The sun shone, rising incandescent over the chicken operation, and you could hear Maria singing to her ravenous birds while peacocks shrieked. A good day to be alive in Texas, a good day to shoot.
Compound Sun
CC swung by from the metrosprawl, he wanted to test out his Winchester 1200 pump and I wanted to see if the new extractors I'd pinned into a Mossberg 835 lived up to their name. So off we went to the range with a truckload of guns. Holy Monday style.
Guns
Long story short, the 1200 didn't really work. Sure, it started off well enough, then decided it didn't want to feed or shoot when you squeezed the trigger. CC, word to the wise, lose that weapon or hang it on the wall as a keepsake.
The Mossberg worked well enough, though three shells out of 60(?) failed to extract, the last being shooter error. So maybe a bit more attention's needed in the armory department.
CC, Lose The 1200
Then it was time for 20s. CC knocked a few clays outta the sky with a single shot something from Brazil. I call it "Old Bolsanero," for some reason, and we moved thankfully onto a CZ. Just a lot of fun to shoot, quick, dead on, light and easy on the shoulder. Stylish too, if you like a SxS.
A Couple of 20s
And go figure, we both smoked a lot of clays, hurled into the air redneck style with a plastic thrower. I'd like a machine, to be honest, but saving for a new rig and lever guns takes priority. All in good time.
Check it Out, Tejas
I tell you, this last few months have been all about shotguns. Remedial for me and a reminder of the sheer enjoyment that's to be had from blasting away at flying targets. And I have to say, again, that I'm a total convert to the 20 and, for that matter, doubles. OK, late in the game, LSP, but whatever.
Your Old Pal. Don't be a Narcissist, LSP
Shotgunnery over it was .22 plinkerthon time and what's wrong with that? Nothing at all, and it keeps your aim in on a Holy Week budget. Great fun, courtesy of Ruger and Remington, but news started to filter through to the range. Notre Dame was on fire.
Rig
Serious business, it was time to head back to the Compound.
Gun rights,
LSP
5 comments:
You always have an edge on "Holy Monday" competition. CC would be well advised not to tie his ego to his range score on this day. Going out is fine. Shooting is fine. A Karen's Burrito afterward is only prudent after that sort of energy that's expended. And maybe a cherry fried pie as a chaser.
P. S. - With the Notre Dame Cathedral in flames, where will the hunchback live? The question isn't rhetorical because those stone gargoyles had lives of their own as well...at least in the Disney Cartoon.
Speaking of clay bird launchers, have you ever heard of "stick birds"? When we fix some range time, I'll bring my stick launcher and my Mossberg 500.
Notre Dame. Many questions which likely have answers that are ugly and heartbreaking. I do not have the words. May she rise again.
LL, I shot pretty well so I'm not complaining, but a BB from Karen's would hit the spot. After Easter.
I'm guessing that a few of the gargoyles went down but the stained glass remained intact, remarkably. Thank God for that.
I've never used a stick launcher, RHT, but I hear they're fast. Let's have a go!
Then there's Notre Dame, I fear evil and ugly too. Hope I'm wrong.
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