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Member Section => Down Range Cafe => Topic started by: MikeBjerum on July 17, 2009, 10:42:39 AM
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I've been waiting a full month to report this, and everything has finally come together:
First off Thanks to Phil Strader for putting this together, and to his staff for all they did! Thanks to all the sponsers for the all they did and provided to make this happen and memorable! Thanks to Julie for putting up with me on her squad for a day, to Rob for the pointers more than once, to everyone there for an overall good time, to Rastus for the hospitality, and to Jessie .... for just being Jessie (Glock and all)!
Talking ideas and getting advice from Rob and Julie on Stage 7 (a dry Saturday afternoon):
(http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e330/m58/IMG00128.jpg)
Stage 4 outline:
(http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e330/m58/Stage4.jpg)
Shooting a muddy Stage 4 on Sunday morning after a loooooooooooooooooooooong thunderstorm delay:
(http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e330/m58/TableShot.jpg)
(http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e330/m58/FirstStep.jpg)
(http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e330/m58/OffBridge.jpg)
(http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e330/m58/WindowFirstShot.jpg)
And finally, the souvenirs (one purchased and one awarded):
(http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e330/m58/1911.jpg)
It was a great weekend, and if it doesn't interfere with the wedding next June I will be back again!
This is a late addition in hopes of saving my life!
I also need to thank the Cooksons for putting up with me while M'ette was off somewhere, but more importantly ... I GOT AN OFFICIAL M"ETTE HUG!!!
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I know I've told you this in private, but now I want to say it in public,
Congratulations, Mike!!!
We're all very proud of you!! And my offer to store that 1911 for you is still open. ;D
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Very good report, You said one awarded , one won, how much did that Tee shirt cost you ? ;D
As long as it isn't YOUR wedding, I don't see a problem ;D
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COOL report!
Nice 1911! I like the old school look instead of the big beaver tail.
And I am JEALOUS!
of the M'ETTE HUG!
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Very good report, You said one awarded , one won, how much did that Tee shirt cost you ? ;D
As long as it isn't YOUR wedding, I don't see a problem ;D
Missing this one might be WORSE than missing his own. Tends to piss of both mother AND daughter when Daddy's not there to walk his little girl down the aisle. ;D
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Missing this one might be WORSE than missing his own. Tends to piss of both mother AND daughter when Daddy's not there to walk his little girl down the aisle. ;D
He can tell them he's trying to win the money to pay for it. ;D
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He can tell them he's trying to win the money to pay for it. ;D
That might be worth a shot.....especially since I don't think his wife has a key to the gun room. ;D
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I think the "tactical" knee brace helped. That one pic literally has you "floating" across the steps,...
Congratulations, you deserve all the accolades, prizes and the M'ette hug...
Beautiful 1911.
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Very cool. Enjoyed the pictures and I hope there are more.
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I think the "tactical" knee brace helped. That one pic literally has you "floating" across the steps,...
Congratulations, you deserve all the accolades, prizes and the M'ette hug...
Beautiful 1911.
Two hundred fifty pounds airborne and floating are not two ideas that go together real well :o
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Two hundred fifty pounds airborne and floating landing are not two ideas that go together real well :o
Fixed it! ;D
Congrats on a job well done. Jealous all the way around.
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Is it just me, or does he have an "Oh shit, this is gonna hurt" look on his face in that "floating" pic? ;D
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Way to go Mike !!!
Thanks for the great pics. Nice to see how it's done. Sweet 1911 and congrats on getting to hang with all the cool kids.
Looks like you had a blast. ;)
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I looked up the scores. You did better, a lot better, than I would have, that's for sure.
I couldn't believe the pro scores given the par times. I doubt if I could engage a quarter of the targets that the pros did.
I got's to plan me a vacation like that in the next couple of years.
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Very cool mate ;D ;D
I saw this earlier today
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yvqTjGaKd4
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Very cool mate ;D ;D
I saw this earlier today
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yvqTjGaKd4
Those videos were taken on Saturday afternoon while I was squaded with her. Amazing how shooting with people like that helps your shooting.
Compare the nice firm dry coarse where she is shooting the stars to my photos - Same stage only 18 hours difference. On the color stage it was raining so hard Sunday that we would get little gysers out of the plates when we knocked them over.
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Do...Mike, since you are such good friends with Marshall'ette (shhhh, I heard all about it all....) do you think you're going to be able to talk them into a DRTV Giveaway for a say 5 members to go to USSA the weekend before the match and get 4 or 5 days of training then get to shoot????