IM Pistol and Carnival
20 November 2008 | Jason
After an enjoyable nap, I wake up in time for my IM sport this time. Zach comes over to my room just as I am putting on my shoes. We head down to the gym and the pistol range and find Jeff there waiting for us. After preparing the targets, they let us in to shoot. I get the gun and set out the pellets I am about to shoot. It takes me more than a few times to fully understand how to charge the gun and load the pellet, but I do it eventually. I take a good number of practice shots to get a feel for the gun, and I begin shooting the targets. The first two targets I am still fumbling with the gun a bit, but eventually get the hang of it. By the last few shots, my arm is tired and shaking. Holding three pounds with an extended arm for forty minutes gets tiring. I finish shooting and leave to get scored. I finish with a total of 174-2x of 30 shots targets. I got two bullseyes at least!
I go to Anna’s to get a burrito for dinner, and in line, I receive a text. It’s Najah. She’s asking if I’m going to go to the carnival. I had completely forgotten about that! I finish getting my burrito and walk to Johnson. I find a Cathy on the phone as I walk, and we go to the 2012 carnival together. We make it there and find Omar getting some cotton candy. The cotton candy is a nice sugary purple.
In the actual gym, we find lots of inflatable bouncy things like human foosball and slides, but not that many people.
Disappointingly we leave. Cathy has her pistol session soon after so I walk with her to the range. She goes and gets ready to shoot and I head home after a good distraction from my 18.01 studying.
Luckily I had my camera this time to take some pictures. Camera is a necessity at all times. Also is learning how the gun works before shooting.
