wristtwister
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Last weekend, a couple of my buddies went to the range with me, and while we were shooting our rifles, there was a particularly arrogant and pushy guy shooting from the table beside me. You would have thought he was our drill sergeant, the way he was telling everybody what to do... and he was totally obnoxious.
One of my friends had his pistol on his side in a tactical holster, and started downrange to reset his target when Mr. Bigmouth shouted "Hey... ALL guns on the wall... that means your pistol too!"
My friend just kept walking, so Mr. Bigmouth went after the range officer who was helping a group of Boy Scouts at the shotgun range. Now, I know the range officer well, and told him that the guy was just being totally obnoxious and ordering everybody around, and explained what had transpired with Jesse walking downrange with his pistol holstered. The range officer had no problem with us carrying our pistols downrange... so Mr. Bigmouth slammed all his gear into his range bag and stomped off to his car... clearly P/O'd that his orders weren't going to be followed.
He was bellowing things at us like "I don't give a $h*t how many of you a$$holes get killed"... and it was clear that he had "issues". No one was doing anything dangerous, it was just a matter of him wanting to bully everybody within earshot. The range officer finally went over to him and told him that if he was going to act like that, he didn't need to come back.
For the most part, the shooters at our range are very courteous... will stop shooting to allow you to put up targets, etc. and very careful. Occasionally, we get a "range bully" like this that has some kind of agenda and "knows more than everybody else"... and has to try to impose his will on us.
He told me to stop shooting Wolf ammo in my Saiga because "its got a lacquer coating on the bullets and it'll ruin your barrel". When I told him I cleaned my guns well, he said "you can't clean that $*** out of your barrel"... just a totally obnoxious jackass.
After the shooting session, the range officer came over and asked me what "history" I had with the guy, and I told him "none". He said that while he was telling him not to come back, he had accused me of "being the most unsafe shooter he's ever seen", and just "went off" on all of our group because we didn't fall over and follow his orders. I usually run the pistol range when I'm there, so the R/O knew better... but it brings up an interesting point... that range bullies will do or say whatever they need to to get their way... so be careful.
The guy clearly had issues, and when armed, you never know when they'll "go off" themselves... so pay attention to range bullies and, and get the range officer there if you have a problem with them. Clearly, our situation could have gotten out of hand very quickly... and shooting "side to side" at the range line is real bad form.
WT
One of my friends had his pistol on his side in a tactical holster, and started downrange to reset his target when Mr. Bigmouth shouted "Hey... ALL guns on the wall... that means your pistol too!"
My friend just kept walking, so Mr. Bigmouth went after the range officer who was helping a group of Boy Scouts at the shotgun range. Now, I know the range officer well, and told him that the guy was just being totally obnoxious and ordering everybody around, and explained what had transpired with Jesse walking downrange with his pistol holstered. The range officer had no problem with us carrying our pistols downrange... so Mr. Bigmouth slammed all his gear into his range bag and stomped off to his car... clearly P/O'd that his orders weren't going to be followed.
He was bellowing things at us like "I don't give a $h*t how many of you a$$holes get killed"... and it was clear that he had "issues". No one was doing anything dangerous, it was just a matter of him wanting to bully everybody within earshot. The range officer finally went over to him and told him that if he was going to act like that, he didn't need to come back.
For the most part, the shooters at our range are very courteous... will stop shooting to allow you to put up targets, etc. and very careful. Occasionally, we get a "range bully" like this that has some kind of agenda and "knows more than everybody else"... and has to try to impose his will on us.
He told me to stop shooting Wolf ammo in my Saiga because "its got a lacquer coating on the bullets and it'll ruin your barrel". When I told him I cleaned my guns well, he said "you can't clean that $*** out of your barrel"... just a totally obnoxious jackass.
After the shooting session, the range officer came over and asked me what "history" I had with the guy, and I told him "none". He said that while he was telling him not to come back, he had accused me of "being the most unsafe shooter he's ever seen", and just "went off" on all of our group because we didn't fall over and follow his orders. I usually run the pistol range when I'm there, so the R/O knew better... but it brings up an interesting point... that range bullies will do or say whatever they need to to get their way... so be careful.
The guy clearly had issues, and when armed, you never know when they'll "go off" themselves... so pay attention to range bullies and, and get the range officer there if you have a problem with them. Clearly, our situation could have gotten out of hand very quickly... and shooting "side to side" at the range line is real bad form.
WT