PSA for my new shooting friends

[Zeke 5,504]

Always keep guns out of battery ( open) pointing downrange when not in use.

Revolvers, open cylinder up.

Semis, slide locked, ejecting port up.

 

awkard experience last night. Tap on shoulder and gun spin corrected it. For the experienced... treat newbs with Kidd gloves. Be nice when you correct errors. Last thing we want to detour, or scare this rising trend.

Smile...

[Ray Ray 3,566]

I had seen an idiot last night at the TTC range in Flemington do this.   I stay away from those people, ya dig?

[Zeke 5,504]

2 minutes ago, Ray Ray said:

I had seen an idiot last night at the TTC range in Flemington do this.   I stay away from those people, ya dig?

Whoah.... when where you there?

[Zeke 5,504]

@Ray Raywas not there. Slick he is though 

[T Bill 649]

As a NRA RSO, all muzzles point to the backstop, and a chamber flag is inserted in the gun when on the rail, period.  All ranges should require them.  They never leave the rail unless cased, and only come out of the case on the rail pointed towards the backstop.

 

[Zeke 5,504]

33 minutes ago, T Bill said:

As a NRA RSO, all muzzles point to the backstop, and a chamber flag is inserted in the gun when on the rail, period.  All ranges should require them.  They never leave the rail unless cased, and only come out of the case on the rail pointed towards the backstop.

 

No harm no foul.. and to add. Every shooter is an  RSO( range safety officer). See something wrong/ un safe, correct it.

and Smile... gun sales are still through the roof. Lots of new enthusiast now. Remember, everyone is a beginner at some point. Even you experienced guys.

except for @GRIZ. He was hatched bearing an m1

[Ray Ray 3,566]

44 minutes ago, T Bill said:

As a NRA RSO, all muzzles point to the backstop, and a chamber flag is inserted in the gun when on the rail, period.  All ranges should require them.  They never leave the rail unless cased, and only come out of the case on the rail pointed towards the backstop.

 

You lost me at chamber flags

[GRIZ 3,369]

47 minutes ago, Zeke said:

No harm no foul.. and to add. Every shooter is an  RSO( range safety officer). See something wrong/ un safe, correct it.

and Smile... gun sales are still through the roof. Lots of new enthusiast now. Remember, everyone is a beginner at some point. Even you experienced guys.

except for @GRIZ. He was hatched bearing an m1

M1s weren't around then.  It was a matchlock.

[BobA 1,235]

It's been 45 years and up & down range is still habit.  They should never have gotten rid of the draft.

[voyager9 3,433]

On 1/19/2018 at 1:25 PM, Zeke said:

Tap on shoulder and gun spin corrected it.

I’ve read this like 10 times and I still don’t know what it means.. can you clarify?

[Zeke 5,504]

11 hours ago, voyager9 said:

I’ve read this like 10 times 

Obsess much?

[voyager9 3,433]

11 minutes ago, Zeke said:

Obsess much?

Obtuse much?

ETA:  what did your OP mean?

[High Exposure 5,661]

 

4 hours ago, voyager9 said:

Obtuse much?

ETA:  what did your OP mean?

Sumdood was being un-safe on the range. Placing his pistol on the shelf at the range with the muzzle pointing left or right instead of downrange between courses of fire. The slide was forward, so you couldn’t tell it was unloaded just by looking at it - so basically while you were shooting, there was a potentially loaded gun in the next port pointing at you.

The husband and wife sharing the port were obviously new shooters. They just didn’t know what they didn’t know.

Zeke handled it very well. A polite tap to get his attention, a smile and as he demonstrated where the gun should point at all times and the problem was corrected without embarrassing or haranguing the new shooter - which would have possibly turned him off from going to the range, if not the whole world of shooting sports altogether.

I think his point was don’t be afraid to help the newbies and baby shooters you may see out there. Do it with a smile and be a helper.

Encourage, mentor, teach, lead by example.

Don't lecture, scoff, or condescend.

Protect the sport by not allowing stupid shit to occur, but don’t be possessive or a tyrant about allowing new folks into the “circle of trust” that is being a Fellow Shooter.

Be an ambassador of the sport.

[Zeke 5,504]

180 from down range. Right at @GRIZ nads

1 hour ago, voyager9 said:

Obtuse much?

ETA:  what did your OP mean?

Not you, your friend 

[voyager9 3,433]

Thanks!  We need you to follow Zeke from thread to thread as his official translator. 

Glad Zeke handled it well

[High Exposure 5,661]

4 hours ago, voyager9 said:

Thanks!  We need you to follow Zeke from thread to thread as his official translator. 

Glad Zeke handled it well

Lol!

The Zeke Whisperer.

[voyager9 3,433]

7 hours ago, High Exposure said:

Lol!

The Zeke Whisperer.

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