What on EARTH?!?!?!

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I went to the range today with a few guns and my AR-15. Went to the sign-in counter. "What are you shooting?", the guy asked. ".223.", I said, knowing that I had to buy ammo from them. "I have to see it.", he said. "See what?", I asked. "Your rifle." "Whhhhaaaaa....????". He said, "I have to check if you have an illegal stock." "Weeeell, ok", I said, What exactly are you looking for?" He answered, "(some kind of) braces." I said, "I don't even know what one looks like." He examined the rifle and squinted. I asked, "What are you looking at the would make it illegal?" He pointed to the rail that guides the collapsing stock . "That right there." There was a lady there and he asked her, "What do you think?" "Hmmm, I don't know", she said. Another guy came up and they asked him, "I'm not sure", he said. So he picks up the rifle and takes it to the back to the owner. He came back out and said, "It's ok." "Great", I replied, I can't wait to get home and tell my forum buddies about THIS one."

I suppose that we are going to see more and more crazy **** as time goes by.
 

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It's obviously...

If that actually happened I would never set foot in that range again. They all sound like morons.


Oh, believe me it happened around 1:00 pm today. You couldn't make this stuff up. And I had two guys with me as witnesses.

...some new anti-gun trend that they could get in trouble for. I told them I didn't blame them. However, it does seem that I'm always getting a rash of bull about SOMETHING there. I must have something tatooed on my forehead.:confused:
 
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Carbine..

How long is your barrel?


16 1/2". They were looking at and pointing to the stock. I'm not sure what the owner did. Maybe the total length. Somebody said something about measuring something???

I'll have to ask the owner next time. I don't like not knowing what it was I did wrong.

o/' Look out kid, it's something you did. God knows when but you're doing it again, better jump down the alleyway.... o/'

Bob Dylan REALLY nailed it with that one.
 
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You have really....

Since when was it a range’s responsibility to check for pistol braces?

You have really got me on that one. I guess the scenario would be that BATF would raid the place and find a customer using something that 'kinda looked a little like it MIGHT be' a pistol brace and fined them and myself heavily and took us all to the slammer, where maybe we could be bailed out pending court dates.:mad:

Do you see the little rail under the stock tube?? THAT'S what the guy was pointing at.
 
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My bro sent me this......

In my opinion, it’s not their business to police these issues. Nor is it their responsibility if someone is using it on their range as long as it is not creating a safety hazard.


Here's a link describing the 'problem'.

Just a moment...

The funny thing is that they didn't ask me if I had the $200 'permission slip' to have such a thing. Again, the pistol brace in the article looks NOTHING like my stock. Why and when they started doing this, I haven't a clue.:confused::mad:
 
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I honestly think.....

Just about every adjustable AR stock has that little rail. If someone told them to look for that, the politest thing I can say is that they were poorly advised.

...that the people at the counter had no idea what they were looking for. They must have had a 'briefing' that morning from the boss who did not 'brief' them very well at all. I was probably the first 'victim'.
 
Better check with the boss...

I’m in Big Trouble - If they start Penalizing for Ugly.

...That looks like it might be something illegal.


Somehow, and it might not just be paranoia, they think that they will be held liable for somebody using something illegal. They didn't ask if I had a suppressor in my bag or maybe a vertical front grip. Good thing I didn't have a thumbhole stock.:eek:
 
The policy at that range would’ve prompted some hurtful comments from me on my way out the door. What’s even more disturbing is that the employees of the range couldn’t tell the difference between a collapsible stock and a brace. Imagine how confused they would be if you brought in a Mini 14 with a side folding stock.

Occasionally someone at the club I am president of will ask me what they should do if they see someone shooting a gun with a brace, or a suppressor, or a barrel they think is too short. I always tell them they should mind their own business.
 
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