Range etiquette???

[Guest atomemphis]

Many of those ceiling shots are from people trying to be movie stars and 'shooting from the hip' (with a 22 rifle or handgun) and your typical thug 'glock foh-tay' sidways shot.

[Guest SUNTZU]

When I took my new 21SF to Coal Creek, I ended up taking turns with a couple that was shooting next to me. My brass was going over the partition and bouncing off of them. The entire range was full, so that was the best solution. Being burned by someone else's brass is a big surprise when it happens to you!

[molonlabetn]

I'm not sure why, but it seems that the only pistols which ever seem to throw brass over the partition onto me are Glocks... Most other pistols throw cases more laterally and bounce off the partition.

At the last meet & shoot, there was a fellow with a G17 to my left whos brass was raining down on me... didn't really bother me, to me it's part of shooting.

[Guest SUNTZU]

I didn't realize that my brass was bouncing off the ceiling and onto the couple. They were not wearing safety eyeware over their glasses () and one of the casings landed between the glasses and eyebrow of the lady. Surprised the heck out of her and me when she yelped. That's when we started taking turns, and I request the far right lane every time I go back.

[strickj]

I hate when people dont wear ear protection.Last time I went to carters there was a guy teaching his son to shoot.Thats great and all but neither one had ears on.

[dariks]

Hearing and eye protection are a must. They're a minor inconvenience but very much worth the protection.

[Guest someguy12341]

Hearing and eye protection are a must. They're a minor inconvenience but very much worth the protection.

...And generally required by the range, but that depends on where you are. The indoor ranges in Memphis all require it - you won't get on the range without them.

[houndawg75]

As long as its paper and not other folks at the range, I think headshots are probably ok. I would prefer to be shot in the a$$ by another shooter than in the head.

Dawg

[Guest Rccola]

I didn't realize that my brass was bouncing off the ceiling and onto the couple. They were not wearing safety eyeware over their glasses () and one of the casings landed between the glasses and eyebrow of the lady. Surprised the heck out of her and me when she yelped. That's when we started taking turns, and I request the far right lane every time I go back.

When I go the the range all i wear are my glasses, and ear protection but not safety glasses.

[Guest SUNTZU]

Its ok to just where your eyeglasses, but she had on those tiny John Lennon glasses. That is NOT safe.

[Guest Grout]

I hate when people dont wear ear protection.Last time I went to carters there was a guy teaching his son to shoot.Thats great and all but neither one had ears on.

What an ijit.Carter's ain't nothing but a concrete box,the sound reverberates off the walls.You need plugs and muffs in there.I remember one match there a guy shot an STI .38 Super race gun:eek:.

[Marswolf]

I normally wear a cap too. It's surprising how much stuff bounces off of it, particularly on an indoor range.

[runco]

This older post did not address exactly what I was looking for. Is it allowable or tolerable etiquette to pick up brass that is not yours even if its on the floor without violating the line of fire? At my local range the other day, I was the only person on the range, and the brass was quite plentiful like walking on peanut shells at a western style resturant.

[TGO David]

This older post did not address exactly what I was looking for. Is it allowable or tolerable etiquette to pick up brass that is not yours even if its on the floor without violating the line of fire? At my local range the other day, I was the only person on the range, and the brass was quite plentiful like walking on peanut shells at a western style resturant.

I'd do it unless someone told me to stop. That being said, I've had range officials try to tell me I couldn't reclaim my own brass before. I told them to engage in Biblical relations with themselves too, and never shot there again.

[DaveTN]

This older post did not address exactly what I was looking for. Is it allowable or tolerable etiquette to pick up brass that is not yours even if its on the floor without violating the line of fire? At my local range the other day, I was the only person on the range, and the brass was quite plentiful like walking on peanut shells at a western style resturant.

I would say Etiquette is that you don’t pick up brass in the area of a shooter whether you violate the firing line or not. I Police my brass and shouldn’t need to keep an eye on it. Either ask the shooter or wait until they leave.

Besides that, at a good range they won’t tolerate anyone distracting a shooter.

Edited October 13, 2012 by DaveTN

[S&WForty]

I didn't realize that my brass was bouncing off the ceiling and onto the couple. They were not wearing safety eyeware over their glasses () and one of the casings landed between the glasses and eyebrow of the lady. Surprised the heck out of her and me when she yelped. That's when we started taking turns, and I request the far right lane every time I go back.

Been there, done that. She should have said some choice words while yelping. At Rangemaster, the lanes are so well partitioned that your brass stays in your lane. There is foam padding overhead. I had on safety glasses, but a casing bounced off the overhead foam and came down between my safety glasses and eyebrow. It burned me just above my eyebrow. Where my eyelid shut by reflex, the casing came to rest on my eyelid. I had two nice scabs from that. If it go to Range Master, I make sure to wear a ball cap.

At RangeUSA, the trajectory of my neighbor's casings have never come close to hitting my safety glasses, but the occasional then steady bombardment can really screw with my concentration.

If you are a brass keeper, RangeMaster's lanes help keep your brass in your lane, but their lane fee is HIGH. $25 per lane vs RangeUSA's $12. I recall a few years ago RM was just a few bucks more, not double. I want to support both businesses, but the fee at RM is crazy. ;(

[Guest HillyKarma]

I prefer taking headshots as they allow me to practice tighter groupings, but maybe this guy and his instructor feel otherwise.

[chances R]

I bet Neero is right--the target carriers get blasted enough when people are trying to hit center mass. Head shots batter the target carriers at one local range, and they even have a sign requesting that you refrain from headshots.

Just hang the target upside down and fire-away. I think the range Nazi is full of