tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488572414623476088.post3513843610345172303..comments2024-01-07T14:16:02.356-06:00Comments on Hecate's Crossroad: The Tell-Tale . . . Hands?Hecatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10334937938185561628noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488572414623476088.post-24608124530510120692009-02-14T15:33:00.000-06:002009-02-14T15:33:00.000-06:00"I need to take a picture of my dinged-up shooting..."<I>I need to take a picture of my dinged-up shooting glasses. Speaks eloquently about the importance of eye protection.</I>"<BR/><BR/>Can I get an "AMEN!"?Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488572414623476088.post-86214014044683020732009-02-13T13:37:00.000-06:002009-02-13T13:37:00.000-06:00Okay, I stand corrected. Despite working in an of...Okay, I stand corrected. Despite working in an office, I don't have "office hands" and don't seem to hang around with anyone who does, either. Guess I didn't realize how prevalent they are. Please accept my apologies.<BR/><BR/>Shooting leaves its mark, all right. I still have a scar on my right arm where a .223 case landed that I had to <I>peel off</I>. A friend learned the hard way why nobody wears shorts to tactical rifle class. While shooting prone, his legs collected a lot of nice hot brass.<BR/><BR/>Another friend offered to let me see the scar from a rifle case that went down the back of his pants. Uh, no thanks, really.<BR/><BR/>I need to take a picture of my dinged-up shooting glasses. Speaks eloquently about the importance of eye protection.<BR/><BR/>Multi-day gun classes always chew up my hands, but that's just part of the deal. And it's not just gun training. I got a nifty bleeding gouge in my foot from a blunt training knife in a disarms class. And empty hand taught by an ex-Navy special ops champion cage fighter can leave serious bruises. But the gain is worth the pain.Hecatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10334937938185561628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488572414623476088.post-457475383001656252009-02-13T11:50:00.000-06:002009-02-13T11:50:00.000-06:00I kind of figured out the part about my 'poor witt...I kind of figured out the part about my 'poor wittle hands' all by myself. I don't handle hay bales, buckets, or fencing and I do work in an office so my hands don't have a lot of calluses.<BR/><BR/>Whenever a new pistol (the grips or the trigger of my newest acquisition a Glock 21) hurts my hands, I just figure I need more practice.<BR/><BR/>Oh, I do use gloves about half the year (you kind of have to when the temperatures are at or below -35 Fahrenheit). I do like your blog however, thanks...DouginSalchahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03617160758768475719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488572414623476088.post-44648470576153221972009-02-13T07:25:00.000-06:002009-02-13T07:25:00.000-06:00Gun school ALWAYS draws blood. I was doing good o...Gun school <I>ALWAYS</I> draws blood. I was doing good on my last class until we had a drill that involved shooting while running on an advancing diagonal. Got hit in the arm by my own splatter.<BR/><BR/>Before ammo became so freakin' scarce and expensive, I used to shoot 300-400 rounds a week year round.<BR/><BR/>Besides, working with horses toughens up hands, what with stacking 60 lb. hay bales, carrying heavy buckets, building/fixing fence, handling lead ropes, and such. I've always been too dumb to wear gloves for any of that, too.Hecatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10334937938185561628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488572414623476088.post-58185332418660153382009-02-13T04:50:00.000-06:002009-02-13T04:50:00.000-06:00Does nobody wear gloves anymore?Does nobody wear gloves anymore?Brian K Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02184256581832572001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488572414623476088.post-65321864156036745792009-02-12T15:28:00.000-06:002009-02-12T15:28:00.000-06:00In fairness, an aggressive 20-lpi checkering job d...In fairness, an aggressive 20-lpi checkering job doesn't <I>hurt</I>, so much as it leaves your hands chewed to bloody, bandaid and moleskin covered hamburger after a 600-round day at class with a lot of repetitions...Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.com