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At the sight in for a smallbore silhouette match a rabbit decided to visit the rams. What's strange is nobody shot it????
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She eventually forgave me, and a few months ago we celebrated our 34th wedding anniversary, and are expecting our first grandchild in eight weeks. (She's since learned much better range manners, and I try not to give her any reason to regret going with me)
I nominate this as the best story told so far. Congratulations JackBurtonJR.
At the public range, I was out at the 100yd stands changing targets when I saw a Groundhog about 30yd out in the trees. He was standing up looking around. I was younger so I had to stir him up. All I had on me was a compact 9mm and I fired a shot into the ground.
Unexpectedly, he began stomping right for me. At first I laughed but as he got within 6 feet I prepared to ventilate him. Can Groundhogs be rabid??? At three feet he ducked into his hole which I had been standing by, not 10 feet from the target stands. I don't suppose he ever saw me. Ninja Power!
Unexpectedly, he began stomping right for me. At first I laughed but as he got within 6 feet I prepared to ventilate him. Can Groundhogs be rabid??? At three feet he ducked into his hole which I had been standing by, not 10 feet from the target stands. I don't suppose he ever saw me. Ninja Power!
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I went to a members only range a couple of weeks ago.
There was only me and another fellow on the range at the time. I would get a verbal and a visual with him every time I wanted to go downrange to check targets. He wasn't shooting much, maybe doing some barrel break-in, probably a round every five minutes or so.
I switched from rifle to pistol and fired two magazines full. I was loading a third when I noticed this fellow approaching me from down range! I yelled at him, "Hey, were you down range just now", thinking, how could anyone be so stupid! (?)
He replies that indeed he was and proceeded to dress me down about the range rules, actions open, no touchee while folks are down range, etc...
I let him have it back, telling him that he was the one at fault for going down range while the firing line was hot. I even told him to his face that I made sure he knew where I was at all times, getting a verbal and a visual before moving...."Didn't I? DIDN'T I...???"
He had nothing more to say. When I got home I called the association leadership and related my observation of the events. To their credit, the President of the association called me back two days later and told me th other fellow had admitted he was at fault.
Some people....other than me of course.
There was only me and another fellow on the range at the time. I would get a verbal and a visual with him every time I wanted to go downrange to check targets. He wasn't shooting much, maybe doing some barrel break-in, probably a round every five minutes or so.
I switched from rifle to pistol and fired two magazines full. I was loading a third when I noticed this fellow approaching me from down range! I yelled at him, "Hey, were you down range just now", thinking, how could anyone be so stupid! (?)
He replies that indeed he was and proceeded to dress me down about the range rules, actions open, no touchee while folks are down range, etc...
I let him have it back, telling him that he was the one at fault for going down range while the firing line was hot. I even told him to his face that I made sure he knew where I was at all times, getting a verbal and a visual before moving...."Didn't I? DIDN'T I...???"
He had nothing more to say. When I got home I called the association leadership and related my observation of the events. To their credit, the President of the association called me back two days later and told me th other fellow had admitted he was at fault.
Some people....other than me of course.
Claymore1500
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"Moonclip", do you live in Ohio? I ask because there is an indoor range on the west side of the Cleveland area where a woman (I believe) paid for range time and I think, rented a gun, Just to shoot herself.
rainbowbob
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Awwww...Best range story for sure. Congratulations on the grandbaby! I hope you live close by - because a grandchild is about the best thing that can happen to a fellow.
plinky said:
Had a co-worker relate a very similar story to me years ago. He and his dad were walking in the woods and spot a groundhog a few tens of yards away. They start shooting at it with .22s (either two semis or a semi and a bolt). After the first round the hog starts coming towards them. They keep shooting, miss-miss-miss-miss-etc., and the hog keeps coming like it was in the Matrix (except this happened way before that movie came out). They're starting to get worried. Finally with the hog abou 5 feet away, they get it with the second to last round they had. They walk towards it and find the hole about 3 feet away directly in front of them the hog was headed for.
For me, I was spotting for another co-worker while varmint hunting at another co-worker's farm. We set up a target about 100 yds away so he can zero in is new AR (Colt 6601). The lighting was just right and I was in just the right position behind above slightly to the right that I could see the rounds go down range through my 7X50 binoculars. Unfortunately, the rounds were landing about 5 feet to the left right into a pile of irrigation pipes. It was a very expensive sighting-in day that day.
