I hope I can paint a verbal picture of the course of fire adequately to then ask a question - so here goes. The stage started at the seated position with gun on a table loaded with six rounds and three targets down range. No cover. The shooter must fire two rounds at each target, reload while on the move to the next firing point which was to the shooter's left.
The firing point is at a barrel with three targets down range. The shooter was to shoot from the kneeling position weak hand only. One target to the right which was closest. One target to the left which is next distant and the third target in the middle of the other two targets and furthest away. The COF instructions stated the targets may be engaged in a "tactcal manner." Not must - may. Most folks shot "over" the barrel which meant the closest target (on the right) was to be shot first, the left target (second closest) was to be shot second and the farthers target shot last. One shooter (me), who was one of the first shooters for that stage, decided to shoot from "beside" not "over" the barrel. Taking a position on the left side of the barrel the target on the left (slicing the pie) was engaged first. The target on the right ( which was far closer ) was then engaged and the target most distant downrange was engaged last.
This resulted in three procedural errors. I was trying not to receive any procedural penalties for not utilizing cover. Hence, I shot from the left side of the barrel instead of exposing myself and shooting over the top of the barrel. Afterward, I started wondering if the stage required the shooter to shoot over the barrel or it was an option and the shooter could shoot from the side w/out incurring procedural penalties. Trying to make each of my fiascos a "learning experience."
Thanks in advance
The firing point is at a barrel with three targets down range. The shooter was to shoot from the kneeling position weak hand only. One target to the right which was closest. One target to the left which is next distant and the third target in the middle of the other two targets and furthest away. The COF instructions stated the targets may be engaged in a "tactcal manner." Not must - may. Most folks shot "over" the barrel which meant the closest target (on the right) was to be shot first, the left target (second closest) was to be shot second and the farthers target shot last. One shooter (me), who was one of the first shooters for that stage, decided to shoot from "beside" not "over" the barrel. Taking a position on the left side of the barrel the target on the left (slicing the pie) was engaged first. The target on the right ( which was far closer ) was then engaged and the target most distant downrange was engaged last.
This resulted in three procedural errors. I was trying not to receive any procedural penalties for not utilizing cover. Hence, I shot from the left side of the barrel instead of exposing myself and shooting over the top of the barrel. Afterward, I started wondering if the stage required the shooter to shoot over the barrel or it was an option and the shooter could shoot from the side w/out incurring procedural penalties. Trying to make each of my fiascos a "learning experience."
Thanks in advance
