Hi everyone,
They call me wrongtargetken because I put extra holes accidentally on their AQT. Thank you for inviting me here.
Quote from: wrongtargetken on August 16, 2021, 10:23:29 PM
Hi everyone,
They call me wrongtargetken because I put extra holes accidentally on their AQT. Thank you for inviting me here.
Welcome, wrongtargetken! There's been many a Rifleman shoot the wrong target, you're in good company!
The best way to learn not to crossfire on somebody else's target (or your own in a competitive match with multiple targets posted) is to have done it at least once. It's an embarrassing goof, but a worthwhile lesson to learn. It'll teach you to visually "mark" your target. Look for your number near your AQT target before firing the shot. Or put a visible sign on an upper corner of your target, anything that will tell you that you are shooting at your own and not someone else's.
On a slow-fire string, make that visual check a part of your pre-shot routine, like getting NPOA. Even on a rapid-fire string, take that split second to check that you are on the right target.
I crossfired on myself once on two side-by-side targets in a CMP match, and it made my blood boil for a few seconds. Lost 37 points out of 100 on a kneeling stage. What a valuable lesson. Fortunately I only hurt my own score. Then I had to brush it off before the next stage. No point letting that mistake keep hurting me.
Have fun on the range! - Hasty Sling
Welcome,
The only ones to not make a mistake are the ones who never do anything. Thanks for helping out.
Beentheredonethat! It happens in just a momentary lapse of focus. Welcome to the club. :wb:
Yessir - I'll add a "me too" to having some "flyers" land on another target! Glad to have you as a friend AND to welcome you as Arkansas' newest Blue Hat!
There have been instances where bright-eyed young(er) men nearly earned Rifleman for the first time, except that their neighbor shot their target.
Grown men have cried.
Ask me how I know ;D
If you shoot your girlfriend's target, it will be a long car ride home. Been there, done that!
I was looking for an after action report that doesn't yet exist. It's still early, but I stumbled into this threat.
It's my understanding that me and at least one of my children provided most of the alternate targets for Wrongtargetkin. It didn't bother me in the least. For my daughter, it was the least of her issues. Otherwise it was a character building exercise. All my children have riflemen patches. One has a distinguished patch. Another has a Orange hat. The fact that they are not father along is no fault of Wrongtargetken.
It's all good.
Wrongtargetkin has developed into a good shooter. We were shooting KD together yesterday.
For me to have had the privileged and the honer to be part of that developemnet, that part is really good.
It's what Appleseed is all about.