Thread: Target etiquette at ranges?

What's the running etiquette for leaving targets on the ply at the range? Usually run by "leave it as you found it" so I always take mine down but sometimes it feels wasteful as I've only put a few holes in it for sighting in and there's still 4/5 unused targets.

Don't leave your rubbish period, take all your targets home not just the wallet group ones

We have a very very good local range which cost 3/8's of bugger all to access, but people seem to persist in leaving all their rubbish behind.
Not too mention shooting all sorts of random shit (Cans, glass bottles, paint tins and even cans of expanding foam!!) they have dragged up and then left it for others too clean up!!

regardless of unused targets or not I always remove what I put up

If there are other people just ask if anyone wants to use your targets, as you do not need them anymore.

Otherwise of course take off and leave range as is.

Yeah I'll often arrive at the range to find used but still usable targets left behind, I'll happily use these as sighters before putting up my own. However, it is poor form to leave anything behind, including cases, golf balls, cans etc that people seem to enjoy taking to the range. Tidying up is a small thing to ask in exchange for the opportunity to enjoy shooting in a well set up and in most cases otherwise unaccessible environment.

Maybe if there’s an undercover area you can leave them there with a note on them “free to use”

Originally Posted by samohtxotom

What's the running etiquette for leaving targets on the ply at the range? Usually run by "leave it as you found it" so I always take mine down but sometimes it feels wasteful as I've only put a few holes in it for sighting in and there's still 4/5 unused targets.

I’m astounded at the crap that people take to our range because they think it’s a good idea or we might need it. The latest is someone took up 3 kids bikes!!! Ffs….

Anything you take you bring home including targets and rubbish. The only thing you should leave is spent lead

Wife says I'm a impatient bastard, I reguard myself as efficient. Quiet often I will load the 4 bays with targets(club ones with a dozen or more spots on them) if I'm going up. Helps speed up the shooting when other people arrive. Most times I'm using a rifle which will hit a postage stamp, so if there is a used target with a few unused spots it saves me having to go up. If I shoot a outstanding group I will possibly retreive it, mostly to skite

got into the practice of setting & retrieving targets up for the old boys, make shooting easier for them. Hope some younger person will do it for me. Just seems like common sense

One of these 3 kids bike had a bloody screw sticking out of the saddle….

Originally Posted by omark

I’m astounded at the crap that people take to our range because they think it’s a good idea or we might need it. The latest is someone took up 3 kids bikes!!! Ffs….

Anything you take you bring home including targets and rubbish. The only thing you should leave is spent lead

Have you ever sold anything on Trademe or even worse, Facebook market place?

There are some pretty special people on this planet.....

Originally Posted by Savage1

Maybe if there’s an undercover area you can leave them there with a note on them “free to use”

The plywood sheets at the range I use, are stored in an undercover area behing the shooting area. On arrival people can select a sheet or sheets to use. They all have targets (used and unused) already on them, but new targets can just be stapled over top of the old. The resulting paper mache helps get a bit more milage out of a plywood sheet too I think.

Helpful for people who forget to bring targets to staple up, there is almost always something usable to be found that someone else has left behind

If someone is finishing for the day and their target doesn't have too many holes in it, I usually offer to bring it in for them, saves shutting the range so they can walk out to get it. Then someone else can shoot it which saves shutting the range so they can walk out to put their one out (which can often be the one just bought in).

Leaving rubbish out on the range is a bit of a different thing to do though.

Buy your own fkn stapler is a good start….

B

I'm surprised you're allowed to take that stuff to your range. Ours is byo target and they have a few rules around what it can be and take it home with you.

Our range is BYO targets. The targets are brought in at the end of the session on the plywood and from what i can tell are mostly left on. This is fine as the range provides white and orange square stickers you can patch holes with and get heartless more mileage out of targets.
For me, I mostly like to take my targets as a record, but will leave unshot targets on the ply, but it's good to see the variety of targets and try before buying.
I've never seen anyone leave their targets out on the range.

Identify your target beyond all doubt because you never miss (right?) and I'll be missed.

General practice is to remove any targets, rain and wind will rip it off if left on the ply and it will end up somewhere where it should not have been.

Like Flock I generally put up more targets for anyone to use as a lot of fellas forget theirs - I do the targets for the old boys too. Dad taught me to do it, I teach my boys the same.