Trouble at the range, today

[mills braswell]

I drive a 1999 ranger with over 256,000 miles on it. There is a spare key inside of the frame rail. I used some #12 solid copper wire to attach it to the fuel line. That way, if I accidently run over a opossum at night, it won't flip up under the truck and knock the key off like it can with one of those magnetic boxes!

 

[6ShotsOr5?]

I drive a 1999 ranger with over 256,000 miles on it. There is a spare key inside of the frame rail. I used some #12 solid copper wire to attach it to the fuel line. That way, if I accidently run over a opossum at night, it won't flip up under the truck and knock the key off like it can with one of those magnetic boxes!

You can‘t be too careful!

 

[Dgd6mm]

Spare key is in my wallet, but there are times I forget my
wallet.

Ditto

 

[Adam in WI]

You can‘t be too careful!

No, but I betcha that possum grabs hold of that key on his way through and rips fuel line in two...

 

[Topwater]

Yesterday while we were going out to post targets, my buddy said, “ you know, when we were playing ball, we’d cover this 100 yards in eleven seconds, now it takes five minutes to walk out and back.” ……….Dang if he’s not right……LOL.

 

[CharlieNC]

After finding my only set of keys in the CRP on a pheasant hunt in SD, now I always take a second set on a lanyard which I give to my partner before we ever leave NC.

 

[jonbearman]

Some years ago my best friend Norman was waiting in my Ford pick up. I for some dumb move left the engine running and the air on. Norman was a high strung German Shorthair,I lost a year and a half ago. So now I am locked out and I asked the lady who ran the little store if she had a coat hanger.So I start bening it up and trying to stab the open button.I then realized I had made a key to just open the door.So I fished it out of my wallet and had the door opened in a second. I got in feeling dumb and hugged my dog like a lost love.God I loved that dog. I want another but cant afford one.

 

[Shawnba67]

I cut the big round heads off of a spare key and drill a hole in the shank You have to turn it by the key ring but it doesnt bulk up in your pocket like those big plastic key heads do.

 

[joshb]

Dang. This thread just jostled a memory. I gave my work van to a good buddy when I retired. I should call him and tell him where I hid a key on the frame!

 

[Papa Charlie]

I removed all the keyed entries from my truck. Now you can use the fob or the entry pad I added to the drivers door. I got tired of people jamming screwdrivers into the lock and opening the door. Replacing the lock and latch is right at $498, my deductible is $500, wouldn't you know it.

The problem with the dog is that she hates to be left in the truck alone. So she bounces back and forth. Most often this results in her unlocking the truck while I am still in the store. She also has a tendency to move my mirrors, lock the windows and move the seat. The little sh*t.

My Golden before her would just sit there and wait for me. Greatest traveler I have ever had. I miss her.

 

[Old Navy]

Five of us old guys arrived at the range this morning to find an older gentleman, in his mid eighties, already there shooting out at 500. Shortly there was a break in the action. The older fellow asked if he could drive down range and pull his target. “Sure, we’ve got time” we answered. He turned on the blinking red safety lights, got into his truck and drove out to that backstop. The five of us stood around talking. We waited and waited some more. ……….What the heck is that guy doing?…………We waited some more………Dang he’s taking forever! …………..Sure hope he gets back soon, we wanna do more shootin’. I look toward his truck and notice some movement…………..he’s walking toward us, almost back to the 400 backstop. …………..one of us got in a truck and drove out and picked him up and started to return. We figured that he had vehicle trouble…………..He sure did. …………unbeknownst to us, his dog had been in his truck cab all the time…………….when he got out to pull his target, the dog stepped on the armrest and locked him out!……………..Fortunately, we were there. Our range is rather isolated and off the beaten path. He’d have been in a fix and stranded if he had been alone………….Things worked out for all involved……….Lesson learned……….keep your key in your pocket………..LOL

More common than you think.

 

[Adam in WI]

Dang. This thread just jostled a memory. I gave my work van to a good buddy when I retired. I should call him and tell him where I hid a key on the frame!

OR.... Have a little fun.... Move it to the other side of the parking lot once in awhile

 

[divingin]

I cut the big round heads off of a spare key and drill a hole in the shank You have to turn it by the key ring but it doesnt bulk up in your pocket like those big plastic key heads do.

My 4-Runner has a chip key with the large thick head (also really expensive.) When I used to scuba dive from shore, I had a spare key made without the chip, and locked the regular key in the truck. The spare wouldn't start the truck, but would open the door locks. It stayed clipped to the strobe arms on my camera rig.

 

[Rsadams]

I have learned some lessons myself about putting keys in range boxes or range packs myself.... Funny this was posted , I almost locked my keys in the trunk just the other day because they were in a box that carries two hundred rounds of 12ga I take with me when shooting skeet.... My jewelry , keys etc were in the box and I barely stopped myself from closing the trunk....

One better than that..... The other day I sat down on top of a wooden park bench at my gun range.... Went to stand up and the car key had fallen between the slots on the 2x6 studs that make up the table top and with the keys clipped on my belt loop it bent the car key.... The car is a 2019 so of course it has a new model key with fob etc.... Well the key bent so much it wouldn't start the car..... I picked up a flat rock to beat it with but luckily a friend I shoot skeet with had a small hammer in his car and I was able to give it a few whacks and get it straightened enough to start the car.... Range is 35 miles from my house , would have definitely sucked.... No more sitting on top of park benches putting keys in range bags or boxes....

 

[FNSafari]

Five of us old guys arrived at the range this morning to find an older gentleman, in his mid eighties, already there shooting out at 500. Shortly there was a break in the action. The older fellow asked if he could drive down range and pull his target. “Sure, we’ve got time” we answered. He turned on the blinking red safety lights, got into his truck and drove out to that backstop. The five of us stood around talking. We waited and waited some more. ……….What the heck is that guy doing?…………We waited some more………Dang he’s taking forever! …………..Sure hope he gets back soon, we wanna do more shootin’. I look toward his truck and notice some movement…………..he’s walking toward us, almost back to the 400 backstop. …………..one of us got in a truck and drove out and picked him up and started to return. We figured that he had vehicle trouble…………..He sure did. …………unbeknownst to us, his dog had been in his truck cab all the time…………….when he got out to pull his target, the dog stepped on the armrest and locked him out!……………..Fortunately, we were there. Our range is rather isolated and off the beaten path. He’d have been in a fix and stranded if he had been alone………….Things worked out for all involved……….Lesson learned……….keep your key in your pocket………..LOL

Or a spare door key

 

[vonb]

I knew a family where a son was duck hunting with his dog. He got out to secure the boat and the dog jumped on the trigger. The gun was not on safe and it ended up killing the kid.

I don't trust animals around anything mechanical. I have a border collie that's scared of storms and loud noises. She was riding with me and heard thunder. She ended up getting under the pedals of my truck while moving.