Mixed results

So no 2430 for me this weekend. I shot a 2386. I have mixed feelings about my performance. On the one hand, I'm disappointed that I didn't shoot better. For the most part, my shooting was pretty miserable. I didn't even break 800 for the .22 aggregate. I also had a miss on one of the center-fire slow-fire strings, just outside the 5 ring. (I'm not sure how that happened -- a twitch of the trigger finger at the wrong moment.)

On the other hand, I finished strongly, breaking 90 percent on the .45 aggregate for the first time (with an 811.) So apparently there's hope.

Sharpshooter

I got my sharpshooter card in the mail yesterday. I shot my second qualifying score about a month and a half ago, so it was just a matter of time.

I have two more outdoor matches scheduled this year. My hope is to shoot well enough in both to make it up to expert this year. It's not entirely infeasible, as I just need to get up to 2430, and I've already broken 2400. I just need to find an extra 10 points per gun. I really should be able to find an extra 10 points in the .22 aggregate. My 2400 included a mediocre 812 on .22. There's no reason (aside from the ones I come up with after the fact) that I shouldn't even be able to squeeze an extra 20 points out here. I've also broken 800 on .45 a few times, so if I can manage to do that again, that would put me over 2430. Of course, that all depend on the loose nut behind the trigger, so we'll see how things go.