Bang Bang

I haven't posted about a few shooting classes I have gone to this year.

The first was outside of Vegas at Front Sight back in January. That was a 4-day Defensive Handgun class. I learned a whole lot. I feel very comfortable with a gun now. VERY comfortable. I also learned that I really need to practice and improve my aim.

By the end of the class I could pretty much hit in the general location of where I wanted the bullets to go. Below is an example of my shooting ability. All the little holes are supposed to be in the box on the two bad-guys' heads (they are the ones in grey). Those bad-guys are holding Cindy hostage. Notice that I accidentally shot Cindy in the shoulder? I hope she doesn't hate me forever. She may never have full use of that shoulder and it may be a permanent weather indicator, but at least she is alive.

This is me at the class. Those people in the background are our highly competent instructors. They were very patient and great teachers. If I could I'd take the class again and again. It was well worth the time.

The second class was last weekend in Kemmerer, WY. It was an Appleseed Project Shooting class (Mike wrote a pretty accurate description of the weekend here). We shot rifles not handguns. It is also a worthwhile class. I have taken the class before and wrote about it last year. The Appleseed Shoots are all over the US, so if you want to take an affordable and worthwhile class using cheap .22 ammo then that's the class for you.

Here I am at this class. Notice that my cheeks have filled out a little? That's because I have been sessile for the last 3 weeks. But also notice that I am wearing a patch? That's because I have learned that I am left-eye dominant, which makes hitting a tiny target really hard to do unless you can trick the weakling right-eye into doing the work or unless you (I) start shooting left-handed (which I am not ready to try and do just yet). That patch was really helpful in making me use my right eye, I need to get one of those things for everyday wear.


One of the biggest surprises for me on this trip is that Kemmerer has a great Chinese Restaurant. I highly recommend eating there. The portions are HUGE, so bring some friends along to help you eat.

What you see on these plates are after 8 people have eaten their fill from 3 plates of mouth-watering food (albeit was a bit salty).



Mike pointed out that the restaurant might have previously been a Christmas Restaurant, a place where you could get Christmas dinner all year round. Notice the seats. Do you think they had elves serving the food?