colt Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 I cast and load my own slugs that I used in 3 gun. They load in a AA hull and you can't tell them apart from a shot load. I shot a slug stage and I started with 25 loaded in a normal shotgun box. After we scored the targets whats was left of the box, maybe 15 rounds was missing from the table were we started. No was paying much attention to me that my rounds was missing till I said they were slugs and someone was going to shoot a steel target with them. One guy all the sudden started going through his round trying to sort out the slugs. Lesson for me too. I started loading slugs in gold hulls. Shot red. Brent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ty Hamby Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 I lost a magazine one time and after looking everywhere, I started mentally accusing everyone. I began looking at everyone as if thay were guilty. It wasn't till the next stage that I discovered it in my gun . Yea Don't even know how that is possible or could happen except I was handed a mag during scoring and must have forgot where I was and just did an administrative reload while looking at my hits. Many hundered ULASC's before and after and that has never happened. Yes, that will get you DQ'ed. Since then I refrain from going full "who dun it?" till all the evidence is in. Lesson learned! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dapribek Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 I left my limited gun at a match 90 miles away from home and the match director called Dan Bedell who recognized the gun as mine and it was returned to me. Nothing ever stolen fom anyone I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maksim Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 No issues at the matches.... only issue I had was having my ear muffs stolen while I was at media day in Las Vegas... right off of the table while I went to grab some food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a matt Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 (edited) Ga. State IDPA 2011 shot a stage. Looked for my mags found one, kicked under a prop. The other gone. We stopped the stage looking. The prop had to be picked up so I could look & find that one. WTHell. Just ask I would have gave it to you. Oh well the guys I shoot with watch out for each others mags now. Gremlins With the state of things now, AMMO might be disappearing or lost to those Grenilns. Lol Edited February 11, 2013 by a matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glock3422 Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 The case for my eye pro fell out of my bag. I went back to the stage where it happened within 10 minutes. I looked, asked around, nothing. I found out a week later someone was asking who lost this eye pro case? Since no one piped up, they took it home. Maybe not stolen, but it wasn't theirs and they knew it. The Match Director and office staff knew I was looking for it. I don't know who it was, but I know they were out of town SOs for IDPA Nationals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZViking Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 For the most part Practical shooters are really honest folks. There's always gonna be bad people in the world but I'd trust a bunch of shooters that I don't know, long before some people from other walks of life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason237m Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 My thought is a lot of theft is mistaken identity. A lot of bags, ammo, and magazines look like. I have found myself reaching into the wrong bag while having a conversation with someone. I equate it to walking up and sticking your car key in a car that is not yours but looks exactly like yours. Still, it never hurts to keep your stuff where you can see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicVerAZ Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 I have had the opposite happen to me three times. I forgot my IDPA belt twice and my case gauge once. I have found my belt laying on a table after I returned to practice at my range and I realized it was missing from my bag. The two other times the items were waiting at the stack shack. I tend to believe that most people in our community are very honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solaritx Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 One of the clubs I shoot with here in the Houston area has a Thur night match at an indoor range. We start getting there from about1730-1800 hrs and hammer down about 1830 hrs. This range has two bays and they allow non-match individuals to shoot until we start. The other night, there was 2-3 guys and one lady that had shot and were standing around talking and watching us as we were gathering, gearing up, etc. Our bags were scattered around on tables, chairs, etc. Well, when it was time for this group of people to leave.....up and leaving building. Thankfully one of our group noticed that one of the guys had picked up his bag and was just going through the door. When stopped, he mumbled something about thinking it was one of their bags. Not even close in similar look, etc. Honest mistake or sticky fingers? No way to really tell, but the guy that almost lost everything sure did not think it was an honest mistake by the way the guy responded. Can tell you, I now keep my bag under observation much closer when there are those that are not of our group around. I have never lost anything when around shooters of organized matches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strangedays Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 We have had a few cases where some stuff has gone missing. It is an easy fix get rid of the "cold range" just kidding. Most new cars have childrens seat brackets you can run a cable with a lock on it. If you are staying in a hotel and worried run it up through your guns and lock it all together. There is always other points in a vehicle to secure this way. Place some jackets or something over them to hide it of course. With my two rifle drag bag I can lock it all up and keep them in the bag then cover with a blanket. Just some ideas. I have seen the tennis club case idea work for a broken down AR. It is cheaper to make sure all your stuff is locked up then to worry about it being stolen. I have always left my gear out and never worried about people stealing it, figure most shooters are honest hard working people but in the recent months we have seen some new faces and people "Hanging out" who are not shooting at all just watching, they are the ones I would be watching for. Sorry to hear about more people losing items. