Hi,
Sunday was the monthly Bowling Pin Match at our club. It was warm and humid, but for the morning hours bearable. There were several fans putting out a breeze that really helped.
I was glad to see some of my shooting friends show up. While waiting to shoot our runs, we were just shooting the breeze, catching up and wondering when the shortage of ammo would come to an end.
I did okay this weekend. Not my best scores, I was not happy with my shooting. But they were good enough to win 1st in the center fire and 2nd in the rim fire. My time on both categories was longer than last months by 2 seconds in center fire and by 3 seconds in rim fire. Until the final scores were posted on the web site, I thought I was much slower. I was surprised by my time in a good way and a bad way. I need to keep practicing.
I was surprised by one woman's comment. We were talking about the match and I told her I had been out earlier that week practicing. She looked at me, in a surprised tone said, "You practice this?!" I said "Sure, and you don't". She just shook her head. I did not go further with her on the subject, but surly if you want to shoot better you've got to practice. Oh, well.
I sighted in my 41 revolver for deer hunting, last week. It is right on target. The doe season starts in early September. Very soon I'll be sighting in my 7mm 08 and 270 for the rifle deer season at home and for our Colorado hunting trip. Using airline miles for the airline tickets makes the cost of the trip bearable!
So looking forward to the hunting season to start. I need to fill my freezer, my families freezer and then give any other deer to Hunter for the Hungry. What a great organization.
Take care, good hunting and good shooting.
M.
Saturday, July 20, 2013
Thursday, July 11, 2013
ATV trails, hunting and practice shooting
Hi;
It has been a very busy month. I've been at our property cutting paths, trying to keep the weeds at bay and when I can relax. Tried to get a little shooting in, but it's been hard to find the time.
We have an ATV which we want to run around on our property. To do that trails need to be cleared. Do you know how messy a forest floor can be?? Now I do. What a chore, but we have had a lot of fun riding the ATV on the trails. Now we are trying to keep the summer weeds and new tree growth from taking over the path clearing work we've done.
Good news. Our trail cams have picked up many deer, lots of activity. One camera took over 2,000 pictures in a months time. We are seeing many does, many spikes and a few good 6 pointers (Eastern count). Let's hope they stick around for the deer season.
In our state for the county we hunt in the rules have changed a bit, for the better. In September the county is open to rifles, pistols and archery. Previously it was only open for archery. This month is also doe's only. My husband and I plan on hunting with our 41 Special revolvers. This should give us a challenge. So far we are thinking that we'll pistol hunt does in September, archery hunt in October, black powder hunt in early November, then finish up the rest of the season with our rifles.
Today, we finally got out to practice for the bowling pin shoot, which is this Sunday. We both did well. We timed our runs and feel good about them. We both practiced the first shot. That one normally takes the longest time because you bring the gun up from the bench, acquire the target then shoot. We were getting better as our practice when along.
Wish us good scores on Sunday.
Take care, good shooting and good hunting.
M.
It has been a very busy month. I've been at our property cutting paths, trying to keep the weeds at bay and when I can relax. Tried to get a little shooting in, but it's been hard to find the time.
We have an ATV which we want to run around on our property. To do that trails need to be cleared. Do you know how messy a forest floor can be?? Now I do. What a chore, but we have had a lot of fun riding the ATV on the trails. Now we are trying to keep the summer weeds and new tree growth from taking over the path clearing work we've done.
Good news. Our trail cams have picked up many deer, lots of activity. One camera took over 2,000 pictures in a months time. We are seeing many does, many spikes and a few good 6 pointers (Eastern count). Let's hope they stick around for the deer season.
In our state for the county we hunt in the rules have changed a bit, for the better. In September the county is open to rifles, pistols and archery. Previously it was only open for archery. This month is also doe's only. My husband and I plan on hunting with our 41 Special revolvers. This should give us a challenge. So far we are thinking that we'll pistol hunt does in September, archery hunt in October, black powder hunt in early November, then finish up the rest of the season with our rifles.