A few years later, I was at a private range I was a member of on the 25 yd pistol. A fellow member was also there shooting a slightly worked over 1911 practicing, for what shooting discipline I could not figure out by the way he was shooting. During a lull, we talk a little about what we had, I had either a Ruger MkII or a Browning Buckmark or a Bersa Mini or a Sig P226, can't remember exactly. I asked him if he would like to try out whatever I was shooting. He said no thanks, he needs to stick with his 1911 so he doesn't lose the feel of the trigger while he is practicing. His method of practice was a bit odd, I thought. He would use a two hand hold, start from 45° down, right foot slightly back, both arms straight. What was odd was he would raise the gun, fire one round, stop and put the gun down, wait about 5 minutes, set back up again, fire one round, wait 5 minutes, etc. He had seemed very tense while shooting which I took as him just being extremely focused. While reloading one time, from the corner of my eye I see him have an ND and send a round into the ground about 5' in front of him down range during raising the gun to fire at the target. He was shooting so slow and seemed so focused I could figure out how he could have let that happen.
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Claymore I live in SoCal, I do not adveritize this fact on THR much due to non high road type posts against people that live here. It's an anti gun climate but I do manage to own over a 100 firearms.
Anyways range suicides are more common than you would think. Almost every indoor range I know has had at leats one. The reason many will not allow a gun rental w/o having a 2nd person with you.
It sucked when it happen as other customers were present.
Anyways range suicides are more common than you would think. Almost every indoor range I know has had at leats one. The reason many will not allow a gun rental w/o having a 2nd person with you.
It sucked when it happen as other customers were present.
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Two things come to mind. Once, we had a fawn, not long out of his spots romp and play on one end of the rifle range while I shot a .308 on the other end...about 40 yards away. Another guy was at the bench behind a .22-250.
He even approached me and invited me to play. He got to within 15 feet of me when his mama blew at him from the treeline...and he trotted off to join her. He stopped and looked back twice.
Another time...whilst answerin' nature's call...I almost planted my foot on a Copperhead that I estimated at 3 feet long and as almost as thick in the middle as my forearm. He struck, and his head passed under my foot. I defied the laws of physics as I launched myself backward off the foot that wasn't planted on the ground. By the time I was able to regain my balance and whip out my shootin' iron...he'd made good his escape. My heart didn't slow down for 30 minutes. His probably didn't either...
He even approached me and invited me to play. He got to within 15 feet of me when his mama blew at him from the treeline...and he trotted off to join her. He stopped and looked back twice.
Another time...whilst answerin' nature's call...I almost planted my foot on a Copperhead that I estimated at 3 feet long and as almost as thick in the middle as my forearm. He struck, and his head passed under my foot. I defied the laws of physics as I launched myself backward off the foot that wasn't planted on the ground. By the time I was able to regain my balance and whip out my shootin' iron...he'd made good his escape. My heart didn't slow down for 30 minutes. His probably didn't either...
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"HKSW"
Yes I was talking about "stonewall" . I can remember the story some what but a little fuzzy on the details.
I have used that range a time or two, But don't really care for it, I prefer outdoors.
"Moonclip" I was not prying I was just curious, In fact in my opinion, I think that if more pro gunners would move to and get involved with the politics in Cal. the climate could be changed for the better.
In fact, if it weren't for $$$$, I would think about moving there, due to my other hobby "Motorcycle riding" I would love more than 6 months a year on the bike.
Yes I was talking about "stonewall" . I can remember the story some what but a little fuzzy on the details.
I have used that range a time or two, But don't really care for it, I prefer outdoors.
"Moonclip" I was not prying I was just curious, In fact in my opinion, I think that if more pro gunners would move to and get involved with the politics in Cal. the climate could be changed for the better.
In fact, if it weren't for $$$$, I would think about moving there, due to my other hobby "Motorcycle riding" I would love more than 6 months a year on the bike.
I didn't think you were prying, don't worry about it. The details of the shooting and others I've known of are "graphic" to say the least.
CA does have good riding weather though a bit hot, I rode my motorcycle 70-80 miles today.
I never understood how 1% motorcycle clubs such as the Hells Angels have chapters in certain Euro countries or like in Maine, must be hard to ride in such weather or you ride for a very limited part of the year!
