Black Majik
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Hi all,
So today after work I took Grace shooting for her first time. She has never shot a gun before, nevertheless seen one in person. When I told her that we'd be going to the range today, she was so excited that she was so jittery the whole way to the range!
Of course, I've explained the 4 rules to her prior to arriving at the range, as well as the guns she'd be shooting. She listened diligently and took down everything I had said to her.
First up was the Colt Government with the Marvel .22 Conversion Kit. She enjoyed shooting this gun, since there wasn't much recoil. I could see that the noise bothered her the most as other guns were being fired around us. But for the most part she did quite well. At 7 yards she would get a few holes on the bullseye of a sillhouette target. As she shot more and more however, her shots were starting to appear low and left
Grace shooting the Colt Government w. Marvel .22
Next up was the SIG Sauer P226. For some reason women love this gun. This turned out to be her favorite gun. She was surprised by the recoil and noise that this made compared to the .22. But after shooting this awhile, she started to improve. It took her longer to shoot well with this gun, but eventually after telling her to overcome the recoil she started to shoot better and better.
Grace shootingt he SIG P226 9mm
Now up at this point, I've noticed that she was starting to flinch more, so I had her dryfire. I even taught her what slack was on a trigger, and this definitely helped with her shooting! She eventually started to get more shots onto the bullseye of the sillhouette target.
I asked her if she wanted to try the .45 ACP. She gleefully answered yes, So I let her shoot a round off the Les Baer. The recoil was more than she expected, but she still found it somewhat pleasant to shoot. Her first shot with the 1911 .45 was dead center on target, but started to heavily drift low and left. She decided to stick with the SIG P226
Grace shooting the Les Baer 1911 .45 ACP
What I've noticed though, her first shots with ANY gun towards the end of the range session were DEAD CENTER, then it'd start to drift to the left, and eventually low.
After some practice getting back to the basics with the .22, she eventually started to get used to shooting and her shooting improved dramatically. I'm proud of her, she did quite well towards the end of the day with the Colt .22 and SIG P226.
Grace's target with the Colt .22 at 7 yards
Grace's target with the SIG P226 at 7 and 10 yards. She loved this gun!
She was so excited that she went shooting that all she did at dinner was ask questions about her shooting. We examined how she did and she even asked when she could go shooting again.
Slowly but surely, I'm happily converting a Californian to our side...
Hope you enjoyed the range report.
So today after work I took Grace shooting for her first time. She has never shot a gun before, nevertheless seen one in person. When I told her that we'd be going to the range today, she was so excited that she was so jittery the whole way to the range!
Of course, I've explained the 4 rules to her prior to arriving at the range, as well as the guns she'd be shooting. She listened diligently and took down everything I had said to her.
First up was the Colt Government with the Marvel .22 Conversion Kit. She enjoyed shooting this gun, since there wasn't much recoil. I could see that the noise bothered her the most as other guns were being fired around us. But for the most part she did quite well. At 7 yards she would get a few holes on the bullseye of a sillhouette target. As she shot more and more however, her shots were starting to appear low and left
Grace shooting the Colt Government w. Marvel .22
Next up was the SIG Sauer P226. For some reason women love this gun. This turned out to be her favorite gun. She was surprised by the recoil and noise that this made compared to the .22. But after shooting this awhile, she started to improve. It took her longer to shoot well with this gun, but eventually after telling her to overcome the recoil she started to shoot better and better.
Grace shootingt he SIG P226 9mm
Now up at this point, I've noticed that she was starting to flinch more, so I had her dryfire. I even taught her what slack was on a trigger, and this definitely helped with her shooting! She eventually started to get more shots onto the bullseye of the sillhouette target.
I asked her if she wanted to try the .45 ACP. She gleefully answered yes, So I let her shoot a round off the Les Baer. The recoil was more than she expected, but she still found it somewhat pleasant to shoot. Her first shot with the 1911 .45 was dead center on target, but started to heavily drift low and left. She decided to stick with the SIG P226
Grace shooting the Les Baer 1911 .45 ACP
What I've noticed though, her first shots with ANY gun towards the end of the range session were DEAD CENTER, then it'd start to drift to the left, and eventually low.
After some practice getting back to the basics with the .22, she eventually started to get used to shooting and her shooting improved dramatically. I'm proud of her, she did quite well towards the end of the day with the Colt .22 and SIG P226.
Grace's target with the Colt .22 at 7 yards
Grace's target with the SIG P226 at 7 and 10 yards. She loved this gun!
She was so excited that she went shooting that all she did at dinner was ask questions about her shooting. We examined how she did and she even asked when she could go shooting again.
Slowly but surely, I'm happily converting a Californian to our side...
Hope you enjoyed the range report.