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Nobody speaks to me at a range and most other places either
Not sure it's really the rules that make an RO necessary, more like the clientele.
I managed to get by Quickshot yesterday for a bit after work, and when I started off they didn't bother putting an RO on the range because I've been going there for years and the staff there knows me.
About 30 minutes in another 'regular' came in, so still no RO. But about 10 minutes later a couple of folks came in... along with an RO.
Generally, if they don't know someone they will have an RO at the range. Especially (it seems) if the person is renting a gun, and always if they are renting a full-auto gun.
The rules apply equally to everyone though. They will call out a regular if they do something stupid just as fast as someone they never saw before.
The problem for ROs is that aside from the hard-and-fast Range Rules, they have to supervise down to the lowest common denominator and sometimes the calls they make can seem pretty arbitrary (but sometimes necessary).
It's quite reasonable to expect a couple of regulars who are zeroing their glass are going to be less (and possibly zero) effort to RO in a public range, but when Mickey McDoofus turns up with his crack-addled girlfriend to try out his new Taurus Raging Judge, the RO will have to be on his toes AND watching everyone on the range, even if the majority of his attention is on Mickey and his squeeze.
That's when people start to dislike "ROs who behave like Hitler". I get it. I don't *like* it, but that's life.
In extreme circumstances, that might make me reconsider using a particular public range (I'm in the fortunate position of not having to use a public range very often), but these things tend to be self-correcting. A range that only caters for slow-fire bullseye shooting isn't going to survive.
But having RO'ed at a private club of shooters who were for the most part, pretty good, I still saw things you people probably wouldn't believe.
Edit: ... or maybe you would.
It's quite reasonable to expect a couple of regulars who are zeroing their glass are going to be less (and possibly zero) effort to RO in a public range, but when Mickey McDoofus turns up with his crack-addled girlfriend to try out his new Taurus Raging Judge, the RO will have to be on his toes AND watching everyone on the range, even if the majority of his attention is on Mickey and his squeeze.
That's when people start to dislike "ROs who behave like Hitler". I get it. I don't *like* it, but that's life.
In extreme circumstances, that might make me reconsider using a particular public range (I'm in the fortunate position of not having to use a public range very often), but these things tend to be self-correcting. A range that only caters for slow-fire bullseye shooting isn't going to survive.
But having RO'ed at a private club of shooters who were for the most part, pretty good, I still saw things you people probably wouldn't believe.
Edit: ... or maybe you would.
I agree with most of this. A range that does not have a lot of rules is more susceptible to customers getting in over their heads and becoming unsafe and this is were a RO should step in. The general rules may not apply to all people equally. As an example, if a person becomes unsafe because they are trying to shoot too fast for their skill level, then a limited rate of fire should be imposed on them. Same thing with drawing a weapon or transitioning.
Well, the range where I had a pistol grip shotgun dropped at my feet was north of I-20. It was in Douglasville on Bankhead hwy.
I also shoot at least twice a week. I shoot in my backyard.
Yep, and the bullet ended up in the wall of the owner's daughter's office.
