And here I thought that that was pretty poor shooting, I wasn’t having a very good day, wasn’t feeling it,  had drank WAY too much coffee that day, and had a wicked crosswind.

But I went anyway, ’cause when things go pear shaped the chances of having a perfect day and that I will be feeling tops are very slim, so practice in all conditions is a good idea.

I went and shot for the E-postal match hosted by Brigid and Partner.

and I came in first and third in class 3. Found this target a VERY challenging one.

I really didn’t think either was a winning score. Not an embarassing score, mind you, but not anywhere close to winning. But I sent the targets in anyway. 70 and 65 with the 10-22 and the Buckmark.

Who knew?

I’ll be waiting for my trophy and gold medal or whatever to arrive.  Rumor has it that there are sports cars for the top shooters as well.

ETA: You should, if you can find the time, try this months postal match. Looks to be challenging as well.

More range time is never a bad thing

They were, unfortunately, forced to say SOMETHING….But in placating one market segement, they chose to alienate another one. I am a part of that alienated portion.

Sadly(for them), my firearms is attached to my pants….which is also where my wallet and money clip reside.

Therefore, if my gun (and therefore my pants) aren’t welcome, then I will stay away…and so will my wallet and my money clip.

Unless, and until Target is willing to also take responsibility AND liability for my safety from any shootings, stabbings, assaults, or other mayhem which might happen in their store (and this would require more than one elderly security guard, more like 15 per store to be effective) then they cannot have my business.

I probably spend 3-4 thousand dollars a year at Target. Now my gun, my pants, and my wallet will be forced to accompany me elsewhere for my shopping needs.

There are a LOT of retailers out there.

If I could buy ’em, I’d post ’em everywhere I could.

HERE

Monday night Mom Nature whacked us with a double header…2 lines of fairly severe thunderstorms.

Not as bad as it has been, but not very gentle either.

78 MPH winds at the homestead, and about 15 MPH higher at the business.

80K people without power. Running business on a generator.

Life is interesting.

“We have limited power, but can accommodate you”

Customer: “Well then, I’ll just go to your competitor across the street”

“feel free”.

Customer: “where, exactly, are they? I can’t see their sign”.

“That would be due to the fact that THEY HAVE NO POWER EITHER, due to the storm”.

Customer: “Oh”.

Posting is likely to be reduced for a few days as we recover. Kinda busy. 

If ya do, and can’t find something else to do with it, you can always buy a town.

Seriously, you can. all it takes is cash.

You might be able to get financing if you bargain….

Town is Swett, South Dakota. (so small it doesn’t even have a Wikipedia page)

Right here

Build the fucking fence that has been promised so many times!

Instead, Barry wants $2BILLION dollars to “stem border crossings and speed deportation”.

How about this instead:

We use about 200Million dollars and build a fence.

Let the Border Patrol do it’s job without fear of prosecution

And deport every illegal we can find simply by sending them back over the border they crossed: Take ’em to the nearest border station and, if need be, push ’em over the border….But make ’em cross and let Mexico deal with ’em.

I bet that it immediately decreases the incentive to cross over the border in a northerly direction, and makes the Mexican Government have a screaming hissy fit because they have then got to deal with all those people.

Your illegal immigrant issues would be solved in 6 weeks, tops.

And you wouldn’t have to spend $2 Billion dollars. Just a fraction. And you’d have a fence to discourage future crossers too.

That in the Hobby Lobby/Obamacare contraception issue, the fact that the company does not wish to provide contraception coverage due to religious objections is now:

“Discrimination against women “.

I find it interesting that women getting contraception coverage is such a terrible burden….Sandra Fluke apparently felt the same way. Yet we are supposed to believe that women are, at the same time, strong and able to take care of themselves without a man’s protection….but yet: Not being covered by the insurance for $9/month birth control pills is such a terrible burden for women? And this is Discrimination? Which is it? Are you Fragile Flowers requiring the care and protection of the patriarchy, or independent women who don’t need men to survive?

IS the world such a good place that this issue is now the only one that liberals and women have left to fight about?

Watch

Betcha can’t help but laugh.

an empty plate in the Fridge.

I think something ate something else.

Then I guess we can dispense with the whole Qualified Immunity thing too, right?

Can’t be a public servant and yet, be exempt from public rules, now can we?

If SWAT teams are not subject to public review and open records request, then their employees (the SWAT officers) and their management aren’t pubklic employees anymore, are they?

This would make them subject to the laws that you and I must follow then.