BP range etiquette

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Hello here's a newbie question; at the range when a cease fire is called and you're in the middle of shooting with a couple or more cylinders still loaded and ready, what is the proceedure to disable the pistol to keep the warden happy? I can see that decapping the nipples and putting on half #### would be a start. Is there anything else to be considered, PS I have already thought of just blasting all the lead downrange at the warning. I have an Italian navy .36 and the time is nigh to dust her off. Any info will be appreciated. Thanks Pete
 
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If it's a real emergency, just put the gun down and step back. As it's rarely a real emergency, the RO should be calling a last string to let you finish.
 
A Cease fire is a Cease fire. Do NOT fire another shot, you don't know why it's been called.

Canuck223 has a good point, your RO should have given a warning. Hammer down on an empty chamber and call over the RO.

The Cease Fires at my club in the UK were:

Cease Fire....
(Fingers come off triggers and nothing else at this point, if it's an emergency, you don't want 30 people fiddling with their actions)

Unload....
(this is where you'd call the RO if you had a loaded chamber C 'N B)

Forward, Score and Patch....
(no one would move forward untill the RO was satisfied all guns were safe and this last command given.)


.... but we still lost our guns.
 
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Forward, Score and Patch....
(no one would move forward untill the RO was satisfied all guns were safe and this last command given.)


This would be tally up and fix the holes?
 
emmab said:
putting on half #### would be a start. Is there anything else to be considered, PS I have already thought of just blasting all the lead downrange at the warning. Thanks Pete
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For safety reasons, Please don't ever do that
We had a shooter call a "Cease Fire" in the middle of a string.
The RO checked the line, then asked why a Cease Fire was called, at which point, the shooter who made the call pointed to the two children who had wandered away from their parents, climbed the berm alongside the range and were in a postion atop the berm, partway between the firing line and the butts.
Everyone else was focused on their targets etc and the RO was under the roof at the firing line and could not see them.
Fortunately, a shooter on the far side of the line could see them and called the cease fire.
And yes, the parents were spoken to.
 
The Cold Lake Kid said:
For safety reasons, Please don't ever do that
We had a shooter call a "Cease Fire" in the middle of a string.
The RO checked the line, then asked why a Cease Fire was called, at which point, the shooter who made the call pointed to the two children who had wandered away from their parents, climbed the berm alongside the range and were in a postion atop the berm, partway between the firing line and the butts.
Everyone else was focused on their targets etc and the RO was under the roof at the firing line and could not see them.
Fortunately, a shooter on the far side of the line could see them and called the cease fire.
And yes, the parents were spoken to.
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Yup, that is why ANYONE may call a cease fire!
When a cease fire is called, all shooting must stop imediatlly, and the RO will check and ask why ( as was done, if he did not call it)

During informal range sessions , a warning is usually called for one minute, and in some matches a 5 minute warning and a 1 minute warning are given.
If you have a loaded cylinder at the time, with caps in it, remove the caps , set the hammer on an empty cylinder, with the loading lever in place
( as was already mentioned)
We will not allow anyone to cap until they are on the firing line, and will not allow anyone to advance the range if a firearm is still capped.
Some clubs have less stringent rules, but ours are very tight and adhered to.
Cat
 
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