Gun Gripes #366: Range Etiquette and Disrespectful Shooters

The Problem of Range Disrespect

• 🎯 Private range disrespectors are a recurring issue that grinds the host's gears.
• 💡 The host shares a personal experience where acquaintances were invited to use his private range with simple requests, but failed to adhere to them.
• ⚠️ Key requests included setting up knocked-over steel targets, repainting steel, and cleaning up all trash, especially shotgun shells.

Etiquette for Using Other People's Ranges

• 🔑 Basic range etiquette involves leaving the place as you found it.
• 🛠️ This means ensuring steel targets are set up and painted, and all trash is removed.
• 🚫 Specific issues encountered include divots in steel from steel-core ammunition and bullet holes from shooting too close.
• 🗑️ Leaving behind candy wrappers, Coke cans, and other trash is unacceptable.

Consequences and Solutions

• 🚫 Those who disrespect a private range should not be allowed back.
• ✅ Conversely, some guests are exemplary, leaving the range in perfect condition, sometimes even better than found.
• 🤝 For those seeking access to private ranges, contributing something like a new steel target or providing trash bags and paint can foster goodwill.

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