American Legion Post 48
Chesnee, SC 29323

September 19 2013    Problems at the Range

Most of the following pictures were taken on Thursday, September 19, 2013. This is not the first time we have had problems with IDIOTS coming to the range and damaging items. Please review the following pictures and then read the additional material at the end of the page.


Look closely! What's missing?


This is what the yard markers look like now


Some "super marksman" SHOT them down


Look for the bullet holes


This was the 5 yard marker. Notice the bullet holes


The 7 yard marker


Notice the bullet tracks running from center to the upper right


The ten yard marker. The bullet track is front center


Look at bullet tracks from lower left corner toward upper right corner


Thank goodness this person wasn't a
good shot. Look at the length of the track


Sign posts are not all they shoot. This is the remnant from a watermelon


Apparently they thought they could hit this stuff too. There is a bullet hole in the Advil bottle (white)


Why should we put them back up for some idiot to shoot them down again?


May 28, 2012 An idiot rolled the brand new
barrel from the parking lot to the range
which allowed it to get "shot up"

Not much doubt about what they were doing

   Immediately prior to the first Handgun Competition, someone shot the yard marker signs that were put in place for that competition. The signs were subsequently removed. Some people coming to the range, and it's likely very few, are doing these things. If you are a "walk  in" or a "key holder", this is going to affect you in the long term.
   If you know who did this and would like to tell the Range Committee Chairperson their name, send an email to RangeChair@AmericanLegionPost48Chesnee.com or a letter to the below address and it will be handled confidentially.
There is, currently, a $25 reward leading to the name(s) of the person or people who did this. If you would like to contribute to this reward amount, then you may mail a check to:
    American Legion Post 48
    Range Committee
    P. O. Box 323
    Chesnee, SC 29323
Since the Post is an IRS 502(c)(3) organization, any contributions are fully deductible. Payment will be made to the earliest response received.
   Those of us who work at the range (for which we receive NO pay) are tired of this kind of behavior. There are very few alternatives open to us concerning the range. Please be aware that these issues are being discussed by the Post Executive Committee.

Added 10/11/2013:  More problems have recently happened. While I (the webmaster) was setting up for a party at the Post building on Friday, September 29, 2013 in the late afternoon, a member of the Post was coming out from shooting on the range. He saw me and asked me if I had seen the latest back at the range. I said that I had not been back there since Thursday morning. He walked back to the range and brought me what you see below:


This shell was attached to the fence by a piece of wire wrapping
around the base of the shell with the end of the shell facing
toward the shed.


The person that found this knew that since the shell had been
struck by bullets, it was dangerous. He cut the powder and the
shot out of the shell and discarded it. This shell was intact when
he removed it from the wire. Now, the only danger is the primer going off.


This shell was attached to the fence by a piece of wire wrapping
around the base of the shell with the end of the shell facing
toward the shed.


Is there any doubt what this idiot was attempting to do?
Fortunately, their aim was insufficient to hit the primer
with a bullet. Think about what makes a rocket fly. The shot
in this shell has enough weight to force the casing to move
toward the shed. We just don't know how fast it would go.

   This kind of stupidity has gone on for a while at this range. Because it is unsupervised, people do things like this.  Basically, if the stupidity and vandalism continues, this range will likely be closed. YOU need to report any acts like this that you see. Contact information is seen above.

The above is on behalf of the Post Range Committee.


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