So time to catch up on my shooting life. I shot a Falling Plates competition and did rather poorly as my gun was giving me problems. Turns out the type of ammo I was using was not the best so will upgrade for the future. Still all in all I mostly had fun and of course it was character building all the way.
I've done two Speed Steel shoots since the last time I checked in. The one was in the pouring rain and not a lot of fun but still not a totally bad experience. I guess it can't always be sunny and 95. Again ammo issues along with the rain caused some not so fun issues. The second Steel shoot was quite a bit better as I was using much better ammo. I had some good runs and felt that overall I improved. And I did. I had my second fastest day since I started shooting this competition. So glad to see I'm improving. Just need to stay focused and not get cocky.
The other news I have is also exciting. I purchased a rifle a few months ago so I would have something different to shoot in the Speed Steel matches. I just got it back after having some work done to it. So now I have a rifle with a fancy trigger (easier to pull so you stay on target), a new optic sight (so I can focus better on the target), and a mechanical part that will just make the rifle perform better. I got to shoot it today for the first time and it seems like it was well worth the monetary outlay. So I am planning on shooting the rifle in competition starting in the late fall. It will be quite different from shooting the pistol and that's a good thing.
So there's the latest in Al's shooting life. I have another Speed Steel competition coming in August. This is the second annual Pacific Northwest Speed Steel Championships where I had some of my best times and a lot of fun. This is a competition that draws some professional shooters along with us amateurs. So good times ahead. I'll be sure and come back and talk all about it.
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