C5rider
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Monday night was ladies night at a local indoor range. I talked my wife into going and trying out our Dan Wesson 22. I also borrowed a friend's GSG 22 and my brother and his wife brought their Ruger SR22.
Wifey has shot with me once or twice before but this time she had more focus and I could spend more time with her. We started out with the DW and I took a few shots at around 10 yards. I gave her a quick rundown of the four rules and how they played out in our situation. I showed her how to handle the gun and how everything operated. She was great, and took her time. Then, she started shredding the 10-ring of the target!
I was quite impressed. I think she did REAL well for her first official range trip. Before we left, we were competing to see who would be the first to get a 10-pointer at 25 yards (the farthest that this range has). We pretty much called it a tie. She had a chance to try out the DW revolver, the GSG (1911-style) and the newer poly-wonder SR22. She really liked the GSG, except that it jammed more than I would have liked. It did it for both her and myself, so I'm certain that it wasn't limp-wristing or anything. I supplied the ammo for a borrowed gun so it could have been the Federal ammo we were using. I've shot it before without any issues, so, who knows.
Before it was all over, she decided that she liked the Dan Wesson the best but that didn't stop us from perusing the gun cases on the way out to find something in pink (for her). She's excited about going back again and nothing would make me happier than to have her as a shooting buddy!
Wifey has shot with me once or twice before but this time she had more focus and I could spend more time with her. We started out with the DW and I took a few shots at around 10 yards. I gave her a quick rundown of the four rules and how they played out in our situation. I showed her how to handle the gun and how everything operated. She was great, and took her time. Then, she started shredding the 10-ring of the target!
I was quite impressed. I think she did REAL well for her first official range trip. Before we left, we were competing to see who would be the first to get a 10-pointer at 25 yards (the farthest that this range has). We pretty much called it a tie. She had a chance to try out the DW revolver, the GSG (1911-style) and the newer poly-wonder SR22. She really liked the GSG, except that it jammed more than I would have liked. It did it for both her and myself, so I'm certain that it wasn't limp-wristing or anything. I supplied the ammo for a borrowed gun so it could have been the Federal ammo we were using. I've shot it before without any issues, so, who knows.
Before it was all over, she decided that she liked the Dan Wesson the best but that didn't stop us from perusing the gun cases on the way out to find something in pink (for her). She's excited about going back again and nothing would make me happier than to have her as a shooting buddy!