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Title: No AR's at the Range...RATs!
Post by: TexGun on March 22, 2008, 06:07:43 PM

OK, gotta vent...  I went to the local Bass Pro this afternoon, i had some time between some family functions and thought I could squeeze in sighting in the new red-dot I just put on my AR.  Much to my surprise, they will only let you use the rifle tube to sight in a AR if it has a "regular scope" on it.   :o 

Needless to say... I was p__sed!! 

Title: Re: No AR's at the Range...RATs!
Post by: m25operator on March 22, 2008, 06:11:04 PM

Was that the one in Grapevine? >:(

Title: Re: No AR's at the Range...RATs!
Post by: TexGun on March 22, 2008, 06:12:41 PM

Yup! 

Title: Re: No AR's at the Range...RATs!
Post by: Outlaw on March 22, 2008, 06:21:33 PM

That'll ruin a perfectly good venting exercise. I just use the .22 conversion for my Bushmaster shorty carbine. The range don't mind that. It's also deadly accurate. :o

Title: Re: No AR's at the Range...RATs!
Post by: Neon Knight Anubis on March 23, 2008, 07:38:34 AM

I'm not very familier with ARs and red dot sights but why would the rules be different for a red dot mounted AR? It sounds ridiculous.

Title: Re: No AR's at the Range...RATs!
Post by: CurrieS103 on March 23, 2008, 08:41:28 AM

They may be worried about a reputation developing (via the media of course) if a guy sights in his "evil black rifle" with its "evil red dot scope" at their range and he goes out on a shooting spree in a mall.  Guess they feel the AR is not sporting gun like a bolt action or a 28" barrel shotgun.