Inaugural meeting of the AOPC

[MikeB]

S'okay... it's not a UBC splinter-group...

Tonight we had the first meet of the newly-formed A One Pistol Club, held on our premises after work, in our newly constructed range.

There were only three of us taking part and using my guns, and the other guys had never shot pistol before. I decided to handicap myself and give them a gentler introduction by letting them shoot the single 10yd UBC targets from 6yds, whilst I shot the usual competition target. They did five shots double-handed at one target, and five shots single-handed at another, before repeating as above. We used the Beretta 92FS.

Craig and Andy have been shooting with me before - I took them clay shooting with some other lads I work with over the Christmas break the year before last, and both thoroughly enjoyed the day. Andy is a natural shooter, and I knew he'd do well; Craig not so much. For a start, he has eye dominance problems, (right-handed, left eye dominant) and pretty much blind as a bat at any distance without his glasses, which I insisted he wore.

Andy was pretty good and shows promise, putting in a score of 124. Silly boy - he just got himself upgraded to the standard UBC competition target for future meets alongside me.

Craig was pretty abysmal with a score of 46, and yet he twice managed to hit the bulldog clip holding the top of the target, which of course sent the pellets zinging back towards us! That tells me that there has to be something there to work with.

Thing is, it doesn't really matter. They both really enjoyed the shoot, and can't wait to do it again next Tuesday night. Who knows, once word gets around (we kept it pretty low-key) we may have more joining in our Tuesday night gatherings, and maybe one or two will start to take it seriously enough to buy their own kit and take up the sport in earnest.

Isn't that what it's all about at the end of the day: enjoying our sport with like-minded individuals and maybe converting the odd one along the way?

I'd like to think so.

Here's to the AOPC.

[Phantom Sniper]

Nice going Mike

Dont forget to get them into the UBC

Tony

[cookie]

Isn't that what it's all about at the end of the day: enjoying our sport with like-minded individuals and maybe converting the odd one along the way?

I'd like to think so.

Here's to the AOPC.

Hi Mike, Yep that is certainly what its all about, Here's to the AOPC.

Don't forget Craig and Andy are more than welcome to join us in our monthly Comps, and any new followers you may get along the way.

Well done fella, we can never have too many participants in our sport.

atvb

Jason

[Jim McArthur]

Isn't that what it's all about at the end of the day: enjoying our sport with like-minded individuals and maybe converting the odd one along the way?

I'd like to think so.

Here's to the AOPC.

And here's to YOU, Mike, for recruiting new sportsmen! And they sound like Police Pistol mates to me!

Cheers!

Jim

[MikeB]

Thanks for your kind words and good wishes, guys. I don't see any reason why they can't participate in the UBC comps - after all, those are the targets they'll be shooting and they absolutely cannot wait to get stuck into the Police Pistol competition, so here's to next months PP round.

I was thinking about Craig's problem at home last evening, and was sure it was due to eye dominance issues - most of his shots were off to the right of the target, although he did manage one bull. I asked him this morning if he shut his left eye like I suggested, and he told me he hadn't, which explains a lot. So for the next meet, I'm going to use the clay shooters' trick and blank out the left lens of his specs with some black shrinkwrap from the warehouse, and I'm willing to bet that will instantly cure a lot of his problems and his scores should surge upward.

The fact that he'll look like a right mong on the firing line is just an added bonus.

Can't wait!

[cookie]

Hi Mike, right hand and left eye dominance isn't a problem, he's just using a pistol that belongs to someone a right hand right eye'd, he needs his own pistol or to borrow one zero'd for him. But get him to look a fight Mong first then tell him.
atvb

Jason

[MikeB]

Cheers #####, I didn't realise that. Let's have some sport with him first, though.

[Phantom Sniper]

I wish there was some way I could start a club around here.
I've tried, but there is only one person in this area who shoots pistols apart from me that I know of. And he spends most of his time with his fiance' now!

Shame your not a bit closer Mike that would be

Going back to what I was going to say, I am right handed and (I am sure) left eye dominant How ever when shooting rifle, I have to use my right eye and am a darn good Marksman with it

I reckon you should run off some posters at your place to put up in the staff canteen, CEO's office & bog and some in the ladies room!

Get it to be a big club, then invite members to bring their families and have a right time of it all

Tony

[cookie]

Cheers #####, I didn't realise that. Let's have some sport with him first, though.

F cough. Bar Stood

You Lot aren't Funny

Jason

Sorry I Mean #####

[Firestorm]

I've already formed my own club at work.

There's only me

- its called the

"Little Old Russ's Got No-one To Shoot With Club"

Russ
UBC & LORGNTSWC

[MikeB]

I wish there was some way I could start a club around here.
I've tried, but there is only one person in this area who shoots pistols apart from me that I know of. And he spends most of his time with his fiance' now!

Build it Tony, and they will come!

Shame your not a bit closer Mike that would be

It certainly would, Tony.

I reckon you should run off some posters at your place to put up in the staff canteen, CEO's office & bog and some in the ladies room!

Whoa there, steady on old chap!

F cough. Bar Stood

You Lot aren't Funny

Jason

Sorry I Mean #####

Oh, Mr. Delta Sir... it's happening again...

[Jim McArthur]

I'm left eye dominant and left handed.

But I'm also half-blind in both eyes, and shaky in both hands!

Jim

[Jim McArthur]

Thanks for your kind words and good wishes, guys. I don't see any reason why they can't participate in the UBC comps - after all, those are the targets they'll be shooting and they absolutely cannot wait to get stuck into the Police Pistol competition, so here's to next months PP round.



The fact that he'll look like a right mong on the firing line is just an added bonus.

Can't wait!

I don't see any reason wht they can't participate, either.

What is a "mong"?

Jim

[Phantom Sniper]

What is a "mong"?

Jim

Dunno Jim,
Its a word that comes from a foreign place called Manchester. I think its something along the lines of idiot, but less pleasent
Gather theres a place round there called Moss Side (bit like the Bronx in the apocolyptic future depictions of those 70's movies)

Tony

[MikeB]

I don't see any reason wht they can't participate, either.

What is a "mong"?

Jim

I'd guess you'd call them fifth wheels, nerds, geeks or retards, Jim.