Today, we finally got out to practice for the bowling pin shoot, which is this Sunday. We both did well. We timed our runs and feel good about them. We both practiced the first shot. That one normally takes the longest time because you bring the gun up from the bench, acquire the target then shoot. We were getting better as our practice when along.
Wish us good scores on Sunday.
Take care, good shooting and good hunting.
M.
Thursday, June 13, 2013
Bowling Pin Shooting Success !!
Hi;
The June Bowling Pin shoot was a success for me personally. I came in first in both the .22 and the center fire match. I win a total of 4 free rounds at the July shoot. I'm ready to rock and roll.
I shot my Ruger .22 auto with the red dot scope. Smoked them with a total score of 10.68 seconds. .18 seconds better than in April. My center fire was a bit slower than in April. I had a 19.58 seconds this time, versus 16.87 in April. I did practice with my Springfield 1911 9mm during the month. I think it was a bit of nerves and a bit slow on the uptake. Still a good enough time to be first. My nearest competition shot a 24.45 seconds.
The lady that was second in the rim fire at 25.13 seconds, told me that she judges her performance on how close she can get to my score. I was flattered by that. I am happy to hear that other ladies are enjoying the shoot and competition as much as I do. There were about 8 other ladies at the shoot. We had a great time talking about our guns, shooting, where we shoot, as well as other mundane things like, we should be weeding the garden or cutting the grass or shopping.
Over all there were I'd guess about 30 to 35 people that showed up Sunday morning to shoot. Many of us shot two and three rounds at the pins and plates. If the other's are like me, I cannot just shot one round. Fun, fun, fun.
I enjoy looking at the others weapons. There were some single shot pistols at the match. These are a real challenge to shoot in a match where you are allowed to shoot 10 times at six targets. Unless you are really really good at using a speed loader, you might as well just shoot your six shots, and if your good you take all six down. If not, you take a 3 second penalty for each pin still standing. After your six shots at the pins (7 yards away) the timer stops. You then reload and start the run on the bowling pin plates (15 yds away). It's a good challenge. I did it twice last year, and I am thinking about doing it again this year with my Colt Python .357 mag.
My husband came in 1st in the .22 with 8.23 seconds. Really a nice run for him. He came in second in the center fire at 13.45 seconds. So much better than me. He is the one that I am judging my performance on. Looks like I need more practice.
Take care. Good hunting and good shooting.
M.
The June Bowling Pin shoot was a success for me personally. I came in first in both the .22 and the center fire match. I win a total of 4 free rounds at the July shoot. I'm ready to rock and roll.
I shot my Ruger .22 auto with the red dot scope. Smoked them with a total score of 10.68 seconds. .18 seconds better than in April. My center fire was a bit slower than in April. I had a 19.58 seconds this time, versus 16.87 in April. I did practice with my Springfield 1911 9mm during the month. I think it was a bit of nerves and a bit slow on the uptake. Still a good enough time to be first. My nearest competition shot a 24.45 seconds.
The lady that was second in the rim fire at 25.13 seconds, told me that she judges her performance on how close she can get to my score. I was flattered by that. I am happy to hear that other ladies are enjoying the shoot and competition as much as I do. There were about 8 other ladies at the shoot. We had a great time talking about our guns, shooting, where we shoot, as well as other mundane things like, we should be weeding the garden or cutting the grass or shopping.
Over all there were I'd guess about 30 to 35 people that showed up Sunday morning to shoot. Many of us shot two and three rounds at the pins and plates. If the other's are like me, I cannot just shot one round. Fun, fun, fun.
I enjoy looking at the others weapons. There were some single shot pistols at the match. These are a real challenge to shoot in a match where you are allowed to shoot 10 times at six targets. Unless you are really really good at using a speed loader, you might as well just shoot your six shots, and if your good you take all six down. If not, you take a 3 second penalty for each pin still standing. After your six shots at the pins (7 yards away) the timer stops. You then reload and start the run on the bowling pin plates (15 yds away). It's a good challenge. I did it twice last year, and I am thinking about doing it again this year with my Colt Python .357 mag.
My husband came in 1st in the .22 with 8.23 seconds. Really a nice run for him. He came in second in the center fire at 13.45 seconds. So much better than me. He is the one that I am judging my performance on. Looks like I need more practice.
