Durango Part 2 – Bullet Art with Bud
Posted by Teddy Osuch on June 6, 2012
09APR2012 – In Durango, I assisted Bud with one of his bullet art works.
We started with a trip to the local gun shop to get ammunition. I think we bought around 150 rounds.
Back at the ranch, Bud shored up vertically a massive piece of a Douglas fir beam. It was around 8”x16”x30” if memory serves.
We loaded up all the guns at our disposal: two .380’s, one 9mm, three .40 S&W. Everything is semi-auto.
It was a beautiful day.
Bud’s goal was to vertically split the 8” face of the beam exactly in half by shooting bullets at it. This strategy meant that all of our shots would have to land on the vertical centerline of the 8” beam. So we shot at point blank range to ensure accuracy.
It took about 100 rounds to split the beam. The bullet patterns were beautiful and intriguing. I didn’t get a picture of it yet but will next time in Durango.
I stood by, an able and willing and obedient assistant. For me, sustained short-term firing was the best part.
More to come about the strange world of Durango…
Teddy on the Go 
deweycrain said
So – That’s what you were doing all day 😉 Wasting good ammo.
LoL — Is that slideshow of my spouse, supposed to be like — flipbook animation ?!
‘Bud’ feels right at home in the West — where everyone and your neighbor have ‘boneyards’ on their property. (Jeff has always referred to his possible art material trash as his ‘boneyard’).
Teddy Osuch said
Arern’t you the quick Ms!
I don’t remember us wasting any ammo. I think we were reasonably conservative. I had all those pictures of Bud so I figured, “what the hell?”, just throw them all up there.
Jeff @ RWBMW said
Ted! Just catching up on the blog… wish I’d checked it out sooner and pointed you to Omar who just resettled in Durango. Looks like you’re having a ball… see you down the road-