Whipped Cream Difficulties

If you’ve got a week off, and you live in a relatively free state, why not schedule a range day?

And if you’re doing that, why not bring the middle nephew:

especially since he got a pair of Say Uncle endorsed active muffs for Christmas?

(I wanted to bring the two older boys, too, but for logistical and other reasons I wasn’t able to make that work.)

So we went out to Best of the West in Liberty Hill. I had not shot there before (though I’d been there once for LaRue’s Range Day). I was actually pretty happy with the range; everyone we dealt with was polite and friendly, and we managed to get an entire 50 yard bay to ourselves. (I only felt like we needed 50 yards, since all I brought with me was .22LR stuff for the novice shooter.)

So we brought:

My new gun, a Ruger Single Six. (Box, owner’s manual, both .22LR and .22Mag cylinders, found it yesterday for $250+tax. It is my combination Christmas present to myself/celebration of another successful semester present. There’s just something about the Single Six, especially in the .22LR/.22Mag configuration, that appeals to me. I’ve been looking for a good example for a while now, and the price on this one was just too good to pass up.)

I also brought my Colt New Frontier. Apparently, I have a single-action .22LR revolver fetish.

And:

The Ruger .22/45 Mark III, and:

My S&W Model 17-4, a K-22 with an 8 3/8″ barrel. That covers the handguns. For long guns, we brought the Browning .22 Auto. (Speaking of fetishes, I guess I also have one for takedown guns. Yes, I do also own an original Charter Arms AR-7. But that little Browning just handles so well…) We also brought:

The Winchester 9422, and

The M&P15-22. Unfortunately, I brought targets, but I didn’t bring a staple gun or anything to attach them to the “target stands” (basically strips of wood) with, so we contented ourselves with shooting targets of opportunity (spent shotgun shells, empty ammo boxes, etc.). Next time: bring staple gun. Also, perhaps, a target stand of our own. And a box of clay targets, too; they’re reactive and cheap.

We were just trying to be safe and have fun, though I did do a little coaching on stance. Next time, I think maybe we’ll concentrate some more on stance and other fundamentals.

And here’s the funny thing: of all the guns we shot, he prefers the 9422  (well, and the M&P15-22, but let’s face it, that’s just a fun gun to shoot) in long guns, and the Ruger (which even an unabashed S&W fan such as myself has to admit is a pretty neat little .22 auto) and the K-22 in handguns. Yes, he really liked the K-22. A lot. If I didn’t know this child’s parents personally, I’d swear that he popped out of Tam’s forehead fully formed or some such thing.

Can good taste be inherited? (Trofim Lysenko, call your office, please.)

Also on the list for next range day: bottled water. And possibly sunscreen, though I didn’t feel like we needed it.

Oh, and one of me:

You can’t tell from the photo, but I am rocking one of the Sean Sorrentino Gunwalker t-shirts. Because what’s the point in having one if you can’t wear it to the range?

(I also wore mine when I was out Christmas shopping one day. When the guy behind the counter at Barnes and Noble compliments you on your t-shirt and suggests that Holder is guilty of negligent homicide at a minimum….the battle’s pretty much over, folks.)

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