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davedog665 · 07-15-2007, 07:29 PM

lytle creek last month 6.23.07

very bad time there RO was being a **** i feel like im look down at cuz of my age "22" alot and i get offended pretty easy bcuz i dealt with guns my whole life and i know how to handle a gun. but ne ways heres some cool pics. i got them becuz the same RO wouldn't let me or my other young buddy leave bcuz he thought we had something to do with the fire. although i was only shooting my .45 xd and that hill was over 300yds ha!!!! he even took are plates as we left after asking the fire dept. if it was safe we could leave.

scalce · 07-15-2007, 07:44 PM

Y r u typin like ur on IM or textin?

DCSOXD40 · 07-15-2007, 07:48 PM

Gotta love those over-eager RO's!

davedog665 · 07-15-2007, 07:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scalce

Y r u typin like ur on IM or textin?

I do alot of instant messaging sometimes it carries over.

Uberdummy · 07-15-2007, 08:21 PM

How long did the fire burn for? Any idea?
To be fair they have had some serious fires out there. They have a no steel-core rule, but don't really enforce it anytime but summer. For as lax as they are at times, it's not hard to imagine someone shooting something they shouldn't be out there, like tracers. Yeah, the regular RO (young guy, usually carrying his 1911 or AR) can be a hardass sometimes.
Was it the young guy or the older man who owns the place that was giving you a hard time?

P.S. The RO is a nice guy on weekdays with few people there. Haven't ever experienced the looked down upon thing (I'm 21, been going there for over a year).

jeepinbanditrider · 07-15-2007, 08:31 PM

So let me get this straight the RO accused you of starting a fire (300 yards away) and then tryed to turn you into the firefighters........and you were shooting your XD?

Unless you had some serious elevation dialed in I doubt anything you shot traveled 300 yards.

Tard · 07-15-2007, 08:52 PM

I have never been hassled at any range, indoors or out, by the RO.

However, I have seen other people hassled -- YELLED at -- in front of everyone which is pretty embarrassing. Never saw anyone actually deserve this treatment, however.

So, I became the RO of my club's range and I treat everyone with calm respect which I can tell is really appreciated. When someone is violating a safety rule, I walk over to them and explain it in person in a conversational tone. I almost never have to correct them again and nobody gets their nose out of joint.

When someone is violating the 5-round max rule for high powered semi-auto rifles, I usually just have to walk past them and pause, then keep walking, for them to get the point.

I carry an XD40 Service when RO'ing.

snolden · 07-16-2007, 07:02 AM

5 round rule? That sucks. I guess there must be a reason but that sounds like no fun.

davedog665 · 07-16-2007, 12:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Uberdummy

How long did the fire burn for? Any idea?
To be fair they have had some serious fires out there. They have a no steel-core rule, but don't really enforce it anytime but summer. For as lax as they are at times, it's not hard to imagine someone shooting something they shouldn't be out there, like tracers. Yeah, the regular RO (young guy, usually carrying his 1911 or AR) can be a hardass sometimes.
Was it the young guy or the older man who owns the place that was giving you a hard time?

P.S. The RO is a nice guy on weekdays with few people there. Haven't ever experienced the looked down upon thing (I'm 21, been going there for over a year).

Ya it was the older guy i've been there b4 and he seemed nice enough. i think he was just stressed out that day the range was already full by like 10. And i guess it seemed a little odd that after we had some words and i finally was able to set up and shoot within an hour the fire broke out.

But then he wouldn't let ne body leave untill he checked everyones guns which made sense but after he checked people started leaving but we were told we weren't able to leave yet and the people that had already left had emergencys which i didn't believe.

ah im over it in the end i was given a rain check and one day i'll give it another go.

jtkratzer · 07-16-2007, 12:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by snolden

5 round rule? That sucks. I guess there must be a reason but that sounds like no fun.

There's a SGL range I went to once that has a 3 round max on everything, pistols, rifle, doesn't matter.

07-15-2007, 07:29 PM	#1
davedog665 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Upland, Socal. Posts: 233	Fire at the range lytle creek last month 6.23.07 very bad time there RO was being a **** i feel like im look down at cuz of my age "22" alot and i get offended pretty easy bcuz i dealt with guns my whole life and i know how to handle a gun. but ne ways heres some cool pics. i got them becuz the same RO wouldn't let me or my other young buddy leave bcuz he thought we had something to do with the fire. although i was only shooting my .45 xd and that hill was over 300yds ha!!!! he even took are plates as we left after asking the fire dept. if it was safe we could leave. __________________ Xd .45acp Service "Cheyenne" 2100rnds AR 15 "PUPPY"is complete 1200 rnds "A coward dies a thousand deaths; A hero dies but one" William Shakespeare

07-15-2007, 07:48 PM	#3
DCSOXD40 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Nashville Posts: 346	Gotta love those over-eager RO's! __________________ Deputy C. Rickman How much wood could a Woodchuck chuck if a Woodchuck could Chuck Norris? ALL OF IT!

07-15-2007, 08:31 PM	#6
jeepinbanditrider XDTalk 4K Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Mineral Wells, Tx Posts: 4,835	So let me get this straight the RO accused you of starting a fire (300 yards away) and then tryed to turn you into the firefighters........and you were shooting your XD? Unless you had some serious elevation dialed in I doubt anything you shot traveled 300 yards. __________________ Stuff USPSA-A59201

07-15-2007, 08:52 PM	#7
Tard XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Machias, WA Posts: 3,014	I have never been hassled at any range, indoors or out, by the RO. However, I have seen other people hassled -- YELLED at -- in front of everyone which is pretty embarrassing. Never saw anyone actually deserve this treatment, however. So, I became the RO of my club's range and I treat everyone with calm respect which I can tell is really appreciated. When someone is violating a safety rule, I walk over to them and explain it in person in a conversational tone. I almost never have to correct them again and nobody gets their nose out of joint. When someone is violating the 5-round max rule for high powered semi-auto rifles, I usually just have to walk past them and pause, then keep walking, for them to get the point. I carry an XD40 Service when RO'ing. __________________ The good times have been used up.

07-16-2007, 07:02 AM	#8
snolden XDTalk Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: NE AZ Posts: 86	5 round rule? That sucks. I guess there must be a reason but that sounds like no fun. __________________ XD45 Service Daily Carried

07-15-2007, 07:44 PM	#2
scalce XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Upstate SC Posts: 1,415	Y r u typin like ur on IM or textin?

07-15-2007, 08:21 PM	#5
Uberdummy XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Pomona, CA Posts: 9	How long did the fire burn for? Any idea? To be fair they have had some serious fires out there. They have a no steel-core rule, but don't really enforce it anytime but summer. For as lax as they are at times, it's not hard to imagine someone shooting something they shouldn't be out there, like tracers. Yeah, the regular RO (young guy, usually carrying his 1911 or AR) can be a hardass sometimes. Was it the young guy or the older man who owns the place that was giving you a hard time? P.S. The RO is a nice guy on weekdays with few people there. Haven't ever experienced the looked down upon thing (I'm 21, been going there for over a year).

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