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Under the heading of "Even a blind squirrel gets a nut sometimes"
Been meaning to post this up for a while. Some of you will already know that BH and I when together are extremely competitive when it comes to shooting and like great buddies it involves a lot of good natured camaraderie and bragging.........
Last December BH and I were up at one of the properties where we have been culling critturs including deer, peacocks, rabbits, possums etc...and the farm owner brought out his break action 177 air rifle for us to have a look at. Cant remember what brand it was but the trigger was terrible.The rifle was topped with a typical air rifle scope, hazy and at the lower end of optics quality. We were sitting around just on dusk having a beer ( well everyone else was, I was drinking coke)
The owner then sets up a target on a piece of ply at the other end of the garden about 20 metres away and we decided to have a 'one shot' competition.
The owner takes the first shot followed by his 2 kids then another buddy has a shot.
No one scored anywhere near the bull and BH was up. He fires and a hole appears almost dead centre of the target...........
BH then turns to me and says " You will have to make a 'Robin Hood ' shot to beat that ! "
I load the rifle and look through the scope and all I can see is a blur of white where the target is. Of course, I am also being subjected to verbal pressure from the others..and the light was fading fast. I lower the rifle, took my glasses off and looked through the scope again to see that the target was actually clearer. .....slowly squeeze the shot off and although confident of being on paper I had the impression that I may have pulled the shot slightly. We couldnt see any hole in the target so walked up to have a closer look...........
Everyone was joking about how I completely missed the paper........until I had a much closer look and could see that the hole BH's pellet had made was slightly enlarged.
I then pointed this out to the disbelieving comments from the others and told them my shot had hit the same POI.........
The end result was possible acceptance but still disbelief. BH asked the owner if he could take the target home to do a 'forensic study' on it and the owner agreed.
A week goes past and the following weekend I headed up to BH's place . On my arrival he walked up to me and apologised. When I asked "For What', he replied " For not believing that I had pulled off a "Robin Hood' shot.
He had done the forensic work and found that indeed I had shot to the same point of impact.
A couple of weeks later he presented me with my 'Trophy'
Here is a pic of it......
And here is a closeup of the pellets...........
I think a hefty dose of luck was involved........But when anyone asks about the frame on the sideboard, I tell them it was pure skill.......... 
Like the thread title says, 'Even a blind Squirrel gets a nut sometimes'.............
orchidman
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A bespoke double rifle from the days of Queen Victoria
If I'm still dreaming please don't wake me quite yet.
It is from Stephen Grant of London.
The Queen herself commissioned guns from him.
I have a strange sensation that I'm hungry for.....marble cake ?
It is from Stephen Grant of London.
The Queen herself commissioned guns from him.
I have a strange sensation that I'm hungry for.....marble cake ?
JunkCollector
5 ·
Anniversary gift for my girl...
She’s been wanting a small (smaller than her 43) gun for a while and she is very proficient with her Kimber 1911. Yeah I know, it’s only a .380. But if she’ll carry more often because she’s comfortable with the size and it’s “cute” then so be it. I’ll make sure she’s deadly with it and it’s loaded with good stuff. BTW she loves the movie 300! 😁
GunNut
5 ·
Re: Need some help fella's: Questions about machining and milling for a complete noob.
When I started in the machining trades the guy I apprenticed under always told us if your not learning something new every day then your not doing anything. I do believe he was absolutely right!
bhl2506
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Re: Need some help fella's: Questions about machining and milling for a complete noob.
I dodged a close one today, too......
We do a lot of overmolding, and one of our press operators cycled the press without inserting a part and filled the cavity with plastic. Of course, it's my job to dig it out and inspect the mold for damage. This plastic has a 600F melt point and when solid is hard as hens teeth. I was trying to "nibble" a bit away with a pair of diagonal cutters before I broke out the MAPP gas and heated drill bits.
I'd pulled my glasses off (bifocals, but I see better up close without them...and after all I was using a "common hand tool"). A chip popped off, hit my cheek about an inch below my left eye. It actually hurt, but I didn't think much of it. About 2 minutes later, our VP walked through, looked at me, and said "No free bleeding in a medical device facility".
Yeah....that tiny chunk of plastic was stuck in my cheek, bleeding substantially.....propelled by basically a sharpened pair of pliers.
Wear your safety glasses, guys.....Even when the machine's not running.
Mike
We do a lot of overmolding, and one of our press operators cycled the press without inserting a part and filled the cavity with plastic. Of course, it's my job to dig it out and inspect the mold for damage. This plastic has a 600F melt point and when solid is hard as hens teeth. I was trying to "nibble" a bit away with a pair of diagonal cutters before I broke out the MAPP gas and heated drill bits.
I'd pulled my glasses off (bifocals, but I see better up close without them...and after all I was using a "common hand tool"). A chip popped off, hit my cheek about an inch below my left eye. It actually hurt, but I didn't think much of it. About 2 minutes later, our VP walked through, looked at me, and said "No free bleeding in a medical device facility".
Yeah....that tiny chunk of plastic was stuck in my cheek, bleeding substantially.....propelled by basically a sharpened pair of pliers.
Wear your safety glasses, guys.....Even when the machine's not running.
Mike
Linefinder
5 ·
Re: Box Office bombs that you actually enjoyed watching.
Huge bomb at the box office but turned into a great hit on TV and streaming services!
Jeff in TX
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