Ballistic Therapy

Two weeks ago my buddy Hobbit and I loaded up my truck and headed for the sticks for something I call ballistic therapy, now you may be wondering what the hell that means, well I am going to tell you. As you go through your day to day life you have stress, stress from your job, your relationships, your kids, whatever an it all adds up. The question is how do you relieve that stress? It could be exercise, alcohol, fishing, video games, or any number of other ways for me a day out shooting with friends does the job. Now on this particular day we had to venture out to unknown territory as our usual spot has been closed to the public for the summer, after a bit of driving and some confusion we found a great spot to set up and start our day. One of things I noticed as I got out of the truck was the people that had been there before us were complete pigs, there was trash everywhere empty beer cans, leftover targets, water bottles you name it the place was a mess. Now I don't mind the targets as they are made of paper and will break down with the rain we get here, but the bottles and cans won't. After getting the weapons ready hobbit and I grabbed our target stand, which consisted of a cardboard box, some targets and a roll of duck tape to hold it all together found a nice backstop and set up. We proceeded to blast our stress out with a variety of ballistic instruments from .45s to ar-15s all in all it was a successful session. Now I can hear you thinking, "Hillbilly how does this help relieve stress?" The answer to that is simple, having to concentrate on the proper shooting technique helps focus your mind on something other than what is going on in your life, and the simple satisfaction of putting steel on target bleeds off the stress that has built up over time. We went through a couple hundred rounds of ammo during our session and yet other than a few cans, bottles, and one very unfortunate box no one man, or beast was injured. afterwards we collected our trash and packed up the truck had I known what we were going to find when we got there I would have brought along a few trash bags to clean the place up a bit. It pisses me off to no end to have to clean up after a bunch of slobs but if we want to be able to continue using the area someone has to clean it up. Many public sites have been shut down due to excessive trash being left behind, we as firearms enthusiasts have to start taking responsibility for our actions, we need to start cleaning up after ourselves. Something I am thankful for is that the people that were drinking and shooting weren't there alcohol and guns are a very dangerous combination. If you all decide to try ballistic therapy remember one of the key rules SHOOT SOBER, or you to could become just another statistic for the anti freedom crowd. And please remember to clean up after yourself, leaving your crap behind just gives the eco Nazis more ammunition to use against we the outdoorsmen. Well after saying all this by blood pressure is starting to rise I think another trip is in order. But what the Hell do I know I am just an angry Hillbilly.