Yeah man, definitely a scary experience. That was a hard lesson learned, but it could have been a lot worse. That 1911 she was shooting has a 3.5# trigger on it. I made sure to tell the employees working the next week when I saw her about what had happened the week before and to keep an eye on her.
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Ever seen someone kicked off a range?
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Yeah man, definitely a scary experience. That was a hard lesson learned, but it could have been a lot worse. That 1911 she was shooting has a 3.5# trigger on it. I made sure to tell the employees working the next week when I saw her about what had happened the week before and to keep an eye on her.
My friend and I were sighting in her rifle when a "gentleman" discharged his 7mm deer rifle into the ceiling behind the firing lanes about 15 feet from where we were. The management removed him before I had a chance to make him understand how I felt about his incompetency.
I've kicked a few off the range...does that count?
Couple recents:
1) A father an his roughly 10-12 year old son rent a Glock (don't recall model or caliber) and proceed into the pistol range. After a brief time, I step in to just take a look and ensure all is going well. While in there, I watch in slow motion as the son turns around to look up at and say something to his dad. The kid's finger is on the trigger and as the dad leans down to listen to the son, the son puts a round through the ceiling just a few inches from his dad's head...I politely stepped over and unloaded the gun, then asked the father to step outside for a brief conversation while the son picked up brass...they left immediately following.
2) A group of young folks, mixed gender was in the pistol range one evening, about 7-8 folks spread across 3 lanes. The gents decided it was a good idea to have the ladies turn around (backs to downrange) and take some Charlie's Angels style pics...pistols pointing everywhere, fingers on triggers, etc. The initial conflict arose when they assured me "but they're all unloaded and "perfectly safe!""...nope, wrong answer...you're done for tonight...pack up.
Couple recents:
1) A father an his roughly 10-12 year old son rent a Glock (don't recall model or caliber) and proceed into the pistol range. After a brief time, I step in to just take a look and ensure all is going well. While in there, I watch in slow motion as the son turns around to look up at and say something to his dad. The kid's finger is on the trigger and as the dad leans down to listen to the son, the son puts a round through the ceiling just a few inches from his dad's head...I politely stepped over and unloaded the gun, then asked the father to step outside for a brief conversation while the son picked up brass...they left immediately following.
2) A group of young folks, mixed gender was in the pistol range one evening, about 7-8 folks spread across 3 lanes. The gents decided it was a good idea to have the ladies turn around (backs to downrange) and take some Charlie's Angels style pics...pistols pointing everywhere, fingers on triggers, etc. The initial conflict arose when they assured me "but they're all unloaded and "perfectly safe!""...nope, wrong answer...you're done for tonight...pack up.
I kicked a guy out one day in the rifle range for taking a drink from his flask.
and even scarier, I had to escort a older couple out after the man lost his 5.7 pistol, and as I was to late to stop, shoot two rounds sideways into the armor of the next booth and he said "**** happens" and complained on me all the way out the door.
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It almost got 'fixed'.
All the retail ranges are catering to new inexperienced shooters. Forget the people who know what they are doing so to speak. Since all the scares last year they are Inviting them in just to try get money from them.The one in Newnan even has a "Date Night". Nothing worse than trying to impress some random skirt by shooting out the ceiling tiles. Whoopsie......
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One of the worst experiences I've had on my range was when a friend of a friend came out to "shoot a little bit".
I NEVER let people do that, my range is used for classes only, but I figured it would be okay this one time.
This guy gets out there with his new girlfriend and completely embarasses himself.
When they first arrived I had to warn him twice about breaking safety rules to which he half listened too. After making certain he understood what not to do (though now I'm real nervous) I go with him to the firing line where he makes a big show of "loosening up"... rolling his neck around, bouncing on his heels, stretching, etc. Then he draws & rapid fires one of, if not the worst string of fire ever shot at my range in the general direction of the target. He may have hit it peripherally 2 or 3 times at most. He holsters up & then saunters back like he was Wyatt Earp or Todd Jarrett.
Needless to say I was livid with the whole experience. Shortly afterwards they left & I spoke to my friend in a manner that I've rarely spoken to any man.
The gist of it was that the safety of people at my range was critical not only to their lives but to my ability to make a living as a full time Instructor. I had told my friend that I really didn't want to have people I don't know come out for a casual shooting session but he was insistent that the guy would be safe & respectful.
As a matter of fact, that was the beginning of the end of our close friendship of several years.
