My Grand Daughter and I, off to the range

[field70]

I took my Grand Daughter to the range today. It was her second time. The first time her hubby took her and she fired a .22 auto. The only .22 pistol I own is a Ruger MKII with a 10" bull barrel with a 30mm scope. I thought that would be a little heavy for her, so we took a S&W mod 15 with a 4" barrel, and a snubby. I started her out with the 4" and after she settled in and got relaxed, about 50 rounds, I switched to the snubby. We were shooting Win white box..and to say the least, I was surprised and VERY pleased at how well she did. She fired about 135 rounds, between the two guns, and the more she shot, the better she got..I noticed her flinching, talked to her about it, and she worked on that. She was also snapping off her shots, and I talked to her and a smooth trigger pull. It will take a few more trips for her to get the hang of it, but I feel certain that if some dirt ball kicks in her door, he is in a world of trouble. She had been told by her husband and her father-in-law that the snubnose would hurt her, and advised her not to shoot it. I told her I would teach her to shoot it and it would not hurt her...she listened to me, and we had a great time.........Her Mom (my daughter) passed away in Oct.. 05 with Ovarian cancer. She loved to shoot and was pretty good at it. The two guns we used today, was two that I had given to Her Mom..It has been a good day...

 

[perpster]

Garandaughter

Cool. Next time bring along a "Rifle US .30 Caliber" and make her a "garandaughter".

 

[ArchAngelCD]

field70,
Thank you for the story. It's nice to hear something good once and a while, and this was very good.

 

[10-Ring]

Anytime you can spend at the range is usually good, but to spend it w/ kids or grand kids makes it even better!

 

[Glockfan.45]

Thanks for posting that, its nice to hear a good story for a change. If everybody took the time to do that we would live in a better world. Perhaps Moms old guns may end up with her soon.

 

[PrimaryB]

I bet you feel as proud as I would feel. My daughter who is my youngest has fired many of mine but it was like a buffet kind of outings. To many guns to learn anything except perhaps stress management. From 357 thru DE50 handguns to 45-70 Sharps and everything in between . I thought it would be a good day when all the kids left the house but I miss the traffic. The boys still come around every weekend but everyone is so busy that a good outing is out of the question right now. Nice thread.

Have a nice day