We went fishing and hiking a couple of times.
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| Baby girl gettin' her fish on. Not really, though. Not a single bite. :( |
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| Baby girl, fishing, take two. Nibbles, but no actual "fish on." |
We saw some local wildlife - deer, elk, antelope (on the trip home), and these little guys. They're so cute, but very used to people, and quite a nuisance in Colorado.
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| He actually got in my backpack and helped himself! |
We saw a couple of wildfires. (This part wasn't fun - it was sad, and a little scary.)
We rode horses.
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| Me. I actually look like I might know what I'm doing! Hadn't ridden a horse in probably 25 years before this. |
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| Baby girl getting some instruction from Grandpa. |
We did some shopping, saw some old friends, made some new friends, and did a LOT of shooting. :)
We shot a lot of things we had never shot before.
I shot a 243 for the first time. This is my first three shots from it. :)
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| Are we shooting? Or bowling? :) |
I fired a shotgun for the first time. I'm in LOVE. I want to try trap shooting now that we're back home. Except I don't own a shotgun. Who wants to take me? :)
The second time I shot this, I got to shoot milk jugs full of water. SO satisfying!
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| Baby girl loved it too. Didn't want to give it up! |
We switched the Mosin to the new synthetic stock and fired it for the first time. We were all a little scared that it would blow up, although it was an unfounded fear. My husband shot it first, then me, then my daughter. She didn't like it very much. I thought it was ok, but it sure does kick (I was bench shooting). My husband loved it, of course!
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| Mosin, as purchased. |
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| Mosin with new stock. It's growing on me. :) |
Apparently, this is the only photo I got of the Mosin being fired.
We also shot an M4 (FUN!), a Glock 26, a Colt Officer's Model .45 (I WANT one of these! I loved everything about that gun!), a .44 revolver (holy moly!) and of course, our carry weapons.
We also learned a little bit about reloading, and the guys started an AR15 build.
I wish we had had at least another week out there. We didn't even make a dent in shooting all the guns that were available to us, and I'm always sad to leave Colorado. I really miss it. Might be time to start thinking about a house in the mountains. ;)
I love shotguns! I can't shoot clay to save my life, but I love shooting AT clay :) My shotgun's a little 18.5" barrel "tactical" model, so probably not the best for shooting flying objects.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you had a good time and that you weren't here for the big fires.
Hubs and I are going back and forth on what shotty to get. I probably will suck at shooting clay, but it will be FUN to try! :)
DeleteWe had a glorious time, and those big fires are still scaring the shit out of me. I'm trying to be patient and wait for friends/family to report in, but it ain't easy. I think if I haven't heard from all of them by tomorrow, I'll be making phone calls.