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The below is a lighthearted poke of fun at range masters in response to this thread…. http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=180578
Enjoy
Tobacco Usage
Tobacco has been an American staple since the early colonial days. In fact tobacco has even at one time been used as currency. Tobacco has not until recently however been used as a fashion statement, what with the stains on that nice polo shirt that at one time was probably a brighter shade of whatever it is now. Spitting in a cup indoors or in a garbage can is just once removed from simply urinating on the floor amidst a crowd of sometimes new shooters who are wondering what “gun people” look and act like.
War Stories
Many range masters in this God Blessed nation have served their country admirably, thank you, however hearing the same story about storming the Panama Straights single handedly with an M-16 that jammed every third shot is not only probably untrue, but they tell it to everyone they know…..SIXTEEN TIMES!!!
Apparently many range masters are Navy SEALS without any documentation of their “secret” activities….you know, such as a DD214. They are at times ex-cops which makes them the foremost expert on all things tactical and nothing is more tactical than his .357 magnum K frame, Colt 1911, whatever gun he is carrying that day or carried back in the day….and if he ever shot anyone with it, it blew the guy away with one shot and the guy died obligatory to the caliber.
Attire
Camouflage is not a fashion statement. Mismatched Camo is even worse. Wearing a hat with a pressed and creased brim does not make one look tough, it makes one look either in the military, or can’t get over the fascination with the military.
The belt is not a bat-belt. Why have 15 things mounted on it as if you were the local P.D. mascot?
Scent
Soap is non-corrosive. It will eat away at the layers of odor that your diligent hard work has created, but it will not eat away your skin. Use liberally, heck use it twice. B.O. is not “the scent of a man” it is the scent of B.O.
Wash your hands before your pee turns gray from lead. I shouldn’t have to remind the range master that putting down a burger, then fixing something on the range real quick, then finishing the burger is going to slightly raise the lead level again. Heck, you might as well suck lead Jolly Ranchers.
Gun Knowledge
Range masters are guys who get paid to make sure that nobody conducts themselves in an unsafe manner. Occasionally they are also trainers, but most of the time they are simply observers and cashiers. Kind of like the guy at Walmart, but the range master gets the word “master” in his title. This does not automatically make one a “master” of all things projectile and/or bladed….and sometimes can sound a bit like postulating.
Ego, Ergo, Eggo
Range masters are called “masters” but that doesn’t make one a master of anything really. It’s kind of like me calling someone the Burger King, okay, so he makes burgers, but is he really the king? By all means a range master has the right to cease fire and eject someone for unsafe behavior, but that doesn’t mean they have voodoo powers of authority and can ruin your right to own a gun with a simple phone call. Most range masters are genuinely nice guys, some are Nazis in mismatched camo with tobacco stains telling stories about Guam while offending the clientele with B.O.
The range is a business, those people milling around with guns are called customers. They are the basis for the range “master” having a job. Pissing off an inordinate amount of those “customers” (pronounced kust-oh-mers) can quickly lead one from being a range master to a burger king.
The range masters gun
Range masters are not gunsmiths, nor should they tinker, fix or modify your personal weapon in any way except maybe showing you how to take the darn thing apart. The range masters gun is not the ultimate, end all, be all, of handguns, it is simply what he could afford, that he liked, or something the boss made him wear.
The range is not a dating service
When we “kust-oh-mers” bring our wives, sisters, daughters, etc. it is not polite to leer at them as if one has never seen a woman before. Additionally it is considered bad form to make crude or suggestive comments or hit on said female while in the presence or immediate absence of the females male companion. This is not a “property” thing, but how many times a day has a range master been described as that “creepy, smelly guy who kept staring at my tits”. It makes our wives, daughters, etc. not want to go to the range and just because the majority of the clientele (kust-oh-mers) are men, does not entitle one to ostracize or otherwise act in chauvinistic or sexist manner. The range is not your domain where women swoon at your presence. They may swoon but a bar of soap will fix that I’m telling ya.
The range master is not a drill sergeant
Clientele (kust-oh-mers) are people right out of society. There are smart ones, dumb ones, friendly ones, ugly ones, ones who know guns, ones who don’t. Something they all have in common? They are giving range masters money (directly or indirectly) so that they may shoot their weapons of choice at the range. They are not in the military and you are not a drill Sergeant. Yelling at (kust-oh-mers) aka “people who pay your salary” does not bode well for your business as something most of those (kust-oh-mers) also have in common besides giving you money is not liking to be yelled at. I hate to point this hurtful fact out, but a man making a six figure salary who doesn’t know how to load a .38 snub nose is not an idiot, moron or some other clever little label you have in your verbal arsenal, simply inexperienced. The man may have an MBA and be a business genius making 10 times your salary….one is not born knowing guns and deriding someone for not knowing some basic information is bad…..as in not good…..
Decorum
Being range master does not mean one may dig in their nose publicly, then hand me my change. I would prefer to maintain a mucus free wallet and do not deride me as a snob for acting so. The digits at the end of your hand should be washed after exiting the nasal cavity as everyone is not as comfortable with your body as you may be.
Foul language
Colorful language is part of society, however should not be used in a casual manner while surrounded by customers from varying backgrounds with varying sensibilities.
