Small Club Trap Range Ediquet
- Thread starter TwigPig
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Jealousy is a #####. I wouldn't give a crap what they say or think. I would probably tell them about the automated target tracker that it has built in (or some other BS story like that).
If I wasn't overly mad, I'd offer to let them shoot a round with it. Otherwise just keep shooting better than them.
If I wasn't overly mad, I'd offer to let them shoot a round with it. Otherwise just keep shooting better than them.
Normally only get asked a few times a year what price of guns are once or twice a year and its from hunters in the fall warming up for bird season. it could be 8k 15k or 25k. Puzzled looks and shock normally fallow with a my god how could you spend so much...
Rather then tell them to f off or pound sand I take the time to tell them how fun shooting competition is and all the reasons they should get involved. The odd guy will continue to argue further I just try and explain the level of scores that are shot today missing 2 targets at 16 yards on a 200 bird event wouldn't even make you first looser there would be lots of 198s 199s 200s.
i shot with a gal this year that has shot 3 100 straights from the 27 yard line this year and her flat spring went in her trigger in five min the spring was changed out and she went on for i believe a 96 a 97 was the winning score. There is a price to pay for performance and no one at her level is shooting a Cooey.
Rather then tell them to f off or pound sand I take the time to tell them how fun shooting competition is and all the reasons they should get involved. The odd guy will continue to argue further I just try and explain the level of scores that are shot today missing 2 targets at 16 yards on a 200 bird event wouldn't even make you first looser there would be lots of 198s 199s 200s.
i shot with a gal this year that has shot 3 100 straights from the 27 yard line this year and her flat spring went in her trigger in five min the spring was changed out and she went on for i believe a 96 a 97 was the winning score. There is a price to pay for performance and no one at her level is shooting a Cooey.
Better yet ask to use his gun and outshoot him with it followed by "I guess it's about skill and not price of the gun."
Thankfully I shoot at a club with a really good group of people. We are all out there just trying to better ourselves. We joke around and give eachother a hard time sometimes but it's all in good fun.
The most trouble we've had is with some younger kids who came out to shoot a few years ago. They were not practicing very good firearm safety and had to be told multiple times to be careful. They eventually stopped coming.
One of the few things that bothers me at the club is guys who show up, shoot and leave. They don't help set up, take down or clean up anything. Being such a small club, we survive by volunteers. It wouldn't kill them to help unload a shipment of targets, or set up and take down the mics occasionally.
The most trouble we've had is with some younger kids who came out to shoot a few years ago. They were not practicing very good firearm safety and had to be told multiple times to be careful. They eventually stopped coming.
One of the few things that bothers me at the club is guys who show up, shoot and leave. They don't help set up, take down or clean up anything. Being such a small club, we survive by volunteers. It wouldn't kill them to help unload a shipment of targets, or set up and take down the mics occasionally.
beretta boy
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- Orillia, Ontario
I shoot at regularly at a couple of Clubs and occasionally at a couple more with good folk. Very enjoyable and very rarely have any problems of any kind.
Unfortunately ( or perhaps fortunately ! ) club success is often a direct result of the effort put forth by their volunteers.... the same 6 or 8 guys/girls who seem to do all the grunt work to keep things going. Many a discussion has been centres around an increase in membership fees for those (the majority) who do not contribute and/or a reduction
for those who regularly do. It's not hard to keep track of "sweat equity". The increased membership fees can be used to hire a teenager or two on a regular basis to setup/take down, fill the traps, unload targets, cut grass etc. Don't want to do it, just shoot your targets you pay for & leave ... fine ... pay more !
Beretta687EELL
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- SW Ontario
LOL ... why should your club / organization be different from all the rest? It is a well known fact that 10% of the members of any organization do 90% of the work. Hopefully, when those 10% get worn out, some new blood comes into the group or the alternative is that the doors close.
the spank
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- Planet Earth Wearing My Tinfoil Hat
The years I spent on the exec of my home club brought me to two conclusions. 1. You'll talk yourself blue in the face trying to figure out a solution to the lack of pitching in problem. 2. The best solution I ever heard unfortunately never came to be tried though I sure would have liked to, a smart fellow once looked over the table at a meeting and said a club is much further ahead to have 10 members at $500/year membership fee than 100 at $50 because those 10 will be the dedicated 10 who do all the work anyway.
Good manners, or proper etiquette if you would, is that he should say nothing about your gun, other than to perhaps offer a little admiration.
Being a bit of a gentleman myself, the next time he says something you find abrasive from him try something like "that's enough horses**t from you, why
donn't you just shut the f**k up" about it ? " He may figure out your a little sensitive about the matter and get a better understanding of his poor manners.
At least he'll have a definitive idea of where you stand on things.
Sounds like you and I went to the same charm school?
If this isn't for you (generally its not for me either but once I`m pushed too far I lose my temper and in my opinion you've done better than I would do already) you could take out your old gun and make him look like a fool with it instead.
How you choose to proceed after that is up to you but as I see it you have two options for said mouthpiece:
1) Don't say a word. He will notice even if he doesn't let on. This gives you the tactical advantage of countering his bull#### the next time he spouts it with "Look - do I need to bring back my old gun and show you how its done with it again?"
2) As others have said, make a lot of noise about it and drop some comments along the lines of "Its amazing what you can do with an old gun" and "A bad workman blames his tools" - you get the idea
Is there a chance that it is a clumsy compliment? Any chance that you could pretend to believe that it was a meant as a compliment? If his comments are truly made to bother or annoy you it will pull his teeth if you go with it and pretend to be thrilled every time he mentions it. If his snide comment is met with a huge smile and "why thank you" followed by your lifestory and history of the gun every time he mentions it the whole dynamic changes. Make sure you stand way too close to him, so it makes him feel awkward and perhaps steps back to maintain personal space. If it trips his ###dar so much the better. If he retreats, or tries to walk away make sure to follow him around the clubhouse and finish the story. Make sure its repetitive and boring.
Done properly for a few weeks, he will never mention your gun again and may even try to shush anyone who does.
Done properly for a few weeks, he will never mention your gun again and may even try to shush anyone who does.
Unfortunately, in every club, there will always be one or two A------S who derive some sort of personal satisfaction from trying to 'get under your skin'. Personally, I would say "enough of your stupid comments" and see what response that gets. Then elevate it to F--K O-F. It sounds as if that is the response he might react to most effectively.!!!!!!!
