Bowling Pin Shoot April 2013

Hi;

Sundays April 2013 Bowling Pin shoot was a fun time.  The day was a bit chilly, but the sunshine made it bearable.  There was a nice size crowd.  I believe everyone shot several rounds. This is typical, because it is so much fun to run the round of 6 bowling pins at 7 yards, then 6 bowling pin steel plates at 15 yards.

I posted this event on the Shooting Diva's web site, trying to get more women to participate.  It worked.  There were nine ladies, plus one lady brought her teenage daughter.  The daughter told me she was having a great time and excited shooting her .22.  One of the men let the teen try his .22 with a dot scope.  She did so well, I think I see a new scope being bought before the next match.  I heard from many of the ladies that they enjoyed the day, spending time with the other women and men there, plus getting to shoot at a fun event.
Below you can see that we also had a youngster shooting his .22 very well.  His score was 16.94 sec.

 

I had a great day.  Everything fell into place as I was shooting.  My .22 score was 10.86 sec. and my 9mm score was 16.51 sec.  I've shaved off 2 - 3 seconds on my .22 time from last year.  And, on the 9mm I've reduced my time by around 6 - 8 seconds.  I love my new Springfield Arms 1911 9mm.  The extra weight of it over the Glock I used last year makes it so much easier for me to recover from the recoil and sight in on the next bowling pin.  The better .22 time is just due to practice.  I came in first in both the rim fire and center fire ladies category.  But, because I was helping with running the match this time, I was not eligible for any prize. One of the men who would have helped with the event had a commitment at a 3 gun shoot. He had forgotten about it.  So, my husband asked if I would help them with running the timer. 

Everyone I talked with was lamenting the shortage of ammo.  They could not practice like they want to, or just go out for a good time at the range.

My next event is the Wednesday Night Trap League.  I would really like to shoot a 20 or 21.

Take care, good shooting and good hunting.
M.