I'm doing 24 things
Sweet
1 month ago
My dealer has the paperwork in-hand. It might be a month or so before I can get to his place to take delivery… but it’s still pretty darn cool that I’ve been able to make this happen.
Terrato's Life List
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1. Dry fire twice a week
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2. Go hiking once a month
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3. Pay off my home loan
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4. Get enough sleep
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5. Buy a new computer
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6. Maintain my weight at 170 lbs or less
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7. Take more photos
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8. Pet a bear
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9. Buy a pocket pistol
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10. Buy a car
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11. Visit Belize
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12. Visit Mesa Verde
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13. Visit Alaska
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14. Visit Switzerland
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15. Be a contestant on Jeopardy!
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16. Shoot in a foreign country
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17. Buy Glock magazines
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18. Shoot the MGM Ironman 3-Gun Match
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19. Climb the REI Pinnacle
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20. Classify B class in USPSA Production Division division
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21. Classify Master class in IDPA Stock Service Pistol division
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22. Take a mountaineering class
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23. Take an avalanche safety course
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24. Attend SHOT Show
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How I did it
It made me
Extremely happy! 
How I did it: I found an out-of-state seller and a dealer that were both easy to work with. I also made sure to do a lot of research ahead of time, so I would understand all of the steps in the process. Read how I did it…
It made me
Proud
How I did it: I practiced dry firing, dry draws, target transitions, etc. at least once a week on my work from home days. I also spent a lot of range time with my .22lr conversion kit, which increased my training repetitions while reducing my ammunition costs. Read how I did it…
It made me
Ecstatic
How I did it: I have wanted to train at Thunder Ranch with Clint Smith ever since I first read an article of his on room clearing techniques when I was 18.When I decided that this would be the year I would finally take the class, I set up an automatic withdrawal to a savings account every month so that I would have money to cover all of my expenses by the time class came around. I also made sure to order my lead-free frangible ammo early, allowin… Read how I did it…
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Recent entries
Approved!
1 month ago
I called ATF NFA branch Friday morning to check on the status of the paperwork for my machine gun. It’s only been 2 months since I sent the paperwork, and the first transfer took 4, so I was only hoping to hear that it was Pending (meaning the paperwork was at least sitting in a file on someone’s desk and they hadn’t lost it). To my great surprise, they said the paperwork was Approved at the end of last week, and the dealer should have it in the mail in the next few days.
Light Reading
2 months ago
I’ve been reading Mountaineering: The Freedom of the Hills to get primed on some of the basic concepts of mountaineering. Some of it is somewhat familiar from experience I had in the Boy Scouts a long time ago. It is clearly a very involved sport, and will take a lot of training and experience to achieve proficiency.
