Mikul
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I was at my inlaw's house for Thanksgiving and got talking to her Uncle about his hunting trips and guns in general. My wife's 19 year old cousin was listening in. Just before he (the cousin) left he mentioned that he'd like to try shooting some time if it was okay with me. Okay? How's Saturday?
We're off to the range by 1pm where he gets a 30 minute safety briefing and I run a cylinder through the .22 revolver to show him what to expect. He proceeds to run 75 rounds through the revolver at 5, 10, and 21 feet. He's on paper from round one, and is able to keep most of his shots within 4 inches at 7 yards.
I ask if he's ready to try the CZ-75. Of course he is. He's been eyeing it up since he got there. "Whoa!" Yep, the recoil is a bit more so we spend some time talking about stance and grip. He's doing better, but keeps getting bizarre flyers. He later tells me that he's closing his dominant eye.
I've never had to tell a shooter to NOT do that, but I guess I'll add it to the routine. He runs 150 rounds through the CZ.
Then I ask if he wants to try the .44. Okay. I load a cylinder full of .44 Wimpys (CAS loads) and give him a demo. Then I load a single round of 240gr Magnum. That got a "WOW!" He's ready. I give him the .44 Wimpys and he's off, and he's doing well: the first four shots in 1-1/2". Then he got cockey. He ran about 70 rounds through that and then I asked if he wanted to try the magnum load. He did, and I put one round in. "HOLY CARP!" (or something like that). The muzzle flash shocked him more than anything else. Good thing I didn't bring the hair burners. He went back to Specials after that.
All totalled he went through at least 350 rounds of ammo and we had to quit beause we were running out of light. I didn't have to remind him about safety rules even once (thank God), and he kept telling me what a good time he had (goal #1 met).
He seems to want to try rifle next.
We're off to the range by 1pm where he gets a 30 minute safety briefing and I run a cylinder through the .22 revolver to show him what to expect. He proceeds to run 75 rounds through the revolver at 5, 10, and 21 feet. He's on paper from round one, and is able to keep most of his shots within 4 inches at 7 yards.
I ask if he's ready to try the CZ-75. Of course he is. He's been eyeing it up since he got there. "Whoa!" Yep, the recoil is a bit more so we spend some time talking about stance and grip. He's doing better, but keeps getting bizarre flyers. He later tells me that he's closing his dominant eye.
I've never had to tell a shooter to NOT do that, but I guess I'll add it to the routine. He runs 150 rounds through the CZ.Then I ask if he wants to try the .44. Okay. I load a cylinder full of .44 Wimpys (CAS loads) and give him a demo. Then I load a single round of 240gr Magnum. That got a "WOW!" He's ready. I give him the .44 Wimpys and he's off, and he's doing well: the first four shots in 1-1/2". Then he got cockey. He ran about 70 rounds through that and then I asked if he wanted to try the magnum load. He did, and I put one round in. "HOLY CARP!" (or something like that). The muzzle flash shocked him more than anything else. Good thing I didn't bring the hair burners. He went back to Specials after that.
All totalled he went through at least 350 rounds of ammo and we had to quit beause we were running out of light. I didn't have to remind him about safety rules even once (thank God), and he kept telling me what a good time he had (goal #1 met).
He seems to want to try rifle next.
glad to see you are starting another on the road to our world. maybe for Christmas you should get him a .22.
