#1: Monoculars and Targets

If you have ever met my husband you would know that he is a TRUE southern boy.  He loves food, he opens door and he LOVES hunting. (yes, that is my definition of a southern boy:)  

Some months ago, he was given his great uncle Harrison's rifle; a huge honor as that is who he is named after.  He cleaned the gun and even got a new scope for it because the other one was falling apart.  When I told him I was starting this blog endeavor, he told me that he had my first project.

One Wednesday morning we headed out to the gun range.  I was a little nervous as the only time I had shot this gun before I got a serious bruise on my shoulder and ringing in my ears for one hour.   To my delight he told me I wasn't shooting and that he had bought me ear plugs.

My job that day was to look through a monocular at the targets he was shooting at.  They were 50 and 100 yards away.  I was supposed to tell him how much to adjust his scope so that he would be shooting on target. 

                                                   (what I saw through the monocular)

                                                     ( me attempting to look professional)

Did you know that sniper spotters have to instant math for their shooters.  Depending on where the first bullet hits, they have to tell them how many clicks to move (which is a calculations of how many millimeters of scope adjustment equals the necessary distance movement in the real world) plus at those lengths they even have to factor in wind speed and direction and even the rotation of the earth.... WOW!

Even though I will never be a real military spotter, it was a fun experience.  I now have a much greater respect for people who do that while their lives depend on it.   

Mission 1: Success