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Sunday Update - Much Randomness to Follow
Nov. 30th, 2008 12:40 pmI came back up to Chicago yesterday afternoon. In part, this was because after being downstate for four days, I had seen and done all that was to be done, and in part I wanted to avoid today's snowstorm. At any rate, mission accomplished - I am home and got grocery shopping done before the snow hit.
Guns
Part of the weekend entertainment consisted of taking the pistols down south and shooting them. The men-folk (Dad, my uncle-in-law from Kentucky, and I) did so Friday in lieu of shopping. My uncle brought up his Ruger Blackhawk, chambered in .44 magnum, which I got a chance to shoot. His gun has (I think) a 5-inch barrel, so it's not too painful to use.
I shot my Ruger GP-100, a very nice revolver, and my Rossi snub-nose. The Rossi is a nice gun, but at 24 ounces, even a target load will bounce it around. I also shot a few rounds through my Ultrastar, a 9-mm semi-auto. This gun and the Rossi proved popular with the other shooters as well.
My dad owns a very old Llama .22 semi-auto which was fired. The pistol is functionally identical to a 1911 Colt, but scaled down for .22 caliber. It's fun to shoot but not what you'd call a practical gun.
Wine
Guns and booze don't mix, so I didn't. But on the way back north Saturday, I stopped at Sleepy Creek Vineyards in rural Oakwood. I picked up a couple of bottles of their Bull-Headed dry red and, based on a quick sample, two bottles of their "Little Woody" semi-dry. The later wine to my nose smelled like port, which I guess is a fruity smell. Anyway, I'll have a more detailed report on it tomorrow, since wine and steak are on the menu tonight.
Guns
Part of the weekend entertainment consisted of taking the pistols down south and shooting them. The men-folk (Dad, my uncle-in-law from Kentucky, and I) did so Friday in lieu of shopping. My uncle brought up his Ruger Blackhawk, chambered in .44 magnum, which I got a chance to shoot. His gun has (I think) a 5-inch barrel, so it's not too painful to use.
I shot my Ruger GP-100, a very nice revolver, and my Rossi snub-nose. The Rossi is a nice gun, but at 24 ounces, even a target load will bounce it around. I also shot a few rounds through my Ultrastar, a 9-mm semi-auto. This gun and the Rossi proved popular with the other shooters as well.
My dad owns a very old Llama .22 semi-auto which was fired. The pistol is functionally identical to a 1911 Colt, but scaled down for .22 caliber. It's fun to shoot but not what you'd call a practical gun.
Wine
Guns and booze don't mix, so I didn't. But on the way back north Saturday, I stopped at Sleepy Creek Vineyards in rural Oakwood. I picked up a couple of bottles of their Bull-Headed dry red and, based on a quick sample, two bottles of their "Little Woody" semi-dry. The later wine to my nose smelled like port, which I guess is a fruity smell. Anyway, I'll have a more detailed report on it tomorrow, since wine and steak are on the menu tonight.
