Music at the range: yay or nay?

[Sunny]

So I'm at the indoor range today and this older husband/wife couple pops in sets up their stuff (the "oshkosh jeans with white reboks" kind). I'm shooting and in between shots I'm hearing "carry on my wayward son, don't you cry no moooorrrre" and I'm like WTF? I peek over and they have a freggin bluetooth speaker on the table! It took me a few seconds to process this. They have their earmuffs on!

It just never occurred to me to have music while shooting, especially since my ears are blocked. In my car, music is mandatory, but while I'm shooting I never thought of "yeah yeah! we're rocking! blam blam!". I don't freggin know anymore.

WHAT SAY YOU FAM?

MUSIC AT THE RANGE OR NOT?

 

[Markymk25]

I’m all for having a good time but this is on par with all the entitled people that bring their dogs to the grocery store.

Edit to add - outdoor range with no one in ear shot, sure, rock out but not at an indoor range

 

[Marty McFly]

Music would distract me from calling myself a cross-eyed retard at the range

 

[556USER]

Can't these people get ear pro with bluetooth in it?

 

[Horatio Alger Jr]

So I'm at the indoor range today and this older husband/wife couple pops in sets up their stuff (the "oshkosh jeans with white reboks" kind). I'm shooting and in between shots I'm hearing "carry on my wayward son, don't you cry no moooorrrre" and I'm like WTF? I peek over and they have a freggin bluetooth speaker on the table! It took me a few seconds to process this. They have their earmuffs on!

It just never occurred to me to have music while shooting, especially since my ears are blocked. In my car, music is mandatory, but while I'm shooting I never thought of "yeah yeah! we're rocking! blam blam!". I don't freggin know anymore.

WHAT SAY YOU FAM?

MUSIC AT THE RANGE OR NOT?

A buddy of mine uses earpro with Bluetooth. I can't stand music when I am concentrating (work, shooting, etc.)

To each there own.

f*** people that decide I need to hear their music in a public area.

 

[LittleCalm]

Cue the Twisted Sister sound track.

 

[Kicker96FS]

Ozzy for the win.

 

[AJK129]

Id say depends on the music.

Hans Zimmer comes on? Id probably think my final credits are coming

 

[whatluck]

six four five was the time on the clock
when me and homeboy bailed in the parking lot
the scene looked strange and felt like a setup
better not be, or else they gettin lit up

yo here they come from the back and they laxed
im checkin for they gats and they strapped, so whats up black?
chill, lets hit a deal, if it aint up to what you feel then grab your steel

right, so what you mothaf***as gon come at me with
hope you aint want none of my grip, you can save that shit
and guess what they told me

we'll give you 20 Gs if you snitch on your homie
we put you in a home, and make your life plush
oh yeah, but you gotta sell dope for us

hmmm, let me think about it
turned my back and pulled my gat
and guess what i told him fore i shot him

yeah if you dont quit
yeah if you dont stop
yeah, im lettin my gat pop
cause its 1 8 7 on a motherf***in cop

 

[1776]

Good opportunity to test out the WiFi and Bluetooth jammer

 

[milktree]

Hard no.

Ugh. this is like talking on speakerphone in public.

Nobody want to listen to your crap, even if you assert it’s the best music of all time.

 

[240Geezer]

1812 Overture or step off.

 

[Golddiggie]

Ozzy for the win.

Crazy train??

IMO, if you want to listen to tunes at an indoor range, or really anyplace public, use earbuds. Most, if not all, these days will fit under earmuffs.

I've thought about using mine from time to time. I just never bother. Especially when I need to use double ear pro for some of my rifles.

 

[Golddiggie]

1812 Overture or step off.

Mushroomhead Qwerty

 

[pewpewpew]

If there's nobody else around, sure whatever, though I personally wouldn't. If you're polluting other peoples' audiosphere, you're just being a dick.

 

[Skeeter]

People who bring their speakers to public places & play music as if everyone wants to hear it piss me off. There seems to be this idea that it’s acceptable to expose everyone to a personal play list all the time. It’s annoying.

 

[LuvDog]

Nope... I don't want to hear anyone's music out in public.

 

[wildwest]

No, if they want music get the ear protection with aux port or Bluetooth. The range isn't a place for tunes in my opinion.. I love listening to music and have tried at the range ( in the aforementioned method) but listening to what is going on while shooting trumped the tunes for me so I just shut it off.

 

[Tartakovsky]

The sound of suppressed 300 BLK pinging steel is music to my ears.

 

[not new guy]

So strange. Not sure it would really bother me, but who even thinks to do that shit?

Edit - I could see someone playing some pop/dance/carribean/country music that would annoy the shit out of me, so on that basis (people might hate your trash music) I’m changing my vote to strongly opposed.

 

[kalash]

Once a year I shoot USPSA out in PA and one of the guys there does the same thing, BLASTS rock-'n'-roll during the match. I'd prefer to not have music but it doesn't bother me enough to complain. The only time I asked him to turn it off was when we were scoring targets inside the shoot house and couldn't hear the scores being called out over the loud music.

 

[Chris M.]

It's incredibly rude and inconsiderate.

 

[Night_solstice]

Bluetooth ear buds under the ear protection. Everyone doesn't need to hear your music, especially if they are they are trying to focus.

 

[Picton]

Nope... I don't want to hear anyone's music out in public.

This. That's the kind of thing Nickelback fans do.

And if you can enjoy the music, you're not shooting enough. The gunfire should drown out the yacht rock.

 

[Roof gunner]

I would think it’s a safety issue and invasive

 

[Golddiggie]

So strange. Not sure it would really bother me, but who even thinks to do that shit?

Edit - I could see someone playing some pop/dance/carribean/country music that would annoy the shit out of me, so on that basis (people might hate your trash music) I’m changing my vote to stronglyt opposed.

Those types would make me mag dump Puff right next to them. Puff being my 308 Winchester AR10 pistol (12.5" barrel) with compensators/brake on the end. Followed up by my AR15 pistols that also have comps/brakes on them. These are NOT quiet builds.

 

[Echo 225]

Radio sounds pissa with ear protection on

 

[Abe Froman]

I'll only shoot if 'Playing With The Boys' from the Top Gun soundtrack is playing. It's my walk-on music. I'm usually shirtless so it makes sense.


View: https://youtu.be/CWUqYzKCxvE?si=kIsyiuYGKAi4dD-U

 

[Roof gunner]

Anyone remember the 60 minutes guy interviewing an Abraham tank guy ?? I think it was around the Kuwaiti time Any was they had music blasting in the tank ! Let the bodies hit the floor ! Let the bodies hit the floor !!! Those kids and the power at their fingertips !!

 

[arsco]

I've played music through my muffs when alone when I shoot with a friend there is far too much trash talking to have music playing