April 2026 (2) - Flipbook - Page 26
I’ll meet you on the 昀氀at and make part of that journey with you.
est match score yet) and three
on the o昀昀hand. The next week
I traveled to Baker for their
World Championship Long
Range Match where I placed
second in the Women’s. After
that was the fall shoot on the
Big Hill in Baker where I didn’t
place but I cleaned ‘Walter the
Standing Bear’ an 8ft tall bear
target at 550 yards and that was
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an all-time accomplishment in
and of itself. Baker has a beautiful range and the ones who run
it are absolutely wonderful to
be around. If you ever get the
opportunity to go hang out and
throw lead with them, I highly
encourage you to do so. My last
shoots of the year were the Mini
Quigley .22 Ri昀氀e Long Range
Match (I placed second) and the
Mini Quigley Long Range Buffalo Ri昀氀e Match where I placed
昀椀rst in the Women’s category
with thirty-two hits out of forty-eight and four on the o昀昀hand
(my best o昀昀hand score yet).
And after all of that, I’m hoping that 2026 is an even bigger
shooting year for me.
The journey of 1,000 rounds did
indeed begin with an impulse
for me. A well placed happy little coincidence of circumstance
that has been one of my favorite
things in life. I chanced it, and
along the way I’ve been provided with the best people cheering
behind me and I love every one
of them. I couldn’t and wouldn’t
have done any of it without
them.
When Jon asked me to write
an article, I was at a loss. What
could I possibly write about
that anyone would want to
read? I’m not even sure if I’m
a writer worth reading at this
point, but then I thought that
perhaps the story itself would
be enough. A story about a girl
who quieted a mountain of selfdoubt and excuses for a chance
to step into a predominately
male sport just because she felt
a pulling in her heart to do so.
Maybe that could be something
worth reading. A story about a
soft step into a deep pool and
being met by some of the most
incredible people imaginable.
If I’ve learned anything of real
importance so far is that the
shooting community that I’ve
been privilege to is one of the
most supportive, helpful and
fun communities that I’ve ever
been a part of. The fall shoot I
went to in Baker I went by myself which was very intimidating
and a little scary. But I was met
April, 2026 - Issue #2
