thanks for all of the good input. Big c i will do exactly that in the future. Bill

Let the shooters decide for themselves, they have voices. I don't think it's any of the scorers business, and if he stepped in, I would tell him that. The scorer is there to score, period. Anything beyond that, and he is overstepping his minimal authority. There isn't some power bestowed upon him or the squad leader, as some people like to think.

We are big boys, we can speak for ourselves.

Regards,

Chip Porter

I am w/Big C on this one.

Gary Bryant Dr.longshot

You trap shooters need to get out more. A little fun while shooting never hurt anyone. I guess i thought we shot for fun. Registered shoots would be a different story in my world but league/fun shooting? Really?

Was the whole squad in on it?

If not, I guess it'd be okay, as long as the heckler paid for the round and the shells for all.

At our club the scorer is ruler so to speak . He is safety officer as well as score keeper . Managing the line is his job . If voice callers are used and heckling is being done , he can shut the line down due to lost targets . I would have stopped the shooting if it was me scoring . Clown around on your own time , not the 4 others on the line trying to concentrate .

While there are actually heckel shoots where you are permitted to stand right next to a person shooting just as long as you don't touch him. Kinda like in a gentlemans club but not so much so at the same time lol. It is an agreed upon round by all parties and everyone kicks in a few bucks for the winner. A regular league or registered shoot though, I wouldn't allow it at a club I was in charge of. League and registered shooters are pretty serious about their scores. JMHO John

In answer to Auctoneer, the heckling was I think meant to be in fun not mean-ness. But it was loud...and relentless. Even though it was meant for only one shooter, it was heard by all. After some thought on the matter, I have spoken privately to the offender and received his assurance that he will at least tone it down some. Now I feel like somewhat of a killjoy. We are not all ata shooters, and for most of these guys a local league is as serious as it gets. One less distraction could be the difference between a 24 or a 25 and we all want more 25's. Bill

Regardless , it is uncalled for on the line . Do it over a beer or 2 when the shooting is finished . If it was between 2 shooters then why should the rest have to be distracted ?

doc

OK Doc what was that all about? Something about heckling and running?? Wierd picture, too. Bill

Bill, you don't recognize the shadow of Bugs Bunny?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKWwbIwXDOM

Doc

Re: the heckling hare, those aren't rabbit footprints.

Give one warning for silence, then boot the offender off the premises on the next transgression.

Give the little old men behind the squad a big SHUT UP for me too. YACK YACK YACK at the top of their lungs about bullshit.

They're all deaf or still have their plugs in. Isn't it the same all over.?! Man I love summer. Bill

It bothers me when it happens, and I think it goes to shooter etiquette...

If you read enough replies to threads it's plain to see that trapshooters are a pretty independent bunch of people, many who do whatever they want whenever they want to do it. Just think of past "when do you close your gun?" threads. That said, with old age, 10, or 20, or 30 plus years of shotgunning,and earplugs, heckling aside, I would imagine that most shooters don't even realize how loud their conversations are. People who can't control their car alarms are a different breed altogether!

Dave

Get the hell away from Detroit. It's going to get a lot louder soon.