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[kcheung2]

Two pages and we still don't know the name of the range!? hmmm.

[alfred1222]

Two pages and we still don't know the name of the range!? hmmm.

its in the OP....

***UPDATE*** I don't see anything about not being able to remove magazines in their online policy. I'm starting to think it may have just been a new/confused employee. Still trying to reach them by phone. The range is actually in Atascadero. Its called the Santa Lucia Sportsmen’s Association. Heres a link to their website:http://www.santaluciasportsmen.org/ And heres a link to their polices: http://www.santaluciasportsmen.org/u...A-RangeSOP.pdf.

[Handelfan]

[The Gleam]

ACTUALLY - the rule is in place due to formal complaints to the club by passer-bys/drivers. It is not because the club does not want it. They are jus being good, responsible, neighbors. It is a great, family oriented, club.

And what would they do if the passer-bys/drivers complained about "all that banging noise"?

Would they require range customers to merely point their gun in the direction of the target and whisper "PEW! PEW! PEW!" without shooting it so as not to make loud percussive noises with their firearm??

[umd]

And what would they do if the passer-bys/drivers complained about "all that banging noise"?

Lol, there was a "report of gunfire" in the area around one of our local ranges on an online "news" blog here. Comments were all like, dude you know there's a shooting range there right?

[pastureofmuppets]

That is perhaps the goal....most of the ranges are gov operated.

I'm sorry what now?

[alex332]

ACTUALLY - the rule is in place due to formal complaints to the club by passer-bys/drivers. It is not because the club does not want it. They are jus being good, responsible, neighbors. It is a great, family oriented, club.

Maybe if enough people made complaints to it being there they would shut it down.

[mikeinla]

Angeles Range MAKES you TAKE OUT the magazine when walking rifle to shooting bench

[ja308]

Angeles Range MAKES you TAKE OUT the magazine when walking rifle to shooting bench

True ! They also demand the muzzle be pointed up, the action opened and finger off the trigger .

I have rated Angeles one of the best shooting ranges in the USA !

[Jet Setter]

You mean passer byes ie; liberal weirdies?

Too true.

[Shasta Frog]

I don't own, Nor want, an AR but I thought you couldn't remove a mag anyways unless it was featureless without violating the law. Isn't that why they have to have bullet buttons, So you can't remove them?

Yea I know I'm probably totally lost on this and I'm sure someone will set me straight.

[umd]

I don't own, Nor want, an AR but I thought you couldn't remove a mag anyways unless it was featureless without violating the law. Isn't that why they have to have bullet buttons, So you can't remove them?

Yea I know I'm probably totally lost on this and I'm sure someone will set me straight.

What do you think a bullet button does?

[Librarian]

I don't own, Nor want, an AR but I thought you couldn't remove a mag anyways unless it was featureless without violating the law. Isn't that why they have to have bullet buttons, So you can't remove them?

Yea I know I'm probably totally lost on this and I'm sure someone will set me straight.

No, a bullet button changes the gun so it cannot accept a 'removable magazine'; that is, any magazine one inserts can be removed only by using a tool.

There is a 'terminological overload' here - a magazine goes in, comes out, must be 'removable', right? But that's not the legal definition.

So, it's fine to remove those 10-round magazines, using a tool to operate the magazine retention device.

[Emdawg]

Hmmm... I forgot about this thread.

My experience wasn't with an AR.

One of the teenagers that worked there had a fit when I was pointing out the Konovalov sight on one of my M91's in the rack during the cease-fire, since me and the man I was talking to couldn't hear to speak during the live shooting when we could pick up the guns.


Now mind all of you, I know the cease-fire is not the safe time for picking up guns. Duh.


All I was doing was pointing out the sight and then the splicing on the stock, which is typical of Finnish capture rifles, to a man that was asking about it. As I said we couldn't really have a conversation with everyone shooting.


Then the little turd walked up and started giving me this caustic little lecture on the rules. Well, my friends had already packed up were waiting for me at our vehicle.

I knew I had to leave and with our conversation interrupted the other gentleman left. I started getting my cases to put my guns away and the kid got a little snotty and said I could not leave with my weapons until the cease-fire was over, so I had to wait for 25 minutes for everyone to get their targets ready and the new arrivals to set up their firearms (apparently they can touch their guns) and targets. All the while I stood there with this kid hovering over me like a vulture.

Really?

I never went back.

It was months ago, but I shot at SLOSA and no such procedure was imposed.

It would shock me. But then again I only worked there.

When I was there they had even changed the rules to allow rapid fire as long as you were safe. I seriously doubt they have a problem with dropping a mag.

Slosa has never made me do that

Why is that? They are all great guys. I have shot there many of time and never had that asked of me, please enlighten me

Schmucks ?.. Really ?

I'll put down $ it's not SLOSA. I've shot there for years including last Sunday. No such silly stuff described here going on there.
The RSOs at SLOSA are friendly helpful guys that are totaly AR/AK friendly.

Never had any issue like that at SLOSA.

[Merc1138]

Hmmm... I forgot about this thread.

My experience wasn't with an AR.

One of the teenagers that worked there had a fit when I was pointing out the Konovalov sight on one of my M91's in the rack during the cease-fire, since me and the man I was talking to couldn't hear to speak during the live shooting when we could pick up the guns.


Now mind all of you, I know the cease-fire is not the safe time for picking up guns. Duh.


All I was doing was pointing out the sight and then the splicing on the stock, which is typical of Finnish capture rifles, to a man that was asking about it. As I said we couldn't really have a conversation with everyone shooting.


Then the little turd walked up and started giving me this caustic little lecture on the rules. Well, my friends had already packed up were waiting for me at our vehicle.

I knew I had to leave and with our conversation interrupted the other gentleman left. I started getting my cases to put my guns away and the kid got a little snotty and said I could not leave with my weapons until the cease-fire was over, so I had to wait for 25 minutes for everyone to get their targets ready and the new arrivals to set up their firearms (apparently they can touch their guns) and targets. All the while I stood there with this kid hovering over me like a vulture.

Really?

I never went back.

Ugh, what a little turd.

Metcalf flips out about leaving the range during ceasefires as well, fortunately it's only a couple of minutes. If I had to wait 25 minutes to leave, my response would have simply been "stop me" and keep on going since at that point based on what you described, it's not like you were planning on going back anyway. Even just after the nonsense complaining about pointing at a gun and hovering over you like an idiot, you should have started a chat with his supervisor.