Question about Practicle exam

[Gindryden]

Re hash from 2013 ! Hopefully he got the answer !

LOL yes rehashed several times over the years.

[FatCatsDad]

Say what your doing as your doing it so the examiner knows.
I refused to point the gun at me and look down the barrel.
That was a lot of years ago, passed with no issues.

[MD]

A friend of mine is a PAL instructor/examiner.

He had a student taking the exam for his restricted and told the guy to pick up a handgun and the guy did and then swung it around so that it was pointed at him.

"What do I do now?" the student asked.

"You go home," the examiner said.

Automatic fail. Remember that.

[Evelynn]

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[Scotty454]

Thanks for the quick replies, everyone. Good point about being to busy focusing on the acts & proves to be worrying about who is watching. I just get really nervous when I'm in the spotlight and can see me doing something stupid because of it.

So what if people (i.e. other shooters, a range officer, etc) are watching you at the range? You need to be proficient enough with a firearm to not do something stupid in every scenario. That's the whole point of demonstrating proficiency. This isn't like making a spelling mistake, people's lives are potentially on the line.

You're not expected to be an expert right off the bat, but there just isn't really a learning curve when it comes to firearm safety. I'd say concentrate on the absolute basics (Muzzle direction, primarily) and make sure you at least get that right.

Edit: Ah jeez, I didn't realize this was an 11 year old necro post. Probably safe to assume the OP knows what he's doing by now lol