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I sensed a problem at my club's outdoor range the other day. Something odd.
We have several ranges along a road. The ranges are separated by dirt berms and you can park directly across from each. They are somewhat secluded even when others ranges are being used. There are no real range officers and supervision is sketchy.
I like the very last range on the road. But, it's the furthest from people. When I arrived early evening, there were two people practicing at the second last range. I noticed no car.
I shot for a 10-15 minutes. Then, between reloads, the two people walked over to my range. They didn't look at me or say anything. They just picked up a piece of brass or two and talked to each other. No guns that I could see. They didn't appear to want to share my range. Very odd.
After reloading, I waited a minute, stared at them and finally got their attention. I asked them to put their ear plugs on. The one grumbled something and when I started shooting, they walked back to their range.
A new shooter arrived and I shared the range. While he was there, the two people came over again, but stood looking from a little further away. Just for a minute, then left again.
The new shooter left and so did I a minute later. As I drove past the second last range on the way out, I gave a nod and a wave. They both just stood there and stared at me as I drove by. Very creepy.
I am not a paranoid person. I just pay attention to my surroundings and I pay attention to body language. My senses picked up something and I listened. I sensed these guys were up to no good.
Was I in danger?
We have several ranges along a road. The ranges are separated by dirt berms and you can park directly across from each. They are somewhat secluded even when others ranges are being used. There are no real range officers and supervision is sketchy.
I like the very last range on the road. But, it's the furthest from people. When I arrived early evening, there were two people practicing at the second last range. I noticed no car.
I shot for a 10-15 minutes. Then, between reloads, the two people walked over to my range. They didn't look at me or say anything. They just picked up a piece of brass or two and talked to each other. No guns that I could see. They didn't appear to want to share my range. Very odd.
After reloading, I waited a minute, stared at them and finally got their attention. I asked them to put their ear plugs on. The one grumbled something and when I started shooting, they walked back to their range.
A new shooter arrived and I shared the range. While he was there, the two people came over again, but stood looking from a little further away. Just for a minute, then left again.
The new shooter left and so did I a minute later. As I drove past the second last range on the way out, I gave a nod and a wave. They both just stood there and stared at me as I drove by. Very creepy.
I am not a paranoid person. I just pay attention to my surroundings and I pay attention to body language. My senses picked up something and I listened. I sensed these guys were up to no good.
Was I in danger?