browning buckmark 7 1/4" contour lite

browning buckmark 7 1/4" contour lite
Originally uploaded by bothenook.

bad shakes day at the range. first it looked like i was shooting a shotgun with the 9mm. then i got out the 22. the left target is 15 yards off hand. it was not the first target. nobody but me will ever see THAT one. after a couple of magazines full of rounds, i finally got my shakes settled in, and shot the left one. the last target of the day was the righthand one. each target had 10 rounds. during these sorts of practice sessions, i put 8 one inch targets on a sheet of paper. i start with the top left and work my way down just like reading. the last target is the lower right spot. then i cut out representitive samples and throw the really crappy ones away. kind of makes me look like a better shooter than i am. but hey, this is the internet, so i'm taller, more handsome, trim, and much more intellegent and interesting than in real life.

i am so bummmmmed

remember about 11 days ago now, i was crowing about a new addition to my target pistol line?
well, i picked it up yesterday after the manditory 10 day wait. they gave a free 1/2 hour of range time, but i didn't use it.
when i buy a new firearm, the first thing i do is take it home, dissassemble, clean, and relube it. that's just how it is. i won't shoot a new gun until it's been stripped and inspected, lubed and reassembled.
only problem is, i can't disassemble the damned thing. buck mark pistols, especially those of this line, have a top cover that is part of the receiver housing. it doubles as an optics base. cool. only problem is, it takes 3 screws to remove, and the middle one JUST WOULDN'T LOOSEN. i used Kroil penetrating oil, i used heat, i broke two allen head wrenches.
finally, i said screw it. it's in a box, and on it's way back to Browning so their wizards can disassemble the damned thing. i figured if i broke allen wrenches trying to loosen the screw, the next thing i did would be wrong. and expensive. so i'll let them figure it out.
i'm so bummed