My wife and I watched it out f her room window. She is in rehab recovering from a very serious Urinary Track Infection.We only had about 98% coverage here in Columbia MO. Seven years ago we had 100% and it got pretty dartk, not so much this time, that little sliver of sun sure was bright. It did cool down 7º they said. We had approved glasses.

Big John 

Put on your wool underwear and your buffalo robe because it's gonna cool down early next week!
I'll take the snow over the extreme cold weather anyday!

Big John is hunkering down!!!

Tony N wrote:

Happy Holidays!  I still check in from time to time on this site, hope you’re doing well 
Tony

And Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you also! I hope they both were good!
A little snow coming down here now but they say no accumulation to speak of! It snowed about 1/2" on the grass but nothing on the sidewalk or roads. Later in the week there's supposed be some heavier snow.
Things are going okay around here for the condition we're all in!

Big John

Are there any Fall shoots scheduled?

Hi there Tony! I can't vouch much for your part of the country but here in central Missouri the Old Farm Shooters are starting a little earlier this year. I think they posted that the shoots were starting in October. A couple of their members are on this site so maybe one will verify this.

This is not really table shooting as we know it. They have been shooting this same match way back in time. Close to 100 years I think. It consist of 3 shoots at a 3" white circle on a black background. The center has a circle worth 13 points then a 12 ring, a 11 ring and 10 ring. So 39 is a perfect score. It's shot open sights off  concrete benches (2) at 60 yrds. Google Old Farm Shooters and you will see the information. This is about an hour and a half drive for me but I have to go to Jefferson City to cross the mighty Missouri River and it adds about 40 minutes on my drive.

I'm sure glad to see you posting on here and hope you can stir up some shooting somewhere in your country. I've tried to start some conversations but seems like everyone's fingers are broken! (haha) My wife and everyone I know says I talk alot but there's nothing wrong with that. You don't find out much information by keeping the mouth shut!

Big John -- smack dab in the middle of Missouri!


 

Good evening! 
I havent been on here hardly at all or even checked in to the forum lately.
On Feb. 25th my wife had a little spell here at home. I took her to an Urgent Care in Columbia and they immediately told me to take her to a ER. We went to Boone Hospital, one of the 4 excellent hospitals in town. She walked in on her own. When I got the car parked and went in things started to happen. Her heart rate was 20bpm. They immediately put in a temporary pacemaker. While doing so she went into cardiac arrest and was shocked out of that. Then her heart doctor said they would put in a permanant pacemaker the next morning. They did and while this was being done she had a stroke, all in a 24 hour period. Needles to say a we've been addressing the problems asociated with this. She came home on the 5th of April. It has slowed her up by 60% or so.

I got on here tonight and didn't see any activity in the past 3 or 4 months. It's a shame this forum just quit talking to one another. I know you have things to say and report of your shooting activites and I would love to hear about them. I've met several members of this forum and even held a table shoot at our club. Then it seemed the bottom just dropped out of it. There has been no mention of the table shoots or over the log matches that have been going on, Friendship, Allen Coons or even the Sgt York match. The guy's at Charlie's Old Farm shot most every Sunday all winter but have now quit, except for a special shoot or two until October when they will be at it again. I know guy's we can do better.

Enough of my ramblin's.
Big John

nedSchimmel wrote:

Hello... is there anybody out there?

Yep,still here Ned! I've been very busy lately. I will go into that a little later.
I check this site almost every night just to see if anything is going on. 

Big John

 

Thank you sir! The same to you and your family.
I just saw on facebook where Charlie's Old Farm had 21 shooters today! Them boys don't let a nice Sunday get in their way. It was won with a 37 out of 39 for score.

Big John

Yep, I could see that! Throw in a big mountain range on the west side of us and a smaller one on the east side of us and cold air to the north and hotter air to the south then things get real crazy! I wouldn't want it any other way!

Big John ... smack dab in the middle of Missouri!

Ned, our summer hasnt been to bad as far as real hot weather went. We have had record breaking temperatures the past 3 days here, 95º today and the high for tomorrow (Thursday the 22nd) is forecast to be 62º! Only in Missouri!
I do hope this hot spell moderates a little before reaching your neck of the woods.

Big John

Well another week has gone by and no one has anything to say. The weather has moderated somewhat and maybe someone is getting out and shooting a little. Please tell us about it or make some remarks of any kind. The guy's at Charlie's Old Farm here in Missouri have been holding some shoots right along and their regular shooting matches will be starting soon. They don't shoot much different than a table shoot just a little farther. 60 yrds and 3 shots for a score. A 1" circle worth 13 points and then a circle every 1/2". 13 ---12---11---10 and so forth. Most all Sunday"s the winning score will be a 36 or higher. Try it sometime and tell me how humbling it can be!
We have a couple of their members on here but their fingers are silence also! That's a shame.

Big John

Yes, roofing tar paper the thinner kind not the real thick kind but the thicker kind may work and you wouldn't have to fold it. I folded it because it seemed to burn better. I think you'll like it!

Big John

I can't see much difference. If it makes the powder fire it will be okay.
I've only tried musket caps on a inline I won at a firearms instructor meeting!

Big John

Ican hear the thunder and storms are coming together again tonight with the heavy part later in the morning. I sure hope it disapates instead of moving on east where they've had enough rain!
Hopefully it will just cool down a little so you can get some range time in and report on the results.

Big John

Ya better tighten up and get your umbrellas set on the sunny side and put a cold glass of lemonade close by this coming week and most of next! It's supposed to get HOT! Stay safe my friends!!!

Big John

Sorry to hear of your troubles there Chuck but glad you're recovering well! Feeling better is what it's all about.

In 2016 I had to have a bovine valve installed because my valve went bad! My heart came back out of rythum and they doctored with meds for a while but ended up stopping it and it restarted in rythum but wouldn't come up to speed. 55 bpm. So they installed a pace maker and raised the heart beat to 71 bpm. I feel real well but have shortness of breath after exerting a little. I just have to pace myself.

So I'm glad your hip is doing well and also the bypasses. Medical technology is a wonderful thing and I'm glad it's helped us both.

It looks like it's gonna heat up a little in the coming days so stay cool and develop you some single hole punching loads!! lol

Big John