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicVerAZ Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 but in the recent months we have seen some new faces and people "Hanging out" who are not shooting at all just watching, I think they are with the Illuminati. Trying to see how good we are. Seriously usually they are lurkers just wondering if they should give the sport a try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strangedays Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 but in the recent months we have seen some new faces and people "Hanging out" who are not shooting at all just watching, I think they are with the Illuminati. Trying to see how good we are. Seriously usually they are lurkers just wondering if they should give the sport a try. Illuminati, men in black suits or something There is always the ones watching to see about the sport but they are the ones asking questions and wanting to understand what the shooting language going on is. These ones I am talking about hang out and keep to themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madmark Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 I have never seen anything go MIA from any match. At IHMSA matches I've shot, I have seen guns, spotting scopes, and range boxes left in truck beds, at the clubhouse, and even left at the clubhouse overnight at a 2 day match. Shooters in general seem to have more integrity than the rest of society, IMHO... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleepswithdogs Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Not at a range, but have been at shoots were cars and hotel rooms were targeted. Have heard a car was followed from a match and when the people went in to eat their car was broken into. Seems most shooters are a very honest bunch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forddriver Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 I have had a stapler and a timer mysteriously disapear in the last couple months. They vanished after shooting at a weekly match that has a steady rotation of people in and out the whole time with everyone keeping their bags at the back of the room (well out of sight when going to paste and score targets). I like to think i made a mistake and lost them, but they have lived in my bag for the last 3 years without an issue until recently. Needless to say, when ever i go there now, I only take the bear essentials: Glasses, hearing protection, 3 mags, gun, holster, pouches, and 100 rounds. I also keep a close eye on my bag now. Have never had any issue at a match when you shoot with the same squad the whole time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jlnel Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 A stapler!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve RA Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 As I posted previously, I never lost anything at a match, but, did have a stapler stolen at a public range last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted Murphy Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 We had a guy lose 1000 primers from his range bag Saturday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GmanCdp Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 (edited) Ted, that is close to being a felony.. Edited March 5, 2013 by GmanCdp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicVerAZ Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 A stapler!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Higgins Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 I have never had a bad experience like you are describing. I would definately say it is an exception to the norm. Although, I have seen people take more brass then their share. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillChunn Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 We had one "gentleman" who decided to keep the money from "open shooting". He was the Range Officer and just pocketed the money collected from the shooters. In another instance, he was found with new light bulbs in his range bag. The same brand and wattage as the ones in the storage area..... He eventually broke enough safety rules that he was brought up on charges in front of the Board of Directors and permanently banned from the club. His casual attitude toward concealed carry laws finally pissed off a judge that threw him in jail. I just heard that he recently completed his three year sentence. BC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaxshooter Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 I have never had anything stolen at a match but I shoot with 10 friends of mine at all local matches. At major matches I have never heard of stealing going on but you never know about people today. Honor and integrity seem to be fleeting virtues. Mike you must be real old if you have been shooting IDPA for 112-13 years. Hope I make it that long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flatland Shooter Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 Years ago at major matches where parking was at a premium, many of us would leave the car keys in the ignition in case we had someone blocked in that needed to leave. Not any more. Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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