VERN HUMPHREY wrote in a message to ROY J. TELLASON:

RJT>We've now gone from just the hot-n-humid to lots of rain showers. 
RJT>Maybe if I can get out early in the day...

Got out this afternoon,  anyhow.

RJT>VH> Silhouette targets are in two different categories -- "Silhouette
RJT>VH> Matches" are shot at heavy metal silhouettes of game animals, the
RJT>VH> rule being you must knock the silhouette down to score."

RJT>I've seen pictures of those in magazines,  that's the ones I'm
RJT>thinking of.

VH> That's a fairly specialized game -- most pistol Silhouette shooters
VH> use a heavy revolver, or single-shot pistol.

Yes?  Any particular ones?  Calibers?  I seem to remember different shapes
being associated with different calibers at different ranges,  but it's
been a while since I saw that article.

RJT>I sometimes wonder about the mindset of people who use those 
RJT>things.  One time I was out at a public range (they have those on 
RJT>state game lands here in PA and there were a couple there -- 
RJT>co-workers,  not "a couple" in any other sense,  and they had 
RJT>obviously just bought their guns,  and were getting ready to try and 
RJT>"qualify" somehow or other.  They had those targets, and
had to get RJT>way up close before they could put several rounds into
them.  Lots RJT>closer than the 25 yards where the benches were set
up...

RJT>Watching those folks was downright scary!  Some kinda state workers.

VH> Everyone was a beginner once -- why not take them under your wing
VH> and give them a little coaching?

What was scary was that they thought they already knew enough about what
they were doing...     :-0

I heard mention tonight about state workers and besides law enforcement
(which these people weren't) they mentioned "domestic relations"
workers,  which I'm thinking is probably what these people were.

I did get out to the range today,  anyhow.  After *way* too long.  And I
managed to make some holes in some paper,  along with making a bunch of
holes in those small aluminimum pie plates.  And blew one of them clean off
the boards.  :-)  I'd forgotten what a wonderful smell that powder burning
was...

Oh,  and there were all these necked-down rimfire brass cases all over the
place.  *LOTS* of it.  And,  remember when I was wondering what that stuff
was good for,  what was it,  .177 or something?  Well,  I got my answer
today-- the target boards had a whole *mess* of popped baloonns up there.

I guess now I know what they're good for.  :-) 

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