First day of the End Of Trail events, this was the Wild Bunch World Championship, first 5 of 10 stages. To be continued tomorrow.
We got started at 7:30 this morning with an opening ceremony and safety meeting. All was going great until I tried to fire my second shot from the rifle. Jammed! Lost 6 missed shots right off the start. By the end of the morning it was running really rough, had to hit the lever to make it cycle. Fourth stage was the best; no rifle!
So after finishing the stages I went over to the vendor area and found Jim Bowie, one of the best gunsmiths in the cowboy game. 10 minutes and $5 later it runs great. And he explained how the springs and carrier lifter timing works better than anyone I’ve heard before. His repair was to put this spring in a vise and tap it with a hammer three times. Bent just right. The real skill is knowing how hard to tap it!
This afternoon I went out to the camper store and bought some dicor caulk for the camper roof, came back and put that on so (hopefully) the roof won’t leak next time it rains. Also got a cover for Carlene’s bike so we can store it outdoors here. My bicycle is sharing the motorcycle's cover. She did get out for a 10 mile ride today.
The campground is getting full enough that we can no longer see the sunset. Have to go outside to check it. But the sunrise view is fine!
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