Morning y'all.
Coffee and tea are ready.

I'm praying for a quick healing, Major.

'Tis 52 and sunny. High of 72.

Slim

The "Holy Trinity" came together last week with the addition of a Uberti Henry Carbine in .45 Colt.
It will be fed .45 Schofield smokeless rounds as my main Wild Bunch rifle. 
In a pinch it will also double as a main-match rifle for CAS, as it will hold ten .45 Schofield BP cartridges, albeit with no room for a "gamer stick" then.

My first was a HEGE Uberti Iron Frame Henry Rifle in .44-40 back in 1994. 
It was intended for the 110 yard prone precision discipline in MLAIC.
So it was decked out with a tunnel front sight, a tang sight, military style sling swivels & sling,
and a patch-box in the stock to hold the tunnel sight inserts.
It served me well with open sights for CAS main-match from 1997.
Nowadays it's mostly used for the Lever-action Pistol-caliber Long range sidematch.

The second one was a Uberti Henry Military Rifle in .45 Colt back in 2010ish.
It was immediately put in service as a mainmatch rifle being fed .45 Schofield BP rounds.
I have never felt the need to upgrade to the "Improved" Henry or the later "Gun that won the West".
A humble HEGE Armi Sport / Chiappa Spencer Carbine in .45 Schofield has served as my back-up gun until the Henry Carbine now graces my gun cabinet.

Now, if only HRA or Uberti would get around to making a replica of the Volcanic Navy size pistol in .44 Russian with a factory-installed short-stroke kit so it could be fired Duelist style...? 

The "cool-factor" of a brace of Volcanics, a Henry & an 1887 Winchester would just be off the charts...! 

All these newbies and new fangled ideas...

Who are the newbies and what are the new ideas?

~Mako

Oh! the simple things we do to Wreck ourselves. 

I was not going to own up to my latest, but since you opened to door, I'll testify....

I flipped my electric mobile scooter; it reared up like an Unbroke bronco.
Landing on my back with front wheels pointed towards Heaven, and me on my keester still in the seat.
I'm glad no one saw it, Hell I even laughed at my own ridicules position.
I was unhurt but might have turned out way different. The tools, 18V cordless drill, 16 oz hammer,
a pair of plyers, a bag of screws, the scooters charger, my ball cap and sundried misc. parts catapulted over my head at some force.
The above missiles missed my face and cranium by about a foot. Nor did I smack the back of my head
or cause whiplash.

I was in the seat, something akin to a space launch position. No one home, cell phone in the house....
Laying there for several moments, assessing any personal harm.
The whole experience, was like in slow motion, when I realized I did not off myself, and absurdity set in
I laughed, looking around assuring myself no one, anyone saw my stupidity. 



Note to self, DON"T try to jump the sidewalk from the lawn at a 90-degree angle. the wheely that ensues
is not sustainable because the scoot is both top & rear heavy.
I figured I might have some pain set in sometime later, so far so good       

Feel better Major, laugh at my Wreck, laughter is a feel better remedy 

   
                     

 

Afternoon Y'all yesterday, had the reception for my Son and Daughter in law(they eloped last October) Had a fair time.Coming back home I was carrying leftover food into the house and tripped and fell, I saved the food but hurt my knee and left forearm.I'm very stiff today. Match today was cancelled due to weather,But I doubt I would have gone due to my injuries. Hope your days are better.