smokey
2A TEACHER
- Jan 31, 2008
- 31,580
Pistol Grips & PGT&S
I went to PG Trap and Skeet yesterday with my buddy Tony. He's a merchant marine and spends most of his time out at sea, so time to hang out with him is rare these days. We got there, I got my 870 out of the case, made sure it was on safe and that the action was open. We grabbed our eyes, ears, and shell pouches and then went in to the shop to pickup a card for sporting clays. I put my 870 on the rack in the shop and went up to the counter, the following is the conversation I had with the girl working it....
Girl: "Have you ever shot before?"
Me: "Yes, I've been shooting here for years. I'd like a card with 100 clays for the sporting clay course(going to get my wallet out for my DL)"
Girl: "You can't shoot that here *points to my gun*"
Me: "Sure I can. It's got a 28 inch vent-rib barrel. It's not shorter than 23 inches."
Girl: "It has a pistol-grip on it, they're not allowed here"
Me: "I put that stock on so I can swap back and forth with my wife and change the length of pull. I also have found that I just like the ergonomics better and shoot better with it"
Girl: "Pistol grips aren't sporting stocks. You need to put a regular stock on it if you want to shoot here, those don't serve any sporting purpose. People need to understand that this is a sporting clay and trap range, not a shotgun range"
Me: "Listen, I'm not here to shoot 3 gun, buckshot or slugs. I've got 2 3/4" #8 sporting loads, a 28 inch vent ribbed barrel with IC remchoke, and a collapseable stock for ergonomic reasons. I want to shoot sporting clays, can I get a card or not?"
girl: "No, you need to put a normal stock on, pistol grip stocks aren't allowed here"
Tony: "f-it dude, lets just go golf"
I figured I'd share the experience here before calling the manager after work today. This type of sh!t just bugs me.
I went to PG Trap and Skeet yesterday with my buddy Tony. He's a merchant marine and spends most of his time out at sea, so time to hang out with him is rare these days. We got there, I got my 870 out of the case, made sure it was on safe and that the action was open. We grabbed our eyes, ears, and shell pouches and then went in to the shop to pickup a card for sporting clays. I put my 870 on the rack in the shop and went up to the counter, the following is the conversation I had with the girl working it....
Girl: "Have you ever shot before?"
Me: "Yes, I've been shooting here for years. I'd like a card with 100 clays for the sporting clay course(going to get my wallet out for my DL)"
Girl: "You can't shoot that here *points to my gun*"
Me: "Sure I can. It's got a 28 inch vent-rib barrel. It's not shorter than 23 inches."
Girl: "It has a pistol-grip on it, they're not allowed here"
Me: "I put that stock on so I can swap back and forth with my wife and change the length of pull. I also have found that I just like the ergonomics better and shoot better with it"
Girl: "Pistol grips aren't sporting stocks. You need to put a regular stock on it if you want to shoot here, those don't serve any sporting purpose. People need to understand that this is a sporting clay and trap range, not a shotgun range"
Me: "Listen, I'm not here to shoot 3 gun, buckshot or slugs. I've got 2 3/4" #8 sporting loads, a 28 inch vent ribbed barrel with IC remchoke, and a collapseable stock for ergonomic reasons. I want to shoot sporting clays, can I get a card or not?"
girl: "No, you need to put a normal stock on, pistol grip stocks aren't allowed here"
Tony: "f-it dude, lets just go golf"
I figured I'd share the experience here before calling the manager after work today. This type of sh!t just bugs me.
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