Idiot of the Week

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  1. Sara-s

    Sara-s This Pun for Hire

    Some of you may know that I have taken up target shooting (with a .22 caliber pistol.) Sometimes, we shoot at an outdoor range -a club near our home- and sometimes at an indoor commercial range.

    We were at the indoor range a couple of days ago. I was using a 9-spot target & aiming at the center spot. At some point, I noticed a lot of holes in the top left spot. I couldn't imagine that I was that inaccurate. I was right; I wasn't inaccurate and those holes were too large to come from a .22.

    Clearly, the idiot in the next lane decided to take some shots at my target. For the benefit of those who do not shoot, here is what's wrong with that;
    1) At an indoor range, you shoot straight ahead and ONLY straight ahead. Shooting at an angle (as this fool did) risks hitting the walls & having a bullet ricochet.
    2) Even if that were a safe action, he shot at MY target without asking me. Had he asked, I would have said he could stand in my lane (I would step back) and shoot a few shots at it.


    There are few things that try my patience more than morons; armed morons are high on the list. (To be clear, my definition of "moron" is someone who says or does something foolish, despite knowing better.)
     
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  2. blondblue

    blondblue Well-Known Member

    I would surmise that the idiot won't be on TEAM USA 2028 Olympics Archery.
     
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  3. jimjo1031

    jimjo1031 never bloomed myself

    Oh, this thread could get interesting........
     
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  4. Sara-s

    Sara-s This Pun for Hire

    OMG I hope not!
     
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  5. Lancre

    Lancre Well-Known Member

    I think I met that guy once....

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  6. Sara-s

    Sara-s This Pun for Hire

    :happy108::happy108:

    Yup, that’s the guy.
     
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  7. richgem

    richgem suffering from chronic clicker hand cramps

    Sounds like you're lucky he managed to hold the gun pointing the right way. yeesh.
     
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  8. blondblue

    blondblue Well-Known Member

    Well, THAT's an Olympic sport, too.
     
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  9. Sara-s

    Sara-s This Pun for Hire

    Stupidity is an Olympic sport?
     
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  10. John Beeman

    John Beeman Little chicken in hot water

    I locked myself out of my hotel room last night so that’s my idiot of the week.
    I actually do dumb things more than once a week but I don’t want to monopolize this thread.
     
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  11. wristwatchb

    wristwatchb wristwatch "danger" b

    In our club, the Range Safety Officer would stop all shooting and address that problem immediately.
     
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  12. blondblue

    blondblue Well-Known Member

    No, I was talkinabout the ape...riflery.
     
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  13. richgem

    richgem suffering from chronic clicker hand cramps

    No, due to the fact of too many potential gold medalists.
     
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  14. Sara-s

    Sara-s This Pun for Hire

    I never knew that marks-ape-ship was in the Olympics this year.
     
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  15. richgem

    richgem suffering from chronic clicker hand cramps

    I heard it was considered as a demonstration sport but ultimately rejected. Something about it being more fun than a barrel of people didn't sit well.
     
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  16. cmorris357

    cmorris357 catching flies.........

    Well, if they’re going to include break dancing, why not?
     
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  17. ChrisB

    ChrisB Well-Known Member

    Oh my Gosh, that's scary: you do get dopes everywhere

    That reminds me, back in the '80s, when I did my basic training we were told that in the event of a weapon jam, stand still, face the front, raise your right hand and ask for assistance
    Well, the guy next to me (I still well remember his name!) had his R1 rifle jam, and yes he did raise his right hand all right, but whilst looking for assistance, also did a 360 degree turn together with the weapon. Nuts, same guy couldn't fry an egg and had more than one seam on his shirt sleeves. And he was in my platoon providing cover fire!

    @Sara-s Glad you escaped that one! I imagine a few kind words were shared?
     
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  18. BamaT

    BamaT Well-Known Member

    Wow, that’s unacceptable at an outdoor range, and dangerous at an indoor range! At an outdoor 100 yard range, someone decided to take a few shots at my PVC pipe target stand. My son had borrowed it and didn’t realize at first what had happened. It was damaged to the point of not being usable. There were several shooters on the range, so no idea who did it.
     
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  19. Sara-s

    Sara-s This Pun for Hire

    I didn’t see it until the shooter had left, unfortunately. Had I seen it sooner, I’d have reported it to the RSO.
     
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  20. gorgo2

    gorgo2 geezerhood

    If you'd reported it anyway (not saying you didn't), the management might have IDd him and banned him for life. There are people in the world in dire need of an ass kicking.
     
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