Lodi scores

[Distant Thunder]

It's hard to express just how I feel reading some of this! Thanks guys for your kind words.

The sport of long range BPTR has been a big part of my life and Lodi is where it started for me 24 years ago. I try to give back to the sport by encouraging others who are interested in these rifles to give Creedmoor a try. So when I was given an opportunity to help Jim and Kevin jump in I decided to go for it and I am very happy I did. Both of these guys put a lot of effort into this match and both were eager to learn all they could to get the most out of the time spent. It probably would have been easier to take on just one new long range shooter at a time, but sometimes you have to take things as they come and again I'm very glad I did. It was a every rewarding experience for me to see two guys take to the sport so well and they both did very well.

Jim did a good amount of high power shooting 20 years ago and had even shot high power matches at Lodi so he was familiar with some of what it takes to shoot these matches, but this ain't high power. He adjusted well. Kevin of course is very familiar with the rifles and shooting them in silhouette matches, but there was a lot to learn with regard to long ranges matches and how they work. Kevin's point about how our 3-man team did overall is interesting and shows that they both picked up quickly on the things that were new to each of them. We three met each other for the first time ever at the range Friday afternoon before the match and we came together very well as a team with each one working hard for the other two shooters and we never let up, pushing hard all the way to the last shot. Damn that was fun!

Kevin did a good job describing what it sounds like in the pit and it is an amazing place to be with all those bullets flying just over head. I'm glad he was able to take it all in as well as he did because it is really all quite fascinating to hear and see. It is two days of go, go, go from the first shot in the morning until the smoke clears in the afternoon and there is little time to talk about it while it's going on.

I would shoot with either or both Kevin and Jim again anytime or anyplace and I know both will build on the things they learned this past weekend and do even better the next time. I'm pretty sure they will both be back, I think I set the hook pretty deep!