Take care. Good hunting and good shooting.
M.
Monday, June 3, 2013
8th Week of the Spring Trap League
Hi;
The leagues shooting is now over. We had 8 weeks of very diverse weather. The first week I was bundled up in my long johns, thick pants, two shirts, my hunting coat and gloves. The last week of the league I was in a t-shirt, light weight pants, and sneakers. I had fun this time around and I'm looking forward to the Fall Trap League. That is if my mule deer hunt in late October can be accommodated. I will be on the hunt during the last week of the league. I think the rules will allow me to 'shoot ahead', meaning that I can shoot my two rounds of trap a few days before I leave on my hunt and have it count as my last week league shoot.
This season I came in first in the ladies division with a total score of 298. I am happy to report this is 16 points better than my totals in last years fall league. With ammo in short supply (still!), I was pleased that the prize was 5 boxes of shot gun shells. During the off season I will have to practice trap and be ready to improve my scores.
My husband also did well. He came in as high person for the league. He also won 5 boxes of shot gun shells. He is ready for the next league to begin, and would be happy as a clam if the league started next week. He's just going to have to wait.
During the off season, we are going to try our hand at the 5-stand shot gun shoot. I talked about this in my last post. It looks very challenging, and my husband said it is difficult. But, with practice and dexterity I think we could have a fun time at this game.
As for the mule deer hunt, we both drew buck/doe tags in our preferred area of Colorado. Nice to have friends that own land out there. We have our plane tickets already, courtesy of frequent flyer miles. In a couple of months I'll be looking at Priceline for a rental car or SUV. I'll keep you posted on my progress.
Take care,
Good shooting and good hunting.
M.
The leagues shooting is now over. We had 8 weeks of very diverse weather. The first week I was bundled up in my long johns, thick pants, two shirts, my hunting coat and gloves. The last week of the league I was in a t-shirt, light weight pants, and sneakers. I had fun this time around and I'm looking forward to the Fall Trap League. That is if my mule deer hunt in late October can be accommodated. I will be on the hunt during the last week of the league. I think the rules will allow me to 'shoot ahead', meaning that I can shoot my two rounds of trap a few days before I leave on my hunt and have it count as my last week league shoot.
This season I came in first in the ladies division with a total score of 298. I am happy to report this is 16 points better than my totals in last years fall league. With ammo in short supply (still!), I was pleased that the prize was 5 boxes of shot gun shells. During the off season I will have to practice trap and be ready to improve my scores.
My husband also did well. He came in as high person for the league. He also won 5 boxes of shot gun shells. He is ready for the next league to begin, and would be happy as a clam if the league started next week. He's just going to have to wait.
During the off season, we are going to try our hand at the 5-stand shot gun shoot. I talked about this in my last post. It looks very challenging, and my husband said it is difficult. But, with practice and dexterity I think we could have a fun time at this game.
As for the mule deer hunt, we both drew buck/doe tags in our preferred area of Colorado. Nice to have friends that own land out there. We have our plane tickets already, courtesy of frequent flyer miles. In a couple of months I'll be looking at Priceline for a rental car or SUV. I'll keep you posted on my progress.
Take care,
Good shooting and good hunting.
M.
Sunday, May 26, 2013
7th week of the Spring Trap Leauge
Hi,
The next to last week of the Spring Trap League. I had a good night. Despite the windy conditions, gusts and breezes up to 25 MPH, I shot a 21 and a 19. On a few of my shots the wind picked up the clay bird and carried it out of the way of my shot. My husband had a 20 and a 22. The others on the team did fairly well. So much so that for the week we came in third. Nice news but also bad news. The bad news it that for next weeks shoot we have to shoot from the 17 yard line instead of the normal 16 yard line. I have a plan to help me shoot well from the further distance. I've decided that I will use the no. 7 1/2 shots, a little more power should help me out.
One of our team members decided to shoot his Remington 870 pump. He had had it out earlier in the day for fun, shooting trap and he did very well. Good idea, to bad it did not pan out for him. He shot one of his worst rounds of the season. He is a good shot, so even though it was bad for him, it really was not bad shooting from my perspective.
