New Contest Starting Now! This Target Haunts Me

[37L1]

Still a good day but dammit!

 

[LeftyJason]

I thought the prime subsonic was supposed to be good for 22lr. Bought a case of 5k years ago.

 

[Maggot]

I have certainly also failed to reset my turrets.....but I'm trying to develop it as a structured discipline.

I've taken clinics with Frank and Marc and have watched Frank shoot....after last shot the bolt comes back, the mag is dropped, and turrets reset to zero....every time. You can see it in his training vids.

Working on that as well. Sucks to see youre careful shot go 100 yds high.

 

[db2000]

 

[edlin_79]

I always clear, then drop the hammer/pull the trigger on my pistols and rifles when I pick them up, ready for the next mag, condition 2, whatever you want to call it. Safely pointed as has been habit forever. I got off deployment and hadn't picked one up in a while and just woke up for a match, because of a late night at work I was really drowsy. I pulled my Comp pistol (Springfield XDM) out of the safe, immediately dropped the mag and thought I had cleared it. I didn't look good enough. Shot at the concrete on my garage floor and now there is a reminder forever of my stupidity. This contest may not have been designed for this kind of entry post but nonetheless that shot haunts me, and it definitely was "the one that got away."

 

[Steeltalon]

I am a novice, self taught, big game hunter in CO. So far, I am one-for-five, taking an adorable 2-point buck @330 yds my second year. Until last year, I had never even seen a hunt-able bull elk, let alone get it in my sights. That all changed when I spotted a bachelor group the day before season. On the sixth day, I found them again with 30-40 minutes of shooting light left. Despite my best efforts, the closest I could get was about 675 yds. I have a great rifle, but I was using factory ammo and using the velocity printed on the box. When it came time to take the shot, I sailed it at least 2ft over the animal. My best shot at a great bull, missed because I was using "best-guess" ballistics. It turns out my MV was roughly 350fps faster than I calculated.
Never again.
In the mean time I've invested in an education, a chrono, and a couple grand in reloading supplies (Thank you Armory, Reloading, & Buy-sell-trade forums). Now I'm ringing a 10" gong at 1000 yds consistently.

This fall, they're going to have to hide a lot better and stay further away.