I shoot at a public range in South Dakota in a town called Farmingdale. The range is really 3 hills that have had shooting pits hacked into them with heavy equipment. It's on National Park land.
The only thing posted anywhere is "close the gate" and "don't enter when wet". Some local shooting organizations (I don't know which) created two concrete table and stool combinations at the 100/200/300 meter marks at one of the pits. Needless to say, this pit is always busy, with cars waiting for people to finish behind where the shooting is.
Invariably, the shooters (usually a Dad with kids) start shooting weird. There is a fence 15 feet left of the left table (I am on the right normally). While Dad shoots the deer rifle downrange from a benchrest, the kids are behind him to his left, firing .22's and pistols at a can on the fence post. 200 yards past the post is a small rise and the the range approach road.
We have actually seen some guys wife go downrange, WHILE WE WERE SHOOTING, to put a can on the fence post and pistol shoot at it. Her kids were doing the same BEHIND the table, and I guess she wanted some room.
What do I do in these situations? What would YOU do? Would you correct this "Dad"? My wife and I got nervous enough to buy a club membership in Deadwood/Lead (1.5 hour drive) to avoid going to the local range. Now if we go to the public range, we get there just as the sun is breaking horizon. Oz
The only thing posted anywhere is "close the gate" and "don't enter when wet". Some local shooting organizations (I don't know which) created two concrete table and stool combinations at the 100/200/300 meter marks at one of the pits. Needless to say, this pit is always busy, with cars waiting for people to finish behind where the shooting is.
Invariably, the shooters (usually a Dad with kids) start shooting weird. There is a fence 15 feet left of the left table (I am on the right normally). While Dad shoots the deer rifle downrange from a benchrest, the kids are behind him to his left, firing .22's and pistols at a can on the fence post. 200 yards past the post is a small rise and the the range approach road.
We have actually seen some guys wife go downrange, WHILE WE WERE SHOOTING, to put a can on the fence post and pistol shoot at it. Her kids were doing the same BEHIND the table, and I guess she wanted some room.
What do I do in these situations? What would YOU do? Would you correct this "Dad"? My wife and I got nervous enough to buy a club membership in Deadwood/Lead (1.5 hour drive) to avoid going to the local range. Now if we go to the public range, we get there just as the sun is breaking horizon. Oz