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At the range today

TidalWave

TidalWave

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This post may seem a little strange to some but I’m going to do it anyway. Shooting can be a peaceful thing to me, especially when alone…

My Dad (“the expert”, cowboy and Army vet) whom I’ve mentioned a time or two here, passed this Sunday night. Age 85. With all the arrangements, relatives, being gone from work (I’m a natural worrier), my wayward stepbrother (cousin Eddie from national lampoons Christmas Vacation) and everything in between, we’re all stressing rather than reflecting…anybody ever have that happen?
Graveside service is Saturday but I reallly needed some down time.

Took Spgfld Garrison and Wilson CQB, both .45 cal. Also got an Ed Brown.
Top target was Wilson at 25 ft. Just a few shots.
Bottom Garrison also at 25.
Well, not great but either would do on a torso size (real life) target.

Y’all be good, do some good when u can, slow down, and enjoy life. My 2 cents. 😉

TWave
 

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TidalWave said:
This post may seem a little strange to some but I’m going to do it anyway. Shooting can be a peaceful thing to me, especially when alone…

My Dad (“the expert”, cowboy and Army vet) whom I’ve mentioned a time or two here, passed this Sunday night. Age 85. With all the arrangements, relatives, being gone from work (I’m a natural worrier), my wayward stepbrother (cousin Eddie from national lampoons Christmas Vacation) and everything in between, we’re all stressing rather than reflecting…anybody ever have that happen?
Graveside service is Saturday but I reallly needed some down time.

Took Spgfld Garrison and Wilson CQB, both .45 cal. Also got an Ed Brown.
Top target was Wilson at 25 ft. Just a few shots.
Bottom Garrison also at 25.
Well, not great but either would do on a torso size (real life) target.

Y’all be good, do some good when u can, slow down, and enjoy life. My 2 cents. 😉

TWave
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So sorry to hear your loss, not easy to go through, hang in there and take care of yourself
 
TidalWave said:
This post may seem a little strange to some but I’m going to do it anyway. Shooting can be a peaceful thing to me, especially when alone…

My Dad (“the expert”, cowboy and Army vet) whom I’ve mentioned a time or two here, passed this Sunday night. Age 85. With all the arrangements, relatives, being gone from work (I’m a natural worrier), my wayward stepbrother (cousin Eddie from national lampoons Christmas Vacation) and everything in between, we’re all stressing rather than reflecting…anybody ever have that happen?
Graveside service is Saturday but I reallly needed some down time.

Took Spgfld Garrison and Wilson CQB, both .45 cal. Also got an Ed Brown.
Top target was Wilson at 25 ft. Just a few shots.
Bottom Garrison also at 25.
Well, not great but either would do on a torso size (real life) target.

Y’all be good, do some good when u can, slow down, and enjoy life. My 2 cents. 😉

TWave
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truly sorry for your loss
but the range time sounds like perfect therapy and honor to your dad
you celebrating his memory is (y)
SALUTE to him sir🇺🇲
 
Sorry for your loss, lost my dad after a short illness of about 6 months 5 years ago. I was glad for the bow to go and work thru everything on my target trail thru the woods. Its kind of a zen mind cleanse, i understand. Glad you have something similar that helps soothe your feelings at least a bit.

Rest in peace TWs dad...
 
I am sorry to hear about the loss of your father. My condolences to you and your family. The picture of your father and the horse is very moving. I am not sure why, but it struck me.
I hope everything goes as smooth as it can and that you have few moments to laugh at some old stories about your father and remember better times.
 
TidalWave said:
About 10 mo ago, before the dementia suddenly struck.
Bye, Dad - ride easy !
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i don't know a nicer way to say this, but first, sorry about your loss.

what i cannot find a nicer way to say this, is that, i have had way too many relatives, and friends suffer from dementia and alzheimer's, and i have seen them go from vibrant, living, active people to what amounted to a vegetable. but i have seen it worse, in the family, as everyone is at a loss as what to do...which sadly.....nothing can be done, but to make the person comfortable.

its a horrible way to go, for sure, and i don't want that for me or my wife, or anyone else in this world, but for some, its inevitable.


take solace in knowing you loved your dad, as he loved you, and he has now gone home, where he is vibrant once again.
 
Sorry for your loss and for your having to guide your dad through dementia prior. I find range time (especially when alone - indoor range, so staff monitoring on camera) a great time for reflection. As mentioned a few times above, we all grieve in our own way and if anyone questioned your range visit, that’s on them for not understanding “in their own way”.

While I’ve been estranged from my family since I left at 18, I’ve helped my wife through both of her parents passing (about 12 years apart, her mom passing last (early 2023) while in a memory care facility for the last year or so). I completely understand the “stressing” versus “reflecting”. Try to keep your perspective to reflect on all the positive memories over life with your dad and let those that will stress over things that, I’m going to go out on a limb and say, your dad would probably laugh about if he knew they were doing it.

Stay strong and keep the faith!
 
Sorry to hear about your loss my friend,you and your family are in our prayers,take the good times with your dad as comfort at times like this,its hard to explain but where people come together for the love of firearms help and support others knowing apart from names on here will never meet or know personally but are here for them in their times of need,human spirit means so much,just knowing someone is there to help means so much
God Bless
 
mikep said:
I am sorry to hear about the loss of your father. My condolences to you and your family. The picture of your father and the horse is very moving. I am not sure why, but it struck me.
I hope everything goes as smooth as it can and that you have few moments to laugh at some old stories about your father and remember better times.
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I stumbled on that pic on my phone when my sister (18 yrs younger than me) was worried we didn’t have a good one (pre-illness) for the local obit.
She loved it too. It won’t be in the obit (she finally found the “right” one for that) but we plan to enlarge the one of him strolling away with horse Sunny… sort of his departure, which was why it struck me. I almost scrolled past it when, somehow, it caught my eye. I now think I know the reason I took it, back then…
Glad to know someone else was struck by the scene too, Mike !
 
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