A bitter sweet day

[Double D]

This morning was the last cannon shoot for me with the South African Minature Cannon Club. In 26 days my wife and I fly home to the US.   We have made some great friends with this group and will miss them all a lot.

We had a lot of guns on the line this morning.



This is the last time I will shoot the club cannon.




This is my last string of six, my last shots with the club.



...excuse me a minute, I think I got something in my eye..

[cannonmn]

It looks like ear protectors aren't popular there.



What?

Eh?

SPEAK LOUDER PLEASE!

[seacoastartillery]

     DD,   As for your move back to the United States from South Africa, we believe it will be their loss and our gain.  As for that beautiful target, we still don't understand how you do it!  Technically we get it; the method is understood, but it's hard to grasp the relationship between those exacting results and the perceived, imprecise sighting method.  You will have to show us how you fellows accomplish those excellent results in person, either this summer or next at the Great Montana Shoot.

Wishing you well as you leave Africa,

Mike and Tracy

[Cat Whisperer]

This morning was the last cannon shoot for me with the South African Minature Cannon Club. In 26 days my wife and I fly home to the US.   
...

TWENTY-SIX DAYS a Wake-Up and a Duffel-bag Drag!

Nothing left then than good friends and great memories!

Can't wait to say, WELCOME HOME!

[Cat Whisperer]

  ...
 we still don't understand how you do it!  Technically we get it; the method is understood, but it's hard to grasp the relationship between those exacting results and the perceived, imprecise sighting method. 
...

Shhhhh!  It's DD's secret calibrated eye-ball.

[Double D]

Take another look at that target.  Those holes are the last string of 6.  The masking tape covers the first string.  The shot in the white was the first shot.  The rest of the shots fired are under the tape in the ten ring.  Okay okay, there are only three holes touching under the tape.  I forgot to load powder under shot five and missed shot 6 extracting the ball....

[cannonmn]

>I forgot to load powder under shot five and missed shot 6 extracting the ball....

That's what happens when you invite Col. Heineken along when you go shooting, we've had the same problem.

"Where'd it hit, I don't see it"


oops, here's the ball right here, guess we forgot to load it



caught it on videotape

[Double D]

Heineken, yuck itck, ptui...after the cannons are cleaned and put away, braai and a pale ale!!!

[Ex 49'er]

What's braai?

[Cat Whisperer]

AFTER is the KEY word.

But I'll hold out for a Leinenkugels or a Weschke Priemium Dark.

[Double D]

What's braai?