USCCA posted a darned helpful reminder to all of us on gun safety mistakes many of us make more often than we realize. A reminder of the fundamentals is needed especially for people who are shooting a while and might be getting sloppy without realizing it.

 

https://www.usconcealedcarry.com/ccm-columns/features/tune-up-your-gun-handling/

 

I've seen all of these on occasion at my local range. Perhaps one of the most common is "The Lone Ranger".

 

Good post. I had a person fix thier hearing protection with the business end of an empty weapon.

Great tips but lol at the names of these offenses.

I was at the range yesterday and thank goodness I was not guilty of any of the example given but it took time and constant vigilance by not only myself but all the professional RO's I've encountered. I've been guilty, as I'm sure most of us have ,of many of these lapses of judgment and training. I now make it a point to drop my mag and clear my weapon locking the slide open even when checking shot placement. All my firearms are locked open, facing downrange while reloading,resting or just BS'ing with fellow shooters. Not always the case when I look around and gives pause,I'm sure not only to me but most of you as well.

One of the reasons I'm weary about going to a public range anymore is that I seem to be a lot more aware of the piss-poor gun handling habits of most people and frankly it scares me. When I visited CJRPC, the pits were the thing that sold me on the club right away.

This article demos why I don't go to public ranges any more!

 

I'm proud to say that I'm not guilty of any of them, except the Cowboy, per se. But the proper use of a percussion black powder revolver dictates the technique of tilting the barrel upwards as you penis a Colt so that the spent percussion caps don't fall INTO the lockwork of the revolver! Not exactly the same as pointing a semi-auto up to the sky with a live round in the chamber!

 

Nice post!

This article demos why I don't go to public ranges any more!

 

I'm proud to say that I'm not guilty of any of them, except the Cowboy, per se. But the proper use of a percussion black powder revolver dictates the technique of tilting the barrel upwards as you penis a Colt so that the spent percussion caps don't fall INTO the lockwork of the revolver! Not exactly the same as pointing a semi-auto up to the sky with a live round in the chamber!

 

Nice post!

 

How exactly do you do that to a Colt? Bwahaha!

(BTW, just kidding... I know this is caused by the autocorrect function of the forum... but couldn't help laughing my butt of when I read it, as it sounds so funny)

I agree, most of the photos in the article happen constantly at public ranges like the Bullet Hole. I go to Tenafly, a private range with very safety conscious people but still see this stuff on occasion.

Wow, excellent article. Makes you recap if you have done it or maybe seen someone do it.

 

That's kind of a good side benefit of competitive shooting. You are very aware of doing these

things as to not get DQ'd, but of course safety is the first priority.