"The range" means different things to different people

[indianajoe]

At a kid's softball game last evening, sitting with group of other parents. Diane, friend and wife of one of my shooter buddies, says, "Jill said you're taking a vacation day on Friday. What are you going to do?"

"I expect I'll go to the range for a bit."

"You going to Atterbury?" she says.

"Either there or Wilbur Wright," I say.

The mom wearing Chanel sunglasses pipes in, "I hear they dried out the fairways and greens at Bear Slide!"

Jill and Diane and I looked at each other. I smiled at Mrs. Chanel and said "Bet it's nice out there" and left it at that.

I love people.

 

[IndySSD]

BWAHAHAAHAHAHAH

This is so indicative of many of my interactions at work...

Ahw.... I'm all out of rep for the day... and it's not even noon....

 

[LEaSH]

I think I should build a dual purpose range like that.

Heck, simultaneous use even.

The money would roll right in!

 

[ATOMonkey]

You could set it up like skeet and try to shoot the golf balls out of the air!!

 

[shooter521]

I and 3 other INGOers stopped for breakfast at a local diner in southern Michigan last month, on our way to the (gun) range for the Magpul Dynamics pistol class. We were all dressed appropriately for the day's activities - ball caps, boots, cargo pants or jeans, T-shirts, sunglasses. We talked "gun stuff" on and off throughout breakfast, making no bones about it. As we were leaving, waitress said "it sure is a nice day today; you guys doing something outside?"

We exchanged knowing glances, and replied in unison "yep".

"Oh, like golfing?"

"Yep."

And we left.

 

[Suprtek]

"I expect I'll go to the range for a bit."

What, are you gonna use it to fry me up some bacon?

 

[Que]

Range Attire: Sorts or pants, short sleeve shirt with a collar, short socks, and a Nike/Calloway, etc., cap.

Range Attire: Jeans/Cargo pants, INGO T-shirt, INGO cap, and. Shoes of choice.

If you are not wearing INGO gear, then you must be going to the golf range.

 

[ATM]

I shot a hole in one yesterday!







But the rest of my posted targets were unblemished and can be used again next time.

 

[indytechnerd]

I think I should build a dual purpose range like that.

Heck, simultaneous use even.

The money would roll right in!

I'm guessing people wouldn't notice the 30' high wall of dirt at the end of the range instead of a huge net. It could work. Weekdays it could be for the duffers to hit balls on their lunch hour. Weekends, the shooters could take over. Simultaneous would be tough, it's difficult enough hitting a golfball straight with people talking in the next lane, much less someone sighting in his prairie dog rifle.

 

[SavageEagle]

At a kid's softball game last evening, sitting with group of other parents. Diane, wife of one of my shooter buddies, says, "Jill said you're taking a vacation day on Friday. What are you going to do?"

"I expect I'll go to the range for a bit."

"You going to Atterbury?" she says.

"Either there or Wilbur Wright," I say.

The mom wearing Chanel sunglasses pipes in, "I hear they dried out the fairways and greens at Bear Slide!"

Jill and Diane and I looked at each other. I smiled at Mrs. Chanel and said "Bet it's nice out there" and left it at that.

I love people.

I and 3 other INGOers stopped for breakfast at a local diner in southern Michigan last month, on our way to the (gun) range for the Magpul Dynamics pistol class. We were all dressed appropriately for the day's activities - ball caps, boots, cargo pants or jeans, T-shirts, sunglasses. We talked "gun stuff" on and off throughout breakfast, making no bones about it. As we were leaving, waitress said "it sure is a nice day today; you guys doing something outside?"

We exchanged knowing glances, and replied in unison "yep".

"Oh, like golfing?"

"Yep."

And we left.

Only one thing ran through my mind at the end of those stories....

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I'm guessing people wouldn't notice the 30' high wall of dirt at the end of the range instead of a huge net. It could work. Weekdays it could be for the duffers to hit balls on their lunch hour. Weekends, the shooters could take over. Simultaneous would be tough, it's difficult enough hitting a golfball straight with people talking in the next lane, much less someone sighting in his prairie dog rifle.

Oh cmon! I'd LOVE to here the sweet sounds of "THWHACK BOOM!" all day! I mean, if you can't drive a ball straight, far enough, in the middle of WWIII, how do you expect to handle the pressure of "The Masters"?

 

[SSGSAD]

Range Report, Indiana Joe ?????

 

[schafe]

Conversation I had on the phone with my brother the flaming liberal:
Mike: what you doing this weekend?
Me: I thought Deb and I would go to the range for some target practice.
Mike: Range? When did you get your bow?
Me: It's not a bow, Mike.
Mike: You mean you have guns? Why would you need such a thing?
Me: For personal protection. Deb and I both have handguns
Mike: Whaaat? She has a gun, too? That's just paranoid.
Me: Bye Mike, say hello to the family

 

[ATM]

...She has a gun, too? That's just paranoid.

Not so much paranoid as tiring. Lugging me and my gun around with her all the time was really wearing her out.

Don't forget your helmet when you go outside, Mike. Bye now.

 

[Instant=.40cal=Karma]

If this is what you had in mind, I'm all in...

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