Man does it ever tick me off when people walk away with my stuff at the range.

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So I went to the Cold War service rifle match last weekend at the Sherwood Park range.

A few weeks before, I went to Milarm, and picked up one of those weapons drop bags that they're selling as shooting mats. (they make great shooting mats.)

I spent the 1/2 hour or so, removing the rivets and stitching that hold the one end together.

So, back to the service rifle match...

It rained all day, and my mat got soaked. (I had lent it to a couple of other shooters on relays before mine, and they left it out in the rain... I shot from a wet mat... no biggie... more realism) When I finished my relay, i pulle dit in under the covered firing positions. The awards for the rifle match were given out, and the pistol match started.

So, I spent some time to loan my Glock and my .22 Ruger to a couple of recreational shooters that a few of us convinced to stay and shoot the match.

I came back after they were done to find that someone had walked off with my mat (which was piled on the rest of my stuff) and left theirs, at the far end of the range. I grabbed it and found that the guy hadn't taken the time to do the cutting of the stitches.

So, the SOB was lazy... I figured i could get over the fact that the guy stole my stuff cause he was lazy... It would take me 1/2 hour to re cut it... i was a little annoyed, but it was no big deal.

So, I go out to the garage tonight to get the mat ready for shooting tomorrow. I go to start ripping the stitches, and find that the guy had started... So, he decided he was too lazy to do it, right??

WRONG!!!!

The lazy prick started to cut the mat, and screwed it up. He cut through the canvas. so he stopped.

AND TOOK IT TO THE RANGE, LEFT IT AND STOLE MINE.
 
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Sooner or later he will screw up and show up at another meet with your mat.

He is obviously prone to screwing up so it is a definate thing that he will appear with it somewhere else, and possibly where you might happen to be.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

:D
 
It's a good idea to mark your stuff with an indelible marker, in plain sight so no one will pick the wrong item when they have a similar one. Also mark it in an out-of-sight place, in case it's stolen.

One thing you can do is get a list of the names of the shooters at the match. Then go to Milarm and see if they'll tell you who else has bought these drop bags.
 
I was out at HAHA for a little skeet a few weeks ago, bought my dinner and was sitting down at the picknick table when my rotation came up. So i left my dinner and grabbed my gun. When I got to the field i noticed I forgot my glasses and went back for them. When i got back to my table there was an old guy sitting there eating my dinner:(.
 
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Strangeday said:
I was out at HAHA for a little skeet a few weeks ago, bought my dinner and was sitting down at the picknick table when my rotation came up. So i left my dinner and grabbed my gun. When I got to the field i noticed I forgot my glasses and went back for them. When i got back to my table there was an old guy sitting there eating m dinner:(.
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OK, I've heard of the range vacuum, who will help himself to your brass. Your Dinner!?!?! What's next, your coffee? (Hint, chewing tobacco!)
 
jjwelin said:
i gotta know... what did you say to him?
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I visualize something like, "Wow, most people won't even shake my hand when they find out I'm HIV positive! And here you are eating with my fork. The spirit of Mother Teresa is alive and well and eating my fries!"
 
better yet, say you have herpes or mono or something :) nice things that can be transmitted by saliva (a little bit cruel to torture him mentally, but hey he is eating your food)
 
Strangeday said:
I was out at HAHA for a little skeet a few weeks ago, bought my dinner and was sitting down at the picknick table when my rotation came up. So i left my dinner and grabbed my gun. When I got to the field i noticed I forgot my glasses and went back for them. When i got back to my table there was an old guy sitting there eating my dinner:(.
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I will post that on the HAHA bulletin board the next time I'm out...;)
 
Strangeday said:
I was out at HAHA for a little skeet a few weeks ago, bought my dinner and was sitting down at the picknick table when my rotation came up. So i left my dinner and grabbed my gun. When I got to the field i noticed I forgot my glasses and went back for them. When i got back to my table there was an old guy sitting there eating my dinner:(.
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You have to be joking or knew the guy right? I would be jaw dropping speachless if a complete stranger started eating my dinner!
 
We had a problem at work a little while ago with someone helping themselves to bits and pieces of other people's lunches in the refridgerater. It stopped after one of my friends spiked his sandwich with tabasco sauce. :D

I was out shooting once and a family was shooting a little off to the right. One of his kids was trying to steal my brass but he didn't let it cool off enough after it ejected from my AR. :D
 
That sucks.

On a related note some dogf$%#ker walked away with my Brugger & Thomet single point sling. I took thhe sling off my 9mm carbine to be "PC" at the range and some f*$!ker walked away with it.

Hope you marked your kit.
 
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