Comments on: Gun Range Etiquette — 8 Tips for Safe Shooting

By: robert

robert — Thu, 29 Mar 2018 03:55:51 +0000

Waiting for your neighbor to shoot is simply an unworkable situation. All target matches will have everybody on the line shooting at the same time.
Ranges also have time limits for shooting between cease-fires.
BEST PRACTICE:
No talking, or at least loud talking;
NO policing brass except during cease fires;
Keep all chatter to a minimum.
Reduce all (controllable) distractions.

By: Gene

Gene — Wed, 28 Mar 2018 16:44:08 +0000

NK Feed off of the noise, dont let that alter your mind-set. It wont be quiet in a critical situation, so dont let anything distract you from what your doing with firearm in hand

By: NK

NK — Wed, 28 Mar 2018 14:14:03 +0000

I follow all of these rules but I had a question. I know in competitive bowling you don’t roll at the same time as the person next to you that uses same ball return. Is there an etiquette that says wait for the person next to you to finish their string? I have only shot in small ranges with limited lanes so I figured that is a lot of waiting but also know it can be a bit distracting when squeezing trigger to hear shots just feet from you.

By: Sarah Anderson

Sarah Anderson — Mon, 08 Feb 2016 17:03:16 +0000

I have never been to a gun range before, but these are pretty much all the same rules we follow when we do our own custom range. It’s too easy to accidentally hurt someone with a gun, so you have to make sure you are consciously avoiding having an accident happen. The cease fire rules are good to, we should start putting the guns down when we need to stop firing for an emergency reason.

By: Boyd Allen

Boyd Allen — Sat, 29 Aug 2015 15:14:14 +0000

This is a good topic for general shooter discussion, and improvement. Thanks for publishing it. When people do not follow proper range safety and etiquette procedures I think that part of it is that they have not been properly trained by a range, and partly that they fail to think about what effect their behavior has on others’ shooting experience. Nevertheless, there is a great need to increase awareness in this area, and your publication of this article makes a valuable contribution to that effort. Thanks

By: Matthew

Matthew — Sat, 29 Aug 2015 07:38:57 +0000

I would add that you should refrain from loud conversations near to the firing point. I remember one day when I was shooting a really good string and then the firers on either side of me started a loud conversation laughing and joking and completely put me off. I dropped shots and was extremely unhappy to say the least!

By: John LEake

John LEake — Sat, 29 Aug 2015 03:27:26 +0000

Same etiquette rules for outdoor pistol and or rifle ranges. I am a NRA Range Safety Officer, and our local range where I volunteer regularly, most are really good about range rules and RSO commands, others are just dumb or stupid. The worst is people do not clean up after themselves, then guess who gets to do it. Just remember that the RSO is there for your safety. If he asks you to something there is a reason, ask why later.