Mr. Completely e-Postal Reminder

 Danno has a reminder up on Sand Castle Scrolls, and he will accept entries for May (Click) through the first weekend of June.  Bonus time is good!  If the June contest is posted in time, you can shoot both months' contests in one range trip. 

Danno specified 50 yards for centerfire rifles, but I can't see the small spots at that range, so I shot this target with the .45 ACP Hi-Point at 25 yards.  I pulled off a couple shots, but that little rifle can sure shoot.  It has a Tru-Glo red dot sight on top of it now, and with its low mount, I can also use the iron sights while looking through it.  Varmints had better stay out of our yard!

Shooting With Mom

Mom and I were busy fixing little things around her home and yard over the weekend, but we also found time to do some gun looking/shopping, and a couple trips to the Clemons Creek Shooting Range.  The big news out there is the new pit toilet!  Wow!  A real necessary room, so folks don't have to run to the woods for emergencies.

This was Mom's first time shooting since her last surgery, and we took several guns on Sunday.  My suspicions were confirmed that her 1911-22 needs to be lubed after sitting on the shelf for extended periods.  A little fresh oil on the slides had it functioning well, and we ran over 100 through it to break it in a bit more.  The bad news is that Mom has lost a great deal of strength with her illnesses, and she is good for only one double-action-trigger pull on her LCP.  The good news is that the Walther PK380 functioned perfectly after nearly a year of rest, and Mom can really hit with it.  She ran 50 through it without a hitch.

We took her Mk III Hunter out on Memorial Day, and ran 200 rounds through it.  We used CCI Mini Mags rather than bulk pack ammo, because she didn't want to spend her time doing malf drills.  She shot up one of the targets that she brought home from the Washoe Shooting Range, and made every magazine a drill, shifting to a different bullseye for every shot.  She came home energized by the experience of shooting again.

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Not My Victrola: Memorial Day Special 2

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Not My Victrola: Memorial Day Special

"As Victrolaman's Tribute on Memorial Day 2012 to all those who served and sacrificed to preserve our Freedoms. Here is John Phillip Sousa's "The Washington Post March", composed by Sousa in 1889 when he was the leader of the United States Marine Corp. Band. This Sousa March became so popular it led to Sousa being dubbed "The March King."

Weekend Steam

A re-post of a video from the 2009 Old Threshers show at Mt. Pleasant: This Corliss engine used to pump water for the city of Marshalltown, Iowa, and was moved to Midwest Old Threshers in the late 1960's. You can see it operate in the machinery building every year during the Labor Day weekend.

Crankin' It Up

Gene Austin recorded this cute little number on December 2, 1925.

Played on the old Brunswick.

Pack Your Range Bag!

We are coming up on the last weekend of the month, so if you haven't already shot Mr. Completely's May contest go HERE to download the target and read the rules.  There are several classes, but if you have a gun that doesn't fit, shoot it anyway, and Danno will make another category just for you.  The e-Postal hosts are so glad for every entry that you can shoot just about anything.

Mr. Completely just won the Gold Medal for Senior (50 and older) Rimfire at the European Steel Challenge, so if you can beat get close to his score you will have real bragging rights.  He always shoots in the Rimfire With Optics class.   Scores from the April contest are HERE.

Join in the fun; we all need the practice.

9:15 On May The 23rd In '34

I had been thinking about this song, and then forgot all about it last night. Flatt and Scruggs had this Tom T. Hall song on their Final Fling album just before they split up, and it is easy to remember the anniversary after you listen a few times.

End Of A Dream

Mrs. TBS really outdid herself last fall when she worked up her patch of flowers out by the road.  We have had a long lasting show this spring of poppies and corn flowers, but the poppies are just about done.  It looks as though there will be plenty of seed to make it even better next year.