Flexmoney Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 So, here I am running this complicated stage at the Area 8 match. I give the squad their walk-through, show them the activators and give them their 5 minutes. We happened to have a safe area on our shooting bay. I soon see one of the shooters over there and he is frustratingly working at his gun. No joy coming from him at all. I'm feeling bad for him. Here he is at a big Area match, paid his money, travel, all of that and everything else...and now his gun is broken. I am thinking, not only is the broken gun a frustration and a distraction, but he is having to work on it during his 5 minutes...missing out on his chance to look over this complicated cof. Next thing I hear is him yelling toward his squad (who is still busy looking the stage over during the squad's 5 minutes) and saying something along the lines of, "f*#k with me all you want, but don't f*#k with my gun!" Well...that gets my attention. Turns out, one of his squad-mates...in an attempt to be funny(?)...had stuffed a string of pasters and paper deep up into his mag well while the gun was on his holster. It took tools to poke and pull this stuff out. I had no words. But...I found a few. Then the Range Master came by and found a few more. The moral of this story is...don't get DQ'ed over some silly behavior. If you want to have fun and play grab-ass with your buddies...that's fine. Just don't do anything that is going to interfere with their game...or slow down the match for the other 315 shooters that came out to compete and have fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusher Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 WoW, all I can say is WoW, with buds like that who needs enemies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vluc Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 (edited) Ooooh, that is an accident waiting to happen. Good post, Flex. There is a time and place for everything, and with safety being a primary focus of ours, no shooter should be doing that with another. Tells us a great deal about that one shooter. Actually, the moral should be "get DQ'd over silly behavior". What better way to communicate a point! Hope he got a good talking too that stuck to him like those pasters did in that other fellows gun. Edited June 6, 2008 by vluc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay870 Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 Yeah, I'd agree that is DQ'able. Actually, I'd say whoever got the DQ is lucky that is all they got. I know more than few shooters who are good natured but would knock your block off for messing with their holstered firearm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskySig Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 An example of when range pranks go wrong. mattk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cardinal Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 I'd consider that sabotage, and worthy of a DQ for Unsportsmanlike Conduct! Its one thing to have fun when between stages or lunch ( but no screwing with other peoples guns though) but from the time the brief is given and untill everyone in the squad is finished with the stage, one should remain professional and buisnesslike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKSNIPER Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 Amazing what some idiots will do thinking its funny. Hope you DQ'd all involved. JK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritinUSA Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 Yep, that's a DQ and potentially dangerous. If he had not noticed the tape it could have ended up being pushed into the barrel when he did the LAMR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgkeller Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 Perp should be thrown out of USPSA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hf219 Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 I worked that stage with Flex, No one to my knowledge stepped up and claimed ownership of the prank. It certainly was up there with the guy who decided to activate the swingers after i just reset them. That in itself wouldnt have been a big deal, although he wasnt even the on deck shooter. What are people thinking! Squinty.' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexmoney Posted June 6, 2008 Author Share Posted June 6, 2008 I'm pretty sure that it was a good-natured prank...that hadn't been thought through. We probably don't need to look for a hanging tree (but, know that my RO's were literally making a noose ). I made an announcement to the squad, saying that it wasn't funny and that it was a good thing that I didn't know who did it. (I would have issued a DQ.) I then went for a little walk to think about it. Decided I should call up the RM and let him know. He came along and then got the squad together for a level-headed reminder that that wasn't acceptable behavior. The competitor that got pranked...we gave him extra time to look the stage over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-Ho Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 What's the old expression? It's all fun and games 'til someone losses an eye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tightloop Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 I have never even heard of anything that thoughtless...and your supposed buds too...wow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLG8R Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 What's really disappointing and telling at the same time is that the responsible individual did not take "credit" for the behaviour. Remember in grade school when the whole class was punished because of the actions of a few? One would think we would have learned something since then... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Keen Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 I agree. Man up and admit when you're wrong. Afraid of the consequences? Don't do the deed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskySig Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 (edited) Perp should be thrown out of USPSA. A ban from USPSA seems a bit harsh. Unless the prank had gone unnoticed and catastrophic failure occurred. A match DQ for unsportsmanlike conduct seems justifiable. matk Edited June 6, 2008 by HuskySig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hf219 Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 (edited) We probably don't need to look for a hanging tree (but, know that my RO's were literally making a noose ). Hey im still waiting for my certificate from that class. Edited June 6, 2008 by hf219 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hf219 Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 "I then went for a little walk to think about it." Oh thats what you were doing, I thought you were looking for matches! lol! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el pres Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 The whole squad should have done push-ups until the guilty stepped up !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexmoney Posted June 6, 2008 Author Share Posted June 6, 2008 The whole squad should have done push-ups until the guilty stepped up !!! You people have not given Pvt. Pyle the proper motivation. The way I see it ladies...you owe me for one jelly doughnut. http://youtube.com/watch?v=IayHnA0cGuc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hf219 Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 That is the funniest thing Ive seen in a long time. Ive got to rent that movie, I havent seen it for quite awhile. Its even better when he is doing the obstacle course, AHHH, brings back fond memories of the academy! Good times,good times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JThompson Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 (edited) Total BS and makes me wonder if they have sense enough to run with a loaded gun. I might have asked if the whole squad wanted a zero for the stage if the guilty party didn't fess up. Edited June 7, 2008 by JThompson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Stevens Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 Funny thing is I gave an opportunity to anyone who wanted to speak to me privately about my "motivational" speech before I left. No takers. Imagine that. Oh well Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warpspeed Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 So, here I am running this complicated stage at the Area 8 match. I give the squad their walk-through, show them the activators and give them their 5 minutes. We happened to have a safe area on our shooting bay. I soon see one of the shooters over there and he is frustratingly working at his gun. No joy coming from him at all. I'm feeling bad for him. Here he is at a big Area match, paid his money, travel, all of that and everything else...and now his gun is broken. I am thinking, not only is the broken gun a frustration and a distraction, but he is having to work on it during his 5 minutes...missing out on his chance to look over this complicated cof. Next thing I hear is him yelling toward his squad (who is still busy looking the stage over during the squad's 5 minutes) and saying something along the lines of, "f*#k with me all you want, but don't f*#k with my gun!" Well...that gets my attention. Turns out, one of his squad-mates...in an attempt to be funny(?)...had stuffed a string of pasters and paper deep up into his mag well while the gun was on his holster. It took tools to poke and pull this stuff out. I had no words. But...I found a few. Then the Range Master came by and found a few more. The moral of this story is...don't get DQ'ed over some silly behavior. If you want to have fun and play grab-ass with your buddies...that's fine. Just don't do anything that is going to interfere with their game...or slow down the match for the other 315 shooters that came out to compete and have fun. Flex, I hope you had a talk with the shooter about his choice of words as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcarter Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 That is very un-cool! I hope I never squad with someone so stupid. I don't think that I would have stopped with curse words. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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