Celebration

 Most everyone in my little part of the country is very happy that Trump won, (the Boss actually jumped up and down with joy) that GOP will control the Senate and maybe the House. This puts a bump in the road, slowing the slip into just another socialist/communist country.

I don't under stand why anyone would vote for a candidate in the Dem/socialist/communist party.

I celebrated today by spending a couple hours launching lead 25 yards down range. Hi-Power 9mm, Hi-Power 40S&W, and 1911 45acp. Even fired a few at 50 yards. Marksmanship wasn't too bad considering it's been over a month.

Also ran 25 through the lever action 454 at 75 yards off hand. Not bad at all with the red dot sight.

An elderly man told me that the 50 yard bank is actually 75 yards. Now I'm curious. I'll bring my laser range finder next time.

Surprised

 I must admit that I'm surprised at the presidential election results. My gut said that Trump would win the popular vote, but it would have to be huge to overcome the Democratic games shoving things in their direction.  

Oh well, let the lawsuits and riots begin.

Escaping Milton

 The Saturday before Milton hit Florida, the Boss and I arrived in Lakeland Florida. When we left home 3 days earlier, to visit my sister, there was no sign of a Hurricane.  All the models had us right in the center of the probability cone. So rather than risk sitting in a 5th wheel camper with 100mph winds we were there only 2 nights. We then spent a week in central Georgia, now one night in Tennessee heading home.

Glad we didn't wait any longer. The Hwy was so packed with vehicles heading north, that the usual 5hr drive time to our destination in Ga, took 8hrs on the road.

Plan ??

 I didn't watch the debate because my vote is cast in concrete. I choose substance over style, capitalism over socialism/communism, small Fed government over large.

Some in the media say that she voiced her plan for the future. I disagree. She voiced mostly targets, not plan. Plan is how you get to the end result, not the end result itself.

Threw Some Lead

One of the firearms I received when the sister-in-law's husband passed (brother-in-law) was a FN Hi-Power in 40 S&W. I never did and still don't have a need for a 40. To me it's a solution looking for problem. Any way, the first thing was to eliminate the magazine disconnect, and then have a fiber optic front sight installed. The metal frame of the front sight failed, so it's back with the 'smith getting a set of Heinie sights installed. I have the same brand and style on a 30 year old Hi-Power 9mm and a Kimber 1911 45. 

The most available bullet for the 40 is 180 grains. I've been loading 185 or 200 grain bullets in the 45. The velocities are close to the same and therefore the felt recoil is about the same.

Another pistol given is a 45 colt single action revolver. Until recently I haven't shot it. I ran about 40 rounds through it and thought it was ok, but won't shoot it very often.  I just don't like the grip style or angle. I suppose that's because I've shot 1911s so much.

No Range Time

 Haven't had a chance to get back to the range to work on my one handed pistol shooting. Unfortunately life sometimes gets in the way.

The Bosses charity work is taking a lot of my energy and time. She takes donations, sorts and then is open one evening a week for those in need to come and get things at no cost.

About a year and a half ago I had hip replacement surgery. I stopped physical therapy to be home taking care of the Boss after her surgery. I'm now back in therapy because of weakness and pain.

And in addition I'm recovering from prostate biopsy. It has been getting larger over the last couple of years. In that time I've had 3 physical exams, 2 ultrasounds and an MRI. Waiting on the biopsy results now.

Handgun at the Range

So yesterday I made it to the range for a couple of hours. Been shooting mostly handguns lately in an effort to regain marksmanship skills that have eroded the last few years. Fired a few rounds through my 2 hunting revolvers, 50 rounds of 357Mag, and about half that many 454Casull. I was after targets at 50 and 75 yards with some success, but not nearly to my satisfaction.

When shooting my 1911 or Hi-Power, I frequently practice strong hand and weak hand only. As one might expect I'm not as good using just one hand. Yesterday I didn't bring either full sized pistol, so as a whim I pulled my carry gun, a Kimber Ultra Carry in 45acp. I fired several magazines strong hand only at 25 yards. Marksmanship was typical, but I had 3 stoppages probably due to limp wrist. Need to work on that, and try the same with my other carry gun, a Sig 938.

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Even if you've been living under a rock, you know a guy missed his target at about 150 yards. Yes there was luck, or maybe a guarding angel, but the shooter wasn't very good. His head didn't seem to move enough for me to miss at twice that range, and I'm not that good.

I have cleanly taken deer with a single shot with a 357 revolver at 120 yards. Granted, I was going for center of chest, not a head.