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SaxonPig

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Had NOTHING but trouble at the range yesterday. Among other things, I took my 22 Combat Masterpiece along (I have a matched pair in 22 and 38). I opened the cylinder and dropped the first cartridge into the chamber. Wish I could have seen my face when it fell right trough and landed on the bench.

I had grabbed the 38 by mistake.

Oh, the other gun I brought was shooting 24" high at 30 feet.

Then on the way home my truck engine went bad. Turned out mice had chewed the wiring. Now it's in the shop for a few hundred dollars work.

It was just a great day all around.
 
My pre-planned range days are solid events booked in advance. These are typically handgun only affairs and run from 4 to 7 hours in length and I typically burn through 600-900 rounds of center fire ammo and 250-600 rds of rimfire ammo, though the rimfire has been attenuated since it became scarce. A normal one of these range days will have me running ammo through 5 to 8 handguns.

There are some trips where something goes wrong with a gun. Rarely is it a genuine mechanical failure of some manner, but that has happened on occasion. More often, it'll be some new smallish pitfall with a particular handload that is still in the stage of being vetted before I go in to full production and earmark as a "pet load."

Sometimes, I'm just shooting craptastically.

Often, I will have a particular handgun or gun/ammo combination in tow that I can lean on like a ROCK, something that always comes through. Shooting well with it can diffuse a lot of the stress of a lousy day that seems to be unfolding. Having a "ringer" along is always a fine idea, even if you don't end up shooting it.

Also, I keep a strict bunch of notes in my log so I know everything I need to know about each gun, so I have everything in order when I'm staring down some "issue" and how to overcome that issue. Some guns come along on a range day specifically with the intent to have a "rebound" and an opportunity to get back in to my good graces. ;)

I've had a bad range day before, or simply a bad day for that particular handgun. It's a downer, but I try to look at it as a challenge to overcome. Most times, I do exactly that. Sometimes I fail at it repeatedly and that gun has to go away. :p But it's good to have some kind of a plan in place.
 
Hope you didn't waste any money on lottery tickets.

I've had a day or two about like yours, cheer up, it will either get better or worse.
 
It sucks to start the year out that way, but if that's the worst of it, things are looking up. I once drove an 50 miles to hunt pheasants only to find I'd left the over/under behind. It was a solo trip, just me and my dog, so I went through the motions. I would shout "bang" every time we put a bird up. A least the dog had fun.
 
HawkeyeNRAlifer said:
It sucks to start the year out that way, but if that's the worst of it, things are looking up. I once drove an 50 miles to hunt pheasants only to find I'd left the over/under behind. It was a solo trip, just me and my dog, so I went through the motions. I would shout "bang" every time we put a bird up. A least the dog had fun.
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Hahaha! BANG!
 
That's nothing. Today was my first day of being unemployed. Now that I have some extra time to shoot, I can't afford it.
 
Well, somebody always has it worse.

Joe, I am truly sorry you are out of work. I've been there more than once and it sucks. I will pray you get back on your feet quickly.

dakiwi13- My sincere condolences on your losses. I know how strongly we are attached to our dogs (I have 3 right now) and how badly it hurts when we lose them. I have been blessed to have never experienced the horror of divorce. But I have watched my friends go through it and it is hideous. I wish you the best whatever happens with your marriage.

As for me, my truck is back on its feet (er, wheels) and it only cost me $300. I always say that any problem that can be fixed with money isn't much of a problem. See Joe and dakiwi13 to understand what I mean.

God bless everyone and have a better year.
 
1) you're alive.
2) it wasn't a seized engine
3) nobody swept you with a class III while at the range
4) your computer and internet connection still work

SSDD, happy 2014.
 
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