A couple of renowned old-time gun writers loved to play this trick on Elmer �
After he'd sighted-in his rifle, one would take him aside and keep him distracted while the other messed-up his 'scope.
Then they hooted and jeered when he didn't hit anything with his first shot.
A friend had quite the rodeo opening day of deer season after shooting one in the leg and a lot of follow up shots. Someone else ended it with a shot between the eyes.
A zero check showed the rifle was way off despite him checking just a few days prior.
He thinks he PO'd one of his stepsons,12 and 14 and born killers, and they screwed with his scope. He talked to them. They didn't come clean. He left at we will pretend this didn't happen and it better not again.
I held my tongue but still want to ring their neck.
