Strangest range rule I've come across...

Skans, thanks for pointing out the obviuos!
If seasoned ex special forces security experts don't need sights!
Why waste our hard earned dollars!?
 
johnwilliamson, I did not know zero dollars of membership money goes to NRA-ILA. I will consider this when I see a request for funds from Chris Cox.
 
Sounds like a shooting range engaging in gun control. Same "blame everyone" logic the gun grabbers use. If anyone is a problem with AK kick them out, don't blame everyone with an AK. I would protest and then go somewhere else if they maintained their stupid attitude.

And I don't even own an AK...
 
Ranges with "single shot only" rules are often outdoor ranges that enact that rule in response to neighbors' complaints about noise pollution.

As crappy as those rules are, I'd say they're better than having the range get shut down.
 
I can abide by weird rules,,,

I can abide by weird rules,,,
After all it's their place of business.

They have the right to control the range actions,,,
And if a rule is too asinine for words,,,
I simply go somewhere else.

What I can't abide are the range masters who act like R. Lee Ermey,,,
They are who the term "range Nazi" is referring to.

My mother and my TI in basic training,,,
Were the only people who had the right to scream at me.

I will abide by any rule that is clearly posted,,,
If it's not posted do not expect me to intuitively know of it.

And don't get in my face and curse me out using your bullhorn.

Aarond

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If anyone is a problem with AK kick them out, don't blame everyone with an AK.
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The policy is wrongheaded and deficient, but I can understand it.

There's a parallel to ranges and shops that won't let customers carry. Somebody gets enough loaded guns waved in his face, he gets angry about it. He drafts a policy.

Does it solve the problem? No. People ignore the signs. Dumb people continue to be dumb.

At the root of it, the cause is irresponsible and safe behavior. We can help that by being responsible stewards.
 
I no longer shoot at ranges with range nazis and their edicts, which unfortunately anymore, seems to be most of the commercial ranges.
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I agree.......the only people who take offence to that are the guys who are like that. My brothers range are full of those crabby old guys walking around in red hats who think that everything you do should be dictated by them.

The private range that I belong to is very good at policing themselves....as it should be.
 
I started out at a gov't run shooting range when I moved here 14 years ago.

No loaded guns coming in the gate.
No loaded mags carried in the gate.
All guns must be inspected by range manager before going to the line.
No rapid fire.
No human silhouette targets.

I'm sure I'm forgetting some. Quickly joined a private club.
 
I have a strict range nearby too. Slowfire only, but the worst part is that there is a bar to prevent you from shooting from any position except sitting on the bench. However my understanding is that this is only the public range and that if you become a club member they have other areas to shoot normally which I respect. It seems like a good way to do it so that those that can handle themselves are not restricted by the actions of the rifraff
 
What I don't get at one of the ones I go to, you can shoot up to a .300 Win Mag (who the hell wants to shoot one of those inside?) but they don't allow .44 Magnums or .50 cal pistols.
 
I have seen several ranges have something like a 15yd minimum distance on pistol range, because god forbid you shoot a target at 20ft.

I have seen ranges have limits in how many rounds you can keep in your magazine, from arbitrary numbers like no more than 8, to only 1 round in the gun at a time on long range rifle ranges.

I have seen some ranges not allow rapid fire, slow fire only.

To say the least, I won't give any of these ranges my money.
 
My understanding of the minimum shooting distance for pistols is because some targets up close will put the bullet trajectory towards the floor if the target is close to the shooter... Instead of in the bullet catch.
 
All: Most of the rules I've been reading here...

e.g.,
- No loaded guns coming in the gate.
- Guns inspected by range manager before going to the line.
- No rapid fire [consider this to be defined as Spray`nPray, not competion rapid fire timing]
- No human silhouette targets
- Nothing closer than 'X' feet [dependent on range baffle/ceiling/floor geometry]
- No drawing from the weak side [thereby sweeping the guy next to you]
- One gun/one caliber on the table at a time

... come about because some yahoo has come in and caused/gotten/resulted in trouble.

That being the case, maybe it isn't always the RSO that's the problem.
(All you need is one stray bullet/one drop of blood/one bad headline....)
 
mehavey,
Well said sir.... Really doesn't sound like the range officer/owner operator is at fault at all.....

I don't mind rules... If I know them, I'll comply...

There's a person out there that is the root cause of every safety rule in our society...that being said. !!!! Someone has eaten a desiccant packet!!!!!
 
My range is an outdoor range and has the minimum pistol distance requirement. Your target has to be no closer than halfway to the end of the bay, which means 7 yards at the 15 yard bay and 12 at the 25 yard bay. There are other bays behind it, then a police training area, then houses, then woods. They explained that a target any closer than that means that a center mass hit will likely hit the ground instead of the berm, resulting in a ricochet that can carry the bullet into an area beyond.

For what it's worth, this is a range that allows full auto shooting, .50 BMG, drawing from a holster, rifle to pistol transitions, moving while shooting etc. in the right bays, so it seems to be more about sense than restrictions.
 
Ten feet from the berm is an entirely reasonable rule I have run across.
One of the things that struck me about this rule was it being in the middle of a bunch of reasonable restrictions. Everything else went along with basic safety and common sense then they threw this in the mix.
 
Strangest range rule I've come across

Optics on AKs are not that easy. Factory type mounts the screws strip out under few rounds. The milled lowers may be better metal.
I haven't tried to use another mount. The last tiem was years ago.
Must just be a quirk of the management of the range.
 
It seems like the line between anti-gun jackwagons and ranges that are run by "Cobra Kai" range nazis is getting to be muddier by the day. These ranges arent doing anything positive for the growth of the sport and are not posing as a good example for the firearms culture. If these places are so worried about legalities/accidents/etc. then they need to go open a hotdog stand...no one is forcing them to run a gun range. Dont be a moron and impose totally stupid "thought police" laws based on intent rather than fact. I can shoot my AK w/ open sights at a rapid pace in a pefectly safe manner. Thinkin because i bring an AK oh he is going to do something stupid/unsafe is as unrealistic as saying because there is a Gung Ho range officer hovering over ppls every move that i am somehow "safer". Gun safety can only be controlled by you the shooter, not some entity with a rent-a-cop hollyier-than-thou mentality thar groups all shooters into either safe or unsafe.

I would never give these places a damn dime of my money and i would let them know they are not true supporters of the 2nd. These type ranges i view no differently than governments that tell u when/how you can protect yourself, how many rounds you can carry, what type of firearm u can carry, etc. I know this is a reach but i wonder what percentage of these places are getting their backs rubbed by anti gun politicians to impose such rules that are not much different than the baffoonery the politicians themselves try to pass thru into law
 
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