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Would you go to a public shooting and shoot range next to a person you don't know?

Posted on 8/1/25 at 5:56 pm
Posted by damnstrongfan
St. George, Louisiana
Member since Dec 2009
2383 posts
Posted on 8/1/25 at 5:56 pm
Think about the possibilities in this day and age.
This post was edited on 8/2/25 at 9:21 am
Posted by Bama and Beer
Baldwin Co, AL
Member since Oct 2010
84563 posts
Posted on 8/1/25 at 6:09 pm to
Yes
Posted by Yakker
Baton Rouge
Member since Jul 2025
178 posts
Posted on 8/1/25 at 6:31 pm to
All the time.
Posted by beerJeep
Louisiana
Member since Nov 2016
37667 posts
Posted on 8/1/25 at 6:41 pm to
Like at a range? With rules n shite?

Nah. I’ll stick to my property.
Posted by calcotron
Member since Nov 2007
10060 posts
Posted on 8/1/25 at 6:43 pm to
I meet interesting people and see interesting guns all the time. Sure. Lots of helpful dudes.
Posted by FinkyStinger
Georgia
Member since Jan 2009
2146 posts
Posted on 8/1/25 at 7:22 pm to
You haven’t lived until you’re shooting at the range in the Tuskegee National Forest and a car full of black dudes show up with AR-15’s.
Posted by RichJ
The Land of the CoonAss
Member since Nov 2016
4985 posts
Posted on 8/1/25 at 7:29 pm to
Indoor, air conditioned range? Absolutely

Outdoor without climate control? Maybe not.

But, I have been on many different military ranges during qualification, and had no issues with people that never held a rifle, much less fired one…
Posted by Huntinguy
Member since Mar 2011
1829 posts
Posted on 8/1/25 at 8:25 pm to
You stand next to me in the grocery store, why not train next to me at the range?
Posted by Jcorye1
Tom Brady = GoAT
Member since Dec 2007
76373 posts
Posted on 8/1/25 at 9:15 pm to
I go to an indoor range all the time. My favorite is when the dude next to me had to correct his friend before firing because the switch was still on the Glock. My wife asked if that was illegal, and I told her maybe he's an FFL and SOT.
Posted by calcotron
Member since Nov 2007
10060 posts
Posted on 8/1/25 at 9:30 pm to
quote:

You haven’t lived until you’re shooting at the range in the Tuskegee National Forest and a car full of black dudes show up with AR-15’s.



Not even close, these are the most fun dudes at the range.
Posted by GeauxTigers0107
We Coming
Member since Oct 2009
10644 posts
Posted on 8/1/25 at 10:01 pm to
quote:

Would you go to a public shooting and shoot next to a person you don't know


Be nice if you gave a little context. You talking at the range?
Posted by Cleathecat
Houston
Member since Feb 2021
1491 posts
Posted on 8/1/25 at 11:03 pm to
Do you stay locked in your basement? Bad stuff can happen at the range sure, it can happen anywhere though and if someone does go nuts at the range and you're next to them seems like you can quickly stop them.
Posted by Mid Iowa Tiger
Undisclosed Secure Location
Member since Feb 2008
23648 posts
Posted on 8/2/25 at 5:43 am to
I do all the time. Some of the worst people at the range I use are from the 101st on Ft. Campbell. Some of the best are the 5th group guys also out of Ft. Campbell. Well, 5th group and Amish Tim. Amish Tim has some amazing guns he built.
Posted by Pelican fan99
Lafayette, Louisiana
Member since Jun 2013
38834 posts
Posted on 8/2/25 at 10:00 am to
What exactly are you worried about happening?

If someone is going to start shooting up a place a shooting range with a bunch of armed dudes is a pretty terrible choice to make

For a lot of people the range is the only place they have to go shoot their guns you'll be just fine
Posted by IAmNERD
Member since May 2017
23561 posts
Posted on 8/2/25 at 11:09 am to
quote:

I meet interesting people and see interesting guns all the time.

Yeah I got to shoot a S&W 500 at CMP park in Talladega a few years ago. I was packing up getting ready to leave and heard/felt something that shouldn't have been on the pistol range. So did everyone else. That guy spent probably 20 minutes showing it off and letting people shoot it if they wanted to.

It was awesome.

Also had a guy let me shoot his FN Five-seven when they first came out.
This post was edited on 8/2/25 at 11:19 am
Posted by deeprig9
Unincorporated Ozora
Member since Sep 2012
72840 posts
Posted on 8/2/25 at 1:52 pm to
quote:


What exactly are you worried about happening?

If someone is going to start shooting up a place a shooting range with a bunch of armed dudes is a pretty terrible choice to make

For a lot of people the range is the only place they have to go shoot their guns you'll be just fine


The public rifle range I've been to a few times is staffed by range officers who don't play. They watch everyone like a hawk with very strict well-communicated rules. If you accidentally point your gun at someone don't be surprised to get your cap peeled.
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