They say a smart person learns from his mistakes, but a wise person learns from the mistakes of others. I'm going to eat some crow right now; maybe someone can be wise and learn from my stupidity. At least have a good laugh!
300 prone match with Shotmarker, - not pulling targets in the pits. Unlimited sighters first match, two sighters for matches 2 and 3. Sling /mat/shooting coat, scope, .223 Rem. No wind - flag drooping.
First two sighters were an inch apart but about two minutes low and a little left. Dialed a-minute-and-a-half up, and about 1/2 minute right. Third sighter was even lower and more left than the first two.
You may have figured out what was wrong but I was too stupid to think clearly. Should have stopped, unslung/ECI/ put rifle down and engaged brain - but I wanted to shoot, not think, and that was a mistake.
So I put on more up and more right, and the next shots were even lower and lefter.
I have a flinch, but it is a minute or so, not 4 minutes. Still, I attributed the problem to my flinch, and shot more sighters trying very hard to focus on fundamentals. No improvement. Finally, out of time for sighters, I deliberately held on the upper right corner of the aiming black - about 1:30 o'clock. Impact outside the scoring rings low left.
Took rifle/gear to 100 yard range, put on my 100 yard zero, shot a box test, and confirmed that the rifle/scope is fine - the problem is *me*. Went back to the 300, put on my 300 comeup, and shot - intending to not turn in scores, just 'practice' fundamentals.
First shot was an X. Next was a 9, left. Put on a couple 1/4 minute clicks right; next shot was an 8, left.
After the match everyone goes to the pits to take down the Shotmarkers and targets. Someone suggested I get down there first and grab the paper target before it got trashed, so I did. It bore absolutely no resemblance to the Shotmarker screenshots... until I flipped it over.
Showed the Match Director, who - to his credit - did not burst out laughing; but he knew *instantly* what the problem was - microphones plugged to wrong holes in Shotmarker hub. Everything flipped.
If I were not so stubborn, ready to blame my flinch, and better informed on potential electronics mistakes - I would have missed a wonderful lesson today! If you dial and the shot impact is opposite what you dialed, just stop and maybe try dialing opposite what you needed, and see if it helps.
Laughter is a key to survival.
300 prone match with Shotmarker, - not pulling targets in the pits. Unlimited sighters first match, two sighters for matches 2 and 3. Sling /mat/shooting coat, scope, .223 Rem. No wind - flag drooping.
First two sighters were an inch apart but about two minutes low and a little left. Dialed a-minute-and-a-half up, and about 1/2 minute right. Third sighter was even lower and more left than the first two.
You may have figured out what was wrong but I was too stupid to think clearly. Should have stopped, unslung/ECI/ put rifle down and engaged brain - but I wanted to shoot, not think, and that was a mistake.
So I put on more up and more right, and the next shots were even lower and lefter.
I have a flinch, but it is a minute or so, not 4 minutes. Still, I attributed the problem to my flinch, and shot more sighters trying very hard to focus on fundamentals. No improvement. Finally, out of time for sighters, I deliberately held on the upper right corner of the aiming black - about 1:30 o'clock. Impact outside the scoring rings low left.
Took rifle/gear to 100 yard range, put on my 100 yard zero, shot a box test, and confirmed that the rifle/scope is fine - the problem is *me*. Went back to the 300, put on my 300 comeup, and shot - intending to not turn in scores, just 'practice' fundamentals.
First shot was an X. Next was a 9, left. Put on a couple 1/4 minute clicks right; next shot was an 8, left.
After the match everyone goes to the pits to take down the Shotmarkers and targets. Someone suggested I get down there first and grab the paper target before it got trashed, so I did. It bore absolutely no resemblance to the Shotmarker screenshots... until I flipped it over.
Showed the Match Director, who - to his credit - did not burst out laughing; but he knew *instantly* what the problem was - microphones plugged to wrong holes in Shotmarker hub. Everything flipped.
If I were not so stubborn, ready to blame my flinch, and better informed on potential electronics mistakes - I would have missed a wonderful lesson today! If you dial and the shot impact is opposite what you dialed, just stop and maybe try dialing opposite what you needed, and see if it helps.
Laughter is a key to survival.
my score keeper chuckled as he witnessed me in real time realizing my mistake, lol! To be fair, I hadn't shot in over 2 months before that match and last time was my service rifle with irons (reverse direction knobs).
