I think we've all been blessed with one or two really outstanding shots in our time. Back in the last century, I attended an annual shoot in Chilliwack, BC. One of the last events was a single shot at a blank sheet of paper offhand at 50 yards. Closest to the centre wins a rifle!! With over one hundred shooters, there were three lines. I fired my shot...looked good, and waited til everyone had shot and the announcement. Turns out there were two of us that cut the X penciled in on the back of the paper. So there was a shoot off, with all those other shooters cheering us on. My competitor was up first, and when he cocked his rifle and started to raise it, it went off, coming no where near the target. The judges said tough luck and were going to award the rifle to me, but I thought that was unfair, so I handed him my rifle, and told him to make his best shot. It was my first Hawken rifle in .62 cal, naturally, and he did well. When I fired my own shot, I again cut the X on the back of the page, and so won a Sharon Hawken rifle in .54 calibre. The other shooter was very appreciative of the opportunity but it seems that day, I could do no wrong...luckiest two shots of my life.
