Posted: 5/26/2014 9:52:09 AM EDT
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This question pertains to a public range/club.
The line is called cold and you make your rifle safe by dropping the magazine, ejecting the chambered round, setting the bolt open and stepping away from the bench. Those that need to go down range proceed to do so. Obviously it is very bad form to screw with your rifle in any way while others are checking or setting targets. However, you decide at this point that you have enough for the day. Do you wait for the line to go hot again to retrieve and case your rifle or is it ok to simply pick up your rifle, slide it in a case and ready your remaining gear for a trip home? I guess a similar scenario would be arriving at the range while others are down range setting targets. Do you remove (only) your rifle from the case or wait until the range goes hot again to do so? |
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This question pertains to a public range/club. The line is called cold and you make your rifle safe by dropping the magazine, ejecting the chambered round, setting the bolt open and stepping away from the bench. Those that need to go down range proceed to do so. Obviously it is very bad form to screw with your rifle in any way while others are checking or setting targets. However, you decide at this point that you have enough for the day. Do you wait for the line to go hot again to retrieve and case your rifle or is it ok to simply pick up your rifle, slide it in a case and ready your remaining gear for a trip home? I guess a similar scenario would be arriving at the range while others are down range setting targets. Do you remove (only) your rifle from the case or wait until the range goes hot again to do so? I don't know about others, but I wait until everyone is back and the line goes hot before I touch my firearms. |
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This question pertains to a public range/club. The line is called cold and you make your rifle safe by dropping the magazine, ejecting the chambered round, setting the bolt open and stepping away from the bench. Those that need to go down range proceed to do so. Obviously it is very bad form to screw with your rifle in any way while others are checking or setting targets. However, you decide at this point that you have enough for the day. Do you wait for the line to go hot again to retrieve and case your rifle or is it ok to simply pick up your rifle, slide it in a case and ready your remaining gear for a trip home? I guess a similar scenario would be arriving at the range while others are down range setting targets. Do you remove (only) your rifle from the case or wait until the range goes hot again to do so? You NEVER case, uncase or otherwise touch a firearm while anyone is ahead of the designated firing line. If people are down range regardless of the circumstances you don't handle a firearm. |
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Definitely. At almost every range I shoot at its a range safety rule. Quoted:
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I don't know about others, but I wait until everyone is back and the line goes hot before I touch my firearms. This. I concur. 
Dave W. Definitely. At almost every range I shoot at its a range safety rule. +1 thought I would help in setting a record for "most unanimous" thread. |
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You NEVER case, uncase or otherwise touch a firearm while anyone is ahead of the designated firing line. If people are down range regardless of the circumstances you don't handle a firearm. Quoted:
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This question pertains to a public range/club. The line is called cold and you make your rifle safe by dropping the magazine, ejecting the chambered round, setting the bolt open and stepping away from the bench. Those that need to go down range proceed to do so. Obviously it is very bad form to screw with your rifle in any way while others are checking or setting targets. However, you decide at this point that you have enough for the day. Do you wait for the line to go hot again to retrieve and case your rifle or is it ok to simply pick up your rifle, slide it in a case and ready your remaining gear for a trip home? I guess a similar scenario would be arriving at the range while others are down range setting targets. Do you remove (only) your rifle from the case or wait until the range goes hot again to do so? You NEVER case, uncase or otherwise touch a firearm while anyone is ahead of the designated firing line. If people are down range regardless of the circumstances you don't handle a firearm. Agreed. May all of these questions be this easy. |
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You NEVER case, uncase or otherwise touch a firearm while anyone is ahead of the designated firing line. If people are down range regardless of the circumstances you don't handle a firearm. Quoted:
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This question pertains to a public range/club. The line is called cold and you make your rifle safe by dropping the magazine, ejecting the chambered round, setting the bolt open and stepping away from the bench. Those that need to go down range proceed to do so. Obviously it is very bad form to screw with your rifle in any way while others are checking or setting targets. However, you decide at this point that you have enough for the day. Do you wait for the line to go hot again to retrieve and case your rifle or is it ok to simply pick up your rifle, slide it in a case and ready your remaining gear for a trip home? I guess a similar scenario would be arriving at the range while others are down range setting targets. Do you remove (only) your rifle from the case or wait until the range goes hot again to do so? You NEVER case, uncase or otherwise touch a firearm while anyone is ahead of the designated firing line. If people are down range regardless of the circumstances you don't handle a firearm. THIS. |
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Cold range=no touch. I had my kids at the ISRA range and we called cold range to change targets. My kids ran ahead of me and as I was walking downrange I turned to see a guy handling his rifle. Yep, dumbass picked up his rifle while my kids and I were downrange.
I yelled, "What are you doing? Why are you handling a firearm on a cold range? Do you not see my kids downrange?" An oversight on his part but still not excusable. That's the second time I had to yell at someone for handling a firearm when the range was called cold. |
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Quoted: This. Quoted: Quoted: I don't know about others, but I wait until everyone is back and the line goes hot before I touch my firearms. This. +1 But I don't think sweeping brass / packing up, etc that is obviously not handling a firearm should be an issue. I've never heard of an ND with a broom or by stuffing empty mags into a backpack. |
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I don't know about others, but I wait until everyone is back and the line goes hot before I touch my firearms. Quoted:
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This question pertains to a public range/club. The line is called cold and you make your rifle safe by dropping the magazine, ejecting the chambered round, setting the bolt open and stepping away from the bench. Those that need to go down range proceed to do so. Obviously it is very bad form to screw with your rifle in any way while others are checking or setting targets. However, you decide at this point that you have enough for the day. Do you wait for the line to go hot again to retrieve and case your rifle or is it ok to simply pick up your rifle, slide it in a case and ready your remaining gear for a trip home? I guess a similar scenario would be arriving at the range while others are down range setting targets. Do you remove (only) your rifle from the case or wait until the range goes hot again to do so? I don't know about others, but I wait until everyone is back and the line goes hot before I touch my firearms. |