Shooting through cover, a light bulb moment

[vmi-mo]

This may seem insignificant to some but I had an epiphany yesterday at a comp.

There was a texas star located behind a 50 gallon drum. My last plate to shoot off it came to a rest behind the drum (fuck me right...). I paused figured where the plate would rest and I just shot through the drum and hit the target and knocked it off.

I always "knew" I could shoot through cover (cover dependent) to hit a bg on the other side. But I had never done it in a way where I comprehended and actually saw the effects of rds on a tgt going through shit.

This was kinda an eye opening and homer simpson "dowww" moment for me.

I just wanted to share my light bulb moment with others.


PJ

[Odin Bravo One]

Good to hear that learning occured young warrior.

However, let us remember that the definition of "cover" is that it STOPS incoming rounds. In your future occupation, proper use of terminology will be important as your progress up the corporate ladder. Often times we will not know if a target is obscured by concealment, or protected by cover until we send a few rounds in that direction. When it doubt, send rounds out.

[SLG]

I'm more than a little curious about what the range staff thought about that. I think it is great...I can't imagine they did though.

[vmi-mo]

Good to hear that learning occured young warrior.

However, let us remember that the definition of "cover" is that it STOPS incoming rounds. In your future occupation, proper use of terminology will be important as your progress up the corporate ladder. Often times we will not know if a target is obscured by concealment, or protected by cover until we send a few rounds in that direction. When it doubt, send rounds out.

Words have meanings. My bust on bad verbage.


PJ

[vmi-mo]

I'm more than a little curious about what the range staff thought about that. I think it is great...I can't imagine they did though.

They thought it was great. Chill dudes overall, no complaining about stupid stuff.


PJ

[Rverdi]

Sean is, typically, right on target. It's amazing how many things that we think of and refer to as cover actually do a pretty horrendous job of stopping bullets. For example, I've shot up a bunch of cars with a bunch of different rounds and, for the most part, they are just piss poor cover.
Just to stay on topic though, pretty cool way to handle the stage

[SLG]

They thought it was great. Chill dudes overall, no complaining about stupid stuff.


PJ

Wow, pretty cool. Where was the match?

[vmi-mo]

Wow, pretty cool. Where was the match?

Just a local 3 gun match outside of Richmond VA. Nothing high speed or uber cool. Just dudes who enjoyed shooting.


PJ

[Kyle Reese]

Just a local 3 gun match outside of Richmond VA. Nothing high speed or uber cool. Just dudes who enjoyed shooting.


PJ

Were you shooting this stage with a carbine or handgun?

[ToddG]

I know the look I see in my puppy's eye when she figures something out. I imagine vmi-mo looked exactly the same way.

Years ago at the IDPA Nationals, there was a side match that involved a house clearing exercise. As soon as you opened the front door there was a target immediately in the doorway that needed to be engaged. One of the competitors kicked the door open, saw the target, and as the door closed he shot the target repeatedly... through the door.

The range staff wasn't nearly as amused as the other competitors.

Having said that, keep in mind that cardboard (and steel) targets don't move on their own. If you know exactly where it is, you can engage it with little worry even if it's obscured by something that won't stop a bullet. If that had been a real person, you might have been shooting into empty space or worse into a space recently occupied by a third (innocent) person.