Author Archives: Pat

Ok, Here is my all time favorite eggnog recipe…. I don’t remember where I got it from originally, but it has been changed and babied since then. 6 Eggs 2 1/2 Cups Heavy Whipping Cream 2 Cups Whole Milk 1 Cup Baker’s Sugar (Ultrafine) 1/2 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract 1 Teaspoon Ground Nutmeg ( If you … Continue reading »

Went out to shoot this Saturday again. This time the weather was about perfect and I took my shooting supplies out as well as a big roll of carpet to lie on. I wanted to actually sight in the Hawken instead of just banging away at the targets down range. I spent about 3 hours … Continue reading »

Long week and it is only Thursday. Ok, tomorrow is Friday and I will at least get to head out and about in the County for a bit. That should be nice. Maybe the weekend will bring good weather and a chance to go shoot. I rally enjoyed that last Sunday. It was calming and … Continue reading »

If you have a MacBok Pro and you remember seeing the original Star Wars on the big screen…. Macsaber You just gotta…

I really enjoy the process of getting prepped to shoot… measuring out the black powder, charging the barrel, starting the patch and ball, tapping it home, capping the nipple, cocking the hammer, squeezing the set trigger, and then touching off the main trigger.. then there is the pop, and the ever so momentary delay as the cap ignites the powder in the barrel…

…Now, this is not a manicured private range where there are benches and shooting rests and a bar (never understood that…), its a place at the end of a primitive road back against Black Knob mountain where locals have been goign for a hundred years or so to sight in their deer rifles and

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We are spending Thanksgiving with the in-laws in Yuma. Wonderful time and a mass TDay dinner with about 130 people at the snow-bird park where they live. Lots of turkey, gravy, stuffing and all the other traditional faves. It has been surprisingly cold here today. Very windy and chilly. Despite all those rotations with the … Continue reading »

I have certainly not kept up here like I should… I will be returning to update and get things back on track, even looking for some new artwork to go along with the banner here at the top. Never did post those trip pictures either! So, with that said I am off to let my … Continue reading »

Well, we have made it through our second week in Southern Arizona. It has had it’s ups and downs of course, but all in all it was an excellent choice to move out here. There is a thunder storm brewing

Well, we are here. We arrived in Bisbee on August 1st and are attempting to get settled in.