Makes me wanna slap the stupidity out of some folks.

[Grandpa23]

A couple of friends and myself were at the pistol range at Sherburne this past weekend. Everything was going pretty well till I heard someone yell "Cease fire!!" I wasn't shooting at the time and wasn't even looking down range. Some fool had walked out to his target stand while others were still shooting. Makes you wanna slap 'em good and hard!!! Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Anyone else have similar things happen while you're at the gun range?

 

[CEHollier]

Grandpa - That is Darwin at work.

 

[deafdave3]

That kinda thing can be reported to those guys who sit in their shed drinking coffee, but doubt they would have done anything.

 

[deafdave3]

Grandpa - That is Darwin at work.

To quote one of the members here, "the world went to crap when stupid quit being fatal".

 

[moe24]

Hey guys I got a question hopeing I can learn from y'all veterans.i own a few handguns and I go to indoor shooting ranges.normally I would just hit the switch for the target sheet to come back and change it out.i just purchased my first rifle and I plan on going to an out door range for my first time.how do you know when it's clear for you to go change the target sheets in an outdoor range?

 

[RisingRebel]

seriously?
Make sure everyone knows its a cold range.....

 

[flamatrix99]

Hey guys I got a question hopeing I can learn from y'all veterans.i own a few handguns and I go to indoor shooting ranges.normally I would just hit the switch for the target sheet to come back and change it out.i just purchased my first rifle and I plan on going to an out door range for my first time.how do you know when it's clear for you to go change the target sheets in an outdoor range?

Everyone looks up and down the line and yells "cold range". Then walk down there to your targets.

 

[Hattrick 22]

At nick' s they usually have a range master or someone out there monitering and they will say range cold etc.. at that time you can walk out and look/change your target but don't load your rifle and or shotgun back up until the range becomes hot agian. I have seen a lot of people do that before and chamber a round. It's better safe than sorry since they can not always tell who is a noob etc.

To be honest I would talk to the range master and even inside where you sign in to get the general lay out of how things operate etc.

 

[moe24]

Ok thanks for the info!

 

[Speedlace]

Some fool had walked out to his target stand while others were still shooting.

What happened when he came back from changing his targets?
Did any give him an ear full?

 

[hunter5567]

I've had that happen at sherbourne on the rifle range. Lots of us yelled at him not to go down range until its called cold. All rifles to be picked up off the rests and racked with actions open or put on or in your gun case unloaded. No rifles being pointed down range.
They need to post rules to that effect to be seen when you walk up to the firing line to unload your gear. Common sense is uncommon.

 

[TomTerrific]

I've had that happen at sherbourne on the rifle range. Lots of us yelled at him not to go down range until its called cold. All rifles to be picked up off the rests and racked with actions open or put on or in your gun case unloaded. No rifles being pointed down range.

Which way are the rifles pointed, if not down range?

At the KD range when I was in the Army, they were pointed down range all the time.

"Ready on the right? Ready on the left? Ready on the firing line. Commence fire."

 

[deafdave3]

Which way are the rifles pointed, if not down range?

Sherburne has gun racks on the benchs that keeps the rifles in vertical positions.

 

[Hattrick 22]

Same with nick's although I think they could use some cushion were the barrel rest

 

[Pale Horse]

A couple of friends and myself were at the pistol range at Sherburne this past weekend. Everything was going pretty well till I heard someone yell "Cease fire!!" I wasn't shooting at the time and wasn't even looking down range. Some fool had walked out to his target stand while others were still shooting. Makes you wanna slap 'em good and hard!!! Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Anyone else have similar things happen while you're at the gun range?

I actually had the same thing happen with another member of these boards at the local indoor range. I was about halfway through the trigger pull of my single six when his head appeared in front of the sights. He'd gone downrange to pick up brass.

 

[JWG223]

A couple of friends and myself were at the pistol range at Sherburne this past weekend. Everything was going pretty well till I heard someone yell "Cease fire!!" I wasn't shooting at the time and wasn't even looking down range. Some fool had walked out to his target stand while others were still shooting. Makes you wanna slap 'em good and hard!!! Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Anyone else have similar things happen while you're at the gun range?

Yes, all the time. A major reason why I am going to build my own private range hopefully in the next 2-3 years.

 

[Grandpa23]

Yes, all the time. A major reason why I am going to build my own private range hopefully in the next 2-3 years.

Build it close to my neck of the woods and invite me, ok? LOL

 

[Grandpa23]

I actually had the same thing happen with another member of these boards at the local indoor range. I was about halfway through the trigger pull of my single six when his head appeared in front of the sights. He'd gone downrange to pick up brass.

Whew!!!

 

[dfsutton]

I actually had the same thing happen with another member of these boards at the local indoor range. I was about halfway through the trigger pull of my single six when his head appeared in front of the sights. He'd gone downrange to pick up brass.

WTF???

 

[Thebanker]

I went last Friday, and there was a guy on the very far left side constantly walking out to change targets while people were firing. Guess he felt safe.