I've had some interesting experiences there such as turning to the side and facing down a Mosin as someone else at the range was getting ready to clean their rifle. I'd also echo the comments about it being open to the public, I only go with a friend so one of us is always at the table.
my of my U-notches had similar issues, I got new baseplates and wolff +10% springs and that's solved the issue so far (I got followers as well but did not install them).