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I once got a kick out of listening to old guys complain about losing things and knew that I could never be that absent minded...... Then I got old and recalled them telling me, "You just wait 'til you're my age ! "................... They were right. At my club you have to swipe your photo ID badge to get the gate open to drive down to all the ranges. Since they initiated that system I haven't forgotten my ID card or lost it, yet. Although I'm not getting any younger.
 
Three years ago for Christmas I gifted my son a North American Mini .22 lr revolver in its little zipper gun case. The next day he called and sheepishly asked me if he had left it at my home, as he could not find it anywhere at his house or in his car. Lots of searching ensued at both houses, but no luck. We assumed the tiny wheelgun had inadvertently been tossed out in the garbage with the old giftwrappings, and the trash truck had already been by our place.

Fast forward to the next Christmas Eve and we get a call from my DIL who was in the process of wrapping new presents. Seems when she was mucking around in the bottom of her wrapping paper box, she found the little gun rug with the Mini revolver still in it! She had brought her wrapping paper box to my house the year before to finish some last minute gifts.... and obviously the tiny gun was somehow dropped in it.
 
LaneP said:
My range went to key cards a few years ago. This year there will be a face photo on it also. On an unrelated note, there are cameras everywhere. I know it's to enforce safety and prevent liability but it just feels strange to know I'm being watched from the minute I enter till the minute I leave. I guess that's just a sign of the times.
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That very topic, range cameras had been kicked around at meetings for years, always tabled. My club is small by some standards, limited by its constitution to 300 members, with a waiting list and is under utilized. It’s a club owned and run by its members. Annual elected officers and an elected steering committee. I’ve been there going on 38 years, a life member now, no longer active in club politics but a frequent user. There are cameras now indoor and out door ranges. I’ve always made it a habit to obey all the rules so I ignore them except for the occasional wave and Irish Salute when leaving and turning off the lights. :)
 
Our local range uses a old combination lock that they change the combination every year.not a bad thing unless you’re over 60 and always ferget your reading glasses.
A gate or a cash register or anything else that can read a card or my phone?Wow Buck Roger never had that,but Dick Tracey may have.
I just looked at a scope that works with my phone.I should have known back in the 60’s when Ally Oop drove a race car that things were a changing.
Is it better? Lot’s of things yes . Merry Christmas to All!
 
The brain.My little sister explains this fairly well.At some point in a young mans life his intelligence gets lost his brain soon gets lonely and goes looking for it.
It works smoothly sometimes,just not often according to her and other’s
 
bannockburn said:
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Brother I have to tell you I wouldn't be able to sleep a wink if I "misplaced" my Ruger Mk.II! I mean I would turn my home upside down looking for it and wouldn't stop until I found it. How did you go a year without finding it; that alone would drive me bananas!

And how in the world did it end up in your sock drawer? Thinking about that could make me even crazier!
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It was late when I got home (our local indoor range is open till 9pm), so I just dumped everything on the kitchen table and crashed- this was before wife and kids.

The next morning I was putting everything away and couldnt find the Ruger. I called the range, but, predictably, no one had turned it in. I figured somebody had scored a free gun and that was that.

A year later, the wife (girlfriend at the time), was doing laundry and found it. The only thing I can figure is that I was stumbling around before bed and shoved it in there for some reason that only made sense to my brain as it was nodding off.....

Either this or it was Gremlins.;)
 
Don’t feel bad. I lost the keys to a Kawasaki Ninja several years ago. Luckily I had a spare key made and gave it to my dad so he could take the bike for a spin when he wanted some stress relief, but he was out of town and I was determined to find my key because after all, I rode the bike home so it was there somewhere. So I looked the garage over, I went through my tank bag, my laundry basket, checked every pair of pants I owned, and finally gave up. I ordered a key blank and paid to have it cut, and with a shiny new $50 key in hand I set out to put the key where it couldn’t possibly be lost, in the zipper chest pocket of my riding jacket... which is when I found the key that was missing, already in said pocket. I missed out on 3 weeks of prime riding season on account of a key that I had put where I couldn’t lose it... and promptly forgot where that was and lost the key. Talk about feeling dumb.... that’s how your gonna feel when you find your old key.

my suggestion is to get a detachable lanyard, and use the loop to hook it onto something important that goes to the range with you... backpack that you keep eyes and ears in or some such setup. Detach the key only to open the gate, and reattach as soon as you get the gate open. A key on a lanyard is easy to check on, hard to lose, but still easily accessed when needed. If that fails, a 4 ft 2x4 painted fluorescent lime green and pink and given a keychain attachment point works. Can’t even lose that joker when you try to.
 
That is okay. When I go to the range I pack usually at least 2 firearms, because I see little point in making a trip to the range to fire one thing. Eyepro, earpro, small first aid kit...just in case, small tool set (namely screwdrivers to adjust sights), mag loader, targets, clips or staples depending on how the range holds targets. Throw all that in a backpack and maybe a gun case if I am bringing a long gun. Get to the range, forget ammo. Or forget my debit card with my wife so cannot pay for the range fee. When my memory problems were much worse, I had a checklist for virtually everything on a legal pad. Range bag inventory was one of the pages.
 
Captcurt said:
Don't feel bad. I once went on a turkey hunt without a gun. We had taken my truck the evening before to see if we could roost a bird. This was a drive of 65 miles into Missouri. The next morning my buddy said we could take his truck. Drove 65 miles with my gun still in MY truck. No biggie really. If we got on a bird I would call for Bubba. No bird and on the way home Bub said he would by lunch. When we arrived he didn't have his wallet. He had driven 130 miles without his out-of-state hunting license or his driver's license. I didn't have a gun and had to buy lunch. It was a typical hunt for us.
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Teamwork. Can make or break a road trip.

