Posted: 1/25/2009 12:47:15 PM EDT
since when did it become acceptable to wear freakin' flip-flops and pajama bottoms to the range. Red's south Austin about 1300
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I always see people at the range with flip-flops. I usually pass them off as new/inexperienced shooters. Once that first hot brass falls down your shirt or manages to fall down into your shorts while sitting you tend to cover up as much exposed skin as possible. 
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OPSEC man! NO ONE is going to figure that guy is carrying a gun! When the SHTF, I'm totally putting on my pajama pants and Obama t shirt over my body armor and chest rig.
Or he doesn't do this sort of thing all that often. Red's has had more interesting than usual clientele the last few times I've been in... |
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since when did it become acceptable to wear freakin' flip-flops and pajama bottoms to the range. Red's south Austin about 1300 Train the way you plan to fight  A buddy of mine ran out into his front yard naked with his USP when he saw someone messing with his car. So let's hope not. |
| Wear what you want but don't moan and cry when hot brass burns your bits. I was down at BulletHole in SA when a girl shows up with her man. She was wearing a low cut spaghetti strap top that barely held back her rack. The Range officer told her to cover up or she would likely have hot brass burn her but she did not head his warnings. Not but a few minutes later you hear her scream. Too bad those puppies got burned they looked nice. |
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This is why I stopped going to Red's –– to many novices with deadly weapons wandering around oogling all the "black rifles" and finger-fucking the pistols - like they are really going to buy it anyways, COME ON!!!
Every day I drive past Red's and see how busy it is (lately) and I just roll my eyes and laugh... |
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Wear what you want but don't moan and cry when hot brass burns your bits. I was down at BulletHole in SA when a girl shows up with her man. She was wearing a low cut spaghetti strap top that barely held back her rack. The Range officer told her to cover up or she would likely have hot brass burn her but she did not head his warnings. Not but a few minutes later you hear her scream. Too bad those puppies got burned they looked nice. no pics....did not happen
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Wear what you want... I personally laugh at all the people all ninja'd up. thank you 1: you should encourage people to come and shoot. discourage them and you've possibly lost one "to the other side" 2: have you noticed how laid back Austin is? 3: I wear flip flops most of the time in warmer months on weekends. that includes to my ranch. I've never been burned on my foot (knock wood). I have, however, been burned a number of times catching bouncing brass up against my arms. am I stupid for not wearing a long sleeve shirt? I'm not part of the mock turtleneck crowd either, so you wont find me in one of those..... 4: I've had brass bounce and hit me in the side of the head. should I wear a fullface motorcycle helmet? 5: shoot enough and you'll get burned. its part of it. IMHO and of course YMMV |
I was at an outdoor range once and the guy two stalls down from me was wearing shorts and flip-flops. I thought "huh" because it was 98 degrees out and no wind. The part of his wardrobe that threw me was the Long-sleeved, Black Hoodie he was wearing, with the hood up over his head. He must have been shooting Gangsta-Style! 
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I wear sandals all the time to the gun range and pretty much everywhere possible when its warm out. I hate shoes dunno why if i could wear sandals everyday i would lol... I read your name as "GAYparatrooper" - and thought, yea i bet that guy wears sandals! Then i realized it was gRayparatrooper, and realized you still wear sandals! 
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i had to go to Red's in Pflugerville last night cuz i am teaching my friend's wife how to shoot and don't want her getting bad habits from others. anyway Monday is "Ladies Night" and alot of guys bring their girlfriends/wives (except for the lesbians who brought each other, but anyway).
i wish some of these guys would properly instruct their wives/gf's on basic stuff like SAFETY (not pointing your muzzle at others). then when they figure that out, then they can move on to marksmanship skills. i have never seen so many people lean waaaaaay back to fire a pistol. |
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i had to go to Red's in Pflugerville last night cuz i am teaching my friend's wife how to shoot and don't want her getting bad habits from others. anyway Monday is "Ladies Night" and alot of guys bring their girlfriends/wives (except for the lesbians who brought each other, but anyway). i wish some of these guys would properly instruct their wives/gf's on basic stuff like SAFETY (not pointing your muzzle at others). then when they figure that out, then they can move on to marksmanship skills. i have never seen so many people lean waaaaaay back to fire a pistol. Is that what there calling it these days 
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well, seeing my friend is my attorney, and he was there, and he was also shooting, i'd say........
yeah it was pretty legit! and she does outshoot him.....not bad after shooting only 3 days and not ever having shot a handgun before. next project for her is an AR-15....at least that is what she says. |
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well, seeing my friend is my attorney, and he was there, and he was also shooting, i'd say........ 
yeah it was pretty legit! and she does outshoot him.....not bad after shooting only 3 days and not ever having shot a handgun before. next project for her is an AR-15....at least that is what she says. I know the feeling. I took my girl to shoot my 9mm pistol and she out shot me on her first trip. |
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i had to go to Red's in Pflugerville last night cuz i am teaching my friend's wife how to shoot and don't want her getting bad habits from others. anyway Monday is "Ladies Night" and alot of guys bring their girlfriends/wives (except for the lesbians who brought each other, but anyway). i wish some of these guys would properly instruct their wives/gf's on basic stuff like SAFETY (not pointing your muzzle at others). then when they figure that out, then they can move on to marksmanship skills. i have never seen so many people lean waaaaaay back to fire a pistol. again, no pictures...... I mean, really...... |
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next time i go to Red's ill try to snap a few pics of the "lean waaaaaaay back" stance that alot of guys either have taught their women or at least condone, for either they are too scared that she will tear into them or maybe they just don't simply care as long as she doesn't point the gun at him?!
personally though i dislike giving my money to Red's.
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Hey! I wear flips and sandals to the range all the time. Even a hawaiian shirt now and then. 
What I can't fiqure is why some doofusses think they have to dress like a marine commando to go pop off a few rounds at the local range? Thigh holster, tactical vest, bloused boots........and then they sit at a bench and shoot. 
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I am guessing for the same reason they feel the need to dress the same way to go to a gun show. Quoted: Hey! I wear flips and sandals to the range all the time. Even a hawaiian shirt now and then. What I can't fiqure is why some doofusses think they have to dress like a marine commando to go pop off a few rounds at the local range? Thigh holster, tactical vest, bloused boots........and then they sit at a bench and shoot. |
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my favorite gun show shirts:
"TYRRANY RESPONSE TEAM" 
"DO YOU HAVE YOUR TICKETS TO THE 'GUN SHOW'? <ARROWS POINTING AT BICEPS>"
i used to sell t-shirts that read, "I SUPPORT SINGLE MOMS" with a silhouette of a pole dancer. i think i'll have some more made! they were hot sellers.
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I don't "ninja it up", I just wear jeans and a t-shirt like I normally do. In summer sometimes I wear khaki shorts or whatever.
But sandals and flip flops? No thank you. I carry a gun everyday and part of my training involves "breaking off the X" quickly as Gabe Suarez teaches, or basically running. I simply cannot run in sandals and especially can't run in flip flops. |
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since when did it become acceptable to wear freakin' flip-flops and pajama bottoms to the range. Red's south Austin about 1300 Train the way you plan to fight I shoot in shorts and flip flops all the time. At the end of the session, i take out my knife and pop out the target stand tacks that got into the bottom of them and go on with life... (nice flip flops, not 1/4" CVS 2$ ones..) |