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47. This morning I went to a different shooting club for an IDPA match. I kept shooting targets out of turn. If my front sight covered a target, IT WAS GOING DOWN, even if it wasn’t the closest. I couldn’t figure out what I was doing wrong.

I finally realized the shooting bays were much wider at this club. My club has the targets so narrow, I could miss seeing which was closer than the other. These scenarios were as wide as they were long. I couldn’t and didn’t bother figuring out which was a few feet closer than the other.

It was practice, I’m still alive, I had fun and there’s always next time.

Interesting. That's one of the things that bothers me about IDPA and some of the rules such groups insist on. From where I stand, if you have a goblin in your sights, drop the hammer -- who cares how far away they are? I understand the reasoning behind taking out the closest targets first, but in real life range alone doesn't dictate the level of the threat. Too many variables exist in such engagements to set such rules in concrete, and too much training within such inflexible boundries can teach bad habits, IMHO. And in my experience, targets of opportunity don't stay opportune very long.

By the way, I want to donate to the PVF to keep the NRA's current crop of anti-Obama ads running, but when I go to the nrapvf.org website, the donation link is to the ILA. Can you offer some clarification on this? I tried calling, but no one's at work today, it being Sunday and all...