I remember I had my buddy with me, one time when I was getting this clunker Plymouth inspected. It passed, and just as the officer was about to put the sticker
on the windshield, Louie pipes up with "It passed, even though the rear turn signal is out ?" AND red sticker, AGAIN. Next time, say it louder, Lou, there was a bum, passed out behind a dumpster, in Spokane, who didn't hear you.
 
Skeptic13 said:
Thankfully we have a combo lock on our gates.

Let me know if you find a great deal on a new brain. I'll take two. Could always use a spare. As long as it is a newer model than the one I have.
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Options were discussed this year for making the gate lock more user friendly and it certainly needed to be. It was a huge padlock stuck in a heavy steel box that was accessed from the bottom. Lots of fumbling around to get it open and closed. Key cards and combination locks were brought up but fell to the wayside and the old heavy duty padlock remains but it is out in the open now here you can see it. The cheapest option always prevails at this club. New benches are also being considered and I suggested concrete tops instead of using treated lumber that will warp just like the ones we now have are. That idea was immediately sent to the trash can. The reason? Someone would just break them. Come on, guys you are just to cheap to build something that will last.

Last year all the target frames were replaced and they did put deflector plates on the frames to protect the backer board holding part of the frame. However they were too cheap to use AR 500 steel and used mild steel instead. Now we have frames that are again shot to pieces, deflector plates and all.

If I find a source I'm going to buy two brains but I'll probably have forgotten where I put the spare when I need it. I go to the range in two different vehicles so the new key goes in my billfold. There isn't room for a spare brain in there or that is where I would store it too.
 
The oilfield gate locks, which allow numerous locks to be placed on a gate, yet avoids someone getting locked out as is possible with the old split chain/multiple lock system works well where you have life member and annual member lock(s), placing the lock(s) so they are easy to get to. Another advantage is any combination of locks may be used, keyed or combination.

Bear with my poor sketch; will have to take a photo next time I'm at a ranch with this arrangement.

Using a 6" piece of pipe, weld a plate near both ends (see sketch), the top one recessed just enough to drill holes in lip of pipe for padlock hasp, but close enough to top plate to block the "bolt" holes when lock in place. Thus removing any of the padlocks and rotating the "bolt" to aligning hole in top plate allows bolt to lift far enough to clear the gate hasp.

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hps
 
Multiple locks "Daisy-chained" (lock to lock to lock etc) on club gate.
Some members have broken the chain and left one or more locks out of the chain.
The results being contractors/waste trucks/etc have been LOCKED IN...not out.

My gate key and all trailer/towing related keys hang on the signal light stalk of my truck, can be seen via open door...before climbing in :uhoh:.
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Extra "dumb" truck key in mag holder somewhere on truck.
Using dumb key (no electronics) to open the door sets off the alarm, so electronics key needed to shut off alarm.
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LaneP said:
My range went to key cards a few years ago. This year there will be a face photo on it also. On an unrelated note, there are cameras everywhere. I know it's to enforce safety and prevent liability but it just feels strange to know I'm being watched from the minute I enter till the minute I leave. I guess that's just a sign of the times.
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We have a lot of cameras also. Exec board is honest, they don't trust the members. ;)
 
I was just at my club yesterday afternoon shooting a new purchase; I was approached by another member asking if I had left a rifle on the bench - “I don’t have a rifle with me, not mine.” Then I was asked if I wanted the rifle - (again) “It does not belong to me.” - very strange question?????
Maybe you left the key in the lock (maybe)?
 
That sketch brings back memories, hps1, as I've built a few of those.

Everyone in this club is an annual member. One lock takes care of everyone. The city police force has a very nice facility paid for by everyone as it was built with a federal grant that is located within the club's property. It's fenced and no one but the city cops and the SO get in but none of them have a gate key except for their range. They have to call a gun club member to open the main gate on days they shoot.
 
i have secret places for special things and never find them again. ever go into the basement and when you get their you say, why am i here. stand their awhile, it will come to you. also do you ever go to a drawer and what you know is supposed to be in their isnt. the wife decided to move it to a better spot. if i dont know that spot it might as well be on the moon. she always says she will never touch my few stuff again but she does. expect that in a marriage.
 
bannockburn said:
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Brother I have to tell you I wouldn't be able to sleep a wink if I "misplaced" my Ruger Mk.II! I mean I would turn my home upside down looking for it and wouldn't stop until I found it. How did you go a year without finding it; that alone would drive me bananas!

And how in the world did it end up in your sock drawer? Thinking about that could make me even crazier!
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My question is how few times does he change socks?
 
herrwalther said:
That is okay. When I go to the range I pack usually at least 2 firearms, because I see little point in making a trip to the range to fire one thing. Eyepro, earpro, small first aid kit...just in case, small tool set (namely screwdrivers to adjust sights), mag loader, targets, clips or staples depending on how the range holds targets. Throw all that in a backpack and maybe a gun case if I am bringing a long gun. Get to the range, forget ammo. Or forget my debit card with my wife so cannot pay for the range fee. When my memory problems were much worse, I had a checklist for virtually everything on a legal pad. Range bag inventory was one of the pages.
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My going to the range mental checklist: FARTS

F irearms
A mmo
R ests
T argets and backers
S potting scope / binocs

Oh, and did i mention that my going to the range mental checklist is FARTS? o_O
 
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