Deer Rifle Sight-in Days.

[wrenchman]

last year i was working on my slug gun at the public range and 2 other guys that were working on there gun also as well as rifels.
I had decided to take a take a coffie brake frome getting beat up when the range officer started blowin a whistle to cease fire some small kid a guy had brought with him had went out on the range.
I must say he did scare the crap out of every one there.
The public ranges are run by the dnr here there was another time i was there working on a blk powder gun when two guys come in one was drunk off his butt.
my brother inlaw notified a range officer and he came down and watched while the sober one was shooting the gun when he was done he was going to let the drunk shoot and the dnr told him he would arrest both of them if he shoots the gun so they left with the dnr fallowing.

[Ol` Joe]

Originally Posted by wrenchman

last year i was working on my slug gun at the public range and 2 other guys that were working on there gun also as well as rifels.
I had decided to take a take a coffie brake frome getting beat up when the range officer started blowin a whistle to cease fire some small kid a guy had brought with him had went out on the range.
I must say he did scare the crap out of every one there.
The public ranges are run by the dnr here there was another time i was there working on a blk powder gun when two guys come in one was drunk off his butt.
my brother inlaw notified a range officer and he came down and watched while the sober one was shooting the gun when he was done he was going to let the drunk shoot and the dnr told him he would arrest both of them if he shoots the gun so they left with the dnr fallowing.

I saw a similar situation a couple years ago on a private club range. A few of us were shooting on the rifle range when a kid ~8-9 yr old that was obviously bored watching daddy shoot trap got curious and came up over the berm between the 2 ranges about 1/2 way down to see what was there. One guy went ballistic on the kid, and I kind of felt bad for him. Daddy though was the one that needed his tail kicked. I don`t know how people can take a youngster out to place like that, ignore them while they shoot, and not think they`ll end up some place they shouldn't`t be.

[skeeter@ccia.com]

10-4 on what goes on at the range. Not only on sight in days either. Many times I have had to stop the action on range because not only were they pointing the rifle toward people off range while trying to load but on our range we have to keep the targets against the bank while stations are at different ranges. 20,50,100 and 200. Our rule is only one person at a time sighting in. I have seen people walk past those at 100yd on way to the 50yd and when I yell at them, they just say..'that is ok' we won't bother you"....well no need to say what I had to say in reply...goes without saying, you just can't cure stupid. And once after I just manages to halt things for the above reason, another group did the very same thing. Geezzz...Do these people ever think where does that round go in the woods if not going where intended?.....being a club officer can be a real PIA at times. Our club is mostly fishing but have shooting area for guns and archery and while there today, I watched an ice fisherman in a good spot...when I noticed his @5yr old playing around the open water spillway...then he decided to walk out to daddy and entered the ice only about 3' from the open water...How can anyone let their kids do those things?...again...can't cure stupid...problem is any one thing can close down a club for good no matter how cautious you are and you just have to babysit even the adults....our club is not open to public due to insurance reasons and whew on that but it is still work replacing the back stops from those members (when nobody is looking) that shoot down the uprights made of telephone poles or the signs that state 'do not shoot at the posts or you will loose membership'...try to catch them.