When have you come the closest to shooting someone?

I almost shot my maid this morning when she woke me up to tell me she was prego again. J/k
The closest I've come to shooting someone I didn't have a gun. Or I would have shot the crackhead and raped his GF.
ETA: He ran me over with his car and I was dragged for 40 feet under it. 25 stitches on the back of my head more on my back and buttox not to mention the road rash and bruises to the bone. And ever since then I have had back pain like a 90 year old wrestler. Yeah, if only I could have shot his ass I wouldn't be in pain and almost killed and the gene pool for the human race would be better off with out him.

The closest I've come to shooting someone (that doesn't involve an active war zone) was probably when I was about 13. I was pheasant hunting with my Dad and some men he worked with. I was walking about 15 yds in front of the line (Didn't have enough bird dogs I guess..) when I had a bird flush right at my feet and executed a hard 180 degree turn. I raised my shotgun while tracking the bird and came within inches of sweeping the entire line before I realized what I was about to do and depressed the muzzle again. My dad gave me a "if you'd have shot me I'd have whipped the dog piss out of you" kind of look but left me alone to let the lesson sink in.

Lesson learned - Target fixation kills. It may be you or it may be someone else but it kills. Maintain situational awareness at all times when you have a gun in your hand.

My only close call was December 2001. I was leaving the Northridge mall in CA with bags in hand. It was closing time and middle of the week so not a lot of people still around. As I was walking toward my truck I saw someone cutting through the cars toward me. He looked like a typical L.A. gangbanger with big raiders jacket and hat on. As he got into the same aisle I was walking in I reached under my coat and drew my S&W model 60. I let it hang to my side just in case. As I got closer I could see him take a deep breathe and start heading my way. I also noticed he looked up and past me like he was looking at someone or something else. When he got to about 30 feet from me his eyes got big as can be. He turned and ran off. At that point I turned and saw his partner that was approaching from behind. He was about 30 feet behind so I raised my snub to my chest and asked if I could help him. He took off in the same direction as idiot 1. Now Iknow that concealed carry is a no no in CA without a permit. Its also impossible to cet a permit in L.A. county. I am convinced to this day that if I didnt have my snub on I would have been robbed and maybe worse. When I got home and told the wife what happened she finally understodd why I carry .

I was searching for something else and found this thread, read the whole thing and now I'm bumping it hoping for some more stories.

There's a Pizza Hut a couple miles from my house. Wife went out to getbthebcar warmed up while I paid the bill. When i went up to the front of the store, I noticed that her car door wasn't closed. There was a homeless looking guy holding the door open and asking my wife for money. I postured up and told the guy that we weren't. Note rested and to have a good night. He took one step towards me and told me I didn't need to be rude. I cleared my shirt over my G17 and tested my hand on the grip so he could see. I again told him to have a good night and please move along.

he moved along.


**I'm assuming that war zones don't count in this thread?**

Target at 300yds. Shooting my 22-250 on private land by the moffat tunnel. Trespassing hippie mountain biker comes out of nowhere through the trees right in front of the target. Bullet must have passed through his spokes. He didn't even stop. We chased him down and explained how close he came to being worm food. He didn't care 1 bit. Gave him 10 min to gtf off our property before he got a beat down or the Sherrif was called. He peddled his ass off the property. By private I mean he had to lift his bike over 3 locked and signed gates and fences.

Borrowing off the theme of another thread, lets turn the tables. Muggings, ADs, battlefield, self inflicted etc etc.........

Public range saturdays with the dummy noobs.

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Originally Posted by bogie

Public range saturdays with the dummy noobs.

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Ain't that the truth !!!

I "shot" somebody with an HE round from an M203. Never with a rifle or handgun, though.

BG almost shot me once (that I know of). I'll let him tell the story if he wants to. [Coffee]