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<blockquote data-quote="happylilcuss" data-source="post: 219688" data-attributes="member: 11618"><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">OK I have been lurking since day one of this thread so I guess I will chime in! First Off I agree with the moral of this thread 100%. I also think that GG and Buzz would probably be friends if they knew each other. I think so much of what riles people up on these forums is that we cant see emotion or facial influctions. Because of this we assume people are saying one thing when they think they are saying something else. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Buzz, GG I don't know either of you but I think its safe to say that you two gentlemen are going to have to agree to disagree on certain issues! Other than those few issues you are both saying the same things!! </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">I do have to share a story though from our local public range. I was there set up to the left when the range opened. I had my Chrono out and a target board at 100yds on the farthest left station. I also had the next station over setup to go out to 300yds (that's the max at the range) I had a couple rifles on each bench and would work back and forth while letting barrels cool. After about 2 hours I notice this fellow carrying what looked to be a very heavy very long rifle case. I watched him because I wanted to see what he had. He pulled out what appeared to be a 50bmg. He began to set up right in the middle of the range. Well there were people to his left and his right where he set up. So I didnt think much about it after that. I figured he was just showing it to his buddies</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">We reset targets and he put his board out. Once the range went hot. I got behind my rifle and was looking downrange when KAWOOM!! I was 20 feet to the left of this guy and I mean WOW! (A muzzle brake like that under a tin roof) Well the people that were closer to him were really really mad. One guy was sitting on the ground holding his ears. Another one of the bystanders looked like he was gonna kill someone! A few of us went down and helped to calm the situation down. I took the guy with the 50 over by my setup to get him away and let everyone else cool down and gather there senses.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">As I got to talking to this guy I found out that he was a silver spoon trust fund kid and that he saw the guy on the military channel shoot a 50 and he decided he wanted one. He was very nice and very apologetic. He told me he went to the local sportsmans wharehouse and they had one so he bought it. That was his first shot with it. LOL he told me he was going to try and take it back. We gave him some much needed range advise and watched his back as he loaded up and left. Still appologising as he drove off. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Why did I bring this up? I just wanted to show that even though the majority of poor common sense and rude behavior come's from the "Black Gun" people; even people with Bolt guns are prone to acts of idiocy!!</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">I wish people could be given or taught common sense. Because this world seems to be losing common sense by the minute. Be safe and shoot straight everyone!!</span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Isnt the first rule in the 10 firearm rules; Know your target and whats beyond it? </span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="happylilcuss, post: 219688, member: 11618"] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]OK I have been lurking since day one of this thread so I guess I will chime in! First Off I agree with the moral of this thread 100%. I also think that GG and Buzz would probably be friends if they knew each other. I think so much of what riles people up on these forums is that we cant see emotion or facial influctions. Because of this we assume people are saying one thing when they think they are saying something else. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]Buzz, GG I don’t know either of you but I think its safe to say that you two gentlemen are going to have to agree to disagree on certain issues! Other than those few issues you are both saying the same things!! [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]I do have to share a story though from our local public range. I was there set up to the left when the range opened. I had my Chrono out and a target board at 100yds on the farthest left station. I also had the next station over setup to go out to 300yds (that’s the max at the range) I had a couple rifles on each bench and would work back and forth while letting barrels cool. After about 2 hours I notice this fellow carrying what looked to be a very heavy very long rifle case. I watched him because I wanted to see what he had. He pulled out what appeared to be a 50bmg. He began to set up right in the middle of the range. Well there were people to his left and his right where he set up. So I didnt think much about it after that. I figured he was just showing it to his buddies[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]We reset targets and he put his board out. Once the range went hot. I got behind my rifle and was looking downrange when KAWOOM!! I was 20 feet to the left of this guy and I mean WOW! (A muzzle brake like that under a tin roof) Well the people that were closer to him were really really mad. One guy was sitting on the ground holding his ears. Another one of the bystanders looked like he was gonna kill someone! A few of us went down and helped to calm the situation down. I took the guy with the 50 over by my setup to get him away and let everyone else cool down and gather there senses.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]As I got to talking to this guy I found out that he was a silver spoon trust fund kid and that he saw the guy on the military channel shoot a 50 and he decided he wanted one. He was very nice and very apologetic. He told me he went to the local sportsmans wharehouse and they had one so he bought it. That was his first shot with it. LOL he told me he was going to try and take it back. We gave him some much needed range advise and watched his back as he loaded up and left. Still appologising as he drove off. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]Why did I bring this up? I just wanted to show that even though the majority of poor common sense and rude behavior come’s from the "Black Gun" people; even people with Bolt guns are prone to acts of idiocy!![/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]I wish people could be given or taught common sense. Because this world seems to be losing common sense by the minute. Be safe and shoot straight everyone!![/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]Isnt the first rule in the 10 firearm rules; Know your target and whats beyond it? [/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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