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The best thing about the Marine Corps was watching individuals be negligent with their firearms safety. Face meet sand, with a decent amount of velocity of course.
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This is so very true.There is a time to be loud and make yourself heard in no uncertain terms, but most times a more instructional tone is far more effective. More often than not, the problem is thoughtlessness and/or ignorance of safety rules.
Years ago I used to drive out to the quarry off of Hwy 26 and would plan to be there at 8am. Was almost always empty. I would back my truck in and go set up targets out on the flat. Again, no problem. I could usually shoot for 30-45 minutes before anyone else showed up. One or 2 other couples ws fine. Then a Jeep backs in 10+ yards from me. One guy knew what he was doing the other 2 were newbies. I had my loaded shotgun set to soot when I see one of the newbies pick up an AR and point it out the front window (away from the quarry and towards the road. Paid REAL CLOSE attention after that! When he pulled it back and out the back of the truck I called him out like a Tomb guard! The guy who knew something looks up and realizes what was happening and grabs the AR. The was a magazine in the AR. Didn't think it was intentional, just being ignorant. Safety first. Made me only teach one person at a time. Teaching 2 at a time means that you are not watching one of them.Safety is no joke. When goons like that invade your lane, leaving is usually the best option. You can't fix stupid.
The HBO series the Pacific shows a Marine SGT chewing out a LT.The best thing about the Marine Corps was watching individuals be negligent with their firearms safety. Face meet sand, with a decent amount of velocity of course.
Actually I do think just like you as I did say "nicely in front of his son".No one but me thinks another way to handle things like this could be a gentle education? Coming unglued on a guy in front of his son is going to be extremely demeaning. That's not the best way to educate people. That's one reason I'm hesitant to, or downright refuse, to join a range with RSOs. I know the rules BTW. Cold range, hot range, the whole thing. But IF, you get yelled at for a minor mistake? No, EFF that.
Love the Pacific. And let's just say thats going easy on someone in regards to what I witnessed on the firing line.The HBO series the Pacific shows a Marine SGT chewing out a LT.
I actually have.And you shoot arrows at a gun range? Weird
Not many.I wonder what % of new gun owners know the four rules of gun safety? And how many of those actually practice it religiously?
To us that have been shooting a long time hopefully it is automatic. But what about the newer gun owners?
This x 1,000! Thank you.Safety is no joke. When goons like that invade your lane, leaving is usually the best option. You can't fix stupid.
No, you're not the only one, Mike. When I'm on duty at my range, I'm nearly 100% of the time the calm, gentle, old dude ready to help a n00b if a question or issue arises, slow to reprimand, and certainly not loudly/publicly - unless the violation is soooooooooo egregious that I would cuff my own mother for it!No one but me thinks another way to handle things like this could be a gentle education? Coming unglued on a guy in front of his son is going to be extremely demeaning. That's not the best way to educate people. That's one reason I'm hesitant to, or downright refuse, to join a range with RSOs. I know the rules BTW. Cold range, hot range, the whole thing. But IF, you get yelled at for a minor mistake? No, EFF that.