The CZickness XXXVIII....To Honor a friend

[ChrisK]

Morning!

Not only is it a Friday, but it’s the Friday before vacation. That’s like espresso level Friday

Work 2 days next week and off for 5....Retiring in June!!

 

[88E30M50]

Work 2 days next week and off for 5....Retiring in June!!

I need to look into this retirement thing I keep hearing about. June will come by pretty quickly. Heck, it’s not even Christmas and yet we are still only 8 weeks from the first flicker of spring showing.

 

[ChrisK]

Going from 20% to 60% in VA disability helped me make that decision...

 

[T-DOGG]

Work 2 days next week and off for 5....Retiring in June!!

That is awesome to hear. I know how much that will reduce your stress level. Congrats!

 

[Ruger_Ronin]

GM all. Coffee or die

I have 2 sides to my Zen coin. 1 is the chaotic company of the turkeys. They provide me with my happiness. My structure.
The other side is the treestand. To be settled before the sun kisses the woods to wake her. To hear the earth come alive with light and life. To witness her innocence in unmanned territory. It is in this moment there are no words.

 

[wtburnette]

Morning all...

The tools of the day....

The edges are very defined. I will soften this. Some call it "De-Horning"

Marked off for reference and roughed in.....

Close. Still work to do. Pics do not do this justice.

Ejection port is tedious. All this was about 3 1/2 hours. I did more after the pic.

That gun seriously needed de-horning badly. Excellent seeing it finally getting taken care of...

For me, I find zen on the firing line. Whether looking through a scope or riding the recoil on a 1911, I am truly at peace when pulling the trigger. The last time I was shooting, I had one of those ‘Use the Force, Luke’ kind of moments where I just relaxed, focused on the target and ignored the sights. I did some of the best shooting I’ve done in those last 4 strings.

In normal times, I’d take extra ammo and would continue shooting past my planned amount when I had days like that but sadly that’s not where we are today.

I'm similar in that the most zen I've found in a long time was the mornings 88 and I would meet up at MCF&G, setup, drink coffee for a while and then spend a couple of hours shooting at 25, 50 or 100 yards for accuracy. That slow, methodical rate of fire just centers me. I love my bolt action .22 rifles

Work 2 days next week and off for 5....Retiring in June!!

Congrats!

 

[patience0830]

Zen is not a concept I will ever master. Might get close splitting wood or squirrel hunting in big woods.

 

[88E30M50]

Zen seems more mysterious than it actually is. For me, zen can be found in totally focusing on what I am doing at the moment. When chopping wood, I find zen in just chopping wood without any distraction or diversionofthought. That can be a challenge for me in most things but comes while shooting quite easily

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[churchmouse]

Setting up the shop to assemble a BB Chevy.
I have spent mega time in my mind and the package is already there. I just have to follow the road I have laid out in my mind. When I run into a hurdle the brain resets and we solve that issue so the project can move forward again. Sometimes the entire thing has to be re-thought. So calmly pulling back and running the hard drive between my ears keeps me disconnected form the stresses that slow us down. At least for that time.

The same comes from anything else that requires the same mental effort.

 

[rkwhyte2]

Morning to all

 

[churchmouse]

 

[Tyler-The-Piker]

Morning all!
I had to pop in when I read that CM was documenting his 1911 project here. So far so good!

(Happy Birthday doddg)

 

[Benp]

Morning all!
It's great seeing pics of your work, CM! I bought a checkering file that came in yesterday. I've got to start practicing with it and get it down well before using it for real.

 

[Ruger_Ronin]

(Happy Birthday doddg)

I second this - Happy Birthday!

Maybe I ordered a sylvan folding adapter last night. Maybe I didn't. The bottom of the lake will soon find out.

Just got home from breakfast in the truck with tiny Satan at Muskatatuk. Geese standing on the ice had her cracking up. Biggest Blue Heron I've ever seen was 20 yards from the road.

 

[MindfulMan]

Yeah, that's a big, fat one, RR !

 

[gmcttr]

New rifle is out for delivery. Don't know if I'll be able to pick it up today or have to wait until tomorrow. Also have 400 .308 WIN – 168gr SMK out for delivery...signature required so I wait all day.

 

[Ruger_Ronin]

Yeah, that's a big, fat one, RR !

My phone camera is terrible. Doesn't do it justice. At least a 12ft wingspan.

 

[churchmouse]

Shop is warmed up. Time to dig deep into the motivation reserves. The house is quite. CKW and the 13 year old are gone on a Gala shopping spree and the terrorists are at home. The peace is really nice.

 

[gmcttr]

...Also have 400 .308 WIN – 168gr SMK out for delivery...signature required so I wait all day.

and I shall receive...and just like that all deliveries to the house came early today.

 

[MindfulMan]

New rifle is out for delivery. Don't know if I'll be able to pick it up today or have to wait until tomorrow. Also have 400 .308 WIN – 168gr SMK out for delivery...signature required so I wait all day.

When you jump​, you jump BIG, Tarzan !