My dad and I just returned from a trip to Dutch Flat.  It took a while, but eventually we found a good spot to do some plinking.  It was on a narrow road so we had to park the truck and scout it out on foot.  Finding the spot was easy, but getting back to the truck proved to be one **** of an uphill walk (This was at about 3000 feet above sea level mind you).

  I really wanted to test out those 5.7 hollow-points, but they didn't do as much as I hoped they would.  We filled empty soda cans with water and used them as targets and when I used the hollow-points on them, they simple put a hole in and a hole out.  To put this in perspective, on my last trip I used a .22 Stinger which upon connecting split a can in half.

  Even though the hollow-points didn't do much they certainly were loud.  In fact the report was comparable to the 5.56 x 45mm rifle rounds I fired later on.  The worst thing about that is that I forgot my ear protection.  My ears are still ringing, but I really noticed the effect on my hearing when I starting listening to Cradle of Filth on my MP3 player and noticed that the music sounded out of tune.

  That's about it for my day.  I might add another entry when the feeling in my legs returns, when my ears stop ringing, or when I feel like it (which ever comes last).