Thunderbird Run 'n Gun, July 13, 2013 -- do you have what it takes?

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BadgeBunny

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ROFLMAO!! Thanks for posting pics guys!! Man, do I miss shooting ... :(

Oh ... and UMB ... damn you are as devilishly handsome as I remember ... You, SMS and henschman ... I swear you guys are not aging AT ALL!! It's not fair ... :grumble:
 

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Ha! I remember you. I'll say hi next time. Hope your sis's boy's eye is ok...a bunch of us were in the A/C room when she brought him in with a piece of bark in his eye. Not a happy camper!
 

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I'm sitting down to edit my film now so it should be done by tonight. If anyone wants the entire HD footage for whatever reason, I can dropbox it to you or something. Just promise not to show anyone when I walked, couldn't find a flag 5 feet in front of me, or missed.

edit: The video is saving.... prepare to be amazed by my windows movie maker editing skill.

edit 2: The youtube video is uploading painfully slow.
 
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Coolest pic I got...
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The video is still being uploaded/processed. Youtube is taking it's sweet time, but it should be done in a couple hours. (the only reason I'm awake at 4:10AM is I woke up to the cop's knocking on my apartment door because a drunk non English speaking gentleman hit my truck parked outside my apartment, but that isn't the point)

This should work in the morning; I'll check back on it whenever I wakeup. Make sure to watch it in HD.

edit: Just a head's up, youtube completely ****ed by video by "fixing the shakiness." I made the mistake of thinking it would make the video better, but instead it makes me think I just ate a shroom sandwhich. I selected undo so it should be back to normal whenever it gets done un****ing it.

 
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Well a huge THANK YOU to all of the organizers, ROs and people behind the scenes! What a fantastic, safe and wonderful event. The amount of work that must have gone into it is staggering and my hat's off to all of you.

Huge congrats to everyone who ran, walked, crawled. This was my first event of this type and I hope it won't be the last. It was refreshing to see so many excellent folk out there in the brush.

Tell you what: I learned a lot. I had read about "weak pin strikes" before, and thought of it as something that never really happens. Thousands of rounds and I've never had the experience of a soft strike. Come the 13th, and Lord Almighty that is what I got. Lovely. Weak strike and stuck round. Good chance to spend some quality time mortaring and whining. Good times. Thinking back on it: did I move to a defensive position on FTF/FTE? Nope; just cursed and blinked. Did I execute the right corrective actions? Sure, but maybe I could be smoother and quieter. Am I going over my whole system with a fine-toothed comb? You betcha.

All in all, a GREAT shake-down cruise of equipment and mind. A learning experience, and I am grateful for all of the good advice and camaraderie. Man, I want to do it again!
 

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I think it is interesting that we ran it so many different ways. I noticed in the video that cableguy did not go under the barbed wire obstacle the 2nd time. I thought there were 2 different ones but maybe it was the same one and we were supposed to just run past it the 2nd time. So many people missed turns and ran extra legs, etc. Being the first time to put on a race like this one, I am sure a lot of bugs were worked out and the next one will be marked much better. Awesome video Cableguy! Thanks for sharing it.
 

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