a couple of us were on the line, rifles loaded and capped aiming for the 50 yard targets. All of a sudden I hear a blood curling scream and lowered my rifle in time to see 4-5 kid’s running across the range at the 25 yard line. These kids were raised right and knew better but still got a well deserved a$$ whooping from both parents.
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