Gun Gripes Episode 60: Range Ninjas 

Aren't ninjas usually known for being quiet and stealthy? This sounds more like a range peacock or something.

I used to be a range ninja. Then my grandfather smacked me up side the head and told me I was a dumb ass.

Haha..."he thinks they go into orbit or something"

sounds like the same time of people that buy an 02 buick lesabre for 500 dollars and then put 3000 dollar rims on it

What, in the fuck, have you done to that poor Mosin-Nagant?!

''Slugs go in to the orbit'' it takes quite a character to believe something like that. LOL

I love Gun Gripes, it's by far one of my favorite shows to watch. I'm a late bloomer to the gun community and this show has been incredibly helpful shaping my firearm education. I will miss Barry, one of the best teachers I ever had. I never comment but I had to at some point. This is by far the best community I've been in, mainstream media tried to keep me away but they can't keep people away from truth and reason for too long.

One time I went shooting 22 with my dad at our local indoor range, and while I was loading up some magazines this pretty skinny guy and his girlfriend walk in, I'm like, don't let this be what I'm thinking, then he pulls out a 357 magnum revolver(forgot what model) and hands it to the girl. She walks up to the lane and shoots it once, it flies back and hits her flat in the chest, almost knocking her over. That guy picked up the same gun and shot it, getting hit in the face instead, they quickly unloaded the revolver and skitted out.

Speaking of "ridiculous looking piece of garbage" on the counter , I'm staring at that short barrel eotech mosin you got there ;P

"they go into orbit or something" That is the best part of the video. RIP Barry

I'm grateful I can still enjoy Barry in these vids, but can't help to bring a tear to my eye.... Thanks for all the good years guys!!

I miss Barry, I am so thankful for theses videos to allow me to have known him. I discovered this channel after he passed sadly, but please know he lives on and is still appreciated through his work here.

I am so glad my range doesn't have any 1 shot per second rule. My range allows safe fast fire if u aren't safe then they restrict how fast u can shoot. If there is someone next to me that is trying to sight in his gun or some other accuracy tweeking then I will not fast fire while they are firing. It's just having common courtesy.

On a personal level I also apply the term to guys who show up in tactical gear with an attitude just to plug holes in paper, then turn around and shit-talk sports like airsoft by calling the players "posers" when the same logic can be applied to themselves.

Just watched this again years later, and boy do i miss barry and his insight. We lost a great man when he passed. Still gets me some even this far on. Rip Barry.

Suburban Northern Virginia, indoor range, dude in 5.11 pants, 5.11 boots, tinted Oakley safety glasses, and (empty) ballistic plate carrier shooting the floor with an EOtech equipped AR. Was he a ninja?

The new range ninjas are the "Instagram Shooters"... people that spend more time to pose and take hundreds of pictures for their Instagram or Facebook page to show that they "have" guns and they're cool, etc... instead of practice shooting guns :)

I puked a little in my mouth upon seeing that Mosin.

Never noticed until recently, but I really appreciate that y'all don't allow commercials to be tacked onto your video intros. I like that I can just watch plenty of your videos interrupted. Thanks guys

I have NEVER been to a range that limits how many rounds you can shoot per second, indoor or out.

With every gripe, I respect you guys more

Barry is missed

You guys make a ton of sense. Thank you. Subscribed.

I live in a small town where the houses are fairly close together. One new year night at exactly midnight our cable went out. The next morning I went out to check our line and found in the alley where someone had fired a shotgun in the air with what appeared to be small game shot. They hit the lines on the pole running down the alley. I can not understand what goes through peoples heads that makes them think stuff like that is safe.

I've actually never had a problem with guy rapid firing even when it's allowed and done safely. I actually use it as a time to practice my accuracy with a lot of noise.

