Yesterday was range time. I decided to not abuse my shoulder as much and left the M44 at home. It was a good move too as the 12 gauge was simply brutal. I did find some reduced recoil slugs that were quite a bit less painful, so I can practice with those next time.

Range time was good. I shot the Ruger for pistol time, but the battering of the shoulder took a toll on my accuracy so I only shot about 100 rounds before I stopped. It's still funny that at 15 yards I get ticked if I hit the 8 ring then watch people at 7 yards miss the target completely.

Afterwards, I had to stroll around the showroom floor and look at all the goodies I cannot afford. Shoot Straight (please, let me redesign your site!!!) had the Dan Wesson Bobtailed Commander in 10mm.  Someone at CZ must have snuck into my house, made a mold of my hand, took brainwave readings to determine what would be the 'perfect' gun for me, then went and designed that thing. I don't know why, but in my hands it just feels perfect. The sights align naturally. Unfortunately, the $1300 price tag aligns with nothing in my wallet.

So, now the want factor has been increased x10 fold.

To add insult to injury, I picked up one of these and looked through it.

It was a Trijicon (who's website is down. Call me guys, I can help!). I don't know the exact model, but it was an ACOG with the donut reticle and some magnification (I'd assume 3.5x - 4x)

Holy shit, Batman, was that an amazing sight picture!! I can see why people using them have <1" groupings at 100 yards. Crystal clear optics and the reticle was razor sharp. It really makes me hate the blurry dot I've got to deal with right now. The want factor jumped by like x1,000,000 and the "I can afford $1,300 for a sight" factor dropped by at least twice that amount. I'd have to find some serious outside work to be able to scratch up enough change for one of those.

Seriously, that's one hell of an optic. I'm envious of the people who either can afford one or have wives that wouldn't castrate them if they dipped into the kiddie's college fund to afford one.

*Sigh*

There's homeless orphans starving in Lithuania and I'm wondering which bodily fluids / parts I could sell so I could see what I'm shooting better.