Back From the Range

A co-worker and I went to the range in Mississippi this morning. My main objective was to get my rifle sighted-in (BZO'ed) to get it on target. After messin' around with it for about an hour, we finally got me shooting in the black. Really satisfying. . . . Below is a pic of me firing its first round:

Being a Marine, and a Texan at that, Mr. Gholson also brought some ridiculously large caliber rifle that he offered to let me shoot. I knew (and am not ashamed to admit) that I had no business shooting this rifle, but I did anyway, with the below result:

I "ate the scope" as they say. I know tomorrow it will be nice and swolen and blue. And yes, it hurt but I maintained my bearing! So, afterward, I turned kind of gun-shy and opted not to shoot the Mauser but let Mr. Gholson shoot it. Dad, it still shoots just fine.