I have a "high dollar" range ninja story everyone will laugh about, this was a good 6-7 years ago when I first started really getting into shooting. I was at my local gun club plinking at 300yds with my 22wmr and this guy walks in with a barret 99 in the .416 barret cartridge hes got the massive pelican case and a seperate case for his scope and spends a good 15 minutes trying to get the scope mounted into a larue bracket and on his gun (obviously the first time shooting the thing) and I just ignored him I was busy testing different ammo brands and gathering drop data, and didnt want to seem like a jerk going over and asking him if he needed help. Anyway at 300yds the 22wmr is no powerhouse and I was shooting at an 8" round steel gong target and when the round hits there is a barely audible ping, anyway I noticed that every time I would shoot this guy would look over his shoulder at me and shake his head or snicker or something similar, so after 30-40 rounds I finally got tired of it and went over and said (in the most condescending tone possible) "it looks like your having problems mounting that scope. Dont worry some people just have a tough time the first time they do it" He got pretty mad and said something about it being a new scope and mount, and then quipped " its not like Im mounting a scope on a little girls rifle so it takes time" and he looked over at my gun and forced a laugh, that really pissed me off. So I told him I could outshoot him on any gun he chose and since he never shot his barret before I could probably outshoot him with my 22wmr at 300yds against his gun. Well we got his scope mounted, and he got behind it to start zeroing the scope and when he shot the first round he was soooo not ready for the punishing recoil and muzzle blast of that damn thing that he actually stood up and shook his head like he was seeing stars. ( I really should have told him how to sit, he was really crooked in the seat, and in some wierd Tom Berringer "Sniper" inspired position, but I wanted him to feel the shame, and eat some humble pie. Not the most responsible thing to do I know, but hes a big dude at least 6' 220 so I figured he could take it) I asked to shoot it and he was happy to let me try hoping Id get kicked just as hard, but I set up right, I put it on the bipod not sandbags and wood blocks, and didnt have an issue. its a hard recoiling round to be sure, but Id rather shoot that Barrett .416 than a .300 win mag out of a 9lb hunting rifle. I showed him how to sit square behind the gun and showed him use the bipod with a few sandbags behind the feet. And really lean into the bipod to mitigate the recoil, well he was still just terrified of that gun, and I cant blame him thats one hell of an introduction to a gun, and he couldnt land more than 1 out of 5 on the 300yd target after I had zeroed him. he was flinching like mad. Anyway I won our little "competition" and took one of his super expensive bronze alloy .416 rds as a prize and he didnt come back for a few weeks, when he did he has a Savage 93 22wmr just like mine, and is actually a pretty cool guy. He was very eager to learn to shoot, he is a quick study and has the patience for it. He stepped up in guns and calibers as he got better and is now just as good as I am He did eventually get back to shooting his Barrett and he isnt afraid of it anymore. Moral of the Story? Dont spend $9,000 and another $3,000 on a scope to put on an anti material sniper rifle for your first gun...

that's exactly right if possible avoid trouble avoid range ninjas or if they are willing to listen try to help them,just be careful above all.great video guys

I love all of your videos man, thanks for the uploads!

Being on the business-side of a firearm display case, I bet you have so many stories you could write a book. By the way, very neat Mosin on the table!

Range Ninja- The dude that talks about how much they spent on a gun and the accessories on that rifle.

Range ninja= tacti-coolest guy on the shooting line. When he breaks out this "tactical pen" you know you've got a range ninja.

Hey Eric & Barry, thanks for all the great, informative videos. Keep it up! Where's the shop located?

we will all miss Barry. keep up the great work, for Barry !

"That [Mall Ninja] video has like 2 million views" Almost 11 million now. Who would have thought?

Complete opposite of what I picture as a Ninja.... Was picturing someone hitting your target when you're not looking.

Thanks guys! I just found your videos. I really appreciate y'all sharing your wisdom and knowledge!

nutnfancy reminds me of a range ninja with his camo suit on, lol

"im' sorry i'm sorry, i thought this was merica!" Randy Marsh

I'm thankful this got brought up. I have yet to see a range ninja, but ppl still ask what gun should i get/what accessories to get. I tell them start with what feels good in your hand, then add what you NEED. Great vid keep it up!

Range ninja, is the polite, every day guy. Shows up, shoots, and cleans up and leaves.

rip barry

@3:41 "They come down????" LMAO!!!!!!

I've watch all your videos more than once! Everything you say is spot on

Do not ever loose respect for the amount of power in your hands for one second. Good vid.

GOOD LORD!!! What happened to that Mosin?!

Precisely why I never go to shooting ranges. Bunch of idiots in there. There's nothing like going out to the middle of nowhere in the far West Texas desert and having some fun with family and friends. Grilling and guns out in the desert is my idea of fun.

