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Member Section => Down Range Cafe => Topic started by: TAB on September 26, 2009, 05:05:43 PM
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Ok so with out my knowledge she signed us up for her offices charity trap trouny. I find out at 9 this morning. we have to be there at noon.
Now she has never shot a shotgun til this morning. hell shes only fired about 500 rounds of 22.
So I crack open the safes and have her try about 10 diffrent guns to see which fits. my 1st gun a youth 20 ga 1100 is really close, all it needs is a slip on but pad and its a perfect fit. So we are off the range, I have her pattern it, and its shooting low, 3 quaters inserted between the slip on but pad and the stock, and we are at 60/40.
So I give her a little more basic instruction, have her mount the gun about a dozen times or so... Since they are throwing the tragets out strait, I told her to just come from underneath and as soon as the beed covers the clay, pull the trigger( 60/40 split remember).
The 1st round she did very well for a beginer , hiting 7/25, the last 5 were all hits. I was so proud of her that she hit birds. after she went 5 in a row I had to give her a huge hug
the 2nd round she did 18/25.
Guess what, it was enough to win the womens tourny.
No one belived us that she had never fired a shot gun before today. She signed us up as she knows I enjoy clay games, but have not been able to aford to go out.
I went 23/25 and 25, too win the mens. None of the other men broke 20 in either round. (doctors and nurses, what can I say)
I don't think they want us back next year ;D
All in all a great day.
about $3k raised going off to a fund to pay for artifical legs for children.
2 $40 gift certs for outback steak house...
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Ok so with out my knowledge she signed us up for her offices charity trap trouny. I find out at 9 this morning. we have to be there at noon.
Now she has never shot a shotgun til this morning. hell shes only fired about 500 rounds of 22.
So I crack open the safes and have her try about 10 diffrent guns to see which fits. my 1st gun a youth 20 ga 1100 is really close, all it needs is a slip on but pad and its a perfect fit. So we are off the range, I have her pattern it, and its shooting low, 3 quaters inserted between the slip on but pad and the stock, and we are at 60/40.
So I give her a little more basic instruction, have her mount the gun about a dozen times or so... Since they are throwing the tragets out strait, I told her to just come from underneath and as soon as the beed covers the clay, pull the trigger( 60/40 split remember).
The 1st round she did very well for a beginer , hiting 7/25, the last 5 were all hits. I was so proud of her that she hit birds. after she went 5 in a row I had to give her a huge hug
the 2nd round she did 18/25.
Guess what, it was enough to win the womens tourny.
No one belived us that she had never fired a shot gun before today. She signed us up as she knows I enjoy clay games, but have not been able to aford to go out.
I went 23/25 and 25, too win the mens. None of the other men broke 20 in either round. (doctors and nurses, what can I say)
I don't think they want us back next year ;D
All in all a great day.
about $3k raised going off to a fund to pay for artifical legs for children.
2 $40 gift certs for outback steak house...
Congrats for the wins ................and good on you all for the great fund-raising cause.
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Way to go TAB and my hat's off for Mrs. TAB!
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Congrats to you and the Mrs. Maybe those other docs and nurses should do some more practicing and have you back next year. Make sure that there isn't any Chicagoland Nurses in on that. One could be my sister that'll give anyone a run for their money in Clays
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What an opportunity to help the poor doctors and nurses who messed up so badly. Hopefully they all had fun.
When I say the title to this thread, I thought this was going to be another reason to hate seriously dislike BillT!!!
Good for you, and +1000 to your honey. Way to go.
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Great news TAB, A good time, a good cause, and the best incentive for the Mrs. to continue and maybe explore other shooting sports.
Also a goad to those other Dr's and Nurses to get out and practice more ;D
PS, Enjoy your steaks ;D
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GREAT JOB! VERY cool to get to participate in an event like that! One you'll both remember the rest of your lives I'll bet. :)
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Good job TAB. The Mrs is a QUICK learner! (nope, not gonna give the instructor any credit ;) )
Sounds like a hell of a good time was had by all!
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Haz, she has one of the best "green" trigger pulls I've ever seen. last 5 years or so learning how to keep her hand steady and do things smoothly.
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That's awesome! Congrats to both of you TAB.
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nice job, my wife just gives me the look and says "ughh, boys" whenever i take out a gun ;D
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That sounds like a lot of fun. Is she hooked now? Next stop, IDPA.
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Sounds like it was fun. Gratz on the wins! I'm ready to go skeet shooting again myself now....
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Great job, TAB's wife
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Well had a nice lunch with the wife today. While she didn't find the shooting part "fun", she did find the charity tourny deal fun and said she would like to do it next year. She really does not like loud noises, so shooting its not really a good sport for her.
