Will somebody stop all this rain, I've got revolver testing to do

I feel the same Country! I had to stop shooting because of Deer season and the neighbors all hunt so they would take a dim view of Ole Chris out popping away on targets and yes, it's raining here too! They make a windshield dressing called "RainDance" or something but I don't think that would help your target! The only thing I know about an actual rain dance is you don't do it on a hill!  I had my backstop wrapped in plastic and it worked well for a while until all the bullet holes starting letting in the rain. Now I  just wait patiently for the end of deer season and the end of the rain. Chris

I am an old time Montanan currently exiled to Mississippi. When I built my addition, I had my shop built with a view down the pasture to a ridge 300 yds away. The south window is the same height as my shooting bench. So.. I can shoot rain or shine, cols or hot. The 1oo yd target and the 35 yd targets have roofs that protect the targets from whatever crap falls from the sky. It don't take away the misery of living in a fourth world country, but at least I can shoot. Even got a coyote that was bringing presents to my red dog in her pen in the pole barn.
Best thing I can tell you is: live where you want to be.

above 4000 feet. That's my motto: Life sucks below 4000 feet.

 

5280 here in big Wyoming!

MW, had no idea you were an ex-pat highlander!
Seems kinda sad, your sojourn into the deep South. Over the span of years, I've made quite a few friends from the South. They can often disarm you with their simple country demeanor, and get you to believe they are foolish bumpkins, when nothing is further from the truth!
Still, there is nothing better than Tall Pine Forests, and High Mountain Meadows. When you are born at 7000 feet, you come into the world a little blue, because of the thinner air. Guess it never leaves, that imprint of being a highlander.

The Rocky Mountains are the marrow of the earth, The Alps are but foothills!

Damn, I miss the high country. It has been slimy, damp, and muddy for a week now. The only thing we have to hunt here are baited whitetails. Hogs, too, I guess, but that's a night thing. Wet, clammy, and drizzly are not on my list of fun conditions. I miss 20 to 40 below zero. It's so peaceful. And westerners are friendly and welcoming, and you don't have to play 'who's related to who' with them. That's a Southern game that is a result of inbreeding. They want to make sure they're not married to their sister.
As you can tell from my avatar, I have cohabited with polar bears. It's a big comedown to come to a place where they destroyed all the bear habitat 50 years ago and bears are still a true rarity, and people believe in black panthers.
 

 
 
 
 

I sincerely love the mountains but up here in "DA YOU PEE" that 20-30 below gets to be old in a hurry. I would prefer an even 30-60 any time. Hope you can get back to your mountain home sometime soon. Chris

Good work with the camera, MW

I had my own personal photo lab with everything courtesy of Project Bluebook. Unlimited film and 16X20 paper. I went crazy with 35mm. I put all my slides on DVD, and they are great anesthesia. Tons of large format photos, also. I need to scan them someday. The one above is me in Vladivostok in 1969 when no foreigners were allowed. Cute babe, eh? Spoke very precise English. No pistol shooting, so I had to while away the white nights otherwise.
 
Mike