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7 Types Of People At The Range

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#37 · (Edited)
I have a regular that comes in who always asks to handle pistols at the sales counter and every time that he does, he gets into a deep squatted isosceles stance, press checks, scans, pushes out while exhaling, then makes some improbable comment like, "Yea, that feels good. Almost as good as my Glock."

Bwahahahaha
 
#40 ·
If I run across any of the weird folks you describe at the range I just never invite them back, but then again, I'd never invite them in the first place so it wouldn't be a problem.

I do enjoy talking a variety of subjects, some even related to shooting, with the friends I invite to my range.
 
#42 ·
The guys that come in to spew a bunch of technical data they read on the internet about pistols, yet clearly are still newbies that don't even know the proper nomenclature of firearms.

I let them try a few out especially the SRT equipped Sigs. I say, "Check the reset." Of course they pull the trigger and either just keep pulling the pistol in DA or rack the slide without keeping the trigger depressed. "Oh yea, that IS a nice reset."

Oh, young one. I shall show you how to test the reset...
 
#43 ·
My weekly shooting squad has more members than the range has lanes, so we're generally by ourselves and don't have to worry about the various other types of people, some safe and some not.

The R.O.'s know us and leave us completely alone, except when they're finding more used brass to sweep over to us.
 
#44 ·
I'm surprised no one mentioned the pseudo "operator" types. They have operator tattoos, wear the military-style ball caps, sport a P226, and have all the semi-tactical accessories and paraphernalia to suggest they were former SEALs or Special Forces members -- yet many of them couldn't do 10 burpees or a single pull-up to save their own life.
 
#45 ·
I'm pretty sure there are actually no hipsters anymore. It's just become nomenclature for someone that's different than you. A hipster here may be exactly like you there. It's a matter of perspective.

I have a beard and collect tools that I might not use all that often but justify the purchase by saying "that way I have them" or "I'll have that for life" You probably do to?
BTW that's basically the exact definition of a "bohemian bourgeoisie"

Does that make me or you a hipster? What's the litmus test - doing your own brakes, sharpening a chainsaw, fighting a bear barehanded?

As far as the shoot me first vests - I never see those on anyone other than those trying to project that they are carrying. It's basically open carry attire IMO. What really makes me chuckle is anyone wearing a wilderness style belt or anything 5.11 that thinks they're fooling anyone. Even my wife who isn't into firearms at all will pick those guys out of a crowd when I ask her.
 
#46 ·
One of my favorite observations at a public range was watching a short, kinda dumpy lady walk in with a smallish pink automatic (not sure what kind). The three tacticool guys who had been spraying shots all over the paper started in with the snickering, eye rolls and commentary on pink guns. She paid them no heed, laid her gun on the bench, loaded up three mags and laid them on the bench, stood back, took a deep breath, walked up snatched the gun, slammed a mag home and mag dumped into about a 3 inch circle at 10 yards. She then set the gun down, turned to the boys, smiled and curtsied and proceeded on with her drills. Her stance was "wrong", her technique was "wrong" but her results were absolutely dead on. RSO said she always got a kick out of doing that to the boys and that he always enjoyed them crapping their tacticool drawers.
 
#47 ·
I don't if this is anything like a "type," but there was commander (who, BTW, had two ADs within months of each other) who hadn't been on the street in 25 years. The guy couldn't fight his way out of a wet paper bag. And a dead ringer for Barney Fife.

One day I happened to be reviewing a case with him - his last AD that I was assigned to investigate - and was standing behind his desk alongside of him as he sat. I looked down and couldn't believe my eyes. So, in addition to his issued sidearm - just recently released back to him - he's carrying two guns in ankle holsters on each leg. A frustrated cop...who happens to be a cop?
 
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