creitzel
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My mom has been a nurse for over 35 years, with a good part of that spent in the E.R. She isn't necessarily an anti-gun person, but she's always been afraid of them. So afraid of them, that I was not allowed to have one while I lived under her roof. This probably comes from her seeing the results of what a gun will do to the human body, and being exposed to only the negative side of guns.
So, I told her that for my birthday today, I wanted her to join me at the range and, suprisingly, she agreed.
We started out at the house, and I taught her the 4 rules, and showed her how to handle and clear my Mark II. Then we headed out. We took my Mark II, and rented a DA .22 revolver at the range as well.
When she first started out she would kind of recoil and cower a bit with every round she fired. By the end of the session, she had built up quite a bit more confidence, and was no longer visibly afraid of shooting. She actually even tried a .38 revolver that the guy in the next lane offered to allow her to shoot. She was also doing pretty good on her groupings as well (3-4" groups at 5-7 yards). Anyways, to make a long story short, she says she enjoyed herself, and she wants me to take her again
I am very pleased with the way it turned out, as I was kind of apprehensive about asking her to go with me. I fully expected her to turn me down outright. I am hoping this leads to her getting her own gun, as the area she is living in, has been going downhill the last few years and I would feel better knowing that she had some recourse if something bad happens.
Just wanted to share one of my best birthdays ever, shooting with my mom
Thanks for listening
Chris
So, I told her that for my birthday today, I wanted her to join me at the range and, suprisingly, she agreed.
We started out at the house, and I taught her the 4 rules, and showed her how to handle and clear my Mark II. Then we headed out. We took my Mark II, and rented a DA .22 revolver at the range as well.
When she first started out she would kind of recoil and cower a bit with every round she fired. By the end of the session, she had built up quite a bit more confidence, and was no longer visibly afraid of shooting. She actually even tried a .38 revolver that the guy in the next lane offered to allow her to shoot. She was also doing pretty good on her groupings as well (3-4" groups at 5-7 yards). Anyways, to make a long story short, she says she enjoyed herself, and she wants me to take her again
I am very pleased with the way it turned out, as I was kind of apprehensive about asking her to go with me. I fully expected her to turn me down outright. I am hoping this leads to her getting her own gun, as the area she is living in, has been going downhill the last few years and I would feel better knowing that she had some recourse if something bad happens.
Just wanted to share one of my best birthdays ever, shooting with my mom
Thanks for listening
Chris
I'm really happy that she actually enjoyed it as much as I did. 