I’ve mentioned my post-match desire for range time previously. This week instead of wanting to hit the range to fix some errors made when shooting a match, I feel a need to hit the range to spend time emphasizing the things I did right. I fel…
Recently I saw an online comment that made me scratch my head. The poster was stating his wishes for a departed friend. He said something along the lines, “I don’t believe in God, but just in case there is a heaven, I hope ….” He then went on to stat…
This weekend a group of Virginia shooters ventured into Maryland for the monthly Sanner’s Lake IDPA match. Three of us rendezvoused on this side of the border to carpool, while two other friends drove by another route. Together, we made up half of our squad.
This month’s seven stage match incorporated a quick “warm up” drill set up on all stages, and shot first by all shooters; one close target, two shots to the head, reload, 4 shots to the body. I’m seeing this done at more and more matches lately, and it’s a feature I really like. And a few more rounds down range is never a bad thing. For me, this was a -0 stage.
The first scenario stage for our squad had us facing nine targets arranged in a semi-circle, with four non-threats placed menacingly in front. The stage required one body shot to each, followed by one head shot on each. I opted to make up a -1 head shot and finished -0 on the stage. Whether I actually gained that one second back is debatable, but I wanted the -0 score.
The next stage provided a number of challenges. Starting out, we engaged two close targets while backing up. Then turning, we found a challenging two-target array obscured by both a non-threat and reduced by black hard cover. Adding to the difficulty, the shots were made around a wall, requiring a hard lean. I saw a lot of wood flying on the this stage from errant shots hitting the wall, including on one of my own shots as well. I also had a hit on the non-threat. After engaging the targets from that point of cover, we stepped on an activator pad on our way to the next position which set a rocking target in motion.
After engaging the rocking target at the next point of cover, we also found three steel poppers and three more paper targets. One of the targets had barely more than the head available. Although the hit on the non-threat and a miss contributed to 12 seconds in penalties, I thought the stage was a lot of fun.
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| Me taking aim, thanks to friend Larry for the pic |
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Virginia craft beer fans have lost a friend and good beer advocate. Rayner Johnson passed away on Saturday, after suffering a stroke last Tuesday. Ray was perhaps best known as the force behind the successful and popular Blue Gray Breweriana show and w…
Decisions, decisions.Options are good to have.
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I voted today. Since my presence will be required in some extended meetings on November 7, and not voting is simply not an option for me, I opted to vote early at our county elections office. I was somewhat surprised to find a steady line of folks doin…
As reported in the Catholic Herald…
The ‘Beer-nedict XVI’ wheat beer was unveiled at a conference in Ohio
An Ohio brewery has produced a specially-commissioned beer in honour of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI.The Bavarian-style hefeweizen, called Beer-nedict XVI: Pint-ifex Maximus, was launched at the conference of the Society for Catholic Social Scientists in Steubenville, Ohio last Thursday.
The Benedict XVI Centre of St Mary’s University, Twickenham, organised a fringe event at which the beer was unveiled and the first kegs received a priestly blessing.
The beer was made by a local Ohio brewery, the Hightower Brewing Company.
The writer Marc Barnes, a graduate from Franciscan University of Steubenville and a PhD student at the Benedict XVI Centre, said: “What better way for the British and American allies to meet than over beer – certainly, a party over tea would have brought up old feelings between the nations.
“My hope is that the joy of being Catholic will spill over from this particular feast and inspire new, creative work among all the academics and intellectuals milling about between the bar and the bluegrass band.”
The Benedict XVI Centre, a hub for research on religion and the social sciences, was launched last year with the approval of the Holy See.
The Holy Father is known to appreciate a good beer from time to time.
See the complete article about the Pope’s beer honor at the Catholic Herald.
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I received my P320 Compact back from SIG Sauer last week after having the voluntary upgrade work performed. I was pleased to get the gun back in just one week. Finally getting out to the range on Monday, I was anxious to see if there was any discernibl…
Loudon County Delegate John Bell must find it hard to sleep at night. How could anyone, with all those grenade launchers and flamethrowers on the streets?He proudly, and with a straight face, states, “I support measures like universal background c…
I was saddened to hear that Second Amendment activist John Snyder passed away on October 22nd. In addition to his work on defending the right to self defense, Mr. Snyder was also the founder of the Gabriel Possenti Society and the author of The Gu…
