This was a range day,

first in a while.  Bit chilly this morning, nothing suitable attire couldn't take care of.  It started out chilly with almost no wind, about the time I was finishing it was picking up, so that worked out well; being out in it did wear me down a bit.

Which makes me think most of a week of digestive trouble wore me down more than I'd realized.  But did get some loads tested, and I'm happy with the results.  This time of year couldn't really ask for a better day.

First times I shot at this range included some cold/foggy/thinking about rain times, which included one of my first times firing .45-70, with iron sights, at 200 yards.  Which meant figuring the darkest part of the gong for part of it(see 'foggy' above), which made it very encouraging to pull it off.

One thing I need to look for is a better spotting scope.  This one works fine on .30-caliber holes and larger, but at 200 it's damn near impossible for me to spot .22-caliber holes.  Which I suspect means that one which will work for that is going to cost more than I may be willing/able to spend.

I need to win a lottery.  Which would be a problem because having seen something about the odds, buying a ticket would make me feel like I'd just thrown a few dollars away.  Dad bought a ticket every week, just for fun, and over time he made a little money.  I need to get more of his attitude on this.