I went to an indoor range once here in New Orleans a while back. They had a policy of no rapid firing of your firearm. I was wondering what the reasoning is behind this policy? In the real world I doubt anyone will take their time and slowly fire off single aimed shots in an extreme self-defense situation.
Rapid Fire at Ranges?
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Because our fellow man are idiots. Too many people have shot holes in ceilings, bounced rounds off of the floor, or worse.
Take a look around at how some of the people around you at indoor ranges handle firearms next time you’re at the range. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been flagged at indoor ranges. I’ve also heard some pretty scary conversations going down next to me while at indoor ranges. I prefer to shoot outside or at a local private indoor range.
Take a look around at how some of the people around you at indoor ranges handle firearms next time you’re at the range. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been flagged at indoor ranges. I’ve also heard some pretty scary conversations going down next to me while at indoor ranges. I prefer to shoot outside or at a local private indoor range.
I'm with @Jstudz220 , too many idiots. This is the dividing wall between two lanes at the Shooters Club in Harahan. To make this hole, someone was standing behind the firing area where most people walk to their lanes, and it's not the only one. The ceiling is also full of many holes.
When you’re at the range next time, just look up once you get in a lane. There will likely be holes in the ceiling. Some are from recoil and some are from people tilting their barrels up to see why the bullet didn’t come out if they missed or had a hang fire. No joke.
Several years ago, one of the guys at Bass Pro in Denham said that it has something to do with the way the backstop "catches and routes" bullets. I didn't ask for further explanation, but it was the most intricate reason that I have heard yet.
Same for me as well. Too many idiots. The closest I have come to being shot was at a public indoor range.
I fixed your post. Some people have zero business being in public with a firearm, and I am not about ready to put myself in a cage with them when they do.
It is spooky enough to run a line during a class, but at least there I have some semblance of control. At a busy public range or indoor shooting range, my best option is to watch the videos on youtube to remind me why I don't use them anymore.
Some of those "well trained" shooters learned how to shoot by watching TV. They see rapid fire on TV and think they can handle and control the firearm just like the movie stars. At our range on public shooting days, we allow civilians to use the range after reading the "rules". One of the rules is "no rapid firing- no faster than 1 round per 5 seconds". No one complains about it.
I personally watched a guy at FRC magdump 30 rounds into the ceiling with his rented AR. He was promptly escorted out.
He also was convinced that he hit the target because it had shrapnel damage from the ceiling...
Anyway, to answer your question, you will learn more firing slow than you will "rapid firing"
He also was convinced that he hit the target because it had shrapnel damage from the ceiling...
Anyway, to answer your question, you will learn more firing slow than you will "rapid firing"
Slow is smooth. Smooth is fast.
I won't go to Sherbourne any more due to the idiots there. I do got to Precision and RangeUSA on slow days only. I was at Honey Island 2 years ago when a bunch of N/O gang bangers took the lane beside me. They used both sides of the table firing AR's and AK's from the hip or just plain wildly swinging it around while firing. once they had a guy sighting in a rifle seated on the bench while a guy stood on each side of the table banging away. Just plain thugs with no sense. Not one range officer said a word to them. I packed up and left.
Rapid fire isn't a bad thing depending on the circumstance. I rapid fire some of my gun exclusively, it just depends on the situation. I have been at ranges where i had fuds get upset because i fire more than one round every 10 seconds, i joined a private range and the problem was solved.
Experience tells me you don't have a firm grasp of the meaning of that mantra.
That would suggest your experience is limited. I, and most others, could certainly get bullets down range faster from the draw by shooting from the hip. Raising the weapon to eye level is much slower. That may work at close range. In fact, that's good close range training. But back at the 15 or 25 yard line, faster may not be the most important factor. For most people at that distance, slow and smooth will generate better results than fast will. So if the goal is to hit the target from that distance, you're much more likely to accomplish your goal faster with slow and smooth than you are with fast.
Justify it however you want. Faster is faster, slower is slower, cant believe i'm even having this conversation.