Great videos guys!

While I'm not really what you'd generally call a "firearm fan", I have to say that I greatly admire the level-headed, responsible, intelligent manner in which you present, not only the factual info, but your own personal thoughts and editorial opinions, too. Well done, all the way around! Kudos.

Its not wrong to buy a nice firearm and put quality components on it is it? You should do a Gripe video about range users who leave their trash and casings and old targets up and all over the place, then the responsible shooters always end up cleaning it up because we like a clean range, and they mess it up all again

Let me tell you guys something....I have never heard of, nor read about, nor seen a video of a trained or untrained officer using his firearm is a self defense situation, shooting at the rate of fire of 1 shot per second. If you never shoot higher rates of fire and practice at higher rates of fire, you are handicapping yourself should you be put in a self defense situation. Shame on a range that only wants you to target shoot your pistol and shame on another shooter who thinks he is being disrupted by gunfire at whatever rate! Its a blessing that someone is spending their money to give you that distraction and added stress.

6:25. the look on Eric's face and how he just says, "no" when Barry says the range ninjas are the first to be taken out....haha!

In a perfect situation a gun is a tool, in the worst situation it's your enemy's weapon.

That mosin on the counter made me really sad

Gear Queers. Lol. If you're running a rig that requires 6+ batteries, maybe you have too much crap. Lol

These are really the only videos on RU-vid that I don't mind having adds in. If I could afford to support them financially, I would. But since all that I can do is watch your videos, I am more than happy to sit through some commercials that help you guys out financially.

I like that you guys mention safety so much.

So rapid fire makes one a "range ninja"? In that case every gun owner is one because we all have done it at least once. Just saying!

miss Barry😢😭 rip

You guys are great, I like that you have that number for people wish I had a shop like yours down here.

You know, some people shoot $600 AR's with less than $100 scopes because that is what they can afford, but, doesn't mean they can't shoot that gun very accurately and deadly if needed! Just a thought!

Firing live rounds into the air is illegal in pretty much every state.

your right these so called range ninjas give all gun owners bad names.

Watching gun gripes is like going back to a simpler time R.I.P. Barry

Great video guys! Oh man, I really wanted to see what was going to come out of the water!

Wouldn't "range ninjas" be useful at indoor ranges? It seems to me that some assholes next to you, pumping out a 30 round mag as fast as he can and doing tactical reloads, would help your shooting session by creating artificial stress. This way you know you can get a tight group even when under a stressful situation.

I agree with your video, but that is the ugliest Mosin I have ever seen.

This is why I like these guys.

I can think of so many fun gripes just from going to the range

my only criticizim of this post is the misuse of the term ninja, i always thought of them (ninjas) as experts , skills and techniques on the verge of super human. To liken an idiot or a jerk or a gun wielding simpleton seems to miss the whole point of the ninja moniker. as far as what you guys have to say about them (regardless of term), i couldnt agree more.

almost forgot how funny Barry was on these episodes...RIP Barry ...you are definitely missed

"i guess they thought they went into orbit" excellent

Your channel is Great!!

i cant stand those guys that rent the huge guns for their girlfriends. i take my girlfriend to the indoor range and rent her(and myself) a little .22 whatever and i bring my 9mm and she has a great time and so do i. i let her shoot the 9mm, but that isn't some huge load for her to shoot and when she does shoot it i only put one round in just incase she double taps or whatever else might happen. you gotta just think of everyone around you and not be a fool...

My favorite Range Ninja is the "badass" that wears military surplus hats and talks with his arms crossed.

called today just to say, “hello and thank you for your service to the country!”. Best regards

What gets me is when you are at the range and people don't let you know that they are stepping out of the firing line to go check on their targets. they just walk out without saying a word.

what i hate is the people that you run into when hunting and they look like they just bought a cabela's and got that big $50,000 truck and they have a little button buck or scraggly looking dear and act like it was the greatest kill in the world

I agree 10000% with the jackasses at the range.....rapid fire like they own the place I am so glad when they get kicked out....we try and go to have fun and maybe blow off steam and work on your shooting skills. also love the Bushmaster AR15s with EoTechs.....sights cost as much as their weapons. lol

Great video and all so true.Keep them coming.Thanks

These guys are the absolute best.

