| "Due to the imposition of Daylight Savings Time, we will not have a night shoot."
Well, that blows.
I HATE DST.
I found the night portion of the classes to be very useful. They were short, but that was often all it took to blow holes in some theories and find out your best-laid plans weren't so hot.
Most people don't get to shoot at night, so it could be a real eye-opener. I know I've gone into them knowing that a certain flashlight hold was "best" for me because it worked great in our darkened living room...but when the first shots were fired in the night shoot and my grip came apart under recoil, I learned something.
But what would sometimes just amaze me were the number of vision problems that only made themselves known after dark. Students who had no trouble at all, never wore corrective lenses, and could spot their bullet holes at 50 yards suddenly experienced odd vision quirks. They might find they could see either the sights or the target, but not both. Or maybe their point of impact shifted dramatically. I found it interesting that a simple change in how the light was held, changing the angle the target was illuminated, would often fix the problem.
But you don't know there is a problem if you don't shoot at night.
I'm sure the training will continue to be excellent. If nothing else, it will allow more daytime shooting (probably a much higher round count than having the night shoot instead). But I still hate to lose it.
Stupid DST.
Besides, the period after the afternoon break and before it was dark enough to shoot gave a nice long stretch of downtime to hear some good stories!
I HATE DST! |