aarondhgraham
Member
Interesting meet at the range yesterday evening,,,
I drove to my Rifle & Pistol club yesterday right after work,,,
I thought I would chase a few water bottles with my new Ruger SR-22.
I had just placed the kitty litter filled bottles when another car drove up,,,
An elderly gentleman got out with an old GI green bag,,,
He looked to be in his 80's if he was a day,,,
Very short steps but walking erect.
So I said hello and he replied with a howdy,,,
I started loading my two mags while he unpacked his bag,,,
He had a very well used 1911 and a very ratty green canvas holster.
I was popping away with a two handed grip and hitting 1 out of 3 at 25 yards,,,
The old gentleman took a sideways stance with left hand on his hip,,,
Then he very deliberately placed one round in the berm,,,
I emptied another mag and he took another shot,,,
He had no targets and was just hitting the dirt.
Then I noticed something,,,
Every one of his shots hit a shard of a clay pigeon,,,
So I stopped shooting for a minute to observe his shooting.
He had both eyes open,,,
His shots were all one handed,,,
And every one hit a piece of clay pigeon.
I offered him a bottle of water to drink and he accepted,,,
Then we started conversation and it turns out he is a Korean War veteran,,,
The 1911 he was shooting was the same pistol he carried for two years during his war service.
He said he "liberated" his pistol from the Army after his tour of duty was over,,,
When he returned stateside he took up Bullseye as a hobby,,,
I went downrange and lined up eight water bottles,,,
He slowly took each one out without a miss.
I offered to let him try my little pea-shooter but he declined,,,
Apparently this was the only pistol he owned,,,
He went through one box of ammo,,,
We shot until it got too dark.
I didn't even try to match his shooting,,,
But the next time I go out I'll try out his style of shooting,,,
I realized that I have fallen into the shoot fast just because it's fun trap.
There's nothing earthshakingly profound in this post,,,
I just wanted to relate this pleasant experience.
Aarond
.
I drove to my Rifle & Pistol club yesterday right after work,,,
I thought I would chase a few water bottles with my new Ruger SR-22.
I had just placed the kitty litter filled bottles when another car drove up,,,
An elderly gentleman got out with an old GI green bag,,,
He looked to be in his 80's if he was a day,,,
Very short steps but walking erect.
So I said hello and he replied with a howdy,,,
I started loading my two mags while he unpacked his bag,,,
He had a very well used 1911 and a very ratty green canvas holster.
I was popping away with a two handed grip and hitting 1 out of 3 at 25 yards,,,
The old gentleman took a sideways stance with left hand on his hip,,,
Then he very deliberately placed one round in the berm,,,
I emptied another mag and he took another shot,,,
He had no targets and was just hitting the dirt.
Then I noticed something,,,
Every one of his shots hit a shard of a clay pigeon,,,
So I stopped shooting for a minute to observe his shooting.
He had both eyes open,,,
His shots were all one handed,,,
And every one hit a piece of clay pigeon.
I offered him a bottle of water to drink and he accepted,,,
Then we started conversation and it turns out he is a Korean War veteran,,,
The 1911 he was shooting was the same pistol he carried for two years during his war service.
He said he "liberated" his pistol from the Army after his tour of duty was over,,,
When he returned stateside he took up Bullseye as a hobby,,,
I went downrange and lined up eight water bottles,,,
He slowly took each one out without a miss.
I offered to let him try my little pea-shooter but he declined,,,
Apparently this was the only pistol he owned,,,
He went through one box of ammo,,,
We shot until it got too dark.
I didn't even try to match his shooting,,,
But the next time I go out I'll try out his style of shooting,,,
I realized that I have fallen into the shoot fast just because it's fun trap.
There's nothing earthshakingly profound in this post,,,
I just wanted to relate this pleasant experience.
Aarond
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