41magsnub
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There was 6 of us, 4 of which had never fired a gun before. I brought out the AR-15, hi point carbine, 10/22, garand, two shotguns, 3 revolvers, and a truck load of water jugs and clay pigeons.
After a brief safety talk we went to town. With that many new folks I did not try to teach anything besides safety and I just let them shoot. I just walked around as each person handled a particular gun for the first time and went over how to load it, shoot it, and how the safety works.
The funniest part was when I was pitching clay pigeons in nice slow straight lines directly away from us and there were two shooters most of them were still missed. They were getting better towards the end though.
I figured make it fun and safe, then worry about actually being able to hit anything later when they are hooked.
Overall it was a blast and they want to do it again. The first one was free but I will be looking for ammo donations or cash next time. It's sort of like being a crack dealer. Two of them are seriously talking about getting a gun now and we discussed some options and will probably go shopping next week online to see what is out there.
After a brief safety talk we went to town. With that many new folks I did not try to teach anything besides safety and I just let them shoot. I just walked around as each person handled a particular gun for the first time and went over how to load it, shoot it, and how the safety works.
The funniest part was when I was pitching clay pigeons in nice slow straight lines directly away from us and there were two shooters most of them were still missed. They were getting better towards the end though.
I figured make it fun and safe, then worry about actually being able to hit anything later when they are hooked.
Overall it was a blast and they want to do it again. The first one was free but I will be looking for ammo donations or cash next time. It's sort of like being a crack dealer. Two of them are seriously talking about getting a gun now and we discussed some options and will probably go shopping next week online to see what is out there.
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