Yesterday afternoon I got "volunteered" by a friend to help out at another club's free range event. Anyone can walk in and learn to shoot. I expected to be asked to hand out targets, cook the burgers, or traffic control, so I was very surprised to find a "Range Officer" badge modified to read "Range Staff", clipped on, and me told to go get busy coaching rookies. At one point I had to get a crash course in revolver operation: I can't teach what I don't know! I took a few shots at 50', and only saw the smiley face when I reeled it in.
Today I meant to shoot in the annual SCVRC vs. Zouaves AR15 match, but the guy with the club ARs didn't get the memo and didn't bring them. Instead, I had even MORE fun by following the match director, learning just how easy it is to run one, watching everyone else shoot and their styles, and running the target crew. At one point we had to drive back and grab one more target. I told the two clinging to the tailgate to get off and get ready to shoot, but they stuck on for some reason. Really, how many shooters does it take to change a 4' x 4' cardboard target? LOL! Their mistake, they got all excited and worked up when they should have been resting and letting the heart settle.
A couple cool shots.
I don't think I ever posted my first rifle target from back in .... July. Good, I did date it. It's up on my wall. Half and half, M14 and M1 garand (ouch). The circled shots at the top aren't mine. This shows that one, I do have potential, and two, the carbine certainly needs help. (I know, I know, it's just a carbine, but I think that it can do better. The first few shots each morning are good, Xs and 10s.) Edit: I remember why my shots started drifting up as the morning wore on. We were pasting off-color, and as the holes and masking tape built up, the black dot slowly turned white, and invisible. Ha ha ha! It get really darned hard to see.
Today after the match, lunch and awards, the line was opened up for a little fun shooting. A new friend let me try his M1 carbine. It's nice, shooting what mine *should* be like. I got about the same group, interestingly enough. The owner was amazed, apparently he doesn't get those results. Heh. My excuse for not shooting a little better? I was kinda tired.