Some Assembly Required
on October 6th, 2010 at 6:00 AMby Jim Shepherd
“Some assembly required” may be the most frightening words in the English language, especially when I’m not familiar with the thing I’m trying to accomplish the “some assembly” on.
This year, I’ve moved through some accomplishments that were, frankly, biggies for me in shooting. I shot in a real national handgun competition and neither embarrassed myself or shot anyone, shot my .50 BMG 1,000 yards and hit my target-twice, and actually changed some internal components in a handgun that continues to operate reliably.
Unfortunately, not everything worked out as simply as these three big items. To shoot in real competition, I needed real competition shooting gear. I had eyes, ears and a reasonable facsimile of what a competition shooter would wear.
But I was woefully unprepared when it came to the basic matter of how to carry my pistol and ammunition.
