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A young boy takes aim at a desert shooting range in 1971, learning patience and focus under the open sky—when childhood meant hands-on lessons and dusty summer afternoons.
[Kodachrome slide scanned and restored]
Some pictures from the 2019 Midsummers Fairytale Celtic Renaissance Fair at the Amador County Fair Grounds in Plymouth California.
Nice rydes spotted in the wild @ Twentynine Palms. Russian 2S1 Gvozdika (SAU-122)122-mm self-propelled howitzer
Ben Conner (r) aims a Colt Paterson revolver and "Carbine" Williams (l) aims a Colt Service Model Pistol at a shooting range. Inscription on back: "On right - B.F. Conner President of Colt's 1949-55"
Connecticut State Library, State Archives, PG 460, Colt Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing Company, Box 1, Folder 1, Item 8
On farm out buildings, Winscombe.
Looks like it might've been used for target practice at some point?!
WW2 M3 Stuart Light Tank spotted at a 76 gas station in West L.A./Mar Vista area. The owner of the gas station recently sold a M5 Stuart Light Tank.
Finally, I have a better downrange photo of target practice time with the family.
Edits: cropped, rotated, exposure, contrast, saturation
At one time, there were knife (or hatchet?) throwers in the site next to ours. Thing is, all of the hits were not in the center of the log, so who knows how many missed totally?
Having this to watch out for would NOT have made for a relaxing camping experience!
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A lake view, deer in the back yard, and the trail to Cascade Falls left from the next site. Sweet!
July 6th, 2012 - "As The Pendulum Swings" Day 33 - Navajo Lake to Red Canyon, Utah
A young boy takes aim at a wild west shooting game at Kennywood Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Copyright 2008, Amy Strycula
I got the "shot of the day" with this beasty hunting rifle at a recent men's breakfast we have for our sunday class. I took out a can about 250 yards away on the first shot. Unfortunately, I couldn't replicate my results on the second try so I should have just left it at that (-:
Aberlady bay. There are 2 miniature XT-class subs here, which were lashed to a concrete tank trap and used for target practice for aerial attack. They become evident at low tide.
Coldest day ever at the beach. The wind was insanely cold.
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WATERS NEAR GUAM (Mar. 7, 2016) - Guided missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) steams ahead of Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) during Multi Sail 2016. Multi Sail is a bilateral training exercise aimed at interoperability between the U.S. and Japanese forces. This exercise builds interoperability and benefits from realistic, shared training, enhancing our ability to work together to confront any contingency. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Eric Coffer/Released)