What MADE your day today?

[Katiebee]

Ach, kamerad. Ich kenne den Unterschied zwischen gutes Schießen und schlechtem Scheiße.

And here is anecdotal proof. 7 yards, one magazine (8 rounds), firing sequence 45 seconds total using my Walther CCP 9 mm.

[Remington555]

That's most impressive Katiebee!

Me, I'd probably put at least 3 in the white, even from that distance.

 
Remmy

[vinney]

Just give Katie a wide berth when she's holding a weapon in her hands...

[ObiDongKenobi]

Attending the David Byrne/American Utopia concert.

[Jed_]

I was thinking of the bullseye. Focus not fantasy there.

I usually sight in at 2-3 inches high at 100 yards.  With that, the round will generally be on the bullseye around 150-175 yards and hitting just below the bullseye at 200 yards.  So, you can aim directly at a target (like a deer) without much thought to distance until you get beyond 200 yards where you have to begin aiming high.

Once sighting in my 300WSM adjusting the scope as needed I hit my mark of ~2.5 inches directly above the bullseye.  I decided to make that the 1st of a group of three and fired again.  Walking 100 yards down to see I could not find a new hole in the paper target.  I couldn’t believe I missed the whole 2 foot square target. Perplexed I fired the 3rd round of three, and again couldn’t see a new hole via my spotting scope. Frustrated I walked again a 100 yards to look closely. That first hole now had a little quarter moon cut in it enlarging the 1st hole.  I could only conclude my 2nd round went through the 1st hole so that it was undetected.  That group of 3 shots could have easily been covered by a dime.

Since then I’ve never been able to duplicate such precision with that or any other rifle.  Note I said precision and not accuracy which is often used incorrectly.  Accuracy is hitting what you aim at. Precision is tight groups.

Btw, the 300WSM easily brings down anything short of a grizzly.  For a grizzly, I would use my 375 Ruger.

[MissBarbara]

Just give Katie a wide berth when she's holding a weapon in her hands...

Give Katie a wide berth when she's holding anything in her hands because, for our shield maiden, even the most innocuous item can be turned into a deadly weapon.

[watcher1]

Ach, kamerad. Ich kenne den Unterschied zwischen gutes Schießen und schlechtem Scheiße.

Deutschland uber alles. 

[Elizabeth]

"Smiles"......I'll just sit here for a while and stare at my gun rack, not saying anything more.
 

Love,
Liz

[vinney]

I'll just sit here and stare at your rack Liz... 

[Katiebee]

I was thinking of the bullseye. Focus not fantasy there.

I usually sight in at 2-3 inches high at 100 yards.  With that, the round will generally be on the bullseye around 150-175 yards and hitting just below the bullseye at 200 yards.  So, you can aim directly at a target (like a deer) without much thought to distance until you get beyond 200 yards where you have to begin aiming high.

with the PU the stand off between the barrel and the scope is almost 4 inchesz I zero at 25 yards and my reticle is at least 2.5 or 3 inches above POI of the round. At 100 yards trajectory intersects with the POA. At 500 yards The trajectory once again intersects with the POA. I don’t get a lot of time on a range with that kind of distance.

I don’t need, and mostly don’t like game meat, so I don’t hunt.

[Jed_]

I don’t need, and mostly don’t like game meat, so I don’t hunt.

Everyone tells me that until they try something of mine like my venison stroganoff.

I don’t know why so few people know how to properly treat meat.  They talk about from farm to table, well there’s from forest to table too.

[Katiebee]

I said “mostly”. I have had wonderful summer sausage made from venison. But generally, I do not want to have to carry out 90 pound or more of deer, field dress, and treat the carcass, then butcher it. I have no place to do so, and certainly I don’t have the storage space for the meat afterwards.

I have hunted, and the best part of that was traipsing up and down the hills with my dad, tracking. We found nothing, which I was just fine. Like I said, I don’t need the meat, I have grocery stores.

IT is better that I leave the hunting to those who might have a proper use for the protein, and stick to punching holes in paper.

