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I know somebody who shot a hole in his car door!
NOT me btw

3 WMP police cars with holes in the floor inflicted whilst safety checking firearms.

A well known phenomenon. Unfortunately use of an unauthorised firing point (car roof) led to entirely predicted result:

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/s ... _DLRSC.pdf

02028.
Line of Fire.
The Line of Fire (LofF) is an imaginary straight line from the barrel of the weapon delivery system to the target. The LofF is used by range designers to ensure safety from all firing positions. The distinction
between Line of Sight (LofS) and LofF is critical when shooting from the prone position and for sniper fire from inside a building as although the sight to target is clear, the Line of Fire may not be. For example, the SA 80 optical sight is 90mm above the centre line of the barrel. (Figure 2)

02029.
Line of Sight. The LofS is a straight line passing through the aiming device (sight) of the delivery system
and the point of aim on the target so that the firer can see the target he is engaging. (Figure 2)

What a Knob, only in America !

Not only in America! We have had two chronographs shot over the last 10 years by people who apparently did not realise that the barrel is lower than the scope.
Fred

ps; How does anybody hit anything with these plastic-make -believe-military 22s with sights several inches above the barrel? The slightest amount of tilt and you are off-target,

IainWR wrote:A well known phenomenon. Unfortunately use of an unauthorised firing point (car roof) led to entirely predicted result:

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/s ... _DLRSC.pdf

02028.
Line of Fire.
The Line of Fire (LofF) is an imaginary straight line from the barrel of the weapon delivery system to the target. The LofF is used by range designers to ensure safety from all firing positions. The distinction
between Line of Sight (LofS) and LofF is critical when shooting from the prone position and for sniper fire from inside a building as although the sight to target is clear, the Line of Fire may not be. For example, the SA 80 optical sight is 90mm above the centre line of the barrel. (Figure 2)

02029.
Line of Sight. The LofS is a straight line passing through the aiming device (sight) of the delivery system
and the point of aim on the target so that the firer can see the target he is engaging. (Figure 2)

surely its "inappropriate use of a firing point"? the roof of pick ups and cars is a common place to use as a rifle rest for those of us who shoot rabbits etc, there is nothing wrong about it, you just need to be aware of the muzzle at all times, which he obviously wasn't! although why the cameraman didn't warn him? (didn't have sound on, apologies if he did)
and out of interest, who exactly authorises firing points in the field? razz

I think you are all being unfair!
This could happen to anyone, who has 2 brothers, both called Darrel and one of them has use of the family brain cell that day.
To paraphrase the Duke of Wellington, "I dont know what they do to the rabbits but they scare the hell out of me".

Going back a few years now, on one certain range in the Midlands, I watched in astonishment as someone backed their transit up to the firing point to create a covered firing point.... He didn't get to shoot though and this "error of thought " was pointed out to him.

Its just as well he didn't too, with the muzzle brake on his rifle, it would have been very unpleasant in the back of that van!