Matlack
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- Dec 15, 2008
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They are very careful with things because several people have committed suicide on the range over the past few years. Rules get a little tighter each time it happens.
On target in Severna park
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They are very careful with things because several people have committed suicide on the range over the past few years. Rules get a little tighter each time it happens.
jmike1487
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Matlack
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- Dec 15, 2008
- 8,557
People can kill themselves in the show room just as easy as on the range, unless you find someway to prevent it.
jmike1487
Ultimate Member
Easier ways to do it if you want to do it there. Just saying. But I see what you mean. I’ve just never experienced that at gun shop. Overall was a pleasant experience.
I️ was member there for a year or so. Always kept one mag loaded and ready just in case someone went crazy. Keep your head on a swivel.
I do just that every time I go to a range. Some ranges I visit are out in the woods, and I'm on my own. I think I'm not likely to be jumped when I've just arrived or are actively shooting. OTOH, it's when I'm returning to my car at the end of the session that a BG knows I have firearms and thinks I may be out of ammo. My range bag always has at least one mag full of personal defense ammo for one of the guns I am shooting that day.
Rambler
Doing the best with the worst.
- Oct 22, 2011
- 2,215
Even when just going to sight in a rifle, I wear a sidearm for just in case purposes.
Alan3413
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- Mar 4, 2013
- 17,112
It's okay. You need your situational awareness radar turned on because there can be some clueless folks there.
Their sales folks are allright but can be pretty clueless too. Had one tell me the difference between a .40 & 9mm is like driving an SUV through the target vs a compact. Oookay.
Bought a pistol there once and the dude swept me several times with it while fumbling with the case and paperwork. Haven't been back since.
Their sales folks are allright but can be pretty clueless too. Had one tell me the difference between a .40 & 9mm is like driving an SUV through the target vs a compact. Oookay.
Bought a pistol there once and the dude swept me several times with it while fumbling with the case and paperwork. Haven't been back since.
Old thread, but I finally had an experience there that left me ready to not go again. Lots of muzzle sweeps, mag dumps (with a 22, and a target that looks like a shot spread), and an obviously new shooter with a rented glock that not on swept everyone on the line, but needed another shooter to show him the very basics (how to load, where to point, etc). Not sure what their rental policy is, but a basic rundown of operation and safety should be a requirement. The "RSO" had no interest in safety other than sweeping the brass, but damned if they didn't jump on anyone with a range bag on the window ledge.
Hate to say it, but I need to find somewhere else, preferably more restrictive/private. Oh well.
Hate to say it, but I need to find somewhere else, preferably more restrictive/private. Oh well.
I’m guessing the RSO was slacking and I probably would have said something to the boss. I’ve been there a few times recently and the RSO’s seemed to be paying adequate attention. However they do have some inexperienced shooters there often. I try to request a lane near one of the right side walls if possible just because.
FYI Any rental there requires two persons. I asked them why they require two persons to rent and the answer surprised me. He said a number of years ago they had several suicides. Since they instituted the buddy policy not one attempt.
So I’m guessing what you saw today was probably the fault of whoever was coaching this guy as much as the shooter himself.
I've only been to On Target three times, and I'll never go back.
I joined The machine Gun Nest in Frederick a few months ago, and it's a world of difference! Very nice and well informed staff, RSOs that are helpful, friendly and very attentive when they should be, and in the background the rest of the time.
It's a hike, but always a good experience! They make their customers feel welcome, instead of an imposition like On Target.
I joined The machine Gun Nest in Frederick a few months ago, and it's a world of difference! Very nice and well informed staff, RSOs that are helpful, friendly and very attentive when they should be, and in the background the rest of the time.
It's a hike, but always a good experience! They make their customers feel welcome, instead of an imposition like On Target.
FrankOceanXray
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- Oct 29, 2008
- 12,036
Terrible place. Glad it came back into conversation... I always like to remind others how terrible that place is Everytime I went.
Mr H
Banana'd
While I haven't been there in a long time, it's certainly not because it's been IMO 'a bad place'.
If I was going to make a suggestion on cutting down on safety concerns, it would only be that people with whom they are not familiar either provide some form of NRA training, Hunter Safety or CWP card, or have to go through a safety briefing.
Better posting of Range Rules would be a help, too.
If I was going to make a suggestion on cutting down on safety concerns, it would only be that people with whom they are not familiar either provide some form of NRA training, Hunter Safety or CWP card, or have to go through a safety briefing.
Better posting of Range Rules would be a help, too.
Tungsten
Ultimate Member
I go in the mornings. Most of the people shooting when I go are a hell of a lot better than I am. I haven't noticed any safety issues while I was there, but I'm usually focused on what I am doing and making sure I am being safe. The afternoons can be a bit more amateur hour.
- Feb 23, 2013
- 1,234
Lets not forget, On Target was one of the first ones to stand up against the MSP and the dealers cartel when our 2A rights where being violated back in 2013, by releasing firearms after 7 days.
SRD
R.I.P.
I usually go Sat. Or Sun. morning when they open and rarely have an issue,after 1100 the "local,sights on the side" start to wake up and funnel in.
Mr H
Banana'd
Well, yes... but...
Eventually, pressure and legal opinions caused them to start releasing, provided you signed a waiver (and you had to mention the waiver). I had a 1911 I bought in mid-Sep 2013 in jail for IIRC 87 days. MSP was all over dealers, even before Oct 1, and they caved.
I went in after nearly 3 months and signed for its 'release'. Shortly after several folks did this they decided that MSP was full of it.
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