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I recently took 7 young adults to Knob Creek for the first time earlier this month. Ages were 18 to 21. Nearly every one made his first handgun and/or rifle purchase there. I served as the "expert" on what to buy and what to avoid (although someone bought a Jennings against my advice.) None of the youngsters' fathers were able to make it, since 3 of them were taking the CCW class upstate the same day.
We left the show with a total of 12 guns and about 10,000 rounds of ammo, along with many nifty accessories. They were like a bunch of kids on Christmas morning. The next day, we tried out the new toys, which consisted of firing into old propane tanks that we scavenged up. The last few weeks got a little more serious. We actually shot at paper, and compared our groups with each other. BTW - No major worries about safety - these guys have all grown up around guns and are very safe. They actually employ "positive peer pressure" on others who even ACT like they might do something stupid.
Some of the guys are interested in forming some type of competition, and they asked me to come up with something. As the "expert", I'm somewhat clueless...
None of us are interested in joining any clubs or ranges. We have PLENTY of private land to shoot on, but just need some ideas on some informal competition. Some preparation and organization will be needed however. I can build some reactive targets (or other equipment) in the welding shop where I work, as long as cost and complexity aren't too high.
I've heard the term "3-gun match" before, and it sounds interesting. I assume that involves shooting pistol, rifle and shotgun? Is there any way we could incorporate that into a simple contest? Almost all guns involved here are semi rifles and handguns with some pump shotguns.
If you have any ideas, throw them out at me. I'd like to keep the shooting interest up with this group of young people.
We left the show with a total of 12 guns and about 10,000 rounds of ammo, along with many nifty accessories. They were like a bunch of kids on Christmas morning. The next day, we tried out the new toys, which consisted of firing into old propane tanks that we scavenged up. The last few weeks got a little more serious. We actually shot at paper, and compared our groups with each other. BTW - No major worries about safety - these guys have all grown up around guns and are very safe. They actually employ "positive peer pressure" on others who even ACT like they might do something stupid.
Some of the guys are interested in forming some type of competition, and they asked me to come up with something. As the "expert", I'm somewhat clueless...
None of us are interested in joining any clubs or ranges. We have PLENTY of private land to shoot on, but just need some ideas on some informal competition. Some preparation and organization will be needed however. I can build some reactive targets (or other equipment) in the welding shop where I work, as long as cost and complexity aren't too high.
I've heard the term "3-gun match" before, and it sounds interesting. I assume that involves shooting pistol, rifle and shotgun? Is there any way we could incorporate that into a simple contest? Almost all guns involved here are semi rifles and handguns with some pump shotguns.
If you have any ideas, throw them out at me. I'd like to keep the shooting interest up with this group of young people.