I finally had a bad day on the range...

[Riomouse911]

That's what really counts in this case. An "exception to the rule", an anomaly to the norm, is something that you have to get past, knowing that it's very unlikely it will happen to you again.

I get that you’re saying and I fully agree with it to a point. That point is when the blast is making my ears ring under my muffs and plugs. If it’s my gun doing it I’m going to stop and shoot something else, so if it’s from another shooter who clearly won’t stop I’m definitely going to pack up and leave. I can always come back another time.

I will say that tonight I’ve noticed that my ears have quit ringing as badly as they were yesterday. Tinnitus was almost drowning out conversation on Friday afternoon, by Saturday it had subsided some but still was annoying. It’s now roughly thirty-plus hours after I left the range and protecting my remaining level of hearing (especially in my “good” left ear) is the major reason I left when I did.

Stay safe.

 

[Riomouse911]

Reading threads like this remind me how lucky I am to have my own place to shoot.
People can be jerks, some of them didn't have the upbringing to even know they are being rude.

Lucky dog!

I had a place to shoot when I was younger, but life has brought me to the suburbs so I’m only able to shoot where I can.

Stay safe.

 

[Pat Riot]

How can shooting chopped ARs, in a room with a bunch of other guys shooting chopped ARs, even be a real hobby? People are strange

I was actually discussing this thread with the guys that work at my range (where I am a member) and one of them says I like to go to the indoor rifle range with my friends. We go every week.
I asked what the attraction was to shooting an AR or an AK at 25 yards. He said it was more about hanging out with his buddies.
Weird, but I guess if that’s what they like…

 

[GeoDudeFlorida]

Lucky dog!

I had a place to shoot when I was younger, but life has brought me to the suburbs so I’m only able to shoot where I can.

Stay safe.

The suburbs are coming to us.

 

[Pat Riot]

I'm kind of surprised the barrier between firing positions didn't mitigate the muzzle blast just a little bit.

@bangswitch after I saw your comment it dawned on me that the range near me that allows rifles does not have barriers like these in this photo of the pistol range that I go to. My wife is shooting my S&W model 63 in this photo.


The black stall extension on the left is the barrier.

 

[mrmike7189]

I've had bad days at the indoor range too. I had to leave an indoor open to the public range a couple times early, because I thought I would get shot by accident.
Too many people not handling guns safely. packed in like sardines.
I joined a private outdoor club . Yes, it Costs more, but I'm invested in shooting and I justify it in my head........................
If I kept shooting at the public range, I might be dead now

 

[Riomouse911]

@bangswitch after I saw your comment it dawned on me that the range near me that allows rifles does not have barriers like these in this photo of the pistol range that I go to. My wife is shooting my S&W model 63 in this photo.

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The black stall extension on the left is the barrier.

One range I’ve been to has barriers that extend out a bit past the bench, so as you shoot the muzzles of most guns are not exposed to those on either side.

The range I frequent has 4” wide diamond plate walls between stalls, which could be helpful if a negligent discharge is fired and I’m the bullet is heading towards a neighboring stall.

The only negative is the walls end right at the edge of the 18” wide bench.



The result is the muzzle of any gun fired is out in the open and the sound waves have an unobstructed path into the stalls next to them.

I think this is what made the muzzle brake concussion from the AR next to me even worse, the brake had open ports to each side that were large enough for me to see clean through when I leaned forward a bit and looked.

And for anyone who has not had the pleasure of being next to a braked AR, here is what a dual- port suppressor AR mount looks like when fired with the can is removed. Just turn the ports to the side and you’ll see where the muzzle blast is directed. (My co worker firing a Daniel Defense DDM4 V7 at a local PD range.)



It gets a bit spicy .

Stay safe.

 

[pairof44sp]

I was actually discussing this thread with the guys that work at my range (where I am a member) and one of them says I like to go to the indoor rifle range with my friends. We go every week.
I asked what the attraction was to shooting an AR or an AK at 25 yards. He said it was more about hanging out with his buddies.
Weird, but I guess if that’s what they like…

“Buddies?” If you’re not typing comments on a forum, you’re no buddy of mine!

But seriously, some of us are not in a position to be sociable, especially not concerning firearms, so this forum is awesome

 

[defjon]

Been there my friend.

Outdoor only for me now, with enough spare to spread out.

Otherwise not worth the rise in blood pressures!

 

[twarr1]

I’m sorry you had a less-than-ideal range day.
My personal outdoor range is limited to 100m. If I want to shoot 300+ I go to the gun club range. It’s very well-maintained and I’m usually there alone.
When I visit my son our only option is one of 2 indoor ranges. It’s really hit or miss. Sometimes it’s packed with new shooters trying out their new 380’s and 9mm wonderguns. When that happens, you can count on getting swept multiple times. We finish our minimum 30 minutes and leave.

 

[Rodentman]

Sometimes I feel bad shooting my DE50 indoors as I know it bothers some folks. But some get annoyed by my Coonan and 44 mags so I usually keep the session short with those calibers. I belong to an outdoor range but with the weather and health issues I have not been out there recently.

 

[bannockburn]

Had a good day last Sunday with one of my brother-in laws at a nearby local range. He only owns one gun, a Colt 1911 Commemorative he got from his father and has never fired it. He did qualify and carried a Beretta M9 when he was in the Army, but that was some time ago.

So I brought a couple of .22s, my Beretta Model 70S and my SIG Trailside, along with my Browning Hi-Power. He did pretty well with all three guns, with him taking a real liking with the lightweight trigger on the Trailside and the overall feel and ergonomics of the Model 70S. The one he liked the best was the Hi-Power as it most reminded him of shooting the M9. For a guy that has had very little trigger time over the last 10 to 15 years, he did really well!

 

[jlmwrite]

The indoor range where I have my membership has pretty proactive RSOs that watch for the ijits on the firing line, but there are still times when I have complaints similar to the OP and others in this thread.

It's been annoying me enough to bypass that beautiful indoor range only 3 miles from my house, and drive the 30-something miles into the mountains to the outdoor range where I'm also a member.

 

[GeoDudeFlorida]

The indoor range where I have my membership has pretty proactive RSOs that watch for the ijits on the firing line, but there are still times when I have complaints similar to the OP and others in this thread.

It's been annoying me enough to bypass that beautiful indoor range only 3 miles from my house, and drive the 30-something miles into the mountains to the outdoor range where I'm also a member.

38 miles to the big, beautiful outdoor range, 37 miles to the comfortable, air conditioned indoor range, or a quarter mile across mosquito infested pasture fields to shoot outdoors, into a ditch. That’s only when the pastures empty of cows, btw. I have to admit the A/C is quite a draw.

 

[pairof44sp]

Sometimes I feel bad shooting my DE50 indoors as I know it bothers some folks. But some get annoyed by my Coonan and 44 mags so I usually keep the session short with those calibers. I belong to an outdoor range but with the weather and health issues I have not been out there recently.

If you have go easy on indoor Deagling and Coonaning for OTHER peoples’ benefit, you must be Andre the giant yourself. Good heavens those things turn my nerves into jelly

 

[Rodentman]

OK but I didn't mention the 460 and 500 mags. Those are allowed indoors only on the 50 yard rifle bays at my local indoor facility. They can be particularly brutal, but my reloads are relatively mild.