GigaBuist
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where else can you go, and have a stranger offer you use of their new 1500$ toy without even knowing your name? its a great culture.
Ayup. We're an awfully trusting and trusthworthy bunch.
I keep a bottle of 32db foam plugs in my Jeep just in case somebody forgets some ear protection.
When I saw a fellow setting up used envelopes fished out of the back of his car to show the nice lady he was with how to shoot I offered up some targets I had laying around in the Jeep. Figured it'd be easier for her to aim at a proper target and all.
For a spell I used paper plates as targets on the pistol range and my groups were looking more like shotgun patterns one day. The fellow there with his kid offered me some little 2" stickers to place in the middle of the plates. The did help with accuracy, though the reason I was shooting at unmarked plates is because BGs don't have day-glo orange stickers on them. Still, it was a nice gesture.
I couldn't tell you how many times I've offered up my staple gun to others and how many times others have let me use theirs.
Back to that whole "trust" thing: This summer I was dialing in the scope on my NEF .223 and got a stuck case. I didn't have a cleaning rod to pop it out with, and the older gent next to me didn't either (I asked) but I didn't really want to spend the time re-casing the rifle and tearing down my targets. I just asked the guy next to me if he'd be there for another 5-10 minutes. I left the rifle and ammo there, went home, got a cleaning rod and a can of Raid, drove back, fixed the rifle, and sprayed the snot out of the hornet's nest that had been bugging other shooters that day.
It's really nice living 2 minutes door-to-door from the local outdoor range! Yes that was a primary concern when picking the location of my 1st house.