Thank you.
Greg, I thought about your idea but I know from experience that the people south of the Mason/Dixon line like to put a whipping on me and that's not good for my mental status. It is pretty shaky as it is. Besides, at some point this barrel will stop shooting, although I hope I have it's sibling in the safe.
Thank you Dick for the nice write-up and congratulations to you and your crew for putting on such a fine match. I hope there is such an opportunity in the future. Your crew certainly run a well organized match. I must say though that it was nice to be able to return the favor, as you folks did at the Firecracker, of taking most of the wood home with us!
If you have not shot at Thurmont, MD, here is an example of the class they exhibit. During match 4 of the 300 stage, I noticed the shooter to my left wasn't shooting any shots. I don't know whether he had also done this earlier in the day or not as I was quite focused to say the least. But long story short, he withheld firing any shots until I completed my record shots in an effort not to double with me or to jeopardize my chances at the 1-2-3 grand agg record in any way. I already had enough x's by this time and only needed to stay clean. After that match, I thanked him but told him there was no need to hinder his efforts on my account. In his quiet way, he said "don't worry about it". Well, this tough competitor did it all again in match 5. Just so you have the facts, he was in the same VFS class as I and was also competing for the Htr class and thus the 2 gun. I hope one day, I can return the favor.
It doesn't take a rocket scientist to realize that the best part of this game we call sport is not in the winning, but in the relationships we build along the way. Thanks, Dean, it was much appreciated.
Thanks to all,
Randy
