AverageJoeShooting Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 Shot a match over the weekend. There were a ton of new shooters which is healthy for the sport. Had a great time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt1911 Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 Nice. I got to shoot this weekend too. We had a steel challenge match so I took 2 guns, and I managed to get 3rd and 5th place overall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revoman Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 (edited) ?????? Edited May 19, 2020 by revoman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wher2nxt Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 Yeah like !!!!!!!!!!!!!Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russty Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 He did step back after the shot (and before the pee track could show on his jeans). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AverageJoeShooting Posted May 19, 2020 Author Share Posted May 19, 2020 1 hour ago, Russty said: He did step back after the shot (and before the pee track could show on his jeans). I mean i wasnt shooting at him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boomstick303 Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 (edited) Some people's lack of situational awareness, and/or self preservation skills are truly amazing. Edited May 19, 2020 by Boomstick303 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AverageJoeShooting Posted May 19, 2020 Author Share Posted May 19, 2020 4 minutes ago, Boomstick303 said: Some people's lack of situational awareness, and/or self preservation skills are truly amazing. i dont understand what you mean? He was a solid 10 feet away. i mean i would have had to spin 180 to fire at him, which i didnt There was plenty of space between him and the target Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyScuba Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 He was right at the 180 and he knew it, hence the step back. 190 is still too close for comfort IMO but some like to live dangerously Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boomstick303 Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 I'm sure this looks worse in the picture than it was in real life because camera angles don't always capture what the angles really were, but you don't have to spin 180 degrees to point the gun at him. Maybe past the "180", which does happen at matches. Like I said, I would not be standing there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AverageJoeShooting Posted May 19, 2020 Author Share Posted May 19, 2020 20 minutes ago, Boomstick303 said: I'm sure this looks worse in the picture than it was in real life because camera angles don't always capture what the angles really were, but you don't have to spin 180 degrees to point the gun at him. Maybe past the "180", which does happen at matches. Like I said, I would not be standing there. well no one got hurt so i guess ill call it a good match Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IHAVEGAS Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 31 minutes ago, Boomstick303 said: I'm sure this looks worse in the picture than it was in real life because camera angles don't always capture what the angles really were, but you don't have to spin 180 degrees to point the gun at him. Maybe past the "180", which does happen at matches. Like I said, I would not be standing there. I think you are right, looks worse in the picture. From a safety perspective I think it is a bad place to stand, from a shooting perspective I think the guy is a distraction. As an r.o. I would stop - paste - reshoot, what do you folks think ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 As has been said many times, this is why video is inadmissible in the sport. I have seen countless videos much worse than this where in actuality they are nowhere near the shooting area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AverageJoeShooting Posted May 19, 2020 Author Share Posted May 19, 2020 All I know is that I didn't hit anything other than a target and no one got hurt. When your running a stage everything is a blur anyway. To be honest I don't even remember that guy standing there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonytheTiger Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, IHAVEGAS said: As an r.o. I would stop - paste - reshoot, what do you folks think ? I wouldn't do a darn thing. The guy was behind the shooting area and the shooter didn't stop and wait for the guy to move. Remember that GoPro sees a wide angle and things on the edge of the field of view are skewed significantly. Also watch the video again. At 9 seconds you can see the guy is plenty far back. Edited May 20, 2020 by TonytheTiger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AverageJoeShooting Posted May 20, 2020 Author Share Posted May 20, 2020 13 minutes ago, TonytheTiger said: I wouldn't do a darn thing. The guy was behind the shooting area and the shooter didn't stop and wait for the shooter to move. Remember that GoPro sees a wide angle and things on the edge of the field of view are skewed significantly. Also watch the video again. At 9 seconds you can see the guy is plenty far back. It is a wide angle lens...and hell yea i didn't stop. I didn't even see him standing there and the timer was running! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnVacation Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 I've been that guy. Normally walking back from a safe area, or prepping guns for a stage, or normally from an outhouse. I normally realize it when I notice I can see way too much muzzle flash and move. It's not as bad as it looks, but it looks bad enough it can make the sport look scary. I wouldn't stop a stage, but I'd probably try and move shooters away for clean video. Nobody likes to have a scary screenshot make some fudd claim they're unsafe and action shooting is dangerous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGT_Schultz Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 5 hours ago, IHAVEGAS said: As an r.o. I would stop - paste - reshoot, what do you folks think ? I would not. But if I thought spectator dude was getting close I would let him know after ULSC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGT_Schultz Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 4 hours ago, AverageJoeShooting said: When your running a stage everything is a blur anyway. To be honest I don't even remember that guy standing there Concur. All the people who complain about distractions around them while they shoot are either not focusing on what they're doing as much as they should or they shoot inside a circus tent. I think it's the former. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IHAVEGAS Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 8 hours ago, SGT_Schultz said: I would not. But if I thought spectator dude was getting close I would let him know after ULSC I should have asked the question more clearly. As many have noted, this probably looks worse than it was in real life. Question in my mind is how close do you let the bystander get to the shooters 180 before you consider it a distraction that should warrant a re-shoot? If I am shooting and somebody gets into my field of vision in the vicinity of a target for me that is a concentration killer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 2 hours ago, IHAVEGAS said: I should have asked the question more clearly. As many have noted, this probably looks worse than it was in real life. Question in my mind is how close do you let the bystander get to the shooters 180 before you consider it a distraction that should warrant a re-shoot? If I am shooting and somebody gets into my field of vision in the vicinity of a target for me that is a concentration killer. For tricky stages RO often stands pretty close to the 180. I see it often. I have also seen shooters ask to make them move with no success. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AverageJoeShooting Posted May 20, 2020 Author Share Posted May 20, 2020 5 hours ago, Sarge said: For tricky stages RO often stands pretty close to the 180. I see it often. I have also seen shooters ask to make them move with no success. asking an RO anything is about the same as trying to bend a brick with your forehead...at least in my experience they have never been....shall we say very willing to comply Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Racinready300ex Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 If you have a gopro you probably have video like this. Most of the time in person it didn't look sketchy at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hi-Power Jack Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 Local club just said that matches resume June 1st. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AverageJoeShooting Posted May 20, 2020 Author Share Posted May 20, 2020 27 minutes ago, Hi-Power Jack said: Local club just said that matches resume June 1st. Thats great news! Of course the south will welcome you to our matches that are still running if you are so inclined to travel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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