I love you guys but you're crying about range ninjas and you have a bubbafied range ninja Mosin on the counter .

Sometimes after a long day at work I like to go to the range just to hear the noise and feel the recoil. Destress and unwind. As long as im on paper im happy. Sorry for being such a miserable shit and ruining your trigger control.

Range ninja=the person that knows EVERYTHING..i love it when they look at your grouping upon retrieving your target,and say something like..ooooh that looks like u are jerking the trigger.then they bring back their target and theres not ONE consistent 5 shot group.the paper is filled with 200 rounds scattered everywhere..yea i know what y'all mean about range ninjas

It just depends on the situation, but subtly messing with them till they move is priceless.

So IR, What about the guy with the decked out AR with the kitchen sink who goes out and shoots safely, asks for help when he needs it and actually tries to exercise the principles of marksmanship? It seems like you guys, and many others care more about what a person's gun looks like than how they shoot. I get griping about unsafe or stupid people. But craping on people who aren't purists is something that I don't like about the gun community. You shit on the guys who buy cheap weapons and accessorize them, then you shit on the people who buy expensive weapons and accessorize them, and you claim that they are the dangerous ones. Really? Without any knowledge of what hes going to do to try to operate that weapon properly, hes a POS because of his accessories.

My gun, my ammo, my bumpski stock. kiss my you know what, I paid to go to the range just like you, don't be mad, because I can afford nicer stuff. Also at my local range (indoor) shoot what you want, when you want, however you want. You guys sound like liberals! I do agree with safety though, buy guns you know you can handle and always practice safety.

I took my new M&P 15-22 to an indoor range, and I'll tell you, that's a hard gun to shoot only once a second. Luckily, it was towards the end of the day, and the range was clearing out. I loaded up a 25 round mag, and as soon as the only other shooter left walked out the door, I dumped the whole mag downrange. I just had to do it once, and I didn't know when the next opportunity would arise. But I would never have done it with other people there, because that shit is annoying, but it's also really fun.

I love you guys. You just tell it how it is because you care. It is obvious that you have a business to run, and you take the time to teach us Americans. What you do reaches more people than you think, we listen. Thank you.

Calling a mag dump unsafe is ridiculous. You guys gripe about such stupid stuff, if they pay their time and obey range rules (which many allow rapid fire) then who are you to gripe? I don't like black powder or large caliber pistols next to me when I'm going for accuracy, well guess what when the time comes that I need to shoot back I don't get to be picky about what is going on around me. Learn to shoot under adverse conditions, call out unsafe behavior but don't cry about the way people have fun or prefer their gun set up. Talk about lack of perspective. The presumptions you lay on people is astounding.

As soon as i saw "range ninjas" i almost spit out my beer!

What I consider a range ninja is a guy that turns up at the range and proceeds to fire hi power ammo even though the range isn't built for it

Awesome video as always. As an RO I get to see my share of range ninjas. Overly and cheaply outfitted AR's are the most common. My favorites are the M4's with a HUGE but very cheap scope and a bipod. The whole concept of a carbine totally escapes them. I had to holler at a guy for rapid firing 2 Glocks , one in each hand, spraying lead everywhere. He looked at me innocently and said "But I've seen this in movies" and then acted all butthurt when I told him he could only shoot one at a time.

I think a range ninja is the kind of person that takes a barret 50 bmg to an indoor ranch.

You forgot the guy who says "on your six" when he's walking behind you

After more than one incident of range stupidity, I will never again in my life go to a public range, nor a private range that i don't control.

Im a new shooter prob only 100 rds total to my name. My first couple trips to my local range were so great. I didnt know how to set up the targets for the pustol range and the range officer was very polite ant showed me how it work then gave me a few pointers on stance. Then my next trip i met two real cool people, an older gentleman let me shoot his taruas .45 and his 1911 commander, to see how a larger gun was easier to shoot. The other guy let me shoot a few rounds through his AK cuz he kinda caught me starin at it haha

published on my birthday!

IV8888's channel won't ever be the same without Barry. We miss you Barry.

what do you think about the dpms ar15 oracle? is it worth accesorizing? if so, what do you suggest i change on it?

“When I take people down to the range here sometimes it gets scary”, lol it’s funny because it’s true.