Just what kind of games do you Englishmen play at the range anyway? šŸ˜

While researching guns and optics and specifically digging up info on the Zulus, I stumbled upon a Youtube video shot on what looked to be a pretty nice airgun range. Now even though Iā€™ve done some little bit of world traveling over the last 20 years or so, Iā€™ll admit to being no expert on accents. However, I feel pretty comfortable saying that the creator of this particular video was an Englishman. So Iā€™m watching this fellow cover his experience with the Zulus while demonstrating it, when the camera pans quickly past a very unusual target. Wait, just what the hell was that? A little further in, AND THERE IT IS AGAIN! Iā€™m kind cracking up a little bit as I continue to watch, and the more this guy goes on about the Zulus while COMPLETELY ignoring what has become the elephant in room for me, really gets me chuckling. A thought then hits me, so I grab a frame of the video showing the cheeky target, circle it in red, and show it to my wife Heidi. You see, Heidi lived in London for a few years in the 80s, eventually married an Englishman, and still cares greatly and maintains a connection with her former in-laws. When I show her the picture and say ā€œThis is evidently how your former people spend the day at the range.ā€ she just looks at it, raises an eyebrow, and hits me withā€¦ ā€œIā€™m not surprised.ā€ That of course got me laughing again.

Heres the pic:

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While researching guns and optics and specifically digging up info on the Zulus, I stumbled upon a Youtube video shot on what looked to be a pretty nice airgun range. Now even though Iā€™ve done some little bit of world traveling over the last 20 years or so, Iā€™ll admit to being no expert on accents. However, I feel pretty comfortable saying that the creator of this particular video was an Englishman. So Iā€™m watching this fellow cover his experience with the Zulus while demonstrating it, when the camera pans quickly past a very unusual target. Wait, just what the hell was that? A little further in, AND THERE IT IS AGAIN! Iā€™m kind cracking up a little bit as I continue to watch, and the more this guy goes on about the Zulus while COMPLETELY ignoring what has become the elephant in room for me, really gets me chuckling. A thought then hits me, so I grab a frame of the video showing the cheeky target, circle it in red, and show it to my wife Heidi. You see, Heidi lived in London for a few years in the 80s, eventually married an Englishman, and still cares greatly and maintains a connection with her former in-laws. When I show her the picture and say ā€œThis is evidently how your former people spend the day at the range.ā€ she just looks at it, raises an eyebrow, and hits me withā€¦ ā€œIā€™m not surprised.ā€ That of course got me laughing again.

Heres the pic:

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YIKES ! at first glance i noticed the hole (drilled or painted ?) and thought FT , then i realized the target paper .