Quote from: Tripodmvr on Jun 08, 2025, 11:45 AMWonder how Tree is coping with the weather?

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Weather was beyond perfect, sunlight, but no sun, just clouds. Temperature hovered between 8 and 12 Cel, perfect for walking - did a3 hr, 2 hr and a 5 hr walk and stalk. I had so many issues, it was just not funny, velt was very different and animals were in high alert.
Guest got his buck and his son loved it.
WhatsApp Image 2025-06-07 at 09.59.49_7ad8a907 by David Frank Allen, on Flickr

I took the little Ruger out for a 150+ round session with the cast handload that matches my carry load for velocity and very, very nearly for POI. Shot it back to back with my Ruger Security Six 357, which has a really nice DA trigger for some reason despite an obviously limited lifetime round count and my CZ75 sport pistol which has the full Cajun Gun Works internal treatment and an absolutely sublime one.

I was seriously impressed with how well the LC9's compared and how it left me completely unbloodied. I fully expected to start leaking at some point hanging onto a tiny pistol with a fairly gritty exterior but I haven't even got a mark on either hand despite doing strong and weak hand only drills. Really glad I wasn't able to get the trigger kit I wanted from the states as I think its bang on for its intended purpose. I don't want to engage the manual safety as it's fiddly, hinging at the front rather than the back of the lever as it does and therefore don't want a trigger pull lighter than what you'd get in a stock snub from a quality manufacturer. An added bonus is that while it has a shrouded hammer it sticks out just enough before it reaches full cock that my 'thumb on the hammer' re-holstering muscle memory thing translates perfectly to it and makes pointing it a delicate places like knob and femoral artery much less pucker inducing.   

I think it's turning out to be a cracking good buy especially considering how little I paid for it which is barely what the mags would cost with the only wrinkle is that one of the four doesn't lock back on empty reliably. I'm sure I'll be able to sort that out and if not it will be relegated to range use as I have new 9 round factory mags on order which will be what it gets carried with as they are the same length as the 7 rounders but have the space behind the extended finger rest base plate filled with ammunition.   

Wonder how Tree is coping with the weather?

Our hunting group included youngsters and they loved the farm experience. Teaches them about realities and lets them acquire life skills. Also great to see their energy and love of freedom.

Quote from: Ds J on Jun 06, 2025, 04:49 PMCONGRATS! Introducing little ones to the field is if immeasurable worth.

Hear hear! People who grow up with lots of time in the field are better for it than those who don't.

Yes Cody brought home hundreds, really hundreds of rocks as well, amd bones.
Farmer was joke angry at Cody.
My boy you stealing my farm a rock at a time.

CONGRATS! Introducing little ones to the field is if immeasurable worth.

A while ago, I visited a young guy whose dad had passed away. He proudly showed me a rock from every camp he went along to.

Quote from: Treeman on Jun 06, 2025, 03:28 PMit was so funny his reaction to the big gun.

We got him into a security van rather easily after he kept falling a few times, he also ran into a pole he did not see.

I was causing kak at a club once back before I learned that I wasn't PK and bullet proof. One of the heavies pulled a big rollie and after a split second of looking down the pipe I quieted right down.

House breakers are the clumsiest buggers, they really should take more care.

This talk of rollie play risks me strapping on my six inch Security six and a bunch of speed loaders instead of my typical P07 and two spare mags when I go out to the pub this evening.

James and I attended a house breaking a few months back, I jumped the wall and fatso had to run around house to block house breaker. I got him behind house and showed him down with the 9 mm, but he knew I could not shoot him and just ducked dived left right, would not go on ground.
James arrived and levelled the big silver 8 inch barrel on the bloke and he started squealing, it was so funny his reaction to the big gun.
We got him into a security van rather easily after he kept falling a few times, he also ran into a pole he did not see.

One of the guys that hunts with me and has been there for all of Cody's life, a part of Cody's growing up.
Well this guy and his wife could not have children, and it was a shame, he was a natural father and of so much need to be a father. Well 5 years ago there was some miracle and his wife had a medical mishap, her periods stopped and there was fears about the condition she has having caused further female issues.
Turns out she was pregnant                                 
There were a lot more people ecstatic than just him her.
Well that was 5 years ago, that little boy is going on his first hunt with me this week end.
Will keep you posted.