tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post114278317818268901..comments2023-11-10T04:17:00.492-05:00Comments on View From The Porch: Blog Stuff: Writer's block and domestic chatter...Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-72330548751420164072008-10-19T20:12:00.000-04:002008-10-19T20:12:00.000-04:00I reckon that photo of you from a few posts back i...I reckon that photo of you from a few posts back is evidence of your getting better, not older. Jim.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-1142958622018121642006-03-21T11:30:00.000-05:002006-03-21T11:30:00.000-05:00"Then again, maybe we're just out of practice."Tha..."Then again, maybe we're just out of practice."<BR/><BR/>That has a lot to do with it for me. That, plus lack of opportunity to stay in practice. I've gone from living in an intown neighborhood in a big city with a big club scene to being just another suburban commuter in a smaller college city.<BR/><BR/>At least, that sounds a lot better to my ears than "Face it, Tam: you're getting old." ;)Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-1142877601818330152006-03-20T13:00:00.000-05:002006-03-20T13:00:00.000-05:00Funny how that hurtling-toward-midlife decrepitude...Funny how that hurtling-toward-midlife decrepitude really catches up with you? Want-to has nothing to do with it - I CAN'T stay up all night partying anymore. Reading or doing beadwork, yeah, sure, but the drink-all-night whoop-it-up days may be gone forever, and I confess I'm a teeny bit wistful about it. How did that happen? Then again, maybe we're just out of practice.phlegmfatalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08636803080525003892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-1142822157028000252006-03-19T21:35:00.000-05:002006-03-19T21:35:00.000-05:00"You said that was what Tams.. 800 yards?"That's w..."You said that was what Tams.. 800 yards?"<BR/><BR/>That's what Oleg said when he visited with a new laser rangefinder gizmo.<BR/><BR/>He took sights on everything. The gazebo on the far side of the lake. Our mailbox. The neighbor's mailbox. The neighbor's dog...Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-1142819609655917722006-03-19T20:53:00.000-05:002006-03-19T20:53:00.000-05:00The leupold *is* darn cool.. we were sighting at a...The leupold *is* darn cool.. we were sighting at a lit grassy area all the way across the lake with it. You said that was what Tams.. 800 yards?<BR/><BR/>Anyhow, torso hits would be entirely doable with that optic at that range, provided one could adequately guesstimate windage and drop. <BR/><BR/>Try that with an EoTech. Darn swoopy optic! The only problem is that eye relief is awful picky on the 3X setting, but that seems a decent trade. <BR/><BR/>(And that was a wonderful trip Tams.. :) )Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-1142796358652449872006-03-19T14:25:00.000-05:002006-03-19T14:25:00.000-05:00I loves me my Eotechs, but the Loopy is for a diff...I loves me my Eotechs, but the Loopy is for a different purpose. It can be used as a dot sight, but it also has 3X magnification on tap for use as a Designated Marksman optic.<BR/><BR/>(The CQ/T has also seen combat use, BTW. I've sent three or four off to the sandbox myself.)Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-1142795890134047882006-03-19T14:18:00.000-05:002006-03-19T14:18:00.000-05:00Hmmm,... at $700 it looks nice but I think I'll ta...Hmmm,... at $700 it looks nice but I think I'll take the Eotech. Battle proven and I figure thatI can buy more ammo with the rest of the cash and shoot more.<BR/><BR/>TokarevAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com