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April 7th, 2012, 01:23 PM #1Junior Member
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Chief range officer wording on a shooting range.
When the Chief range officer says "Ready on the left, Ready on the right" is that a question or a statement? I am not attempting to be funny buy my wife ask me and I thought it was a statement but it does sound like a question.
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April 7th, 2012, 01:44 PM #2
Re: Chief range officer wording on a shooting range.
Question;
When I shot CMP they followed the same procedure. If someone wasn't ready on his/her side, they would simply yell "NOT READY" after the range offers question.
It's just quicker and more to the point than asking, "Is everyone ready on the right? Is everyone ready on the right? Yes? Fantastic then, let's commence shooting!"Last edited by Dogpupkus; April 7th, 2012 at 02:32 PM.
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April 7th, 2012, 01:48 PM #3Member
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Re: Chief range officer wording on a shooting range.
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April 7th, 2012, 01:56 PM #4Grand Member
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Re: Chief range officer wording on a shooting range.
It is a question.
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April 7th, 2012, 02:21 PM #5
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In my world "Ready on the left, Ready on the right" is a question and one only answers of they are not ready. Then the command is range going hot.
Same goes for when calling clear. One only responds if one is not clear, but many people say clear which is ok too.
Last edited by DaveM55; April 7th, 2012 at 02:24 PM.
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April 7th, 2012, 04:29 PM #6
Re: Chief range officer wording on a shooting range.
Appleseed lines are similar to what's been posted. No response is necessary unless there is a problem then a "NO" or a raised hand stops the commands until the problem is resolved.
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April 8th, 2012, 03:58 AM #7Super Member
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Re: Chief range officer wording on a shooting range.
As the others have said, it is a question. I also think it can be used as a statement at the same time.
As a department firearms instructor, I observe the line first to make sure it looks like everything is save and everyone is ready. If it does, I will pose this exchange. If no one responds that they are not ready, I give the command and we commence firing.
In this setting, this is kinda like saying "Ready, Set..." and gives everyone a moment to make sure everything is set and ready to go. It then gives everyone the chance to tell me if they have a problem or aren't ready yet. Finally, it also lets the line know that I will be expecting everyone to start shooting very soon.
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April 8th, 2012, 10:18 AM #8
Re: Chief range officer wording on a shooting range.
It's a common range question for CMP/NRA bullseye matches for both rifle and pistol.
In rifle the commands come from the center of the line, on a line of 60+ shooter postions you need watch it's simple to break it up.
The command "ready on the right and left" is for the line officials and shooters. As a good competor when your scoreing for the shooter on rapid fire stages you need to look the shooter and target quick when the command if given. If the target has not been cleaned or is not ready or if the shooter has issues, you put your hand back and call out not ready, the line officals walk the clear area between the fireing line and ready line so the cetnter can see them and they show ready by a green paddle and or hand pointing up and down range. Not ready by a red paddle and or pointing down and up range.
It will be followed by "All's ready on the firing line"Last edited by Rosco the Iroc; April 8th, 2012 at 10:21 AM.
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April 8th, 2012, 11:56 AM #9
Re: Chief range officer wording on a shooting range.
To answer the original query, it's both a question and a statement.
If you're not ready, you sound off, or raise your hand, or do something.
If you're out on the line supervising, it's a heads-up.
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April 9th, 2012, 06:20 AM #10Super Member
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Re: Chief range officer wording on a shooting range.
When I run a range, it is a combination statement and question. From what I see, the line is ready... however, if there is an issue, that is the time for either a shooter or other range staff to speak up.
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