Another indoor range story, I once saw a guy shooting a Talon 9x19, a KelTec ripoff at a range I once operated. The gun blew with standard pressure 9x19 Winchester USA ball.
He came out of range with a bloody nose and mumbling, I though maybe he just had a health issue. Guy took off quick though before I could call an ambulance.
He left gun and ammo on shooting bay. I locked up his gun and ammo and kept the receipt showing he bought the ammo at another store, I didn't want him saying later he was shooting our range reloads.
Around 12am I was just hanging out with a friend after hours at the range, guy came back with another shady looking guy wanting his gun back, I spoke with him thru the door and told him he needed to come back in morning as safe was on time lock(a lttle white lie but I was getting bad vibes)
He said he was ok but his nose was broken and 1-2 teeth missing, chunk of slide hit him in face!
Came back and I gave him gun, he called factory and they said they would just pay his medical bills! I wonder if he got a lawyer and sued Win and/or Talon. They are out of business now.
I saw their .380 KelTecish clone for sale used at $80 2 years ago, I passed
CA does have good riding weather though a bit hot, I rode my motorcycle 70-80 miles today.
I never understood how 1% motorcycle clubs such as the Hells Angels have chapters in certain Euro countries or like in Maine, must be hard to ride in such weather or you ride for a very limited part of the year!
Another indoor range story, I once saw a guy shooting a Talon 9x19, a KelTec ripoff at a range I once operated. The gun blew with standard pressure 9x19 Winchester USA ball.
He came out of range with a bloody nose and mumbling, I though maybe he just had a health issue. Guy took off quick though before I could call an ambulance.
He left gun and ammo on shooting bay. I locked up his gun and ammo and kept the receipt showing he bought the ammo at another store, I didn't want him saying later he was shooting our range reloads.
Around 12am I was just hanging out with a friend after hours at the range, guy came back with another shady looking guy wanting his gun back, I spoke with him thru the door and told him he needed to come back in morning as safe was on time lock(a lttle white lie but I was getting bad vibes)
He said he was ok but his nose was broken and 1-2 teeth missing, chunk of slide hit him in face!
Came back and I gave him gun, he called factory and they said they would just pay his medical bills! I wonder if he got a lawyer and sued Win and/or Talon. They are out of business now.
I saw their .380 KelTecish clone for sale used at $80 2 years ago, I passed
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2 weeks ago I was RO'ing someone at our IDPA league when he had a squibb ...after the 1st shot,the second didn't fire(or so I thought)and the gun (CZ75)wouldn't go into battery....thank God.Someone else said they heard a "pop"...I picked up the case and it was really black.So we checked the barrel...sure enough,part way up the barrel,there it was.Kind of scary,for both of us.
I recall the last time there was a suicide at Stonewall. I was tagging along with my sister and her boyfriend to a furniture store in Brecksville (looking at the Techline line of shelving). On the way home on Rt. 82, I notice a few police and an ambulance while passing Ken Mar Rd. where Stonewall is located and saw in the news later that day the story about the suicide.
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What? She just...went topless right then and there?
I'm moving to Phoenix; Screw MA.
Dare I ask about this? I'm not sure if you'd be comfortable talking about it.Moonclip said:
Claymore1500
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I only know of the one incident, Like I said I don't go there often, The ventilation is poor, no one seems to police thier brass(it's all over the floor) There are usually too many people on the range. $8.00 per hour for that just turns me off.
You mean, aside from three seperate instances of folk walking downrange while I was shooting and explaining "don't worry, I've watched you shoot!", or watching a group of teenybopppers aiming scope/loaded rifles at their boyfriends while said boyfriends posted targets 10yds out?.....not much to report aside from seeing a deer get shot accidentally while galloping across the range with the terrified shooter immediately calling a game warden to come finish the critter for him......
Gunner4h1r3
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On my first ship, USS Shreveport (LPD-12), we had a 9mm shoot and one of our AO's was on the line shooting. He forgot to button up his coveralls and a shell went down his coveralls. Stopped about where his belt buckle was. He shook his coveralls and the shell dropped downwards where his boxers opened up and landed on the tip of his member.
Got to give the kid props as he toughed it out though the entire course of fire.
Another fun story was when we convinced the CO to let the GM's and AO's throw concussion grenades and shoot the m-14, m-16's and mark 18's all on auto.
Ahh memories.
Got to give the kid props as he toughed it out though the entire course of fire.
