The LuckyGunner.com Blogger Shoot is history, and I’m back home. I wanted to get some first impressions out, and I plan to follow up Monday evening with a more thorough report.

The car is unloaded, and the guns are locked in the safe, awaiting a mammoth cleaning tomorrow, although I had to at least brush out my Glock 17, in preparation for the Memorial Day Steel Challenge match tomorrow. Then there was the task of uploading video and photos, which I will share in coming days.

One big impression I have is that I learned a heck of a lot about my own guns, and about guns I had heard of but never shot. And, I got to meet a lot of really great gun people, people whose blogs I read and whose podcasts I listen to, and in whose company I am proud to be counted.

Thank you to all the Lucky Gunner people – you were awesome. Thank you to my fellow gun bloggers and podcasters, military re-enactors, and those folks who brought all the neat full auto hardware.

More to follow . . .

It’s lunch time at the LuckyGunner.com Blogger Shoot, here outside of Knoxville, Tennessee. This is being held at the same time as Bullet Fest 2011, and in addition to about 60 gun bloggers and podcasters, ther are World War II re-enactors, Civil War re-enactors, and a whole bunch of other shooters, whole families who’ve come out to enjoy the day.

Obviously, the highlight of the day is all the free ammo I can shoot. And it’s better than that – Ammo Girls. They bring a menu by, and I pick what I want, and in a few minutes, it’s delivered.

So far I’ve shot my Glock 17, Glock 21, SKS, and Mosin Nagant, and the AR-15 i borrowed to bring. I’ve also shot an M1 Garand, M1 Carbine, and a Mauser. In my sights are a bunch of other guns, including a full auto Glock 18.

Lunch included a really nice ceremony honoring current and past military personnel, including two who are here with the Wounded Warrior project.

Tonight I hope to upload some video and photos, if I can get a connection.

Thanks again to the great people at LuckyGunner.com for their hospitality and free ammo!

As just about everyone knows, Monday, May 30, is observed as Memorial Day here in the United States. It is a solemn day to remember those who fought and died to give us the freedoms we enjoy.

In that vein, on Saturday and Monday my friends at Creekside Firing Range near Cartersville, GA, will be hosting several gun matches, with the proceeds going to support a family of a fallen warrior.

I will be shooting the Steel Challenge match and live tweeting it. Depending on how my weekend goes with the AR I borrowed from my buddy, I may shoot the Tactical Rifle Match as well.

If you live in the area and have the morning free, please come out and enjoy the freedom that our fallen warriors died for. I’ll be he one wearing the Blogger Shoot tee shirt, so please say hello.

I spent yesterday running a ton of errands that I would have done this weekend, if I were around. That’s because I spent the rest of the day packing and getting ready for the LuckyGunner.com Blogger Shoot in Knoxville.

I am very excited to be going, since this is my first such event, and my fist event as a gun blogger. There should be power and WiFi, so I plan to live blog the event here and on Twitter as much as I can. I will also try to upload pictures and video, but that will depend on what I can get our netbook to do conectivity-wise. In any case, Monday you can expect plenty, as I will be back at home.