Showing posts with label warm. Show all posts
Showing posts with label warm. Show all posts
Thursday, July 25, 2013
Pre Season Warm Up
With the early bird season weeks away, its time to start preparing. This week has been brutal and it was time to blow off some steam. Theres no better way than firing off a few rounds. I shot like shit, not surprisingly since I havent picked up a shotgun since last season. Skeet was the game of choice today. Ed and I limited ourselves to just three rounds as this heat wave is a killer. I shot my Merkel 147SL 12 gauge for the the first two rounds and my Merkel 47e 20 gauge for the last. Since Im preparing for the bird season I shot game loads and I began feeling it by the middle of the second round. Poor mounting didnt help either. I need to head back. I cant be shooting this poorly in the field. Noticing that I was shooting high on several birds, we diagnosed that I was ever so slightly pulling my head away from the stock just before firing. At least I have a few weeks to fix my problem before its gametime.
The next time youre buying rounds at Triple Bs, look above at the ceiling just before the cash register. Youll notice that some idiot, years ago, came into the clubhouse with a loaded gun and had a negligent discharge. It was my buddy Mike who informed me of this years ago. Imagine youre standing in line paying for rounds and some asshole behind you shoots off his shotgun. What an asshole, I hope they barred that dipshit for life. At least the moron had good enough sense to have his barrels pointing upwards.
Afterwards as is a usual custom when shooting clays here, we headed to a nearby restaurant for dim sum. All in all it was a good day despite the unbearable heat and the fact I shot miserably.
Thursday, July 4, 2013
Preseason Warm Up At Prado
I got a call earlier this week to see if I wanted to do some dog training at Prado since Lou has trapped a boat load of pigeons recently. Originally I intended to train Tuesday but since Ed called me to fish I decided to fish instead since Lou was hitting Prado twice this week.
Kaiser showed alot or rust and you can tell I have not been keeping up with his training. He is no longer stead to wing and shot as he was before. I really need to work on this and get him back to being steady at least during training. Lou asked if I wanted to come back on Tuesday, I told him Id have to look at my schedule. If I do Ill bring both my e-collars and attach one to his waist. That should remind him that he needs to be steady.
After the bird session I had Kaiser doing some water drills for duck hunting. He still remembers his hand and whistle commands even in the water. This good so Ill bring him to the blind this year if I end up hitting San Jacinto or Wister with Ed.
I shot my Merkel 147SL today as Ive not shot it in some time. The gun as always shoots like a dream. It fits me perfectly so hitting targets is never a problem.
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