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I pay particular attention to young shooters at the rifle range where I'm Range Safety Officer, to make sure they are handling their guns safely and are being properly trained in safety. Gotta tell you about a couple of young shooters that amazed me today:
Shooter #1: A lovely girl about 15 to 17 years young, shapely, ponytail, about 5' tall and I really doubt she weighed 100-lb dripping wet...shooting with her young soldier boyfriend. She was shooting a Leopold Mark 4-scoped Rem 700 Tactical .308 rifle with bipod. Curious as to how she was taking the considerable recoil with her light frame, as well as general safety practice, I stood behind her for a while. She was taking the recoil in stride, thank you...she hit our 12" square 450-yard steel plate three times in succession!
Shooter #2: A father brought his 11-year old son, a small, eagar kid who the father said weighed 72-lbs. I watched this pair closely, as I often have to call safety violations on such. Rather than the .22 LR I expected, the kid started out with an iron-sighted AR-15 at 100-yds...and shot a 10-shot group one could cover with a silver dollar! Father said he was giving the kid the AR-15, and had a Rock River Varminter 8-pitch upper on order so he could shoot 80-gr bullets at longer range. The kid then shot his father's Savage Model 10 Tactical .308 with Leupold Mark 4 scope and bipod...something I REALLY doubted he would be able to handle...but he did indeed! Shot a three inch group at 225 yards!...and begged to shoot more.
The kid's father hovered over him like a hawk, and the only time I faulted them for safety was when the kid was looking through the rifle scope during a cease fire when people were downrange (including his father, retrieving the 225-yd target to show off). The kid also shot his father's Kimber .45 at 25-yds...again very capably...recoil and weight didn't faze him, and his standing and gripping position was impeccable. He handled these firearms as capably as an adult...and better than many! They shot for more than two hours, and the kid never tired of it.
Made me proud! And I complemented them all. Got the girl's contact data for a possible Assistant Instructor for a Women's firearm class we are trying to set up...
Shooter #1: A lovely girl about 15 to 17 years young, shapely, ponytail, about 5' tall and I really doubt she weighed 100-lb dripping wet...shooting with her young soldier boyfriend. She was shooting a Leopold Mark 4-scoped Rem 700 Tactical .308 rifle with bipod. Curious as to how she was taking the considerable recoil with her light frame, as well as general safety practice, I stood behind her for a while. She was taking the recoil in stride, thank you...she hit our 12" square 450-yard steel plate three times in succession!
Shooter #2: A father brought his 11-year old son, a small, eagar kid who the father said weighed 72-lbs. I watched this pair closely, as I often have to call safety violations on such. Rather than the .22 LR I expected, the kid started out with an iron-sighted AR-15 at 100-yds...and shot a 10-shot group one could cover with a silver dollar! Father said he was giving the kid the AR-15, and had a Rock River Varminter 8-pitch upper on order so he could shoot 80-gr bullets at longer range. The kid then shot his father's Savage Model 10 Tactical .308 with Leupold Mark 4 scope and bipod...something I REALLY doubted he would be able to handle...but he did indeed! Shot a three inch group at 225 yards!...and begged to shoot more.
The kid's father hovered over him like a hawk, and the only time I faulted them for safety was when the kid was looking through the rifle scope during a cease fire when people were downrange (including his father, retrieving the 225-yd target to show off). The kid also shot his father's Kimber .45 at 25-yds...again very capably...recoil and weight didn't faze him, and his standing and gripping position was impeccable. He handled these firearms as capably as an adult...and better than many! They shot for more than two hours, and the kid never tired of it.
Made me proud! And I complemented them all. Got the girl's contact data for a possible Assistant Instructor for a Women's firearm class we are trying to set up...
