No, we're not shooting at live turkeys, although one of the prizes is a frozen turkey. We're shooting at paper targets. With shotguns. Bird shot.
We set the date for September 22, the week before squirrel season opens, and as ours is a very rural congregation, we can hold the shoot on the church grounds. As the date approaches, I've been doing my homework and I've gotten prizes donated for three divisions; mens, womens, and youth. I've got my flyers designed and targets designed, I've even got the target holders built.
What I didn't have was shotgun shells. The best way to do a turkey shoot is to provide the shells, that keeps folks from gaming the results. Bring your shotgun, but shoot our shells. Your special, tricky-dicky reloads are not allowed. If your shot gets closest to the mark, you'll win, but you'll shoot our shells. So, I needed to buy a couple of cases of shotgun shells, target shells. Low brass 8 shot, suitable for doves, skeet, and shooting on a church ground. I've been casting about, looking for the best deal, and yesterday, it all came together.
My son called me yesterday. There is a local gun shop having a severe problem with cash flow and the owner decided to hold a sale. One heck of a sale. I went over and he had nine boxes of 12 gauge left, and a case of 20 gauge.
That's nine boxes of 12 gauge and 10 boxes of 20 gauge. For less than 60 US dollars. Heck of a deal. Better than I could have asked for. I'll still need to pick up some more 12 gauge, some 16 gauge and some .410. I know that someone is going to drag up a 16 gauge, and the youths will be banging away with .410s, spending their daddy's money, and that's fine. I want their daddy's money for our mission fund.
The Lord works in mysterious ways, and I am grateful for His efforts
1 comment:
Yep, that he does...
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