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So. Real or Not
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My guess, & an opinion I'd share, would be that irrespective of being a real steel shooter, if he's not actually military/PMC, why's he decked out like one, wearing almost every conceivable bit of kit that a professional might wear for genuine combat ?, lots of unnecessary kit just for walting it up ?.
Of course the same could be said for airsofters ?
Speedbird_666
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Oh, I know.
But the dude has deployed to hot and sandy countries looking through his Instagram:
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If he's got the stones to deploy to a warzone, work as a medic in said warzone, then as far as I'm concerned - he can wear whatever the fuck he wants.
The only bellends are in this thread judging him based on a single photo.
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Druid799
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Earlier on you said ‘not how ranges work’ , but then this statement destroys your own argument ?
Yes you have your traditional static firing point ‘bullseye’ target Ranges , but you also have the larger open space with movable obstacles types as well .
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I'd imagine so.
No, you don't.
They are the same places and you see a small snapshot or a private event or competition, they aren't separate and they don't generally run like that, it's occasional. A bit like me saying that all Airsoft is zombie games/filmsim.
It's one off, low numbers. People aren't firing from tyres in general use just because it looks like fun to fire from.
Druid799
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Ok that’s a sweeping statement to say the least , so the multiple ones I’ve seen on the internet and the one I personally visited last year don’t exist then ?
So just to clarify, ranges with tyres isn't how ranges work but they do work if the tyres are removed at the end of that private shooting session after the range has been setup how they want, back to a traditional static range that you are likely to encounter if you just rock up to a range.
And that ranges purely for practical shooting probably do exist. Like Mr Butler's range?
And that ranges purely for practical shooting probably do exist. Like Mr Butler's range?
I don't think you can call Taran's private range a great example of a typical shooting range. Neither can you take Taran as a great example of the shooting community.
Just to clarify, the small number of ranges that have barricades etc aren't just throwing them out for the public all the time. Most clubs in the UK and abroad are not doing practical shooting and I know that on ranges I've run/been involved with having people leaping about etc is about as far from what I want as anything else.
Where there are barricades they will sometimes use tyres but it isn't that common and barely ever seen in the UK. You are far more likely to see a few repurposed sporting cages, cut plywood, IBCs etc.
We're taking this chap's thread way off topic here. Back to my first point, tyre barricades in a photo make it more likely to be Airsoft.
Just to clarify, the small number of ranges that have barricades etc aren't just throwing them out for the public all the time. Most clubs in the UK and abroad are not doing practical shooting and I know that on ranges I've run/been involved with having people leaping about etc is about as far from what I want as anything else.
Where there are barricades they will sometimes use tyres but it isn't that common and barely ever seen in the UK. You are far more likely to see a few repurposed sporting cages, cut plywood, IBCs etc.
We're taking this chap's thread way off topic here. Back to my first point, tyre barricades in a photo make it more likely to be Airsoft.
I'm sorry but I think you're doubling down on nonsense here. It's not a great example? Perhaps it's not typical sure but it's a practical shooting range. Sure, most tend to use empty drums, VTAC barricades or framed mesh or whatever. Also, I don't see the relevance of dismissing Taran as an example of the shooting community.
No one ever said having such barricades is the norm for ranges. My experience certainly mirrors yours. I have not been to any ranges with tyre barricades but I know they're out there. Of course they might not be available to your everyday civilian person. This kind of shooting doesn't really exist in the UK so I don't see the point in arguing, "well, you don't see it in the UK".
No one ever said having such barricades is the norm for ranges. My experience certainly mirrors yours. I have not been to any ranges with tyre barricades but I know they're out there. Of course they might not be available to your everyday civilian person. This kind of shooting doesn't really exist in the UK so I don't see the point in arguing, "well, you don't see it in the UK".
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Druid799
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Arizona . There on the increase , it belonged to a business that had several ranges around the states , you had two ranges on site one static shooting points and the other a large area with movable targets and baracades . Static you had a couple of marshals watching the shooting line and the other it was one to one had a big waiting list , luckily was a cancellation .
I've never seen it in the states either. Fair enough there probably are some as described above.
I'd personally not count someone's private coaching range as much of a great example especially his brand of 'coaching'.
Practical shooting definitely exists in the UK.
Druid799
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I’m an A&E nurse , just because I haven’t seen a certain piece of equipment or a particular layout to Dept doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist dose it ? i think best thing we ALL can do is just accept like every other sport shooting is constantly evolving and just because you haven’t seen or heard of something in person again it doesn’t mean it’s not out there ?
PSG, mini rifle....
Well seeing as we're waggling job titles, I'm a range officer. How would you feel if I lectured you on patient care?
I'm aware of PSG and mini rifle but they're not quite centre fire pistol and rifle which are my main interests therefore specifying practical pistol shooting in my posts.
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Careful, your making an assumption that as he's a nurse, your more qualified to discuss ranges, likelihood is you probably couldn't be further from the truth ?
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