Chief Tecumseh's words of wisdom

So live your life that the fear of death can never enter your heart.
Trouble no one about their religion;
respect others in their view, and demand that they respect yours.
Love your life, perfect your life, beautify all things in your life.

Seek to make your life long and its purpose in the service of your people.
Prepare a noble death song for the day when you go over the great divide.
Always give a word or a sign of salute when meeting or passing a friend,
even a stranger, when in a lonely place.
Show respect to all people and grovel to none.

When you arise in the morning give thanks for the food and for the joy of living.
If you see no reason for giving thanks, the fault lies only in yourself.

Abuse no one and no thing, for abuse turns the wise ones to fools
and robs the spirit of its vision.

When it comes your time to die, be not like those whose hearts are filled
with the fear of death, so that when their time comes they weep
and pray for a little more time to live their lives over again in a different way.
Sing your death song and die like a hero going home.

Chief Tecumseh 1768-1813 Shawnee Nation

Bustin some clays

We finally made it out to shoot some clays this last weekend out on the BLM behind town.  I picked up a Trius One Step Trap Thrower.  I do have a hand thrower which works fine as long as everyone is able to actually make it work but you can see from the following video why I decided to go with this upgraded trap thrower.

No doubt very amusing but it doesn't help me out much with being able to have a turn shooting.  I did try throwing some clays on my own with the hand thrower and then shooting them, but that got old very, very quick.  This new trap thrower is a sound investment, no doubt paying for itself quickly compared to going to a trap club.

Taylor was having a lot of fun shooting and ended up going through a box and a half of shells.  Unfortunately the shotgun was still too big for Bridget so we'll have to wait till next year to try again and see if she will be big enough.  It's too bad because she was really excited about hunting some birds this fall.  Better to be safe and be able to handle your firearm though then take a chance on having an accident.  It was a fun day, and we'll be going out as much as possible before September to get as much practice as we can.  Only one more week till grouse season starts.  We can't wait!

New bird buster

Only a few more weeks and the first bird seasons open up here in Idaho.  August 30th for Forest Grouse, and September 1st for Mourning Doves.  I searched quite a bit for a shotgun that the girls could use, it had to be small and lightweight.  I tried having them use my Remington Wingmaster Model 870 that I had gotten when I was 12, but it was just too much gun for them, too heavy, and too long.  I researched online, as well as new guns, and used guns at local gun shops.  I was at Cabela's when I came across a nice little shotgun that caught my eye.  It was a Browning BPS Micro.

This gun felt great...of course it did, it's a Browning!  This gun has some great perks to it already, 20-gauge (minimal recoil), short barrel length (lightweight), 3-in shell capacity (covers turkey & waterfowl), tang safety (love this safety, very convenient location), choke capability (customize your shooting for your situation), but the biggest thing that stood out to me was the bottom feed, and bottom ejection.

As you recall from a previous post my oldest daughter is left eye dominant, but my second oldest daughter is right eye dominant.  Since this shotgun ejects out the bottom it is safe for either of them to use.  My oldest daughter could have shot a right handed rifle easy enough, but for the price it was a much safer option to get her the left handed action to prevent any possible accidents if there was some sort of cartridge malfunction it would vent away from her face.

I think it will be a good fit for them.  Next thing we'll be doing is heading out to the BLM and busting some clay's for practice.