I always thought if I was to approach a shooting line, to bring my gear to a bench............that it was proper to wear ear protection, regardless if others were firing or not.
Guess not.
The same thing happened to me yesterday. I told a guy I was going to start shooting, he ignored me. Then I asked if if I was good to go, he nodded. The whole time his ear pro were around his neck. Finally, I asked him if wanted to put his muffs on, he told me I was fine. So, I shot. 3 shots in he finally covered his ears.
Another peeve of mine, idiots at some indoor ranges that exit the range without waiting for a lull. Makes it rather noisy for some not on the range (adjacent areas).
Not in a hurry, just clueless. Usually come off the range to blab to their GF or BF or whatever.
Just in and out, never looking back or even trying to check.
Not just FB punks, but old timers and all sorts. Freakin' clueless shmucks.
Lost in their own little tacticool/FB worlds.
I'm glad the indoor range I shoot at most is setup very well for this. There are two spaces separated by doors to enter and exit the range. It's pretty much impossible to have a direct sound path from the range to the shop, unless someone is doing it intentionally.
Most, if not every, indoor range I've been at has a room between the range and shop with doors on either end. I guess it was a problem and they started building ranges accordingly.