New pictures at the bottom!Okay, now that my sarcasm quota has been met for the day, may I present...
GUN PICTURES!
If you're on dial-up, I weep softly for your modem.
Some of us went shooting last weekend without any planning or preparation, so I thought I'd show pictures to encourage the rest of you to come out shooting with us next time. I'll try to plan it with at least a day or two of notice, and I'll try to call all of you. If your numbers have changed recently, be sure to let me know!
Here's the first group shot, taken before we got started. From left to right: Me with my SKS at the ready and my XD-40 on my hip, Jerod Lodholtz (fresh out of the Navy) with a .308 FN-FAL, Ashley Candelaria (Mike's SO) with a .44 Magnum Desert Eagle, Mike Masura with a 12ga Remington 870, and Craig "Spanky" Pankoff with an AK-47.
Another group shot. Jerod stepped out to take the picture, and Meredith stepped in to replace him, posing beside me with a Mini-14 in .223. Dead sexy, if you ask me...
Here's the fun table, with everyone loading up their weapon of choice. Craig is posing with an AK-47 and a goofy grin, with Jerod in the background with the 12ga Remington, me with my SKS, and Ashley looking scary.
Our target for the day was an old bedroom door, which Jerod was kind enough to spray-paint for us. Our targets included a monkey, a dog, and a retarded kid, among other things. Of course, we also shot the ¾-full spray paint can, which took off like a rocket.
Mike and I playing "Vanna White" with the gun collection in the back of the pickup truck. Alright, the target has been set up, the guns are loaded, let's SHOOT!
I'm up front with my .40S&W Springfield XD. Jerod is in the center with a two-tone Glock in .45ACP. Mike is in the back, with the Desert Eagle in .44 Magnum.
I know I'm just asking for trouble by posting this picture. Meredith was taking a picture, and I was pointing at her to say "Your turn!" I can't wait to see what kind of captions you guys are going to come up with for this picture.
Here's Mike with my .22LR Ruger Mark I. It's the perfect gun to teach new shooters with, especially girls. In this picture, he's inserting a magazine into the pistol and preparing to hand it off to Ashley for her first-ever shots.
After Mike was finished showing Ashley how to shoot, they moved on to a bigger pistol, and Meredith and I were up next. She's an excellent shot for a first-timer, as girls often are. Before the day was up, she also shot my .40S&W XD with amazing accuracy. I'll have to remember to never get on her bad side...
We spent about two hours shooting that poor defenseless door. I got to try out the 12ga shotgun with a 3½" shell, which is more like an artillery piece than a shotgun. My shoulder was quite red by the time I was done!
We'll plan a "geeks with guns" day before too long. I know Craig is leaving for Houghton toward the end of the month (June 28th, methinks) so we'll have to aim for the third weekend of June or so. Any takers?
-b0b
(...cheers for guns!)