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Once again, it was our honor to host a fun, and special gathering of like minded folks. The Good Lord,, once again blessed us with FINE weather, and it was a great Gathering.
CG,, we did miss you & wiz! Ron provided a very delicious chocolate cake for Friday & Sat. No soft shells,, but that's ok,, just having FM & his son Will attend was even better.
FM, I hope your trip home was un-eventful and comfortable. We were all concerned about your health, and hope you had no further issues. Keep us posted. We all enjoyed meeting Will, and it was very obvious he was your son. A fine gentleman,, who not only made sure you were taken care of,, but was spotted leaving a lot of lead deposits as well.
Blume's badges were really nice. I cheated,, I had a shirt on with my name already on it. Once again,, the drinks & such were appreciated by all. I didn't get time for us to get over on the USPSA stage like we normally do. But I think I heard you over there.
Pictures; I left it up to others,, and didn't try & get any. Normally Blume has his camera going, as well as the drone. I never heard the buzz of the drone,, so I knew it was AWOL. Hopefully Kevin & a few others got some stuff to post.
Taterman,, you should hook up with 32MagFan,, he's from Ky, and was here. Come on down!
Watertender,, that cat is Miss Penny's baby. He's a real cute one. And actually, his eyes aren't normally that wide open. He's got a "soft, sleepy-eyed" look most often. And Kevin,, he's usually very calm & relaxed. Taking pictures of him is easy.
Some of the folks are on the road right now,, headed back to their homes. Safe travels my friends.
I had a couple of guys who are local to me,, and shoot USPSA here that I had invited. John & Anthony. I had invited a couple of other good guys,, but one was off to Ga with family to see his new, and 1st grandbaby. One guy, who's also local,, is mostly a lurker here. But he's been a regular for several years. (Danny.) His kids are also invited when they can come. This year,, one of his daughters came,, Katie,,, and she didn't want to stop shooting even when we put out the low country boil supper Saturday. We were filling plates & faces and she was still downrange burning powder. I may have to hide my GP-100 MC from her.
Anthony & I have known each other for a few decades,, and he's one of my two gentlemen who runs my USPSA matches when I'm away,, (Usually only once a year,, when I go to the ROCS/OGCA show.)
John is a "newer" shooter,, but who's also a VERY good USPSA shooter with his Carry Optics division gun. (He placed second overall in last weekends match,, losing out to an Open class top shooter.) But John had asked me a bit about revolvers.
Well, I took the time to introduce him to our wonderful world of revolvers,, mostly in the SA line. Even though he's quire capable as a shooter,, I started him out with a .22 Wrangler,, and progressed upwards in calibers. .32 H&R mag, .327, .357, .256 Win (in a Hawkeye,) 45 Colt with medium loads, .44 mag, .480 & .454 Casull. By the time he'd gotten through the various guns, and calibers,, and seeing his smiles,, I simply asked him; "Well, whatcha think now?" He replied, (very enthusiastically) "I'm SOLD on Single Actions! I want some!" He also played with a few of my DA revolvers,, including my Super GP-100 9mm, and a Super Redhawk in .480. Lots & lots of smiles there.
But it was fun to hear a few comments on how John cleaned the Texas Star quickly & with only 5 shots, or how fast he smoked the Steel Challenge "Five to Go" stage.
Sam Summey came down,, as well as bringing one of his son's,, Cliff to enjoy a fun relaxed day at a range. Cliff is also an aviator,, and dern good too. He's the only son who lives close enough to be able to attend with his dad fairly easily. I was busy with other stuff,, so I didn't get to see what all they were playing with.
NC-FNS & his wife visited for a while,, and I think he is planning a much longer stay for next year. He seemed to be smiling a lot at all the "stuff" and such. Glad he was able to visit.
32MagFan,, quietly slid in from Ky. But his layout of Rugers,, well,,, impressive. He & I were enjoying watching John progress through the various revolvers,, and both of us were chuckling at his responses & smiles after each one went off.
HvyMax was seen with an eclectic selection of unique guns,, and made the range echo with several loud booms & such. I know he was able to burn off a lot of ammo, (and calories as he kept going back & forth with several firearms.)
Kevin,, after a normal display of a Texan,, (driving across my driveway cable & not realizing it was there,) settled in & shot an assortment of different stuff. After watching him bang & clang the steel of the "Five to Go" with that STI 2011, in .40 S&W,, I was afraid we were gonna have to put it under lock & key to prevent it from sneaking west of here.
Ron kept quietly slipping downrange to bust primers & make the suppressors speak softly. His wife Jackie & Miss Penny had left the boys to play as they went to Asheville to a quilt show.
gramps dog was quite happy early as she wandered from hand to hand getting a lot of petting. But she's not a big fan of loud gunfire so she retired to her place,, guarding the front seat of the truck once the shooting started.
Cholo fired the last shots,, with a big boom, of a .480 Ruger SBH.
But for me,, the best part was just having everybody visit & enjoy themselves. From the normal, relaxed discussions while sitting in the shade,, to the sounds of very quiet pops of a suppressor, to the loud booms of heavy 12 ga slugs, and of course,, seeing folks enjoy a bit of good food & fellowship. Often,, it's the sitting around & various discussions we enjoy that seem to be as popular as the shooting.
