Goatwhiskers
Member
It's been a rough one, but on the bright side I didn't need any bail money, and I don't have to hide any bodies! GW
Rough week
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KeithB
Resident Half Fast Machinist
Sometimes that's the best you can do.
RBHarter
West Central AR
Ms lost 2 family friends this week , my oldest daughter will be burying a boot camp always stationed within 50 miles got out together friend killed in a motorcycle accident last week . I'm still on top with all my digits , I get to spend father's day and my B day with my younger daughter I haven't seen in most of 3 yr and the 4th with her and the oldest girl and the oldest boy . The oldest boy will be shipping out shortly there after , I haven't seen him in 3 yr , might never see him again .
I did get cleared for the line of credit for the Arkie house so the concrete can go down and rest will be ready to roll over Christmas .
I guess it balances out ......
I did get cleared for the line of credit for the Arkie house so the concrete can go down and rest will be ready to roll over Christmas .
I guess it balances out ......
RBHarter
West Central AR
I see this morning that another associate is in the hospital in a pretty bad way . Looks like Grampa's bottle o Johnny Black will get a work out ........
I appearently have a learning curve on the brass moulds ..... The 462-420 didn't pour for beans I threw the whole lot back in the pot ..... The 225-37 poured pretty easy though and only had a 1 in 3 reject rate ......
I guess I'll try the new XCB and the MP 462-420 again this afternoon .
Oh and NOA says it'll be snowing this evening just up the hill behind the house . It might even freeze and that's a nice change of pace from 2 weeks of 92-96° days .
All I need to make this a perfect week is a full moon and an eclipse........ nevermind .....
Salute my friends ! To all we have ,all we are , and good dogs .
I appearently have a learning curve on the brass moulds ..... The 462-420 didn't pour for beans I threw the whole lot back in the pot ..... The 225-37 poured pretty easy though and only had a 1 in 3 reject rate ......
I guess I'll try the new XCB and the MP 462-420 again this afternoon .
Oh and NOA says it'll be snowing this evening just up the hill behind the house . It might even freeze and that's a nice change of pace from 2 weeks of 92-96° days .
All I need to make this a perfect week is a full moon and an eclipse........ nevermind .....
Salute my friends ! To all we have ,all we are , and good dogs .
Pistolero
Well-Known Member
I was at the range this AM. After failing three times to qualify for the very difficult Vancouver Swiss-Canadian rifle
match at 300m yesterday, I wanted to try some pistol target practice while it was still cool. First group on the big, all black target
used for Swiss pistol. No bull, just black, ~18x36 except for fine scoring rings. The biggest features are the scoring numbers,
just barely visible to me at 25 yds. I believe it is the B-18 target. That is really hard for me these days, contrast in my
eyes is not what it was. Difficult to get a good sight picture due to everything being black.
Here, I found a picture.
I shot a 98, dropped two 9s. THAT was a very good thing, and after all this sad talk, and my steadily decreasing ability
to see to shoot iron sights well, I am happy with this result. Four years ago, I could do that on demand, no real
problem other than the usual "jerk behind the trigger" loss of mental focus stuff. So we all age, and nothing gets
easier, all things get more difficult.
Won't matter to anyone else, nor should it, but I try to push back and enjoy each day, and each accomplishment, no
matter how small and unimportant.
When I was a late teen, I spent a long time in the hospital after an accident . Unpleasant months except that I got over
my 'bullet proof' teenager view, and I realized what Brad said - which is not common thinking for a person of just short of two
decades on earth. I realized - "No matter how bad you think you have it, there is somebody else with a much worse
problem, and mostly they are just getting on with it." Being in the hospital for a long time helps put any problems
you have in perspective. I expect that Brad has learned this in his job as a health care professional, too. I learned
that we can complain a bit, but that whining really doesn't help. That was almost 50 years ago, still try to keep that up,
but aging isn't so wonderful.
Grin and bear it.
Bill
match at 300m yesterday, I wanted to try some pistol target practice while it was still cool. First group on the big, all black target
used for Swiss pistol. No bull, just black, ~18x36 except for fine scoring rings. The biggest features are the scoring numbers,
just barely visible to me at 25 yds. I believe it is the B-18 target. That is really hard for me these days, contrast in my
eyes is not what it was. Difficult to get a good sight picture due to everything being black.
Here, I found a picture.
I shot a 98, dropped two 9s. THAT was a very good thing, and after all this sad talk, and my steadily decreasing ability
to see to shoot iron sights well, I am happy with this result. Four years ago, I could do that on demand, no real
problem other than the usual "jerk behind the trigger" loss of mental focus stuff. So we all age, and nothing gets
easier, all things get more difficult.
Won't matter to anyone else, nor should it, but I try to push back and enjoy each day, and each accomplishment, no
matter how small and unimportant.
When I was a late teen, I spent a long time in the hospital after an accident . Unpleasant months except that I got over
my 'bullet proof' teenager view, and I realized what Brad said - which is not common thinking for a person of just short of two
decades on earth. I realized - "No matter how bad you think you have it, there is somebody else with a much worse
problem, and mostly they are just getting on with it." Being in the hospital for a long time helps put any problems
you have in perspective. I expect that Brad has learned this in his job as a health care professional, too. I learned
that we can complain a bit, but that whining really doesn't help. That was almost 50 years ago, still try to keep that up,
but aging isn't so wonderful.
Grin and bear it. Bill
RBHarter
West Central AR
An important lesson we should all learn young .
10 yr as a 24/7 volunteer Firefighter and Ambulance driver drove that well home .
A few images never go away , Terintino would be hard pressed to capture "that moment".
The most important part of my job is not letting anybody else do anything stupid . If things go wrong ID is done by way of dna from inside the steel toe caps .
In the words of Monty Python I "always look on the bright side" even when it seems like "it's always the Spanish Inquisition , no one ever expects the Spanish Inquisition".
10 yr as a 24/7 volunteer Firefighter and Ambulance driver drove that well home .
A few images never go away , Terintino would be hard pressed to capture "that moment".
The most important part of my job is not letting anybody else do anything stupid . If things go wrong ID is done by way of dna from inside the steel toe caps .
In the words of Monty Python I "always look on the bright side" even when it seems like "it's always the Spanish Inquisition , no one ever expects the Spanish Inquisition".