[GunPig]

Originally Posted by Peregrino

On another note: it's TEOTWAWKI (The End Of The World As We Know It). I had the pleasure of shooting a 1000pt NRA HP Match this past Saturday at Camp Butner NC. LR1947 - We missed you! (I know - you had a legitimate excuse. ) I was fortunate enough to get to shoot with Ken S. and we both had a good time, despite sub-par shooting. To add insult to injury Ed H. was the line boss running the range - from right behind our position. Talk about old home week. The "End of the World" comment came about because one of the Juniors came up to us at the end of the match wanting to borrow a calculator to figure his percentages because he was "too tired to think". (Remember this was a 1000 pt. match. For those of you that don't know - take the final score and move the decimal place.) The kid came across with the exact same attitude that gets so many of them banned with their 1st/2nd post here, and like them didn't understand our vocal lack of sympathy. And Ed let it go. In fact he said "I don't even chew out E-7s any more unless they really deserve it." I almost choked. I did spray my soft drink all over the place. It's a good thing I had already finished shooting and Ken was too busy chasing an annoying wind shift to pay attention. Ed has mellowed and the world has changed (though I wouldn't recommend any of the uninitiated push their luck). The community will miss him when he retires this summer. JFTFOI - Peregrino

Yea, you guys will miss Ed at SOTIC, but if you stick with the civilain LR matches you will still see him all over the place. I always enjoy shooting with him. He's a constant source of entertainment....and one hell of a shooter also.

Gunpig