Enjoy
Tobacco Usage
Tobacco has been an American staple since the early colonial days. In fact tobacco has even at one time been used as currency. Tobacco has not until recently however been used as a fashion statement, what with the stains on that nice polo shirt that at one time was probably a brighter shade of whatever it is now. Spitting in a cup indoors or in a garbage can is just once removed from simply urinating on the floor amidst a crowd of sometimes new shooters who are wondering what “gun people” look and act like.
War Stories
Many range masters in this God Blessed nation have served their country admirably, thank you, however hearing the same story about storming the Panama Straights single handedly with an M-16 that jammed every third shot is not only probably untrue, but they tell it to everyone they know…..SIXTEEN TIMES!!!
Apparently many range masters are Navy SEALS without any documentation of their “secret” activities….you know, such as a DD214. They are at times ex-cops which makes them the foremost expert on all things tactical and nothing is more tactical than his .357 magnum K frame, Colt 1911, whatever gun he is carrying that day or carried back in the day….and if he ever shot anyone with it, it blew the guy away with one shot and the guy died obligatory to the caliber.
Attire
Camouflage is not a fashion statement. Mismatched Camo is even worse. Wearing a hat with a pressed and creased brim does not make one look tough, it makes one look either in the military, or can’t get over the fascination with the military.
The belt is not a bat-belt. Why have 15 things mounted on it as if you were the local P.D. mascot?
Scent
Soap is non-corrosive. It will eat away at the layers of odor that your diligent hard work has created, but it will not eat away your skin. Use liberally, heck use it twice. B.O. is not “the scent of a man” it is the scent of B.O.
Wash your hands before your pee turns gray from lead. I shouldn’t have to remind the range master that putting down a burger, then fixing something on the range real quick, then finishing the burger is going to slightly raise the lead level again. Heck, you might as well suck lead Jolly Ranchers.
Gun Knowledge
Range masters are guys who get paid to make sure that nobody conducts themselves in an unsafe manner. Occasionally they are also trainers, but most of the time they are simply observers and cashiers. Kind of like the guy at Walmart, but the range master gets the word “master” in his title. This does not automatically make one a “master” of all things projectile and/or bladed….and sometimes can sound a bit like postulating.
Ego, Ergo, Eggo
Range masters are called “masters” but that doesn’t make one a master of anything really. It’s kind of like me calling someone the Burger King, okay, so he makes burgers, but is he really the king? By all means a range master has the right to cease fire and eject someone for unsafe behavior, but that doesn’t mean they have voodoo powers of authority and can ruin your right to own a gun with a simple phone call. Most range masters are genuinely nice guys, some are Nazis in mismatched camo with tobacco stains telling stories about Guam while offending the clientele with B.O.
The range is a business, those people milling around with guns are called customers. They are the basis for the range “master” having a job. Pissing off an inordinate amount of those “customers” (pronounced kust-oh-mers) can quickly lead one from being a range master to a burger king.
The range masters gun
Range masters are not gunsmiths, nor should they tinker, fix or modify your personal weapon in any way except maybe showing you how to take the darn thing apart. The range masters gun is not the ultimate, end all, be all, of handguns, it is simply what he could afford, that he liked, or something the boss made him wear.
The range is not a dating service
When we “kust-oh-mers” bring our wives, sisters, daughters, etc. it is not polite to leer at them as if one has never seen a woman before. Additionally it is considered bad form to make crude or suggestive comments or hit on said female while in the presence or immediate absence of the females male companion. This is not a “property” thing, but how many times a day has a range master been described as that “creepy, smelly guy who kept staring at my tits”. It makes our wives, daughters, etc. not want to go to the range and just because the majority of the clientele (kust-oh-mers) are men, does not entitle one to ostracize or otherwise act in chauvinistic or sexist manner. The range is not your domain where women swoon at your presence. They may swoon but a bar of soap will fix that I’m telling ya.
The range master is not a drill sergeant
Clientele (kust-oh-mers) are people right out of society. There are smart ones, dumb ones, friendly ones, ugly ones, ones who know guns, ones who don’t. Something they all have in common? They are giving range masters money (directly or indirectly) so that they may shoot their weapons of choice at the range. They are not in the military and you are not a drill Sergeant. Yelling at (kust-oh-mers) aka “people who pay your salary” does not bode well for your business as something most of those (kust-oh-mers) also have in common besides giving you money is not liking to be yelled at. I hate to point this hurtful fact out, but a man making a six figure salary who doesn’t know how to load a .38 snub nose is not an idiot, moron or some other clever little label you have in your verbal arsenal, simply inexperienced. The man may have an MBA and be a business genius making 10 times your salary….one is not born knowing guns and deriding someone for not knowing some basic information is bad…..as in not good…..
Decorum
Being range master does not mean one may dig in their nose publicly, then hand me my change. I would prefer to maintain a mucus free wallet and do not deride me as a snob for acting so. The digits at the end of your hand should be washed after exiting the nasal cavity as everyone is not as comfortable with your body as you may be.
Foul language
Colorful language is part of society, however should not be used in a casual manner while surrounded by customers from varying backgrounds with varying sensibilities.
