Range rage and proper etiquette

[bburrell]

Al,
If you are already set-up and shooting it makes complete sense that you would give a warning and keep shooting. However, if it were the other way around, I would have an issue as I did with the guy who set-up next to me with his 338.
burt

[Oleman]

Our range has framed boxes covered with screening. Just set it up next to your AR and they catch all your brass. Now if you could just get the bone heads to use them.

[AzSam]

99% of my trigger time is spent on controlled ranges, either fiddling with load work, shotting at a match or practice. It is challenge in dealing with brakes and flying brass. Handling it while being polite and respectful is not easy sometimes.

I will take either of these two any day over someone who it not safe. When I see someone sittiing or standing at the back of their bench with their muzzle 3-4 feet behind the firing line or (me), firm yet polite instructions are spoken and a RSO is given a heads up.

When a muzzle goes parallel with the line or if a firearm is handled when the line is cold during a cease fire, being warm and fuzzy is not my strong point everyone within ear shot knows what is going on, and a RSO is brought in. That situation is either remedied or someone leaves. On more than one ocassion I have left and told the Range Master on the way out why and that I have no intention on sticking around waiting for them to take action.

Michael.

[moorepower]

You can get nice little clip on bags to catch your brass. I also learned early on why shooting jackets have hoods, and have a scar to prove it. I still got a good score standing, and it quit burning by the end of the string. I always kept my hood up after that.

[TinMan]

22 boomer and all, a cheap solution for a brass catcher for a scoped AR is to pick up a child's tee shirt at a garage sale. Through the neck hole, thread each end of the scope through the arm holes and let the body of the shirt flop over the ejection port. You might need to knot the arm holes to tighten up the arms up against the scope.

[rickiesrevenge]

I've been hit by more than a few pieces of 223 and 7.62x39 brass. After I said something to the shooters they moved over a bit and it wasn't a problem. When I shot mini-14's and ar's I used a rag over the scope and ejection port. Never had to chase any brass around. As far as the break I think you need to get over it. Its a range not a library. Just my opinion.

Aaron

[22_boomer]

Originally Posted by TinMan

22 boomer and all, a cheap solution for a brass catcher for a scoped AR is to pick up a child's tee shirt at a garage sale. Through the neck hole, thread each end of the scope through the arm holes and let the body of the shirt flop over the ejection port. You might need to knot the arm holes to tighten up the arms up against the scope.

Dang! That's another one I'll have to try -- thanks! I might try some rubber bands on the sleeves to hold them in place on the scope.

[richardpb]

Not to hijack the thread, but it's not just shooters. I once had a neighbor (when we live in town) who had anIrish Wolfhound that he kept fenced in his back yard. They howl. We called one night at 9:30 to ask him to tend to his dog that was howling and barking, and his response was "that's preposterous." And he was a lawyer, but still an a-hole. It's all over the place, and we shouldn't have to put up with it.

Richard

[Furhunter]

Originally Posted by richardpb

Not to hijack the thread, but it's not just shooters. I once had a neighbor (when we live in town) who had anIrish Wolfhound that he kept fenced in his back yard. They howl. We called one night at 9:30 to ask him to tend to his dog that was howling and barking, and his response was "that's preposterous." And he was a lawyer, but still an a-hole. It's all over the place, and we shouldn't have to put up with it.

Richard

Your story reminds me of a situation my dad had way back when I was just a small boy about 7-8 years old so that's 34 ish years ago.

We had some neighbors a couple doors down that had a couple Dobermans. My dad hated those dogs, they had a nasty disposition and got out to run the streets from time to time chasing us kids on bikes etc. When penned up they liked to bark at night too.

My dad had called and told the owners that the dogs running loose were a problem and it was going to be a big problem if any kids got bit. From what he told me the owners of the dogs were about the same... A}}holeish.. So dad brought home some taconite pellets he got from a friend and put my slingshot to work. He would get up at all hours of the night, go out on the deck and hit that dog house with the steel pellets from the slingshot and when the dogs got to barking, he would call the owners up to quite the dogs! I remember him telling me that he would do it several times a night. Just when the dogs got quite and the lights went out he would give it 20 minutes and do it again! He told me those dogs had a new home on a nearby farm in less than a month.

Ain't nothin worse thana yapping neighborhood dog.

Carry on...

[impalacustom]

About 15 years ago I had this problem as well. The guy set up to my immediate left with his AR and was hitting me with his brass as I was trying to site in my 444. I offered to trade places with him and he said he was all set up and doing fine, so I figured he must been giving me the brass so I scooped it up around my bench and off the top and put it in my shooting bag. He got the idea when he left and asked where all his brass was.

I remember my first time with someone with a muzzle brake as well, it was the 338-378, my god I never knew how bad it could be until then, with muffs on it still created such a boom coming off the roof that it actually vibrated dirt and such off the roof. I say if you aren't man enough to shoot with out a brake then don't shoot the rifle in presence of others not using brakes.

Eric