Here are a few pics of a Winter's shoot we just had this weekend past. Out behind my friend Steve's house. This was an informal get together, and surprisingly, only flinters showed up. Once we got going, though, we heard several neighbors start up their M1's just to show solidarity.
Here is Eric von Aschewege, with his virgin Lehigh, just about to see if he can hit the barn.
Jesse Curran, Acer Sapling, does his best to hold up the tradition.
Ignition! Eric's guns are inside coned, very fast ignition, and just about right on with his sights. First time he ever shot these guns. What a great day.
Steve, our kind and generous host, poking away at the the target. We had plastic milk jugs filled with water, and some paper targets, and some assorted junk to shoot at.
Roger Vincent, looong time shootin buddy and friend. Shooting his .58 Vincent rifle. Very pretty fruitwood stock, nicely carved. Roger, his son Caleb, and his rifle are in the Dixon's group photo I posted in building a few days ago. He and Caleb come every year to the Fair.
Eric with his pistol. .535 roundball, .02 patch, 30 gr FFg. Kick like horse, where ball go?
In this shot, note the pan igniting, and the next photo.......
Fire! Note that Eric still held onto the pistol.
Jesse just had to try everything out, including the trampoline.
Toward the end of the shoot, the sun was sinking, and the heat of the day had left early. My finger and ears had gotten so cold, I was struggling to get my earplugs out, and they seemed really stuck or frozen in my ears. "Steve" what's going on here?" as I pull on the plug....."is this caught n my ear hair or what?" "No, Tom, you're pulling on your earlobe, try a little higher."
We were pretty well frozen, so we threw the dirty rifles in the car, and headed home to hot chicken soup, tea, and apple pie. This was a great fun day, a lot of laughs had by all, and no targets got suffered too badly. A great way to have a little fun in the middle of winter.
