Shotgun theory...
Had requals this past week for the Department. Every six months we have to go to the range, on-duty, and requalify with our firearms. I particularly enjoy the fall requals because it is still very dark out when i shoot (0600). I prefer to shoot in a lighting environment that it similar to that which i work in. Anyway... i am there with my buddy Opie (yeah, Little Rascals).
First round with the pistol... 70... ok, relax, breathe...
Second round with the pistol... 95... that's more like it.
Opie, not to be undone by an older officer, decided that he had to shoot a 95 as well. Sigh. Rookies.
Now i am quite proud with this 95 because it upgrades my medal to a Master, which is the highest medal you can achieve for shooting. Also, the one round that i "missed" from the 50 yard line hit the target in the neck just between the two circles for headshot and bodyshot. So it isn't like i "missed" the target.
Now on to the shotgun...
First round... 68 buckshot... 6 slug... non-qualifying... ok...
Second round... 60 buckshot... too low to even shoot the slugs afterwards.... great.
And there went my shotgun...
Somebody explain to me how i can shoot a PISTOL from 50 yards away and achieve Master level scores, but when i pull out my SHOTGUN, the weapon that you give people who can't aim, the "just aim in the general direction and click" gun, i can barely hit the target, with any of the 8 pellets per shell, from 20 yards away!
Sigh......... needless to say i had to go back and requalify the next day in order to get my shotgun back. I requalified with it... barely... scoring the absolute minimum you can score and still keep the gun...
So i wonder what weapon i will use in a gunfight...
First round with the pistol... 70... ok, relax, breathe...
Second round with the pistol... 95... that's more like it.
Opie, not to be undone by an older officer, decided that he had to shoot a 95 as well. Sigh. Rookies.
Now i am quite proud with this 95 because it upgrades my medal to a Master, which is the highest medal you can achieve for shooting. Also, the one round that i "missed" from the 50 yard line hit the target in the neck just between the two circles for headshot and bodyshot. So it isn't like i "missed" the target.
Now on to the shotgun...
First round... 68 buckshot... 6 slug... non-qualifying... ok...
Second round... 60 buckshot... too low to even shoot the slugs afterwards.... great.
And there went my shotgun...
Somebody explain to me how i can shoot a PISTOL from 50 yards away and achieve Master level scores, but when i pull out my SHOTGUN, the weapon that you give people who can't aim, the "just aim in the general direction and click" gun, i can barely hit the target, with any of the 8 pellets per shell, from 20 yards away!
Sigh......... needless to say i had to go back and requalify the next day in order to get my shotgun back. I requalified with it... barely... scoring the absolute minimum you can score and still keep the gun...
So i wonder what weapon i will use in a gunfight...
posted by Ida125 at 4:26 PM
8 Comments:
So hotshot... how about sticking to the pistol... for safety's sake... You know you can shoot at my parents house anytime you'd like... :)
Aw! thats so sad! ..and funny... in a weird, twisted way... but hey, you got your gun...
hmm... so I had the hardest time getting your page to work... for some reason it didnt want me to see it! I got this "Done" message at the bottom corner of the window and a very beautiful (:P) white, clean screen. weird huh?
anyways... so glad it went well in the end (hmm... it being the aim test)... hope all's going well!
Good job, Gunsmoke! Last time I checked, Opie was on the Andy Griffith Show. You little rascal you!! Glad to know that a master marksmen will be patroling the streets at night.
So if I'm ever held hostage, you have my permission to take the shot, if you have your pistol. If you have your shotgun though... please don't. :D
Think about small birds & other harmless but edible creatures.
The shotgun is your friend. R,B &Q's D
Heard you were "rejected" by a (almost) 6 year old this morning... poor IDA... see my blog for what she said to my dad when they were leaving...
So I read the story about you being stood up by a 5 1/2 year old, and it gave me great satisfaction. What goes around finally came around. Love it. ;)
Poor IDA... sounds like the "Princess who escapes the woods" knows you quite well!!! :) She must have had a few experiences with the rules of "IDA's WORLD" !!!
Looks like I have taught my little princess how to handle herself with guys at an early age! Now let's hope that you don't break HER heart when we have her bday party this year... you get to come because "you came last year" (her quote)
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