Zombie Paris Hilton

There's avery funny tongue in cheek reference that the shooter community has.  It's " be ready for when the Zombies arrive". Well, Zombie Paris Hilton and her Zombie Chiahuahua arrived at the range today and were greeted with my ar 15 and 9mm!  ( I saved her lovely complexion, yellow smile and her snivelling Zombie mutt for next time! ( I also was rather neglegent as a gentleman to ruin her lovely Zombie breasts and skanky naked blue tummy skin!)

60 mm Spotting Scope

The Gear Continues!

The Celestron 60 mm spotting scope is my latest aquisition to my hoard of gear!
This small purchase has sufficiently motivated me to  aquire some kickass optics for my Stag AR 15.
Hopefully this scope will only show the hits and not my misses. ( Wouldn't it be nice if all our optics were that way way in life?)

Sean's Accuracy AX .338 Lapula

I recieved a call from a friend of mine Sean who heard I was into this "gun stuff"
Well, apparently I'm not alone!  Sean and I have similar interests in martial arts, music, (he's a bass player) and I've always enjoyed his company.  The call was a delightful surprise for me as I quickly learned that another one of our common interests is this "gun stuff"
 I have to applaud his sense of commitment on many levels.  He and his lovely wife Ellena, myself and our cache of arms had a great day at the range!
 Sean pulled out an Accuracy AX.338 Lapula sniper rifle. (The gun apparently has been documented as holding the longest successful shot at 2.84 kilometers.
 Here's the first shot by Sean on video.
 

More Gear!

My good buddy Dom hooked me up with a great deal on a camper.  I wasn't really sold on the idea until I thought of the possibilites.  A travelling condo with a furnace, two big beds with heated matresses, lights, sink, sitting area, and a cooker for inside or out, a 7' canopy and a cold fridge.
Hmmmm... the possibilites are endless, (at least until late October to May)
I had a  trailer hitch with the wiring harness installed and now I'm good to roll!
Of course, as soon as I took possession of it there has been nothing but rain.
At least I'll be cozy and dry. Can't wait to take it to the range and beyond!

Advanced Pistol 2 Certificate

The Advanced Pistol 2 program was another awesome course.  Shooting multiple targeets, moving and shooting and shooting behind barricades are just a few of the elements covered here.  On Wednesday evenings, the TDSA crew get together with the instructors and practice all aespects of what we were taught.  Like anything, reviewing, reminding and practising help to ingrain the principles into ones mind so it becomes natural.  Trust me, I am far from good at this stuff but with practice I hope to be.  Tonite I reconfigured my equipment belt so it felt more comfortable when I reload.
I sent my coach a text regarding what i was doing and he immediatly sent me a text to ensure that when I do reload, I should see the target through my trigger guard.  Awesome tip that I won't forget!
I know that some of my friends have a curiosity and even a desire to pursue pistol shooting and I can't encourage you enough to pursue it.  Challenging, rewarding, a great sense of comradarie with others who share the same interest, outdoors and having fun.  But with that said, I'll be playing basketball Thursday night for two hours and will be hobbled for a week!  Hopefully I'll shoot well! (usually do, at least on the court!)lol!

Advanced Pistol 1 Certificate

An awesome course thanks to my coach Scott Little.  Holster qualification and completion of AP1 has been a blast.  Prior to the course my thought was- aim and shoot.  Man, there is so much more to pistol work.  Forgetting about your day and relaxing and focusing in on this super fun and challenging feat. Ensuring the pistol muzzle is always pointed ina safe direction down range. Setting the proper  platform or stance, proper draw to the correct grip, propeer sight picture, feeling the slack of the trigger and meeting the breaking point. Then using just the very tip of your finger to smoothly pull the trigger.  Waiting and seeing and feeling what you just did.  Retracting the pistol the same way it was presented and safely holstering it. Sounds easy, but it's an exercise in physics, anatomy, muscle and mental memory.  But man, it's fun!

New Kicks

Since my knees and ankles are blown from nearly a half a century of basketball, I found that the terrain can be a bit tracherous.  On the make a wish fundraising day at Silverdale, Hamilton Tacticle hapopened to have a kiosk there with the exact footwaer I was looking for.( well not exactly, i did like the pair with the zipper down the side) but they were there and so was I!  Awesome s.w.a.t. desert boot.  Unbelievably comfortable with great support.  i think I may have to get a waterproof pair in black.  As a good Canadian boy, rain and snow mean a good day to be at the range or barbequing!