best excuse for today's poor shooting

[wayne in boca]

Sunspots
Worry over climate change
no bowel movement for 19 days
Still getting used to this new trigger
radiation badge turned bright red

 

[mjkten]

I think my right eye decided to let my left eye be dominant for awhile.

 

[4v50 Gary]

I can't see the sights clearly. Really. I now wear my reading glasses to see the iron sights on my rifle.

 

[chicharrones]

There is too much dirt on the ground and too little oxygen in the air.

Seriously though, dehydration and lack of sleep are my biggest ailments against shooting well.

 

[carbine85]

My finger hurts today, can't squeeze the trigger properly.

 

[Panzerschwein]

This trigger sure felt smoother when I was dry firing it last night...

 

[C.R.]

How about "I forgot to account for the polar vortex"

 

[Ranger Roberts]

If I shoot too well I'll turn off all of the new shooters to the sport! I'm really doing all the newbies a public service!

 

[amflyer]

My rifle is sharp,
And well lubricated,
Action and scope,
Are properly mated,
Stock shining bright,
So mellowly lustered,
Mates by my side,
Good fellowship mustered.

Target seems close, now,
And the wind flags are slack,
I line up the Vernier
Holding tightly on black.
Now sweet smell of nitro,
But Lord bless my heart;
I’ve scattered those shots,
Too damn far apart!

 

[Gtscotty]

That was just a warning shot.
The recoil pad is too hard.
My shoulder is too soft.
I was just seasoning the bore.
A fly keeps biting my ankle as I aim (true story)
Life's hard...

 

[red-demon652]

I'm experimenting with a new load. I'm still sighting it in.
A horsefly was biteing my bald head.
There was sweat in my eyes.
Its just not a good target.
These shells are older than I am.
This seat at the bench isn't comfortable.

 

[1948CJ2A]

Coffee, Red Bull, cookies, candy bars-the things I seem to usually consume in significant quantities before heading to the range......

Or just before heading to my hunting spot trying to stay awake in those dark early morning hours...

 

[Teachu2]

I'm trying to convince the wife that I NEED a new rifle - this one won't shoot anymore.

 

[caribou]

Different weight bullets than normally used, cant estimate range properly, wincing when pulling the trigger, too powerfull of a scope for the caliber, improperly fit stock to shooter, loose action screws, so cold the firing pin makes light strikes on hard military primers, the cold barrel heated up and changed impacts point.....

Hmmmmmm.......
no wait, thems the old reasons for missing alot, I cant think of anything new......

 

[TexasPatriot.308]

people need to suck it up and admit they cant shoot those big magnums, wsms, they read too many articles and watch too much tv....shoot a gun you are comfortable with, quit trying to be a shooter you aint. I know a guy that brags about hunting with a 7mm ultra mag....he cant hit doodly.

 

[coloradokevin]

For pistol shooting I always blame the Coriolis Effect

For rifle shooting I blame the wind (or, rather, my failure to read it properly).

 

[fanchisimo]

You haven't been shooting enough. Double your frequency, immediately.

 

[Yorkshire shooter]

Hi ,I find that if my wife is out shopping with my credit card I can't hit a barn door(must be nerves)

 

[Ky Larry]

My blood sugar is too low.

My blood sugar is too high.

I just had laser surgery on my eyes this week.

I need new glasses to correct double vision.

I have diabetic neuropathy in my right hand.

I am an insulin dependent diabetic.



All the above are true. They all affect my shooting. But, to tell the truth, I wasn't that great a shot before I devoped diabetes.

 

[ArchAngelCD]

I actually heard this one a few months back. I couldn't help buy laugh hard and long!

I can't shoot well today because "My horoscope said I was going to have a bad day today!"

 

[NoirFan]

"You didn't put enough powder in these reloads. The bullets are just bouncing off the target!"

 

[Werndl]

Earth, moon and stars conspiring against me...as usual
Still dreaming about the short glimpse of my future ex wife that i caught while driving here.

 

[H&R Glock]

My dealer forgot to dilute my cocaine/methamphetamine

My wife was laughing at my last shot

My dog ate my loading manual

 

[jrdolall]

This is nothing like Call of Duty

Someone really need to come up with an auto-aim device for my shotguns.

 

[readyeddy]

Forgot how to squeeze the trigger. Happens all the time. Get lazy and then start pulling the trigger to "shoot right now".