I've been teaching my wife how to shoot a handgun. But the first time she fired the LCP she bought to carry after she completed her CCW class the sound and the muzzle flash scared her. So I borrowed a Buckmark to teach her with a .22. Yesterday she finally got ready to shoot it and before long I had her bouncing a small water bottle around a field from 25 yards. She was thrilled that she was able to hit the thing. I told her that shooting was simple and that if you did things right then chances are you will hit what you aim at but she wasn't convinced until she saw that bottle jump. I had worked with her on her grip and her stance and her trigger pull just enough to get her on target. But she surprised me too that she did as well as she did.
It just goes to show that it pays to be persistent in talking others into taking up shooting. I'm not talking about hard selling someone who hates guns or fears them too much. I'm talking someone that really wants to shoot but worries about the potential danger or just not being able to hit the target. Shooting is fairly simple to a point. If you show someone the right things they can surprise you and themselves too. She really enjoyed shooting now that she understands she can do it effectively. But I had to give the Buckmark back yesterday too. We had it the entire winter and of course it was just too cold to do any shooting. I think I'm going to have to buy her a .22 pistol so she'll keep up the good work.
It just goes to show that it pays to be persistent in talking others into taking up shooting. I'm not talking about hard selling someone who hates guns or fears them too much. I'm talking someone that really wants to shoot but worries about the potential danger or just not being able to hit the target. Shooting is fairly simple to a point. If you show someone the right things they can surprise you and themselves too. She really enjoyed shooting now that she understands she can do it effectively. But I had to give the Buckmark back yesterday too. We had it the entire winter and of course it was just too cold to do any shooting. I think I'm going to have to buy her a .22 pistol so she'll keep up the good work.