Monthly Archives: February 2010

What do you think? I have been designing jewelry lately and was thinking there has to be something I can do with used and new bullet components. Here is my first attempt. I wrapped a Winchester case with 14K gold-filled … Continue reading →

I have been home from LA for almost a week and still have not heard if I made the show! Another Seattle friend who I compete with in high power rifle also made the final rounds. We have been texting … Continue reading →

http://practicaledgeshooting.com/classes.htm I spent a long week in LA for the “audition”. I flew home Friday and Charles picked me up and we drove directly to Richland in eastern Wa for a match he wanted to shoot. It is freezing cold … Continue reading →

Wondering what a banana photo is doing here? This banana was in my lunch sack on a bench behind me in the pits. Notice the little white thing sticking out of it! The pits are where the targets are. Every … Continue reading →

I leave tomorrow for LA for the final casting. Yea! Today we had a 500 yard match up north at the Machias shooting range. Managed to stay dry enough while out there. Well, I won! I was worried about coming … Continue reading →

The last day was definitely the hardest. Not only has it been 5 days in a row of shooting but it was the coldest and windiest day. A huge rain storm hit the night before. I am still learning to … Continue reading →

I could not be happier! The days keep getting better. One sometimes has to pinch themselves wondering if the streak may end. I have proven myself to myself and others that I can hold my own. My first string of … Continue reading →

I am so happy! Again, I am patting myself on the back. I cleaned 800 again with 10 X which was my goal. At 900 I only dropped 3 and at 1000 I dropped 8 again. Same as yesterday. By … Continue reading →

Yea! I must pat myself on the back. I cleaned the first string at 800. So out of 150 points I got 150 points with 8X. At 900 yards I cleaned it again but with 6X. At 1000 yards, well, … Continue reading →

Today was my first day at the Ben Avery Range here in Phoenix. I swore we must have taken a wrong turn somewhere and ended up at Rattlesnake Ridge by accident. The winds were howling! No one told me it … Continue reading →