Excuses for shooting poorly

[Geezer]

Gun is shagged, needs a service.

Gun has just been serviced, needs time to wear in.

Scope's broken.

Scope is moving in mount.

Scope mount is moving.

Scope is shooting to different POI on different mags. Bloody scope.

Silencer clipping.

Something to do with parallax.

Barrel harmonics.

Barrel needs a clean.

Just cleaned barrel, needs to bed in.

Barrel must be bent.

Cant.

Bloke next to me on the range put me off.

Too much coffee.

Not enough coffee.

Must be a duff batch of pellets.

Something to do with seals.

Trigger lubrication.

Getting tired.

Barrel harmonics.

Sun.

Clouds.

But never: poor technique, not focused, maybe a bit hungover, thinking about work or other stuff, out of practice, or generally just having an off day and should either man up and shoot properly or pee off and do something else today and come back some other time.

[Geezer]

Gun is shagged, needs a service.

Gun has just been serviced, needs time to wear in.

Scope's broken.

Scope is moving in mount.

Scope mount is moving.

Scope is shooting to different POI on different mags. Bloody scope.

Silencer clipping.

Something to do with parallax.

Barrel harmonics.

Barrel needs a clean.

Just cleaned barrel, needs to bed in.

Barrel must be bent.

Cant.

Bloke next to me on the range put me off.

Too much coffee.

Not enough coffee.

Must be a duff batch of pellets.

Something to do with seals.

Trigger lubrication.

Getting tired.

Barrel harmonics.

Sun.

Clouds.

But never: poor technique, not focused, maybe a bit hungover, thinking about work or other stuff, out of practice, or generally just having an off day and should either man up and shoot properly or pee off and do something else today and come back some other time.

By the way, these may have been other people's excuses, but I have had all of them in my own mind at times. Sometimes they were true, but other times I had to have a very strict word with myself about how it was more likely that I was being a crap shot as opposed to my rifle or scope suddenly deciding to sh1t itself.

[harvey_s]

I sold my PCP to buy a springer

[bighit]

struggling to breathe.

me out at my brother in laws farm. after I had run away from the cows in the field . then spotting a rabbit that I had missed a few times before .

I have asthma by the way

[DAVALI]

Used the wrong range card!, Got to target number thirty, (last one), before I realised,😂

[Bigbill]

Heard from a prima donna at a comp " those midgies must have deflected my pellet"

As if


Bill

[max headroom]

i got a bit pissed the night before. still smile at the sergeants question to me. why has your target got no holes in it but his has five bulls and five magpies. turned out mine were proved as bulls, in the wrong target.

[Carl2]

Wasn't until I purchased my first gun for years that I realized I had cataracts. Even though I point all three barrels at any target I still never manage to hit any thing. I hope one day I shall have new lens,s in my eyes then I may actually hit something that I am aiming at.

Found myself wondering if there are "custom built" contact lens,s with reticles etc for use with open sights once my eyes are sorted! Amazing what boredom can do.

[StellaArtois Sr]

I have to say chaps there are some cracking excuses here, keep them coming.

[fsa46]

It's really not that bad, it only looks that way because everyone shot better than I did.

[Turnup]

Ear plugs fell in.

[El Garro]

There's only one valid excuse/reason....
"I didn't buy a prosport"

[BigEars]

Marmalade on the comb is my favorite.

[Cocksure]

'Poor' shooting needs no excuse, we ARE shooting and without us there would only be about 10 shooters at most events, so next time you see someone miss remember to tell them, "Well done mate, it's shooters like you that make this sport what it is.."

It's some of the top competition guys who should be making excuses, ........for wearing those flippin' gimp coats....