A FUNNY RANGE REPORT

[williamlayton]

How can I put this so that I will not seem as stupid as I felt when it happened???
Well, I have sat at this computer for about 5 minutes now--thinking--and I find no words which can relieve my embarrassment. I guess i just have to fess up, take my medicine and your wrath.
The range Tuesday.
Wringing out the Colt before sending it off for a finish.
Vandenberg advised me to do this before hand.
Pie plates with glow-in-the-dark dots for a target.
Range--10 yards.
First mag at rapid fire was OK. All around the dot, some hits on the dot--the rest were respectable, to say that they met my criteria.
Second mag---Hummm. Why is the accuracy getting worse??? So I adjust my stance, grip and concentrate.
Third mag---This accuracy thing is getting out of hand. Maybe I need too go to the doctor or opthamologist???
4th mag---can't even hit the pie plate no more. Dang Colt barrel---looks like I need a new one.
5th mag---wait a minute. The front sight. Where is the front sight??? Hummm, looks like it is barely hanging on the right side of the dovetail-----------OH YEAH, NOW I REMEMBER-----Vandenberg told me he didn't locktight the front site in case the finisher needed too remove it.
Blessings
PS---any who, all the rest of the functions of the gun were great.

[Questor]

williamlayton:

You'd feel a lot smarter and better if I were to confess some of my bone-head mistakes. 

[Savage]

Had a similar experience with a Smith 29. Rear sight screw loosened up. I kept adjusting the sight with no good result, until the sight fell off! Glad I was alone at the time, I just gathered the parts and took her home! Not to mention the time in a Rangemaster class doing clearance drills. Going over the top of the slide to clear simulated malfunctions I broke the adjustable rear sight leaf off of the Kimber Target! It was raining at the time, so my hand was a little slippery. I fired the remainder of the string with no rear sight. Noticed the sight was gone when I saw all the blood on the pistol and boots! A little embrassing as there were about 15 other people on the line. There may be more, but that's all I'm admitting to at the moment.
Savage

[Dusty Miller]

Boy, I'm sure glad I've never done nutt'n as dumb as that!! (SNORT!!)

[Savage]

Thanks, Dusty! I feel better-----------
Savage

[williamlayton]

Boys, these are just the ones we know of--What about all that happen without us realizing.
AMAZING GRACE!!!
Blessings