ColinthePilot
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So my weekend started Friday. One of the squadrons at my base hosts a POW reunion every year for former Prisoners of War from the Viet Nam conflict. So we had a presentation in the morning where 7 former POWs talked about their stays at the "Hanoi Hilton" and various other camps. Then for the rest of the day there were F-22's and a B-1 Bomber doing flybys and setting off car alarms 
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Now to the gun stuff.
Saturday, a friend and I went to the gun show in Live Oak, TX. Its not the biggest show around, but I picked up a stripped DPMS Lower and a few ammo cans. Total for the day was about $150. I came home, sat around with some friends and had a few beers in the beautiful 75 degree Texas evening.
I woke up Sunday planning to go shooting with my recent shipment of 7.62X54R. Just before I leave I get a phone call from a friend asking to go back over to the gun show to advise him on a new pistol. I have officially become the "gun guy." Dan has been hunting for years, but wants to get into pistols. Two other friends came along; Reggie, who has decent knowledge of gun theory, but little whats-good-to-buy type knowledge, and Rob, who is pretty much a total novice. So I was advising one serious buyer, talking about manufacturers with Reggie, who is in the market for a handgun, and teaching an interested newbie all about guns in general. At the same time, another friend was calling from Missouri for advice on Mosin Nagants at the gun show he was attending. I should start consulting.
Dan picked up a Smith & Wesson Model SW9GVE for $350 NIB with 4 mags and a $50 mail in rebate. Reggie picked up some brand recognition and a good list to research, and Rob entered the wonderful world of shooting.
At this point we went and picked up my guns and ammo, and I was very pleased that Dan, the seasoned hunter, went over the 4 rules with the other two guys before we even left for the range. I was planning to do cover them thoroughly at the range, but he beat me to the punch. He knows them as well as I do. We went to walmart for about 500rds of WWB 9mm, and it was off to the range.
At the range, the three amigos started on the pistol line with Dan's new toy, while I started up on the rifle range with a frequent range buddy, Justin. Eventually the others came down to the rifle line and enjoyed my Mosin, .22, Taurus 9mm, and Justin's 92FS, as well as another gentleman's Walther P22. I love the sense of belonging at the range that lets people offer their guns to others to try out.
The new guys had a great time. Whatever Dan taught them on the pistol line must have stuck, because both new shooters had excellent muzzle and trigger discipline when they got down to the rifle range.
Dan, Justin, and I had a gun cleaning party and a barbecue afterwards and finished out the night with a trip to the movies. It was a great weekend.
So how was everyone else's?
.Now to the gun stuff.
Saturday, a friend and I went to the gun show in Live Oak, TX. Its not the biggest show around, but I picked up a stripped DPMS Lower and a few ammo cans. Total for the day was about $150. I came home, sat around with some friends and had a few beers in the beautiful 75 degree Texas evening.
I woke up Sunday planning to go shooting with my recent shipment of 7.62X54R. Just before I leave I get a phone call from a friend asking to go back over to the gun show to advise him on a new pistol. I have officially become the "gun guy." Dan has been hunting for years, but wants to get into pistols. Two other friends came along; Reggie, who has decent knowledge of gun theory, but little whats-good-to-buy type knowledge, and Rob, who is pretty much a total novice. So I was advising one serious buyer, talking about manufacturers with Reggie, who is in the market for a handgun, and teaching an interested newbie all about guns in general. At the same time, another friend was calling from Missouri for advice on Mosin Nagants at the gun show he was attending. I should start consulting.
Dan picked up a Smith & Wesson Model SW9GVE for $350 NIB with 4 mags and a $50 mail in rebate. Reggie picked up some brand recognition and a good list to research, and Rob entered the wonderful world of shooting.
At this point we went and picked up my guns and ammo, and I was very pleased that Dan, the seasoned hunter, went over the 4 rules with the other two guys before we even left for the range. I was planning to do cover them thoroughly at the range, but he beat me to the punch. He knows them as well as I do. We went to walmart for about 500rds of WWB 9mm, and it was off to the range.
At the range, the three amigos started on the pistol line with Dan's new toy, while I started up on the rifle range with a frequent range buddy, Justin. Eventually the others came down to the rifle line and enjoyed my Mosin, .22, Taurus 9mm, and Justin's 92FS, as well as another gentleman's Walther P22. I love the sense of belonging at the range that lets people offer their guns to others to try out.
The new guys had a great time. Whatever Dan taught them on the pistol line must have stuck, because both new shooters had excellent muzzle and trigger discipline when they got down to the rifle range.
Dan, Justin, and I had a gun cleaning party and a barbecue afterwards and finished out the night with a trip to the movies. It was a great weekend.
So how was everyone else's?
(I can barely discern holes in the white areas, but have to make a single big hole in the black to see anything without magnification.) This fact is important as I can't see the bullet holes past 7 yards and this meant that I would have to wait out the firing periods to check the target. Usually I speed thing up by using the spotting scope to check groups. The extra time meant that the spiders retained their residence in the M-1 for now.