BBQ and Guns, what’s NOT to like…

Did another one of those decompression weekends, went down to Georgia, as they say…


Spent the weekend with Snigs and family, basically doing NOTHING 🙂


Got an interesting tour of a nearby town, including three generations of plantation homes, starting with a one room cabin built in the 1700’s, a four room house built in the late 1700’s, and a brick plantation house built in 1868-69 (luckily the family had just shipped a ship full of cotton to England and the agent there held the money until after the Civil War). They were all furnished with period furniture, some of which actually belonged to the original family! Originally 3100 acres of cotton, that ended with the boll weevil; sadly the town has lost most of the light industry it had, and on a visit to the local gun store the owner told me he will be surprised if he’s still in business in three years…


We are losing small town America one town at a time due to lack of jobs, and with it a (my opinion) better way of life.  Busy all the time is not necessarily better…


Anyhoo… She had BBQ and an old friend and her hubby over for dinner and the friend’s hubby brought a new pistol, a Ruger SP-101 in .327 Magnum!  

Having never seen one in the ‘flesh’ so to speak, I was interested in how it shot.  Of course Snigs drug her Blackhawk out, along with a little Ruger MkIII (heh… just realized it was a ALL Ruger day)!


We were shooting in the back yard at about 10 yards, and I know I’m not gonna piss ANY of those folks off… That target was deader than a doornail 🙂


Oh yeah, the SP-101… Interesting little carry pistol, and the .327 does pack a punch!  It’s a bit short coupled for me (Ruger knuckle AGAIN); but it’s an accurate little pistol especially on SA. Like all Rugers, DA the trigger is at least 12 lbs though.  It works fine for folks with smaller hands though.  


We got chased inside by the rain, so we didn’t put a lot of rounds down range, but it was fun anyway.


Since we were inside, it was time to EAT!  Good pork BBQ, hash (a Southern tradition), and slaw made for a tasty treat; followed up by lemon meringue pie and all washed down with sweet tea.  Guess I can say I got my Southern food fix for a while 🙂


We called it early (before midnight) as I had to get up and drive back to ATL this morning, way too @#&* early…


Which reminds me, they just need to rename I-285 the Atlanta Speedway!  I was doing 70 in a 55, getting passed like I was standing still! At one point I pulled out and sped up to see how fast the limo that passed me was going, and he was doing 90!!! And he wasn’t the only one…


Finally got back to the airport, and was checking in when I saw something that just made me proud-  A soldier was going downrange on orders, so he was pretty loaded down with his various bags and weapons case.  The porters came over and grabbed his bags (obviously he carried his weapons case), and trooped into the airport. Since he was flying on United, I watched as they carried all his stuff to the counter, and when he tried to pay them, not a single one took a penny, all they wanted was a handshake and I heard EVERY one of them tell him thanks and wished him well.  Say what you will, but the average American IS proud of our folks in uniform and do support them in ways large and small…  


Snigs, et al, thanks for a great weekend of doing nothing! 🙂

Comments

BBQ and Guns, what’s NOT to like… — 15 Comments

  1. What a great time!! And you included a great happy ending with a fellow Veteran getting his just reward for his heroic service!!

    I want to go shooting now!!!

  2. Keads- True!

    Ed- Yes Sir, it is

    Danny- Yep 🙂

    Cemetery- Hadn’t thought of that 🙂

    WSF- No kidding! sigh…

  3. Sigh. I certainly hated to see you go.

    Folks that might not know for themselves- NFO is one of the most down-to-earth, easiest people in the world to talk to. We talked about a little bit of everything and the conversation was never boring. Sometimes, it was a touch over my head (those acronyms kill me every time!), but a quick “English, please!” and I was back in the thick of understanding.

    NFO- you’re not company anymore, you’re FAMILY in my book. Glad you had a nice time, as I enjoyed it tons. Hurry back, dammit!!

    (Next time, I’m taking a few days off working and *I* am making the BBQ and hash myself. You’ll wanna slap somebody’s mama, I guarantee it!)

    And- HAPPY FATHER’S DAY!!!

  4. Never shot a .327, but I carry a SP-101 (3″) in .357 and try to shoot it at least once a month. The grips are small and I keep meaning to buy some larger ones, but it’s accurate, and not as much of a bear to shoot as the 642 it replaced. What is Ruger knuckle?

  5. 285 being a raceway gave me a chuckle. I use to live in Atlanta, and I guess it hasn’t changed since I moved away. It’s like the entire city is in a NASCAR race.

    Despite the high rate of speed, I still think the people in the Atlanta area are better drivers than the people in the DC area.

  6. I wasn’t overly impressed with the 327. I have tiny hands that aren’t bubbling over with strength. Pulling the trigger on that thing was too much like work. I liked shooting it SA much better.

    The Mark II of mine is just for fun, although it fits well in the dog house of the truck- contained and easily in reach.

    I’m not exactly happy with the “target load 38s” the husband loaded for the Blackhawk, either. I guess they’re okay for target practice, but I sure like shooting the 357s better!

  7. Fuzzy- Thanks!

    SS- Sorry 🙂

    ASM- Ruger knuckle is when the back of the trigger guard comes back and raps the knuckle on the middle finger after every shot…

    Andy- I’d agree, there weren’t any major or minor wrecks (that I saw)

    Chris- Thanks!

    Snigs- Understood, those target loads are a bit ‘soft’, but good for practice; you’re just a recoil junkie though… 🙂