Yup - someone else said it's just as well it wasn't on the other (in)side of my wrist. Anyone know of a place selling watch straps cheap. Blade all but sliced that in half after "shaving" my arm.
Still ... on the plus side, it did kinda distract me from the pain of the wasp sting
On the down side, I seem to have picked up two swollen/bruised knuckles from today's course setting session. Almost certainly due to poison ivy.
I'm sure that Richard and the crew don't have these little problems at Ford - just concrete rash
Anyway ... course is set, and now in process of being damped down ... which will mean rechecking for droopy branch obstructions in the morning.
Now .... where's my machette and an oilstone?
Biggles
Rapid MkII .22, AA400C .177, AA MPR .177, AA Prosport .177, AA TX200, AA FTP900, HW75 .177, HW45 Silver Star .22, and my dear ol' Webley Ranger .177 (circa 1966) Mile Oak - WEB SITE Air Arms HFT Team member
A brave attempt, it touched my arf!
More than that, it made me l-arf!
Then I read of Biggles' gaff,
He almost cut his fore-arm off.
The humble wasp, that caused such strife,
Should not be swatted with a knife,
Especially if the blade was in,
The opposite to, the target limb,
Upon which, said wasp had lit,
And Biggles swung his blade at it,
An action seen at best as folly,
At worst he's off his bleedin' trolley.
arf!
Hope it's all ok Mike.
Gazzer just excelled himself..
Derek
Daystate Merlyn LE#12+Zeiss Conquest 4.5-14x44 MC
AA400 carbine, Zeiler 8-32x44
Swallows FTC. 'darn 'sarf..
The sun is shining.
And the ground is going to be VERY WET.
We will have to park most if not all of you in the main field, so please go slowly and follow the marshals instructions if you wish to avoid getting bogged down
See you all soon.
... and good shooting everyone
Biggles
Rapid MkII .22, AA400C .177, AA MPR .177, AA Prosport .177, AA TX200, AA FTP900, HW75 .177, HW45 Silver Star .22, and my dear ol' Webley Ranger .177 (circa 1966) Mile Oak - WEB SITE Air Arms HFT Team member
Many thanks Biggles and the Swallows folks for an excellent shoot. I was doing great in the woods and on for a nice score until the wheels fell off... score aside it was good fun and Nick was a good laugh... and he certainly spent his own sweet time freeing the swallows one between the field and the woods!
*edit* sorry to miss out on the medal hand outs but Matt had to get to IKEA, he said it was for shelves but I think it was those rather scrummy hot dogs they do.
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Walther dominator Lightstream FFP, s200 with Viper 10x44 - Buxted HFT My A4 Targets - HFT Kill zone sizes
Excellent course (& company as usual ) well done Beth on the new PB, shame that 1. we didn't work out you were using lighter pellets with the old aim points untill a few targets into the field & 2. that you shot that bit of stick 2 pegs from the end for a 0. Smiles all round as far as I could see though. Sorry to all those who were frightened by that big stone that BETH threw into the stream
Thanks Swallows, this is what shooting HFT is all about.
Thanks to all at swallows for yet another lovely days' shooting, fine course, fine company, what better way to spend a sunday, also many congrats to all the medal winners, atvb terry.
yes indeed a great days fun thanks guys for all your hard work
welldone
nigel
chris
and all the juniors
WALTHER DOMINATOR LG300.
"The Oaks"
So it was a stone and not an alligator dragging somebody into the water. That explains a fair bit.
Thanks to Swallows for the excellent shoot and well done on second place (I did hear that right, didn't I?).
Customised AA S400 Carbine
Ros beef, go home! www.buxtedshootingclub.co.uk SiHFT winners 2008 2009 2010
Thanks guys great day out me and the boys really enjoyed it
THE OAKIES