Unplanned Targets

RicInOR · Mar 22, 2015

WTF !

Somebody is going to clean their shorts!

scott_see · Mar 22, 2015

Holy crap!!! Where was that?

boogerhook · Mar 22, 2015

That could have gone real bad. Holy cow.

Velzey · Mar 22, 2015

It's bad enough that it happened... But did they have to post the vid online for all the anti's to see?
See these idiots can't even keep their own ranges safe...

ILoveMyWoobie · Mar 22, 2015

IDPA....I Don't Pay Attention?

U201491 · Mar 23, 2015

Intelligence at work.

Nick Burkhardt · Mar 23, 2015

Next time

jbett98 · Mar 23, 2015

Put a few trees out there and add some camouflage clothing and it's the same guys running around during general deer season.

Morpheus · Mar 23, 2015

ILoveMyWoobie said:
IDPA....I Don't Pay Attention?

Uh, IDPA (unless this guy is a LEO) is always drawn from concealment. This looks more like either IPSIC or USPSA or IPSC.

Either way, this about made me get sick.

ILoveMyWoobie · Mar 23, 2015

Morpheus said:
Uh, IDPA (unless this guy is a LEO) is always drawn from concealment. This looks more like either IPSIC or USPSA or IPSC.

Either way, this about made me get sick.

It was a joke.

B5Ben · Mar 24, 2015

Wow. That could have gone very wrong WAY too easy.

scott_see · Mar 24, 2015

I've only been to one IDPA event and now I appreciate how loud the SO was. The SO in this video was as meek as a mouse from what I could hear. That could get someone killed.

Sgt Nambu · Mar 24, 2015

Just plain stupid! Would like to know where it happened also.

U201491 · Mar 25, 2015

That was almost good enough to be a complete set up for a film.....................??

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RicInOR · Mar 25, 2015

I believe this is correct - however I could not verify it.

From the London Bridge Action Shooters post:

As many of you know by now, we experienced a very serious safety incident at our last match. A shooter was allowed to make ready and begin shooting a stage, while a person was still downrange. Fortunately, the person was spotted, the shooter stopped, and the incident concluded with no one being hurt or worse. This was the first of any such safety incident in our club's history of holding matches for over 12 years.

The primary fault naturally lies with a complacent RO, who did not make the extra effort to verify that the course of fire (with particularly poor visibility) was clear before starting the next shooter. Lesson: don't pick up the clock unless you are prepared to perform the duties of the RO with the seriousness and thoroughness that the job requires. If you need help, ask for it.

The secondary fault lies with the person picking brass, who was completely unaware that the other stage resetters had long since exited the stage, and that he was completely alone on the stage. Lesson: brass pickers who repeatedly linger on the course of fire past the time required to reset the stage targets will be denied the right to pick brass until after the squad is completely finished shooting the stage. PAY ATTENTION to when you need to leave the stage along with the target resetters. This is a constant source of RO aggravation with brassers, and it will not be tolerated any longer.

And finally to a much lessor degree but worthy of discussion, ALL shooters must have their heads in the game, even if they're not the shooter, RO or scorekeeper. This is live fire after all. We all should recognize that a stage has poor visibility or an RO is being less-than-diligent and do what we can to improve the situation - an extra set of eyes, a cautionary suggestion. There are not enough people who routinely shoulder this burden. Everyone needs to be involved.

GuyBMeredith · Apr 5, 2015

Picking up brass for their own use or to return to the shooter? Sounds almost like the former and I've never heard of that.

Brasser didn't hear the range commands from RO? "Range is hot", "Load and make ready", "Is shooter ready", "Shooter IS ready"... Missed all those?

Went back and listened again. Only one command on the and barely audible.

Poor management all around.