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.......the first time they pick up a gun.
I have a range on my place and from time to time I teach new shooters basic shooting skills. I do it just because I like to and I generally supply the guns and ammo.
In the past I taught a friend's three boys to shoot and recently taught his 16 year old daughter. All the boys are good shots but are topped by their sister.
The girl asked if I would teach her friend. The girl friend's parents aren't "gun people", so the girl had never even touched a gun before and knew noting about them.
I already wrote up a long version of the girl's shooting, http://www.glocktalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1157997
so I'll just hit the highlights and pictures.
I started the girl off with a Ruger 22/45 at about 6 yards. Immediately she shot well with the 22, keeping all shots in the 8x11 inch silhouette and most in 3-4 inch groups.
She shot 4-5 magazines.
I told her, let's try the S&W 3 inch 38 J Frame. She took right to the little revolver and again shot nice groups in the little silhouette targets. About 30 rounds SA.
Next target.
The full size old Texas concealed carry qualification target, shooting DA.
This time shooting while on the move, backing twice up, moving right and moving left.
She missed once, over the shoulder, once barely in the shoulder and in the neck. The rest of her shots were COM or solid body shots.
Her shooting while back-peddling.
Now I told her, Five more shots, head shots, misses aren't acceptable, but you can shoot SA.
Her five shots are the smiley face.
Next target. The hostage target where the BG has the girl and is pointing a gun at you.
Ten yards, SA or DA, 5 shots, misses or hitting the girl isn't acceptable.
First shot was between the BG's eyes and the next four in the head to.
Us spectators were amazed. (I forgot to get a picture, or of the next hostage target that she put a bunch of 38's in)
Then for a while the two girls blasted cans and targets with their 3 inch Smiths.
As it got dark the young lady finished up the last of the 38 ammunition shooting my Crimson Trace equipped J Frame.
I sure hope she continues with her shooting. I'll be glad to give her all the 38 special ammo she can shoot.
She shot the J Frame about as good as anyone I've seen that's been shooting for years.
I have a range on my place and from time to time I teach new shooters basic shooting skills. I do it just because I like to and I generally supply the guns and ammo.
In the past I taught a friend's three boys to shoot and recently taught his 16 year old daughter. All the boys are good shots but are topped by their sister.
The girl asked if I would teach her friend. The girl friend's parents aren't "gun people", so the girl had never even touched a gun before and knew noting about them.
I already wrote up a long version of the girl's shooting, http://www.glocktalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1157997
so I'll just hit the highlights and pictures.
I started the girl off with a Ruger 22/45 at about 6 yards. Immediately she shot well with the 22, keeping all shots in the 8x11 inch silhouette and most in 3-4 inch groups.
She shot 4-5 magazines.
I told her, let's try the S&W 3 inch 38 J Frame. She took right to the little revolver and again shot nice groups in the little silhouette targets. About 30 rounds SA.
Next target.
The full size old Texas concealed carry qualification target, shooting DA.
This time shooting while on the move, backing twice up, moving right and moving left.
She missed once, over the shoulder, once barely in the shoulder and in the neck. The rest of her shots were COM or solid body shots.
Her shooting while back-peddling.
Now I told her, Five more shots, head shots, misses aren't acceptable, but you can shoot SA.
Her five shots are the smiley face.
Next target. The hostage target where the BG has the girl and is pointing a gun at you.
Ten yards, SA or DA, 5 shots, misses or hitting the girl isn't acceptable.
First shot was between the BG's eyes and the next four in the head to.
Us spectators were amazed. (I forgot to get a picture, or of the next hostage target that she put a bunch of 38's in)
Then for a while the two girls blasted cans and targets with their 3 inch Smiths.
As it got dark the young lady finished up the last of the 38 ammunition shooting my Crimson Trace equipped J Frame.
I sure hope she continues with her shooting. I'll be glad to give her all the 38 special ammo she can shoot.
She shot the J Frame about as good as anyone I've seen that's been shooting for years.
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