I know others will chime in here as they return home & get time to share their memories. So I'll stop rambling,, and just say,, "We'll do it again next year,, Good Lord willing."
CG,, we did miss you & wiz! Ron provided a very delicious chocolate cake for Friday & Sat. No soft shells,, but that's ok,, just having FM & his son Will attend was even better.
FM, I hope your trip home was un-eventful and comfortable. We were all concerned about your health, and hope you had no further issues. Keep us posted. We all enjoyed meeting Will, and it was very obvious he was your son. A fine gentleman,, who not only made sure you were taken care of,, but was spotted leaving a lot of lead deposits as well.
Blume's badges were really nice. I cheated,, I had a shirt on with my name already on it.
Once again,, the drinks & such were appreciated by all. I didn't get time for us to get over on the USPSA stage like we normally do. But I think I heard you over there.Pictures; I left it up to others,, and didn't try & get any. Normally Blume has his camera going, as well as the drone. I never heard the buzz of the drone,, so I knew it was AWOL. Hopefully Kevin & a few others got some stuff to post.
Taterman,, you should hook up with 32MagFan,, he's from Ky, and was here. Come on down!
Watertender,, that cat is Miss Penny's baby. He's a real cute one. And actually, his eyes aren't normally that wide open. He's got a "soft, sleepy-eyed" look most often. And Kevin,, he's usually very calm & relaxed. Taking pictures of him is easy.
Some of the folks are on the road right now,, headed back to their homes. Safe travels my friends.
I had a couple of guys who are local to me,, and shoot USPSA here that I had invited. John & Anthony. I had invited a couple of other good guys,, but one was off to Ga with family to see his new, and 1st grandbaby. One guy, who's also local,, is mostly a lurker here. But he's been a regular for several years. (Danny.) His kids are also invited when they can come. This year,, one of his daughters came,, Katie,,, and she didn't want to stop shooting even when we put out the low country boil supper Saturday. We were filling plates & faces and she was still downrange burning powder. I may have to hide my GP-100 MC from her.
Anthony & I have known each other for a few decades,, and he's one of my two gentlemen who runs my USPSA matches when I'm away,, (Usually only once a year,, when I go to the ROCS/OGCA show.)
John is a "newer" shooter,, but who's also a VERY good USPSA shooter with his Carry Optics division gun. (He placed second overall in last weekends match,, losing out to an Open class top shooter.) But John had asked me a bit about revolvers.
Well, I took the time to introduce him to our wonderful world of revolvers,, mostly in the SA line. Even though he's quire capable as a shooter,, I started him out with a .22 Wrangler,, and progressed upwards in calibers. .32 H&R mag, .327, .357, .256 Win (in a Hawkeye,) 45 Colt with medium loads, .44 mag, .480 & .454 Casull. By the time he'd gotten through the various guns, and calibers,, and seeing his smiles,, I simply asked him; "Well, whatcha think now?" He replied, (very enthusiastically) "I'm SOLD on Single Actions! I want some!" He also played with a few of my DA revolvers,, including my Super GP-100 9mm, and a Super Redhawk in .480. Lots & lots of smiles there.
But it was fun to hear a few comments on how John cleaned the Texas Star quickly & with only 5 shots, or how fast he smoked the Steel Challenge "Five to Go" stage.
Sam Summey came down,, as well as bringing one of his son's,, Cliff to enjoy a fun relaxed day at a range. Cliff is also an aviator,, and dern good too. He's the only son who lives close enough to be able to attend with his dad fairly easily. I was busy with other stuff,, so I didn't get to see what all they were playing with.
NC-FNS & his wife visited for a while,, and I think he is planning a much longer stay for next year. He seemed to be smiling a lot at all the "stuff" and such. Glad he was able to visit.
32MagFan,, quietly slid in from Ky. But his layout of Rugers,, well,,, impressive. He & I were enjoying watching John progress through the various revolvers,, and both of us were chuckling at his responses & smiles after each one went off.
HvyMax was seen with an eclectic selection of unique guns,, and made the range echo with several loud booms & such. I know he was able to burn off a lot of ammo, (and calories as he kept going back & forth with several firearms.)
Kevin,, after a normal display of a Texan,, (driving across my driveway cable & not realizing it was there,) settled in & shot an assortment of different stuff. After watching him bang & clang the steel of the "Five to Go" with that STI 2011, in .40 S&W,, I was afraid we were gonna have to put it under lock & key to prevent it from sneaking west of here.
Ron kept quietly slipping downrange to bust primers & make the suppressors speak softly. His wife Jackie & Miss Penny had left the boys to play as they went to Asheville to a quilt show.
gramps dog was quite happy early as she wandered from hand to hand getting a lot of petting. But she's not a big fan of loud gunfire so she retired to her place,, guarding the front seat of the truck once the shooting started.
Cholo fired the last shots,, with a big boom, of a .480 Ruger SBH.
But for me,, the best part was just having everybody visit & enjoy themselves. From the normal, relaxed discussions while sitting in the shade,, to the sounds of very quiet pops of a suppressor, to the loud booms of heavy 12 ga slugs, and of course,, seeing folks enjoy a bit of good food & fellowship. Often,, it's the sitting around & various discussions we enjoy that seem to be as popular as the shooting.
I know others will chime in here as they return home & get time to share their memories. So I'll stop rambling,, and just say,, "We'll do it again next year,, Good Lord willing."
