Diane
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I don't post on the forums often, but I do read them on a reqular basis, so I know what I witnessed is not the "norm". I went to the range yesterday morning. Besides myself, there were 2 men at the other end and what I supposed, a boyfriend / girlfriend in the middle and myself on the other end. It was obvious that it was the girl's first visit to the range cause she looked very nervous and the bf was showing her how to stand, how to hold the gun, etc. Now I'm hardly an expert, but when she started shooting, I could tell that the gun was way too much for her. Her shots were all over the place. Her boyfriend then starts yelling at her to keep her eyes open and her hands steady when she fires! She gets upset and puts the gun down and steps back. He picks up the gun and you can tell he's pissed off, and starts shooting and then turns around and tells her 'that's the way you do it' and wants her to try again. She refuses. So I'm thinking to myself, what a bad experience she just had . I thought back to my first range experience and what a difference! I was nervous just looking at a real gun, holding it and firing it for the first time! Wow! My former friend had patience and explained everything to me and as I took my first shots, he stood close behind me and actually had his hands on top of mine, to keep them steady, letting me feel the recoil, but keeping the gun steady. Then he let me shoot by myself and I liked it so much that I now own 2 guns. As I left yesterday, the bf was shooting away and the gf had the look on her face that she was NEVER gonna do this again. It's unfortunate that what should have been a whole new world opening up for her, probably left a very bad taste in her mouth.
Diane
Diane