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I got the M1A to shooting the little paste cover circles of a ShootNC target, I really need to take that out some real distance.
The Benelli M3 chewed on the plywood just a little.
.44 Specials are fun out of the Super Redhawk
I want a lever gun, actually I want a lot of guns
Turnandshoot and I both wore homo shoes(T_star's term).
Got from Winamac back to Snob John in under an hour
I feel that there is something that must be addressed.
In terms of safe gun handling and range rules I think this was the worst Meet and Shoot that I have attended. First off and least important (I say least important because I was not one of the people going forward of the firing line when the range is hot, so I was in no danger myself), I noticed several times individuals were going forward of the firing line while the range was hot, this is not in any way a safe practice. If you have to get something, no one minds asking for the range to go cold, but under no circumstance should anyone for any reason move forward of the firing line when the range is hot.
Now on to the most important infraction that I saw of the day. There was a rude little child who seemed to have no adult supervision, who asked to shoot several of my guns. As I saw no adult with him and handing an unsupervised child a gun seems pretty irresponsible to me, I told him NO. After that, when I was talking to Ghost, this child went to several other adults and asked to shoot my guns (and lets all thank whatever higher power you believe in, that the child didn't just decide to pick one of the guns up . I don't know if he thought I was kidding, or if he just didn't care, but if this ever happens again, I'm thinking a ban from further attendance of Meet and Shoot events would be in order.
This same child also was seen by several adults sweeping many of us in attendance We can't let this kind of thing continue. It is up to all of us to make sure the safety rules are followed at all times by everyone, especially children. As such, I think it would be a very good idea in future events for children to not be allowed to go further than 5 yards from there parents or guardian. And if a child wants to shoot something, the parent/guardian should be the one to ask if the child can make use of another's firearm. The parent/guardian should be the one responsible for supervising the child not the closest person to the child. Children should not be allowed to wander around a gun range unsupervised.
I shall let the other INGO Members that found fault with other things this child was doing speak there minds if they would like, as I had no further interaction with this child.
What say you NWI INGO do we let this kind of BS continue at our Meet and Shoots or do we nip it right here and now?
BTW Lonehoosier, your child was an absolute pleasure to shoot with. I can't tell you enough about how well behaved and well mannered he was. I was very impressed by your sons highest caliber of safety. Whatever you are doing as a parent, keep it up, you are doing it right. It gives me hope for the future.
I would agree on the safety aspect, I was swept once but as the boy was putting up the rifle in the bag he realized the muzzle was pointed towards me and instantly changed direction (I don't think it was the same child you are talking about though).
All in all though I had a great time today, but I was on the less crowded 50 yard range and it was a pleasure with all that were on the line from noon until about 3:00pm when I left for the day.
Was it the kid in the pink shirt, if it was, that is the kid we are all talking about.
I too agree with the above posts. I personally don't mind instructing youngsters in learning to safely shoot. After all, more times than not, we all learned from adults or family members to do so. But on the other hand, children should also be taught to be respectful of others on the range. Today, I was asked by a young man to shoot one of my pistols. While I didn't mind, he came back later, asking to shoot it again and again, I obliged. When he later asked again, he was told no. That was a little much.
I agree with sadclown, this is something we should address as a group.
All in all, it was a great day at the range! Thanks to everyone who allowed me to try out their weapons and I hope you enjoyed shooting what we brought.
@theuzibutton, man you have some nice stuff!