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I'm new to the game so sorry if i've missed an obvious rule here.

With the way stray shots work, if you have two enemies in front of you both in full cover (assuming they're in a line) you have a better chance of hitting the one at the front if you aim for the one at the back?

Lets say you need a 6 to hit the one at the back and miss, due to stray shots you now have a 50/50 (4+) of hitting the one at the front even though they're also in cover and would require a 6 to hit normally?

Obviously you need to make a cool check to do this but there doesn't seem to be a downside. Or have I misunderstood something?

RAW, you are correct, its a rules oversight which can easily be abused. I don't recommend using it/abusing it to game the system but try to use it as its intension. The good news is, it goes both ways and is not hard to avoid with proper placing.

I expect there to soon be a FAQ/Errata to handle it being gamed.

If youre lucky the people you play with wont be buttheads and not abuse it.

Yeah cheers,

We haven't played much yet so dont know how often it will come up. Like you say probably easy to avoid with proper placement.

Id just assumed wed missed a rule but i guess not.

in 3d terrain I have yet to see it come into play, but I know it may come up often in sewer matches.