and the guy next to my girlfriend and I was not that great of a shooter. We were at the Bullet Hole, and I was working on her trigger control with my Ruger 22/45 (she will have her own Browning Hi-Power as soon as the NICS goes through). The guy to our left had trouble getting any kind of a group at only about 10 yards, aside from the fact that some shots were misses. To get to the point, my girlfriend put her target all the way out and started taking shots. while she was, I noticed that a lot of that backstop stuff kicked up, and a large hole appeared just below the silhouette on her target. Upon closer inspection, it was a hole caused by one shot, larger than a .22, which led me to believe that the gentleman next to us had shot her target.

 

I found it funny (and a bit sad) that he doesn't know that he unintentionally made his best shot of the day (~25 yards, woo hoo!). Has anything like this happened to any of you before?

I took my wife's cousin one day. Poor guy hit the target maybe once out of 30 rounds. I counted at least 7 new holes in the rafters. No matter what we tried, he could not control his shake.

I took my wife's cousin one day. Poor guy hit the target maybe once out of 30 rounds. I counted at least 7 new holes in the rafters. No matter what we tried, he could not control his shake.

Funny story as well...went with my uncle down in Florida to a range where he lives. As I was sending the target out to about 20 yards i wasnt paying that much of attention (conversating with my uncle) while the target went down the line. Long story short it gets out there and i load the pistol and aim at the target. At first i thought it was just dust particles on my glasses so I went to clean them. Put them back on and look down range again. Nope, still there....i bring the target back and as i was bringing it back its being shot at. i back up and look 2 or 3 lanes down and there is 2 asian guys and one is in the both shooting at my target. I said "HEY WTF ARE YOU DOING?!" His reply was that he thought it was part of the course. SMH it was a laned range, no "course" LOL we laugh bout it to this day.

I honestly don't get how people can be so bad at it. At the bullethole, the walls and ceiling are all shot up. Unless you literally just injected a quart of five hour energy into your eyeballs, you really shouldn't have any trouble putting holes into the target at an indoor 23~ yard range.

Worst I saw at the bullet hole:

 

I'm set up in a lane, lane to my left is empty. New person comes in, unpacks their revolver, loads the cylinder and takes one shot. I'm shooting at my target out at ~20 yards with a 22 rifle, not paying too close attention to them. I go to swap magazines and I notice suddenly the person to my left is not there any more. Decide to bring my target closer in and as soon as I hit the switch to start it moving a fluorescent light bulb/tube falls down and shatters on the range floor. R.O. calls a cease fire for the whole range to replace the bulb.

 

Apparently the shooter to my left broke the ceiling light bulb with their one and only shot and a big piece of the bulb fell down on the cables that suspend the targets. Shooter decided to beat feet before they got called out on their sky shot and charged for the bulb. When I pulled my target it back it rolled the bulb off the cables and onto the floor.

I grew up in a PA and my public high school had a rifle team. They had a range in the basement of the science build... Ah PA. I tried out my freshman year (1991). For try outs everyone fired maybe 25 rounds through a basic .22 rifle with iron sights. When I was done the coach said it was the first time in his many many years as coach that anyone had ever shot someone else's target. He was nice enough to score me on my neighbors target as if I had shot the right target... I didn't make the team ;(

Not that I am a pro that should say things about others ability - but I was at the range yesterday and the guy next to me had 26" by 35" target at 2 yards out and was shooting with a .22 cal pistol and barely got the bullets to hit the target - forget about any groupings. Was not very comfortable being that close.

It scares the crap out of me when I see a new shooter close their eyes right before squeezing the trigger.

 

Or when you see the nervous shaky hand of a first time shooter...

 

 

Not that I am a pro that should say things about others ability - but I was at the range yesterday and the guy next to me had 26" by 35" target at 2 yards out and was shooting with a .22 cal pistol and barely got the bullets to hit the target - forget about any groupings. Was not very comfortable being that close.

 

At that range surely you have to hit the target even if by accident...

 

The worst I've seen is at the Firing Line in Philly, guy walked in and set up a few ports from me. When he started shooting I noticed quite a bit more dust falling from the ceiling than usual. As I left I saw many more holes in the ceiling than I remember being there before.

 

Also today I was at CJ with a friend, he was shooting my mosin pretty well, until he had one very bad flinch and put a round into the 50 yard berm.

at targetmaster last year there were some idiots in the booth to my left. i don't think any of them actually OWNED a gun or had ever shot one. it seems someone told them that you can rent a machine gun at targetmaster.

 

so there they are with the full auto M16 and i hear one of the girls say "how do you put these in??" RO comes over and loads a mag then its "oh, nothing happened.." RO comes over and shows them how to use the charging handle. "its not shooting, it must be broken..." RO comes over and shows them the safety and then tells them to leave LOL

Took a girl for the first time and brought an instructor for reinforcement... She was shooting the floor =/

Mike

Took a girl for the first time and brought an instructor for reinforcement... She was shooting the floor =/

Mike

 

I brought a friend of mine to the range after pestering me for months. He had some experience with guns but he was also shooting the floor.

I see it all the time.

Every range I have ever been to has the ceiling tiles shot out, not just once or twice, but with many, many rounds.

