Guy down range at USPSA Event

[nipprdog]

[video=youtube;HUzTIKAbI3k]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUzTIKAbI3k[/video]

 

[loudpedal]

 

[ryan3030]

Watching this makes me feel physically ill. Terrible feeling to see a guy downrange of live fire like that.

 

[jagee]

Wow. I'd really like to know why he was down range and why no one was aware of it prior to beginning the stage.

 

[nipprdog]

Wow. I'd really like to know why he was down range and why no one was aware of it prior to beginning the stage.

Most likely he was pasting targets. I'm thinking the RO should have made sure lane was clear before starting. IMO.

 

[Slawburger]

Sheesh, that's scary for the guy downrange, the shooter and the RO. I'll bet there were some elevated heart rates after that situation.

There have been a few times when we found some missed target holes or needed more pasties/stickies/labels and I had to grab a couple and go back downrange to finish pasting after everyone else was done. I have always let the RO, the shooter or both know what I was doing just in case.

 

[Mgderf]

360 degree FAIL!

 

[Slawburger]

I wonder if the opaque screens contributed to the RO and shooter not seeing him (or the paster seeing them) before the "Make Ready" command? You can see through the orange webbing but those white screens seemed to block line of sight in the video.

 

[Joniki]

I don't know what to say...

 

[MemphisR32]

That is frightening all the way around. Im surprised the guy seemed so mellow.

 

[actaeon277]

Time to review procedures.
Make sure everyone is on the same page.

 

[EvilKidsMeal]

I wonder if the opaque screens contributed to the RO and shooter not seeing him (or the paster seeing them) before the "Make Ready" command? You can see through the orange webbing but those white screens seemed to block line of sight in the video.

Probably what happened, but never should have. Someone needs to clear the entire course before anyone even walks to the start point. Maybe even more than one person, depending on the size of the course, and presence of obstacles, and relay that information back, and have the RO make sure everyone who was checking came back and therefore off the course. Certainly a high pucker factor.

Time to review procedures.
Make sure everyone is on the same page.

^^^^^^

 

[bradmedic04]

Also time to purchase fresh pants all around. All of those guys looked pretty shocked.

 

[printcraft]

Meh, downrange guy just needed a camera and it's all good.

 

[nipprdog]

Most likely he was pasting targets. I'm thinking the RO should have made sure lane was clear before starting. IMO.

Now that I've thought about it, the guy pasting targets should have made sure the RO knew he was down range. Multiple fail.

 

[nipprdog]

Meh, downrange guy just needed a camera and it's all good.

Lol. I remember that one.

 

[CZB1962]

I have never been to one of these, but it seems like anyone going down range should have to take a flag or marker of some sort and then hang it back on a board when they return. That way everyone knows if all the flags are not on the board, nobody starts shooting.

But like I said, I have never been to one so maybe something like that does exist and was not followed.

 

[actaeon277]

I have never been to one of these, but it seems like anyone going down range should have to take a flag or marker of some sort and then hang it back on a board when they return. That way everyone knows if all the flags are not on the board, nobody starts shooting.

But like I said, I have never been to one so maybe something like that does exist and was not followed.

Sounds almost what the Boy Scouts do for people in the water.

 

[MCgrease08]

Holy crap! If I wrote that guy down range I would have hit the dirt real quick.

 

[nipprdog]

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Holy crap! If I wrote that guy down range I would have hit the dirt real quick.

What would you have wrote him?