Staying in action when things go wrong at the range
There are always things to prepare for and after my experience on firing ranges, I’ve seen things in recent years that never happened to me or anyone before. People with more experience than me probable see this stuff every year but for me it’s once in a 25yr cycle. I have had stovepipes, failures to feed, broken Mini 14 extractors, gas keys coming loose and people just stare at their guns and don’t have the slightest clue how to narrow down what is failing. In a real gun fight, that means if you don’t have a secondary firearm, you are out of the fight and your best thing to do is turn around and run. I have broken shell extractors, extra gun lubrication and sight adjustment tools and stock wrenches with me every time I go to the range. I usually end up helping someone else out with their “bad experience” but hope I’m just passing on the information so someone else can solve a problem quicker.
Has anyone ever gone to the range and had to call it a day because their extractor broke, shell got stuck, or even worse, the gun closed on a loaded round and you couldn’t open the action? What about when you get a chip in your eyewear or some form of rock or lead flies up at you? Quikclot combat gauze is on me at all times for the really bad, but I learned my lesson about reloading and buying cheap surplus ammo and my Smith Optics Elite eyewear Aegis kit with different lenses for different lighting situations are also on me. The Aegis Echo, Aegis Compact and the standard kit as well as the Asian fit all have different frames but you’ll probable have to stop in our store to try them on so you know you have the proper design.