WOW! (April 18, 2010 Match)

That’s got to be the best weather we’ve had for one of our April events in quite a few years! A little breezy, but the temp was pleasant if you stayed busy. And we all stayed busy as we had 15 shooters at our Sunday match. We shot 2 stages, broke for lunch, then shot 3 more stages to finish off a great day at the range.

Maybe the indoor shooting this winter hasn’t been a total waste of time (although I’ll never admit that), as we had some pretty heated competition.

Thank you, Two X Tom, for donating the flag for use at our shooting annex. It’s nice to have Old Glory flying close to the action. And where would we be without Cindy? She picked up right where she left off last fall, making sure things run smoothly and keeping all the cowboys on the straight and narrow. Sometimes it’s a little like tryin’ to herd cats. We really appreciate everything you do!

We welcomed two new shooters to our ranks as we said our final goodbyes to Loco Joe and Dakota Dealer, both called to that great bordello in the sky. But they were ably replaced by Badlands Vigilante and Obadiah Might. I hate to sound cold, but those other two were definitely men of “questionable character”.

Oh, yah, back to the match.

Blake Stone took the overall win for the first outdoor match of the season. It was also his first match shooting Frontier Cartridge (where did those targets go?).

We had only two shooters shoot the match clean. Two seniors! These guys are making a habit of this. Great shooting, Pistolero Shay and Dakota Rattler!

Thanks to Obadiah for supplying and grilling the burgers and thanks to everyone else who brought something for the pot-luck lunch. It was fantastic! Good food and good company! With shooting thrown in, it’s a perfect day!

May all your lead find steel (finally!)

Blake Stone