She 1st asked me to take her shooting( when we were dating), not to shoot, but to learn how to use a gun for SD if the need ever arised. Which is a good thing.
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Well had a nice lunch with the wife today. While she didn't find the shooting part "fun", she did find the charity tourny deal fun and said she would like to do it next year. She really does not like loud noises, so shooting its not really a good sport for her.
She 1st asked me to take her shooting( when we were dating), not to shoot, but to learn how to use a gun for SD if the need ever arised. Which is a good thing.
Hey, She isn't afraid of em. Knows how to use them. Doesn't mind you having them, going to the range, etc. Still not a bad deal. ;)
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Sounds like you go yourself a keeper!
Good job,
Richard
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NOthing like a wife that can pick up a handgun and watch your back.
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after she went 5 in a row I had to give her a huge hug
You're newlyweds.......like you NEED a reason to snuggle with her. ;D
All kidding aside, congratulations on marrying so far out of your league, and congratulations to TABette on her shooting prowess.
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I can't tell you how proud I am of her.. and of you for being proud of her and bragging about it on here. :)
She will be hooked now.. and you have a shooting partner for life.
I shoot sporting Clays in a weekly league and I absolutely can't wait until Wednesday nights. I used to shoot alot of Trap and I like it too. I've never shot skeet but I'm going to in 3 weeks.. that should be fun..
A month or so ago I signed up to shoot some 5 station. its tough.. 2 simultaneous clays come out and you have no idea each time where they are coming from.. They are everywhere from over your head to waaaay out zinging from one side to the other or even bouncing on the ground ( like a jumping rabbit) I could get one.. but that other one ..hell half the time I couldn't even see it..
I said lots of bad words.. :-X
did terrible ..and actually I hated it.. LOL
Congratulations Tab... and to your better half too.. ;D
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I said lots of bad words.. :-X
You said bad words?!? I find that hard to believe. ::)
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Well done TAB to you and especially your wife! grand effort for never firing a shotty let alone at little things wizzing by and having to hit the suckers. You need t load her some Black Powder shells now so she really gets hooked, nothing like a bit of black drug to hook em in real good, until they have to clean them afterwards LOL
and Marshal'ette perhaps you could include those bad words in your new novel? :P
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and Marshal'ette perhaps you could include those bad words in your new novel? :P
I have you in it.. That is enough.. hahaha
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muahhhh! ;D
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I can't tell you how proud I am of her.. and of you for being proud of her and bragging about it on here. :)
She will be hooked now.. and you have a shooting partner for life.
I shoot sporting Clays in a weekly league and I absolutely can't wait until Wednesday nights. I used to shoot alot of Trap and I like it too. I've never shot skeet but I'm going to in 3 weeks.. that should be fun..
A month or so ago I signed up to shoot some 5 station. its tough.. 2 simultaneous clays come out and you have no idea each time where they are coming from.. They are everywhere from over your head to waaaay out zinging from one side to the other or even bouncing on the ground ( like a jumping rabbit) I could get one.. but that other one ..hell half the time I couldn't even see it..
I said lots of bad words.. :-X
did terrible ..and actually I hated it.. LOL
Congratulations Tab... and to your better half too.. ;D
Soooooooooooo many open targets to hit here, and where to start ::)
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Soooooooooooo many open targets to hit here, and where to start ::)
Mostly I would envision a case of replacement barrels......for those that are bent during tempered flare-ups after a few misses in a row.
But that would just be a guess. ;D
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Mostly I would envision a case of replacement barrels......for those that are bent during tempered flare-ups after a few misses in a row.
But that would just be a guess. ;D
I'm going with the method she uses when too many drinks are set out in front of her ... A full case of ammo and go at it fast and furious until their all gone ;)
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You are soooo funny................. >:(
I happened to do very well last Wednesday ..thank you very much.. I shot about 85%... 8)
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Great job TAB. Now learn how to spell..... I feel like I have to drink a half gallon of Wild Turkey to be able to read what you are trying to convey on here. Lucky for me it only requires one bottle of wine. :)
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You are soooo funny................. >:(
I happened to do very well last Wednesday ..thank you very much.. I shot about 85%... 8)
I always break all of them when i go out.... just some times in the ground that breaks them. :P
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You are soooo funny................. >:(
I happened to do very well last Wednesday ..thank you very much.. I shot about 85%... 8)
Of what?
Like TAB said.........I can shoot 100%............... I just don't hit 100%. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;) ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Of what?
Like TAB said.........I can shoot 100%............... I just don't hit 100%. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;) ;D ;D ;D ;D
damn it, now I need to have a engineering stamp on the plans for the remodel of the corner... we just had to add a 4th story.
;D