One of the good things about the Feast of the Annunciation is you get to go out and shoot, which is exactly what we did. The orange adversary fell under a flak-tower hail of shot.
I tell you, it was like screaming Messerschmitts going down over the Channel. But here's a thought.
If you want to hit the clay or for that matter the bird, you mostly have to aim. That's right, put the bead on the target as opposed to firing off in the general direction like some crazed Hitler Youth. It makes a difference.
You see, people come to shotgunnery with all kinds of myths and psychic seconds of forever. They think, understandably perhaps, that they have to over lead the fast moving orange or feathered target. This means they don't aim at it, take too long over the thing, and miss the shot.
No. Those lead BBs are flying out of the barrel at 1,200+ fps, they're fast, really fast. So put the bead on, aim, and shoot. Don't hold back, don't hesitate, engage the target and boom, smoke the clay, drop the bird.
After a while it becomes muscle memory and you can get into the nuance and lead of the thing, not that I'm an expert, but first things first, don't overthink the shot or you'll miss.
There's a moral here if you care to draw it.
Texas Rules,
LSP
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Did any of you think to ask Beto (your local warlord) if it was ok to go shooting? Because I think that he wants to ban firearms not only in Texas but across the US so that only criminals would be armed. It's a status devoutly wished by all of our elites, who are guarded day and night by men with firearms, high walls, and bullet-proof glass.
His feast day may be past, but I'm sure St. Gabriel Possenti would approve.
They didn't stand a chance - it's important to aim..... Critical, in fact!
Glad you had a good time, Parson!
Thanks for the advice. I may get my first shot at shooting clay this summer.
LL, We should all send shooting vids/gifs to Sandy Cortez ! Let's drown her in exploding target awesomeness !
But LL, our millionaire socialists live by a different set of rules. Of course they need protection.
The Gun Saint! Well said, Jim.
It really helps, CC. But I thought we did pretty well.
Sure was good to get out and shoot, Linda.
Kid, blast away!
It looks like to me that all this playing with guns is deeply clerical. Let's just hope that it is not clerical in the current Vatican understanding of clerical.
Happy Catholic Layman
FRF, you don't need to worry on that score. Then there's the Vatican understanding...
Glad all's well, swing by for a visit/shoot some time.
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