Looking forward to next week which is the last for this league. I'm still in first place for the ladies. I've looked at my competition, and unless I do not show up and shoot at all, I should win. In this time of short to non existent inventory of shells, winning 5 boxes of shotgun shells is pretty good.
My husband is shooting in a fun match over the Memorial Day weekend at the club. He will be shooting two types of games that he has never done before. The five station and wobble trap. He may find a new game for us to play.
Wishing everyone a wonderful holiday weekend. Keep our troupes in your thoughts this Memorial Day weekend. Without them we would not be free.
Take care, good shooting and good hunting.
M.
The next to last week of the Spring Trap League. I had a good night. Despite the windy conditions, gusts and breezes up to 25 MPH, I shot a 21 and a 19. On a few of my shots the wind picked up the clay bird and carried it out of the way of my shot. My husband had a 20 and a 22. The others on the team did fairly well. So much so that for the week we came in third. Nice news but also bad news. The bad news it that for next weeks shoot we have to shoot from the 17 yard line instead of the normal 16 yard line. I have a plan to help me shoot well from the further distance. I've decided that I will use the no. 7 1/2 shots, a little more power should help me out.
One of our team members decided to shoot his Remington 870 pump. He had had it out earlier in the day for fun, shooting trap and he did very well. Good idea, to bad it did not pan out for him. He shot one of his worst rounds of the season. He is a good shot, so even though it was bad for him, it really was not bad shooting from my perspective.
Looking forward to next week which is the last for this league. I'm still in first place for the ladies. I've looked at my competition, and unless I do not show up and shoot at all, I should win. In this time of short to non existent inventory of shells, winning 5 boxes of shotgun shells is pretty good.
My husband is shooting in a fun match over the Memorial Day weekend at the club. He will be shooting two types of games that he has never done before. The five station and wobble trap. He may find a new game for us to play.
Wishing everyone a wonderful holiday weekend. Keep our troupes in your thoughts this Memorial Day weekend. Without them we would not be free.
Take care, good shooting and good hunting.
M.
Saturday, May 18, 2013
Week 6 of the Trap League
Hi;
Unusual circumstances occurred Wednesday night. One of our team members had a substitute set up to shoot in his stead. The substitute had to bow out at the last minute. We could not find anyone to step in. That meant that our team score would be so much lower because we were without one shooter!! I really was expecting that we would be in 12th place (last) because of this. I just found out that we are in 9th place. I am shocked.
I had an excellent evening, as did the three others on my team. That helped our scores a lot, but it should not have been enough to only drop us one place. The other teams must have had a really lousy night.
I shot a 20 on the first round and a 22 on the second. I was and am very happy about that. I was using a different load that night. In the past I had been shooting a number 7 1/2 shot load. This week I was using a number 8 load. I'm going to have to use them again next week to see if it was a fluke (I sure hope not) or if I do shoot better with the lighter load. We'll see.
The weather was wonderful on Wednesday, a slight breeze and around 78 degrees. The humidity died down too.
Well that's it for this week.
Take care, good shooting and good hunting.
M.
Sunday, May 12, 2013
Rained out
Hi!
Well, the down pours and steady rain on Wednesday caused the cancellation of our Trap League shoot. I must say I am glad not to have had to shoot in the pouring down rain. We got ready though. The rain coats were in the car along with our hats. The biggest change would have been our guns. No way were we going to subject our nice shotguns to that kind of weather. My husband pulled out and got ready my Remington 1100, and his Remington 870. Fortunately about an hour before the league was to begin we got the call.
Now our league will go one week more, which is okay. That would be the week of Memorial Day. I do hope we do not have team members going out of town that week. If they do they are allowed to shoot ahead some time between Friday and Tuesday. This means they can get someone neutral to score their rounds and the scores will count as if they shot on Wednesday evening. But, I guess with our teams overall ranking, it really may not matter if we do not have a full squad, lol.
I am aiming for top lady and my husband is aiming for second in the men's. If he can shoot a few 25's before the end, it is possible he may take the number one spot. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.
Take care, good shooting and good hunting.
M.
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