So here's the Gun Report for August. This was the month of shooting three weekend's in a row leading into the big Steel shoot that I've been waiting for all year.
Started out with the Falling Plates shoot. This shoot was the first chance I had to shoot the new rifle with the optic and new trigger set. It was quite good except I'm a noob with the gun so no judging my performance. I also shot the Victory and that went okay but could have done better. More on both guns in a bit.
Then it was the Pin Tops and Pin minor. If I haven't explained this before, a quick explanation. They take bowling pins that bowling alleys no longer will use and cut the top 3-4" off and then we shoot them off the table. Bowling pins are basically the same thing except it's the full pin. Pin Tops are shot with 22lr caliber bullets and bowling pins are shot with larger caliber. Frankly this did not go well. A bit frustrating but I still got to shoot and learned some stuff at the same time.
Next up the Pacific Northwest Speed Steel Championships. This is a big one. People from all over the Northwest come to shoot this. This was the second annual happening for the event. I shot poorly but I had a good time. I continue to learn though what will help me become a better shooter in the future. I need to practice more and will work on that going forward.
I plan on putting an optic sight on the Victory and augmenting it in the near future. Along with the sight I expect to add a better barrel and am hoping to get some trigger work done. The trigger on the rifle has encouraged me to see about this upgrade for the pistol.
For now until next spring I am planning on shooting the rifle a lot more and alternating with the pistol to get a better feel for both. Especially with the pistol once I add the optic and barrel. I can see that the ability to improve is there I just need to focus on the important parts of shooting technique that I'm lacking. Trigger control, grip control, and sight picture improvements will increase my skill to the level I'd like to see for myself. It will come with practice and training. I also think I can improve my physical strength in the associated areas. For that I will be trying to focus more on working those areas in question. I think it will include the full body with particular focus on leg strength for stamina, arm strength for holding the weapon steady, and core strength for maintaining proper posture. Looks like L has her work cut out with me. Could be time to get serious.
So there we go. As I head into the "off" season I am hoping to continue to improve and keep working on all aspects of the shooting sport that I enjoy. Even though today didn't quite go as well as I could have hoped it was still well worth the time and effort put forth. So onward and upward I say!