 

I have put my target back to 25yards, fired ten shots, then brought it back and counted 11 or 12 holes.

 

What about the time at the Olympics several years ago when the guy lost the gold medal by shooting the wrong target?

At a indoor range in PA, you can turn around and some of the folding metal chairs along the back wall have a hole or two in them.

When my friend and I go to the range we usually end up with two lanes next to each other. I can't help but put a few rounds in his target, but that's on purpose. I still have not figured out how the ceiling tiles have so many holes in them at 4 yards.

I was at the range a couple of weeks ago and the guy in the lane next to me had some really fancy targets set up. He sent them out 10 yards and then walked back in the shop. I was so tempted to put a few holes in his targets but I thought for sure I would get kicked out. Lol

Situational Awareness and a great RO is key at all ranges but I am on High Alert when at Bullet Hole!! for some reason all the people who are to ignorant to learn the rules and safety of firearms tend to go there for the first shots with the new gun... I have actually seen a RO pull his gun on a guy who walked out of the port with a loaded gun pointing it at everyone behind him then turned raised his arm to point it back down range again pointing at everyone. RO called a CF told him to put his shit down then or he will get shot then pack up and leave and never come back. I never take a new shooter with me to most indoor ranges around here that are open to the public I go to Cherry Ridge or take them during the week to indoor when its slow. You don't want them to get shot or scared to death the first time out. Tends to tur

I saw a guy at range 14 put his AR down and start walking out to check his target. The only problem with this story is that there was not a cease fire, the range was hot and about 30 people where firing away! I thought the RO was going to explode. Its the stupidest thing I have seen in my 28 years of range experience.

Ken

I saw a guy at range 14 put his AR down and start walking out to check his target. The only problem with this story is that there was not a cease fire, the range was hot and about 30 people where firing away! I thought the RO was going to explode. Its the stupidest thing I have seen in my 28 years of range experience.

Ken

What about the time at the Olympics several years ago when the guy lost the gold medal by shooting the wrong target?

 

One of the few days I bet Matt Emmons would like to forget.

http://www.google.co....44770516,d.dmQ

Wow....all these stories tell me America has gotten too far away from their heritage.

 

These are the kinds of mistakes that people should be making with BB and pellet guns at the age of 10 under close adult supervision.

This thread has given me a good laugh.

 

Worst thing I have personally experienced was at Brick Armory. A homie had a glock w/ the extended 33rd mag in it. He was talking to his buddies with the mag in the gun, motioning with his hands in a manner that he pointed it at me and the other guy in there shooting several times. There was no RO so I just left.

... glock w/ the extended 33rd mag in it...

Shoulda called the cops.

I was at Sarco two days ago, and I was going to go to The Heritage Guild, but it was closed. A guy at Sarco said that "they had an accident." When I asked what specifically happened, he said he was unsure, however it was big enough to shut them down for the day. I could only imagine the story there.

Worst I've seen was at CR on the .22 range. I was there with my daughter for her first time shooting. A couple of tables over there was a guy with his daughter presumably doing the same thing. She had a .22 ar-clone. The dad was standing to her right, in front of the table. In front of the muzzle.

 

The .22 range is a little loose, but I didn't want it to go further and broke a major personal rule and went over, asked them to stop a minute and privately asked him to cease being in front of the firing line. I became rather impolite after he brought my mom into it and they packed up and left. Only in retrospect did I remember that I didn't even see a range pass. I recounted the entire story to the RO. He told me that they are aware of there being a bit of an issue on the .22 range and were going to follow up more often. Couple of times since I have seen more RO presence on the .22 range.

 

 

I saw a guy at range 14 put his AR down and start walking out to check his target. The only problem with this story is that there was not a cease fire, the range was hot and about 30 people where firing away! I thought the RO was going to explode. Its the stupidest thing I have seen in my 28 years of range experience.

Ken

 

What!? That's insane.

I didn't experience it first hand, but the culprit admitted it to me in front of his friend (who shook his head in approval). Quick synopsis: I'm at Cheyenne back in January buying supplies and two guys in their late 20's/early 30's started asking me questions about reloading. They said they owned AR15's and new to shooting. So I asked, how many times have you shot the AR? The one guy answered "once!'. Puzzled, I asked why he only shot it once. His response, "I accidentally shot it off in my house."

 

I thought I was on tv getting goofed, but his friend confirmed it and they both stared at me for advice. I told them, "please don't reload and please contact a NRA rifle instructor for a few classes."

I didn't experience it first hand, but the culprit admitted it to me in front of his friend (who shook his head in approval). Quick synopsis: I'm at Cheyenne back in January buying supplies and two guys in their late 20's/early 30's started asking me questions about reloading. They said they owned AR15's and new to shooting. So I asked, how many times have you shot the AR? The one guy answered "once!'. Puzzled, I asked why he only shot it once. His response, "I accidentally shot it off in my house."

 

I thought I was on tv getting goofed, but his friend confirmed it and they both stared at me for advice. I told them, "please don't reload and please contact a NRA rifle instructor for a few classes."

Safeties on guns are useless if the one in your head isn't working to begin with. Best thing for people like this is to start with a pellet gun... maybe a water pistol.