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发帖数: 16240 | 1 Shooting Times上面的文：
http://www.shootingtimes.com/2013/03/19/a-gentlemans-guide-to-o
When’s the last time you went to a public range and had a horrible day—not
because your guns weren’t cooperating, but because well-meaning idiots
offered unsolicited coaching, handled your stuff without asking, asked
questions or “corrected” your form when you were in the middle of shooting
groups, or just plain made a nuisance of themselves? If you’re a regular
at the shooting range, I’ll wager it happens to you all too often.
Not so very long ago, guns were regarded as something between tools and
musical instruments, and a stranger wouldn’t presume to correct one’s
shooting any more than they’d correct the way you use a crescent wrench or
finger your fiddle during the schoolhouse jam session.
Don’t get me wrong: There are lots of fine, respectful shooters that are a
pleasure to share a range with. I’ve made some greatly valued acquaintances
by sharing a mellow afternoon at the range with courteous gun people. But
today, every well-meaning mall ninja wants to show off the tricks they
picked up at the local tacticool academy, and even stump-sitting, tobacco-
spitting handloaders will heave themselves off their seat if they figure
there’s something wrong with your ammo—and they’re the ones to fix it for
you. Trying to spend a peaceful day at the range can sometimes be akin to
standing on a fire ant hill and hoping if you ignore them, they’ll go away.
Recently some friends and I kicked around what we figure to be the most
exasperating habits regularly exhibited by annoying range-goers. Here they
are, along with are a few old-school gentlemanly tips to help you be the
best range stranger you can be.
Don't Coach or Correct Strangers
Unless specifically requested, don’t offer advice or attempt to correct a
stranger at the range—no matter how sure you are that you can help him or
her. As good friend and NRA editor Jeff Johnston put it, “Unless a man
points a gun directly at you, don’t say a damn word about his shooting
techniques or range habits unless he asks for tips.” Over my decades of
shooting, I’ve almost never received a quality unsolicited tip from a total
stranger. Capable, accomplished shooters know how to behave like a
gentleman at the range, and the techniques so eagerly pressed upon you by
others are usually erroneous—and unwelcome to boot.
That doesn’t mean that if a neophyte shooter—or even an old hand—notes
your expertise and politely asks your advice that you should refuse it.
Quite the opposite: Offer all requested help, but wait until rapport and
mutual regard is established before proffering knowledge unasked.
Don't Hover Over Someone
There’s nothing more annoying and distracting than feeling a stranger
breathing down your neck—literally or figuratively—while attempting to
shoot tiny groups or dust a tricky clay bird. This ill-mannered behavior
usually precedes a harangue on why your shooting isn’t better and how to
fix it. Even if you’re on a small, crowded range, stand back and give
concentrating shooters some space. They don’t need you examining them,
their technique or their equipment while they shoot any more than they want
the advice brimming on the edge of your lips.
Don't Pick Up a Stranger's Gun without Asking
This one would seem to be common sense, and anyone that would flat-out pick
up a total stranger’s gun should be thrown off the range. It goes a step
further: Good shooters that adhere to old-school shooting etiquette won’t
pick up another shooter’s firearm without asking—even if they’ve just
been discussing it. Always break the ice—“Beautiful rifle. Does she shoot
as well as she looks?”—and then if you desire to handle it, ask. Even if
you’re chewing over your best buddy’s new toy, a polite “May I?” with a
nod toward the firearm in question is suggested by classic courtesy.
Don't Help Women You Don't Know
Approaching a woman at the range and proffering advice, assistance or your
company is a bad idea. Worse than that, it’s positively unrefined. If they
’re there with family, friends or their significant other, none of them
want you nosing into their shooting experience. More significantly, if a
woman is alone at the range, she’s alone there for a reason and can
probably outshoot you. One of my writing mentors brought up this common,
well meant but disagreeable range mistake. Though his wife is an incredibly
accomplished hunter and marksman, I’m guessing that like many women she
sometimes receives unwelcome attention while at the range testing a rifle or
preparing for a hunt.
Watch Your Empties
A lot more semi-autos are being fired on the range these days than one would
have seen even just a couple of decades ago—and semi-autos throw hot brass
with every shot. As a result, more than one unsuspecting bystander has
gained an unwanted burn tattoo under the collar. Be aware of where your
empty brass lands, and if it is annoying a fellow shooter, apologize and
either time your shooting to take place while he’s reloading or cleaning,
or rig something to block the brass. Some ranges have removable brass
deflectors or screens that can be attached to the side of a shooting bench
or prone position.
Brass Salvage Rights
Not that long ago, it was considered uncouth to leave empty brass cartridge
cases scattered all over the range. Brass was valued as much—or even more—
by handloaders back then, but there was a greater sense of both personal
stewardship and personal property. Nobody would have even thought of picking
your empties up along with their own and piling them in their range bag.
Today, overeager shooters will sometimes do just that, and even range
officers—who on some ranges are allowed to salvage and sell brass—
sometimes get sour if you pick up all your brass.
That’s not right. Empty brass is the property of he who created it. While
“policing” up brass, keep your own and put your neighbor’s on or near his
shooting bench or position. A polite, “Do you handload?” will usually be
answered with either a smile and affirmative thanks, or a suggestion that
you take the brass if you wish.
Muzzle Brakes Don't Make Friends
If your shoulder-fired cannon is mounted with a brake that would do a field
artillery piece credit, be mindful of your fellow shooters’ hearing and
give them a wide berth when setting up to shoot. It’s easy to forget how
deafening the sound and how jarring the blast of a really good, effective
brake is when you’re firing from the position least affected (right behind
the rifle).
I know several shooters—especially big game guides—that trace the majority
of their hearing loss to a heedless shot or two that some muzzle-brake-
equipped shooting acquaintance or hunting client blasted off too close for
safety. If you simply must shoot a big blasty Magnum—but aren’t up to
firing it without a muzzle brake—at least exercise a little old-fashioned
courtesy and shoot it where it won’t aggravate or cause irreparable
physical damage to others. | x*7
发帖数: 11281 | 2 全文看完了，我去的地方，还好，唯一一次被个老毛子热情“教育”了
-----硬是要教我打mosin
另外比较讨厌的是那些ninja，装个大个的muzzle brake，然后对着
50码甚至25码的zoobie靶子乱打，旁边的热浪/声浪/气浪 | H****r
发帖数: 16240 | 3 因为到手的新一期杂志上有个9mm子弹在美帝发展小插曲的文章很有意思
我去找发现他们还没放到网上
倒是这篇很好玩，所以转过来了
等过几天翻拍一下9mm那篇贴到那边去～
【在 x*7 的大作中提到】
: 全文看完了，我去的地方，还好，唯一一次被个老毛子热情“教育”了
: -----硬是要教我打mosin
: 另外比较讨厌的是那些ninja，装个大个的muzzle brake，然后对着
: 50码甚至25码的zoobie靶子乱打，旁边的热浪/声浪/气浪
| k**0
发帖数: 19737 | 4 range去得多了这种人也见得多，而且现在打枪的人一下子多起来了， 还产生了安全问
题，有时候我都觉得不安全。 | u*2
发帖数: 433 | 5 我去range一般是躲到角落里最边上的射击道，最好是最右边那个，就算是新手一般也
都是枪口往左偏，很少偏到最右边的位置，感觉这样比较安全。呵呵 | S**********s
发帖数: 4534 | 6 Muzzle brakes don't make friends +1
You know that "oh fuck me" feeling when you see someone put his muzzle
braked .50 bmg on the bench next to yours. | f*********n
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