kingpin008
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I have a friend named Linda, who before today had never shot a gun. She knew that I owned a few, and had briefly held my 1911 before I sold it. I had brought up the subject of guns and gun control with her a few times in the past, and eventually I invited her to come shooting sometime with my fiancee and I. She said that would be fun, and we arranged to go this afternoon after we had our weekly Weight Watchers meeting. (A bunch of us all go to the same meeting, so we always end up hanging out on Saturdays anyway.) Unfortunately, my fiancee wasn't able to make it to the range with us due to a scrapbooking convention being scheduled for the same day. Another time, we'll all go shooting together.
Anyway, after the meeting and having a bite to eat, we headed to the range. On the way, we went over the Four Rules, and what sort of rules to follow at the range. Once we got there, I went over the various types of guns I had brought, how they work, and how to operate them. I went over what to do if a hangfire occurs, how to change a mag, how to fix a failure to feed, etc and Linda picked it up pretty quick. After that, we set up a target on one of the lanes of the pistol range, and I pretty much sat back and let Linda get accustomed to shooting. There were a few small bobbles here and there, but all in all, she did pretty damn good for a beginner.
We ended up over on the rifle range briefly, where I showed her how to load and fire my Ruger 10/22, which she did pretty well on. I put a few mags worth through my 995, and then we packed it up and headed back to the pistol range. Linda had been having trouble knocking the center out of a few of the targets, so she wanted to give it another shot (hur hur, I made a joke!). And there we stayed, until all but about 30 rounds or so were left in the bulk pack I brought along.
Quite an enjoyable day, all in all. Got to be outside, having fun, and I got to teach someone how to shoot. Good times. Next time, we're gonna have to get Ash along too, and make a day out of it.
Now, for some pics!
To start things off, just one of me emptying the P22
Linda loading some mags
A Slidelock and a smile!
The rest came in handy.
Attention all vaguely humanoid shapes - Don't mess with Linda! *Yes, I'm aware her trigger discipline in this pic is lacking. I advised her, and she changed her ways. See the next few pics*
I'd say that's the face of someone who had a good time!
And now, the serious face.
And lastly, the remains of a BRAND NEW Federal 550 round bulk-pack.
On the way back to my place, she kept saying how much fun she had, and how we all (her, my fiancee and I) need to get to the range again soon.
So there you have it. A bulk-pack of Wally-World .22, a few fun handguns, and a little patience adds up to a really, really fun day for me and my friend. I can't wait until we go back.
Anyway, after the meeting and having a bite to eat, we headed to the range. On the way, we went over the Four Rules, and what sort of rules to follow at the range. Once we got there, I went over the various types of guns I had brought, how they work, and how to operate them. I went over what to do if a hangfire occurs, how to change a mag, how to fix a failure to feed, etc and Linda picked it up pretty quick. After that, we set up a target on one of the lanes of the pistol range, and I pretty much sat back and let Linda get accustomed to shooting. There were a few small bobbles here and there, but all in all, she did pretty damn good for a beginner.
We ended up over on the rifle range briefly, where I showed her how to load and fire my Ruger 10/22, which she did pretty well on. I put a few mags worth through my 995, and then we packed it up and headed back to the pistol range. Linda had been having trouble knocking the center out of a few of the targets, so she wanted to give it another shot (hur hur, I made a joke!). And there we stayed, until all but about 30 rounds or so were left in the bulk pack I brought along.
Quite an enjoyable day, all in all. Got to be outside, having fun, and I got to teach someone how to shoot. Good times. Next time, we're gonna have to get Ash along too, and make a day out of it.
Now, for some pics!
To start things off, just one of me emptying the P22
Linda loading some mags
A Slidelock and a smile!
The rest came in handy.
Attention all vaguely humanoid shapes - Don't mess with Linda! *Yes, I'm aware her trigger discipline in this pic is lacking. I advised her, and she changed her ways. See the next few pics*
I'd say that's the face of someone who had a good time!
And now, the serious face.
And lastly, the remains of a BRAND NEW Federal 550 round bulk-pack.
On the way back to my place, she kept saying how much fun she had, and how we all (her, my fiancee and I) need to get to the range again soon.
So there you have it. A bulk-pack of Wally-World .22, a few fun handguns, and a little patience adds up to a really, really fun day for me and my friend. I can't wait until we go back.
