My daughter, Emily and I took the Hoss 45 pistol and Mississippi Delta 32 out for a walk.

This was the first creature we met, Baby Godzilla. We both hit with the Hoss using open sites. It's a 35 yrd down hill shot.


This shows Emily using the shooting sticks, these were used only at the 116 yd target.


The Casio caught the condensation from the Hoss using the multi exposure mode.


Here's a handsome bird we call the buzzard. It's at about 70 yards and between and under a few branches.

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This is a vid of the Hoss firing at the Bear, what bear? next pic. It was a hit as evidenced by my reaction.



Here's the Bear after the shot. The lead has really dented the steel even at 60+ yards. I've rewelded it several times. Practice makes perfect.



This is the round ball splat held where it struck the bear. Even at this distance the lead is just a splat.



I had promised a close up of the anodizing on the Mississippi Delta. Here it is. Now there is a little dust evident on the bluing, really shows up in the oiled luster of the steel.

As you can see, we had a BLAST!

Kent

Kent,

I really like the Hoss, nice smack-down in an elegant package.

You have really put together a great woods walk range, I'll bet you really enjoy it.

Lon

Oh yeah:

"anodizing on the Mississippi Delta".



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Excellent!

Great to see it out and about.

Did Emily say, "Pirate Scope?" That's what I heard.

Hey - that's fine pistol shooting at 70 yards! I forget ... was the front sight on there or elsewhere?

Right ... I have the case here - awaiting just the exact right moment to fix the hinges ... .... hahaha.

Great post.

Back to it. Victory 32 work .....

Gary

Lon, if you ever get up this way for a closing or open house, stop by and we'll take a stroll on the Woods Walk. I agree the anodizing is WOW! Gary's guns are fun just sitting there, but I like to shoot them too.

Gary, This front sight is my design. Made from brazed copper with at set screw on the underside. (I still need to get that metal lathe) Don't worry the sight rests on a layer of electrical tape to prevent any scars. From your post it sounds like there may be a front sight on your end?

Kent

Shucks Kent .... you don't need anything I'd have here anyway. Sounds like you went all out, when aluminum tape would have done a fine job.

I'll look around. I have something in my mind ... not sure if that's Hoss stuff or something else. What was the height of the front pin. It must have been correct!

Gary

Yes ... you need a lathe. hahah. Each time I visit, I have to press some apple peeler or pencile sharpener into service ... ... hahha

Kent,

You have no idea how much I want to take you up on your hospitality.

I just don't want to whine.

Lon

Kent,

I'm glad to see you and Emily having a good time at the woods walk.

I'm impressed with your achievements with the Hoss pistol. That bear target is a tricky one to hit, even with an scoped rifle. The bear is painted in a way that blends perfectly with its background.

Without doubt the Hoss could be used at the big bore camp!

Congratulations for this great post and thanks for sharing!

Julio



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Looks like a lot of fun! I'm glad you are taking advantage of not having the temperature outside colder than the inside of a freezer! Nice post....tee shirts!

That looked like a great time, Kent, father/daughter bonding time and some great shooting as well!
You have a great site there.
Cheers
Neil

Sounds like some good "boom and clang" quality time with your daughter. I'm jealous

Very nice. Nothing like a father daughter outting.

That anodizing is something PURDY. Wow, i like that pic of it.

great post ,,, think by now i would have just drilled a hole , and hung the bear from a hunk of chain , lead vs steel , round here , the steel looses