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[Shadow 4]

Prone would make this so much safer...and yeah I've heard the BS from guys that claim they can't shoot prone.....but if you can lay in your bed, you can sure as hell lay on a shooting mat.

Freedom,

Here you go.

I can't shoot prone. Must be bullshit, huh? I lay on my bed just fine, on my side, & I can only lay on my back if my shoulders are at least slightly elevated, BUT I CAN"T LAY ON MY STOMACH!!!!!!!!!! Understand now? & sometimes, if I've been immobile to long, (laying down) I can't lay on my back either, I have to STANDUP!!! for the pain to somewhat subside & me to carry on with my day. In pain.

That's not a "CLAIM" that's a damn fact!

After shooting prone, the pain in my right ass cheek is unbearable. Why? Because of the degenerative & bulged disc in my lower back thats why. And I'm only 50!!!!!!!!!!!! For me to shoot prone the firing line would have to be sloped uphill AND I would have to be shooting, AT THE VERY least, level down the range, preferibly at a slight down angle.

3-4 years ago I was having a conversation on matches, shooting & our ageing contestants with a tall skinny gentleman. In that conversation the topic of support was discussed, he told me that we never want to disquailify someone because of a limitation, if they can't shoot from the ground let them shoot from a chair, was asked "do you rest your elbows on your knees"? I replied, "Yes, yes I do." He said then if someone is 70 years old & can't, & needs to place a pillow ontop of their leg to be able to rest their elbow on their leg why would you not allow them to, & continue to participitate, in a safe manner?

ALOT of the reason the sticks fall over is the SPIKES are to f'n short! Why are their spikes to short?

Maybe thats why at some places they let them POUND their crossed sticks into the ground with a hammer. Becasue it's safer & THEY KNOW IT!

The reason Don's not "subcribing" is because his Idaho potatoes, Wyoming T bone's & his rot gut Wyoming Whiskey is in the way, like alot of people

"Prone would make this so much safer...and yeah I've heard the BS from guys that claim they can't shoot prone.....but if you can lay in your bed, you can sure as hell lay on a shooting mat."


I for one will say that I cant shoot prone for an entire match. If I did someone would have to pick me back up if the rifle barrel is to hot to climb up on. You evidently still have a good enough back to be able to shoot on your belly. If I had to shoot the match prone I would have to bow out and not shoot it. I can shoot a whole lot better prone than sitting but I just cant anymore.

Kurt

How many more of these guys do we want to eliminate?
I for one, as a young guy, I'm getting tired of losing to all the old guys all the time, so lets just regulate them out of competition. Kinda like your government regulates you.

You cannot regulate everything to a perfect world so nothing goes wrong. Why? Because people are involved.

Oh, by the way, that tall, skinny gentleman that gave me such great advise, he happens to be the match director for the largest Black Powder Rifle "GONGBONGER" MATCH IN THE WORLD.

Hence the rule,

"the only time you are allowed to chamber a round is if the rifle is on the sticks & pointed down range, no exceptions"

The above is repeated at my matches Ad nauseam

Like stools, maybe we should take all cars away from everyone, they might drive drunk!

Get it, get it?