Shooting and drinking?
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- Ft. Mac. Alberta
None , and I never will.
If I ever go to a range and see that happening, I'm out the gate and gone.
As an RSO I will have the range key pulled from any member I find drinking at our club while the range is open, and so will every other RSO in our club.
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No club that I know allows informal alcohol consumption on the property. That would get a club shutdown if the CFO caught wind of it.
However my current club and one I belonged to previously have licensed facilities on their properties where alcohol is served.
In both places the rules are simple and strictly enforced. Alcohol and guns are kept separate. A portion of the club house is licensed. You can't take a drink from the licensed area and you can't bring a firearm into it. Most importantly once you have a drink you are done shooting for the day. No exceptions.
However my current club and one I belonged to previously have licensed facilities on their properties where alcohol is served.
In both places the rules are simple and strictly enforced. Alcohol and guns are kept separate. A portion of the club house is licensed. You can't take a drink from the licensed area and you can't bring a firearm into it. Most importantly once you have a drink you are done shooting for the day. No exceptions.
...drinking at gun clubs?...yes!, yes!, yes!...
...I have personally witnessed this practice at several gun clubs in Switzerland and Germany(Bavaria).....always in moderation, of course.....never saw any accidents or bad behaviour, either....those were the gunclubs where I had the best experiences!..........
...I have personally witnessed this practice at several gun clubs in Switzerland and Germany(Bavaria).....always in moderation, of course.....never saw any accidents or bad behaviour, either....those were the gunclubs where I had the best experiences!..........
Shelldrake
CGN frequent flyer
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- Right behind you,,
Every club at Bisley (and there is a ton of them) has a licensed bar,, no probs there.
Different story in Canada.
Different story in Canada.
- Location
- Republic of Alberta
I think it's fine if it's monitored properly. I went to a shoot in Florida earlier this year. Once we were done, we de-gunned, went to the clubhouse and grabbed a couple of beers. After ordering, the bartender stamped our hand and he explained that we were done shooting for the day.
After this, I wandered around to some of the bays to watch a few friends shoot and every RO asked to see my hand and then checked to make sure I wasn't carrying. It was just part of the SOP at this range.
Really wasn't a big deal and it was sure nice to have a cold beer on a 30 degree day!
After this, I wandered around to some of the bays to watch a few friends shoot and every RO asked to see my hand and then checked to make sure I wasn't carrying. It was just part of the SOP at this range.
Really wasn't a big deal and it was sure nice to have a cold beer on a 30 degree day!
I guess most people assume that if a person has a beer they are on their way to being stupid drunk and really for some people that's pretty much how it goes if there is enough booze nearby.
Because people can't be trusted to keep it under control rules are drawn up to protect us from ourselves.
Because people can't be trusted to keep it under control rules are drawn up to protect us from ourselves.
I agree. But when the licensed bar is at the range it makes for a shorter trip.
- Location
- London, Ontario
Did you think about your question beofre you made a thread about it? Drinking and shooting is a HORRIBLE idea.
Guns put away first, OK. Sometimes it's nice to have a drink after a day of hunting, for example. But, like I said, the guns go away first. It's plain stupid to use, or work on, guns while drinking, as I'm sure everyone here knows. Another situation I've felt it was legitimate is at one of our local matches in which a toast to the person the activity was named for was given at the end. It was a special occasion to any of us who knew the man, but the shooting was over for the day. Not sure it is a good idea to have beer at a range. Personally, I've never felt the need and I like liquor as much as the next guy. It's interesting that some places do it, but it would introduce another security concern at some level. You know, over the years it has become increasingly clear to me that an awful lot usually depends on the common sense of the people one is dealing with and one really can't legislate for idiots.
Not to pirate this thread, but many here speak of the virtues of pot, and I'm sure some shooters use other drugs, legal and otherwise. Why draw the line at booze? Moderate substance use and firearms sounds great! We should have ground rules though...1. No shooting if you're halucinating, the spiders are your friends. 2. If you have to pee more than you reload, you're drinking to much- adminster off-hand sobriety accuracy test. (yep, he shot north, he's good to go!) 3. If your pipe gets hotter than your barrel, stop and cool both. Burnt fingers and lips are good for no-one. 4. Check prone shooters with rubber tubes tied around their arms periodically, they may never line up that perfect shot if they shot up before...
NZClaybuster
CGN frequent flyer
- Location
- Calgary, Alberta
When I lived in New Zealand, every clay target club I attended had a licensed bar. Only recently has the NZCTA put a rule in that probhibited booze consumption between rounds. I never heard of a problem, but there were concerns about optics and the rule was added.
My pappy said rules were for those that couldn't think for themselves.
Interesting thin was on windy days booze consumption was way down, just in case your lousy shooting was matched by someone else's lousy shooting and you needed a shoot off. One beer = you lose.
My pappy said rules were for those that couldn't think for themselves.
Interesting thin was on windy days booze consumption was way down, just in case your lousy shooting was matched by someone else's lousy shooting and you needed a shoot off. One beer = you lose.
