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May 19, 2019, 04:03 PM | #1 |
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Etiquette: needing to use the restroom in middle of range session
Not sure if this the right place to ask. Usually I don’t find myself using the restroom but in case I do what’s the general etiquette, other than making the firearm safe and open chamber, if you need to excuse yourself. Do you notify the range officer or just walk out?
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May 19, 2019, 04:33 PM | #2 |
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Follow the range rules for making your gun safe.
Long guns will probably have to stay on the table. If your range lets you carry sidearm in holster, put it there. Without a buddy or buddette, security of what you leave on the table is up to you. I shoot at a public range and try to keep only the minimum of stuff visable at any given time. What you do after that is up to you. |
May 19, 2019, 05:14 PM | #3 |
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Old man told me years ago, never pass up a chance to use the restroom. Now that I have reached an advanced age, I relive my self just prior to signing in for a lane.
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May 19, 2019, 06:00 PM | #4 |
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I would try not to have to leave the line before I was done for the session but, if nature's call could not be denied, I would inform the range officer.
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May 19, 2019, 09:38 PM | #5 |
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you know when you’ve been waiting an hour Saturday morning to get a lane and 30min in you have to pee. Not giving up my spot
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May 19, 2019, 09:47 PM | #6 |
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I guess for each range, its rules and the shooter it all Depends.
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May 19, 2019, 09:50 PM | #7 |
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I'm not walking away from firearms on a shooting bench.
As such, I do three things (outdoor only, I've never been in an indoor range long enough for it to matter): 1. Pee before I get there. 2. Lock firearms up in the vehicle, before stepping away. 3. Who am I kidding?.. I pee right there. If not at the firing line, then down at the 50 or 100 yard targets.
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May 19, 2019, 09:52 PM | #8 |
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Members only outdoor is one thing.
Public indoor is entirely different. |
May 19, 2019, 10:11 PM | #9 | |
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May 20, 2019, 06:50 AM | #10 |
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Hahaha public range, let’s say indoors. Typical Saturday morning. You know that RO is busy looking over everyone down the line. What if you had to drop the kids off at the pool.
I suppose my main worry is this...do people steal guns at the range? |
May 20, 2019, 07:34 AM | #11 |
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At WAC one has to get the restroom key from the RO.
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May 20, 2019, 09:53 AM | #12 | |
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But it does happen. Unserialized accessories more commonly 'walk' away. -Magazines, spotting scopes, cleaning kits, multi-tools, ammo, shooting mats, loading tools, staple guns, etc... Indoor range with surveillance? Probably a little better than one without. I'd still be very likely to bag everything up before walking away. That way, a potential thief must rifle through my bag to get the goods, or take the whole bag. But you're not going to find me in a public indoor range*. ...Especially on a Saturday morning*! *Been there. Done that. Not what I consider "enjoyable".
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May 20, 2019, 10:34 PM | #14 |
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dont leave a firearm unattended , have a range buddy watch your gear
I always use the restroom before entering the range and before checking in unless Im with a friend that can watch my stuff. |
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May 21, 2019, 07:53 AM | #16 |
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As an old fart, this has happened to me..I purposely walk up to the RO, tell him what I'm doing and ask him if he can watch my stuff...
Both ranges that I have rented guns at, they say to leave the rental on the bench...and go check out..I wonder how many are stolen. I think they don't like a 'loose' handgun walked out of the range..in fact, they are 'walked' into the range too..by a RO..
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May 21, 2019, 09:05 AM | #17 |
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Never seen a Range Officer at my range, lol. If I had to go, I clear/safe, but a sidearm on my hip, and run and go. It is a private range, never had any issues.
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May 21, 2019, 11:07 AM | #18 |
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Just call the line "cold"! Wait for others to acknowledge. Pick up your guns and then leave the firing line.
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May 21, 2019, 03:21 PM | #19 | |
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There is absolutely NO handling or manipulation of firearms allowed during a cease-fire (regardless of the terminology used). Even casing an empty, open, chamber-flagged firearm during a ceasefire is grounds for termination of your membership at the outdoor range that I prefer. Case and uncase when the range is "hot". Bring up or take away cased firearms when the range is "hot". No touchy, in any way, when observing a "cease-fire".
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Yes, especially at unsupervised outdoor ranges, a shooter just recently had his custom BENELLI shotgun stolen off his table while he was helping another shooter with his rifle at another table while his back was turned, they just got in their car and drove off with it. Ive had ammo stolen off my table while going down range to change a target. |
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May 21, 2019, 06:31 PM | #21 |
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Wow they got some nerve to do that especially while the owner is still present! Did they ever catch the perp?
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May 22, 2019, 03:26 PM | #22 | |
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stolen guns at the public range
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not yet, but here is the story, this happened recently |
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May 22, 2019, 03:52 PM | #23 |
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At our range, the etiquette is “please use the porta potty, don’t just whiz on the berm halfway down the range.”
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June 18, 2019, 07:46 PM | #24 |
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If you can't hit the target with it from the firing line, don't shoot it here.
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June 18, 2019, 10:09 PM | #25 |
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You're asking if it's ok to walk away to a place you can't see your $500 to $thousands dollar investment in gear on a bench at a publicly accessible range and hoping everyone at the range is totally honest and that it's all there when you get back? (including your Class III items)
Is that the question you're asking?
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