I have once had a live animal in my sights, I declined the shot because it came to me in a flash all of the above. My father, smiled at me, and called it one of my stlellar decisions in life. For a man who has lived with killing, he is a gentle soul and very much happy to live and let live.

[watcher1]

I'll just sit here and stare at your rack Liz... 

Watcher sets up chairs and has drinks ready for the gathering of KB members who will surely join vinney in looking at Liz's rack. 

[watcher1]

I have once had a live animal in my sights, I declined the shot because it came to me in a flash all of the above. My father, smiled at me, and called it one of my stlellar decisions in life. For a man who has lived with killing, he is a gentle soul and very much happy to live and let live.

I am the only one of all the men in the family that did not, on their 16th birthday, participate in opening day of deer season. Preferred target shooting over shooting animals and, after a year long vacation courtesy of Uncle Sam, I no longer own or shoot any type of weapons.

I was raised, though, on eating venison, rabbit, duck, fish and whatever my grandfather caught or shot.

[Jed_]

I have hunted, and the best part of that was traipsing up and down the hills with my dad, tracking. We found nothing, which I was just fine. Like I said, I don’t need the meat, I have grocery stores.

Fair enough.  Other than the whole back to nature primative philosophy, the attraction for me has been the ‘do it yourself’ aspect when it comes to my food.  I get great satisfaction growing my own food and had chickens for eggs in the past.  I considered raising birds and rabbits for meat, but was never sure how I would feel butchering something I raised.  I’ve always wanted bees for honey and goats for milk too.

[Lois]

This is the day my family would carve the pumpkins, and the very next day mom would cut them up and cook them for use in pumpkin pie.

No one seems to process their used pumpkins anymore and they are just left to rot.

But I remember pumpkin pie, cookies and bread ........yum!

And now I know to add it to pet food too.

[Jed_]

This is the day my family would carve the pumpkins, and the very next day mom would cut them up and cook them for use in pumpkin pie.

No one seems to process their used pumpkins anymore and they are just left to rot.

But I remember pumpkin pie, cookies and bread ........yum!

And now I know to add it to pet food too.

I bought my house just over 19 years ago in October.  I had big plans for a garden the following year and started a compost pile behind my shed in a spot that was shady.  I carved a pumpkin for Halloween and handed out candy to my new neighbors.  Once that pumpkin began to rot, it was added to my compost pile.

The following year I had pumpkin vines over 50 yards long growing out of my compost pile seeking the sun and about a dozen huge pumpkins.  I’ve grown pumpkins in the years that followed, but never came close to the abundance of that happy accident that first year.

[msslave]

Had a fun Halloween night with all the kids coming to the door. Really great costumes. Even a few parents were along in costume.  One girl of a friend was Madam Curie.  She wore a Drs. white smock and had glow sticks of different colors all over it.

Then when I checked my email after all the spooky kids cleared the street, there was an email from my sister.  Attached was a picture of us and our younger sister in past halloween costumes.  From way back in the '50s.  We were the Three Little Pigs.  Had on pig masks, bib overalls with a curly pigtail coming out of our butts. As the oldest, I had a bundle of straw.  Middle sister had a bundle of twigs. and the little one a cardboard box painted up like a stack of bricks.  I've never forgotten those costumes.  So great to see that old picture again.  A real day maker. 

Can't post it here, as no kid pictures allowed.  Just take it from me...we were so cute!

[ChirpingGirl]

The kids got more candy and junk than I should ever let them have.  

My back is killing me from wearing my ghost busters costume. That proton pack may be awesome, but I can only handle wearing it once a year.  

And it's my 3 year anniversary of being legally owned by a Japanese-American woman.  

[watcher1]

Congratulations, CG, on your three year anniversary.

The weather was nice for Halloween and it was fun to see entire families out. We had over 75 costumed children come to our house.  Almost ran out of candy.  Most importantly though was the house survived Halloween without being egged or anything. That made my day today.