Another fun story was when we convinced the CO to let the GM's and AO's throw concussion grenades and shoot the m-14, m-16's and mark 18's all on auto.
Ahh memories.
I've had that happen with an old/issue 1911A1 where the fp stuck in the fwd position....doesn't take anywhere close to 1.5secs, more like 0.5secs and you find youself just holding on and wondering where the other 6rds went while watching for light planes to come smoking/spiraling out of the sky.....
bps3040
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I was with a friend sighting in my 30.06. I am shooting and a man with his son start shooting next to us. Well, they are shooting my target,lol, but low. We try to tell him , but he ignores us. So, everytime I shoot, he shoots right after. His son is telling him "wow, Dad another bullseye" I try telling him again..he will not listen. So, I am done, rifle is deadeye, I wait and he shoots....his son says"Dad, I do not see it"...which is when I shoot. His son tells him "He just shot your target" He turns to me and complains. I tell him I tried telling you. You were shooting my target..you are hitting way low and to the left. He was not happy.
Regolith
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I was at the pistol range once with some people shooting .22's. The targets were steel plates, which invariably seemed to cause the .22 rounds to split into several pieces. One of the pieces must have struck a live round someone had left out near the targets and set it off, because there was a very large boom and a flash that startled everyone. Must have been a big bore pistol round.
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My dad told me about his time at Benning in the Army. He used to volunteer for magazine loading duty and working the pits so he wouldn't have to road march with his platoon to the range. One morning, at oh-dark-thirty, as the sun was coming up, he and a couple of other privates notice a big buck downrange. They ask and get permission from the drill instructor to load up and try and shoot it. So there they were, proned out on the line trying and failing to drop the deer at 100 to 200 meters with M14's. The DI walks up, grabs the rifle from the man next to my dad and drops the deer with one shot off-hand. For their efforts, my dad and the others got to smell the cooking venison from the NCO club that night.
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I have posted this before but...
I try to get to the range real early an get out before everybody shows up. For the most part there pretty safe, but sometimes there are some real hillbillies that show up. On one occasion I was shooting a .22 at 50 yards but the people next to my started WALKING DOWNRANGE firing their handguns at a box about 25 yards out.
I stoped shooting and they turned around like they expected me to continue.... It seemed to be a mom (about 40) and her two sons (maybe 14 and 15). The mom and her 14 year old son also enjoyed THE SAME CIGARETTE together after they were finished.
On another occasion, an old beater Branco II pulled up and about 6 rather large bubbas and bubbettes rolled out and set up. The bubbas didn't really understand gun safety, nor did their daughter. They shot black powder revolvers, presuambly because they few felons
As we were shooting, the daughter was shooting a BB gun at an empty pack of cigarettes perpendicular to us (facing down the road). All the sudden Daddy hillbilly yell's indicating that he had been shot. Turns out a BB had bounced off a log and hit him! I also overhead one of them joking how he accidently fired a gun in his house and it almost hit his son. I packed up and got the heck out of there.
A large group of mall ninjas showed up one time in a all black Hummer H1 but you guys know all about them types
You really got to keep your guard up at ranges like these.
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I try to get to the range real early an get out before everybody shows up. For the most part there pretty safe, but sometimes there are some real hillbillies that show up. On one occasion I was shooting a .22 at 50 yards but the people next to my started WALKING DOWNRANGE firing their handguns at a box about 25 yards out.
I stoped shooting and they turned around like they expected me to continue.... It seemed to be a mom (about 40) and her two sons (maybe 14 and 15). The mom and her 14 year old son also enjoyed THE SAME CIGARETTE together after they were finished.
On another occasion, an old beater Branco II pulled up and about 6 rather large bubbas and bubbettes rolled out and set up. The bubbas didn't really understand gun safety, nor did their daughter. They shot black powder revolvers, presuambly because they few felons
As we were shooting, the daughter was shooting a BB gun at an empty pack of cigarettes perpendicular to us (facing down the road). All the sudden Daddy hillbilly yell's indicating that he had been shot. Turns out a BB had bounced off a log and hit him! I also overhead one of them joking how he accidently fired a gun in his house and it almost hit his son. I packed up and got the heck out of there.A large group of mall ninjas showed up one time in a all black Hummer H1 but you guys know all about them types
You really got to keep your guard up at ranges like these.
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